Words that rhyme with defense
Top rhymes for defense
sense, defence, intense and hence
25 common words rhyme with defense. The most common are sense, defence, intense and hence.
Perfect rhymes for defense
3 syllables
- commonsense
- recompense
- frankincense
- antisense
4 syllables
- misrepresents
Show 1 rare word
- nondefense
Near rhymes for defense
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- tenth
- nth
- mensch
- when
- then
- since
- again
- next
- against
- men
- went
- yes
- less
- president
- friends
- else
- chance
- process
- gets
- event
- present
- guess
- press
- sent
- french
- events
- success
- access
- ten
- percent
- spent
- content
- unless
- meant
- dance
- address
- complex
- cent
- ex
- strength
How defense sounds
| Pronunciation | /dɪˈfɛns/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (de-FENSE) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛns |
Defense has two syllables, with the stress on the second. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with defense?
- The most common rhymes for defense are sense, defence, intense, hence, cents and offense.
- How many words rhyme with defense?
- We found 25 common perfect rhymes and 1 rarer word for defense, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in defense?
- Defense has two syllables, with the stress on the second.