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Words that rhyme withbeliefs

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 IY coda F·S
11
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
briefs1griefs1beefs9chiefs5fiefsreefs
2 syllables
debriefsmassifsmotifs
3 syllables
leitmotifs
4 syllables
aperitifs
45
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
heaths1sheaths1teeths35wreathsleaves35thieves4sleeves6eaves2eves1
2 syllables
bequeaths1believes5receives1retrieves1achieves2aggrieves
3 syllables
disbelievesinterleavesinterweaves1misconceives
4 syllables
recitatives
7
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
eighteenthsfifteenthsfourteenthsnineteenthssixteenthsthirteenths
3 syllables
seventeenths
544
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
me1be396see376free1sea159tree92leave71trees79knees87please60three36breathe46teeth35peace30beach33breeze45key27keys24we16she13he13tea19thee23reach22piece13these7knee26thief14lee11ease18chief5teach6each3cheese7freeze11sees7speech1beef9eve4steve1grief9bee9pee3sleeve19gee1ye4brief3squeeze4bees14fee6wee7niece1keith1jeezdee1hee2cease6geezleaf2seas7plea6flee5preach8screech1sneeze5breach1seize1leash5peach4tease3fleas3geese4grieve3weave4ski1reesespree2tee3yee3Greece1
2 syllables
believe67disease26agree16release17police7relief14degrees6receive7chinese1degree6marie1beneath6belief7increase2louise2achieve2naive4denisemauricelouie1mcgee1luis1rupeesdebris4trapeze3marquee3conceive1deceive2emcee2emcees1Gretzky2mouthpiece1striptease2agrees1apiece1appease1aviv1bequeath1Chablis1decrease1decree1displease1esprits1felice1impeach1jolie1magee1mcghee1perceive1rajneesh1relieve1reprieve1selfies1timepiece1trainees1trustees1unease1whiteys1Ageeaggrieve
3 syllables
japanese2underneath5guarantee3disagree11Tennessee17companies10Hercules1overseas7masterpiece1disbelief2bourgeoisie2liberties1wannabes1ABCs1absentee1bumblebees1centerpiece1cherokees1congolese1Damocles1devotee1expertise1interweave1oversea1parolees1portuguese1siamese1absentees1addresseeaddresseesadopteeadopteesadoreesaltarpieceamputeeamputeesanarchies1Annameseantifreezeapogees
4 syllables
apologies2abilities1identities2mythologies1vietnamese1actuariesadversitiesanalysesantigonesantinomiesaperitifapostrophescalliopesconcavitiesdiastoleseponymies
5 syllables
actualities1
6 syllables
comparabilitiescompatibilities1epistemologies
7 syllables
1239
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
street175dream150dreams122sleep1feel91feet118need93real69mean72seen68green52sweet49streets48clean55deep52beat51meet48scene42speak46keep40heat46eat36week33seems40means34queen27screen40deal27seat29wheel26scream25team17field13feels18steel24meat17weak22seem16speed20east15needs11cheap17steal11cream12least8fields14weeks5beast11wheels20priest11feed11screams7keeps4treat5stream16jeans22bleed19sheets15seemed3seed17heels15sheep10meal6heal11dean6pete3speaks3seek6pleased3beats10leads3freak3cheek17cheat7reached1weed9theme2league3bleepfeast1
2 syllables
between34asleep35machine29complete10repeat11agreed5indeed3believed5defeat8received3released5machines6appeal9routine6unique1reveal2concrete8proceed1succeed1extreme2retreat6fifteen2revealed4marine1deceased7technique1christineideal1supreme1compete2relievedheartbeat3deceived7receipt1irenebackseat3daydream6nineteen5unseen5windshield2upbeatincreased1elite3marines1concealed5jolene3achieved1canteen3conceal3daydreams1esteem3cornfield3deceit2discreet3eighteen3moonbeam2obscene1perceived3repeats3serene2
3 syllables
magazine8magazines11seventeen14halloween2guaranteed4bittersweet8gasoline6limousine6battlefield4kerosene5trampoline4evergreen2incomplete4limousines3smithereens5submarine2figurines1guillotine3josephine1obsolete2seraphim3Abilene1intervene1oldsmobile2quarantine1tambourine1Vaseline2centipede1Constantine1doublespeak1ernestine1evergreens1figurine1gabardine1halloweens1magdalene1mezzanine1nicotine1snowmobiles1submarines1
4 syllables
amphetamines2automobile2automobiles2aquamarine1acetyleneacetylenesadenosineadenosinesamphetamineaquamarines1automobiledelephantineglucosamineglucosaminesinternecinelabyrinthinemujahadeen
5 syllables
antisubmarinehexachlorophenehexachlorophenes
204
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
laughs6scoffscoughs1deaths82sniffs1breaths4cliffs2truths3ifs2puffs1cuffs1moths1myths1offs1roofs1
2 syllables
handcuffs1blacksmithsblastoffsbloodbaths2carafeschildbirthscutoffsdalethsdrop-offsdyestuffsearmuffs
3 syllables
photographs1aftermaths3allographsarrowsmithsautographs2bulletproofs1coppersmithscottonmouths
4 syllables
choreographsmimeographs
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 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
leafs1
2 syllables
reliefs14
3 syllables
disbeliefs2

“beliefs” at line end — from real songs

They try assassinatin' all of my beliefsI think I'm JFK's final speech
— Earl Sweatshirt, “The Star Room” · rhymes beliefs / speech
Their idea of being freeIs a prison of beliefs
— Father John Misty, “Pure Comedy” · rhymes beliefs / free
Into the empty parts of meWith the hate of some other man's beliefs
— Hozier, “Foreigner’s God” · rhymes beliefs / me

How to read the 2050 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 11
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 45
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 7
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 544
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1239
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 204
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 3
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.