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Words that rhyme withcaves

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 V·Z
29
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
waves1slaves6graves1naves1shaves1braves24craves4daves3knaves
2 syllables
airwaves2behaves5conclavesdepravesenclavesengravesenslaves
3 syllables
aftershaves1architravesautoclaves1microwaves1
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
bathes2latheschafes1safes22strafeswaifsfaiths21
2 syllables
sunbathes
1
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
eighths
682
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
day500way399say1face250place169stay142days124play101hey37pay60ways51space48grave52pray43case35age33may30grace26safe22race29stage25page25faith21bay28wave24lay22brave24they6save13chase18gray20gave10cage21gay12plays12ray8grey14trace10rage13clay13base4raise1slave8dave3pace17cave5praise9stays4jay2phase8pays4shave10yay1prey7ace3haze13spray5maze12phrase5sway12Paige1tae1gaze8tray9kay1hay6stray8lace4weigh1wage5yea1blaze5fray5vase5jaecrave4daze3fey3rays3sways2bathe2
2 syllables
away611today125okay46highway30sunday14someday26always8birthday12friday6monday7embrace15tuesday2behave5thursday3suitcase5wednesday2delay6replace2obey4someplace1display5halfway2hallway5betray2doorway10cafe3disgrace4astray11ballet4decay11freeway4erase6teenagesubway1runway1repay1highways2sideways4andreBroadway3engage1driveway4ashtray5hooray5jose2stairway1ablaze4doomsday4hallways2briefcaserailwayaways3backstage2bouquet3convey3dismay3displays3malaise3parfait1rampage1sundays1
3 syllables
anyway60yesterday34everyday9holiday8saturday2holidays4anyways4nowadays2marketplace4databasealleyway2cabaret1chevrolet2runaway1straightaway2alleyways1anyplace1chevrolets2getaway2Hemingway2ricochet2rockaway1yesterdays2aftershave1autoclave1Beaujolais1cabarets1cyberspace1disobey1expressway1fireplace1matinee1microwave1misbehave1Monterey1paraphrase1pinochet1stowaway1takeaway1tanqueray1
4 syllables
communique1cabrioletcabrioletscommuniques1companionwaycompanionwaysnaivetenaivetesOlivierpapier-macheplagioclasepolymerasereiteratesstreptokinasesuperhighwaysuperhighwaystelomeraseurokinase
2173
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
name243rain170pain159same150change116game106made86train60late65babe44wait54shame76blame66brain52take47break45came41changed31make32strange30fate37great29state28flame42hate27straight23jail25lake26chain25names24paid26waste26taste23plane22gate22cake19takes13shake20weight16fame31lane21sake14trade20played15fail18saved12vain26games11blade22flames24plain15tape9stayed13plate14wake5mail12makes4shade35claim15sale13date8eight6frame18paint13fake9shape7breaks14states6trail11jane5grade8range10James5gain13mate5fade27laid9brains8gates12raised9
2 syllables
insane50afraid40escape27awake31mistake27explain27mistakes27remain17remains11ashamed13parade19became3create5complain14champagne6cocaine14exchange5female1details2estate3campaign2engaged2detail1escapedbetrayed2exhales2arrange1arrangedrefrain13headache3maintain3explained2complaint1debate3e-mailairplane3replaced2roommate1explains27locate1contain3remained2blackmailcomplaints2cocktailrelate7decades1emailcontains3inhales3arcade6heartbreak2elaine1landscape2heartache2earthquakenicknamepersuademermaid3update
3 syllables
celebrate6separate2concentrate6operate1hesitate6hurricane10lemonade5indicatetoleratecellophane3interstate4palisades3dissipate1paperweight2promenade2windowpane1entertain1calculate1contemplate2demonstrate2elevate2entertained2escalate1featherweight2hurricanes1illustrate1masturbate1penetrate2rattlesnake2rearranged2renegade1sugarcane1unexplained2accolades1Adelaide1allocate1Aquitaine1barricade1bellyache1bishopsgate1
4 syllables
appreciate1investigate1communicate1cooperatenegotiateeliminatecongratulateparticipate1evaporate1intimidate2videotape2annihilate1appreciates1commiserate1redecorate1reincarnate1retaliate1sophisticate1abbreviate
5 syllables
deteriorate1
157
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
clothes64lives20leaves35loves4gives2moves5wives6thieves4gloves1nerves1drives1knives7wolves1proves10mouths1serves1doves5sleeves6fives4droves2shelves3breathes1dives2eaves2thrives1youths2paths1calves1curves1dwarves1eves1grieves1oaths1carveschivescleaves1clovescoves1delveselvesgreavesgrooves13groves4halveshaves27heaveshives1Ives
2 syllables
themselves6believes5yourselves2deserves1arrives2survives3forgives2archives1beehives1evolves1foxgloves1involves1receives1retrieves1werewolves1aboves71absolvesachieves2aggrievesalcovesapproves2behoovesbereavesbivalvesconceives1connivesconservescontrivesdeceives2deprivesderivesdevolvesdisprovesdissolves3Hargreavesimproves2maglevsMaldives
3 syllables
ourselves13countermovesdisapproves1disbelievesinterleavesinterweaves1misconceivesmisperceivesoverdrives1preconceivesyugoslavs
4 syllables
sociopaths1recitatives
5 syllables
determinatives

“caves” at line end — from real songs

The pressure where it's placedShe caves
— Bright Eyes, “Four Winds” · rhymes caves / placed
Down in those cavesVillage people would say
— Joanna Newsom, “Monkey & Bear” · rhymes caves / say
I say: "Shine what precious light you have into cavesI say "find life where you foolishly saw graves."
— Mount Eerie, “I Say “No”” · rhymes caves / graves

How to read the 3049 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 29
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 1
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 682
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 2172
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 157
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.