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Words that rhyme withdid

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 IH coda D
18
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
kid21ridhid9bid1sidgrid1quid1squid3KiddKydskid
2 syllables
forbid1Madrid1eyelid1Hasidoutbid
3 syllables
debitedunderbid
238
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
it2bit25hit23fit16quit19sit4split9spit1lit10pit1kitwit3tit3writ3britt1git1knit1mitt1britchitflitgritkittnitPittSchmidtskitslitwhitbig2dig7pig3gig3crib1wig4rig1twig1bibbrigfibfiggibglibjibjigMiBnibprigribsibswigtrigWhigzigsick32quick27ship19trip13stick10pick8trick11kick5nick4slip8tip6grip12thick7lip9chick3hip9rickrip2strip4skip3flip6chip1prick4brick2click3
2 syllables
bullshit5admit6commit2outfit2permitsubmitcockpit2transmit2unfit1acquitarmpitbefitemithorseshitLafittemisfitmoonlitomitoutwitrefitremitsunlittidbitad-libbigwigcorncribrenegepicnic1lipstick1spaceship4sidekick5homesick1toothpick2Kubrick1starship1airshipairstripbroomstickchopstickcourtshipdipstickequipflagshipheadshipjoystickjudgeshipkinshipLASIKlightshipnightsticknonstickoutstrippeacenikseasickslapsticksteamshipunzipuptickwarshipyardstick
3 syllables
counterfeit1hypocrite1baby-sitreadmitresubmitretrofitlunatic1leadershipscholarship1candlestick3censorship1showmanship1sportsmanship1authorshipbailiwickbattleshipbolshevikbrinkmanshipchairmanshipconsulshipcraftsmanshipdealershipdraftsmanshipfellowshipfingertipfirebrickgamesmanshipinternshipmembershipmicrochipownershippartnershippoliticpremiershipreadershipsalesmanshipspeakershipsponsorshipstatesmanshipstewardship
4 syllables
Identikitrelationship2championship1apprenticeshipcitizenshipcompanionshipdictatorshipdirectorshipeditorshipgeneralshipgovernorshipimpoliticone-upmanshippartisanshipprofessorshiprealpolitikreceivership
5 syllables
ambassadorshipproprietorship
921
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
wind59think50lips43kids5drink23list1weird13killed10six9gift13milk10fix8shift16lived1missed7sink12lift10risk3drinks5build6its1thinks1fixed8fist14built3picked3tricks12kissed9ships5pink5filled1wrist17hits5link5pissed2gifts5guilt4kicked1script4sticks5chips4pigs5fits3clicks1twist4mixed5print1cleared1prints1beard3ripped1slipped1winds3bits2sync1stink4ink7chicks1silk5sits4mist9stinks1hips12sixthGibbswished14kicks7thrilled1risks3shrink3switched9stricttips1ribs2ritz7hint1trips3wrists6shrimp
2 syllables
exist15convinced1resist5insist2exists3appeared3dismissed1addict3eyelids1assistprecinct1addicts1facelift2fulfilled2insists1misfits2rebuild2whirlwind2abridged1admits1adrift1armpits1assists1blacklist1blueprints1checklist1eclipse1extinct1footprint1footprints1hoodwinked1newsprint1outfits1picnics1shoeprints1transcript1transfixed1unhinged1whirlwinds1acquitsadheredaffixedafflictafflictsairliftairliftsairshipsairstripsbefitsbetwixtbewitchedbigwigsblacklists1Bluebeardblueprintbroomsticksbullshits5careered9cashiered1chagrined1
3 syllables
disappeared9politics9indistinctfingerprints3fingertips13crucifix2fingerprint1lunatics1manuscripts1reappeared1anarchistanarchistsauctioneered1authorshipsbailiwicksbattleshipsbenedictbenedictsbolsheviksbolshevistbrinkmanshipsbuccaneeredbuttermilkbuttermilkscandlesticks3censorships1chairmanshipsChelyabinskcoexistcoexistscommandeeredconsulshipscontradictcontradictscounterfeits1craftsmanshipsdealershipsderelictderelictsdomineered
4 syllables
relationships2apocalypse1anthologistanthologistsapprenticeshipschampionships1citizenshipscompanionshipsdictatorshipsdirectorshipseditorshipselectioneeredgeneralshipsgovernorshipsmonetaristsNovosibirsk
5 syllables
ambassadorshipsbiostatistics
7 syllables
epidemiologistepidemiologists
815
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
in1here2him3this1is104thing115things57years84will65sing83been63still64skin69fear71year60with51ring57hill59clear67kiss55dear41king49hear50give1win41lives20near40ear42wings29ears29sin33beer29kill20spring29bring18wish14thin22rings19his15miss13fill1bridge14wing23bill14since9rich12pills17fears25swim11sins21fish10hills15if5which2spin14swing15jim8bills1prince6brings9string13film4switch1witch8chill11gives2kings14till2piss8cheers2kim2chris1gear8smith3gym6cheer4pill8cliff6pin5
2 syllables
begin25within24until7begins14forgive5appear13career9appears4convinceberlin3severe1sincere8brazilShakespeare2fulfill2frontier6abyss5catfish2premiere2reindeer3unclear3uphill1veneer3axes1chagrin1coiling2forgives2goodwill2kingpin2landfill1offspring2plaything2Advil1akin1arrears1Asheville1Boleyn1careers1cashier1deville1dismiss1downhill1drawbridge1goldfish1lavigne1locksmith1pigskin1playthings1puking1Rainier1revere1Seville1shoestring1shoestrings1starfish1swordfish1treadmill1unhitch1windmill1abridge
3 syllables
everything65anything29disappear36atmosphere5engineer3interfere1volunteer1disappears6violin3mandolin1violins4reappear4chandeliers1souvenir2souvenirs1stratosphere2chandelier1insincere1labyrinth1musketeers2mutineer2volunteers1auctioneer1daffodils1engineers1everythings1financier1gondoliers1hemispheres1hyacinth1Jacksonville1jellyfish1mandeville1mandolins1overhear1persevere1pioneer1pioneers1profiteers1pseudonym1
4 syllables
acycloviracyclovirsagronomiesassociativeathleticismathleticismsbellyachingconventioneerconventioneerselectioneerelectioneersionosphereionospherespostmodernismpostmodernismsSolzhenitsyn
5 syllables
corroborativedeterminativedeterminativesspiritualism
1621
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
world127head219side201said146good108bed169dead149road127cold121need93god69bad76hard81ride96made86old79gold76child64had62died74word46blood51lord28hide63could46told49loud49red49heard41pride53hold40crowd41sad40mad39wild35tried34should27read21bird26would21proud25wood28wide39cried37food24scared17paid26dad17yard23lead16field13bride23lied22dude11speed20bread19glad15trade20load19played15called10bored18mood11blade22sold13board10guard10stayed13code11shade35card8sword11stood11cloud17feed11hood13tide22grade8showed6fade27
2 syllables
inside131outside53afraid40instead39ahead21decide19record3allowed9parade19agreed5afford7aside7prepared5indeed3destroyed2avoid2explode12reward3beside6provide1aboard2absurd8betrayed2denied10childhood1comrade1proceed1towardsucceed1occurred4compared1enjoyed5award2revealed4abroad2transferreddivide11borrowed1assured5includecontrolledupsidebehold5so-calledcollide8unfurled7ignored6password1backyard2Bernardgraveyard4household1appliedregard1arcade6declaredunfold5abide6bluebird4reside6
3 syllables
understood12satisfied16neighborhood11suicide11attitude5hollywood5episode3terrified4homicide1paranoid2boulevard9guaranteed4gratitude1underworld4overhead6qualified1occupied1lemonade5riverside4battlefield4crucified4centerfold4mountainside2overboard3solitude2classifiedbodyguard2mockingbird3countryside2genocide2hummingbird1overload2petrified3promenade2riverbed3unprepared3asteroid2disregard2interlude2justified2
4 syllables
misunderstood9identified1dissatisfied2exemplified1formaldehyde1infanticide1solidified1unparalleled1unsatisfied1acidifiedautomobiledbeatifiedbrachiopodcephalopoddaminozidedecertifieddeclassifieddemystifieddetoxified
5 syllables
corticosteroid
6 syllables
321
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
loaded3wounded1sounded100splendid2diddy3blinded2founded2stranded2grounded2mended1sided1traded2bided1dreaded1hounded1lauded1pleaded1shrouded1studded1balded2banded59bardedbeadedbeddedbended19birded26bladedblended4blooded51bodedbraddedbraidedbranded1breaded19broodedbuddedcarded8chidedchorded5clouded17coddedcodeddiddle
3 syllables
katydiddecided2surrounded1recorded3intended1providedsuspended2reminded1dividedretarded3lopsided3succeeded1astounded1persuaded2unleaded2pretended26applauded1befriended1blindsided1collided1dumbfounded1embedded1expended1remanded1secluded1unguarded1abidedabounded2abradedabscondedaccededaccorded1airheaded
4 syllables
undecided2disregarded1overloaded1unattended1recommended1apprehendedbarricadedcolonnadedcomprehended1condescended1correspondedempty-handedevenhandedfeatherbeddedhigh-spiritedintercededinterludedinvalidedloggerheadedmanifoldedmarinadedmasqueraded
5 syllables

“did” at line end — from real songs

You say you know what he didBut you idiot kid
— Elliott Smith, “Needle in the Hay” · rhymes did / kid
Like it always didWhen-a we were kids
— Dire Straits, “Tunnel of Love” · rhymes did / kids
You look just like your father didI answered back I am him
— Loudon Wainwright III, “Surviving Twin” · rhymes did / him

How to read the 3609 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 18
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 236
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 920
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 814
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1621
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 321
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.