Words that rhyme with read
read has 48 perfect rhymes, plus 52 close near rhymes. It is a 1-syllable word, and the lists below are grouped by syllable count so you can match the line you are writing.
Perfect rhymes with read
Same sound from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
1 syllable · 29
- said1
- thread1
- red1
- head1
- lead1
- wed1
- bed1
- ed1
- dead1
- led1
- spread1
- med1
- bread1
- fed1
- ted1
- shed1
- fled1
- bred1
- ged1
- tread1
- dread1
- sled1
- shred1
- sped1
- stead1
- zed1
- bled1
- redd1
- pled1
2 syllables · 14
- instead2
- ahead2
- widespread2
- unread2
- embed2
- misled2
- purebred2
- sayed2
- abed2
- unsaid2
- unwed2
- retread2
- behead2
- imbed2
3 syllables · 5
- infrared3
- overhead3
- thoroughbred3
- overfed3
- interbred3
Near rhymes with read
Close but not exact — the workhorses of song lyrics and modern verse.
2 syllables · 38
- inbred2
- bedspread2
- cornbread2
- redhead2
- homestead2
- coed2
- forehead2
- flatbed2
- whitehead2
- steelhead2
- masthead2
- flathead2
- spearhead2
- bloodshed2
- bulkhead2
- trailhead2
- bullhead2
- seabed2
- warhead2
- godhead2
- bobsled2
- wellhead2
- butthead2
- hotbed2
- skinhead2
- breastfed2
- blockhead2
- deathbed2
- airhead2
- farmstead2
- bridgehead2
- beachhead2
- woodshed2
- crackhead2
- egghead2
- deadhead2
- drumhead2
- horsehead2
3 syllables · 14
- gingerbread3
- watershed3
- arrowhead3
- letterhead3
- aforesaid3
- riverbed3
- riverhead3
- waterbed3
- newlywed3
- loggerhead3
- copperhead3
- figurehead3
- featherbed3
- melamed3
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