2-syllable rhymes for “afraid”
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| parade | perayd | /pɝˈeɪd/ | 2 |
| betrayed | bitrayd | /bɪˈtɹeɪd/ | 2 |
| persuade | perswayd | /pɝˈsweɪd/ | 2 |
| delayed | dilayd | /dɪˈleɪd/ | 2 |
| decade | dekayd | /dɛˈkeɪd/ | 2 |
| grenade | granayd | /ɡɹəˈneɪd/ | 2 |
| crusade | kroosayd | /kɹuˈseɪd/ | 2 |
| brigade | bragayd | /bɹəˈɡeɪd/ | 2 |
| invade | invayd | /ˌɪnˈveɪd/ | 2 |
| charade | sherayd | /ʃɝˈeɪd/ | 2 |
| arcade | arkayd | /ɑɹˈkeɪd/ | 2 |
| upgrade | apgrayd | /əpˈɡɹeɪd/ | 2 |
| blockade | blokayd | /ˌblɑˈkeɪd/ | 2 |
| displayed | displayd | /dɪˈspleɪd/ | 2 |
| obeyed | ohbayd | /oʊˈbeɪd/ | 2 |
| unpaid | anpayd | /ənˈpeɪd/ | 2 |
| evade | ivayd | /ɪˈveɪd/ | 2 |
| repaid | reepayd | /ɹiˈpeɪd/ | 2 |
| okayed | ohkayd | /ˌoʊˈkeɪd/ | 2 |
| degrade | digrayd | /dɪˈɡɹeɪd/ | 2 |
| cascade | kaskayd | /kæˈskeɪd/ | 2 |
| portrayed | portrayd | /pɔɹˈtɹeɪd/ | 2 |
| dissuade | diswayd | /dɪˈsweɪd/ | 2 |
| conveyed | kanvayd | /kənˈveɪd/ | 2 |
| dismayed | dismayd | /dɪˈsmeɪd/ | 2 |
| forbade | ferbayd | /fɝˈbeɪd/ | 2 |
| mislaid | mislayd | /mɪˈsleɪd/ | 2 |
| surveyed | servayd | /sɝˈveɪd/ | 2 |
| prepaid | preepayd | /pɹiˈpeɪd/ | 2 |
| unmade | anmayd | /ənˈmeɪd/ | 2 |
| decayed | dakayd | /dəˈkeɪd/ | 2 |
| remade | reemayd | /ɹiˈmeɪd/ | 2 |
| tirade | tairayd | /taɪˈɹeɪd/ | 2 |
| arrayed | erayd | /ɝˈeɪd/ | 2 |
| brocade | brohkayd | /bɹoʊˈkeɪd/ | 2 |
| sauteed | sawtayd | /sɔˈteɪd/ | 2 |
| allayed | alayd | /əˈleɪd/ | 2 |
| buffeted | bafayd | /bəˈfeɪd/ | 2 |
| cliched | kleeshayd | /ˌkliˈʃeɪd/ | 2 |
| crocheted | krohshayd | /kɹoʊˈʃeɪd/ | 2 |
| replayed | reeplayd | /ɹiˈpleɪd/ | 2 |
| abrade | abrayd | /æˈbɹeɪd/ | 2 |
| outweighed | outwayd | /aʊˈtweɪd/ | 2 |
| pervade | pervayd | /pɝˈveɪd/ | 2 |
1-syllable rhymes for “afraid”
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| made | mayd | /ˈmeɪd/ | 1 |
| paid | payd | /ˈpeɪd/ | 1 |
| played | playd | /ˈpleɪd/ | 1 |
| trade | trayd | /ˈtɹeɪd/ | 1 |
| stayed | stayd | /ˈsteɪd/ | 1 |
| laid | layd | /ˈleɪd/ | 1 |
| grade | grayd | /ˈɡɹeɪd/ | 1 |
| maid | mayd | /ˈmeɪd/ | 1 |
| wade | wayd | /ˈweɪd/ | 1 |
| aid | ayd | /ˈeɪd/ | 1 |
| blade | blayd | /ˈbleɪd/ | 1 |
| raid | rayd | /ˈɹeɪd/ | 1 |
| shade | shayd | /ˈʃeɪd/ | 1 |
| fayed | fayd | /ˈfeɪd/ | 1 |
| fade | fayd | /ˈfeɪd/ | 1 |
| jade | jayd | /ˈdʒeɪd/ | 1 |
Why these rhyme
A perfect rhyme shares everything from the stressed vowel onward. “afraid” is /əˈfɹeɪd/, and its rime is /eɪd/ — spelled “ayd” in Ingglish, where that spelling always makes that sound. Every word above ends on the same /eɪd/, however English chooses to spell it.