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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 B·D
2
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
bribed
2 syllables
imbibed1
20
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
wipedgriped12hypedpipedsnipedstriped4swipedtypedliked1bikeddikeddykedhikedpsychedspiked
2 syllables
pinstripeddislikedhitchhiked
3 syllables
motorbiked
4 syllables
stereotyped
701
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
night550right296light284sky266die245side201cry1i136by165high127why113eye120like73try104fly113lie101ride96fight91died74white61sight73hide63my24tight61pride53guy36bright47tried34dry40wide39flight31might24cried37write17bride23lied22buy16bye11bite17pie19type9quite4tide22shy13hi2aye3mike3tie7tied9strike6guide10slide14sigh20pipe8bike2site1tribe4height8spy1thywipeknight1chi2fried1fry3spite2slight1fright10spikevibe7Clyde1dried4thigh6stride4vie1bribekite2plight3ripe3dwight1
2 syllables
tonight184inside131alright97goodbye82outside53decide19midnight16moonlight31goodnight15aside7july12deny6reply17invite1good-byebeside6provide1supply3daylight12describe3denied10despitebye-byenearby1apply1unlikepolite3alike1divide11delight14rely1allyupsidecollide8website1twilight4sunlight8appliedabide6reside6spotlight4starlight4untied5upright5uptight4flashlight2landslide4alight4bedside3hillside1replied4roadside2seaside1Mumbai1backslide1confide2deride2eyesight2ignite2implied1
3 syllables
satisfied16suicide11terrified4testify3satellite4homicide1overnight4appetite8alibi1butterfly7lullaby13samuraiqualified1occupied1riverside4dynamite2crucified4mountainside2classifiedcountryside2genocide2motorbike3multiply3petrified3satisfy2candlelight2firefly2Gemini1goldeneye1justified2magnified2parasite1alongside1amplify1bonafide1calcified1clarified1classify1crucify1diatribe1
4 syllables
identifyidentified1dissatisfied2meteorite2exemplified1formaldehyde1infanticide1solidified1unsatisfied1acidifiedacidifybeatifiedbeatifydaminozidedecertifieddecertifydeclassifieddeclassifydemystified
5 syllables
dehumidify
1720
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
time643eyes406mind405life315mine275line196fine115find116smile100times86while80wine86child64kind77lies76live39wife64lights62shine73blind62lines39drive41wild35rise43style36sign37nice29twice33ice30crime30skies51five27knife31nights26miles13size16minds23signs18nine14dies22flies25climb21guys5christ9price12sides16sighs6dime28cries16wise12crimes12signed5rhyme29likes2rights5file2prize6prime4rice5mile8tries7finds1wives6files2fights6kinds1kyledive7vice2pile2vine14ties6drives1shines11smiles13pines10rhymes13spine14rides12types1
2 syllables
behind130alive100sometimes33surprise32survive26surprised17advice16sunshine23lifetime11arrived8design13disguise26sometime9arrive5divine13besides1survived8remind1online4meantime3device1awhile12designed13reminds1profile2supplies2mankind3meanwhile1sunrise11arrives2unkind14sublime13adviseassigned1springtime2ex-wifegoodbyes5skyline6decides19precisedespise5grapevine5resign3arise5define5headlights6inclined6moonshine4unwind4align4beguiled4decline4defined4hillsides3mainline3lifestyle1aligned3combined3entwined3headlines3
3 syllables
paradise30realize10sacrifice9recognize5realized4otherwise1anytime5caroline7exercise1realise1valentine4recognized2compromise6realised2recogniseorganizedsummertime11enterprise2overtime5butterflies5sacrificed1afterlife4criticize5borderline3clementine3fireflies3lullabies3alibis3columbine3Frankenstein3hypnotized3intertwined3memorize3Palestine2wintertime2compromised1advertised2colonize2colorblind1concubines2
4 syllables
apologize5apologiseevangeline3econoline1apologized1commercialized1desensitize1hermaphrodites1immobilized1legitimized1unsupervised1acidifiesactualizeactualizedalphabetizealphabetizedaluminizealuminized
5 syllables
materialize2industrialized1
6 syllables
133
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
grabbed3robbed2stabbed1draggedbegged1bobbed1clogged1curbed1jagged1plagued1probed1rigged1sobbed1bagged
2 syllables
disturbed2absorbed1fatigued1backloggedblitzkriegedbootleggedbulldoggeddebuggedelopedhobnobbedhumbugged
3 syllables
cataloguedinterlockedjitterbuggedmiddle-agedreabsorbedundisturbedunperturbed
8
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
inscribed1prescribed1ascribedproscribedsubscribedtranscribed
3 syllables
circumscribed
4 syllables
oversubscribed

“described” at line end — from real songs

I was shaken at the size of my cryAnd the true love it described
— Mount Eerie, “Wooly Mammoth’s Mighty Absence” · rhymes described / cry

How to read the 2576 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 2
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 20
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.
Subtractive 701
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1720
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 133
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 8
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.