Rhymes for common words / head

Words That Rhyme With Head

“head” has 1 syllable. Its most-used rhymes are said, dead, read, ahead, bed. Every list is sorted with the most common words first.

Perfect rhymes for head

Same stressed vowel and ending sound.

  • said
  • dead
  • read
  • ahead
  • bed
  • red
  • lead
  • instead
  • ted
  • fred
  • spread
  • bread
  • led
  • fed
  • shed
  • med
  • thread
  • fled
  • bled
  • overhead
  • infrared
  • shred
  • sled
  • dread
  • bred
  • wed
  • jed
  • tread
  • stead
  • zed
  • misled
  • widespread
  • thoroughbred
  • unsaid
  • sped
  • ged
  • unwed

Near rhymes for head

Same vowel; ending consonant from the same sound family.

  • get
  • let
  • yet
  • check
  • forget
  • set
  • met
  • bet
  • step
  • upset
  • neck
  • leg
  • yep
  • beg
  • wet
  • peg
  • regret
  • cigarette
  • egg
  • deck
  • sweat
  • threat
  • pet
  • heck
  • sec
  • meg
  • net
  • debt
  • jet
  • wreck
  • web
  • bret
  • deb
  • prep
  • tech
  • vet
  • cheque
  • brett
  • rep
  • trek

Slant rhymes for head

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

  • friend
  • end
  • send
  • scared
  • spend
  • held
  • bend
  • cared
  • tend
  • lend
  • shared
  • smelled
  • begged
  • yelled
  • dared
  • blend
  • pegged
  • spelled
  • spared
  • mend
  • stared
  • squared
  • trend
  • pledged
  • laird
  • wedged
  • fend
  • aired
  • swelled
  • shelled
  • paired
  • weld
  • penned
  • pretend
  • prepared
  • intend
  • defend
  • attend
  • compared
  • depend

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Rhymes for head: questions

What rhymes with head?

The most common perfect rhymes for “head” are said, dead, read, ahead, bed, red, lead, instead. Near rhymes include get, let, yet, check, forget.

What is a slant rhyme for head?

Slant and near rhymes for “head” include get, let, yet, check, friend, end, send, scared. They share the vowel sound or the ending, so they sound natural in lyrics.

How many syllables are in head?

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

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