Words that rhyme with backfires

Top rhymes for backfires

requires, fires, buyers and tires

38 common words rhyme with backfires. The most common are requires, fires, buyers and tires.

Perfect rhymes for backfires

2 syllables

3 syllables

4 syllables

5 syllables

Show 6 rare words

Near rhymes for backfires

These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.

How backfires sounds

Pronunciation/ˈbækˌfaɪɚz/
Syllables3
Stress patternDUM-da-da
Rhyme sound-aɪɚz

Backfires has three syllables, with the stress on the first. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.

Questions

What rhymes with backfires?
The most common rhymes for backfires are requires, fires, buyers, tires, desires and suppliers.
How many words rhyme with backfires?
We found 38 common perfect rhymes and 6 rarer words for backfires, plus 40 near rhymes.
How many syllables are in backfires?
Backfires has three syllables, with the stress on the first.

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