Words that rhyme with descend
Top rhymes for descend
end, friend, send and spend
44 common words rhyme with descend. The most common are end, friend, send and spend.
Perfect rhymes for descend
2 syllables
3 syllables
- recommend
- dividend
- comprehend
- apprehend
- condescend
- overspend
Show 10 rare words
- hornblende
- outspend
- overextend
- pitchblende
- yearend
- distend
- unbend
- impend
- misspend
- relend
Near rhymes for descend
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- condemned
- stemmed
- dengue
- hemmed
- and
- when
- then
- said
- again
- read
- head
- men
- went
- president
- friends
- hand
- understand
- red
- held
- instead
- land
- lead
- dead
- event
- present
- sent
- stand
- bed
- ten
- percent
- spent
- ahead
- content
- named
- meant
- band
- compared
- grand
- demand
- wind
How descend sounds
| Pronunciation | /dɪˈsɛnd/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (de-SCEND) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛnd |
Descend 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 descend?
- The most common rhymes for descend are end, friend, send, spend, weekend and girlfriend.
- How many words rhyme with descend?
- We found 44 common perfect rhymes and 10 rarer words for descend, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in descend?
- Descend has two syllables, with the stress on the second.