Words that rhyme with behave
Top rhymes for behave
gave, save, wave and brave
29 common words rhyme with behave. The most common are gave, save, wave and brave.
Perfect rhymes for behave
3 syllables
- microwave
- aftershave
- misbehave
- autoclave
Show 3 rare words
- architrave
- airwave
- deprave
Near rhymes for behave
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- always
- days
- ways
- plays
- raise
- phase
- praise
- phrase
- pays
- stays
- holidays
- nowadays
- essays
- displays
- anyways
- rays
- surveys
- delays
- highways
- railways
- res
- sundays
- airways
- gays
- gaze
- blaze
- weighs
- lays
- maze
- pathways
- sideways
- birthdays
- jays
- resumes
- haze
- waterways
- craze
- maize
- cafes
- portrays
How behave sounds
| Pronunciation | /bɪˈheɪv/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (be-HAVE) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM |
| Rhyme sound | -eɪv |
Behave has two syllables, with the stress on the second. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with behave?
- The most common rhymes for behave are gave, save, wave, brave, grave and slave.
- How many words rhyme with behave?
- We found 29 common perfect rhymes and 3 rarer words for behave, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in behave?
- Behave has two syllables, with the stress on the second.