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Words that rhyme withbesides

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 AY coda D·Z
52
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
rides12hides2tides2guides1slides1bides1brides23chidesglides2
2 syllables
divides1abides1betides1collides1provides1resides1amides
3 syllables
actinidesarsenidesclassifiedscyanides
4 syllables
daminozidesformaldehydes1
5 syllables
219
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
lights62nights26rights5fights6heights8writes17sights7sites4knights1bites3tribes3tights2bribes1brights1flights1kites1mites1rites1vibes1whites1bightsblightsbytescites1clitescritesfitesfrights10gibesgriteshitesjibes
2 syllables
bullfightsheadlights6footlights1ignites1spotlights1websites1alights4ascribesbackbitesbacklights1benightsbirthrights1calcitescampsites1cartwrightsdaylights12delights14describes3despitesdogfights1exciteseyesights2flashlights2floodlights
3 syllables
parasites1satellites1acolytesammonitesandesitesanorthitesanthracitesapartheidsapatitesappetites8bentonitesbiotitescandlelights2copyrightscryolitesdiatribes1
4 syllables
hermaphrodites1electrolytesgametophytesgranulocyteshemimorphitesmetabolitesmeteorites2suburbanites
23
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
minds23finds1kinds1blinds10binds2childs64christs9feistsgrinds11heistshinds2pints
2 syllables
reminds1unwinds3behinds130mankinds3rothschilds
3 syllables
masterminds1humankindspoltergeists1
1190
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
night550eyes406life315right296light284sky266die245side201cry193i136by165high127why113eye120like73try104fly113lie101ride1fight91died74lies76live39wife64white61sight73hide63my24tight61pride53drive41guy36bright47rise43tried34nice29twice33ice30dry40skies51five27wide39flight31knife31might24cried37write17bride23lied22buy16bye11size16dies22flies25bite17pie19guys5price12sighs6type9cries16quite4wise12tide22shy13hi2aye3mike3tie7tied9strike6guide10slide14prize6sigh20rice5pipe8bike2tries7site1
2 syllables
tonight184inside131alright97alive100goodbye82outside53surprise32survive26decide19advice16midnight16moonlight31goodnight15disguise26aside7arrive5july12deny6reply17invite1good-byebeside6provide1supply3device1daylight12describe3denied10despitebye-byenearby1supplies2apply1unlikepolite3sunrise11alike1divide11delight14rely1adviseallyupsidecollide8website1ex-wifetwilight4sunlight8goodbyes5appliedprecisedespise5abide6arise5reside6spotlight4starlight4untied5upright5uptight4
3 syllables
paradise30realize10satisfied16suicide11sacrifice9recognize5otherwise1exercise1realise1terrified4testify3satellite4homicide1overnight4appetite8alibi1butterfly7lullaby13compromise6recogniseenterprise2samuraiqualified1occupied1butterflies5riverside4dynamite2crucified4afterlife4criticize5mountainside2classifiedfireflies3lullabies3countryside2alibis3genocide2memorize3motorbike3multiply3
4 syllables
apologize5identifyidentified1apologisedissatisfied2meteorite2desensitize1exemplified1formaldehyde1infanticide1solidified1unsatisfied1acidifiedacidifiesacidifyactualizealphabetizealuminize
5 syllables
materialize2americanize
6 syllables
923
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
time643mind405mine275line196fine115find116smile100times86while80wine86child64kind77shine73blind62lines39wild35style36sign37crime30miles13signs18nine14climb21christ9dime28crimes12liked1signed5rhyme29file2prime4mile8wives6files2kylepile2vine14drives1shines11smiles13pines10rhymes13spine14knives7mines7chimes4smiled12pine9grind11filed1lime10wipedwhine8chime6aisle6dimes5vines5dine5isle3brine4fives4Rhine3shyne3slime2tiles2Tyne3climbed1aisles1bile2bind2dives2guile2hind2Nile1nines2shrine2sized1spines1swine1thrives1
2 syllables
behind130sometimes33surprised17sunshine23lifetime11arrived8design13sometime9divine13survived8remind1online4meantime3awhile12designed13profile2mankind3meanwhile1arrives2unkind14sublime13described1assigned1springtime2skyline6grapevine5resign3define5inclined6moonshine4unwind4align4beguiled4decline4defined4mainline3lifestyle1aligned3combined3entwined3headlines3nighttime2survives3obligeddeadline1benign2bloodline1bloodlines1declined2deprived1designs1exile1halftime1landmines2lunchtime2recline2refined2shoreline1showtime1sidelines2
3 syllables
realized4anytime5caroline7valentine4recognized2realised2organizedsummertime11overtime5sacrificed1borderline3clementine3columbine3Frankenstein3hypnotized3intertwined3Palestine2wintertime2compromised1advertised2colorblind1concubines2crystalline2memorized2paralyzed1terrorized2turpentine2undefined2valentines1adeline1analyzed1borderlines1canonized1carbonized1Christmastime1concubine1criticized1crocodiles1dopamine1emmeline1
4 syllables
evangeline3econoline1apologized1commercialized1immobilized1legitimized1unsupervised1actualizedalphabetizedaluminizedantagonizedapologisedcannibalizedcapitalizedcaramelizedcategorized
5 syllables
industrialized1americanized
6 syllables
australopithecineaustralopithecines
925
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
words54kids37legs17clouds22heads21birds15cards15needs11woods11dogs9drugs13bags10fields14gods13eggs7jobs7roads11leads3guards3odds6holds5pigs5goods2worlds5beds7dudes8lads1yards3seeds7clubs3bugs1sobs2weeds9Gibbsloads3boobsdeeds5ribs2lords3blades7crowds5rags7aids1reads1fades6swords2codes2feds1chords4flags4reeds5shades5shreds4grades8meds1beads3bleeds3boards3breeds3broads3cubs2dregs3fags3jags2olds3spades2tags2bards1bloods2braids1cords1drags2floods2foods2glades2herbs1moods2plugs2rigs2slugs2thirds2threads1thugs2ads1
2 syllables
records5towards2comrades1crossroads3eyelids5regards2decades1floorboards2parades4grenades1junkyards2postcards1unfolds1applauds1arcades1awards1backwoods1billboards1bluebirds1bridesmaids1bullfrogs1cornfields1crosswords1dartboards1explodes1foreheads1includes1intrudes1landlords1mermaids1nightclubs1precedes1preludes1redwoods1rewards1sandbags1thresholds1abodesabradesabsurds8accedesaccords1affords7aholdsairfieldsairheadsairspeedsallgoodsalludesandroids1anodesavoids2backboardsbackfieldsbacklogsbackyards2balladesbarnyardsbaseboardsbathrobesbathtubs1beachheadsbedspreads1beechwoods
3 syllables
palisades3hummingbirds3mockingbirds1accolades1attitudes1centerfolds1episodes1lemonades1marigolds1mastercards1multitudes1promenades1adenoidsadulthoods1alkaloidsaltitudes1amplitudesamyloidsanaerobesanalogs2analoguesaniseedsaptitudes1arrowheadsarthropodsasteroids2babyhoodsbarricades1battlefields4bodyguards2boulevards9brotherhoodscatalogues1cavalcades1celluloidscentipedes1certitudescheckerboardschesterfieldsclavichordscolonnadescopperheadscottonseedscottonwoods
4 syllables
brachiopodscephalopodsexactitudesineptitudessolicitudesthingamabobs
5 syllables
corticosteroids
6 syllables
verisimilitudes
44
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
sides16
2 syllables
decides19hillsides3subsides3backsides2insides2asides7bedsides3blindsides1broadsides
3 syllables
countrysides1genocides1coincidesfiresides1fratricides1fungicidesgermicides
4 syllables
infanticides1insecticidessuperoxides

“besides” at line end — from real songs

But I'm just dreaming—I ain't got no rideThat job's about a half-week old besides
— Townes Van Zandt, “Marie” · rhymes besides / ride

How to read the 3332 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 52
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 219
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 23
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 1190
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 923
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 925
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 44
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.