1-syllable rhymes for “wave”
Words of 1 syllable that rhyme with “wave”, most common first
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|
| gave | gayv | /ˈɡeɪv/ | 1 |
| save | sayv | /ˈseɪv/ | 1 |
| dave | dayv | /ˈdeɪv/ | 1 |
| brave | brayv | /ˈbɹeɪv/ | 1 |
| grave | grayv | /ˈɡɹeɪv/ | 1 |
| slave | slayv | /ˈsleɪv/ | 1 |
| cave | kayv | /ˈkeɪv/ | 1 |
| shave | shayv | /ˈʃeɪv/ | 1 |
| rave | rayv | /ˈɹeɪv/ | 1 |
| crave | krayv | /ˈkɹeɪv/ | 1 |
| waive | wayv | /ˈweɪv/ | 1 |
| nave | nayv | /ˈneɪv/ | 1 |
| pave | payv | /ˈpeɪv/ | 1 |
| knave | nayv | /ˈneɪv/ | 1 |
| stave | stayv | /ˈsteɪv/ | 1 |
| fave | fayv | /ˈfeɪv/ | 1 |
| lave | layv | /ˈleɪv/ | 1 |
2-syllable rhymes for “wave”
Words of 2 syllables that rhyme with “wave”, most common first
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|
| behave | bihayv | /bɪˈheɪv/ | 2 |
| forgave | fergayv | /fɝˈɡeɪv/ | 2 |
| enslave | enslayv | /ɛnˈsleɪv/ | 2 |
| engrave | inggrayv | /ɪŋˈɡɹeɪv/ | 2 |
| concave | kongkayv | /kɑŋˈkeɪv/ | 2 |
| deprave | deeprayv | /diˈpɹeɪv/ | 2 |
3-syllable rhymes for “wave”
Words of 3 syllables that rhyme with “wave”, most common first
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|
| aftershave | aftershayv | /ˌæftɝˈʃeɪv/ | 3 |
| misbehave | misbahayv | /ˌmɪsbəˈheɪv/ | 3 |
Why these rhyme
A perfect rhyme shares everything from the stressed vowel onward. “wave” is
/ˈweɪv/, and its rime is /eɪv/ — spelled “ayv” in
Ingglish, where that spelling always makes that sound. Every word above ends on the same
/eɪv/, however English chooses to spell it.
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