Words that rhyme with ahead
Top rhymes for ahead
said, read, head and red
84 common words rhyme with ahead. The most common are said, read, head and red.
Perfect rhymes for ahead
1 syllable
2 syllables
- instead
- 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 ahead
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
How ahead sounds
| Pronunciation | /əˈhɛd/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛd |
Ahead has two syllables, with the stress on the second. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with ahead?
- The most common rhymes for ahead are said, read, head, red, instead and lead.
- How many words rhyme with ahead?
- We found 84 common perfect rhymes and 7 rarer words for ahead, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in ahead?
- Ahead has two syllables, with the stress on the second.