2-syllable rhymes for “withheld”
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| expelled | ikspeld | /ɪkˈspɛld/ | 2 |
| compelled | kampeld | /kəmˈpɛld/ | 2 |
| beheld | beeheld | /biˈhɛld/ | 2 |
| excelled | ikseld | /ɪkˈsɛld/ | 2 |
| rebelled | ribeld | /ɹɪˈbɛld/ | 2 |
| upheld | apheld | /əpˈhɛld/ | 2 |
| misspelled | misspeld | /mɪsˈspɛld/ | 2 |
| propelled | prapeld | /pɹəˈpɛld/ | 2 |
| repelled | rapeld | /ɹəˈpɛld/ | 2 |
| impelled | impeld | /ˌɪmˈpɛld/ | 2 |
| dispelled | dispeld | /dɪˈspɛld/ | 2 |
| marvelled | marveld | /mɑɹˈvɛld/ | 2 |
1-syllable rhymes for “withheld”
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| held | held | /ˈhɛld/ | 1 |
| smelled | smeld | /ˈsmɛld/ | 1 |
| yelled | yeld | /ˈjɛld/ | 1 |
| spelled | speld | /ˈspɛld/ | 1 |
| shelled | sheld | /ˈʃɛld/ | 1 |
| swelled | sweld | /ˈswɛld/ | 1 |
| weld | weld | /ˈwɛld/ | 1 |
| meld | meld | /ˈmɛld/ | 1 |
| felled | feld | /ˈfɛld/ | 1 |
| dwelled | dweld | /ˈdwɛld/ | 1 |
| quelled | kweld | /ˈkwɛld/ | 1 |
| jelled | jeld | /ˈdʒɛld/ | 1 |
Why these rhyme
A perfect rhyme shares everything from the stressed vowel onward. “withheld” is /wɪθˈhɛld/, and its rime is /ɛld/ — spelled “eld” in Ingglish, where that spelling always makes that sound. Every word above ends on the same /ɛld/, however English chooses to spell it.