Words That Rhyme With Shape
132 rhymes for "shape" (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
- "shape" is easy to rhyme: tape, ape, cape and crepe 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 babe, shaped and caped.
- Longer rhymes like escape and agape let you end a line on a stronger, more surprising word.
Perfect rhymes for shape (12)
The same sound from the last stressed vowel to the end.
1 syllable
- tape
- ape
- cape
- crepe
- drape
- gape
- grape
- scrape
2 syllables
- escape
- agape
- reshape
4+ syllables
- videotape
Near rhymes for shape (120)
Slant rhymes: the same vowel sound with a different consonant.
1 syllable
- babe
- shaped
- caped
- draped
- scraped
- taped
- aid
- ate
- break
- date
- eight
- fate
- great
- hate
- late
- made
- make
- paid
- played
- rate
- sake
- state
- stayed
- straight
- take
- vague
- wait
- weight
- bake
- blade
- brake
- cake
- fake
- gate
- grade
- laid
- lake
- mate
- plague
- plate
- prayed
- raid
- shade
- shake
- stake
- trade
- wade
- wake
- ache
- aide
- bade
- bait
- bayed
- braid
- crate
- fade
- flake
- frayed
- gait
- glade
- grate
- jade
- lade
- maid
- pate
- preyed
- quake
- rake
- skate
- slate
- snake
- spade
- spate
- spayed
- staid
- steak
- strait
- suede
- trait
2 syllables
3 syllables
4+ syllables
- videotaped
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Questions about rhymes for shape
What rhymes with shape?
Common perfect rhymes for shape include tape, ape, cape, crepe, drape, gape, grape and scrape. This page lists 132 rhymes in total, including near and multisyllable rhymes.
What is a near rhyme for shape?
Near rhymes, also called slant rhymes, keep the vowel sound of shape but change a consonant. Good ones include babe, shaped, caped, draped, scraped and taped.
How many syllables are in shape?
Shape 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.