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Words that rhyme withdevil

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 EH coda V
7
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
level1bevelrevel
3 syllables
dishevelhigh-levellow-level
4 syllables
multilevel
11
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)
2 syllables
special9vessel1ethel1bethelethylGesellmethylnestletrestlewrestle
3 syllables
embezzle
62
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
careful1several2helpfulpencil2dreadfulpretzel1stressful1vengeful1bestialfretfulhealthfulMelvilleprayerfulrestfulstencil
3 syllables
potential2successful1essential1suspensefulcelestial1forgetful1ancestralcredentialeventfulneglectfulorchestral
4 syllables
confidential1existential1influential1consequentialdeferentialdifferentialdisrespectful
5 syllables
experiential
229
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
temple10settle5central4metal4mental4gentle5rebel1medal1pedal4cherylkettle1peril2petal1beryl1meddle1mettle1sheryl1treble1tremble1BengalbeteldarryldentalFarrellfennelferalfreckleheckleHegelKendallkennelLendllentilMemelMendelnettlepebblepeddlerectalrentalseckelshekelspecklespectralStengelsterileventralwedelheaven2ever16never16heavy11seven13clever4kevinheavens4levels1evantrevorseventhevanslever1sever2severed2bevelled1
3 syllables
assemblebackpedaldissembleimperiljudgmentalparentalprojectileresembleresettleunsettleforever1whatever8evidence5every2however3whoever1whenever2wherever1heavily1reverend3eleven4heavenly4beverlyreverie1leverage1reveries2brevity1heavier1neverland1revelers1revelry1reverence1seventies1seventy1evelynbevelingbeverageBeveridgebrevities1cleverlyclevernesscrevicesdisheveleddishevelselevens4eleventheleventhsEverestevidenced
4 syllables
instrumental2sentimental1transcendental1accidentalcolorectalcompartmentalcontinentaldepartmentaldetrimentaldisassembleelementalepithelialfundamentalgovernmentalincidentalincrementalmonumentaloccidentalorientalornamentalreassembleregimentalsupplementaltemperamentalwhatsoeverevidently2
5 syllables
coincidentaldevelopmentalenvironmentalexperimentaltranscontinentalunsentimentalinevitable1
6 syllables
intercontinental
20
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
dev
2 syllables
devils3Devondeviled9
3 syllables
endeavor3daredevil1bedevilbedeviledbedevilsdaredevils1deviling9endeavored3endeavors3endeavourendeavouredendeavours
4 syllables
bedevilingdevilishlyendeavoring3endeavouring

“devil” at line end — from real songs

Cast out of HeavenI've lain with the devil
— PJ Harvey, “To Bring You My Love” · rhymes devil / heaven
Bright light, tunnel kings tuck in the devilPS - I wrote this on a self-destructing memo
— Aesop Rock, “Cycles To Gehenna” · rhymes devil / memo
So bring my all your questionsDon’t let me meet the devil
— John Moreland, “Love Is Not an Answer” · rhymes devil / questions

How to read the 309 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 7
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 11
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 62
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 229
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 20
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.