Rhymes for lieutenant
3 syllables · rhymes on “-enant”
The noun lieutenant has three syllables; the rhyme sits on “-enant”. Here are 3 perfect and the 24 most common near rhymes, plus 2 multisyllabic ones, each sorted by syllables. The most common are “pennant”, “tennant” and “tennent”. Perfect rhymes on “-enant” are rare. Near rhymes like “attention” or “mention” often sound more natural in a song because they are less predictable. “mention” or “attention” sound similar – one of them may fit your line better.
Perfect rhymes 3
2 syllables
- pennant
- tennant
- tennent
Near rhymes top 24
2 syllables
- mention
- engine
- mentioned
- sentence
- entrance
- lemon
- payment
- engines
- tension
- damon
- vengeance
- pension
- brennan
- sentenced
3 syllables
- attention
- defendant
- intention
- intentions
- convention
- invention
4 or more syllables
- entertainment
- independent
- independence
- superintendent
Multisyllabic rhymes 2
3 syllables
- lieutenants
- wolfenden
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Rhyme data: CMU Pronouncing Dictionary and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the rhyme lists on this page are under the same licence. All sources