Rhyming dictionary
Words that rhyme with reference
Reference has 3 syllables (or 2 in another common pronunciation). The first syllable is stressed. It has 2 common pronunciations, so each one has its own list of rhymes below.
Top rhymes for reference: preference, deference.
“reference” rhyming with “preference”
Perfect rhymes for reference
23 syllables
- preference
- deference
Near rhymes for reference
80Same vowel sound, different consonants. Closest-sounding first.
3 syllables
- referenced
- reverence
- severance
- efferent
- endurance
- plethora
- temperance
- effortless
- heparin
- reverent
- several
- veterans
- veteran
- generous
- leverage
- reverend
- beverage
- treacherous
- pressuring
- leveraged
- weathering
- severing
- cleverness
- feathering
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- lecherous
- decorous
- levering
- featherless
- separate
- desperate
- measuring
- measurements
- separates
- genera
- lettering
- censoring
- bettering
- festering
- gesturing
- pestering
- tempera
- peppering
- general
- federal
- entering
- measurement
- rhetoric
- rendering
- emirates
- generals
- temporal
- mentoring
- temperate
- tenderness
- chairperson
- lecturing
- hemorrhage
- betterment
- venturing
- centering
4+ syllables
- irreverence
- irreverent
- obstreperous
- adventurous
- togetherness
- endeavoring
- cholesterol
- commensurate
- sequestering
- expectorant
- electoral
- architectural
- remembering
- confederate
- electorate
- directorate
- degenerate
- surrendering
- ephemeral
- confederates
“reference” rhyming with “preference”
Perfect rhymes for reference
22 syllables
- preference
- deference
Near rhymes for reference
80Same vowel sound, different consonants. Closest-sounding first.
2 syllables
- clarence
- referenced
- severance
- parents
- essence
- baron
- terrace
- barren
- preface
- chevron
- barons
- heron
- heiress
- ferrous
- herons
- deafen
- presence
- parent
- jealous
- parish
- cherish
- brethren
- fellas
- melon
3 syllables
- forbearance
- embarrass
- fluorescence
- senescence
- quintessence
- nonferrous
- apparent
- transparent
- inherent
- aberrant
- appellants
- propellants
- repellents
- attendance
- acceptance
- eleven
- sierra
- dependence
- remembrance
- resemblance
4+ syllables
- epinephrine
- adolescence
- obsolescence
- luminescence
- acquiescence
- convalescence
- evanescence
- coalescence
- phosphorescence
- overzealous
- omnipresence
- independence
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Questions
- What rhymes with reference?
- The closest perfect rhymes for reference are preference and deference. There are 2 in all, grouped by syllables on this page.
- How many syllables are in reference?
- Reference has 3 syllables (or 2 in another common pronunciation). The first syllable is stressed.
- What are some near rhymes for reference?
- Near rhymes keep the vowel sound but change the consonants, which is often what a lyric needs. For reference, try referenced, reverence, severance, efferent and endurance.
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Pronunciations from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (Carnegie Mellon University). Word frequency from wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0), word lists from SCOWL, offensive-word filtering from LDNOOBW (CC BY 4.0).