Words That Rhyme With Mistake
265 rhymes for "mistake" (2 syllables): 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
- "mistake" is easy to rhyme: awake, forsake, opaque and partake 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 afraid, create and debate.
- For rap, multisyllable matches like intake, uptake and sustained carry the rhyme across more than one syllable and make a line sound tighter.
Perfect rhymes for mistake (25)
The same sound from the last stressed vowel to the end.
2 syllables
- awake
- forsake
- opaque
- partake
- remake
- retake
Multisyllable rhymes for mistake (120)
The same vowel sounds across the last syllables, the way rap rhymes are stacked.
2 syllables
- intake
- uptake
- sustained
- distaste
- cupcake
- contain
- contained
- obtain
- obtained
- retain
- today
- attain
- escaped
- midday
- retained
- sustain
- abstain
- abstained
- attained
- detain
- detained
- disdained
- estates
- someday
- bloodstained
- upstage
- upstaged
- detail
- detailed
- display
- exchange
- explained
- decay
- entails
- exchanged
- frustrate
- misplaced
- mundane
- truncate
- entailed
- away
- became
- complained
- complaint
- constraint
- delay
- explain
- remained
- updates
- escapes
- insane
- unchanged
- unsafe
3 syllables
- irritate
- devastate
- hesitate
- agitate
- amputate
- annotate
- gravitate
- imitate
- meditate
- militate
- levitate
- holiday
- compensate
- confiscate
- inundate
- legislate
- liquidate
- rattlesnake
- complicate
- dedicate
- demonstrate
- indicate
- nowadays
- allocate
- contemplate
- designate
- dominate
- educate
- fascinate
- illustrate
- terminate
- unexplained
- abdicate
- delegate
- escapade
- fumigate
- incubate
- irrigate
- calculate
- database
- isolate
- concentrate
4+ syllables
- facilitate
- debilitate
- decapitate
- incapacitate
- necessitate
- precipitate
- regurgitate
- rehabilitate
- resuscitate
- premeditate
- accommodate
- invalidate
- consolidate
- elucidate
- intimidate
- communicate
- investigate
- sophisticate
- anticipate
- concatenate
- discriminate
- eliminate
- interrogate
- originate
- participate
Near rhymes for mistake (120)
Slant rhymes: the same vowel sound with a different consonant.
2 syllables
1 syllable
- vague
- plague
- baked
- ached
- braked
- caked
- faked
- raked
- staked
- aid
- ate
- date
- eight
- fate
- great
- hate
- late
- made
- paid
- played
- rate
- shape
- state
- stayed
- straight
- tape
- wait
- weight
- blade
- gate
- grade
- laid
- mate
- plate
- prayed
- raid
- shade
- trade
- wade
- aide
- ape
- babe
- bade
- bait
- bayed
- braid
- cape
- crate
- crepe
- drape
- fade
- frayed
- freight
- gait
- gape
- glade
- grape
- grate
- jade
- lade
- maid
- pate
- preyed
- scrape
- skate
- slate
- spade
- spate
- spayed
- staid
- strait
- suede
- swayed
- trait
3 syllables
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Questions about rhymes for mistake
What rhymes with mistake?
Common perfect rhymes for mistake include awake, forsake, opaque, partake, remake, retake, break and make. This page lists 265 rhymes in total, including near and multisyllable rhymes.
What is a near rhyme for mistake?
Near rhymes, also called slant rhymes, keep the vowel sound of mistake but change a consonant. Good ones include afraid, create, debate, decade, displayed and escape.
How many syllables are in mistake?
Mistake has 2 syllables 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.