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Words that rhyme withbreaths

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 TH·S
7
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
deaths82bethshethsmeths2
2 syllables
daleths
3 syllables
megadeathsshibboleths
8
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
chefs3clefs1deafs3jeffs2refslevsrevs
2 syllables
maglevs
21
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
shelves3breadthsdelfsdelvesdepthselveshealths19lengths2selfs14stealths4strengths6tenthstwelfthtwelfthstwelves1
2 syllables
themselves6yourselves2wavelengths1
3 syllables
ourselves13commonwealths
152
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
death1yes36breath60dress44mess43says22guess29less22edge9flesh15press8heh2fresh5bless1jeff2chef3stress4deaf3stretch2bethfetchjesschess1Sethles2tessness2sketchpledge1DES3wesledge3meth2bess1clef1geoff1hedge1pres1wedge1wretch1chescrechecressdevdredgeetchfessfezfledgeHessHessehethketchkvetchlevmeshrefreshrevsedgesledgethresh
2 syllables
address9success6confess9unlessprocess3progress3accessexpress3impress2distress3possess4excess6caress3undress2flores1Macbeth1baez1Cortez1digress1inez1Juarez1largesse1obsess1redress1refresh1abscessafreshaggressallegeassessBoulezcortegeCortesdalethdepressegressenmeshfinessefluoresceheaddresshomestretchhorsefleshJerezKhrushchevKievmaglevMontez
3 syllables
pirouette1nonetheless1acquiesceangrinessBangladeshbashfulnesscarefulnesscoalesceconvalescecutting-edgedispossessfaithfulnessgrumpinessJimenezletterpressMarrakechmegadeathoverdresspensivenessreassessrepossessshibbolethUNICEFwatercress
4 syllables
nevertheless1Viramuneviramunes
1901
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
there278head219said146them89bed169well142friend133dead149end125hair131air127then97friends106care113hell87men59else57tell75tears30left62best63yet55rest60when48get32red49fair45chest48where26met39ends36chair38help32read21neck28west29went23share27sense18stairs28bear24fell28scared17bell24sex20next13legs17ten17lead16test20wear15heads21wet20prayer21cell12check14set13spend11health19bet14pen22bread19felt11step13square15spent12spell18stare24meant8bend19gets8rent13cares14sent10strength6tear3sell8smell6shelf33self14
2 syllables
again1myself100yourself52forget44hotel31instead39ahead21nowhere18somewhere14pretend26regret25himself15itself12respect16perfect6weekend8herself7upset9against3affair9girlfriend2expect4aware5amen6protect3prepared5defense6accept2upstairs1defend8revenge5except1boyfriend1arrest2suspect1nightmare5accent4event4effect5correct2depends4subject2sunset8downstairs2preparerequest2events4suggestpercent2motel8collect2impressed1footsteps3direct1farewell5attend3affairs3intend1attempt1depressed5
3 syllables
everywhere35anywhere22cigarette20president5cigarettes13internet8underwear3represent2recommend1personnel1juliet3carousel4overhead6millionaire7silhouette4billionaire4represents2isabelBethlehem1millionaires2parapet2architect1clientele2comprehend1disrespect2jezebel1overwhelmed3riverbed3unprepared3bayonet2citadel2debonair1Delaware2dialect2disconnect1disrepair2juliette1recollect2unawares2Roosevelt
4 syllables
mademoisellemademoiselles1unparalleled1aftereffectaftereffectsAix-la-Chapellecomediennecomediennesconcessionaireconcessionairesdiltiazemdiltiazemsdisorientdisorientsinterconnectinterconnectsmaterielmaterielsmisrepresent
5 syllables
antipersonnel
201
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
laughs6scoffscoughs1sniffs1cliffs2truths3ifs2puffs1briefs1cuffs1fourths1griefs1leafs1moths1myths1offs1roofs1
2 syllables
beliefs6handcuffs1bequeaths1blacksmithsblastoffsbloodbaths2carafeschildbirthscutoffsdebriefsdrop-offsdyestuffsearmuffs
3 syllables
photographs1aftermaths3allographsarrowsmithsautographs2bulletproofs1coppersmithscottonmouthsdisbeliefs2
4 syllables
aperitifschoreographsmimeographs

“breaths” at line end — from real songs

Wish I could write songs about anything other than deathBut I can't go to bed without drawing the red, shaving off breaths;
— Julien Baker, “Sprained Ankle” · rhymes breaths / death
Your last gasping breathsI see it again and again
— Mount Eerie, “Swims” · rhymes breaths / again
Speak sky, blow breathsOf yearning memory
— Mount Eerie, “Love Without Possession” · rhymes breaths / memory

How to read the 2290 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 7
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 8
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 21
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 152
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1901
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 201
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.