Words that rhyme with lead
Top rhymes for lead
said, read, head and red
146 common words rhyme with lead. The most common are said, read, head and red.
When lead sounds like /lɛd/
Perfect rhymes for lead
1 syllable
2 syllables
- instead
- ahead
- widespread
- homestead
- bloodshed
- misled
- redhead
- whitehead
- warhead
- deathbed
- misread
- embed
- seabed
- coed
- inbred
- abed
- spearhead
- bulkhead
- cornbread
- behead
- unread
- unsaid
- skinhead
- godhead
- purebred
- crackhead
- hotbed
- steelhead
- flatbed
- trailhead
- breastfed
- unwed
- masthead
- bobsled
- beachhead
- farmstead
- bedspread
- airhead
- bridgehead
- blockhead
- egghead
- woodshed
- bullhead
- wellhead
- deadhead
- retread
3 syllables
- overhead
- infrared
- watershed
- gingerbread
- thoroughbred
- arrowhead
- figurehead
- aforesaid
- letterhead
- riverbed
- newlywed
- copperhead
- loggerhead
- overfed
- waterbed
Show 7 rare words
- drumhead
- interbred
- featherbed
- hardhead
- imbed
- dragonhead
- thickhead
Near rhymes for lead
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- web
- leg
- egg
- beg
- reg
- meg
- peg
- deb
- bootleg
- keg
- ebb
- nutmeg
- celeb
- neg
- segue
- cobweb
- had
- get
- good
- did
- made
- end
- let
- set
- yet
- bad
- friend
- check
- held
- played
- step
- paid
- trade
- send
- add
- met
- forget
- internet
- kid
- spend
When lead sounds like /lid/
Perfect rhymes for lead
1 syllable
2 syllables
3 syllables
- guaranteed
- disagreed
- centipede
- prophesied
- supersede
- intercede
- aniseed
- cottonseed
Show 10 rare words
- misdeed
- birdseed
- duckweed
- degreed
- overfeed
- fireweed
- reseed
- pokeweed
- inbreed
- lipide
Near rhymes for lead
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- league
- fatigue
- intrigue
- blitzkrieg
- dweeb
- grebe
- caribe
- the
- be
- he
- we
- me
- she
- good
- see
- did
- three
- keep
- free
- company
- week
- needs
- probably
- street
- meet
- field
- re
- received
- eat
- key
- complete
- sea
- deep
- sleep
- speak
- anti
- beat
- feet
- kid
- agree
How lead sounds
| Pronunciation | /lɛd/ or /lid/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| Stress pattern | DUM |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛd |
Lead has one syllable. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with lead?
- The most common rhymes for lead are said, read, head, red, instead and dead.
- How many words rhyme with lead?
- We found 146 common perfect rhymes and 7 rarer words for lead, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in lead?
- Lead has one syllable.