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Words that rhyme withbeginning

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 IH coda N
18
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)
2 syllables
winning4spinning2grinning1thinning1twinning1binningchinningdinningfinningginninginning3pinningshinningsinningskinningtinning
3 syllables
chagrinning
4 syllables
underpinning
27
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
singing28ringing6bringing1swimming6swinging1clinging2winging1whimming1brimmingdimmingdinging1flinging3hymning1limningpinging1primmingrimmingskimming
3 syllables
hamstringingupbringing
74
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
thinking10drinking5sinking8filming4blinking3stinking1glinting1kindling1linking1primping1shrinking1squinting1
3 syllables
convincing1blueprintingevincinghoodwinkingimpingingimprintinginfringingmisprintingrekindlingreprinting
4 syllables
fingerprinting1interlinkingmicrofilmingunconvincing
505
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
living2missing20building12kidding4willing5giving4sitting2killing2cheering3kissing7fishing1picking8hittingdigging1kicking2whistling3clicking3sticking10fixing1filling1clearing3ticking1fitting3slipping4quittinghissing1sniffing1drifting3dripping3spitting2thrilling3nearing2rigging2shifting2stripping1wishing2bidding1billing1chilling1gripping1milking1piercing1splitting1steering1tilting1tripping1twisting1shippingbearding3bibbingbiffingbilkingbittingblitzing1bridgingbriskingchippingclippingcribbingcrickingcrisping1dearing41deering5dillingdippingdishing3disking1dissing2ditching9drilling2earringfearing71fibbingficklingfiddlingfilchingfizzingfleeringflicking2flippingflittingfrickingfriggingfriskingfrizzinggearing8
3 syllables
thanksgiving1forgiving2shipbuilding2appearing1shoplifting1uplifting1abridgingacquittingaddicting3adheringadmittingaffixingafflictingairliftingassistingbefittingbewitchingblacklisting1bullshittingcareering9cashiering1coheringcommittingconflicting1conscriptingconsistingconstrictingconvictingcrawfishingdelistingdepictingdesistingdismissing1distillingeclipsingemittingencryptingenlistingenrichingequippingevictingexisting15forbiddingfulfilling2inflictinginsisting2instillinglife-givinglipsticking1misgivingnitpickingomittingoutbiddingoutfittingoutlivingoutstrippingoutwittingpermittingpersistingpredictingpremieringrebuilding2refittingrelivingremittingrenegingresisting5
4 syllables
engineering3disappearing2reminiscing1unforgiving1volunteering1auctioneering1babysittingcoexistingcommandeeringcontradictingcounterfeiting1domineeringfinanciering1interdictinginterferingintermixingmountaineeringoverfillingoverkillingperseveringpioneering1politickingpreexistingprofiteeringracketeeringreadmittingreappearing4resubmittingretrofittingunderbiddingunremittinginfinity3affinity1divinity1infinities1infinitum1innocently1administeradministeredadministersaffinities1
5 syllables
electioneering1palestinians1
6 syllables
bioengineeringacetaminophenacetaminophens
7
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
guineaguineasGuinnessbegin25
3 syllables
beginner1beginnings1beginners1

“beginning” at line end — from real songs

Only work in the beginningShe's a prize, he's winning
— Lori McKenna, “Old Men Young Women” · rhymes beginning / winning
Yeah, ever since the beginningWe've been redesigning women
— Jason Isbell, “Redesigning Women” · rhymes beginning / women
Unhappy girl, she's spinningAnd it's only the beginning
— Neutral Milk Hotel, “Snow Song Pt. 1” · rhymes beginning / spinning

How to read the 624 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 18
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 27
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 74
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 505
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 7
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.