Words that rhyme with wave
rhymes on -ayv
The best rhymes for “wave” are save, gave, dave and slave, with longer ones like microwave, behave and concave. Below: 17 one-syllable rhymes, 13 longer words, 9 phrases and 80 near rhymes, most common first.
One-syllable rhymes for “wave”
Words that end on the exact sound of “wave” (-ayv), from the stressed vowel on. Most common first.
Longer words that rhyme with “wave”
Perfect rhymes of two or more syllables, for longer line endings.
Phrases that rhyme with “wave”
Multi-word endings, for a whole line ending or a set-up rhyme.
Near rhymes for “wave”
Slant rhymes: the same vowel sound with different consonants. Less exact, and often more natural in a song.
page
they
may
date
name
state
day
make
mail
games
way
days
great
ebay
made
details
take
states
based
today
case
same
game
place
change
rate
main
sale
sales
estate
say
play
rates
create
age
pay
range
always
space
away
trade
display
update
james
weight
domain
makes
lake
holiday
face
base
stay
bay
exchange
sunday
came
names
ok
thursday
male
late
female
safe
survey
paid
interface
retail
ways
takes
contains
grade
stage
detailed
race
spain
break
aid
updates
scale
frame
Questions about rhymes for “wave”
- What rhymes with wave?
- Save, gave, dave, slave, cave and grave rhyme with wave. Longer rhymes include microwave, behave, concave and deprave. Phrases that end on the same sound include “app slave”, “in the grave” and “follow to the grave”.
- How many syllables are in wave?
- Wave has 1 syllable. The rhyme falls on the sound “-ayv”.
- What are near rhymes for wave?
- Near (slant) rhymes share the vowel sound but not every consonant: page, they, may, date, name and state. Songs use them all the time.
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