Words That Rhyme With Read
200 rhymes for "read" (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
- "read" is easy to rhyme: bed, dead, fed and feed 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 end, friend and lend.
- Longer rhymes like agreed and ahead let you end a line on a stronger, more surprising word.
Perfect rhymes for read (80)
The same sound from the last stressed vowel to the end.
1 syllable
2 syllables
3 syllables
- guaranteed
- disagreed
- overhead
- infrared
- intercede
- supersede
- thoroughbred
Near rhymes for read (120)
Slant rhymes: the same vowel sound with a different consonant.
1 syllable
2 syllables
- attend
- depend
- extend
- intend
- suspend
- alleged
- amend
- append
- ascend
- condemned
- contend
- defend
- descend
- impend
- offend
- pretend
- befriend
- commend
- distend
- expend
- portend
- transcend
- misspend
- cassette
- forget
- regret
- upset
- offset
- reset
- unset
- avenged
- accept
- addressed
- affect
- collect
- connect
- correct
- detect
- direct
- effect
- elect
- event
- except
- expect
- expressed
- extent
- invent
- perfect
- prevent
- protect
- reflect
- reject
- request
- respect
- select
- subject
- suggest
- suspect
4+ syllables
- overextend
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What rhymes with read?
Common perfect rhymes for read include bed, dead, fed, feed, head, lead, led and need. This page lists 200 rhymes in total, including near and multisyllable rhymes.
What is a near rhyme for read?
Near rhymes, also called slant rhymes, keep the vowel sound of read but change a consonant. Good ones include end, friend, lend, send, spend and tend.
How many syllables are in read?
Read 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.