1-syllable rhymes for “drives”
Words of 1 syllable that rhyme with “drives”, most common first
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|
| wives | waivz | /ˈwaɪvz/ | 1 |
| knives | naivz | /ˈnaɪvz/ | 1 |
| fives | faivz | /ˈfaɪvz/ | 1 |
| hives | haivz | /ˈhaɪvz/ | 1 |
| dives | daivz | /ˈdaɪvz/ | 1 |
| thrives | thraivz | /ˈθɹaɪvz/ | 1 |
| chives | chaivz | /ˈtʃaɪvz/ | 1 |
| strives | straivz | /ˈstɹaɪvz/ | 1 |
| rives | raivz | /ˈɹaɪvz/ | 1 |
2-syllable rhymes for “drives”
Words of 2 syllables that rhyme with “drives”, most common first
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|
| arrives | eraivz | /ɝˈaɪvz/ | 2 |
| survives | servaivz | /sɝˈvaɪvz/ | 2 |
| derives | deraivz | /dɝˈaɪvz/ | 2 |
| revives | reevaivz | /ɹiˈvaɪvz/ | 2 |
| deprives | dipraivz | /dɪˈpɹaɪvz/ | 2 |
Why these rhyme
A perfect rhyme shares everything from the stressed vowel onward. “drives” is
/ˈdɹaɪvz/, and its rime is /aɪvz/ — spelled “aivz” in
Ingglish, where that spelling always makes that sound. Every word above ends on the same
/aɪvz/, however English chooses to spell it.
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