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Words that rhyme withdeaf

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 F
6
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
jeff2chef3clef1geoff1ref
3 syllables
UNICEF
140
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
death82yes36breath60dress44mess43guess29less22flesh15press8fresh5bless1stress4stretch2bethfetchjesschess1Sethles2tessness2sketchDES3wesmeth2bess1wretch1chescrechecressetchfessHessHessehethketchkvetchmeshreshthreshtressdevlevrevsays22edge9pledge1ledge3hedge1pres1wedge1dredgefezfledgesedge
2 syllables
address9success6confess9unlessprocess3progress3accessexpress3impress2distress3possess4excess6caress3undress2Macbeth1digress1largesse1obsess1redress1refresh1abscessafreshaggressassessdalethdepressegressenmeshfinessefluoresceheaddresshomestretchhorsefleshnoblesseoppressoutguessprofessrecessrepresssuppresstransgressKhrushchevKiev
3 syllables
nonetheless1acquiesceangrinessBangladeshbashfulnesscarefulnesscoalesceconvalescedispossessfaithfulnessgrumpinessletterpressMarrakechmegadeathoverdresspensivenessreassessrepossessshibbolethwatercresscutting-edgeJimenez
4 syllables
nevertheless1viramunes
1013
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
friends106else57tears30left2best63rest60chest48ends36west29sense18stairs28sex20next13legs17test20heads21health19gets8cares14strength6shelf33self14fence13eggs7dressed8bells13guest5breast18french2desk6steps9blessed11tells2wealth11text4guests1helps3smells1tests1prayers6nest7cents6chairs9checks5lets1bears4cells1twelve1messed43sets2beds7tense3vest11sends1breasts2bench3Rex3wears1yells1threats3theft1deaths82wells2debts2length2guessed3bets2quest3shares27theirs1pressed6sells1shells4benz6breaths4gems4stressed4scares2lexdepthfeds1necks5stealth4
2 syllables
myself100yourself52himself15itself12herself7themselves6against3defense6upstairs1revenge5arrest2depends4downstairs2request2events4suggestyourselves2impressed1footsteps3affairs3depressed5effects3offense2intense1obsessed2suspects1defence3protest2regrets5nightmares2amends4possessed2confessed9respects1weekends4suggestsexpense2insects1girlfriends1assets2Midwest2perplexed3suspense2undressed2wavelength1investbarrettes1bereft1boyfriends2cassettes2descends1incense1oppressed2outstretched2pretense2sunsets1unrest2hotels1alleged1apex1attends1backstairs1baguettes1
3 syllables
ourselves13cigarettes13represents2millionaires2unawares2billionaires1coronets1legionnaires1manifest1ourself1parallels1presidents1unimpressed1acquiescedalkahestalkahestsalphabets1anisettesapprehendsarchitects1arrowheadsatms1avocetsbayonets2biotechesbiotechsbottlenecksBucharestBudapestbusinessmens1cabernetscalumetscarousels4carrouselscircumventscitadels2clarinetsclienteles2coalescedcommonsensecommonwealthcommonwealths
4 syllables
mademoiselles1aftereffectscomediennesconcessionairesdiltiazemsdisorientsinterconnectsmaterielsmisrepresentsoverextendsoverprotects
5 syllables
videocassettes
5
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
heh2
2 syllables
SkopjeYahweh
3 syllables
pirouette1
4 syllables
Viramune
925
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
there278head219said146them89bed169well142friend133dead149end125hair131air127then97care113hell87men59tell75yet55when48get32red49fair45where26met39chair38help32read21neck28went23share27bear24fell28scared17bell24ten17lead16wear15wet20prayer21cell12check14set13spend11bet14pen22bread19felt11step13square15spent12spell18stare24meant8bend19rent13sent10tear3sell8smell6their2leg8kept6dare4send5spare11swear3debt8let1sweat14ben4rare9led7held4yep1spread6belt9pair6slept5helped1beg1shell10fed5deck8
2 syllables
again332forget44hotel31instead39ahead21nowhere18somewhere14pretend26regret25respect16perfect6weekend8upset9affair9girlfriend2expect4aware5amen6protect3prepared5accept2defend8except1boyfriend1suspect1nightmare5accent4event4effect5correct2subject2sunset8preparepercent2motel8collect2direct1farewell5attend3intend1attempt1doorbell2despair14repair6compared1michellecompare8unfair4preventconnect1Pierre1affectbeware6elsewhere1depend2declare3consentintelcorvette5declareddoorstep4
3 syllables
everywhere35anywhere22cigarette20president5internet8underwear3represent2recommend1personnel1juliet3carousel4overhead6millionaire7silhouette4billionaire4isabelBethlehem1parapet2architect1clientele2comprehend1disrespect2jezebel1overwhelmed3riverbed3unprepared3bayonet2citadel2debonair1Delaware2dialect2disconnect1disrepair2juliette1recollect2Rooseveltalphabet1ambien1businessmen1caravel1condescend1
4 syllables
mademoiselleunparalleled1aftereffectAix-la-ChapellecomedienneconcessionairediltiazemdisorientinterconnectmaterielmisrepresentoverextendoverprotectParisienne
5 syllables
antipersonnelvideocassette
185
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
life315off116wife64stuff34laugh39safe22knife31rough25tough14half13roof15proof18thief14if5chief5wolf1beef9grief9staff1cliff6golf2brief3ralph1cough8leaf2stiff2bluff9puff4strife4calf3surf3scarfwoof2cuff2alf1barf1chafe1chaff1dwarf1fluff1goof1hoof1huff1keef1loaf1muff1rife1riff1ruff1scuff1sniff1wharf1biffbuffcoifcoiffedoffdufffieffife
2 syllables
enough124relief14belief7behalf1ex-wifebergdorf1handcuff1midwife1nightlife1takeoff1alewifealoofblastoffcarafecutoffdebriefdrop-offdyestuffearmuffengulffail-safefalloffFalstaffflagstafffoodstufffoolproofgiraffehousewifejerk-offkickoffknockofflayoffliftoffloosestrifeMarkoffmassifmotifone-offpayoffpilafplayoffrebuffriffraffrunoffrustproofselloff
3 syllables
photograph7afterlife4autograph2disbelief2bulletproof1Molotov2Beowulf1phonograph1allographcloverleafDusseldorfepitaphfireproofhectographhieroglyphinterleafleitmotiflithographmonographoverstuffparagraphpetroglyphpolygraphpolymorphRomanoffshatterproofspectrographtelegraphwaterproofweatherproofYellowknife
4 syllables
aperitifchoreographmimeograph
13
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
deafendeafeneddeafensdeafing3
3 syllables
deafening1definite1deferencedeficitdeficits
4 syllables
definitely1deferencesindefinite
5 syllables
indefinitely1

“deaf” at line end — from real songs

Rappers screaming all in our ears, like we're deafThere's only one beer left
— MF DOOM, “One Beer” · rhymes deaf / left
My dear, I claim you're deafThrough the string of a G-clef
— Otis Redding, “Eye Know” · rhymes deaf / clef

How to read the 2274 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 6
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 140
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 1013
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 5
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 925
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 185
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 13
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.