Words That Rhyme With Red

153 rhymes for "red" (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

  • "red" is easy to rhyme: bed, dead, fed and head 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 ahead and instead let you end a line on a stronger, more surprising word.

Perfect rhymes for red (33)

The same sound from the last stressed vowel to the end.

1 syllable

2 syllables

3 syllables

  • overhead
  • infrared
  • thoroughbred

Near rhymes for red (120)

Slant rhymes: the same vowel sound with a different consonant.

1 syllable

2 syllables

3 syllables

4+ syllables

  • overextend

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What rhymes with red?

Common perfect rhymes for red include bed, dead, fed, head, lead, led, said and spread. This page lists 153 rhymes in total, including near and multisyllable rhymes.

What is a near rhyme for red?

Near rhymes, also called slant rhymes, keep the vowel sound of red but change a consonant. Good ones include end, friend, lend, send, spend and tend.

How many syllables are in red?

Red 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.