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Words that rhyme withawake

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 EY coda K
57
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
take3break2make1lake26cake1shake2sake1fake9snake9stake6jakeBlake2steak1drake2ache5brake2bake1quake1rake1flakehaikhake
2 syllables
mistake2headache3heartbreak2heartache2earthquakehandshake1intake2cheesecake1forsake1opaque1outbreak1snowflake1backachebeefsteakcupcakedaybreakfruitcakehotcakejailbreakkeepsakemandrakemilkshakemuckrakenamesakeouttakepancakepartakeremakeretakeshortcakeuptake
3 syllables
rattlesnake1bellyache1overtakeundertake
652
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
craigplague1vague3late65wait54fate37great29state28hate27straight1gate22weight16tape9plate14date8eight6shape7mate5ate2katerate2rape2natebait1cape1skate2slate2grape1Tate2crate1gait1haight1scrape1vape1apebateChaitcrepedrapefetefreightgapegratepateplaitsatescapespatestraittraitWaitemade86babe44paid26trade20played15blade22stayed13shade35grade8fade27laid9maid8aid2wade4raid4prayed6strayed5jade1spade2glade3sprayed2aide1frayed1preyed1rayed1swayed1weighed1abeade
2 syllables
escape27create5estate3debate3roommate1locate1relate7landscape2updaterotate2upstate3checkmate1clickbait1dilate1hydrate1mandate1primate1translate1abateablateagapeairfreightawaitbackdateberatebirthratebreastplatecastratecheapskateclassmatecollateconflatedeflatedictatedonateelateequatefirst-ratefixatefloodgatefrustrategestategyrateinflateinmateinnateirateKuwaitlightweightmigratemisstatemutatenameplatenarratenegateNetscapenitrateoblateornateplaymate
3 syllables
celebrate6separate2concentrate6operate1hesitate6indicatetolerateinterstate4dissipate1paperweight2calculate1contemplate2demonstrate2elevate2escalate1featherweight2illustrate1masturbate1penetrate2allocate1bishopsgate1confiscate1congregate1consecrate1decorate1dominate1heavyweight1irritate1medicate1meditate1overate1procreate1regulate1speculate1suffocate1terminate1abdicateabrogateacclimateacetate
4 syllables
appreciate1investigate1communicate1cooperatenegotiateeliminatecongratulateparticipate1evaporate1intimidate2videotape2annihilate1commiserate1redecorate1reincarnate1retaliate1sophisticate1abbreviateaccelerate
5 syllables
deteriorate1
935
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
changed31waste26taste23takes13saved12makes4paint13breaks1states6gates12raised9saint11failed5named1basedplates8trained2placed4hates27raped1brakes9tastes2dates1snakes6faint3tapes3claimed1mates2facedwaits6chasedgained4cakes2blades7aids1waist3fades6sakes2blamed1wakes5lakes5saints2shades5aches3caged4fates2paved4shapes4stained4nailed10grades8framed3fakes2grapes3rained3spades2stakes3tamed3ached2aimed2bailed2braids1caved1craved1drapes2glades2laced1quaint1raved2scraped1shakes1shaved2skates1traced2baked1apes1babes1baste1bates1chained1
2 syllables
mistakes2ashamed13engaged2escapedarrangedexplained2complaint1replaced2remained2complaints2decades1amazed3erased2parades4pancakescreates1awaits2behaved2complained2deranged2earthquakes1enslaved2estranged2grenades1roommates1snowflakes1unnamed1arcades1bridesmaids1cheapskates1cupcakes1detailed1disgraced1distaste1enraged1exhaled1handshakes1landscapes1mermaids1obtained1retraced1toothpaste1unchanged1unscathed1contained3sustained2abatesablatesabradesabstainedacclaimedacquaintacquaintsagapesairfreightsairmailedappraisedarraignedassailedassuaged
3 syllables
palisades3entertained2rearranged2unexplained2accolades1devastates1interstates1lemonades1middleweights1paperweights1promenades1radiates1rattlesnakes1abdicatesabrogatesacclimatesacetatesactivatesactuatesadulatesaftertasteaftertastesaggravatesagitatesaguacatesallocates1alternatesambulatesamputatesangulatesannotatesantiquatesarbitratesarrogatesascertainedaspiratesautoclavedautomatesbarricades1bellyached
4 syllables
appreciates1abbreviatesacceleratesaccentuatesaccommodatesaccumulatesadjudicatesadministratesadulteratesagglomeratesagglutinatesalienatesamalgamatesamelioratesannihilates1anticipatesappropriatesasphyxiatesassassinatesassimilates
5 syllables
282
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
day1way399say370stay1play101hey1pay1pray43may30bay28lay22they6gray20gay12ray8grey14clay13jay2yay1prey7spray5sway12tae1tray9kay1hay6stray8weigh1yea1fray5jaefey3slay2sleigh2bey1cray1faye1flay1Frey1gaye1nay1Tay1vey1braebraycaydraydreyfayleileymaemeineighNeyPAYEPeishayspaytreyWeiwhey
2 syllables
away2today125okay46highway30sunday14someday26birthday12friday6monday7tuesday2thursday3wednesday2delay6obey4display5halfway2hallway5betray2doorway10cafe3astray11ballet4decay11freeway4subway1runway1repay1andreBroadway3driveway4ashtray5hooray5jose2stairway1doomsday4railwaybouquet3convey3dismay3parfait1x-rayave2foreplay2hearsay2midway1relay2survey1array1breezeway1byway1Cathay1causeway1chalet1ebay1horseplay1madre1mcrae1niday1Norway1olay1passe1replay1risque1skyway1souffle1Taipei1weekday1airwayallayarchwaybeltwayBombayCalaisclicheCordaycrochet
3 syllables
anyway60yesterday34everyday9holiday1saturday2alleyway2cabaret1chevrolet2runaway1straightaway2getaway2Hemingway2ricochet2rockaway1Beaujolais1disobey1expressway1matinee1Monterey1pinochet1stowaway1takeaway1tanqueray1underway1vertebrae1animeattachebreakawayCabernetcanapecarawaycastawaycurareday-by-dayday-to-daydisarraydomineeemigreentrywayFaradayfarawayfianceGallowaygiveawayHathawayhideawayinterplaylingerieLyonnaismacrameMandalayMonterreyoverlayoverpayoverplay
4 syllables
communique1cabrioletcompanionwaynaiveteOlivierpapier-machesuperhighway
965
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
face1name1rain170place169pain159same150days124change116game106train60shame76blame66brain52ways51space48came41grave52case35strange30age33flame42jail25grace26safe22race29stage25page25chain25faith21names24wave24plane22brave24waves22fame31save13lane21chase18fail18vain26games11gave10cage21flames1plain15plays12mail12claim15sale13frame18trail11jane5range10James5gain13brains1chains18main3tail8trace10rage13nail10base4raise1slave8dave3Spain9sail10male3lame13aim10pace17nails8cave5bail5tale4praise9stays4drain13hail5sales6phase8
2 syllables
insane50explain27always8remain17remains11became3complain14champagne6embrace15cocaine14exchange5female1details2behave5campaign2detail1suitcase5exhales2replace2arrange1someplace1refrain13maintain3e-mailairplane3disgrace4explains27erase6teenagecontain3blackmailcocktailhighways2sideways4emailcontains3inhales3engage1elaine1airwaves2nicknameablaze4hallways2briefcaseaways3backstage2displays3exhale2inhale3malaise3profane3rampage1sundays1disdain2domain2doorways1freeways1Scarface2staircase1sustain2terrain2weekdays2
3 syllables
holidays4anyways4nowadays2hurricane10marketplace4cellophane3databasewindowpane1entertain1alleyways1anyplace1chevrolets2hurricanes1sugarcane1yesterdays2aftershave1Aquitaine1autoclave1cabarets1chippendales1cyberspace1fairytale1fingernail1fingernails1fireplace1lauderdale1microwave1misbehave1paraphrase1rearrange1robitaille1windowpanes1abasabigailActivaseaerospaceaftershaves1animesarchitravearchitravesascertain
4 syllables
cabrioletscommuniques1companionwayslegerdemainlegerdemainsnaivetesplagioclasepolymerasereiteratesstreptokinasesuperhighwaystelomeraseurokinase
5 syllables
polyurethanepolyurethanes
696
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
back310dark107like73black75work44talk49smoke37speak46luck37look23park41week33rock30sick32neck28track35book21broke25quick27walk24joke26block28clock22York5weak22check14jack14mark13crack17truck12stick10pick8spoke10milk10stuck9shock11took3pack11trick11kick5lock5mike3nick4strike6hook5knock2cook3buck11jerk6seek6suck4duck5lack6deck8wreck11doc1freak3cheek17bike2thick7chick3mac5Clark2woke1stock2heck4coke7rickduke1Lukechucksack7sec1struck2prick4shark1brick2greek1leak4
2 syllables
attack20unique1homework2network1unlikealike1technique1sidewalk3Iraq2picnic1lipstick1facebooknotebook4sidekick5awoke4backpack3bedrock1berserk2remark3clockwork2Cognac2comeback2Hitchcock1homesick1knapsack2newsweek2physique2racetrack2skylark2toothpick2turnpike2woodstock2aardvark1amok1amuck1artwork1backstroke1backtrack1ballpark1brubeck1checkbook1childlike1Denmark1dreamlike1feedback1footwork1hallmark1hatchback1haystack1klondike1Kubrick1lilac1monarch1mystique1paycheck1recheck1roadblock1roebuck1schoolbook1scrapbook1setback1shamrock1
3 syllables
paperwork1cadillac10maniac3lunatic1candlestick3meadowlark3motorbike3Roanoke2disembark2doublespeak1hollyhock1ladylike1needlework1nordictrack1Pontiac1quarterdeck1storybook1thunderstruck1tomahawk1watermark1aftershockalmanacangeliqueanorakantiknockAntiochArawakartichokeAtaturkbailiwickberrylikebiotechbolshevikbottleneckbusinesslikebuttermilkcardiaccornerbackcounterstrikecountryfolkcrackerjack
4 syllables
amnesiac1insomniac1biofeedbackcounterattackelectroshockgobbledygookimpoliticparanoiacrealpolitikstatesmanlikeunsportsmanlike
5 syllables
egomaniackleptomaniacnymphomaniac
6 syllables
megalomaniac
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 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
wake5
2 syllables
waking4waken1Wacowakened1wakens1
3 syllables
kittiwakeawakened2awaking1awakenawakenswakening1
4 syllables
awakening1reawakenreawakenedreawakens
5 syllables
reawakening

“awake” at line end — from real songs

Poured myself a warm glass, and laid awakeI prayed the Lord my soul to take
— Cass McCombs, “Sad Dream” · rhymes awake / take
I am far away from where you lay awakeAn ocean and a rock away
— Joe Henry, “Ocean and a Rock” · rhymes awake / away
Is it a dream keeping you awake?Is it the stillness that makes you shake?
— Dr. Dog, “The Breeze” · rhymes awake / shake

How to read the 3583 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 57
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 651
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 935
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 282
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 965
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 693
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 17
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.