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Words that rhyme withcircumstance

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 AE coda N·S
19
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
dance1chance2France8lance1glance7trance3nanceprancevance
2 syllables
romance2advance5finance2expanse2sundance1askanceenhancefreelanceperchance
3 syllables
refinance
129
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
branch2ranch1blancheBanffblanchstanchtrancheplans29fans7slams1hangs3cans2sans1lambs2vans2fangs2yams1bangs1clans1grams1jams1mans1
2 syllables
rhodantheexams2afghans1bedpanscaftanscancanscyansdivans1engramsflimflamsharanguesjapans6lifespanslogjamsmoulins1mustangs2
3 syllables
avalanche1amaranthcoelacanthcaravans1minivans1overhangs1abrahams1anagramsboomerangs1cablegramsdiagrams
4 syllables
afghanistans1angiograms
7 syllables
electrocardiograms
24
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
danced1blanchedbranched2chancedGdanskglancedlancedprancedranched3
2 syllables
advancedentranced2enhancedfinancedfreelancedMurmanskrhodanthes
3 syllables
amaranthsavalanchedcoelacanthspleonasms
377
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
yeah124man1can87am56glass50plan59have27laugh39ass38pass33grass26damn13cash26path18half13class12than7van15fan16gas14gang9has3as1ran7match6Sam6hang3an3bang9catch1trash9bath8flash12crash7dan2lamb7staff1san1sang5scratch6stan4mass2pan7math6Anne1jam5jazz3ann1ash4bass4tan8badge1patch2smash2clan1rang4yang2ham2scan1ramkangchancam1wang1brass3pamdam6bam1dash2thang3JanChangslam4rash1hatchcalf3gram3slang2splash2wrath3Shan1nam1
2 syllables
began6goddamn5japan6program1batman2behalf1examdianeprogramme1mustang2moustache3mustache3madman3alas1bloodbath2sedan2snowman1Spokane1wingspan2whereasdispatchafghan1attach1badass1Diaz1divan1eyelash1frogman1goddam1landmass1moulin1sandman1suzanne1trespass1Walkman1whiplash1abashamassbacklashbedpanBhutanbluegrassbypasscaftancancancarafecavemanCezannecrevassecyandeadpandetachdoormandumbasseelgrassengrameyeglassfail-safeFalstafffirst-classflagstaffflimflam
3 syllables
photograph7telegram1businessmanautograph2aftermath3fisherman4Amsterdam3Birmingham1hourglass2overpass2Abraham1alcatraz2caravan1hologram2underpass2boomerang1diaphragm1instagram1journeyman1marianne1milligram1phonograph1plexiglass1psychopath1weatherman1allographanagramanchormanbalderdashBellinghambogeymancablegramcountermanCunninghamdiagramdithyrambepigramepitaphfiberglasshandymanharmattanhectograph
4 syllables
Afghanistan1sociopath1angiogramassemblymancatamaranchoreographmimeographnewspapermannurserymanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanylang-ylang
7 syllables
electrocardiogram
1521
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
back310that208hand239hands113land115bad76last88fast81past79had62black75stand74at46band59sand47sad40mad39track35hat27bag20dad17ask17fact24passed17tracks19bank14glad15cat14grand17jack14crack17bags10flat15act11pants10drag19fat9planned15thanks6asked5map9trap13pack11laughs6rat10thank3camp5facts10stands11max3shall1cast9rap18pal5frank1crap2cab4lap10grab2flag7tank7bat8aunt1plant5cap8sat5add3gaspslack6mask6grant2chat4labtask4mac5lands11banks5packed7mattcats4
2 syllables
attack20command11relax6perhaps1contact5attacked1contract1demand4exact1kidnapped2comrade1demands1attached3attacks1impactreact4collapse3comrades1aircraft1contacts1broadcastrelaxed2intact5homeland1kidnapcollapsedattract2rehab1quicksand4distract1backpack3canal1commands3Lowlands1Thailand2wasteland3Cognac2comeback2expand1hashtag1ipad2knapsack2mismatched1notepad1racetrack2unmatched1contracts1transplantabstract1Ahab1Ajax1amassed1backhands1backtrack1bandstand1begat1Belfast1corral1disband1dreamland1
3 syllables
understand125understands10photographs1cadillac10maniac3habitat3diplomats2Laundromat2motherland2pussycat2wonderland1acrobat1ampersand1bureaucrat1cataracts1chaparral1contraband1diplomat1Disneyland1Dixieland1Ferdinand1habitats1handicap1lumberjacks1nordictrack1overcast1overlap1paperbacks1parallax1plutocrat1Pontiac1riverbank1secondhand1thermostat1timberlands1unattached1underpants1acrobats1aftermaths3allographs
4 syllables
sociopaths1amnesiac1aristocrat1insomniac1misunderstand1overreact1amnesiacs1analysandanalysandsantiaircraftaristocrats1biofeedbackbiofeedbackschoreographedchoreographscounterattackcounterattackedcounterattacks
5 syllables
egomaniacegomaniacs
6 syllables
57
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
once20sense18since9fence13prince6tense3vincehans1bouncehencepence2dense1ounce1pense1bons1bunceflouncemincenoncepouncequincerinsesconcethencetrouncewhence
2 syllables
defense6convinceresponse3offense2intense1defence3announceexpense2suspense2incense1pretense2commence1immense1pronounce1condensedenouncedispenseensconceevincerenounce
3 syllables
commonsensefrankincensemispronouncenonchalancePort-au-PrincerecompenseRenaissanceself-defenceself-defensesynonyms
5
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
stance1
2 syllables
stances1
3 syllables
happenstance
4 syllables
circumstances2happenstances

“circumstance” at line end — from real songs

And baby, isn't this your chanceTo make a break with circumstance?
— Aimee Mann, “Today’s the Day” · rhymes circumstance / chance
They seem so removed from romance"And molded to middle class circumstance
— Joni Mitchell, “In France They Kiss on Main Street” · rhymes circumstance / romance
In every circumstanceIn a deadly dance
— Bob Dylan, “Tempest” · rhymes circumstance / dance

How to read the 2126 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 19
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 129
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 24
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 377
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1520
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 57
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 5
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.