Rhymes for common words / friend

Words That Rhyme With Friend

“friend” has 1 syllable. Its most-used rhymes are end, send, spend, pretend, intend. Every list is sorted with the most common words first.

Perfect rhymes for friend

Same stressed vowel and ending sound.

  • end
  • send
  • spend
  • pretend
  • intend
  • defend
  • bend
  • attend
  • recommend
  • tend
  • lend
  • depend
  • extend
  • offend
  • blend
  • suspend
  • mend
  • descend
  • comprehend
  • commend
  • apprehend
  • contend
  • fend
  • ascend
  • amend
  • penned
  • transcend
  • befriend

Near rhymes for friend

Same vowel; ending consonant from the same sound family.

  • went
  • sent
  • meant
  • spent
  • rent
  • event
  • percent
  • tent
  • represent
  • prevent
  • accent
  • cent
  • kent
  • consent
  • bent
  • dreamt
  • scent
  • resent
  • intent
  • brent
  • invent
  • cement
  • condemned
  • vent
  • extent
  • lent
  • dent
  • temp
  • descent
  • repent
  • kemp
  • gent
  • lament
  • discontent
  • dissent
  • circumvent
  • underwent

Slant rhymes for friend

Share the vowel or the final consonant. Great for natural-sounding lyrics.

  • said
  • dead
  • head
  • read
  • bed
  • red
  • scared
  • lead
  • ted
  • fred
  • held
  • spread
  • bread
  • led
  • fed
  • cared
  • shed
  • shared
  • smelled
  • begged
  • med
  • yelled
  • thread
  • dared
  • fled
  • bled
  • pegged
  • spelled
  • spared
  • shred
  • sled
  • dread
  • bred
  • wed
  • stared
  • squared
  • jed
  • tread
  • pledged
  • laird

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Rhymes for friend: questions

What rhymes with friend?

The most common perfect rhymes for “friend” are end, send, spend, pretend, intend, defend, bend, attend. Near rhymes include went, sent, meant, spent, rent.

What is a slant rhyme for friend?

Slant and near rhymes for “friend” include went, sent, meant, spent, said, dead, head, read. They share the vowel sound or the ending, so they sound natural in lyrics.

How many syllables are in friend?

“friend” has 1 syllable, according to the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

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