Words that rhyme with deficient
Top rhymes for deficient
efficient, sufficient, insufficient and inefficient
8 common words rhyme with deficient. The most common are efficient, sufficient, insufficient and inefficient.
Perfect rhymes for deficient
3 syllables
4 syllables
- insufficient
- inefficient
- coefficient
- beneficent
Near rhymes for deficient
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- reminiscent
- intermittent
- concomitant
- flippant
- different
- position
- recent
- addition
- commission
- competition
- mission
- condition
- edition
- assistant
- definition
- opposition
- permission
- tradition
- consistent
- recognition
- transition
- decent
- exhibition
- composition
- transmission
- petition
- acquisition
- coalition
- distant
- physician
- politician
- admission
- nutrition
- submission
- musician
- expedition
- infant
- resistant
- suspicion
- tuition
How deficient sounds
| Pronunciation | /dɪˈfɪʃənt/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (de-FI-cient) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɪʃənt |
Deficient has three 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 deficient?
- The most common rhymes for deficient are efficient, sufficient, insufficient, inefficient, coefficient and proficient.
- How many words rhyme with deficient?
- We found 8 common perfect rhymes for deficient, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in deficient?
- Deficient has three syllables, with the stress on the second.