Words That Rhyme With Leaf
129 rhymes for "leaf" (1 syllable): perfect rhymes, multisyllable rhymes and near rhymes, each grouped by syllable count with the most common words first. Click a linked word to see what rhymes with it.
How to use this rhyme
- "leaf" is easy to rhyme: brief, beef, chief and grief all share its ending sound, so you can hold one rhyme across a whole verse.
- For a softer, less predictable sound, try a near rhyme such as leave, thieve and cleave.
- Longer rhymes like belief and relief let you end a line on a stronger, more surprising word.
Perfect rhymes for leaf (13)
The same sound from the last stressed vowel to the end.
1 syllable
- brief
- beef
- chief
- grief
- thief
- reef
- sheaf
2 syllables
- belief
- relief
- debrief
- motif
3 syllables
- disbelief
4+ syllables
- aperitif
Near rhymes for leaf (116)
Slant rhymes: the same vowel sound with a different consonant.
1 syllable
- leave
- thieve
- cleave
- eave
- eve
- grieve
- heave
- peeve
- sleeve
- weave
- we've
- cease
- ease
- keys
- peace
- piece
- please
- sees
- teeth
- these
- trees
- breathe
- breeze
- cheese
- fees
- frees
- freeze
- knees
- squeeze
- bees
- crease
- fleas
- fleece
- flees
- frieze
- gees
- geese
- grease
- heath
- lease
- leash
- niece
- peas
- pleas
- quays
- quiche
- seas
- seethe
- seize
- sheath
- sheathe
- skis
- sneeze
- sprees
- teas
- tease
- tees
- teethe
- threes
- wheeze
- wreath
- jeez
- pees
2 syllables
3 syllables
- disbelieve
- interweave
- preconceive
- guarantees
- underneath
- disagrees
- expertise
- overseas
- absentees
- appointees
- devotees
- nominees
- referees
- amputees
- guaranties
- potpourris
- retirees
Need rap rhymes for a whole line?
The Rhyme Finder looks up any English word instantly and for free. Its AI rap rhymes take a word or a full line and suggest multisyllabic rhymes, short rhyming phrases, internal rhyme ideas and example bars. New to stacking rhymes? Read multisyllabic rhymes explained.
Related rhyme pages
Questions about rhymes for leaf
What rhymes with leaf?
Common perfect rhymes for leaf include brief, beef, chief, grief, thief, reef, sheaf and belief. This page lists 129 rhymes in total, including near and multisyllable rhymes.
What is a near rhyme for leaf?
Near rhymes, also called slant rhymes, keep the vowel sound of leaf but change a consonant. Good ones include leave, thieve, cleave, eave, eve and grieve.
How many syllables are in leaf?
Leaf has 1 syllable in standard US pronunciation.
Rhymes use US pronunciations from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (Carnegie Mellon University) and the SCOWL word lists (Kevin Atkinson). Offensive words are left out.