1-syllable rhymes for “dear”
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| year | yeer | /ˈjɪɹ/ | 1 |
| clear | kleer | /ˈklɪɹ/ | 1 |
| near | neer | /ˈnɪɹ/ | 1 |
| beer | beer | /ˈbɪɹ/ | 1 |
| fear | feer | /ˈfɪɹ/ | 1 |
| cheer | cheer | /ˈtʃɪɹ/ | 1 |
| gear | geer | /ˈɡɪɹ/ | 1 |
| rear | reer | /ˈɹɪɹ/ | 1 |
| deer | deer | /ˈdɪɹ/ | 1 |
| mere | meer | /ˈmɪɹ/ | 1 |
| pier | peer | /ˈpɪɹ/ | 1 |
| steer | steer | /ˈstɪɹ/ | 1 |
| queer | kweer | /ˈkwɪɹ/ | 1 |
| sheer | sheer | /ˈʃɪɹ/ | 1 |
| spear | speer | /ˈspɪɹ/ | 1 |
| sphere | sfeer | /sˈfɪɹ/ | 1 |
| smear | smeer | /ˈsmɪɹ/ | 1 |
| peer | peer | /ˈpɪɹ/ | 1 |
| lear | leer | /ˈlɪɹ/ | 1 |
| veer | veer | /ˈvɪɹ/ | 1 |
| sneer | sneer | /ˈsnɪɹ/ | 1 |
| gere | geer | /ˈɡɪɹ/ | 1 |
| shear | sheer | /ˈʃɪɹ/ | 1 |
| mir | meer | /ˈmɪɹ/ | 1 |
| sear | seer | /ˈsɪɹ/ | 1 |
| fleer | fleer | /ˈflɪɹ/ | 1 |
| speer | speer | /ˈspɪɹ/ | 1 |
| jeer | jeer | /ˈdʒɪɹ/ | 1 |
| neer | neer | /ˈnɪɹ/ | 1 |
| teer | teer | /ˈtɪɹ/ | 1 |
| bere | beer | /ˈbɪɹ/ | 1 |
2-syllable rhymes for “dear”
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| career | kereer | /kɝˈɪɹ/ | 2 |
| appear | apeer | /əˈpɪɹ/ | 2 |
| severe | saveer | /səˈvɪɹ/ | 2 |
| sincere | sinseer | /sɪnˈsɪɹ/ | 2 |
| premiere | premeer | /pɹɛˈmɪɹ/ | 2 |
| cashier | kasheer | /kæˈʃɪɹ/ | 2 |
| frontier | franteer | /fɹənˈtɪɹ/ | 2 |
| premier | premeer | /pɹɛˈmɪɹ/ | 2 |
| unclear | angkleer | /əŋˈklɪɹ/ | 2 |
| amir | ameer | /əˈmɪɹ/ | 2 |
| revere | riveer | /ɹɪˈvɪɹ/ | 2 |
| veneer | vaneer | /vəˈnɪɹ/ | 2 |
| emir | imeer | /ɪˈmɪɹ/ | 2 |
| rainier | rayneer | /ɹeɪˈnɪɹ/ | 2 |
| adhere | adheer | /ədˈhɪɹ/ | 2 |
| zaire | zaieer | /zaɪˈɪɹ/ | 2 |
| austere | awsteer | /ɔˈstɪɹ/ | 2 |
| lanier | laneer | /ləˈnɪɹ/ | 2 |
| wazir | wozeer | /wɑˈzɪɹ/ | 2 |
3-syllable rhymes for “dear”
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| disappear | disapeer | /ˌdɪsəˈpɪɹ/ | 3 |
| interfere | interfeer | /ˌɪntɝˈfɪɹ/ | 3 |
| volunteer | volanteer | /ˌvɑlənˈtɪɹ/ | 3 |
| souvenir | soovaneer | /ˌsuvəˈnɪɹ/ | 3 |
| pioneer | paianeer | /ˌpaɪəˈnɪɹ/ | 3 |
| chandelier | shandaleer | /ʃændəˈlɪɹ/ | 3 |
| cavalier | kavaleer | /ˌkævəˈlɪɹ/ | 3 |
| brigadier | brigadeer | /ˌbɹɪɡəˈdɪɹ/ | 3 |
| belvedere | belvadeer | /ˌbɛlvəˈdɪɹ/ | 3 |
| bombardier | bomberdeer | /ˌbɑmbɝˈdɪɹ/ | 3 |
Why these rhyme
A perfect rhyme shares everything from the stressed vowel onward. “dear” is /ˈdɪɹ/, and its rime is /ɪɹ/ — spelled “eer” in Ingglish, where that spelling always makes that sound. Every word above ends on the same /ɪɹ/, however English chooses to spell it.