Words that rhyme with behaves
Top rhymes for behaves
waves, slaves, saves and caves
16 common words rhyme with behaves. The most common are waves, slaves, saves and caves.
Perfect rhymes for behaves
3 syllables
- microwaves
- misbehaves
Show 2 rare words
- architraves
- aftershaves
Near rhymes for behaves
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- bathes
- lathes
- always
- days
- games
- gave
- save
- ways
- sales
- details
- names
- claims
- plays
- remains
- raise
- contains
- phase
- wave
- decades
- explains
- females
- brave
- grave
- praise
- slave
- phrase
- grades
- trains
- fails
- pays
- stays
- gains
- emails
- holidays
- aims
- campaigns
- males
- cave
- planes
- chains
How behaves sounds
| Pronunciation | /bɪˈheɪvz/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (be-HAVES) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM |
| Rhyme sound | -eɪvz |
Behaves 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 behaves?
- The most common rhymes for behaves are waves, slaves, saves, caves, braves and airwaves.
- How many words rhyme with behaves?
- We found 16 common perfect rhymes and 2 rarer words for behaves, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in behaves?
- Behaves has two syllables, with the stress on the second.