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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 EY coda K
54
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
take5make3lake2cake1shake3sake3wake5fake1snake1stake3jakeBlake2steak1drake2ache1bake1quake1rake1flakehaikhake
2 syllables
awake1mistake2headache3heartache2earthquakehandshake1intake2cheesecake1forsake1opaque1snowflake1backachebeefsteakcupcakefruitcakehotcakekeepsakemandrakemilkshakemuckrakenamesakeouttakepancakepartakeremakeretakeshortcakeuptake
3 syllables
rattlesnake2bellyache1kittiwakeovertakeundertake
652
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
craigplague1vague3late65wait1fate37great29state28hate27straight2gate22weight16tape9plate14date8eight6shape7mate5ate2katerate2rape2natebait1cape1skate2slate2grape1Tate2crate1gait1haight1scrape1vape1apebateChaitcrepedrapefetefreightgapegratepateplaitsatescapespatestraittraitWaitemade86babe44paid26trade20played15blade22stayed13shade35grade8fade27laid9maid8aid2wade4raid4prayed6strayed5jade1spade2glade3sprayed2aide1frayed1preyed1rayed1swayed1weighed1abeade
2 syllables
escape27create1estate3debate3roommate1locate1relate7landscape2updaterotate2upstate3checkmate1clickbait1dilate1hydrate1mandate1primate1translate1abateablateagapeairfreightawaitbackdateberatebirthratebreastplatecastratecheapskateclassmatecollateconflatedeflatedictatedonateelateequatefirst-ratefixatefloodgatefrustrategestategyrateinflateinmateinnateirateKuwaitlightweightmigratemisstatemutatenameplatenarratenegateNetscapenitrateoblateornateplaymate
3 syllables
celebrate6separate2concentrate6operate1hesitate6indicatetolerateinterstate4dissipate1paperweight2calculate1contemplate2demonstrate2elevate2escalate1featherweight2illustrate1masturbate1penetrate2allocate1bishopsgate1confiscate1congregate1consecrate1decorate1dominate1heavyweight1irritate1medicate1meditate1overate1procreate1regulate1speculate1suffocate1terminate1abdicateabrogateacclimateacetate
4 syllables
appreciate1investigate1communicate1cooperatenegotiateeliminatecongratulateparticipate1evaporate1intimidate1videotape2annihilate1commiserate1redecorate1reincarnate1retaliate1sophisticate1abbreviateaccelerate
5 syllables
deteriorate1
935
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
changed31waste26taste23takes13saved12makes4paint13breaks14states6gates12raised9saint11failed5named1basedplates8trained2placed4hates27raped1brakes9tastes2dates1snakes6faint3tapes3claimed1mates2facedwaits6chasedgained4cakes2blades7aids1waist3fades6sakes2blamed1wakes5lakes5saints2shades5aches3caged4fates2paved4shapes4stained4nailed10grades8framed3fakes2grapes3rained3spades2stakes3tamed3ached1aimed2bailed2braids1caved1craved1drapes2glades2laced1quaint1raved2scraped1shakes1shaved2skates1traced2baked1apes1babes1baste1bates1chained1
2 syllables
mistakes27ashamed13engaged2escapedarrangedexplained2complaint1replaced2remained2complaints2decades1amazed3erased2parades4pancakescreates1awaits2behaved2complained2deranged2earthquakes1enslaved2estranged2grenades1roommates1snowflakes1unnamed1arcades1bridesmaids1cheapskates1cupcakes1detailed1disgraced1distaste1enraged1exhaled1handshakes1landscapes1mermaids1obtained1retraced1toothpaste1unchanged1unscathed1contained3sustained2abatesablatesabradesabstainedacclaimedacquaintacquaintsagapesairfreightsairmailedappraisedarraignedassailedassuaged
3 syllables
palisades3entertained2rearranged2unexplained2accolades1devastates1interstates1lemonades1middleweights1paperweights1promenades1radiates1rattlesnakes1abdicatesabrogatesacclimatesacetatesactivatesactuatesadulatesaftertasteaftertastesaggravatesagitatesaguacatesallocates1alternatesambulatesamputatesangulatesannotatesantiquatesarbitratesarrogatesascertainedaspiratesautoclavedautomatesbarricades1bellyached
4 syllables
appreciates1abbreviatesacceleratesaccentuatesaccommodatesaccumulatesadjudicatesadministratesadulteratesagglomeratesagglutinatesalienatesamalgamatesamelioratesannihilates1anticipatesappropriatesasphyxiatesassassinatesassimilates
5 syllables
282
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
day2way1say1stay1play101hey37pay60pray43may30bay28lay22they6gray20gay12ray8grey14clay13jay2yay1prey7spray5sway12tae1tray9kay1hay6stray8weigh1yea1fray5jaefey3slay2sleigh2bey1cray1faye1flay1Frey1gaye1nay1Tay1vey1braebraycaydraydreyfayleileymaemeineighNeyPAYEPeishayspaytreyWeiwhey
2 syllables
away2today125okay46highway30sunday14someday26birthday12friday6monday7tuesday2thursday3wednesday2delay6obey4display5halfway2hallway5betray2doorway10cafe3astray11ballet4decay11freeway4subway1runway1repay1andreBroadway3driveway4ashtray5hooray5jose2stairway1doomsday4railwaybouquet3convey3dismay3parfait1x-rayave2foreplay2hearsay2midway1relay2survey1array1breezeway1byway1Cathay1causeway1chalet1ebay1horseplay1madre1mcrae1niday1Norway1olay1passe1replay1risque1skyway1souffle1Taipei1weekday1airwayallayarchwaybeltwayBombayCalaisclicheCordaycrochet
3 syllables
anyway60yesterday34everyday9holiday8saturday2alleyway2cabaret1chevrolet2runaway1straightaway2getaway2Hemingway2ricochet2rockaway1Beaujolais1disobey1expressway1matinee1Monterey1pinochet1stowaway1takeaway1tanqueray1underway1vertebrae1animeattachebreakawayCabernetcanapecarawaycastawaycurareday-by-dayday-to-daydisarraydomineeemigreentrywayFaradayfarawayfianceGallowaygiveawayHathawayhideawayinterplaylingerieLyonnaismacrameMandalayMonterreyoverlayoverpayoverplay
4 syllables
communique1cabrioletcompanionwaynaiveteOlivierpapier-machesuperhighway
965
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
face2name1rain170place169pain159same150days1change116game1train60shame76blame66brain52ways51space48came41grave52case35strange30age33flame42jail25grace26safe22race29stage25page25chain25faith21names24wave24plane22brave24waves22fame31save13lane21chase18fail18vain26games11gave10cage21flames24plain15plays12mail12claim15sale13frame18trail11jane5range10James5gain13brains8chains18main3tail8trace10rage13nail10base4raise1slave8dave3Spain9sail10male3lame13aim10pace17nails8cave5bail5tale4praise9stays4drain13hail5sales6phase8
2 syllables
insane50explain27always8remain17remains11became3complain14champagne6embrace15cocaine14exchange5female1details2behave5campaign2detail1suitcase5exhales2replace2arrange1someplace1refrain13maintain3e-mailairplane3disgrace4explains27erase6teenagecontain3blackmailcocktailhighways2sideways4emailcontains3inhales3engage1elaine1airwaves2nicknameablaze4hallways2briefcaseaways3backstage2displays3exhale2inhale3malaise3profane3rampage1sundays1disdain2domain2doorways1freeways1Scarface2staircase1sustain2terrain2weekdays2
3 syllables
holidays4anyways4nowadays2hurricane10marketplace4cellophane3databasewindowpane1entertain1alleyways1anyplace1chevrolets2hurricanes1sugarcane1yesterdays2aftershave1Aquitaine1autoclave1cabarets1chippendales1cyberspace1fairytale1fingernail1fingernails1fireplace1lauderdale1microwave1misbehave1paraphrase1rearrange1robitaille1windowpanes1abasabigailActivaseaerospaceaftershaves1animesarchitravearchitravesascertain
4 syllables
cabrioletscommuniques1companionwayslegerdemainlegerdemainsnaivetesplagioclasepolymerasereiteratesstreptokinasesuperhighwaystelomeraseurokinase
5 syllables
polyurethanepolyurethanes
696
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
back310dark107like73black75work44talk49smoke37speak46luck37look23park41week33rock30sick32neck28track35book21broke25quick27walk24joke26block28clock22York5weak22check14jack14mark13crack17truck12stick10pick8spoke10milk10stuck9shock11took3pack11trick11kick5lock5mike3nick4strike6hook5knock2cook3buck11jerk6seek6suck4duck5lack6deck8wreck11doc1freak3cheek17bike2thick7chick3mac5Clark2woke1stock2heck4coke7rickduke1Lukechucksack7sec1struck2prick4shark1brick2greek1leak4
2 syllables
attack20unique1homework2network1unlikealike1technique1sidewalk3Iraq2picnic1lipstick1facebooknotebook4sidekick5awoke4backpack3bedrock1berserk2remark3clockwork2Cognac2comeback2Hitchcock1homesick1knapsack2newsweek2physique2racetrack2skylark2toothpick2turnpike2woodstock2aardvark1amok1amuck1artwork1backstroke1backtrack1ballpark1brubeck1checkbook1childlike1Denmark1dreamlike1feedback1footwork1hallmark1hatchback1haystack1klondike1Kubrick1lilac1monarch1mystique1paycheck1recheck1roadblock1roebuck1schoolbook1scrapbook1setback1shamrock1
3 syllables
paperwork1cadillac10maniac3lunatic1candlestick3meadowlark3motorbike3Roanoke2disembark2doublespeak1hollyhock1ladylike1needlework1nordictrack1Pontiac1quarterdeck1storybook1thunderstruck1tomahawk1watermark1aftershockalmanacangeliqueanorakantiknockAntiochArawakartichokeAtaturkbailiwickberrylikebiotechbolshevikbottleneckbusinesslikebuttermilkcardiaccornerbackcounterstrikecountryfolkcrackerjack
4 syllables
amnesiac1insomniac1biofeedbackcounterattackelectroshockgobbledygookimpoliticparanoiacrealpolitikstatesmanlikeunsportsmanlike
5 syllables
egomaniackleptomaniacnymphomaniac
6 syllables
megalomaniac
24
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
brake2
2 syllables
heartbreak2outbreak1daybreakjailbreakbreaking8braking1breakagebreakerbreakersbreakups
3 syllables
backbreakingbreakablebreakablesbreakagesgroundbreakingheartbreaking2icebreakericebreakers
4 syllables
unbreakable1

“break” at line end — from real songs

Your heart's gonna breakAnd that's a chance we just can't take
— Cass McCombs, “Bottle It In” · rhymes break / take
And something in the wires made the light-bulbs breakSomething in my throat made my next words shake
— Sharon Van Etten, “Two” · rhymes break / shake
For your own sake (For your own sake)Your heart's a-gonna break
— Cass McCombs, “Bottle It In” · rhymes break / sake

How to read the 3580 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 54
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 651
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 935
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 282
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 965
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 693
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 24
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.