Words that rhyme with deceive
Top rhymes for deceive
believe, leave, receive and achieve
23 common words rhyme with deceive. The most common are believe, leave, receive and achieve.
Perfect rhymes for deceive
3 syllables
Show 11 rare words
- interweave
- thieve
- interleave
- reave
- greave
- misperceive
- aggrieve
- shirtsleeve
- bereave
- misconceive
- preconceive
Near rhymes for deceive
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- these
- please
- companies
- disease
- trees
- sees
- cheese
- degrees
- fees
- keys
- ease
- overseas
- breathe
- abilities
- knees
- libraries
- freeze
- agrees
- expertise
- bees
- squeeze
- seas
- breeze
- apologies
- trustees
- guarantees
- seize
- analyses
- identities
- tories
- prestige
- sundays
- pcs
- liberties
- realities
- nominees
- peas
- cds
- tease
- attendees
How deceive sounds
| Pronunciation | /dɪˈsiv/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (de-CEIVE) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM |
| Rhyme sound | -iv |
Deceive 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 deceive?
- The most common rhymes for deceive are believe, leave, receive, achieve, eve and sleeve.
- How many words rhyme with deceive?
- We found 23 common perfect rhymes and 11 rarer words for deceive, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in deceive?
- Deceive has two syllables, with the stress on the second.