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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 EH coda S·T
96
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
rest10chest6west7test3dressed8guest5breast4blessed3nest1messed43vest1guessed3quest3pressed6stressed4jest1EST2crest1fest2pest1blestBrestfessedwrestzest
2 syllables
arrest2request2suggestimpressed1depressed5obsessed1protest2possessed1confessed9Midwest2undressed2investoppressed2unrest2behest1caressed1compressed1digest1divest1expressed1headrest1repressed1southwest1suppressed1abreastabscessedaccessedaddressed9aggressedarmrestassessedattestbackrestbequestcongestdetestdigressed1distressed3egressedfinessedfluorescedgoldcrestincestinfestingestinquestmolestnorthwestoutguessedprofessedprogressed3recessed
3 syllables
manifest1unimpressed1acquiescedalkahestBucharestBudapestcoalescedconvalesceddispossessedoverdressedpalimpsestreassessedrepossessedunaddressedunprocessed
35
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
left62theft1stretched1fetched1cleftdeafed3deftetchedfleshed15
2 syllables
bereft1outstretched2enmeshedfarfetchedrefreshed1burlesquegrotesque
3 syllables
kafkaesquepicaresqueRomanesquestatuesque
101
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
next13text4guests1tests1breasts2texts3rests2desks1nests1pests1shelved1vexed1belchedbenched3bests63chests48
2 syllables
against3suggestsperplexed3conquests1requests1armrestsarrests2attestsavengedbackrestsbehests1bequests
3 syllables
alkahestshypertexthypertextsmanifests1palimpsestsrecompensed
443
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
head219said146bed169dead1death2yes1yet55breath1get32red49dress1met2mess1says22read21neck28guess29less22lead16wet20check1set13bet14bread19step13edge9flesh15leg8press1debt8let1sweat14heh2led7fresh5yep1spread6bless1beg1jeff2chef3fed5deck8wreck1egg3threat1shed6stress4fred1heck4net4pet4Tedgregdeaf3jet6sec1stretch2web3bethfetchjessfled5thread9tech1chess1Sethdread9ned1meg1wed6les2tessness2tread3sketchpledge1bled4DES3prepvet1pegwesledge3bred2fret2
2 syllables
forget44instead39ahead21regret25upset9address9success6confess9unlessprocess3progress3sunset8accessexpress3impress2distress3possess4corvette5doorstep4excess6unsaid5caress3undress2cassette2flores1Macbeth1misled2outlet2seabed1baez1Bankhead1bedspread1beget1brubeck1cadet1chevette1cornbread1Cortez1deadhead1deathbed1digress1dragnet1flatbed1inez1inlet1Juarez1largesse1learjet1obsess1offset1paycheck1quintet1recheck1redhead1redress1refresh1reset1spearhead1vignette1Wynette1abedabetabscessafreshaggress
3 syllables
cigarette20internet8juliet3overhead6silhouette4parapet2riverbed3bayonet2juliette1pirouette1alphabet1Lafayette1letterhead1nonetheless1overfed1quarterdeck1statuette1suffragette1thoroughbred1acquiesceangrinessanisettearrowheadavocetBangladeshbashfulnessbiomedbiotechbottleneckcalumetcarefulnessclarinetcoalesceconvalescecopperheadcoronetcutting-edgediscothequedispossessdouble-checkdragonheadepithetethernetExocetfaithfulness
4 syllables
nevertheless1Viramuneviramunes
5 syllables
videocassette
1414
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
there278them89well142friend133end125hair1air1then97friends106care113hell87men1else57tell75tears30when48fair45where26ends36chair38help32went23share27sense18stairs28bear24fell28scared17bell24sex20legs17ten17wear15heads21prayer21cell12spend11health19pen22felt11square15spent12spell18stare24meant8bend19gets8rent13cares14sent10strength6tear3sell8smell6shelf33self14their2fence13eggs7kept6dare4send5spare11swear3bells13ben4rare9held4french2steps9belt9pair6slept5tells2wealth1helped1shell10checked14scare2shared9
2 syllables
again332myself1yourself52hotel1nowhere18somewhere14pretend26himself15itself12respect1perfect6weekend8herself7themselves6affair9girlfriend2expect4aware5amen6protect3prepared5defense6accept2upstairs1defend8revenge5except1boyfriend1suspect1nightmare5accent4event4effect5correct2depends4subject2downstairs2prepareevents4yourselves2percent2motel8collect2footsteps3direct1farewell5attend3affairs3intend1attempt1effects3doorbell2despair14offense2repair6compared1michellecompare8unfair4intense1
3 syllables
everywhere35anywhere22ourselves13president5cigarettes13underwear3represent2recommend1personnel1carousel4millionaire7billionaire4represents2isabelBethlehem1millionaires2architect1clientele2comprehend1disrespect2jezebel1overwhelmed3unprepared3citadel2debonair1Delaware2dialect2disconnect1disrepair2recollect2unawares2Rooseveltambien1billionaires1businessmen1caravel1condescend1coronets1incorrect1legionnaire1
4 syllables
mademoisellemademoiselles1unparalleled1aftereffectaftereffectsAix-la-Chapellecomediennecomediennesconcessionaireconcessionairesdiltiazemdiltiazemsdisorientdisorientsinterconnectinterconnectsmaterielmaterielsmisrepresent
5 syllables
antipersonnel
597
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
last88lost74fast81past79first39ghost35trust34dust35most27just9cost24waste26taste23must15list16passed17east15worst16coast15least8gift13christ9soft15beast11shift16priest11missed7lift10cast9bust12fist14post5kissed9toast6crossed7touched3wrist17watched2pissed2forcedbasedreached1pushed2blast4feast13host4placed4twist4burst5washed2cursed5laughed4lust9crushed4vast1searched2frost11mist9rust13thirst12crashed2stuffed2wished14facedswitched9chasedroast1smashed1draft1waist3tossed7craft2drift2loft3swift3rushed1durst2hushed1laced1mast2moist1raft1
2 syllables
exist15almost4released5resist5insist2divorced2attached3deceased7produced1discussed2replaced2dismissed1aircraft1broadcastassistincreased1reduced2erased2rehearsed3adjust1exhaust3reversed2approached1aloft2distrust2facelift2mismatched1unmatched1adrift1amassed1Belfast1blacklist1checklist1cloudburst1defrost1disgraced1dispersed1distaste1forecast1foremost1handcuffed1mistrust1retraced1southeast1stardust1sufficed1toothpaste1typecast1untouched1abashedaccostaccursedairliftambushedbacklashedbequeathed1beseechedbewitchedboldfacedbrainwashedbypassedcamshaft
3 syllables
introducedsacrificed1Pentecost2holocaust1wanderlust2overcast1overdosed1poltergeist1unattached1aftertasteanarchistantitrustautographed2bolshevistbulletproofed1chloroplastcoexistcolorfastdiagnosedfireproofedflabbergasthandicrafthectographedhovercraftinnermostinterlacedinterspersedJihadistlithographedlymphoblastnativistnorthernmostoculistoutermostoverdraftoverpricedoverreachedoverstuffedparagraphedphotographed7preexistreadjust
4 syllables
anthologistantiaircraftchoreographedenthusiasticonoclastmimeographednumismatistoverproducedpodiatristproctologistrecidivistreintroduced
5 syllables
spiritualist
7 syllables
epidemiologist
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)
2 syllables
bested1besting63
3 syllables
asbestos1

“best” at line end — from real songs

I’m stopping now 'cause I’m due for a restAnd it kills you the worst by some blue ribbon best
— Bahamas, “No Wrong” · rhymes best / rest
Both agreeing it was bestAbandoned it out west
— Bob Dylan, “Tangled Up in Blue” · rhymes best / west
But I know the caliber in daddy's chestThe state let him go, but I guess it was best
— Jason Isbell, “Decoration Day” · rhymes best / chest

How to read the 2686 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 96
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 35
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 101
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 443
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1414
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 597
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.