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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 AY coda N
135
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
mine1line1wine86shine73sign1nine14vine14spine14pine9whine8dine5brine4Rhine3shyne3Tyne3shrine2swine1Cline1Kline1prine1twine1jainKleinQuineRheinsinesteintinetrine
2 syllables
sunshine23design13divine13online4skyline6grapevine5resign3moonshine4align4decline4mainline3deadline1benign2bloodline1recline2shoreline1waistline1assign1byline1frontline1headline1landmine1lifeline1offline1outline1punchline1shoeshine1sideline1streamline1strychnine1airlinealinealpinebaselinebovinecaninecarbinecoastlineconsigndatelineenshrineentwineequinefelinegoldmineguidelinehairlinehardlineHeinleinhemlineinclinelandlinelupinemalignmidlineoff-lineon-lineopineoutshinepipelinequinineRankinesupine
3 syllables
caroline7valentine4borderline3clementine3columbine3Frankenstein3Palestine2crystalline2turpentine2adeline1concubine1dopamine1emmeline1saccharine1serpentine1alkalineasininebyzantinecalaminecelandineclozapinedisinclineeglantineendocrineintertwineiodineLiechtensteinpalatineporcupinerealignreassignrecombineredesignstorylinetimberlineunderlineundermineWallenstein
4 syllables
evangeline3econoline1clomipramineheterodyne
6 syllables
australopithecine
57
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
time643crime30climb21dime28rhyme29prime4lime10chime6slime2thyme1grime1mime1rime
2 syllables
lifetime11sometime9meantime3sublime13springtime2nighttime2halftime1lunchtime2showtime1daytime1noontime1pastime1all-timebedtimeBlenheimcentimedowntimeDurkheimenzymefull-timehalf-timemealtimepart-timeparttimepeacetimeragtimereal-timeschooltimeSondheimspace-timeWaldheimwartime
3 syllables
anytime5summertime11overtime5wintertime2Christmastime1everytime1pantomime1paradigm1AnaheimdinnertimeGuggenheimmaritime
259
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
mind2find116times86kind77blind62lines39minds23signs18crimes12signed5finds1kinds1shines11pines10rhymes13mines7blinds10chimes4grind11dimes5vines5climbed1bind2hind2nines2spines1whines2lined1climbs1dined1fines1rind1shined1shrines1timed1tines1binds2binesbrinedbrines4chimedclimesclines1dines5dynesfinedginesgrimed4grimes1grinds11Heinzhimeshinds2hinesjineskimeskineslimedlimes10mimedmimes1minedninthninthspined5pintpintsprimed
2 syllables
behind130sometimes33remind1designed13reminds1mankind3unkind14assigned1inclined6unwind4defined4aligned3combined3entwined3headlines3unwinds3bloodlines1declined2designs1landmines2refined2sidelines2confined1declines1enzymes1felines1grapevines1lifetimes1pastimes1reclines1shorelines1unsigned1affinedaffinesairlinesaligns4alinedalinesassigns1baselinesbedtimesbehinds130bovinescaninescarbinescentimescoastlinescombines2confines1consignedconsigns
3 syllables
intertwined3colorblind1concubines2undefined2valentines1borderlines1Maritimes1masterminds1nevermind1porcupines1redefined1calaminescelandinesclementines3clozapinescolumbines3dinnertimesdisinclineddisinclinesdopamines1eglantinesendocrineshumankindhumankindsintertwinesiodinesmastermindnonalignedoftentimesovertimes5palatinespantomimedpantomimes1paradigms1realigned
4 syllables
clomipraminesheterodynedheterodynes
6 syllables
australopithecines
188
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
sky266die245cry193i136by165high127why113eye120try104fly113lie101my24guy36dry40buy16bye11pie19shy13hi2aye3tie7sigh20spy1thychi2fry3thigh6vie1nigh2rye3sly3bae2thai2bly1dye1lye1mai1sty1tai1BlighFryejaikwaiphiplyprypsisprywrywye
2 syllables
goodbye82july12deny6reply17good-byesupply3bye-byenearby1apply1rely1allyMumbai1necktie1Versailles2untie1comply1Kauai1magpie1mcfly1pigsty1rabbi1standby1shanghaiawrybeliebonsaibotflyBruneibuckeyeChennaidecrydefydescrydrip-dryDubaigadflygoodbyherebyhi-fiimplylanaioutcrypotpiered-eyeretryshooflySinaitherebywalleyeWiFi
3 syllables
testify3alibi1butterfly7lullaby13samuraimultiply3satisfy2firefly2Gemini1goldeneye1amplify1classify1crucify1justify1pacify1quantify1rectify1signify1unify1alkalibeautifycalcifycertifyclarifycodifydeifydignifyedifyfalsifyfortifygasifygentrifyglorifygratifyhorrifyliquefyLoreleimagnifymisapplymodifymollify
4 syllables
identifyacidifybeatifydecertifydeclassifydemystifydetoxifydisqualifydissatisfydiversifyelectrifyexemplifyindemnifyintensifyoversupplypersonifypreoccupyreclassifyreunifysolidify
5 syllables
dehumidifymisidentifyoversimplify
1807
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
night550eyes406life315right296light284side201like73smile100ride96fight91while80child64died74lies76live39wife64lights62white61sight73hide63tight61pride53drive41bright47wild35rise43tried34style36nice29twice33ice30skies51five27wide39flight31knife31might24cried37nights26write17bride23lied22miles13size16dies22flies25bite17guys5christ9price12sides16sighs6type9cries16quite4wise12tide22mike3tied9strike6liked1guide10likes2rights5slide14file2prize6rice5mile8pipe8bike2tries7wives6site1files2tribe4height8fights6kyledive7
2 syllables
tonight184inside131alright97alive100outside53surprise32survive26decide19surprised17advice16midnight16moonlight31arrived8goodnight15disguise26aside7arrive5besides1survived8invite1beside6provide1device1daylight12describe3denied10despiteawhile12profile2supplies2unlikepolite3meanwhile1sunrise11alike1divide11arrives2delight14described1adviseupsidecollide8website1ex-wifetwilight4sunlight8goodbyes5decides19appliedprecisedespise5abide6arise5headlights6reside6spotlight4starlight4untied5upright5uptight4
3 syllables
paradise30realize10satisfied16suicide11sacrifice9recognize5realized4otherwise1exercise1realise1terrified4satellite4homicide1overnight4appetite8recognized2compromise6realised2recogniseorganizedenterprise2qualified1occupied1butterflies5riverside4dynamite2sacrificed1crucified4afterlife4criticize5mountainside2classifiedfireflies3lullabies3countryside2alibis3genocide2hypnotized3memorize3motorbike3
4 syllables
apologize5identified1apologisedissatisfied2meteorite2apologized1commercialized1desensitize1exemplified1formaldehyde1hermaphrodites1immobilized1infanticide1legitimized1solidified1unsatisfied1unsupervised1acidified
5 syllables
materialize2industrialized1
6 syllables
1088
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
down541on293in278man307gone224one197town214sun174done173rain170pain159own119then97can87moon96run93been63son79mean72stone72soon84fun81seen68train60men59gun67skin69phone60known62dawn61when48green52brain52plan59born36turn35clean55win41scene42bone44burn30queen27screen40sin33none23learn26won24tune31chain25crown32thin22brown24plane22ten17pen22than7grown18lane21clown23goin2van15fan16vain26plain15lawn24john4ran7horn11spin14don2an3june11jane5gain13corn10shown11join2zone9ben4main3
2 syllables
again332alone286someone33insane50between34machine29begin25explain27within24return15begun32upon8remain17downtown16began6unknown17amen6complain14champagne6concern4japan6cocaine14undone18routine6campaign2berlin3refrain13batman2maintain3balloon7fifteen2morondianemarine1grandson1shotgun3christineairplane3contain3hometown7reborn7uptown8irenebreakdown3elaine1nineteen5unseen5jolene3canteen3saloon1Milananton1anon2Capone3cologne2eighteen3madman3obscene1profane3serene2
3 syllables
everyone42anyone21afternoon19telephone20magazine8honeymoon6seventeen14halloween2hurricane10Babylon6gasoline6limousine6violin3businessmankerosene5microphone4trampoline4evergreen2mandolin1cellophane3fisherman4overgrown3submarine2unicorn3guillotine3josephine1windowpane1entertain1Abilene1avalon1caravan1chaperone1echelon1intervene1quarantine1sugarcane1taciturn1tambourine1Vaseline2amazon1
4 syllables
Afghanistan1Agamemnon1aquamarine1acetyleneadenosineamphetamineanticycloneassemblymanautomatonAzerbaijancatamarancomedienneConcepcioncontrabassoonelephantineemoticonglucosamine
5 syllables
hydrocortisone1antisubmarinehexachlorophene
30
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
fine115
2 syllables
confine1affinerefinefinal3finestfiner1finals3fining
3 syllables
redefine1finally3finery1affiningconfiningdefiningfinalist
4 syllables
redefining1refinery1definable
5 syllables
indefinable

“define” at line end — from real songs

Whatever made you want to change your mind?So easy to look at, so hard to define
— Bob Dylan, “Sara” · rhymes define / mind
Spend your life waiting in lineYou find it hard to define
— Arcade Fire, “Signs of Life” · rhymes define / line
I die by my honor which I alone defineMy heart is yours, my soul is mine
— Cass McCombs, “Big Wheel” · rhymes define / mine

How to read the 3534 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 135
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 57
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 259
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 188
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1807
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1088
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 30
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.