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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 AW coda D·Z
3
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
clouds22shrouds1
2 syllables
enshrouds
63
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
doubts5shouts1scouts2bouts8clouts2droughts2floutsgoutsgrouts
2 syllables
blackouts1devouts1workouts1blowouts1breakoutsbrownoutsbuyouts
3 syllables
whereabouts1roundabouts1hereaboutsrunabouts
43
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
sounds11pounds1counts2grounds3rounds2hounds4bounds1founds71joustsmounds3
2 syllables
accounts5playgrounds1resounds1surrounds1abounds2amounts3astounds
3 syllables
battlegrounds1catamountsturnaroundsultrasoundsundergrounds16
256
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
now305out275house64mouth75how49loud2crowd41doubt1proud25south26bow11wow4shout16cloud17bout8couch11cow6mouse9thou1ouchbrow12scout2cows6vow5bows8shroud4sow1blouse6plow3vows4ciao1drought2bough2clout2Mao2ploughed2pout2POW2prow1snout2sowed1spouse1stout2tout2trout2vouch2brows1crouch1douse1dow1louse1lout1ploughs1plowed1rousse1slouch1spout1stoute1Strauss1yow1klausboughed2boughs2bousebowed11browed12browsechowchowsciaos1cowed6CrousedhowsdowseFAOfloutFrauGAOgaussgougegoutgrouchgrousegrouthaohaosHowehowesKrautlaoloughloughs
2 syllables
about1somehow43without12allowed9allow9throughoutwarehouse2allows1aloud2arouse1courthouse2eyebrow1fallout2jailhouse1outhouse2penthouse2blowout1doghouse1endowed1eyebrows1farmhouse1henhouse1hideout1knockout1kowtow1lookout1madhouse1meow1roadhouse1southpaw1timeout1townhouse1alehouseall-outavowavowedavowsblackoutblockhouseboathousebreakoutBrockhousebrownoutbuyoutcarousecheckoutclubhousecookoutcutoutdelousedevoutdollhousedormousedropoutdugouteelpoutendowendowsenshroudespousefrogmouthgreenhouseguesthousehandouthangouthighbrowhighbrowedhighbrowsholdouthothouseknow-howkowtowed1
3 syllables
anyhow11roundabout1slaughterhouse1boardinghousecharterhousecoffeehousecottonmouthcuracaocuracaosdisallowdisalloweddisallowsdisavowdisavoweddisavowsfirehousehereaboutmenopauseMindanaoovercrowdpackinghousepowerhouseRittenhouserunaboutsauerkrautScaramouchturnaboutWestinghouse
254
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
down541town214ground149sound100round60found71crown32brown24count9clown23bound16wound2drown15gown15foul5pound5drowned6mount3frown13growls2towns7clowns7downs5mouths1bounceowl4hound3howl5frowns1gowns3growl2mound3lounge1crowned1crowns1browns1fowl1nouns1ounce1owls1scowls1slouched1bouncedbousedbowsed8Brownebrowned24browsed1clowned23couched11cowlcowledcowlscrouched1douseddowerdowerreddowersdowned541downesdowseddrowns15Faustflounceflouncedfouled5fouls5fowled1fowls1frowned13gougedgowned15grouchedgrousedgrowled2housedhowled5
2 syllables
around290downtown16account5amount3background4announcehometown7announced1uptown8breakdown3aground6discountprofound2sundown2unwound3abound2fairground2meltdown2showdown2surround1unsound2aroused1breakdowns1comedown1foreground1Georgetown1hoedown1Motown1playground1pronounce1rebound1renown1touchdowns1unbound1wildflowers1astoundBeantownBridgetowncampgroundcarousedCharlestownclampdownclampdownsclosedownclosedownscomedowns1confoundcountdowncountdownscrackdowncrackdownscrosstowndelouseddenouncedenounceddowntowns16earthboundeastboundespousedexpoundfoxhound
3 syllables
underground16battleground1chinatown1Morgantown1paramount1AdenauerAllentowncatamountCharlottetownCooperstowncottonmouthsHagerstownmispronouncemispronouncedMorristownshantytownshantytownsturnaroundultrasoundunannouncedupside-downwaterfowlwaterfowlsWatertownWilliamstown
4 syllables
merry-go-round
1036
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
words54kids37legs17heads21birds15cards15needs11woods11dogs9drugs13bags10fields14sides16gods13eggs7jobs7roads11leads3guards3odds6holds5pigs5goods2worlds5beds7dudes8lads1yards3rides12seeds7clubs3bugs1sobs2weeds9Gibbsloads3boobsdeeds5ribs2lords3blades7rags7aids1reads1fades6swords2codes2feds1chords4flags4reeds5shades5shreds4grades8meds1beads3bleeds3boards3breeds3broads3cubs2dregs3fags3jags2olds3spades2tags2tribes3bards1bloods2braids1cords1drags2floods2foods2glades2herbs1hides2moods2plugs2rigs2
2 syllables
records5besides1towards2comrades1crossroads3eyelids5decides19regards2decades1floorboards2hillsides3parades4subsides3backsides2divides1grenades1insides2junkyards2postcards1unfolds1abides1applauds1arcades1awards1backwoods1betides1billboards1bluebirds1bridesmaids1bullfrogs1collides1cornfields1crosswords1dartboards1explodes1foreheads1includes1intrudes1landlords1mermaids1nightclubs1precedes1preludes1provides1redwoods1resides1rewards1sandbags1thresholds1abodesabradesabsurds8accedesaccords1affords7aholdsairfieldsairheadsairspeedsallgoods
3 syllables
palisades3hummingbirds3mockingbirds1accolades1attitudes1centerfolds1countrysides1episodes1genocides1lemonades1marigolds1mastercards1multitudes1promenades1actinidesadenoidsadulthoods1alkaloidsaltitudes1amplitudesamyloidsanaerobesanalogs2analoguesaniseedsaptitudes1arrowheadsarsenidesarthropodsasteroids2babyhoodsbarricades1battlefields4bodyguards2boulevards9brotherhoodscatalogues1cavalcades1celluloidscentipedes1
4 syllables
brachiopodscephalopodsdaminozidesexactitudesformaldehydes1ineptitudesinfanticides1insecticidesnucleotidespolyamidessolicitudessuperoxidesthalidomidesthingamabobstriglycerides
5 syllables
corticosteroidsmonosaccharidespolysaccharides
6 syllables
verisimilitudes
1
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)
3 syllables
overcrowds

“crowds” at line end — from real songs

To say "I love you" right out loudDreams and schemes and circus crowds
— Joni Mitchell, “Both Sides Now” · rhymes crowds / loud
Surfing through the Harlem crowdsNotes to spit to Harlem crowns
— Beirut, “Long Time” · rhymes crowds / crowns
When she walked out I felt no doubtUp in the clouds and deep in the crowds
— Dr. Dog, “I Saw Her for the First Time” · rhymes crowds / doubt

How to read the 1655 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 3
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 63
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 43
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 256
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 254
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1036
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 1
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.