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Words that rhyme withbitter

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 T
19
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
glitter2litter2quitter1chittercritterfitterfritterhitterknittersittersplittertittertwitter
3 syllables
emitteroutfittertransmitter
4 syllables
baby-sitterbabysittercounterfeiter
mosaic rhyme
hit her2
41
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
bidder1liquor8quicker2slipper2flicker1sticker2thicker1chipper1clipper1kipper1nipper1sicker1skipper1tripper1vicar1zipper1bickerdickerdipperflipperkickerpickerrippershipperslickersnickerstrippertickertipperwhickerwickerbigger4trigger7digger1fibberrigorvigor
3 syllables
consider1outrigger
4 syllables
reconsider1
80
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
picture22winter17sister9finger11mister3figure4victor1Hitler1whisper2scripture3linger3splinter3builder1drinker2filter2mixture2timber1twister2cinder1mixer1pinker1shifter1tinker1viktor1blisterdrifterfixerfixturegilderguilderhinder
3 syllables
elixir1bewilderconfigureconstrictordescriptordisfigureforefingerfreethinkerhomebuildermidwinterpredictorresistorshipbuildershoplifterstepsistertransistorweightlifterWestminster
4 syllables
overwinter
mosaic rhyme
sit there2
389
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
river39mirror25dinner7killer5silver9winner7singer1miller2liver1innergingersinner5thinner5clearer2fishernearer2scissor3shiver3glimmer2ringer2swinger1differ1dimmer1disher1dither1filler1giver1kisser1quiver1shimmer1simmer1skinner1slinger1sliver1spinner1stiller1stinger1swisher1wither1zinger1bingerchillerclincherFischerfissureGilmerHimmlerhitherIngerinjureMichenermincerpilferpillarPilsnerpinnerpitcherricherSchillerscrivenershearershinglerskimmerslithersniffersnifflerspillerspringerstringerswimmerswitcherthitherthrillertillerTimurtrimmerwhistlerWindsorwingerwringerZimmerzithercity52pretty23little8
3 syllables
familiar3deliver5beginner1downriver1Berlinerbreadwinnercaregiverdistillergunslingerkingfisherleft-wingerpainkillerposteriorquicksilverright-wingerupriverhospital6committed2committee3Italy1citizens1citizen1critical2admittedhospitals1belittled1fittingly1glittering1litany1literal1pitiful1prettiest1acquittalacquittalsacquittedacquittingadmittanceadmittingarthriticarthriticsbefittedbefittingbelittlebelittlesBrittanybullshittingchitteringchitterlingscommittalcommittalscommittees3committingCushiticdendriticdittoingDoolittleemittedemittersemittingfritteringglitterygraniticHamitichandwritten
4 syllables
caterpillar1Lubavitcherunfamiliarpolitical1literally1literature1legitimateparasitics1admittancesadmittedlyanalyticanalyticsbaby-sittersbabysittersbabysittingbelittlingbenefited3catalyticcitizenriescitizenrycommitteemancounterfeited1counterfeiterscounterfeiting1criticallydiacriticdiacriticsepitomeepitomeshemolytichospitable
5 syllables
illegitimate1alliterativeanalyticalanalyticallyapoliticaldiacriticalelectrolyticelectrolyticshermaphroditichypercriticalhypocritical
6 syllables
geopoliticalillegitimaciesillegitimacy
16
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
bit25
2 syllables
bitten1bittered3bitters3bittingbittytidbit
3 syllables
bitterly2bitterness1bittering3embitterembitteredembittersfrostbitten
4 syllables
embitteringitty-bitty

“bitter” at line end — from real songs

I can't decide, there's too many variations to considerIt's true, I do imbue my blue unto myself, I make it bitter
— Fiona Apple, “On the Bound” · rhymes bitter / consider
And sometimes it is bitterCúpla loop ar Botanic wasn't always just a picnic
— Kae Tempest, “Irish Goodbye” · rhymes bitter / picnic
(Ally) Unlike Ally — sometimes she get bitterThen she started losin' weight and lettin' everybody hit it
— MF DOOM, “My Favorite Ladies” · rhymes bitter / it

How to read the 528 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 19
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 40
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 80
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 389
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 16
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.