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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 OW coda Z·D
24
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
dozed1posed1hosednosed
2 syllables
supposed1exposed1proposedopposed1composed1disposed1bulldozeddeposed
3 syllables
predisposed1decomposedinterposedjuxtaposedpresupposedreimposed
4 syllables
overexposedsuperimposed
41
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
clothed6loathedrovedghost35most27coast15post5toast6host4roast1boast1
2 syllables
almost4foremost1engrossedgoalpostguidepostlamppostoutpostriposte
3 syllables
overdosed1diagnosedinnermostnorthernmostoutermost
18
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
ghosts7coasts2hosts1posts1boasts1coaxedhoaxedroasts1toasts6
2 syllables
goalpostsguidepostslamppostsoutpostsseacoastssignpostssternpostsutmosts
3 syllables
unbeknownst
712
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
know1go1oh95no90road3so92low2show96though1snow73goes61slow61knows1blow43grow48smoke37close28nose2hope26broke25joke26throat27coat26row30flow33boat23rose26wrote19whoa8shows21ow3those6both6load19note10ohh7spoke10blows1code11joe7throw6rope13toes20vote6nope5showed6bro5glow27dope14owe2grows14coach1dough13drove3chose4woke1coke7gross3goat4lossoap4pro3pope1float7stroke1folk4flows1toe6bloke1crow8quote2oath1mode3cope7pose5growth1rode2owed2owes2hoes8
2 syllables
ago68below43hello15shadows10suppose7photos2althoughexplode12approach2remote3proposedunno1borrowed1afloat9eurosexpose1aglow7wardrobe1railroad1awoke4rainbows1raincoat1Monroe2crossroad1elbows3reload2arose2logos1morose1tiptoes1uno2willows2backstroke1bestow1bestowed1bulldoze1chateaus1commode1corrode1demos1disclose1drapeau1elope1erode1escrow1implode1meadows1oppose1outgrow1payload1plainclothes1plateau1reproach1scapegoat1speedboat1tarot1tightrope1unbowed1upload1abode
3 syllables
radio35Mexico17episode3studio1Tokyo1Romeo2envelope2buffalo2dominoes1stereo2undertow6Idaho5rodeo4tupelo3afterglow4Jericho3overcoat2patio2antidote3comatose1overload2petticoat3Roanoke2studios2bungalow2decompose2figaro2indigo2kokomo1overflow2overflowed1periscope2radios1ratio1tomorrows2apropos1bigelow1Borneo1bungalows1calicoes1
4 syllables
DiMaggio1adagioadagiosantonios1ArapahoArapahoeGeronimoGuantanamoheliotrope
5 syllables
Michelangelo2aficionadoesarchipelagoarchipelagoesbraggadociobraggadociosdivertimentoesimpresarioimpresarios
6 syllables
generalissimogeneralissimoes
863
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
home338soul126own119cold121old79stone72gold76phone60clothes64known62bones62told49roll42hold40bone44hole29whole15grown18sold1holes14folks10stones15souls12Jones10stole7homes17shown11Rome8zone9roads11jokes11notes7throne12loan8groans1goal5thrown7tone7role4phones5bowl4blown6coal12pole4hopes2holds5roam18owns2bold6owned4joan2hoped9votes1colefold7boats1Holmes1stoned12rolls3flown9moans5moan9loads3rolled1mole1dome7codes2comb6foam6lone3throats3toll4goals4solesmokedphonedchrome4sown4Mon3coats2colt2drone3
2 syllables
alone1control47unknown17patrol5nicole1parole1controlledbehold5controls47crossroads3household1unfold5threshold2untold2headphones2payroll1pothole3syndrome2Capone3cologne2provoked3atone2foretold2pinholes1tightropes2trombone2tyrone2unfolds1wishbone2arseholes1backbone1billfold1blindfold1chokehold1condone1consoled1crossbones1cyclone1dethroned1earphones1explodes1extol1flagpole1flintstone1foxholes1genome1gravestones1grindstone1gunboats1headstone1intone1jawbone1lifeboats1loopholes1milestone1outgrown1paroled1pinhole1raton1revoked1rhinestones1shalom1
3 syllables
telephone20microphone4centerfold4overgrown3cobblestones1monochrome3telephones2buttonhole2chaperone1honeycomb1microphones1aerodrome1amphibole1anemone1antelopes1astrodome1buttonholes1cantaloupes1catacomb1centerfolds1chromosomes1cobblestone1cornerstones1cortisone1envelopes1episodes1firestone1honeycombs1isotopes1marigold1marigolds1methadone1monotone1orioles1overcoats1oversold1overthrown1petticoats1saxophone1Styrofoam1xylophones1
4 syllables
anticycloneanticyclonesConcepcionheliotropeskaleidoscopeslaryngoscopesophthalmoscopesoscilloscopespolariscopesprogesteroneprogesteronestestosteronetestosterones
5 syllables
hydrocortisone1hydrocortisones1
513
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
loved12used14saved12lived5moved4raised9pleased3served2causedprovedcaged4paved4caved1craved1peeved2raved2seized2shaved2sized1breathed1glazed1grieved1jived1judged1lodged1paused1praised1raged1shoved1soothed1staged1weaved1agedbadgedbathed8blazedboozedbowsed8braisedbravedbreezedbridgedbrowsed1bruisedbudgedbuzzed4cadgedcheesedcrazedcruisedcurveddazeddiveddodgeddredgeddrudgedeasededgedfazedfizzedfledgedfrizzedfudgedfusedfuzzed3gaged4gaugedgazedglovedgougedgravedgrazedgroovedgrudgedhalvedhazedheavedhedgedhivedhoused
2 syllables
confused20surprised17arrived8believed5received3survived8engaged2removed3accused1beloved1refuseddeservedrelieveddeceived7approvedachieved1amazed3amused4perceived3obligedabused2behaved2conceived2deprived1diseased2enslaved2preserved2reserved1unloved2abridged1advised1alleged1appeased1aroused1baptized1capsized1chastised1contrived1despised1devised1diffused1disguised1dislodged1enraged1foxgloved1misused1observed1reprieved1revised1submerged1unmoved1unscathed1adjudgedaggrievedappraisedapprisedarchivedassuagedbarragedbegrudged
3 syllables
realized4recognized2realised2organizedhypnotized3compromised1advertised2memorized2paralyzed1terrorized2analyzed1canonized1carbonized1criticized1finalized1publicized1synchronized1womanized1aggrandizedagonizedamortizedanglicizedarbitragedauthorizedautoclavedbalkanizedbrutalizedburglarizedcamouflagedcatalyzedcentralizedcentrifugedchristianizedcircumcisedcivilizedcolonizedcolorizedcommunizedcreolizedcrystallized
4 syllables
apologized1commercialized1immobilized1legitimized1unsupervised1actualizedalphabetizedaluminizedantagonizedapologisedcannibalizedcapitalizedcaramelizedcategorizedcharacterizedcircularizedcollectivized
5 syllables
industrialized1americanizedcollateralized
6 syllables
4
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
disclosedenclosedforeclosed
3 syllables
undisclosed

“closed” at line end — from real songs

From all of these signs saying, "Sorry, but we're closed"All the way down the telegraph road
— Dire Straits, “Telegraph Road” · rhymes closed / road
I remember you when the bar was closedDancing on the table with a bloody nose
— Jason Isbell, “Strawberry Woman” · rhymes closed / nose
Its kinda like my brain is closedBut my heart is open
— Open Mike Eagle, “Happy Wasteland Day” · rhymes closed / open

How to read the 2171 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 24
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 41
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 18
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 712
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 863
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 513
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 4
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.