Rhyme index

Words that rhyme with described

Words that share the ending of described — prescribed, inscribed, self-described and more. 2 syllables, a stopped ending, pronounced D IH0 S K R AY1 B D.

Sound structure

described has 2 syllables and is pronounced D IH0 S K R AY1 B D. Its ending, D, is a stopped ending.

A plosive ending cuts the sound off cleanly. It closes a line with force, but it has fewer matches than the other types.

The closest matches are prescribed, inscribed, self-described, bribed.

Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese

Pronunciation
D IH0 S K R AY1 B D
Syllable breakdown
D · IH0 · S · K · R · AY1 · B · D
Syllable count
2 syllables
Ending sound
D
Ending type
a stopped ending

Perfect rhymes

The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.

  • prescribed P R IY0 S K R AY1 B D · 2 syllables · standard
  • inscribed IH2 N S K R AY1 B D · 2 syllables · standard
  • self-described S EH2 L F D AH0 S K R AY1 B D · 3 syllables · standard
  • bribed B R AY1 B D · 1 syllable · standard
  • subscribed S AH0 B S K R AY1 B D · 2 syllables · standard
  • circumscribed S ER2 K AH0 M S K R AY1 B D · 3 syllables · standard
  • superinscribed S UW2 P AH0 R IH0 N S K R AY1 B D · 4 syllables · rare
  • scribed S K R AY1 B D · 1 syllable · rare
  • ascribed AH0 S K R AY1 B D · 2 syllables · standard
  • undescribed AH2 N D IH0 S K R AY1 B D · 3 syllables · rare
  • oversubscribed OW2 V ER0 S AH0 B S K R AY1 B D · 4 syllables · rare
  • jibed JH AY1 B D · 1 syllable · rare
  • transcribed T R AE0 N S K R AY1 B D · 2 syllables · standard
  • redescribed R IY2 D IH0 S K R AY1 B D · 3 syllables · rare
  • noncircumscribed N AA2 N S ER1 K AH0 M S K R AY2 B D · 4 syllables · rare
  • gibed JH AY1 B D · 1 syllable · rare
  • proscribed P R OW0 S K R AY1 B D · 2 syllables · standard
  • unprescribed AH0 N P R IH0 S K R AY1 B D · 3 syllables · rare
  • uncircumscribed AH0 N S ER1 K AH0 M S K R AY2 B D · 4 syllables · rare
  • gybed JH AY1 B D · 1 syllable · rare

Near rhymes

The ending is close enough to carry a line without sounding forced.

  • night N AY1 T · 1 syllable · common
  • light L AY1 T · 1 syllable · common
  • right R AY1 T · 1 syllable · common
  • find F AY1 N D · 1 syllable · common
  • behind B IH0 HH AY1 N D · 2 syllables · common
  • four-in-hand F AO2 R IH0 N HH AE1 N D · 3 syllables · common
  • side S AY1 D · 1 syllable · common
  • a-side EY1 S AY2 D · 2 syllables · common
  • not-being N AA1 T B IY2 IH0 NG · 3 syllables · common
  • kind K AY1 N D · 1 syllable · common
  • real-life R IY1 L L AY2 F · 2 syllables · common
  • right-to-life R AY2 T T AH2 L AY1 F · 3 syllables · common
  • mind M AY1 N D · 1 syllable · common
  • big-time B IH1 G T AY2 M · 2 syllables · common
  • hand-to-hand HH AE2 N D T AH0 HH AE1 N D · 3 syllables · common
  • i'd AY1 D · 1 syllable · common
  • off-side AO1 F S AY2 D · 2 syllables · common
  • well-being W EH2 L B IY1 IH0 NG · 3 syllables · common
  • child CH AY1 L D · 1 syllable · common
  • outside AW1 T S AY1 D · 2 syllables · common

Cross-language rhymes

A different language, but the sound still lines up.

How this was worked out

RhymeMore matches sound, not spelling. It splits a word into syllables, pulls out the vowel and the closing consonant of each, and groups candidates by how many syllables agree counting back from the end. The FAQ explains the method in full.

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