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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
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 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
blackcliché44track22jack3crack6pack7lack4mac2sack4snack1hack1stack5zachzacksmack1wack5mack1slack3rack2clack2knack1shack1PAC2sac1whack1ack1flack1lac1quack1tack1yack1BraquedakflakMAKplaquewrackyak
2 syllables
attack12backpack1Cognac2knapsack1racetrack2backtrack1haystack1lilac1tarmac1BalzacblackjackbushwhackcarjackflapjackhijackknickknackProzacransackrucksackshellacshellacksidetracksix-packskipjacksmokestacksoundtrackunpackwisecrack
3 syllables
cadillac5maniac2nordictrack1Pontiac1almanacanorakcardiaccrackerjackgunnysackhackmatackKodiaklumberjackmedivacMerrimackzodiac
4 syllables
amnesiac1insomniac1counterattackparanoiac
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
bag20drag19flag7tag4rag6fag3gag4wag4brag2nag1mag1shag1snag1stag1Braggcragdaghaglagsagslagzagthat32at4hat4cat14flat1fat9map2trap2rat1rap4crap1lap3bat1cap4sat5chat2mattsnap5pat4tap5wrap1slapnap1chapgap1bratmat6clap1flap3DAT3tat2gat1Platte2sap2strap1app1pap1scat1scrap1splat1yap1frapGATTgnathapJapkatLappmattenatslatspatvatzapbad3had3sad40mad39dad17glad15cab1grab2add3lablad1bradstabpad6chadcrabtab2dab1drab1fab1fad1slab1blabcadcladflabgabgadgradjab
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
hand4hands3land2last3fast81past4stand74band59sand47ask1fact6passed17tracks3bank14grand17bags10act1pants1planned15thanks6asked1thank3camp5facts10stands11max3cast1frank1tank7aunt1plant5gaspsmask6grant2task1lands11banks5packed1cats2blast4trapped1rats5hankasks1tax2damned1brand1drank2plants1grabbed3laughed4acts1bands8lads1stabbed1lamp4draggedwrapped2vast1backs1blank2rank2crashed1tanks2cracked2cracks7champ2francssmashed1wax1hats1rags7ants5draft1grasp6stacks3danced1gasplasts4sands4
2 syllables
command11relax1perhaps1contact1attacked1contract1demand4exact1kidnapped2demands4attached3attacks1impactreact4collapse3advancedcomrades1aircraft1contacts1broadcastrelaxed2intact2homeland1collapsedattract2quicksand4distract1commands3Lowlands1Thailand2wasteland3entranced2expand1mismatched1unmatched1contracts1transplantabstract1Ajax1amassed1backhands1bandstand1Belfast1disband1dreamland1elapse1firsthand1forecast1goddamned1handstands1headband1homelands1hubcaps1lilacs1nightstand1programmed1relapsed1rembrandts1sandbags1setbacks1
3 syllables
understand125understands10diplomats1motherland2wonderland1ampersand1cataracts1contraband1Disneyland1Dixieland1Ferdinand1habitats1lumberjacks1overcast1paperbacks1parallax1riverbank1secondhand1timberlands1unattached1underpants1acrobats1almanacsampersands1anagrammedanoraksantitankartifactartifactsautocratsautographed2avalanchedbeforehandboomeranged1Bundesbankbureaucrats1butterfatscadillacs10caravannedcaveats
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
yeah4
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
man5can87am56dance37glass1plan59chance42have27laugh2ass1plans29pass1grass26damn1cash26path1half13class12than7van1fan16gas14gang9has3as1ran1match1laughs1Sam6hang3an3France1bang9catch1trash9bath8flash12shall1crash7pal5dan2fans7lamb7staff1san1sang5scratch1stan1mass2pan7math1Anne1jam5jazz1branch2ann1ash1bass4tan8ralph1badge1patch2ranch3smash2clan1rang4yang2ham2lance1gal4scan1ramkangchancam1wang1brass3pamdam6bam1
2 syllables
began6goddamn5romance14japan6advance5program1batman2behalf1examdianeprogramme1exams2mustang1finance2moustache3mustache3canal1expanse2madman3alas1bloodbath1sedan2snowman1Spokane1wingspan2whereasdispatchafghan1attach1badass1corral1Diaz1divan1eyelash1frogman1goddam1landmass1morale1moulin1royale1sandman1sundance1suzanne1trespass1Walkman1whiplash1abashafghans1amassaskancebacklashbedpanbedpansBhutanbivalvebivalvesbloodbaths2bluegrassbypasscaftan
3 syllables
photograph1photographs1circumstance8telegram1businessmanautograph2aftermath3fisherman4Amsterdam3Birmingham1hourglass2overpass2Abraham1alcatraz2caravan1hologram2underpass2avalanche1boomerang1caravans1chaparral1diaphragm1instagram1journeyman1marianne1milligram1minivans1overhangs1phonograph1plexiglass1psychopath1weatherman1abrahams1aftermaths3allographallographsamaranthamaranthsanagramanagrams
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
45
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
comeback2feedback1hatchback1setback1abackbuybackcallbackcutbackdrawbackfallback
3 syllables
cornerbackleatherbackpaperbackpiggybackpricklebackquarterbackrazorback
4 syllables
biofeedbackpiggybackingquarterbacking

“back” at line end — from real songs

And the earth turns blackWill I feel you riding on my back?
— Bill Callahan, “One Fine Morning” · rhymes back / black
Was it going on behind my back?On second thought don't tell me that
— Bahamas, “Trick To Happy” · rhymes back / that
You take some steps forward and some steps backAnd it just doesn't matter 'cause I'm on track
— Andy Shauf, “Clove Cigarette” · rhymes back / track

How to read the 2666 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 88
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 45
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.