Words that rhyme with perceive
Top rhymes for perceive
believe, leave, receive and achieve
23 common words rhyme with perceive. The most common are believe, leave, receive and achieve.
Perfect rhymes for perceive
3 syllables
Show 11 rare words
- interweave
- thieve
- interleave
- reave
- greave
- misperceive
- aggrieve
- shirtsleeve
- bereave
- misconceive
- preconceive
Near rhymes for perceive
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 perceive sounds
| Pronunciation | /pɚˈsiv/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (per-CEIVE) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM |
| Rhyme sound | -iv |
Perceive has two syllables, with the stress on the second. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with perceive?
- The most common rhymes for perceive are believe, leave, receive, achieve, eve and sleeve.
- How many words rhyme with perceive?
- We found 23 common perfect rhymes and 11 rarer words for perceive, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in perceive?
- Perceive has two syllables, with the stress on the second.