Words that rhyme with defeats
Top rhymes for defeats
streets, seats, meets and athletes
38 common words rhyme with defeats. The most common are streets, seats, meets and athletes.
Perfect rhymes for defeats
1 syllable
2 syllables
- athletes
- receipts
- elites
- repeats
- completes
- competes
- retreats
- deletes
- spreadsheets
- heartbeats
- worksheets
- depletes
- backstreets
- petites
- deadbeats
- mistreats
3 syllables
- parakeets
Show 5 rare words
- overheats
- deceits
- skeets
- backseats
- obsoletes
Near rhymes for defeats
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- keeps
- techniques
- speaks
- beliefs
- seeks
- chiefs
- leaks
- peaks
- cheeks
- greeks
- sleeps
- freaks
- leafs
- antiques
- creeps
- leaps
- reefs
- sweeps
- briefs
- heaps
- streaks
- geeks
- motifs
- critiques
- tweaks
- peeps
- creeks
- sneaks
- boutiques
- wreaths
- reliefs
- reeks
- jeeps
- weeps
- beaks
- beeps
- leeks
- seeps
- shrieks
- peeks
How defeats sounds
| Pronunciation | /dɪˈfits/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (de-FEATS) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM |
| Rhyme sound | -its |
Defeats 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 defeats?
- The most common rhymes for defeats are streets, seats, meets, athletes, beats and sheets.
- How many words rhyme with defeats?
- We found 38 common perfect rhymes and 5 rarer words for defeats, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in defeats?
- Defeats has two syllables, with the stress on the second.