Words that rhyme with may
Top rhymes for may
a, they, way and day
230 common words rhyme with may. The most common are a, they, way and day.
Perfect rhymes for may
1 syllable
2 syllables
- away
- today
- okay
- birthday
- survey
- display
- highway
- railway
- delay
- essay
- array
- cafe
- halfway
- someday
- subway
- ave
- ebay
- gameplay
- ballet
- runway
- relay
- convey
- decay
- gateway
- obey
- replay
- pathway
- ole
- hallway
- midway
- repay
- driveway
- cache
- portray
- freeway
- payday
- buffet
- screenplay
- doorway
- reggae
- betray
- bouquet
- midday
- roadway
- gourmet
- parkway
- weekday
- latte
- dossier
- outweigh
- dismay
- crochet
- speedway
- melee
- hooray
- airway
- doomsday
- valet
- cliche
- walkway
- stairway
- astray
- padre
- heyday
- dolce
- chalet
- mainstay
- causeway
- headway
- hearsay
- moray
- foreplay
- leeway
- fillet
- workday
- fairway
- downplay
- palais
- beltway
- hurray
- madre
- puree
- outlay
- raceway
- filet
- greenway
- hairspray
- entree
- ashtray
- spillway
- croquet
- allay
- inlay
- archway
- sorbet
- passe
- seaway
- parfait
- skyway
- parquet
- saute
- soiree
- abbe
- risque
- defray
- thruway
- souffle
- satay
- byway
- prepay
- toupee
- sachet
- swordplay
- nisei
- horseplay
- flyway
3 syllables
- anyway
- yesterday
- holiday
- everyday
- anime
- aka
- resume
- underway
- pga
- giveaway
- runaway
- lingerie
- getaway
- fiance
- takeaway
- cabaret
- overlay
- vertebrae
- breakaway
- waterway
- interplay
- dak
- expressway
- faraway
- disarray
- baa
- passageway
- disobey
- matinee
- formulae
- throwaway
- alleyway
- hideaway
- ricochet
- protege
- straightaway
- rockaway
- castaway
- intraday
- attache
- stowaway
- alumnae
- divorcee
- caraway
- bouvier
- overpay
- infante
- layaway
- overstay
- sobriquet
- overplay
- workaday
- emigre
- macrame
4 syllables
- communique
- cabriolet
- naivete
- superhighway
- asea
Show 16 rare words
- curare
- breezeway
- bluejay
- antigay
- underplay
- underpay
- canape
- companionway
- purvey
- waylay
- gainsay
- gaudier
- throughway
- redisplay
- curari
- folkway
Near rhymes for may
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- make
- made
- take
- great
- same
- state
- always
- game
- place
- again
- days
- name
- case
- came
- face
- wait
- late
- age
- gave
- main
- played
- space
- date
- break
- became
- rate
- save
- page
- paid
- trade
- hate
- stage
- race
- safe
- ways
- base
- straight
- pain
- create
- eight
How may sounds
| Pronunciation | /meɪ/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| Stress pattern | DUM |
| Rhyme sound | -eɪ |
May has one syllable. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with may?
- The most common rhymes for may are a, they, way, day, say and away.
- How many words rhyme with may?
- We found 230 common perfect rhymes and 16 rarer words for may, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in may?
- May has one syllable.