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Words that rhyme withchange

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 N·JH
10
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
strange14range3grange1mange
2 syllables
arrange1derangeestrangelong-range
3 syllables
rearrange1prearrange
147
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
brains8chains18veins16trains11planes5rains6plains6pains4stains3reins4lanes3reigns2strains2wanes1drains1gains1grains1panes1vanes1banesblainscaines3canes8cranes6danesdeignsfeignsgaineshanesjanes5Keynesmaines5mains3manes4maynesplainesraines
2 syllables
remains11explains27contains3complains1domains1pertains1sustains1abstainsalkanesarraignsattains1biplanesbirdbrainsbloodstainsbutanescampaigns2champagnes6champaignschilblainscocaines14constrainsdemesnesdetainsdisdains2dogbanesethaneseyestrainsfloodplains
3 syllables
hurricanes1windowpanes1ascertainscellophanes3entertains1monoplanespreordainssugarcanes1urethanesaspartamescounterclaims
4 syllables
legerdemains
5 syllables
polyurethanes
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)
1 syllable
changed31ranged4
2 syllables
arrangedderanged1estranged2unchanged1exchanged
3 syllables
rearranged1interchangedprearranged
849
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
day6way10say3face1name1rain2place4pain1same10stay1days1play101game4train60hey37shame3pay60blame1brain52ways3space48came1grave52pray43case35age1flame42may30grace26safe22race29stage25page25chain25faith21bay28wave24plane22lay22brave24fame31they6save13lane1chase18vain26gray20gave10cage1plain1gay12plays12claim15frame1ray8jane5gain1grey14main3trace10rage13clay13base4raise1slave8dave3Spain9lame13aim10pace17cave5praise1stays4drain13jay2phase8Wayne3pays4shave10crane6
2 syllables
away4today2okay46insane50highway1explain1sunday14someday1always8remain17birthday12friday6monday7became3complain1champagne6embrace15cocaine14tuesday2behave5thursday3campaign2suitcase5wednesday2delay6replace2obey4someplace1refrain13maintain3display5halfway2hallway5betray2doorway10airplane3cafe3disgrace4astray11ballet4decay11freeway4erase6teenagecontain3subway1runway1repay1highways2sideways4andreBroadway3engage1driveway4elaine1ashtray5hooray5jose2nicknamestairway1
3 syllables
anyway60yesterday34everyday9holiday8saturday2holidays4anyways4nowadays2hurricane1marketplace4cellophane3databasealleyway2cabaret1chevrolet2runaway1straightaway2windowpane1entertain1alleyways1anyplace1chevrolets2getaway2Hemingway2ricochet2rockaway1sugarcane1yesterdays2aftershave1Aquitaine1autoclave1Beaujolais1cabarets1cyberspace1disobey1expressway1fireplace1matinee1microwave1misbehave1
4 syllables
communique1cabrioletcabrioletscommuniques1companionwaycompanionwayslegerdemainnaivetenaivetesOlivierpapier-macheplagioclasepolymerasereiteratesstreptokinasesuperhighwaysuperhighwaystelomeraseurokinase
5 syllables
polyurethane
1875
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
made86late65babe2wait2take47break45make32fate37great29state28hate27straight23jail25lake26paid26waste26taste23gate22cake19waves22takes13shake20weight16sake14trade20played15fail18saved12blade1tape9stayed13plate14wake5mail1makes4shade35sale13date8eight6paint1fake9shape7breaks14states6trail11grade8mate5fade1laid9gates12raised9saint11snake9failed5tail8maid8nail10named1sail10male3stake6jakeate2Blake2nails8bail5tale4basedkaterate2rape2plates8hail5sales6trained2placed4slaves6scale4hates27raped1
2 syllables
afraid40escape27awake31mistake27mistakes2ashamed13parade19create5female1details2estate3engaged2detail1escapedbetrayed2exhales2headache3explained2complaint1debate3e-mailreplaced2roommate1locate1remained2blackmailcomplaints2cocktailrelate7decades1emailinhales3arcade6heartbreak2landscape2airwaves2heartache2earthquakepersuademermaid3updateamazed3erased2handshake1parades4pancakesdecade1creates1delayed2exhale2grenade3inhale3intake2repaid2rotate2upstate3awaits2behaved2complained2earthquakes1
3 syllables
celebrate6separate2concentrate6operate1hesitate6lemonade5indicatetolerateinterstate4palisades3dissipate1paperweight2promenade2calculate1contemplate2demonstrate2elevate2entertained2escalate1featherweight2illustrate1masturbate1penetrate2rattlesnake2renegade1unexplained2accolades1Adelaide1allocate1barricade1bellyache1bishopsgate1cavalcade1chippendales1confiscate1congregate1consecrate1decorate1devastates1disarrayed1
4 syllables
appreciate1investigate1communicate1cooperatenegotiateeliminatecongratulateparticipate1evaporate1intimidate2videotape2annihilate1appreciates1commiserate1redecorate1reincarnate1retaliate1sophisticate1abbreviate
5 syllables
deteriorate1
26
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
fringe2lounge1plunge1binge1sponge1cringeflangegrungehingeIngelunge
2 syllables
revenge5avengeblancmangeexpungeimpingeinfringeStonehengesyringeunhinge
17
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)
2 syllables
exchange1changes1changing6changer1changers1
3 syllables
interchangechangeable3exchangerexchangersexchanges5exchangingunchanging
4 syllables
exchangeableinterchangesinterchanging
5 syllables
interchangeableinterchangeably

“change” at line end — from real songs

This town’s so strangeThey built it to change
— Arcade Fire, “Suburban War” · rhymes change / strange
Some things in life may changeThey stay the same
— Damien Rice, “Older Chests” · rhymes change / same
These things I won't changeIt's always my way
— Men I Trust, “You Deserve This” · rhymes change / way

How to read the 2916 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 10
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 147
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 10
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 849
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1874
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 26
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 17
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.