Words that rhyme with reading
Top rhymes for reading
leading, feeding, bleeding and breeding
45 common words rhyme with reading. The most common are leading, feeding, bleeding and breeding.
When reading sounds like /ˈɹidɪŋ/ (READ-ing)
Perfect rhymes for reading
2 syllables
3 syllables
4 syllables
- superseding
Show 1 rare word
- interceding
Near rhymes for reading
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- meeting
- speaking
- freedom
- eating
- keeping
- seeking
- sleeping
- beating
- treating
- competing
- cheating
- heating
- completing
- freaking
- repeating
- sweeping
- seating
- leaking
- intriguing
- greeting
- defeating
- creeping
- deleting
- sneaking
- weeping
- fleeting
- retreating
- housekeeping
- leaping
- peacekeeping
- tweaking
- peaking
- overheating
- bookkeeping
- peeking
- reaping
- peeping
- shrieking
- creaking
- seeping
When reading sounds like /ˈɹɛdɪŋ/ (READ-ing)
Perfect rhymes for reading
3 syllables
Show 2 rare words
- retreading
- featherbedding
Near rhymes for reading
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- getting
- setting
- letting
- checking
- betting
- stepping
- begging
- forgetting
- sweating
- upsetting
- interpreting
- wrecking
- netting
- prepping
- vetting
- petting
- regretting
- trekking
- wetting
- pecking
- offsetting
- abetting
- fretting
- webbing
- decking
- typesetting
- jetting
- egging
- overstepping
- ebbing
- bloodletting
- leaden
- redden
- bootlegging
- legging
- sidestepping
- sedum
- telling
- wearing
- selling
How reading sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈɹidɪŋ/ or /ˈɹɛdɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (READ-ing) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -idɪŋ |
Reading has two syllables, with the stress on the first. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with reading?
- The most common rhymes for reading are leading, feeding, bleeding, breeding, needing and misleading.
- How many words rhyme with reading?
- We found 45 common perfect rhymes and 1 rarer word for reading, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in reading?
- Reading has two syllables, with the stress on the first.