Words that rhyme with read
Top rhymes for read
said, head, red and instead
146 common words rhyme with read. The most common are said, head, red and instead.
When read sounds like /ɹɛd/
Perfect rhymes for read
1 syllable
2 syllables
- instead
- ahead
- 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 read
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
When read sounds like /ɹid/
Perfect rhymes for read
1 syllable
2 syllables
3 syllables
- guaranteed
- disagreed
- centipede
- prophesied
- supersede
- intercede
- aniseed
- cottonseed
Show 10 rare words
- misdeed
- birdseed
- duckweed
- degreed
- overfeed
- fireweed
- reseed
- pokeweed
- inbreed
- lipide
Near rhymes for read
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- league
- fatigue
- intrigue
- blitzkrieg
- dweeb
- grebe
- caribe
- the
- be
- he
- we
- me
- she
- good
- see
- did
- three
- keep
- free
- company
- week
- needs
- probably
- street
- meet
- field
- received
- eat
- key
- complete
- sea
- deep
- sleep
- speak
- anti
- beat
- feet
- kid
- agree
- ability
How read sounds
| Pronunciation | /ɹɛd/ or /ɹid/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| Stress pattern | DUM |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛd |
Read has one syllable. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with read?
- The most common rhymes for read are said, head, red, instead, lead and dead.
- How many words rhyme with read?
- We found 146 common perfect rhymes and 7 rarer words for read, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in read?
- Read has one syllable.