Words That Rhyme With Staff
65 rhymes for "staff" (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
- "staff" is easy to rhyme: graph, half, laugh and calf 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 have, halve and as.
- Longer rhymes like behalf and giraffe let you end a line on a stronger, more surprising word.
Perfect rhymes for staff (9)
The same sound from the last stressed vowel to the end.
2 syllables
- behalf
- giraffe
- carafe
Near rhymes for staff (56)
Slant rhymes: the same vowel sound with a different consonant.
1 syllable
2 syllables
- whereas
- alas
- amass
- crevasse
- harass
- impasse
- morass
- rehash
- surpass
- abash
- pizzazz
3 syllables
- razzmatazz
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 staff
What rhymes with staff?
Common perfect rhymes for staff include graph, half, laugh, calf, chaff, gaffe, behalf and giraffe. This page lists 65 rhymes in total, including near and multisyllable rhymes.
What is a near rhyme for staff?
Near rhymes, also called slant rhymes, keep the vowel sound of staff but change a consonant. Good ones include have, halve, as, class, crash and flash.
How many syllables are in staff?
Staff 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.