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Words that rhyme withceiling

feminine
Masculine

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 this word

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 IY coda L
28
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)
2 syllables
feeling6stealing5dealing3healing1squealing1reeling1peeling2kneeling1heeling2heling
3 syllables
revealing1appealing2annealingcartwheelingcongealingDarjeelingfreewheeling
4 syllables
snowmobilingunappealing
5 syllables
automobiling
10
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)
2 syllables
beadlingfielding13needlingRieslingseedlingshielding5weaklingwieldingyielding3
3 syllables
unyielding
30
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)
2 syllables
being8seeing7fleeing1feeing6freeing262geeing1keying27kneeing26peeing3
3 syllables
agreeing16chevying1decreeing1emceeing2foreseeingprecissingsightseeing
4 syllables
companying10disagreeing11filigreeingftping
314
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)
2 syllables
sleeping27leaving23evening12dreaming1screaming15meaning12breathing14beating1speaking3bleeding7keeping4reading2meeting2eating2hearing1beeping1cheating3teaching1cleaning55leading16freezing4feeding2freaking3screeching1treating5weeping7reaching2seeking2grieving6creaking2needing2sneaking1creeping4weaving3leaking3preaching2gleaming1greeting2steaming2streaming2sweeping1breeding1breezing1fleeting1peaking1peeking1reaping1scheming1screening1seeming1seething1shrieking1speeding1beaching33beadingbeaking3beaming2beaning3beefing9bleachingbleepingbreaching1breamingbreechingbriefing3ceasingcedingcheeking17cheesingcleatingcleavingcreaming12creasingdeemingdiesing22easingfeasting13fleecinggleaning1greasinggreening52
3 syllables
believing8receiving1repeating5deceiving4receding2competing2bereaving1cheerleading1conceiving1daydreaming1deleting1fatiguing1housekeeping1increasing1intriguing1policing1proceeding1relieving1retreating1succeeding1accedingachievingaggrievingantiquingappeasingbatikkingbeekeepingbequeathing1beseechingbesiegingbespeakingblitzkriegingbookkeepingbrowbeatingcareeningcompletingconcedingconcretingconveningcritiquingdebriefingdeceasingdecreasingdefeating8demeaningdepletingdispleasingendearingentreatingesteeming3exceeding1excretinghousecleaningimpeaching1impedinginbreedingmachiningmainstreaming1misleadingmisreading1misspeakingmistreatingpeacekeeping
4 syllables
buccaneeringcontraveningdisbelievingguillotiningintercedinginterleavinginterveninginterweavingmisconceivingmisperceivingovereatingoverfeedingoverhearing1overheatingoverreachingoversleepingpreconceivingquarantiningreconveningsubmariningsupersedingunbelievingchameleon2idealism1appealableappealinglychameleons2hegelianidealisms1KarelianMontpeliersurrealismsurrealisms
5 syllables
hemophiliahemophilias
6 syllables
aristotelian
18
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
seal2ciel1seel
2 syllables
ceilings2ceilinged15sealantsealantssealersealerssealing2seelingconceal3lucille1resealunseal
3 syllables
concealing3resealingunsealing

“ceiling” at line end — from real songs

But I can't help the feelingI could blow through the ceiling
— Radiohead, “Fake Plastic Trees” · rhymes ceiling / feeling
Nor the clouds on the ceilingIt's not the energy reeling
— Adrianne Lenker, “Not” · rhymes ceiling / reeling
I'd share my feelingsYou'd hit the ceiling
— Bahamas, “Caught Me Thinkin” · rhymes ceiling / feelings

How to read the 382 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 28
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 10
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 30
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 314
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 18
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.