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Words that rhyme withdim

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 M
25
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
him4swim11jim1kim2gym6timslim6limb1brim3grim4trim5rim1whim1hymn1Grimmlimnprimshimskim
2 syllables
forelimbMcKimprelim
3 syllables
pseudonym1patronymsynonym
116
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
in278thing115sing83been2skin1ring57king49win41sin33spring29bring18thin22wing23spin14swing15string13pin5gin10chin4twin10inn3tin7sting10jinbin4kin10quinnding1singhgrin8minFinnLinting4Mingling2cling3fling3flynnlynn1bing2ching1ing1minh1ping1sling1dinfinGwynGwynnQinQingquinshinwringyinyingzing
2 syllables
begin25within24berlin3chagrin1coiling2kingpin2offspring2plaything2akin1Boleyn1pigskin1puking1shoestring1Beijingbreak-inbuckskinbuilt-inChongqingdeerskindownswingErvingforeskinforewinghamstringhas-beenhereinlinchpinPekingpissing8puffinRedskinsarinsextingsheepskintailspintexting4thereinwalk-inwellspringwolfing1
3 syllables
everything65anything29violin3mandolin1staggering1colouring2might-have-beenmodeling5modellingmoleskinnuzzlingsnorkelingsplattering1unboxingunderpinworshiping2
4 syllables
bellyachingSolzhenitsyn
375
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
things57wind59think50wings29drink23rings19since9sins21prince6brings9sink12film4drinks5kings14thinks1pink5link5sings8wins2twins6films1print1prints1strings7inch6winds3vincesync1stink4ink7stinks1dings1shrink3limbs6hint1springs3spins3shrimpblink5glimpse3rims3hymns5limp2sinned5linked5pimpbrink3flinch2mink3pinch2wink3dims2fringe2pinned2swims1flings1grins2sims2sinks2skins2binge1bins1blimps1blinks1chink1chins1clings1finns1flint1gyms1INC1kiln1links1lint1minked1minks1mint1pins1rink1shins1singed1skinned1sprint1stings1stint1swings1thins1tings1tins1tint1tints1finch
2 syllables
begins14convinced1convinceprecinct1whirlwind2blueprints1extinct1footprint1footprints1hoodwinked1lavigne1newsprint1playthings1shoeprints1shoestrings1unhinged1whirlwinds1akins1berlins3blueprintbuckskinschagrined1chagrinnedchagrins1deerskinsdistinctdownwindevinceevincedforelimbsforeskinsforewingsgoldfinchhamstringshas-beensheadwindheadwindshoodwinkhoodwinksHutchinsimpingeimpingedimprintimprintsinfringeinfringedkingpins2linchpinsmisprintmisprintsnewsprints1pigskins1prelimspuffinsredskinsreprintreprintsrescindrescindsrethinkrethinkssarinssheepskinssomethings25succinctsyringesyringedtailspinsunhingeuplinkuplinked
3 syllables
indistinctfingerprints3violins4labyrinth1everythings1fingerprint1hyacinth1mandolins1pseudonyms1Chelyabinskdoublethinkdoublethinksinterlinkinterlinkedinterlinkslabyrinths1microfilmmicrofilmedmicrofilmsmight-have-beensmoleskinspatronymspeppermintpeppermintsPort-au-Princeshamanismshamanismssynonymsunconvincedunderpinnedunderpins
4 syllables
athleticismathleticismspostmodernismpostmodernisms
5 syllables
spiritualismspiritualisms
1477
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
it444here270this149is104years84will65still64fear71year60with51hill59clear67kiss55dear41hear50kid50give19lives20lips43kids37near40ear42sick32ears29bit25beer29quick27hit23kill20wish14ship19big10his15miss13fill20bridge14list16fit16bill14quit19weird13rich12killed10six9trip13pills17fears25gift13stick10pick8milk10fish10hills15sit4if5fix8shift16which2trick11lived5bills15missed7lift10split9risk3kick5switch9witch8chill11dig7build6gives2nick4its1till2piss8fixed8
2 syllables
exist15until7forgive5appear13bullshit5career9admit6appears4commit2resist5insist2outfit2exists3appeared3severe1permitsincere8dismissed1picnic1forbid1addict3lipstick1brazilShakespeare2eyelids5fulfill2spaceship4assistfrontier6abyss5sidekick5catfish2premiere2reindeer3unclear3uphill1veneer3submitaddicts1axes1cockpit2facelift2forgives2fulfilled2goodwill2homesick1insists1landfill1Madrid1misfits2rebuild2toothpick2transmit2abridged1admits1adrift1Advil1armpits1arrears1Asheville1
3 syllables
disappear36disappeared9politics9atmosphere5engineer3fingertips13interfere1volunteer1disappears6lunatic1leadershipscholarship1reappear4candlestick3chandeliers1crucifix2souvenir2souvenirs1stratosphere2chandelier1insincere1musketeers2mutineer2volunteers1auctioneer1censorship1counterfeit1daffodils1engineers1financier1gondoliers1hemispheres1hypocrite1Jacksonville1jellyfish1lunatics1mandeville1manuscripts1overhear1persevere1
4 syllables
relationship2relationships2championship1apocalypse1acycloviracyclovirsagronomiesanthologistanthologistsapprenticeshipapprenticeshipsassociativechampionships1citizenshipcitizenshipscompanionshipcompanionships
5 syllables
ambassadorshipambassadorshipsbiostatistics
7 syllables
438
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
time643home338name243them89dream150room147same150come105game106am56from46shame76blame66came41storm32warm21some32arm31crime30flame42damn13scream25harm24dumb21team17mom12form15seem16fame31farm16climb21cream12bomb9claim15drum20tom5frame18dime28Sam6bloom28boom9calm3Rome8stream16mum3charm10whom1rhyme29prime4lame13aim10lamb7bum4tomb15theme2firmroam18term1jam5palm4steam9thumb9gum2prom2scheme5ham2groom2sum2doom7numb10beam2scum1ramgloom9cam1womb8lime10pamdam6bam1hum8tame7worm1chime6
2 syllables
become17lifetime11alarm8bedroom9goddamn5sometime9bathroom3became3program1costume5perform3assumeperfume12meantime3confirm1informextreme2examsupreme1sublime13springtime2income1platform1programme1daydream6nicknameesteem3syndrome2outcome2resume1moonbeam2nighttime2courtroom1presumeballroom1condemn2consume1downstream1halftime1headroom1lunchtime2showtime1transform1aflame1aplomb1bloodstream1classroom1conform1daytime1earthworm1forearm1genome1goddam1lukewarm1mainstream1mayhem1noontime1pastime1playroom1proclaim1rainstorm1reform1regime1restroom1shalom1
3 syllables
uniform3anytime5Vietnam3overcome4summertime11overtime5telegram1Bethlehem1Amsterdam3Birmingham1monochrome3seraphim3thunderstorm2wintertime2Abraham1hologram2honeycomb1aerodrome1astrodome1catacomb1Christmastime1diaphragm1everytime1instagram1intercom1milligram1pantomime1paradigm1Styrofoam1academeanagramAnaheimaspartameBellinghamcablegramCardizemchloroformchromosomecounterclaimCunninghamcyclostomediademdiagramdinnertimedithyramb
4 syllables
cuneiform1angiogramdiltiazemunderperform
7 syllables
electrocardiogram
4
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
dimmer1dimmers1dimming
3 syllables
Hasidim

“dim” at line end — from real songs

But then the crowd began to stamp their feet and the house lights did dimAnd in the darkness of the room there was only Jim and him
— Bob Dylan, “Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts” · rhymes dim / him
It's getting quiet and the light's getting dimAnd this ain't like no place I've ever been
— Jason Molina, “Peoria Lunch Box Blues” · rhymes dim / been
Up ahead in the distanceMy head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
— Don Henley, “Hotel California” · rhymes dim / distance

How to read the 2426 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 25
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 116
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 375
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 1473
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 437
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 4
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.