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Words that rhyme withchanging

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 EY coda N·JH
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)
2 syllables
ranging4
3 syllables
arrangingderangingestranging
4 syllables
rearranging1prearranging
240
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
saying22playing24staying1saving2training1paying60chasing2facing2racing1praying2raining2raisinglaying1blaming1swaying4bathing2blazing2pacing3aging2craving1flaming2fraying1raging1waving2baying1casing1draining1gazing1maiming1straining1straying1aiming10basingblasingbracingbraining52braisingbravingbrayingcaging
3 syllables
amazing5complaining4remaining1explaining1ablazing1champagning1conveying1effacing1embracing1erasing1obeying1sustaining1abstainingacclaimingallayingappraisingarraigningarraying1assuagingattaining1behavingbetraying2boldfacingbuffeting1campaigning2causewaying1constrainingcontaining3crochetingcrochettingcroquetting
4 syllables
entertaining1misbehaving1ricocheting1ascertainingautoclavingbaaingcounterclaimingdisarrayingdisengagingdisobeying1holidaying8interlacingmacramingmicrowavingoverlayingoverpayingoverplayingoverstayingparaphrasingpreordainingreappraising
630
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
waiting31taking4breaking1making3shaking10painting1dating3wasting1wailing1waking1sailing3fading5trading1failing2aching5hating2skating2baking1braking1fainting1flailing1gaping1grating1aiding2ailingaislingbailing5baiting1balingbastingbating8bladingbraidingbraillingcakingcratingcrepingdrapingeyringfakingfating9feintingfetingflakingfreightinggating2gradinghailing5halinghastingjadingjailing25lading1ladling
3 syllables
creatingescaping3awaiting1awaking1breathtaking1debating1exhaling1forsaking1inhaling1invading1relating1abatingablatingabradingacquaintingairfreightingairmailingassailingavailingbackbreakingbackdatingberatingblackmailingblockadingbrigadingbrocadingcascadingcastratingcheckmatingcollatingconflatingcrusadingcurtailingdeflatingdegradingderailingdetailing1dictatingdilatingdissuadingdonating
4 syllables
fascinatingcelebrating1operatingpermeating2complicating1demonstrating1generating1imitating1levitating1masquerading1serenading1undertaking1abdicatingabrogatingacclimatingactivatingactuating
5 syllables
investigatinganticipating2cooperating1evaporating1intimidating1abbreviatingacceleratingaccentuatingaccommodatingaccumulatingadjudicatingadministrating
6 syllables
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)
1 syllable
change116
2 syllables
changes16changer1changers1exchange5
3 syllables
changeable3exchangerexchangersexchanges5exchangingunchanginginterchange
4 syllables
exchangeableinterchangesinterchanging
5 syllables
interchangeableinterchangeably

“changing” at line end — from real songs

But you're just so incapable of changingWhat were facts in your artful rearranging
— Aimee Mann, “Labrador” · rhymes changing / rearranging
Wait out the weather that howls in my brainBecause it seems that it's always changing
— Bright Eyes, “Train Under Water” · rhymes changing / brain
Oh, she says, "You're changing"It does not bother me to say
— Counting Crows, “Anna Begins” · rhymes changing / say

How to read the 876 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 240
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 630
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 17
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.