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Words that rhyme withbuy

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 AY coda —
171
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
sky1die245cry1i1high1why113eye120try1fly113lie2my24guy36dry40pie1shy13hi2aye3tie7sigh20spy1thychi2fry3thigh6vie1nigh2rye3sly3thai2bly1dye1lye1mai1sty1tai1BlighFryejaikwaiphiplyprypsisprywrywye
2 syllables
july12deny6reply17supply1apply1rely1allynecktie1Versailles2untie1comply1Kauai1magpie1mcfly1pigsty1shanghaiawrybeliebonsaibotflyBruneibuckeyeChennaidecrydefydescrydrip-drygadflyhi-fiimplylanaioutcrypotpiered-eyeretryshooflySinaiwalleyeWiFi
3 syllables
testify3butterfly7samuraimultiply3satisfy2firefly2Gemini1goldeneye1amplify1classify1crucify1justify1pacify1quantify1rectify1signify1unify1alkalibeautifycalcifycertifyclarifycodifydeifydignifyedifyfalsifyfortifygasifygentrifyglorifygratifyhorrifyliquefy
4 syllables
identifyacidifybeatifydecertifydeclassifydemystifydetoxifydisqualifydissatisfydiversifyelectrifyexemplifyindemnifyintensifyoversupplypersonify
5 syllables
dehumidifymisidentifyoversimplify
2239
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
time643night550eyes3mind405life1right296light284mine275side201line196like73fine115find116smile100times86ride96fight91while80wine86child64kind77died74lies76live39wife64lights62white61sight73shine73hide63tight61blind62pride53lines39drive41bright47wild35rise43tried34style36sign37nice29twice33ice30crime30skies51five27wide39flight31knife31might24cried37nights26write17bride23lied22miles13size16signs18nine14dies22flies25bite17climb21guys5christ9price12sides16sighs6type9dime28cries16quite4wise12tide22mike3tied9strike6crimes12liked1
2 syllables
tonight184behind130inside131alright97alive100outside53sometimes33surprise32survive26decide19surprised17advice16midnight16sunshine23lifetime11moonlight31arrived8goodnight15design13disguise26sometime9aside7arrive5divine13besides1survived8remind1online4invite1beside6provide1meantime3device1daylight12describe3denied10despiteawhile12designed13profile2supplies2unlikepolite3mankind3meanwhile1sunrise11alike1divide11arrives2delight14unkind14sublime13described1adviseassigned1upsidecollide8springtime2website1ex-wife
3 syllables
paradise30realize10satisfied1suicide11sacrifice9recognize5realized4otherwise1anytime5caroline7exercise1realise1terrified4satellite4valentine4homicide1overnight4appetite8recognized2compromise6realised2recogniseorganizedsummertime11enterprise2overtime5qualified1occupied1butterflies5riverside4dynamite2sacrificed1crucified4afterlife4criticize5mountainside2classifiedborderline3clementine3fireflies3
4 syllables
apologize5identified1apologiseevangeline3dissatisfied2econoline1meteorite2apologized1commercialized1desensitize1exemplified1formaldehyde1hermaphrodites1immobilized1infanticide1legitimized1solidified1unsatisfied1
5 syllables
materialize2industrialized1
6 syllables
25
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
minds23finds1kinds1blinds10binds2childs64christs9feistsgrinds11heistshinds2ninths
2 syllables
reminds1unwinds3behinds130mankinds3rothschilds
3 syllables
masterminds1humankindspoltergeists1
33
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
by165bye1bae2
2 syllables
goodbye82good-byebye-byenearby1Mumbai1rabbi1standby1Dubaigoodbyherebytherebybuying16bayou3buyer2bayous3biasbiased
3 syllables
alibi1lullaby1tobias1biasesbiasingbiomassbiopsiesbiopsybiotinbiotinsunbiased
4 syllables
alibiing1

“buy” at line end — from real songs

Beauty parlor blondes with credit card eyesLooking for the chic and the fancy to buy
— Joni Mitchell, “Harry’s House/Centerpiece” · rhymes buy / eyes
And believe in whatever may lieIn those things that money can buy
— Jackson Browne, “The Pretender” · rhymes buy / lie
I want to give you all the love that money can buyA cruel, cruel lullaby
— Black Box Recorder, “Keep It in the Family” · rhymes buy / lullaby

How to read the 2435 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 171
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 2239
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 25
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 33
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.