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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 AE coda K
122
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
backcliché40track1jack14crack4pack11lack6mac5sack7snack1hack1stack7zachzacksmack2wack1mack4slack1rack2clack3knack1shack1PAC2sac1whack1ack1flack1lac1quack1tack1yack1BraquedakflakMAKplaquewrackyak
2 syllables
attack1backpack3Cognac1comeback1knapsack2racetrack2backtrack1feedback1hatchback1haystack1lilac1setback1tarmac1abackBalzacblackjackbushwhackbuybackcallbackcarjackcutbackdrawbackfallbackflapjackflashbackfullbackgreenbackhalfbackhardbackhijackhorseback
3 syllables
cadillac10maniac3nordictrack1Pontiac1almanacanorakcardiaccornerbackcrackerjackgunnysackhackmatackKodiakleatherbacklumberjackmedivacMerrimackpaperbackpiggybackpricklebackquarterbackrazorback
4 syllables
amnesiac1insomniac1biofeedbackcounterattackparanoiac
5 syllables
egomaniackleptomaniacnymphomaniac
6 syllables
megalomaniac
203
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
bag20drag19flag7tag4rag6fag3gag4wag4brag2nag1mag1shag1snag1stag1Braggcragdaghaglagsagslagzagthat3at2hat2cat1flat1fat9map9trap13rat10rap18crap2lap10bat8cap1sat5chat4mattsnap5pat4tap5wrap1slapnap1chapgap3bratmat6clap1flap3DAT3tat2gat2Platte2sap2strap2app1pap1scat1scrap1splat1yap1frapGATTgnathapJapkatLappmattenatslatspatvatzapbad3had62sad40mad39dad17glad15cab4grab2add3lablad1bradstabpad6chadcrabtab2dab1drab1fab1fad1slab1blabcadcladflabgabgadgradjab
2 syllables
hashtag1greylaghandbagmailbagragtagsandbagscumbagSontagzig-zagkidnapbegat1format1at-batbackslapbobcatbootstrapbrickbatburlapcatnapchitchatdoormatentrapflytraphubcapkneecapmadcapmishapmousetrapmuskratnonfatpolecatrecapskullcapskycapstopgaptomcatunwrapwildcatwombatcomrade1rehab1ipad2notepad1Ahab1triad1doodaddyadgrandadgranddadkeypadMossadnomadprefabRiyadhSinbadSoledad
3 syllables
saddlebaghabitat3Laundromat2pussycat2acrobat1bureaucrat1diplomat1handicap1overlap1plutocrat1thermostat1autocratbutterfatcaveatcopycatdemocratDimetappGujaratrat-a-tattechnocratwiretapzigguratGalahadironcladLeningradStalingradtaxicabTrinidadundergradVolgograd
4 syllables
aristocrat1HyderabadOlympiadolympiads
1132
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
hand239hands1land115last88fast81past79stand74band59sand47ask17fact24passed1tracks1bank14grand17bags10act11pants10planned15thanks6asked5thank3camp5facts10stands11max3cast9frank1tank7aunt1plant5gaspsmask6grant2task4lands11banks5packed7cats4blast4trapped1rats5hankasks1tax2damned1brand1drank2plants1grabbed3laughed4acts1bands8lads1stabbed1lamp4draggedwrapped2vast1backs6blank2rank2crashed2tanks2cracked2cracks1champ2francssmashed1wax3hats1rags7ants5draft1grasp6stacks6danced1gasplasts4sands4
2 syllables
command11relax6perhaps1contact5attacked1contract1demand4exact1kidnapped2demands4attached3attacks1impactreact4collapse3advancedcomrades1aircraft1contacts1broadcastrelaxed2intact5homeland1collapsedattract2quicksand4distract1commands3Lowlands1Thailand2wasteland3entranced2expand1mismatched1unmatched1contracts1transplantabstract1Ajax1amassed1backhands1bandstand1Belfast1disband1dreamland1elapse1firsthand1forecast1goddamned1handstands1headband1homelands1hubcaps1lilacs1nightstand1programmed1relapsed1rembrandts1sandbags1setbacks1
3 syllables
understand125understands10diplomats1motherland2wonderland1ampersand1cataracts1contraband1Disneyland1Dixieland1Ferdinand1habitats1lumberjacks1overcast1paperbacks1parallax1riverbank1secondhand1timberlands1unattached1underpants1acrobats1almanacsampersands1anagrammedanoraksantitankartifactartifactsautocratsautographed2avalanchedbeforehandboomeranged1Bundesbankbureaucrats1butterfatscadillacs10caravannedcaveats
4 syllables
misunderstand1overreact1amnesiacs1analysandanalysandsantiaircraftaristocrats1biofeedbackschoreographedcounterattackedcounterattacksenthusiastenthusiastsGondwanalandiconoclasticonoclastsinsomniacs1
5 syllables
egomaniacshemophiliacskleptomaniacs
6 syllables
1
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
yeah124
614
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
man307can87am56dance37glass50plan59chance42have27laugh39ass38plans29pass33grass26damn13cash26path18half13class12than7van15fan16gas14gang9has3as1ran7match6laughs6Sam6hang3an3France8bang9catch1trash9bath8flash12shall1crash7pal5dan2fans7lamb7staff1san1sang5scratch6stan4mass2pan7math6Anne1jam5jazz3branch2ann1ash4bass4tan8ralph1badge1patch2ranch3smash2clan1rang4yang2ham2lance1gal4scan1ramkangchancam1wang1brass3pamdam6bam1
2 syllables
began6goddamn5romance14japan6advance5program1batman2behalf1examdianeprogramme1exams2mustang2finance2moustache3mustache3canal1expanse2madman3alas1bloodbath2sedan2snowman1Spokane1wingspan2whereasdispatchafghan1attach1badass1corral1Diaz1divan1eyelash1frogman1goddam1landmass1morale1moulin1royale1sandman1sundance1suzanne1trespass1Walkman1whiplash1abashafghans1amassaskancebacklashbedpanbedpansBhutanbivalvebivalvesbloodbaths2bluegrassbypasscaftan
3 syllables
photograph7photographs1circumstance8telegram1businessmanautograph2aftermath3fisherman4Amsterdam3Birmingham1hourglass2overpass2Abraham1alcatraz2caravan1hologram1underpass2avalanche1boomerang1caravans1chaparral1diaphragm1instagram1journeyman1marianne1milligram1minivans1overhangs1phonograph1plexiglass1psychopath1weatherman1abrahams1aftermaths3allographallographsamaranthamaranthsanagramanagrams
4 syllables
Afghanistan1sociopaths1sociopath1afghanistans1angiogramangiogramsassemblymancatamaranchoreographchoreographsGuadalcanalmimeographmimeographsnewspapermannurserymanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistan
7 syllables
electrocardiogramelectrocardiograms
632
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
dark107like73work44talk49take47break45smoke37speak46luck37look23park41week33make32rock30sick32neck28book21broke25quick27lake26walk24joke26block28clock22York5cake19shake20weak22check14sake14mark13truck12stick10pick8spoke10milk10wake5stuck9shock11took3trick11fake9kick5lock5mike3nick4strike6snake9hook5knock2cook3buck11jerk6seek6suck4duck5deck8wreck11doc1freak3stake6cheek17jakebike2Blake2thick7chick3Clark2woke1stock2heck4coke7rickduke1Lukechucksec1struck2prick4shark1brick2greek1
2 syllables
awake31mistake27unique1homework2network1headache3unlikealike1technique1sidewalk3Iraq2picnic1lipstick1heartbreak2facebookheartache2earthquakenotebook4sidekick5awoke4handshake1bedrock1berserk2intake2remark3clockwork2Hitchcock1homesick1newsweek2physique2skylark2toothpick2turnpike2woodstock2aardvark1amok1amuck1artwork1backstroke1ballpark1brubeck1checkbook1cheesecake1childlike1Denmark1dreamlike1footwork1forsake1hallmark1klondike1Kubrick1monarch1mystique1opaque1outbreak1paycheck1recheck1roadblock1roebuck1schoolbook1scrapbook1shamrock1sketchbook1snowflake1trademark1
3 syllables
paperwork1lunatic1candlestick3meadowlark3motorbike3Roanoke2disembark2rattlesnake2bellyache1doublespeak1hollyhock1ladylike1needlework1quarterdeck1storybook1thunderstruck1tomahawk1watermark1aftershockangeliqueantiknockAntiochArawakartichokeAtaturkbailiwickberrylikebiotechbolshevikbottleneckbusinesslikebuttermilkcounterstrikecountryfolkdiscothequedouble-checkfenugreekfirebrickfireworkhammerlockhandiworkinglenookinterlockkittiwake
4 syllables
electroshockgobbledygookimpoliticrealpolitikstatesmanlikeunsportsmanlike
6
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
blackie1blackenblackenedblackensblacking75
3 syllables
blackening

“black” at line end — from real songs

And the earth turns blackWill I feel you riding on my back?
— Bill Callahan, “One Fine Morning” · rhymes black / back
The painter paints his brushes blackThrough the canvas runs a crack
— Phil Ochs, “Flower Lady” · rhymes black / crack
And as I stood like thatStaring into the black black black
— Bill Callahan, “The Well” · rhymes black / that

How to read the 2700 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 122
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 202
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 1132
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 1
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 614
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 629
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 6
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.