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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 AO coda R·D·Z
52
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
lords3swords2boards3fords1hordes1fjords1gourdshoards1swardswards3
2 syllables
towards2floorboards2awards1billboards1dartboards1landlords1rewards1affords7backboards
3 syllables
checkerboardsfiberboardsfibreboardsfingerboardsoverlords
51
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
sports1sorts1shorts1courts1forts2morgues2orbsports3quarts1quartz
2 syllables
reports1abortsabsorbs1airports5assortscarports1cavorts
3 syllables
davenports1reabsorbsteleports
278
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
more207door1for117floor1war77lord28shore49store33four18York5your2score23or5bored18board10short6court6sword11sort1sport6norcore8pour5sore9wore2port3drawer5ward3bore11fort2roar16ford3pork2swore1corps1morgue2tore1cord2chord5ore5forkchore3gore2roared2hoard1soar2scored1fjord1horde1nord1ord1Porte1quart1snore1snort1sor1yore1boarBoerBohrcoredcorkcorpfloored145foregoredgourdhoarlorenorednorredoaroaredorbOrrporporeporedpoured5schnorrschnorredshoredsnoredsoared2sporestored
2 syllables
before155record3report3afford2support4ignore6airport5reward3aboard2thereforetowardpassport1award2escorttransportexplore2ignored6ashore6resortadore3restored6landlord1encore1restoredrugstore1seashore2adored2broadsword1centaur2Dior1skateboard2absorb1accord1backdoor1billboard1carport1chessboard1dartboard1dashboard1decor1distort1folklore1galore1hardcore1headboard1igor1implore1import1keyboard1rapport1uproar1warlord1abhorabhorredAborabortassortathwartbackboardbaseboardblackboardbookstoreBridgeportcardboardcavortchipboardclapboard
3 syllables
anymore105overboard3Baltimore1evermore2sycamore1troubadour2commodore1davenport1Labrador1Singapore1aboveboardAgincourtalbacoreBangaloreBarrymorecarnivorecheckerboardclavichorddinosaurEcuadorfiberboardfibreboardfingerboardfurthermoreguarantorharpsichordherbivoreheretoforeLivermoreLuxembourgmatadorMevacornevermorenotochordoverlordpaperboardplasterboardprerecordreabsorbSalvadorsmorgasbordstevedoreTambocorteleporttwenty-fourunderscore
315
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
born36storm32warm21doors18course13horse10form15force8horn11north2George2corn10source5forth3wars8torn8forcedfourth2warn1warned2worn4porn3forms1floors7horns3stores2formed15porch5roars2sworn1scores1morn5torch1fours3scorn5shores2mourn3thorn2thorns4drawers2norm2swarm3warmth1coarse1pores2pours1scorned2storms2borne1chores1dorm1dorms1dwarf1dwarves1fourths1gorge1hoarse1oars1scorched1shorn1spores1swarms1thorne1warms1warnes1warns1wharf1boarsboersbores11borns36borschborschtborschtsbournbournebournesbournsBoursecores8corkedcormcormscorned10corns10Corse
2 syllables
divorce1perform3divorced2informinformed1performed1platform1reborn7outdoors3remorse3transform1transformed1unborn2popcornabsorbed1airborne1bergdorf1bullhorn1conform1drugstores1endorse1forlorn1lukewarm1rainstorm1reform1stillborn1waveform1windstorm1abhorsadores3adornadornedadornsAzoresbackdoors1barnstormbarnstormedbarnstormsbighornbighornsblowtorchbookstoresbrainstormbrainstormedbrainstormsbuckthornbuckthornsbullhorns1centaurs2claymoresclotheshorseconcourseconformed1conforms1decors1deformdeformeddeformsdeploresdisgorgedisgorgeddownpours1encores1endorsedenforceenforced
3 syllables
uniform3uniforms3unicorn3thunderstorm2commodores1dinosaurs1misinformed1stevedores1sycamores1troubadours1albacorescarnivoreschloroformchloroformedchloroformsDusseldorffirestormfirestormsguarantorsherbivoresintercourselabradors1matadorsmisinformmisinformsopen-sourceoutperformoutperformedoutperformspolymorphpolymorphsreabsorbedreinforcereinforcedthunderstorms2unadornedunderscoresunenforcedunicorns3uniformed3uninformedwaterborne
4 syllables
cuneiform1cuneiforms1underperformunderperformedunderperforms
646
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
words54kids37clouds22heads21birds15cards15needs11woods11sides16gods13roads11leads3guards3odds6goods2beds7dudes8lads1yards3rides12seeds7weeds9loads3deeds5blades7crowds5aids1reads1fades6codes2feds1reeds5shades5shreds4grades8meds1beads3bleeds3breeds3broads3spades2bards1bloods2braids1floods2foods2glades2hides2moods2thirds2threads1tides2ads1beards1bids1buds1carbs1deads1dreads1fads1feuds1guides1hoods1Leeds1maids1mods1nudes1pads1raids1rods1shards1sheds1shrouds1skids1slides1spreads1studs1voids1adds3adesadz
2 syllables
besides1comrades1crossroads3eyelids5decides19regards2decades1hillsides3parades4subsides3backsides2divides1grenades1insides2junkyards2postcards1abides1applauds1arcades1backwoods1betides1bluebirds1bridesmaids1collides1crosswords1explodes1foreheads1includes1intrudes1mermaids1precedes1preludes1provides1redwoods1resides1abodesabradesabsurds8accedesairheadsairspeedsallgoodsalludesamidesandroids1anodesasides7avoids2azidesbackslides1backyards2balladesbarnyardsbeachheadsbedsides3bedspreads1beechwoodsbeheadsbernardsbirdseedsblackwoods
3 syllables
palisades3hummingbirds3mockingbirds1accolades1attitudes1countrysides1episodes1genocides1lemonades1mastercards1multitudes1promenades1actinidesadenoidsadulthoods1alkaloidsaltitudes1amplitudesamyloidsaniseedsaptitudes1arrowheadsarsenidesarthropodsasteroids2babyhoodsbarricades1bodyguards2boulevards9brotherhoodscavalcades1celluloidscentipedes1certitudesclassifiedscoincidescolonnadescopperheadscottonseedscottonwoods
4 syllables
brachiopodscephalopodsdaminozidesexactitudesformaldehydes1ineptitudesinfanticides1insecticidesnucleotidespolyamidessolicitudessuperoxidesthalidomidestriglycerides
5 syllables
corticosteroidsmonosaccharidespolysaccharides
6 syllables
verisimilitudes
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 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
cords1cordes
2 syllables
records5accords1concordsdiscords
3 syllables
clavichordsharpsichordsnotochordsprerecords

“chords” at line end — from real songs

Y'check out Guitar George, he knows all the chordsYes n' an old guitar is all he can afford
— Dire Straits, “Sultans of Swing” · rhymes chords / afford
It was socks and stockings on the old gym floorShe was checkin' out riffs and memorizin' chords
— Lyle Lovett, “Girls With Guitars” · rhymes chords / floor
He found a night club he could work at the doorShe had a guitar and she taught him some chords
— Tom Petty, “Into the Great Wide Open” · rhymes chords / door

How to read the 1341 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 52
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 51
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.
Subtractive 277
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 315
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 646
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 10
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.