Words that rhyme with shepherd
Top rhymes for shepherd
leopard and peppered
2 common words rhyme with shepherd. The most common are leopard and peppered.
Perfect rhymes for shepherd
Near rhymes for shepherd
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- record
- pressured
- checkered
- unfettered
- lettered
- bettered
- petard
- entered
- measured
- pepper
- centered
- scattered
- shattered
- mattered
- severed
- tempered
- sheltered
- battered
- regretted
- flattered
- indebted
- tapered
- weathered
- treasured
- catered
- littered
- netted
- feathered
- vetted
- intrepid
- lectured
- tethered
- leopards
- mentored
- pigmented
- tattered
- leper
- splattered
- placard
- tepid
How shepherd sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈʃɛpɚd/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (SHEP-herd) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛpɚd |
Shepherd 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 shepherd?
- The most common rhymes for shepherd are leopard and peppered.
- How many words rhyme with shepherd?
- We found 2 common perfect rhymes for shepherd, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in shepherd?
- Shepherd has two syllables, with the stress on the first.