Words that rhyme with recent

Top rhymes for recent

decent and indecent

2 common words rhyme with recent. The most common are decent and indecent.

Perfect rhymes for recent

2 syllables

3 syllables

Near rhymes for recent

These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.

How recent sounds

Pronunciation/ˈɹisənt/
Syllables2 (RE-cent)
Stress patternDUM-da
Rhyme sound-isənt

Recent 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 recent?
The most common rhymes for recent are decent and indecent.
How many words rhyme with recent?
We found 2 common perfect rhymes for recent, plus 40 near rhymes.
How many syllables are in recent?
Recent has two syllables, with the stress on the first.

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