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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 AE coda K
119
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
back10black1track1jack1crack17pack11lack6mac5sack7snack1hack1stack7zachzacksmack2wack1mack2slack4rack2clack3knack4shack2PAC2sac1whack1ack1flack1lac1quack1yack1BraquedakflakMAKplaquewrackyak
2 syllables
backpack3Cognac2comeback2knapsack2racetrack1backtrack1feedback1hatchback1haystack1lilac1setback1tarmac1abackBalzacblackjackbushwhackbuybackcallbackcarjackcutbackdrawbackfallbackflapjackflashbackfullbackgreenbackhalfbackhardbackhijackhorseback
3 syllables
cadillac10maniac3nordictrack1Pontiac1almanacanorakcardiaccornerbackcrackerjackgunnysackKodiakleatherbacklumberjackmedivacMerrimackpaperbackpiggybackpricklebackquarterbackrazorbackzodiac
4 syllables
amnesiac1insomniac1biofeedbackparanoiac
5 syllables
egomaniackleptomaniacnymphomaniac
6 syllables
megalomaniac
203
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are identical.
  2. The sounds after the vowels come from the same phonetic family (e.g. T↔D, P↔B, M↔N).
  3. The syllables begin differently.
How it feels
  1. Perfect
  2. Family
  3. Additive / Subtractive
  4. Assonance
  5. Consonance
resolvedunresolved
Example

cat / pad — AE vowel; T and D are both stops

Family chart
PlosivesFricativesNasals
VoicedbdgvTHzzhjmnng
Unvoicedptkfthsshch

Each column is a family pair — same place + manner, only the voicing differs.

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
1 syllable
bag20drag19flag7tag4rag6fag3gag4wag4brag2nag1mag1shag1snag1stag1Braggcragdaghaglagsagslagzagthat1at46hat27cat14flat15fat9map9trap13rat10rap18crap2lap10bat8cap8sat5chat4mattsnap5pat4tap5wrap1slapnap1chapgap3bratmat6clap4flap3DAT3tat2gat2Platte2sap2strap2app1pap1scat1scrap1splat1yap1frapGATTgnathapJapkatLappmattenatslatspatvatzapbad76had62sad40mad39dad17glad15cab4grab2add3lablad1bradstabpad6chadcrabtab2dab1drab1fab1fad1slab1blabcadcladflabgabgadgradjab
2 syllables
hashtag1greylaghandbagmailbagragtagsandbagscumbagSontagzig-zagkidnapbegat1format1at-batbackslapbobcatbootstrapbrickbatburlapcatnapchitchatdoormatentrapflytraphubcapkneecapmadcapmishapmousetrapmuskratnonfatpolecatrecapskullcapskycapstopgaptomcatunwrapwildcatwombatcomrade1rehab1ipad2notepad1Ahab1triad1doodaddyadgrandadgranddadkeypadMossadnomadprefabRiyadhSinbadSoledad
3 syllables
saddlebaghabitat3Laundromat2pussycat2acrobat1bureaucrat1diplomat1handicap1overlap1plutocrat1thermostat1autocratbutterfatcaveatcopycatdemocratDimetappGujaratrat-a-tattechnocratwiretapzigguratGalahadironcladLeningradStalingradtaxicabTrinidadundergradVolgograd
4 syllables
aristocrat1HyderabadOlympiadolympiads
1132
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
hand239hands113land115last88fast81past79stand74band59sand47ask17fact24passed17tracks19bank14grand17bags10act11pants10planned15thanks6asked5thank3camp5facts10stands11max3cast9frank1tank7aunt1plant5gaspsmask6grant2task4lands11banks5packed7cats4blast4trapped1rats5hankasks1tax2damned1brand1drank2plants1grabbed3laughed4acts1bands8lads1stabbed1lamp4draggedwrapped2vast1backs6blank2rank2crashed2tanks2cracked2cracks7champ2francssmashed1wax3hats1rags7ants5draft1grasp6stacks6danced1gasplasts4sands4
2 syllables
command11relax6perhaps1contact5attacked1contract1demand4exact1kidnapped2demands4attached3attacks1impactreact4collapse3advancedcomrades1aircraft1contacts1broadcastrelaxed2intact5homeland1collapsedattract2quicksand4distract1commands3Lowlands1Thailand2wasteland3entranced2expand1mismatched1unmatched1contracts1transplantabstract1Ajax1amassed1backhands1bandstand1Belfast1disband1dreamland1elapse1firsthand1forecast1goddamned1handstands1headband1homelands1hubcaps1lilacs1nightstand1programmed1relapsed1rembrandts1sandbags1setbacks1
3 syllables
understand125understands10diplomats2motherland2wonderland1ampersand1cataracts1contraband1Disneyland1Dixieland1Ferdinand1habitats1lumberjacks1overcast1paperbacks1parallax1riverbank1secondhand1timberlands1unattached1underpants1acrobats1almanacsampersands1anagrammedanoraksantitankartifactartifactsautocratsautographed2avalanchedbeforehandboomeranged1Bundesbankbureaucrats1butterfatscadillacs10caravannedcaveats
4 syllables
misunderstand1overreact1amnesiacs1analysandanalysandsantiaircraftaristocrats1biofeedbackschoreographedcounterattackedcounterattacksenthusiastenthusiastsGondwanalandiconoclasticonoclastsinsomniacs1
5 syllables
egomaniacshemophiliacskleptomaniacs
6 syllables
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
614
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
man307can87am56dance37glass50plan59chance42have27laugh39ass38plans29pass33grass26damn13cash26path18half13class12than7van15fan16gas14gang9has3as1ran7match6laughs6Sam6hang3an3France8bang9catch1trash9bath8flash12shall1crash7pal5dan2fans7lamb7staff1san1sang5scratch6stan4mass2pan7math6Anne1jam5jazz3branch2ann1ash4bass4tan8ralph1badge1patch2ranch3smash2clan1rang4yang2ham2lance1gal4scan1ramkangchancam1wang1brass3pamdam6bam1
2 syllables
began6goddamn5romance14japan6advance5program1batman2behalf1examdianeprogramme1exams2mustang2finance2moustache3mustache3canal1expanse2madman3alas1bloodbath2sedan2snowman1Spokane1wingspan2whereasdispatchafghan1attach1badass1corral1Diaz1divan1eyelash1frogman1goddam1landmass1morale1moulin1royale1sandman1sundance1suzanne1trespass1Walkman1whiplash1abashafghans1amassaskancebacklashbedpanbedpansBhutanbivalvebivalvesbloodbaths2bluegrassbypasscaftan
3 syllables
photograph7photographs1circumstance8telegram1businessmanautograph2aftermath3fisherman4Amsterdam3Birmingham1hourglass2overpass2Abraham1alcatraz2caravan1hologram2underpass2avalanche1boomerang1caravans1chaparral1diaphragm1instagram1journeyman1marianne1milligram1minivans1overhangs1phonograph1plexiglass1psychopath1weatherman1abrahams1aftermaths3allographallographsamaranthamaranthsanagramanagrams
4 syllables
Afghanistan1sociopaths1sociopath1afghanistans1angiogramangiogramsassemblymancatamaranchoreographchoreographsGuadalcanalmimeographmimeographsnewspapermannurserymanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistan
7 syllables
electrocardiogramelectrocardiograms
632
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
dark107like73work44talk49take47break45smoke37speak46luck37look23park41week33make32rock30sick32neck28book21broke25quick27lake26walk24joke26block28clock22York5cake19shake20weak22check14sake14mark13truck12stick10pick8spoke10milk10wake5stuck9shock11took3trick11fake9kick5lock5mike3nick4strike6snake9hook5knock2cook3buck11jerk6seek6suck4duck5deck8wreck11doc1freak3stake6cheek17jakebike2Blake2thick7chick3Clark2woke1stock2heck4coke7rickduke1Lukechucksec1struck2prick4shark1brick2greek1
2 syllables
awake31mistake27unique1homework2network1headache3unlikealike1technique1sidewalk3Iraq2picnic1lipstick1heartbreak2facebookheartache2earthquakenotebook4sidekick5awoke4handshake1bedrock1berserk2intake2remark3clockwork2Hitchcock1homesick1newsweek2physique2skylark2toothpick2turnpike2woodstock2aardvark1amok1amuck1artwork1backstroke1ballpark1brubeck1checkbook1cheesecake1childlike1Denmark1dreamlike1footwork1forsake1hallmark1klondike1Kubrick1monarch1mystique1opaque1outbreak1paycheck1recheck1roadblock1roebuck1schoolbook1scrapbook1shamrock1sketchbook1snowflake1trademark1
3 syllables
paperwork1lunatic1candlestick3meadowlark3motorbike3Roanoke2disembark2rattlesnake2bellyache1doublespeak1hollyhock1ladylike1needlework1quarterdeck1storybook1thunderstruck1tomahawk1watermark1aftershockangeliqueantiknockAntiochArawakartichokeAtaturkbailiwickberrylikebiotechbolshevikbottleneckbusinesslikebuttermilkcounterstrikecountryfolkdiscothequedouble-checkfenugreekfirebrickfireworkhammerlockhandiworkinglenookinterlockkittiwake
4 syllables
electroshockgobbledygookimpoliticrealpolitikstatesmanlikeunsportsmanlike
14
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)
1 syllable
tack1
2 syllables
tackled1tacky1tackertackerstacking1tackletackles
3 syllables
hackmatackattacking1attackerattackers
4 syllables
counterattack
5 syllables
counterattacking

“attack” at line end — from real songs

You nearly gave me a heart attack"She's singing, "Hey la, my boyfriend's back
— Dire Straits, “Romeo and Juliet” · rhymes attack / back
There's a madman known as MackWho is planning to attack
— Cole Porter, “Always True to You in My Fashion” · rhymes attack / mack
Real love makes your lungs blackReal love is a heart attack
— Adrianne Lenker, “Real Love” · rhymes attack / black

How to read the 2697 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 119
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 202
The consonants after the vowel are swapped for phonetic siblings — T↔D, M↔N, S↔Z. Nearly as stable as perfect rhyme, with far more word choices.
Additive 1132
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 614
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 629
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 14
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.