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Words that rhyme withal

masculine
Masculine this word

Ends on a stressed syllable — a one-syllable rhyme, or a multisyllable word whose primary stress lands last. The rhyme hits the final beat, the way most rhymes in songs do.

Examples

love · dove · today · believe · forgot

Feminine

Ends with an unstressed syllable trailing the stressed one — always at least two syllables. The rhyme lands a beat earlier and trails off softly.

Examples

river · mother · follow · breaking · mountain

Masculine and feminine endings rarely sing together (the rhyme lands on a different beat), so they're kept apart here.

 vowel AE coda L
17
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are identical.
  2. The sounds after the vowels (if any) are identical.
  3. The syllables begin differently.
How it feels
  1. Perfect
  2. Family
  3. Additive / Subtractive
  4. Assonance
  5. Consonance
resolvedunresolved
Example

cat / hat — same AE vowel, same T ending

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
1 syllable
shall1pal2gal4valcalhalsal1Halle1mal1dal
2 syllables
canal1LaSallelocalepascalVidal
3 syllables
rationale
4 syllables
Guadalcanal
30
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are identical.
  2. The sounds after the vowels are identical, with one extra consonant on one side.
  3. The syllables begin differently.
How it feels
  1. Perfect
  2. Family
  3. Additive / Subtractive
  4. Assonance
  5. Consonance
resolvedunresolved
Example

love / loved — extra D on one side

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
1 syllable
ralph1Alps1alf1scalps1ALSdalsgals4pals5ralphs1scalp
2 syllables
bivalvebivalvedbivalvescanalledcanals1choralescorralledcorrals1
3 syllables
chaparrals1rationales
1
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are identical.
  2. The sounds after the vowels are identical, but one side stops one consonant earlier.
  3. The syllables begin differently.
How it feels
  1. Perfect
  2. Family
  3. Additive / Subtractive
  4. Assonance
  5. Consonance
resolvedunresolved
Example

cried / cry — one side missing the final D

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
1 syllable
yeah124
2020
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are the same.
  2. The consonants after the vowel are not phonetically related.
  3. The syllables begin differently.
How it feels
  1. Perfect
  2. Family
  3. Additive / Subtractive
  4. Assonance
  5. Consonance
resolvedunresolved
Example

love / dot — both AH, but V and T have nothing in common

Assonance rhymes always have consonants after the vowels, but the consonants cannot be phonetically related.

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
1 syllable
man307back310that208hand239hands113can87land115bad76am56last88fast81past79had62black75stand74dance37at46band59glass50plan59chance42have27sand47laugh39sad40mad39ass38track35plans29pass33hat27bag20grass26damn13dad17ask17cash26fact24path18half13passed17tracks19bank14class12than7glad15cat14grand17jack14van15fan16crack17bags10flat15gas14gang9act11pants10drag19fat9planned15thanks6asked5map9has3as1ran7trap13pack11match6laughs6Sam6hang3an3rat10thank3France8bang9camp5facts10
2 syllables
attack20began6command11goddamn5romance14relax6perhaps1contact5japan6advance5program1attacked1contract1demand4exact1kidnapped2comrade1demands4attached3batman2behalf1examattacks1impactreact4dianecollapse3advancedcomrades1aircraft1contacts1broadcastrelaxed2intact5programme1homeland1kidnapexams2collapsedmustang2attract2rehab1quicksand4finance2distract1backpack3moustache3mustache3commands3expanse2Lowlands1madman3Thailand2wasteland3alas1bloodbath2Cognac2comeback2entranced2expand1
3 syllables
understand125photograph7understands10photographs1cadillac10circumstance8maniac3telegram1businessmanautograph2aftermath3fisherman4habitat3Amsterdam3Birmingham1hourglass2overpass2Abraham1alcatraz2caravan1diplomats2hologram2Laundromat2motherland2pussycat2underpass2wonderland1acrobat1ampersand1avalanche1boomerang1bureaucrat1caravans1cataracts1contraband1diaphragm1diplomat1Disneyland1Dixieland1Ferdinand1
4 syllables
Afghanistan1sociopaths1amnesiac1aristocrat1insomniac1misunderstand1overreact1sociopath1afghanistans1amnesiacs1analysandanalysandsangiogramangiogramsantiaircraftaristocrats1assemblymanbiofeedbackbiofeedbackscatamaran
5 syllables
6 syllables
7 syllables
721
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are different.
  2. The sounds after the vowels are identical.
  3. The syllables begin differently.
How it feels
  1. Perfect
  2. Family
  3. Additive / Subtractive
  4. Assonance
  5. Consonance
resolvedunresolved
Example

love / live — both end in V; AH versus IH

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
1 syllable
all315girl90well142fall155soul126wall128feel91will65smile100real69hell87still64call83while80tell75hill59school49fool53roll42cool36small43hall36style36hole29deal27ball32jail25wheel26kill20fell28bell24tall31whole15full1fill20steel24pool20cell12bill14fail18spell18steal11Paul7sell8mail12smell6sale13rule9trail11pull4stole7doll12oil5chill11mall16till2tail8nail10meal6heal11file2sail10male3goal5skull3shell10role4mile8crawl18bull5bail5pill8bowl4soil5tale4phil1coal12yell5hail5pole4carlkylefoul5scale4
2 syllables
control47hotel31until7recall16football2female1motel8appeal9detail1farewell5patrol5reveal2baseball1doorbell2awhile12profile2michellemeanwhile1nicole1e-mailideal1parole1blackmailbrazilcocktailintelfulfill2emailmiguelconceal3payroll1pothole3unfurl3lifestyle1chanel2downfall2exhale2inhale3lapel2rainfall3recoil1seagull3surreal2unreal1uphill1handfulatoll1excel2exile1footfall2gazelle2goodwill2landfill1nightfall2Rockwell1seagal2seashell1unwell1worthwhile1michelmarceladele1Advil1Asheville1
3 syllables
alcohol5basketball1personnel1protocolcarousel4cannonball4waterfall4isabelMontreal4clientele2jezebel1buttonhole2citadel2oldsmobile2ridicule2amphibole1caravel1chippendales1fairytale1fingernail1fireball1Jacksonville1lauderdale1Liverpool1mandeville1molecule1parallel1pocketful1powerball1reconcile1robitaille1abigailaerosolanglophileBartlesvillebookmobileBougainvillebutterballcamomileCarbondalecarrouselcasserolechamomilechippendale
4 syllables
mademoiselleautomobile2neanderthal1Aix-la-ChapellecholesterolmaterielSebastopol
5 syllables
antipersonnel
88
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are identical.
  2. The sounds after the vowels (if any) are identical.
  3. The syllables begin the same — repetition, not a rhyme.
How it feels

Off the rhyme scale — identity is repetition, not resolution. Shown so you can spot it, not reach for it.

Example

fuse / confuse — both stressed syllables are 'fuse'

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
2 syllables
corral1morale1royale1choralealley7alexalice1alanAllenallies1alec1alleys1alaalexsallanallensallisallys
3 syllables
chaparral1allisonalisonAlamo2alamos2Alaricalices1allergenallergensallergiesallergistallergistsallergy
4 syllables
reality3paralysis2borealis1morality1allergenic
5 syllables
actuality1
6 syllables
bisexualitiesbisexuality
7 syllables
confidentialities

“al” at line end — from real songs

Uh, if you would be my bodyguard, I can be your long-lost palAnd Betty, when you call me, you can call me Al
— Paul Simon, “You Can Call Me Al” · rhymes al / pal

How to read the 2788 results

Tiers follow Pat Pattison's stability scale — pick the resolution your line needs, not just the closest sound. Bold words are common in lyrics; a struck-through word with a cliché flag is an overworked pair; a vermilion dot counts how often the pair appears at line end in our corpus of real songs.

Perfect rhyme 17
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 30
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 1
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 2019
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 721
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 88
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.