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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 EH coda K·T
65
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
checked14wrecked4Brechtchequeddecked8fleckedHechtnecked28pecked1sectspecked1trekked
2 syllables
respect1perfect6expect4protect3suspect1effect5subject2collect2connect1affectelect2neglect2reflect1detect1select1unchecked1aspectbedecked
3 syllables
architect1disrespect2dialect2disconnect1recollect2bottleneckedcircumspectdisaffectdisinfectintellectinterjectintersectintrospect
4 syllables
aftereffectinterconnectoverprotect
23
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
begged1egged3peggedseguedkept6slept5stepped1wept3leaped3prepped
2 syllables
bootleggedaccept2except1inept1adeptpreceptsidesteppedwindswept
3 syllables
interceptoverstepped
70
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
helped1yelped1sectsseptstempttempts
2 syllables
attempt1effects3suspects1respects1insects1contempt2exempt1
3 syllables
architects1dialects2disaffectsdisconnects1disinfects
4 syllables
aftereffectsinterconnects
296
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
head219said146bed169dead149yet55get32red49met39read21neck28lead16wet20check14set13bet14bread19step13leg8debt8let1sweat14heh2led7yep1spread6beg1fed5deck8wreck11egg3threat1shed6fred1heck4net4pet4Tedgregjet6sec1web3fled5thread9tech1dread9ned1meg1wed6tread3bled4prepvet1pegbred2fret2peck1ged1pep1redd1rep1shek1shred1sled1speck1chequebrettbeckchetcleggczechdebdecebbEckfleckhepkeglechlekMEdNECnettregreppretsegue
2 syllables
forget44instead39ahead21regret25upset9sunset8corvette5doorstep4unsaid5cassette2misled2outlet2seabed1Bankhead1bedspread1beget1brubeck1cadet1chevette1cornbread1deadhead1deathbed1dragnet1flatbed1inlet1learjet1offset1paycheck1quintet1recheck1redhead1reset1spearhead1vignette1Wynette1abedabetairheadassetAztecbaguettebarbettebarrettebeachheadbedeckbeheadbesetBizetblockheadbloodshedbobsledbootlegbreakneckbridgeheadbrunetbrunettebulkheadbullheadBurnettcobwebColettecornetcouchettedickheaddiskettedrumhead
3 syllables
cigarette20internet8juliet3overhead6silhouette4parapet2riverbed3bayonet2juliette1pirouette1alphabet1Lafayette1letterhead1overfed1quarterdeck1statuette1suffragette1thoroughbred1anisettearrowheadavocetbiomedbiotechbottleneckcalumetclarinetcopperheadcoronetdiscothequedouble-checkdragonheadepithetethernetExocetfeatherbedfigureheadflageoletgingerbreadheavysetinfraredinterbredJolietkitchenetteloggerheadmarmosetMassenet
4 syllables
Viramune
5 syllables
videocassette
1630
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
there278them89well142friend133end125hair131air127then97friends106care113hell87death82men59else57tell75tears30left62best63yes1rest60breath60when48fair45chest48dress44where26mess43says22ends36chair38help32guess29west29went23share27sense18stairs28less22bear24fell28scared17bell24sex20next13legs17ten17test20wear15heads21prayer21cell12spend11health19pen22felt11square15spent12spell18stare24meant8bend19gets8rent13cares14sent10strength6tear3sell8smell6edge9shelf33self14their2fence13flesh15press8eggs7dare4dressed8send5
2 syllables
again332myself100yourself52hotel31nowhere18somewhere14pretend26himself15itself12weekend8herself7themselves6address9against3affair9girlfriend2aware5success6amen6confess9prepared5defense6upstairs1defend8revenge5boyfriend1arrest2unlessnightmare5accent4event4depends4process3progress3downstairs2preparerequest2events4suggestyourselves2accesspercent2motel8impressed1footsteps3express3farewell5attend3affairs3intend1depressed5doorbell2despair14offense2repair6compared1michellecompare8unfair4intense1
3 syllables
everywhere35anywhere22ourselves13president5cigarettes13underwear3represent2recommend1personnel1carousel4millionaire7billionaire4represents2isabelBethlehem1millionaires2clientele2comprehend1jezebel1overwhelmed3unprepared3citadel2debonair1Delaware2disrepair2unawares2Rooseveltambien1billionaires1businessmen1caravel1condescend1coronets1legionnaire1legionnaires1manifest1nonetheless1ourself1parallel1parallels1
4 syllables
mademoisellenevertheless1mademoiselles1unparalleled1Aix-la-Chapellecomediennecomediennesconcessionaireconcessionairesdiltiazemdiltiazemsdisorientdisorientsmaterielmaterielsmisrepresentmisrepresentsoverextendoverextends
5 syllables
antipersonnel
460
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
fact24act11stopped7looked3worked3dropped9talked2locked4liked1picked3walked3packed7kicked1script4knocked2trapped1raped1ripped1slipped1shocked1hoped9cooked1wrapped2sucked5booked1parked1hooked1marked1blocked3cracked2wipedstrictfreaked3popped3smokedtricked11tracked2pact4clipped3tapped3ached2bucked1capped2chipped2crypt2flopped2lacked2scraped1strapped2tripped2baked1backed310choked1clapped1clicked1cloaked1cocked1croaked1dipped1duct1flipped1leaked1licht1pricked1puked1quaked1rapped1rocked1smacked1soaked1sparked1stoked1stripped1taped1tucked1whacked1aptbachedbalkedbarked6beaked3beeped2bikedbilkedblacked75bleepedboppedbrakedbrooked2
2 syllables
contact5attacked1contract1exact1escapedkidnapped2impactreact4addict3intact5attract2destruct2distract1corrupt1provoked3unlocked1adoptabstract1revoked1shellshocked1sidetracked1transcript1abductabruptadaptafflictantiquedbackpacked3backslappedbackstoppedbackstrokedbacktracked1batikkedbeboppedblackjackedblacktoppedbootstrappedburlappedbushwhackedcarjackedcatnappedco-optconcoctconscriptconstrictconstructconvokedcritiqueddeadlockeddeductdepictdetractdiffractdislikeddisruptearmarkedeavesdroppedembarkedenactencryptentrappedequippederuptevictevokedextractfullbackedgridlockedhalf-baked
3 syllables
interrupt2aqueduct1artifactbellyachedbenedictcontradictcounteractdeconstructderelictdisembarked2handicappedinexactinteractinterdictmanuscriptmedivacedmotorbikednondescriptoveractovercookedoverlappedoverlookedoverstockedoverworkedpaperbackedphotoshoppedpiggybackedquarterbackedreconstructreenactself-destructsubcontracttelescopedtomahawked1unprovokedunremarkedwiretapped
4 syllables
overreact1counterattackedstereotypedvideotaped
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 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
direct1
3 syllables
incorrect1indirectredirectresurrectdirectordirected1corrected2directorscorrecting2correctivecorrectives
4 syllables
resurrected1directoratedirectoratesdirectoryredirectedredirecting
5 syllables
hysterectomy1hysterectomies1

“correct” at line end — from real songs

Someone you'd respectA smile you can correct
— Damien Jurado, “Lon Bella” · rhymes correct / respect
Save collect, B.I.G.'S dream came correctTryin' to push seven hundreds, they made them yes
— Nas, “If I Ruled The World ’09” · rhymes correct / yes

How to read the 2543 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 65
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 23
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 70
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 296
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1630
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 459
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 24
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.