2-syllable rhymes for “defence”
1-syllable rhymes for “defence”
Words of 1 syllable that rhyme with “defence”, most common first
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|
| sense | sens | /ˈsɛns/ | 1 |
| fence | fens | /ˈfɛns/ | 1 |
| tense | tens | /ˈtɛns/ | 1 |
| hence | hens | /ˈhɛns/ | 1 |
| spence | spens | /ˈspɛns/ | 1 |
| dense | dens | /ˈdɛns/ | 1 |
| whence | wens | /ˈwɛns/ | 1 |
| pence | pens | /ˈpɛns/ | 1 |
| thence | dhens | /ˈðɛns/ | 1 |
| pense | pens | /ˈpɛns/ | 1 |
3-syllable rhymes for “defence”
Words of 3 syllables that rhyme with “defence”, most common first
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|
| commonsense | komansens | /ˌkɑmənˈsɛns/ | 3 |
Why these rhyme
A perfect rhyme shares everything from the stressed vowel onward. “defence” is
/dɪˈfɛns/, and its rime is /ɛns/ — spelled “ens” in
Ingglish, where that spelling always makes that sound. Every word above ends on the same
/ɛns/, however English chooses to spell it.
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