Words that rhyme with chieftain
Closest near rhymes for chieftain
eastern, completion, beaten and eaten
No common English word is a perfect rhyme for chieftain. The closest near rhymes are eastern, completion, beaten and eaten.
Near rhymes for chieftain
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- eastern
- completion
- beaten
- eaten
- beacon
- southeastern
- northeastern
- weaken
- piston
- deacon
- unbeaten
- deletion
- deepen
- depletion
- secretion
- feasting
- accretion
- sweeten
- excretion
- cretin
- pekin
- cheapen
- even
- season
- often
- reason
- meeting
- written
- region
- eating
- beating
- treating
- competing
- cheating
- heating
- completing
- lifting
- shifting
- griffin
- legion
Perfect rhymes for chieftain
No common word ends with exactly the same sound as chieftain.
How chieftain sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈtʃiftən/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (CHIEF-tain) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -iftən |
Chieftain has two syllables, with the stress on the first. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
Questions
- What rhymes with chieftain?
- No common word rhymes perfectly with chieftain. Near rhymes such as eastern, completion, beaten, eaten and beacon come closest.
- How many words rhyme with chieftain?
- We found 0 common perfect rhymes for chieftain, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in chieftain?
- Chieftain has two syllables, with the stress on the first.