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Words that rhyme withdesires

feminine
Masculine

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 this word

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 —
74
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)
2 syllables
tires6fires7wires5pliers2liars3choirs1fliers1flyers1briarsbriersbuyers2
3 syllables
requiresadmires1expires1acquires1aspires2attires1backfiresbonfires1
4 syllables
qualifiers1amplifiers
5 syllables
emulsifiershumidifiersidentifiers
133
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)
2 syllables
fighters1drivers2divers1spiders1writers1diners3riders2binders1blinders1finders1pinters1rhymers1risers1signers1timers1bikers1biterschryslers1
3 syllables
survivors1reminders2admirers1outsiders1pathfinders1advisersadvisorsairlinersbagpipersbookbindersbullfighterscabdriverscolliders
4 syllables
advertisersanalyzersappetizersatomizerscolonizerscompromiserscopywritersenergizers2equalizers
5 syllables
534
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)
2 syllables
fire1dying44crying34tired1trying23quiet9lying13wire22higher12trial12liar11flying7fired4science2giant3ryan1clientiron4lion3brian1buying16hire1hiredclients1sighing5diet2Maya1highestdial2choir5tire1sirelions3riot2priorWyattviabayou3squire5triumph3spying1pyre4lyre1wired3buyer2flyer1giants1pious1pryor1dials1dire1drier1dryer1eyeing1friar1grier1irons1mire1shire1trials1vials1vying1bayous3biasbiasedbriarbrierbriobriosBryanbryanschoired5crierdialed2Diasdiets2drying40dyeing1dyerfiatfiatsflierfrierfryerfrying3Gaiaguying36
3 syllables
violence5entire1violent5quietly2scientists1admire4scientist1inspired3requiredretire4retired1diary1requiregunfireallianceOhio4Hawaii1violet1denial5Ireland1expired1messiah1aspire2attire1campfire1conspire2defying2denying2goliath2perspire1lionelacquire1admired1afire1bonfire1compliant1defiance1diapers1expire1fiery1hellfire1inquire1inquired1inspire1mariah1Orion1piety1quagmire1quieter1reliant1relying1tobias1umpire1wireless1acquiredandironandironsanionanionsapplianceapplying1aspiredattiredbackfirebackfiredbiasesbiasing
4 syllables
society4entirelypsychiatrist1retirementterrifyingreliableuninspired4variety1Lancashire2horrifying1pacifier1proprieties1societies1violently1acquireracquirersalibiing1alliancesamplifieramplifying1appliancesarchdioceseattiringbackfiringbeautifyingbiedermeierbiosciencebutterflying7calcifyingcalliopecertifyingclarifyingclassifying1codifyingcompliancescrucifying1dandeliondandelions
5 syllables
undeniable1electrifying1acidifyingarchdiocesesbeatifyingclassifiabledecertifyingdeclassifying
6 syllables
9
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
Zion1zions1
3 syllables
desire23desired3zionistzionists
4 syllables
anxiety1anxieties1desiring

“desires” at line end — from real songs

I'll never be the man she desiresAnd the season has expired
— Damien Jurado, “1973” · rhymes desires / expired
The full moon is calling, the fever is highYou got your demons and you got desires
— Don Henley, “One of These Nights” · rhymes desires / high
The yam brought it out of Richard PryorManipulated Bill Clinton with desires
— Kendrick Lamar, “King Kunta” · rhymes desires / pryor

How to read the 741 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 74
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 133
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 534
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 9
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.