Words that rhyme with cleave
Top rhymes for cleave
believe, leave, receive and achieve
23 common words rhyme with cleave. The most common are believe, leave, receive and achieve.
Perfect rhymes for cleave
3 syllables
Show 11 rare words
- interweave
- thieve
- interleave
- reave
- greave
- misperceive
- aggrieve
- shirtsleeve
- bereave
- misconceive
- preconceive
Near rhymes for cleave
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 cleave sounds
| Pronunciation | /kliv/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| Stress pattern | DUM |
| Rhyme sound | -iv |
Cleave has one syllable. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
Questions
- What rhymes with cleave?
- The most common rhymes for cleave are believe, leave, receive, achieve, eve and sleeve.
- How many words rhyme with cleave?
- We found 23 common perfect rhymes and 11 rarer words for cleave, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in cleave?
- Cleave has one syllable.