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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 ER coda D·Z
17
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
words10thirds2curdsgirdsherdskurdsnerds2
2 syllables
crosswords1absurds8bywordscatchwordscowherdsforewordspasswords1rewordstwo-thirdswatchwords1
102
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
hurts18shirts3herbs1skirts1spurts1bergsblurbsblurtsburges
2 syllables
outskirts1alerts2assertsavertsdesserts1disturbs1diverts
3 syllables
disconcertsextroverts1introvertsminiskirts
10
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
worlds5bursts1firsts39thirsts12worsts16
2 syllables
cloudbursts1dreamworldsoutbursts
3 syllables
netherworldsunderworlds4
337
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
her38earth55word1work44heard2hurt40bird26worse31worth28were4shirt18sir7dirt23church9curse17birth15serve4third3search2purse8nurse4jerk6nerve5perhers5verse8skirt5clerk3fur3kurtkirk1Burtcurb4curve5flirt4hearse5stir3burkeherdurge2blur3bertsurf3perch3lurk2mirth1nerd2smirk2swerve1Turk2vert2birch1blurred1chirp1cur1ers1fer1ferg1fleur1herb1merge1murk1myrrh1perc1Perth1purge1purr1scourge1slurred1spurs1squirt1stirred1surge1ter1verb1verge1vers1bergberkberthbirrbirredbirrsblurbblurs3blurtburburgBurk
2 syllables
deserve7research4preferMonsieur1alert2reverse6absurd8homework2network1transferoccurred4disturb1dessert1transferredobserve1occur3password1reserve3bluebird4t-shirtperverse3preserve1berserk2inverse3clockwork2disperse1obverse1preferred1sweatshirt1unheard2referartwork1crossword1emerge1footwork1iceberg1songbird1sunbird1watchword1woodwork1adverseamperesassertavertbeadworkbrushworkbywordcaseworkcatbirdcatchers1catchwordchauffeurchauffeuredchauffeurschildbirthcoerceconcurconcurredconcursconferconferredconfersconserveconvergecowherddeferdeferreddefers
3 syllables
universe8paperwork1mockingbird3hummingbird1amateurs2butterworth1extrovert1leavenworth1needlework1overheard1reemerge1Ataturkconnoisseurconnoisseurscynosuresdescriptorsdisconcertfirebirdfireworkhandiworkintersperseintrovertladybirdlatticeworkmetalworkminiskirtopenworkoverworkplasterworkreassertreimbursesaboteursaboteurssilencersthunderbirdundershirtundeterredwhisperers
4 syllables
entrepreneur1arbitrageursentrepreneurs1restaurateurrestaurateurs
302
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
world2girl90turn35first39girls23burn30learn26worst16learned9burned10turned4turns5worked3burns11terms1served2earn1firmearned4term1pearl7earl2burst5cursed5nerves1burnt2searched2pearls13thirst12curls9worms3worm1serves1spermlearntswirl4swirls5whirl3curl4ferns3germs2hurled3durst2germ1hurl1stern2yearns1churn1curbed1curves1earle1fern1spurn1twirl1twirled1urn1yearn1bermbermsBernBernebernsberthedberthsbirched1birlebirledbirlesbirthed15births15burkedburlburledburlsburnesburnsed11burpedchirped1churched9churned1churns1clerked3curled4curved
2 syllables
return15returned4concerned3concern4deserves1confirm1confirmed1returns2concerns1deserveddisturbed2unfurled7rehearsed3unfurl3reversed2adjourned2preserved2reserved1cloudburst1cowgirl1dispersed1earthworm1observed1showgirl1submerged1unearned1unfurls1unturned1accursedadjournadjournsaffirmaffirmedaffirmsbookwormbookwormschildbirthscoercedconfirms1conservedconservesconvergedconversedcowgirls1cutwormcutwormsdisburseddiscerndiscerneddiscernsdivergeddownturndownturnsdreamworldearthworms1emergedheadfirstheartburnheartburnsimmersedinfirminfirmedinternedlong-termmidterm
3 syllables
underworld4taciturn1unconcerned1endospermendospermsinterspersednetherworldoverturnoverturnedoverturnsoverworkedreaffirmreaffirmedreaffirmsreconfirmreconfirmedreconfirmsreemergedreimbursedtwenty-firstunconcernunconcernsunconfirmedundeservedundisturbedunperturbedunrehearsed
995
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
kids37legs17clouds22heads21cards15needs11woods11dogs9drugs13bags10fields14sides16gods13eggs7jobs7roads11leads3guards3odds6holds5pigs5goods2beds7dudes8lads1yards3rides12seeds7clubs3bugs1sobs2weeds9Gibbsloads3boobsdeeds5ribs2lords3blades7crowds5rags7aids1reads1fades6swords2codes2feds1chords4flags4reeds5shades5shreds4grades8meds1beads3bleeds3boards3breeds3broads3cubs2dregs3fags3jags2olds3spades2tags2tribes3bards1bloods2braids1cords1drags2floods2foods2glades2hides2moods2plugs2rigs2slugs2threads1
2 syllables
records5besides1towards2comrades1crossroads3eyelids5decides19regards2decades1floorboards2hillsides3parades4subsides3backsides2divides1grenades1insides2junkyards2postcards1unfolds1abides1applauds1arcades1awards1backwoods1betides1billboards1bridesmaids1bullfrogs1collides1cornfields1dartboards1explodes1foreheads1includes1intrudes1landlords1mermaids1nightclubs1precedes1preludes1provides1redwoods1resides1rewards1sandbags1thresholds1abodesabradesaccedesaccords1affords7aholdsairfieldsairheadsairspeedsallgoodsalludesamidesandroids1
3 syllables
palisades3accolades1attitudes1centerfolds1countrysides1episodes1genocides1lemonades1marigolds1mastercards1multitudes1promenades1actinidesadenoidsadulthoods1alkaloidsaltitudes1amplitudesamyloidsanaerobesanalogs2analoguesaniseedsaptitudes1arrowheadsarsenidesarthropodsasteroids2babyhoodsbarricades1battlefields4bodyguards2boulevards9brotherhoodscatalogues1cavalcades1celluloidscentipedes1certitudescheckerboards
4 syllables
brachiopodscephalopodsdaminozidesexactitudesformaldehydes1ineptitudesinfanticides1insecticidesnucleotidespolyamidessolicitudessuperoxidesthalidomidesthingamabobstriglycerides
5 syllables
corticosteroidsmonosaccharidespolysaccharides
6 syllables
verisimilitudes
17
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
bluebirds1catbirdskingbirdsredbirdsshorebirdssnowbirdssongbirds1sunbirds1blackbirds1cupboards1scabbardsyardbirds
3 syllables
hummingbirds3mockingbirds1firebirdsladybirdsthunderbirds

“birds” at line end — from real songs

From my first stеps to my first wordsTo waddling around looking at birds
— Adrianne Lenker, “born for loving you (live)” · rhymes birds / words
Now I'm asleep in a car, I mean the worldTo a potty-mouth girl and a pretty pair of blue-eyed birds
— Iron & Wine, “Tree by the River” · rhymes birds / world
Amongst the sparrows and the robins and even the ghetto birdsA tree fall in the forest is never heard
— Lorenz Hart, “Before He Walked” · rhymes birds / heard

How to read the 1763 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 17
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 102
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 10
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 337
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 302
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 995
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 17
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.