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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·D
6
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
ranged4
2 syllables
arrangedderanged2estranged1
3 syllables
rearranged2prearranged
1543
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
face250name2rain2place169pain159same4days124change116game2made86train60late65babe44wait54shame1blame66brain1take47ways1space48break45came41grave52case35make32strange3fate37age33great29state28flame42hate27straight23lake26grace26safe22race29stage25page25chain25faith21names24paid26wave24waste26taste23plane22gate22cake19brave24shake20weight16fame31save13lane21sake14trade20chase18played15saved12vain26games11blade22gave10cage21flames1plain15tape9plays12stayed13plate14wake5shade35claim15date8eight6frame18fake9shape7jane5
2 syllables
insane50afraid40escape27awake31mistake27explain27always8remain17remains11parade19became3create5complain14champagne6embrace15cocaine14exchange5behave5estate3campaign2engaged2betrayed2suitcase5replace2arrange1someplace1refrain1headache3maintain3debate3airplane3disgrace4replaced2roommate1explains27erase6teenagelocate1contain3highways2relate7sideways4contains3engage1arcade6heartbreak2elaine1landscape2heartache2earthquakenicknamepersuademermaid3updateamazed3ablaze4erased2hallways2handshake1briefcase
3 syllables
celebrate6separate2concentrate6holidays4anyways4nowadays2operate1hesitate6hurricane10lemonade5marketplace4indicatetoleratecellophane3interstate4databasedissipate1paperweight2promenade2windowpane1entertain1alleyways1anyplace1calculate1chevrolets2contemplate2demonstrate2elevate2escalate1featherweight2hurricanes1illustrate1masturbate1penetrate2rattlesnake2renegade1sugarcane1yesterdays2Adelaide1aftershave1
4 syllables
appreciate1investigate1communicate1cooperatenegotiateeliminatecongratulateparticipate1evaporate1intimidate2videotape2annihilate1commiserate1redecorate1reincarnate1retaliate1sophisticate1abbreviateaccelerate
5 syllables
deteriorate1
1341
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
day500way399say1stay142play101hey37pay60pray43may30jail25bay28lay22waves22takes13they6fail18gray20gay12mail12makes4sale13paint13ray8breaks14states6trail11grey14gates12saint11failed5tail8nail10clay13named1sail10male3nails8bail5tale4plates8hail5sales6jay2trained2slaves6scale4hates27yay1raped1brakes9prey7tastes2pale6dates1snakes6whale4faint3tapes3spray5tales4dale1graves11sway12claimed1tae1mates2rails5veil7waits6tray9kay1fails5hay6rail8stray8gained4tails6cakes2blades7aids1
2 syllables
away1today1okay46highway30mistakes27sunday14someday26birthday12ashamed13friday6monday7female1details2tuesday2thursday3detail1escapedexhales2wednesday2delay6obey4display5explained2halfway2hallway5betray2doorway1complaint1e-mailcafe3astray11ballet4decay11freeway4remained2subway1blackmailrunway1repay1complaints2cocktailandreBroadway3decades1emailinhales3driveway4airwaves2ashtray5hooray5jose2stairway1doomsday4parades4pancakescreates1railwaybouquet3convey3dismay3
3 syllables
anyway60yesterday34everyday9holiday8saturday2palisades3alleyway2cabaret1chevrolet2runaway1straightaway2entertained2getaway2Hemingway2ricochet2rockaway1unexplained2accolades1Beaujolais1chippendales1devastates1disobey1expressway1fairytale1fingernail1fingernails1interstates1lauderdale1lemonades1matinee1middleweights1Monterey1paperweights1pinochet1promenades1radiates1rattlesnakes1robitaille1stowaway1takeaway1
4 syllables
appreciates1communique1abbreviatesacceleratesaccentuatesaccommodatesaccumulatesadjudicatesadministratesadulteratesagglomeratesagglutinatesalienatesamalgamatesamelioratesannihilates1anticipatesappropriatesasphyxiatesassassinates
5 syllables
21
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
singed1binged2bronzedburnsed11cleansedcringedfringedhingedloungedlunged3plungedscroungedsponged
2 syllables
unhinged1avengedexpungedimpingedinfringedrevengedsyringed
3
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
unchanged1exchanged
3 syllables
interchanged

“changed” at line end — from real songs

Hoping nothing's changedThat is, it's still the same
— Cass McCombs, “County Line” · rhymes changed / same
Oh, but now old friends are acting strangeAnd they shake their heads, and they tell me that I've changed
— Joni Mitchell, “Both Sides Now” · rhymes changed / strange
I grew with you and now I've changedBe good to me, it isn't a game
— Fiona Apple, “Cosmonauts” · rhymes changed / game

How to read the 2910 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 6
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Subtractive 1542
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1341
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 21
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 3
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.