Words that rhyme with delay
Top rhymes for delay
a, they, way and may
230 common words rhyme with delay. The most common are a, they, way and may.
Perfect rhymes for delay
1 syllable
2 syllables
- away
- today
- okay
- birthday
- survey
- display
- highway
- railway
- essay
- array
- cafe
- halfway
- someday
- subway
- ave
- ebay
- gameplay
- ballet
- runway
- relay
- convey
- decay
- gateway
- obey
- replay
- pathway
- ole
- hallway
- midway
- repay
- driveway
- cache
- portray
- freeway
- payday
- buffet
- screenplay
- doorway
- reggae
- betray
- bouquet
- midday
- roadway
- gourmet
- parkway
- weekday
- latte
- dossier
- outweigh
- dismay
- crochet
- speedway
- melee
- hooray
- airway
- doomsday
- valet
- cliche
- walkway
- stairway
- astray
- padre
- heyday
- dolce
- chalet
- mainstay
- causeway
- headway
- hearsay
- moray
- foreplay
- leeway
- fillet
- workday
- fairway
- downplay
- palais
- beltway
- hurray
- madre
- puree
- outlay
- raceway
- filet
- greenway
- hairspray
- entree
- ashtray
- spillway
- croquet
- allay
- inlay
- archway
- sorbet
- passe
- seaway
- parfait
- skyway
- parquet
- saute
- soiree
- abbe
- risque
- defray
- thruway
- souffle
- satay
- byway
- prepay
- toupee
- sachet
- swordplay
- nisei
- horseplay
- flyway
3 syllables
- anyway
- yesterday
- holiday
- everyday
- anime
- aka
- resume
- underway
- pga
- giveaway
- runaway
- lingerie
- getaway
- fiance
- takeaway
- cabaret
- overlay
- vertebrae
- breakaway
- waterway
- interplay
- dak
- expressway
- faraway
- disarray
- baa
- passageway
- disobey
- matinee
- formulae
- throwaway
- alleyway
- hideaway
- ricochet
- protege
- straightaway
- rockaway
- castaway
- intraday
- attache
- stowaway
- alumnae
- divorcee
- caraway
- bouvier
- overpay
- infante
- layaway
- overstay
- sobriquet
- overplay
- workaday
- emigre
- macrame
4 syllables
- communique
- cabriolet
- naivete
- superhighway
- asea
Show 16 rare words
- curare
- breezeway
- bluejay
- antigay
- underplay
- underpay
- canape
- companionway
- purvey
- waylay
- gainsay
- gaudier
- throughway
- redisplay
- curari
- folkway
Near rhymes for delay
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- make
- made
- take
- great
- same
- state
- always
- game
- place
- again
- days
- name
- case
- came
- face
- wait
- late
- age
- gave
- main
- played
- space
- date
- break
- became
- rate
- save
- page
- paid
- trade
- hate
- stage
- race
- safe
- ways
- base
- straight
- pain
- create
- eight
How delay sounds
| Pronunciation | /dɪˈleɪ/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (de-LAY) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM |
| Rhyme sound | -eɪ |
Delay has two syllables, with the stress on the second. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with delay?
- The most common rhymes for delay are a, they, way, may, day and say.
- How many words rhyme with delay?
- We found 230 common perfect rhymes and 16 rarer words for delay, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in delay?
- Delay has two syllables, with the stress on the second.