Words that rhyme with defendant
Top rhymes for defendant
independent, dependent, superintendent and attendant
11 common words rhyme with defendant. The most common are independent, dependent, superintendent and attendant.
Perfect rhymes for defendant
2 syllables
3 syllables
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5 syllables
Show 1 rare word
- overdependent
Near rhymes for defendant
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- unrepentant
- repentant
- lieutenant
- amendment
- attendance
- tenant
- descendants
- dependence
- resentment
- clement
- independents
- attendants
- tendon
- penchant
- dependents
- pennant
- transcendence
- inclement
- superintendents
- interdependence
- descendents
- trenchant
- ascendance
- pedant
- credit
- senate
- spending
- ending
- sending
- sentence
- depending
- pregnant
- defending
- attending
- edit
- sentenced
- pretending
- extending
- pending
- referendum
How defendant sounds
| Pronunciation | /dɪˈfɛndənt/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (de-FEN-dant) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛndənt |
Defendant has three 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 defendant?
- The most common rhymes for defendant are independent, dependent, superintendent, attendant, pendant and descendant.
- How many words rhyme with defendant?
- We found 11 common perfect rhymes and 1 rarer word for defendant, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in defendant?
- Defendant has three syllables, with the stress on the second.