Words that rhyme with handshakes
Top rhymes for handshakes
makes, takes, breaks and mistakes
36 common words rhyme with handshakes. The most common are makes, takes, breaks and mistakes.
Perfect rhymes for handshakes
1 syllable
2 syllables
- mistakes
- headaches
- earthquakes
- pancakes
- cupcakes
- outbreaks
- snowflakes
- sweepstakes
- remakes
- outtakes
- keepsakes
- hotcakes
- heartbreaks
3 syllables
- undertakes
- overtakes
- rattlesnakes
Show 4 rare words
- fruitcakes
- namesakes
- backaches
- hakes
Near rhymes for handshakes
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- rates
- dates
- updates
- estimates
- creates
- indicates
- plates
- hates
- associates
- operates
- graduates
- mates
- shapes
- debates
- teammates
- traits
- advocates
- delegates
- estates
- demonstrates
- weights
- inmates
- coordinates
- relates
- tapes
- celebrates
- emirates
- grapes
- landscapes
- waits
- generates
- translates
- classmates
- illustrates
- affiliates
- separates
- escapes
- awaits
- incorporates
- magistrates
How handshakes sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈhændˌʃeɪks/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (HAND-shakes) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -eɪks |
Handshakes has two syllables, with the stress on the first. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
Questions
- What rhymes with handshakes?
- The most common rhymes for handshakes are makes, takes, breaks, mistakes, lakes and stakes.
- How many words rhyme with handshakes?
- We found 36 common perfect rhymes and 4 rarer words for handshakes, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in handshakes?
- Handshakes has two syllables, with the stress on the first.