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Words that rhyme withdinner

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 IH coda N
10
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
winner1innersinner5thinner5skinner1spinner1pinner
3 syllables
beginner1Berlinerbreadwinner
mosaic rhyme
win her1within her1
24
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
singer1glimmer2ringer2swinger1dimmer1shimmer1simmer1slinger1stinger1zinger1bingerIngerskimmerspringerstringerswimmerTimur
3 syllables
gunslingerleft-wingerright-winger
45
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
winter1finger11gingerlinger3splinter3drinker2timber1cinder1pinker1tinker1clincherGilmerHimmlerhinderinjure
3 syllables
forefingerfreethinkermidwinterWestminster
4 syllables
overwinter
mosaic rhyme
been there4
372
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
river39mirror25picture22sister9bigger4killer5silver9mister3figure4trigger7liquor8victor1Hitler1bitter3miller2liver1whisper2quicker2glitter2scripture3clearer2fisherbuilder1nearer2scissor3shiver3slipper2digger1filter2flicker1litter2mixture2sticker2thicker1twister2bidder1chipper1clipper1differ1disher1dither1filler1giver1kipper1kisser1mixer1nipper1quitter1quiver1shifter1sicker1skipper1sliver1stiller1swisher1tripper1vicar1viktor1wither1zipper1bickerblisterchillerchittercritterdickerdipperdrifterfibberFischerfissurefitterfixerfixtureflipperfrittergilderguilderhipsterhitherhitterkickerkilterknitterlifterlister
3 syllables
familiar3deliver5consider1elixir1downriver1bewildercaregiverconfigureconstrictordescriptordisfiguredistillerembitteremitterhomebuilderkingfisheroutfitteroutriggerpainkillerposteriorpredictorquicksilverresistorshipbuildershoplifterstepsistertransistortransmitterupriverweightlifterbeginning19innocent5minister2innocence5cinema1ministry3minimum2finishing4cinnamon2cynical3beginnings1mineral2trinity1beginners1innocents1purina1vinegar1berlinersbreadwinnerschagrinningcinemas1cinnamons2clinicaldiminishdiminishedfinaglefinagledfinaglesfinickyfinisherfinishersfinisheslast-minutelineagelineallinearminerals2
4 syllables
caterpillar1reconsider1baby-sitterbabysittercounterfeiterLubavitcherunfamiliarinfinity3affinity1divinity1infinities1infinitum1innocently1administeradministeredadministersaffinities1antinomycarcinogencarcinogensclinicallycynicallydarwiniandefinitivediminishesdiminishingdivinities1Dominicadominicandominicans
5 syllables
palestinians1alkalinitiesalkalinityargentinianargentiniansAugustinianaugustiniansCaroliniancarolinianscarthaginiancondominiumcondominiumsfemininitiesfemininity
6 syllables
acetaminophenacetaminophens
3
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
din
2 syllables
dinners7dinning

“dinner” at line end — from real songs

To see the county fair's blue ribbon winner as dinnerI mosey into sixteen hours of smoke in the misty winter
— Aesop Rock, “Pigs” · rhymes dinner / winter
You're a turkey dinnerOf the Derby winner
— Cole Porter, “You’re the Top” · rhymes dinner / winner
I told you I didn't wanna go to this dinnerSo when they say something that makes me start to simmer
— Fiona Apple, “Under the Table” · rhymes dinner / simmer

How to read the 450 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 10
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 24
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 45
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 371
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 3
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.