Rhymes for common words / life

Words That Rhyme With Life

“life” has 1 syllable. Its most-used rhymes are wife, knife, strife, fife, rife. Every list is sorted with the most common words first.

Perfect rhymes for life

Same stressed vowel and ending sound.

  • wife
  • knife
  • strife
  • fife
  • rife

Near rhymes for life

Same vowel; ending consonant from the same sound family.

  • nice
  • guys
  • live
  • five
  • eyes
  • alive
  • drive
  • surprise
  • ice
  • twice
  • price
  • advice
  • size
  • lies
  • survive
  • wise
  • rise
  • dies
  • prize
  • arrive
  • vice
  • device
  • tries
  • sighs
  • rice
  • flies
  • supplies
  • dive
  • advise
  • fries
  • dice
  • ties
  • slice
  • disguise
  • skies
  • buys
  • cries
  • mice
  • precise
  • spies

Slant rhymes for life

Share the vowel or the final consonant. Great for natural-sounding lyrics.

  • right
  • like
  • time
  • night
  • fine
  • might
  • while
  • mine
  • line
  • quite
  • fight
  • side
  • tried
  • white
  • light
  • died
  • ride
  • sign
  • write
  • mike
  • crime
  • hide
  • nine
  • type
  • wine
  • flight
  • smile
  • tight
  • strike
  • sight
  • bright
  • file
  • lied
  • bite
  • style
  • pride
  • knight
  • tied
  • bike
  • bride

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Rhymes for life: questions

What rhymes with life?

The most common perfect rhymes for “life” are wife, knife, strife, fife, rife. Near rhymes include nice, guys, live, five, eyes.

What is a slant rhyme for life?

Slant and near rhymes for “life” include nice, guys, live, five, right, like, time, night. They share the vowel sound or the ending, so they sound natural in lyrics.

How many syllables are in life?

“life” has 1 syllable, according to the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

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