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Words that rhyme withbasis

feminine
Masculine

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 this word

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 S
3
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)
3 syllables
oasis1subspaces
5 syllables
homeostasis
mosaic rhyme
face usplace usrace uschase ustrace usembrace us
31
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)
2 syllables
gracious1spaciousDavisavis1mavis
3 syllables
audaciouscapaciouscretaceouscrustaceousfallaciousflirtatiousherbaceousIgnatiusloquacious
4 syllables
efficaciousostentatiousperspicaciousproteinaceousadvantageous
5 syllables
disadvantageous
6
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)
2 syllables
ageless1graceless1tasteless1baselessfacelessstrangeness
2
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)
2 syllables
Reyes
3 syllables
andreas
199
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)
2 syllables
famous5vegas2waitress2painless3greatness1weightless1nameless2shameless2aimless1Amos1lateness1anusblamelessbrainlessdegasfaintnessfracasgaynessheinousjanusmagusmanusramussamenessshamus1shapelessstainlessstatelessvaguenessfaces36places1cases1Jason1chasing2mason2facing2racing1caseyTracytraces3races3racistlaces5
3 syllables
bodegas1hiatusmandamusortegaspandanusadjacent2suitcases2complacent1effacing1embraces1embracing1eraser1erasing1freemasons1persuasive1shoelaces1abrasiveabrasivesairspacesatlases1birthplacesboldfacesboldfacingbookcasesbriefcasescapsaicincapsaicinschasteningcomplaisantdefacesdefacingdisgraces4disgracing
4 syllables
ignoramus1aerospacescommonplacescomplacenciescomplacencycomplacentlycyberspaces1erasablefireplaces1freemasonriesfreemasonryIglesiasinterfacesinterlacesinterlacingmarketplaces4orthoclasespersuasivelypersuasivenesspervasiveness
5 syllables
irreplaceable1plagioclases
235
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)
2 syllables
business23Jesus11christmas12Texas12nervous6service7office5surface5justice4Louis1gorgeous1useless1precious2crisis1Lewisfrancis1loisElvis2travisvicious5worthless1Memphis7versusconscious2axis2lexus4righteous2Kansas2cautious1ruthless3speechless2purchaseMoses1canvas1pious1closeness1Clovis1lifeless1luscious1priestess1regis1thesis1toothless1voiceless1aegisauspicebiasbrashnessbreathlessburgesscanvassceaselesscensusclasslessCorvuscrevicedeafnessdiscusDreyfusduchessFaustusfichusfractious
3 syllables
forgiveness14delicious4suspicious1religious2unconscious1alexis1ambitious1Icarus2asbestos1catharsis1Confucius1facetious1ferocious1fictitious1hypnosis1infectious1manassas1obnoxious1onassis1osmosis1pretentious1psychosis1resurface1tobias1aloofnessamorphousatrociousAugustusauspiciouscapriciouscirrhosiscolossusconsensuscontentiousDamascusdisserviceegregiouseliasErasmusfactitiousfibrosisimpetuousimpiousinjusticeJosephusjudiciouslicentiouslitigious
4 syllables
calabasas1diagnosis1Prometheus1superstitious1acidosisagribusinessasbestosisbodhisattvasconscientiouscutaneousexpeditiousheterosisHimalayashomosporousinauspiciousinjudiciousinsidiousrepetitioussacrilegioussemiprecioussurreptitious
5 syllables
anaphylaxisapotheosisoverambitiouspsychokinesis
6 syllables
actinomycosisamniocentesisatherosclerosiselectrophoresisendometriosisosteoporosis
7 syllables
arteriosclerosisneurofibromatosis
23
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
base4
2 syllables
basic1basics1basin1basalbasesbasined1basingbasins1bassistbassists
3 syllables
basicallydebases1debasingobeisancewashbasinwashbasinswheelbases
4 syllables
databasesobeisances

“basis” at line end — from real songs

I know G-IV pilots on a first name basisStarted off local, but thanks to all the haters
— Eminem, “Forever” · rhymes basis / haters
First-come, first-served basisYou know Hov' be goin' to nice places
— Smokey Robinson, “Poppin’ Tags” · rhymes basis / places

How to read the 476 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 3
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 31
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 6
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 2
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 199
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 235
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 23
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.