Words that rhyme with contend
Top rhymes for contend
end, friend, send and spend
44 common words rhyme with contend. The most common are end, friend, send and spend.
Perfect rhymes for contend
2 syllables
3 syllables
- recommend
- dividend
- comprehend
- apprehend
- condescend
- overspend
Show 10 rare words
- hornblende
- outspend
- overextend
- pitchblende
- yearend
- distend
- unbend
- impend
- misspend
- relend
Near rhymes for contend
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- condemned
- stemmed
- dengue
- hemmed
- and
- when
- then
- said
- again
- read
- head
- men
- went
- president
- friends
- hand
- understand
- red
- held
- instead
- land
- lead
- dead
- event
- present
- sent
- stand
- bed
- ten
- percent
- spent
- ahead
- content
- named
- meant
- band
- compared
- grand
- demand
- wind
How contend sounds
| Pronunciation | /kənˈtɛnd/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (con-TEND) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛnd |
Contend 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 contend?
- The most common rhymes for contend are end, friend, send, spend, weekend and girlfriend.
- How many words rhyme with contend?
- We found 44 common perfect rhymes and 10 rarer words for contend, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in contend?
- Contend has two syllables, with the stress on the second.