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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 AA coda R
76
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
car8far22star21bar6jar3scar2mar1czar2par1tar2gar1har1spar1Starr1charparrtsar
2 syllables
guitar3radarcigar4afar1bizarre2lamar3amar2jaguar2rockstar1ajar1Babar1crowbar1lumbar1nascar1revoir1victoire1AdaralarbazaarbazarboxcarDakardinardisbarearthstarfeldsparfluorsparhectareJaffarlodestarmagyarmemoirMyanmarQatarrailcarRenoirsandbar
3 syllables
reservoir2superstar1morningstar3escobar2motorcar1abattoir1alcazaravatarcinnabarcommissarhandlebarmillibarminicarregistrarrepertoireseminarZanzibar
4 syllables
Ulaanbaatar
472
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
heart6dark107hard1arms2stars11start1part1park41hearts1cars2arm31art26yard23harm24bars1cards15mark13smart14starts13farm16guard10charge9card8parts1charm1march7Charles2large1sharp5guards3marks4Clark2mars6armed2carlbarn4charged1arts4shark1yards3cart4spark13karlargh2scars10parked1arse2marked1sargeharsh1darnBart1charms9sharks1bark6stark1starve2sparks5fart1chart3marcarch5harp3barks2arc4charts5barneslark2scarred4scarfmarshark2farce3jars3margebards1farms1farts2garde2hearth1Marx2tarp2tarts2ares1barf1barns1barred1
2 syllables
apart95alarm8sweetheart3backyard2Bernardregards2graveyard4regard1depart6guitars3cigars5postcard4alarms2courtyard3remark3remarks2alarmed2impart2junkyards2postcards1skylark2sweethearts2unarmed2aardvark1Asgard1ballpark1boxcars1churchyard1Denmark1discard1Eckhart1embarks1flockhart1forearm1forearms1hallmark1monarch1newhart1restart1schoolyard1shipyard1trademark1unharmed1aardvarks1backyards2ballparks1barnyardbarnyardsbazaarsbazarsbenchmarkbenchmarksbernardsbirthmarkbirthmarksBismarckbismarkbismarksblowhardblowhardsboatyardboatyardsBogartbombardbombardsbrickyard
3 syllables
boulevard1bodyguard2meadowlark3disembark2disregard2Bonaparte1firearms1hildegard1mastercards1overcharged1watermark1abattoirs1alcazarsavant-gardeavatarsbodyguards2boulevards9caviars1cinnabarscounterchargecounterpartcounterpartsdisembarked2disembarks2disregards2firearmhandlebarshildegardesleotardleotardslumberyardlumberyardsmatriarchmatriarchesmeadowlarks3millibarsminicarsmotorcars1oligarcholigarchesoligarchsoverchargepatriarchpatriarchespatriarchsregistrars
4 syllables
state-of-the-art
112
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
ah46ya34law24saw15nah11ahh10draw6raw10blah1moi6bra1straw1hah2jaw3paw3wah2Shawbah2thaw2yah1claw3awe2cha1bois1flaw2haw1trois2chaw1maw1naw1rah1cawcrawdawgnawschwaShahslawspaWaughyaw
2 syllables
grandma1grandpaaha5withdraw1soniaha-hahurrah3outlaw2dada1chainsaw1foresaw1guffaw1AccraArtoisbacksawBanglabedstrawbourgeoisbylawchutzpahcoleslawDohaEsauhacksawhandsawhooplain-lawjigsawmacawMcGrawpashapatoisRorschach
3 syllables
son-in-lawArkansas4Omaha1carrera1Panama1Saginaw1ApiabaccaratBogotabrouhahaChickasawChihuahuaChippewaDerridafermataha-ha-hakorunamackinawOttawaoverdrawquebecoisWarszawaWichita
4 syllables
brother-in-lawsister-in-lawdaughter-in-lawfather-in-lawmother-in-law
2095
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
on293all1gone1long170wrong2song1off1fall1wall128god2was43want3call1lost74not69strong1stop2got1dawn61talk49lot57songs1thought25small43dog2hall36top28rock30cause23walls36job1ball32shot1hot23cross20walk24block28spot27drop22tall31cost24box18clock22calls21mom12caught18watch15cops15thoughts14fault11falls20pop15shop10called10dogs9wants1boss9bought10bomb9Paul7soft15gods13rocks15stopped7lawn24john4shock11tom5don2taught10loss12balls8cop7calm3shots9stops8dropped9lock5doll12mall16
2 syllables
along74because21belong1upon8forgot14involved10recall16across4applause6beyond5football2belongs2garage4gunshot1response3baseball1respond3assaultrobotbelonged2gunshots3moronabroad2massage1sidewalk3Iraq2so-calledlaptop1mirage5involveresolve3dissolve3robots1Milananton1anon2bedrock1birdsong3downfall2exhaust3rainfall3rooftops1sidewalks1unlocked1hogan1aloft2applaud1atoll1avant2barrage1blacktop2bygones1cyclops1dissolved2footfall2Hitchcock1Iran1jukebox1mailbox2matchbox2
3 syllables
restaurant5alcohol5Vietnam3basketball1protocolBabylon6dialogue1cannonball4waterfall4waterfalls4restaurants2astronaut3Montreal4overalls2Pentecost2afterthought1analog2apricot2astronauts2avalon1barbershop1catalogue1confidant1debutante2debutantes2echelon1holocaust1juggernaut1Molotov2mountaintop2nonchalant2afterthoughts1albatross1amazon1applesauce1autobahn1butterscotch1Camelot1camouflage1cosmonaut1
4 syllables
Agamemnon1neanderthal1automatonautomatonsAzerbaijanBaryshnikovbrachiopodbrachiopodscephalopodcephalopodscholesterolcholesterolselectroshockelectroshocksemoticonemoticonsheterodoxIditarodKalashnikov
5 syllables
middle-of-the-road
408
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
here270there278more207door204for117floor145hair131air127care113war77fear71year60clear67dear41hear50sure10fair45shore49store33where26near40four18ear42chair38beer29share27bear24poor1wear15prayer21your2score23or5square15stare24tear3their2pure8dare4spare11swear3rare9tour3cure5pair6gear8norcore8scare2cheer4pour5claire2sore9bare12wore2drawer5bore11roar16Herrdeer5rear1mereswore1corps1heir1tore1pier6sphere5Blairjour1glare4ore5stair5faire2flare4mer3snare3fare1chore3flair3gore2lair3Lear2moor3
2 syllables
before155nowhere18somewhere14appear13career9affair9aware5ignore6nightmare5preparethereforesecure1assure1despair14repair6compare8unfair4Pierre1beware6elsewhere1severe1mature3sincere8explore2declare3Shakespeare2ensureashore6welfare1endure1adore3frontier6encore1softwarewheelchair1restoreamour1drugstore1premiere2reindeer3seashore2unclear3veneer3warfare2allure1Astaire1centaur2couture2Dior1fanfare1backdoor1brochure1cashier1contour1decor1detour1folklore1galore1grandeur1hardcore1igor1implore1impure1lumpur1mayfair1
3 syllables
anymore105everywhere35disappear36anywhere22atmosphere5underwear3engineer3interfere1volunteer1millionaire7billionaire4Baltimore1evermore2reappear4souvenir2stratosphere2chandelier1debonair1Delaware2disrepair2insincere1mutineer2sycamore1troubadour2auctioneer1commodore1conjurer1financier1immature1Labrador1legionnaire1overhear1persevere1pioneer1silverware1Singapore1solitaire1thoroughfare1unaware1AdenaueralbacorebandolierBangaloreBarrymore
4 syllables
miniature1acyclovirconcessionaireconventioneerelectioneerionosphere
16
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
arenaro1ariaros1
3 syllables
caviar1aryan1tiaras1ariaariasaureoleaureolesFerraraferrariferrarisHararetiara

“are” at line end — from real songs

Nobody knows where you areHow near or how far
— Pink Floyd, “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” · rhymes are / far
Dancing on the light from star to starFar across the moonbeam, I know that's who you are
— Neil Young, “Like a Hurricane” · rhymes are / star
Daydreaming about the way things sometimes areShoot through my head and are making me see stars
— Bob Dylan, “Idiot Wind” · rhymes are / stars

How to read the 3161 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 76
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 472
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 112
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 2094
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 407
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 16
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.