The word defiance, in most pronunciations, has a short I, a long I, and a final schwa syllable (dih-FY-ehn-s). It has the same vowel pattern as reliance (although it more closely rhymes with compliance).
The first syllable has the same short sound as the (ih) in if, differ, stiff, and whiff. The long I can appear in a number of spellings:
I words (isle, mild, find, sign)
IGH and IGHT sounds (high, sigh, light, might)
I words with silent E (bite, wine)
IE words (die, lie, pie)
EI words (stein, fraulein)
AI words (aisle)
Y words (my, try, type, rhyme)
AY Words from French (bayou, cayenne)
Words with the same vowel sound as "defiance" include: appliance, alliance, reliance, compliance.
Some words that have the same vowel sound as "bin" are "pin," "sin," "gin," and "thin."
Words that have the same vowel sound as "girl" include whirl, pearl, and swirl. These all share the same "-url" vowel sound.
Words such as school, cool, fool, and drool have the same vowel sound as stool.
Words that have the same vowel sound as "helmet" include "fellow," "yellow," and "echo."
The vowel sound in "whale" is the same as the vowel sound in "think." Both words contain the long vowel sound /eɪ/.
Some words that have the same vowel sound as "bin" are "pin," "sin," "gin," and "thin."
"Be," "she," "he," "see" all have the same vowel sound as "me."
No, "speed" and "them" do not have the same vowel sound. In "speed," the vowel sound is /iː/, whereas in "them," the vowel sound is /ɛ/.
When two words have the same vowel sound, it is known as assonance.
Words with the same vowel sound as "said" include bed, red, and head.
now
The word "shoe" has the same vowel sound as "chew."
The word "moon" has the same vowel sound as "tune."
What words have the same long vowel sound as meet?
ring
Sock, rock, dock, block.
Some words with the same vowel sound as "tube" include: cube, lube, sub, and boob.