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Words that rhyme withaway

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 —
224
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
daycliché122saycliché78staycliché45play23hey7pay8pray5may3bay5lay6they6gray20gay2ray1grey3clay13jay2yay1prey4spray5sway1tae1tray2kay1hay6stray1yea1fray1jaefey2slay2sleigh1bey1cray1faye1flay1Frey1gaye1nay1Tay1vey1braebraycaydraydreyfayleileymaemeineighNeyPAYEPeishayspaytrey
2 syllables
today30okay4sunday1someday8birthday1friday6monday1tuesday2thursday3wednesday2delay1obey2display1betray2cafe3astray11ballet4decay2repay1andreBroadway3ashtray5hooray1jose2doomsday4bouquet1convey1dismay3parfait1x-rayave2foreplay2hearsay2midway1relay1survey1array1Cathay1chalet1ebay1horseplay1madre1mcrae1niday1olay1passe1replay1risque1souffle1Taipei1weekday1allaybeltwayBombayCalaisclicheCordaycrochetcroquetdefraydolcedossierdownplayentreeessayfiletfilletgainsaygatewaygourmetheadwayheydayinlaylattemainstayManetMaydaymeleemiddayMillayMonetmorayNiseioff-dayoutlayoutweighpadreparkwayparquetpathwaypaydayportray
3 syllables
yesterday9everyday5holiday2saturday2cabaret1chevrolet2ricochet2Beaujolais1disobey1expressway1matinee1Monterey1pinochet1tanqueray1vertebrae1animeattacheCabernetcanapecurareday-by-dayday-to-daydisarraydomineeemigreFaradayfianceinterplaylingerieLyonnaismacrameMandalayMonterreyoverlayoverpayoverplayoverstayParaguayPiagetprotegesobriquetunderpayunderplayUruguayworkaday
4 syllables
communique1cabrioletnaiveteOlivierpapier-mache
2576
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
face10name1rain3place5pain6same3days11change2game106made5train2late1babe2wait1shame2blame2brain1take2ways2space1break1came2grave1case35make1strange1fate2age1great2state1flame2hate1straight1jail1lake26grace26safe4race29stage1page25chain25faith21names24paid1wave2waste26taste23plane22gate22cake19brave24waves22takes1shake2weight1fame31save13lane21sake14trade20chase18played15fail18saved1vain26games11blade1gave1cage1flames24plain1tape9plays12stayed1plate14wake5mail12makes4shade2claim15
2 syllables
insane1afraid4escape1awake2mistake27explain27mistakes27always8remain2remains11ashamed13parade19became3create5complain14champagne6embrace1cocaine14exchange5female1details2behave5estate3campaign2engaged2detail1escapedbetrayed1suitcase5exhales2replace2arrange1someplace1refrain13headache3maintain3explained2complaint1debate3e-mailairplane3disgrace4replaced2roommate1explains27erase6teenagelocate1contain3remained2blackmailcocktailhighways1relate7sideways4decades1emailcontains3inhales3engage1
3 syllables
celebrate6separate2concentrate6holidays4anyways1nowadays2operate1hesitate6hurricane10lemonade5marketplace4indicatetoleratecellophane3interstate4palisades3databasedissipate1paperweight2promenade2windowpane1entertain1alleyways1anyplace1calculate1chevrolets1contemplate2demonstrate2elevate2entertained2escalate1featherweight2hurricanes1illustrate1masturbate1penetrate2rattlesnake2renegade1sugarcane1unexplained2
4 syllables
appreciate1investigate1communicate1cooperatenegotiateeliminatecongratulateparticipate1evaporate1intimidate2videotape1annihilate1appreciates1commiserate1redecorate1reincarnate1retaliate1sophisticate1abbreviate
5 syllables
deteriorate1
36
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
changed31tastes2saints1paints1agedsbastes1chasedseighthsfaints3
2 syllables
arrangedcomplaints2deranged2estranged2unchanged1acquaintsconstraints
3 syllables
rearranged2aftertastesfingerpaintsinterchanged
59
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
way34weigh1Weiwhey
2 syllables
highway4halfway1hallway5doorway2freeway4subway1runway1driveway4stairway1railwaybreezeway1byway1causeway1Norway1skyway1airwayarchwayfairwayflywaygreenwayleewayone-wayseawayspillwaySteinwaythree-waythroughway
3 syllables
anyway4alleyway2runaway1straightaway2getaway2Hemingway2rockaway1stowaway1takeaway1underway1breakawaycarawaycastawayentrywayfarawayGallowaygiveawayHathawayhideawaypassagewaythrowaway
4 syllables
companionwaysuperhighway

“away” at line end — from real songs

I thought about you all dayHow could I ever wish away?
— Cass McCombs, “Sad Dream” · rhymes away / day
The pressure of days, do what I sayAnd I'll make you okay and drive them away
— Elliott Smith, “Between the Bars” · rhymes away / say
I would wonder what would make her stayAs if my drinking was the only thing that drove her away
— Bahamas, “Caught Me Thinkin” · rhymes away / stay

How to read the 2835 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 224
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 2575
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 36
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 59
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.