Words That Rhyme With Prefer
183 rhymes for "prefer" (2 syllables): 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
- "prefer" is easy to rhyme: occur, refer, transfer and concur 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 insert, occurred and preferred.
- For rap, multisyllable matches like affirm, confirm and confirmed carry the rhyme across more than one syllable and make a line sound tighter.
Perfect rhymes for prefer (37)
The same sound from the last stressed vowel to the end.
1 syllable
- are
- err
- for
- her
- or
- per
- were
- fur
- sir
- spur
- stir
- blur
- burr
- cur
- fir
- purr
- slur
- we're
- fer
3 syllables
- connoisseur
- saboteur
- reoccur
4+ syllables
- entrepreneur
- restaurateur
Multisyllable rhymes for prefer (74)
The same vowel sounds across the last syllables, the way rap rhymes are stacked.
2 syllables
- affirm
- confirm
- confirmed
- affirmed
- converge
- diverge
- infirm
- unfurl
- unfurled
- concern
- concerned
- inserts
- observe
- observed
- preserve
- reserve
- reserved
- asserts
- deserve
- deserved
- emerge
- emerged
- preserved
- reversed
- averts
- conserve
- conserved
- converged
- conversed
- desserts
- discern
- discerned
- exerts
- immersed
- reverts
- submerge
- subverts
- sunburn
- upsurge
- disturb
- disturbed
- return
- returned
- adjourn
- adjourned
- disbursed
- dispersed
- interned
- submerged
- sunburned
- unearth
- unearthed
- unnerve
- unnerved
- upturn
- midterm
- alerts
3 syllables
- universe
- extrovert
- silencer
- amateur
- descriptor
- hummingbird
- mockingbird
- unconfirmed
- cleverer
- unconcerned
- undeserved
- needlework
- reimbursed
- taciturn
- undisturbed
4+ syllables
- curricular
- articular
Near rhymes for prefer (72)
Slant rhymes: the same vowel sound with a different consonant.
2 syllables
1 syllable
3 syllables
- disconcert
- intersperse
- overheard
- reimburse
4+ syllables
- arbitrageurs
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Questions about rhymes for prefer
What rhymes with prefer?
Common perfect rhymes for prefer include occur, refer, transfer, concur, deter, incur, infer and inter. This page lists 183 rhymes in total, including near and multisyllable rhymes.
What is a near rhyme for prefer?
Near rhymes, also called slant rhymes, keep the vowel sound of prefer but change a consonant. Good ones include insert, occurred, preferred, referred, reverse and transferred.
How many syllables are in prefer?
Prefer has 2 syllables 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.