Words That Rhyme With Friend
157 rhymes for "friend" (1 syllable): perfect rhymes, multisyllable rhymes and near rhymes, each grouped by syllable count with the most common words first. Click a linked word to see what rhymes with it.
How to use this rhyme
- "friend" is easy to rhyme: end, lend, send and spend all share its ending sound, so you can hold one rhyme across a whole verse.
- For a softer, less predictable sound, try a near rhyme such as cleansed, bed and dead.
- Longer rhymes like attend and depend let you end a line on a stronger, more surprising word.
Perfect rhymes for friend (37)
The same sound from the last stressed vowel to the end.
2 syllables
3 syllables
- recommend
- comprehend
- apprehend
- condescend
4+ syllables
- overextend
Near rhymes for friend (120)
Slant rhymes: the same vowel sound with a different consonant.
1 syllable
2 syllables
- avenged
- ahead
- instead
- misled
- widespread
- alleged
- condemned
- embed
- unread
- behead
- unsaid
- retread
- event
- extent
- invent
- prevent
- accent
- consent
- indent
- intent
- percent
- repent
- resent
- accept
- addressed
- affect
- against
- cassette
- collect
- connect
- correct
- detect
- direct
- effect
- elect
- except
- expect
- expressed
- forget
- perfect
- protect
- reflect
- regret
- reject
- request
- respect
- select
- subject
- suggest
- suspect
- upset
4+ syllables
- misrepresent
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What rhymes with friend?
Common perfect rhymes for friend include end, lend, send, spend, tend, bend, mend and trend. This page lists 157 rhymes in total, including near and multisyllable rhymes.
What is a near rhyme for friend?
Near rhymes, also called slant rhymes, keep the vowel sound of friend but change a consonant. Good ones include cleansed, bed, dead, fed, head and lead.
How many syllables are in friend?
Friend has 1 syllable in standard US pronunciation.
Rhymes use US pronunciations from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (Carnegie Mellon University) and the SCOWL word lists (Kevin Atkinson). Offensive words are left out.