Rhyme index

Words that rhyme with ended

Words that share the ending of ended — extended, open-ended, defended and more. 2 syllables, a stopped ending, pronounced EH1 N D AH0 D.

Sound structure

ended has 2 syllables and is pronounced EH1 N D AH0 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 extended, open-ended, defended, offended.

Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese

Pronunciation
EH1 N D AH0 D
Syllable breakdown
EH1 · N · D · AH0 · D
Syllable count
2 syllables
Ending sound
D
Ending type
a stopped ending

Perfect rhymes

The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.

  • extended IH0 K S T EH1 N D AH0 D · 3 syllables · standard
  • open-ended OW1 P AH0 N EH2 N D AH0 D · 4 syllables · standard
  • defended D IH0 F EH1 N D AH0 D · 3 syllables · standard
  • offended AH0 F EH1 N D AH0 D · 3 syllables · standard
  • descended D IH0 S EH1 N D AH0 D · 3 syllables · standard
  • depended D IH0 P EH1 N D AH0 D · 3 syllables · standard

Near rhymes

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

  • and AH0 N D · 1 syllable · common
  • added AE1 D AH0 D · 2 syllables · common
  • handed HH AE1 N D AH0 D · 2 syllables · standard
  • but B AH1 T · 1 syllable · common
  • landed L AE1 N D AH0 D · 2 syllables · standard
  • invented IH2 N V EH1 N T AH0 D · 3 syllables · standard
  • implemented IH1 M P L AH0 M EH2 N T AH0 D · 4 syllables · standard
  • computer-generated K AH0 M P Y UW1 T ER0 JH EH1 N ER0 EY2 T AH0 D · 7 syllables · standard
  • investigated IH2 N V EH1 S T AH0 G EY2 T AH0 D · 5 syllables · standard
  • excommunicated EH2 K S K AH0 M Y UW1 N AH0 K EY2 T AH0 D · 6 syllables · standard
  • what W AH1 T · 1 syllable · common
  • granted G R AE1 N T AH0 D · 2 syllables · standard
  • expanded IH0 K S P AE1 N D AH0 D · 3 syllables · standard
  • oriented AO1 R IY0 EH2 N T AH0 D · 4 syllables · standard
  • initiated IH2 N IH1 SH IY0 EY2 T AH0 D · 5 syllables · standard
  • disassociated D IH2 S AH0 S OW1 SH IY0 EY0 T AH0 D · 6 syllables · rare
  • blood B L AH1 D · 1 syllable · common
  • headed HH EH1 D AH0 D · 2 syllables · standard
  • demanded D IH0 M AE1 N D AH0 D · 3 syllables · standard
  • documented D AA1 K Y AH0 M EH2 N T AH0 D · 4 syllables · standard
  • method M EH1 TH AH0 D · 2 syllables · standard
  • a AH0 · 1 syllable · common
  • evaluated IH0 V AE1 L Y UW0 EY2 T AH0 D · 5 syllables · standard
  • discombobulated D IH2 S K AH0 M B AO1 B Y UW0 L EY0 T AH0 D · 6 syllables · rare
  • best-of B EH1 S T AH0 V · 2 syllables · common
  • the DH AH0 · 1 syllable · common
  • consolidated K AH0 N S AA1 L AH0 D EY2 T AH0 D · 5 syllables · standard
  • parallelepiped P EH2 R AH0 L EH2 L AH0 P AY1 P AH0 D · 6 syllables · rare

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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