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Words that rhyme withbuild

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 IH coda L·D
30
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
killed1filled1thrilled1willed1guild1spilled1chilled11drilled2frilledgildgilled1grilled4
2 syllables
fulfilled2distilledinstilledrefilledunfilledunskilled
3 syllables
overfilledunfulfilled
19
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
built3guilt4spilt3hilt1quilt1tilt1giltjiltkiltliltmiltsiltstiltwiltmilk10silk5bilkilk
3 syllables
buttermilk
24
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
bilkedbilksbuilds6gildsgiltsguilds1guilts4hilts1ilksjiltskiltsliltsmilked10milks10miltsquilts1silks5silts
2 syllables
rebuilds2
3 syllables
buttermilks
333
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
it444will1still64hill59kid50sick32bit25quick27hit23kill20ship19big10fill1fit16bill14quit19trip13stick10pick8sit4trick11split9kick5chill11dig7nick4till2slip8tip6pig3ridspit8grip12hid9pill8thick7lip9phil1chick3lit10hip9rickpit4rip2strip4skip3flip6chip1prick4brick2drill2skill4kitclick3bid3spill8lick6whip1gig3jillthrill9crib10Mick1siddip4clip4wig4grid1rig1tick2quid1grill4sill6sip4gildrip4wit3tit3writ3
2 syllables
until7bullshit5admit6commit2outfit2permitpicnic1forbid1lipstick1brazilfulfill2spaceship4sidekick5uphill1submitcockpit2goodwill2homesick1landfill1Madrid1toothpick2transmit2Advil1Asheville1deville1downhill1eyelid1Kubrick1Seville1starship1treadmill1unfit1windmill1acquitad-libairshipairstripanthillarmpitbefitbigwigbroomstickchopstickcorncribcourtshipcovillecranesbillcrossbilldipstickdistildistillemitequipflagshipfoothillfulfilGainesvillehandbillHasidhawkbill
3 syllables
lunatic1leadershipscholarship1candlestick3censorship1counterfeit1hypocrite1Jacksonville1mandeville1showmanship1sportsmanship1authorshipbaby-sitbailiwickBartlesvillebattleshipbolshevikBougainvillebrinkmanshipchairmanshipconsulshipcraftsmanshipdaffodildealershipdebiteddraftsmanshipEvansvilleFayettevillefellowshipfingertipfirebrickgamesmanshipinternshipkatydidLouisvillemembershipmicrochipoverfilloverkillownership
4 syllables
relationship2championship1apprenticeshipcitizenshipcompanionshipdictatorshipdirectorshipeditorshipgeneralshipgovernorshipIdentikitimpoliticone-upmanshippartisanshipprofessorshiprealpolitikreceivership
5 syllables
ambassadorshipproprietorship
1584
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
in278here270him138this149is104thing115things57years84sing83been63wind1skin69fear71year60with51ring57clear67think50kiss55dear41king49hear50give19win41lives20lips43kids37near40ear42wings29ears29sin33drink23beer29spring29bring18wish14thin22rings19his15miss13bridge14list16wing23since9weird13rich12six9pills17fears25swim11gift13sins21fish10hills15if5fix8shift16which2spin14swing15lived5jim8bills15prince6missed7brings9sink12lift10string13risk3film4switch9witch8drinks5gives2kings14its1thinks1
2 syllables
begin25within24exist15begins14forgive5appear13career9appears4convinced1resist5convinceinsist2berlin3exists3appeared3severe1sincere8dismissed1addict3Shakespeare2eyelids5assistfrontier6abyss5precinct1catfish2premiere2reindeer3unclear3veneer3addicts1axes1chagrin1coiling2facelift2forgives2insists1kingpin2misfits2offspring2plaything2whirlwind2abridged1admits1adrift1akin1armpits1arrears1assists1blacklist1blueprints1Boleyn1careers1cashier1checklist1dismiss1drawbridge1eclipse1extinct1footprint1
3 syllables
everything65anything29disappear36disappeared9politics9atmosphere5indistinctengineer3fingerprints3fingertips13interfere1volunteer1disappears6violin3mandolin1violins4reappear4chandeliers1crucifix2souvenir2souvenirs1stratosphere2chandelier1insincere1labyrinth1musketeers2mutineer2volunteers1auctioneer1daffodils1engineers1everythings1financier1fingerprint1gondoliers1hemispheres1hyacinth1jellyfish1lunatics1mandolins1
4 syllables
relationships2apocalypse1acycloviracyclovirsagronomiesanthologistanthologistsapprenticeshipsassociativeathleticismathleticismsbellyachingchampionships1citizenshipscompanionshipsconventioneerconventioneers
5 syllables
ambassadorshipsbiostatisticscorroborative
7 syllables
1405
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
world127head219side201said146good108bed169dead149road127cold121need93god69bad76ride96made86old79gold76child64had62died74word46blood51hide63could46told49loud49red49heard41pride53hold40crowd41sad40mad39wild35tried34should27read21bird26would21proud25wood28wide39cried37food24paid26dad17lead16field13bride23lied22dude11speed20bread19glad15trade20load19played15called10mood11blade22sold13stayed13code11shade35stood11cloud17feed11hood13tide22grade8showed6fade27laid9mud13tied9led7held4bleed19failed5third3spread6
2 syllables
inside131outside53afraid40instead39ahead21decide19allowed9parade19agreed5aside7indeed3destroyed2avoid2explode12beside6provide1absurd8betrayed2denied10childhood1comrade1proceed1succeed1occurred4enjoyed5revealed4abroad2transferreddivide11borrowed1includecontrolledupsidebehold5so-calledcollide8unfurled7password1household1appliedarcade6unfold5abide6bluebird4reside6threshold2unsaid5untied5windshield2persuadeconcealed5landslide4mermaid3untold2railroad1annoyed1bedside3beguiled4hillside1intrude4
3 syllables
understood12satisfied16neighborhood11suicide11attitude5hollywood5episode3terrified4homicide1paranoid2guaranteed4gratitude1underworld4overhead6qualified1occupied1lemonade5riverside4battlefield4crucified4centerfold4mountainside2solitude2classifiedmockingbird3countryside2genocide2hummingbird1overload2petrified3promenade2riverbed3asteroid2interlude2justified2magnified2misconstrued2neighbourhood1overflowed1overjoyed2
4 syllables
misunderstood9identified1dissatisfied2exemplified1formaldehyde1infanticide1solidified1unparalleled1unsatisfied1acidifiedautomobiledbeatifiedbrachiopodcephalopoddaminozidedecertifieddeclassifieddemystifieddetoxified
5 syllables
corticosteroid
6 syllables
13
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
billed14
2 syllables
rebuild2building12buildings5builder1builders1
3 syllables
shipbuilding2homebuilderhomebuildersrebuilding2shipbuildershipbuildersshipbuildings2

“build” at line end — from real songs

Who gave you a barn to buildAnd an empty page to fill
— Anaïs Mitchell, “He Did” · rhymes build / fill
Why would I wanna destroy somethin' I helped build?That was never my object, for someone to get killed
— Eminem, “Like Toy Soldiers” · rhymes build / killed
Let the chips fall where they willBecause I've got boats to build
— Guy Clark, “Boats to Build” · rhymes build / will

How to read the 3391 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 30
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 19
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 24
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 331
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1582
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1405
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 13
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.