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Words that rhyme withdiseases

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 IY coda Z
28
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
pleases3sneezes2breezes1visas1cheeseseasesfreezesfriezeslizas
3 syllables
appeaseschemisesdispleasesheadcheesessilesiasstripteasestrapezes
4 syllables
antifreezesexpertisesjournalesesmanganeses
63
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
divas3ivasliegesshivassiegesvivaspieces1ceasescreases
3 syllables
amnesias3besiegesgenevas2magnesiasprestigesyeshivasincreases1
4 syllables
anaesthesiasanesthesias1altarpiecescenterpieces1
4
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
pizzas1
3 syllables
baristas1urethras
4 syllables
sandinistas1
23
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are identical.
  2. The sounds after the vowels are identical, but one side stops one consonant earlier.
  3. The syllables begin differently.
How it feels
  1. Perfect
  2. Family
  3. Additive / Subtractive
  4. Assonance
  5. Consonance
resolvedunresolved
Example

cried / cry — one side missing the final D

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
2 syllables
piasrheasshias
3 syllables
ideas6tortillas1aliyahsaltheasdyspneasgarcias1marias3ureas
4 syllables
valkyries1diarrheasdiarrhoeasdulcineasgonorrheasinsigniasischemiaspanaceas
5 syllables
basophilias
128
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
cheetahs2ginasglebasingasLeibnizpitasrimasschemasvenaszebras1easy36reason32Jesus1season10reasons9freezing4Caesar1seasons4treason6breezing1easel1measles1sleazy1
3 syllables
arenas2subpoenas1ameliasamoebascatenasedemasfarinasgalenasgallinasgardeniashyenas2marinaspaprikas1patinasrositastequilas1vaccinas
4 syllables
argentinasballerinasconcertinasemphysemassemolinasreasonable1analgesicsbedizening
5 syllables
memorabiliasaphrodisiacaphrodisiacsindefeasible
1324
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)
2 syllables
faces36places30changes16horses2voices3roses11glasses7chances6houses1wishes5ages7ashes7boxes6kisses9cases1closes1pages7charges2forces1passes4dishes5senses5matches1choices2classes1uses131causes3judges1taxes5asses6dresses2inches2traces3noises4losesprices1sources1branches4nurses1races3watches2cages4fishes2laces5riches3misses1wages3prizes3stages4rises2witchesbushes4dances2edges1graces4rushes2verses1touchesbuzzes1bridges3bruises1buses1fences3hinges2masses2praises1snitches2spaces3trenches1badges2brushes2courses1crashes2crosses1ditches2exes1hatches1ices1lenses2patches1pauses1phrases1poses2princes2rages2sixes2
3 syllables
surprises6excuses1expenses1molasses2sunglasses3eyelashes1refusescommences2devices1discloses1disguises1garages2obliges1offenses1suitcases2advances1debases1defenses1despises1eclipses1embraces1furnaces1pretenses1responses1reverses1shoelaces1syntaxes1syringes1abashesabasiasabridgesabusesacaciasacanthasaccessesaccusesaddresses9adjudgesadvices16advisesAgassizaggressesairspacesalehousesalfalfasallegesallspicesamassesamazesambrosiasamusesannexesannouncesapexes1aphasiasapplausesappraisesapprisesapproachesarisesaristasarousesarranges1assessesassuagesatlases1attaches
4 syllables
circumstances2consequences2sacrifices2avalanches1overdoses1overpasses1universes1acquiescesadvertisesaerospacesaggrandizesagonizesalbatrosses1amortizesanalyzesanaplasiasangelfishesanglicizesapoptosisapplesauces1arbitragesauthorizesbalderdashesbalkanizesboardinghousesbrutalizesburglarizesbutterscotchescamouflages1canonizescarbonizescatalyzes
5 syllables
allegiances1actualizesalphabetizesaluminizesantagonizesapocalypsesapologisesapologizesbiosciencescannibalizescapitalizescaramelizescategorizes
6 syllables
americanizes
7 syllables
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)
1 syllable
zees1
2 syllables
disease26
3 syllables
bourgeoisiesfranchisees

“diseases” at line end — from real songs

Ignoring the pain of their particular diseasesAnd drag him to the feet of the purple headed priest
— David Bowie, “The Next Day” · rhymes diseases / priest
And they don’t tell you that they run around with diseasesAnd I’m not a dog and I’m not a cheetah
— Elliott Smith, “The Worlds Ending” · rhymes diseases / cheetah
My blood was full of gags and other people's diseasesIt was the year I officially became the Bride of Jesus
— Nick Cave, “Magneto” · rhymes diseases / jesus

How to read the 1569 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 28
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 63
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 4
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 23
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 128
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1323
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.