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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 AO coda R·Z
62
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
wars1floors2stores2roars2scores1fours3shores2drawers2pores1pours1chores1oars1spores1boars
2 syllables
drugstores1abhorsAzoresbookstorescentaurs2claymoresdecors1deploresdownpours1encores1explores2eyesores
3 syllables
dinosaurs1sycamores1albacorescarnivoresguarantorsherbivoresunderscores
46
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
George2gorge1forgeNorgecourse13horse10force8source5coarse1hoarse1BourseCorseMorsenorsenorth2forth3fourth2porch5torch1
2 syllables
disgorgedivorce1remorse3endorse1clotheshorseconcourseenforceoutsourceperforceracehorseWhitehorseworkforceworkhorsebergdorf1
3 syllables
intercourseopen-sourcereinforceDusseldorfpolymorph
30
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
forceddwarves1fourths1scorched1borschtborschtscourseddwarfed1dwarfs1forgedgorged
2 syllables
divorced2disgorgedendorsedenforcedoutsourcedunhorsed
3 syllables
polymorphsreinforcedunenforced
116
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)
1 syllable
more1door204for2floor1war77shore49store33four1your2score23or5norcore8pour5sore9wore2drawer5bore11roar16swore1corps1tore1ore5chore3gore2soar2snore1sor1yore1boarBoerBohrforehoarloreoarOrrporporeschnorrsporeThortortorr
2 syllables
before3ignore6thereforeexplore2ashore6adore3encore1restoredrugstore1seashore2centaur2Dior1backdoor1decor1folklore1galore1hardcore1igor1implore1rapport1uproar1abhorAborbookstoreclaymoredeploreeyesoreGaborindoorinshoreLahorelakeshorementoroffshoreonshoreoutdooroutscorephosphorpostwarprewarSenorsophomoreTimorwherefore
3 syllables
anymore1Baltimore1evermore2sycamore1troubadour2commodore1Labrador1Singapore1albacoreBangaloreBarrymorecarnivoredinosaurEcuadorfurthermoreguarantorherbivoreheretoforeLivermorematadorMevacornevermoreSalvadorstevedoreTambocortwenty-fourunderscore
442
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
lord1born36storm32warm21York5form15bored18board10short6court6horn11sword11sort1corn10sport6torn8warn1sports1port3warned2ward3worn4porn3fort2corpse2ford3pork2forms1sorts1horns3formed15morgue2sworn1lords3morn5cord2swords2chord5scorn5shorts1chords4mourn3thorn2thorns4norm2swarm3forkboards3roared2warmth1cords1hoard1scorned2storms2scored1borne1courts1dorm1dorms1fjord1fords1forks1horde1hordes1nord1ord1Porte1quart1shorn1snort1swarms1thorne1warms1warnes1warns1borns36bournbournebournesbournscordescoredcorkcorkedcorks
2 syllables
record3report3afford1support4records5airport5towards2reward3perform3aboard2reports1towardinformpassport1award2informed1escorttransportperformed1ignored6platform1reborn7resortrestored6landlord1floorboards2adored2broadsword1skateboard2transform1transformed1unborn2popcornabsorb1absorbed1accord1airborne1awards1billboard1billboards1bullhorn1carport1chessboard1conform1dartboard1dartboards1dashboard1distort1forlorn1headboard1import1keyboard1landlords1lukewarm1rainstorm1reform1rewards1stillborn1warlord1waveform1windstorm1abhorredabortabortsabsorbs1
3 syllables
uniform3uniforms3overboard3unicorn3thunderstorm2davenport1misinformed1aboveboardAgincourtcheckerboardcheckerboardschloroformchloroformedchloroformsclavichordclavichordsdavenports1fiberboardfiberboardsfibreboardfibreboardsfingerboardfingerboardsfirestormfirestormsharpsichordharpsichordsLuxembourgmisinformmisinformsnotochordnotochordsoutperformoutperformedoutperformsoverlordoverlordspaperboardpaperboardsplasterboardplasterboardsprerecordprerecordsreabsorbreabsorbed
4 syllables
cuneiform1cuneiforms1underperformunderperformedunderperforms
1945
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
eyes406is104days124years84was43stars83shoes83trees79knees87please60tears30lies76goes61lose56knows53blues73yours3ways51news42says22cars37rise43does20nose37boys13cause23ears29choose36breeze45skies51stairs28keys24rose26his15bars26shows21noise15these7size16those6dies22flies25guys5fears25cares14plays12has3blows14as1sighs6ease18cries16toes20wise12cheese7freeze11sees7whose2cheers2grows14raise1prize6chose4tries7praise9stays4jews4laws4mars6hers5clears67prayers6buzz4phase8toys7pays4chairs9jazz3squeeze4bees14
2 syllables
surprise32because21disease26always8shadows10suppose7disguise26applause6upstairs1degrees6appears4refuse6photos2chinese1downstairs2affairs3louise2supplies2sunrise11proposeadvisenightmares2eurosallows1goodbyes5expose1highways2sideways4despise5guitars3arise5cigars5tattoos4rupeesaccuseablaze4hallways2rainbows1reviews4trapeze3aways3displays3elbows3malaise3sundays1arose2arouse1axes1capsize1confuse1cowboys1demise1doorways1emcees1flores1freeways1logos1striptease2tiptoes1weekdays2
3 syllables
realize10recognize5otherwise1japanese2exercise1realise1holidays4companies10anyways4nowadays2compromise6recogniseHercules1enterprise2overseas7disappears6butterflies5dominoes1criticize5interviews1fireflies3lullabies3millionaires2alibis3chandeliers1memorize3souvenirs1studios2alcatraz2alleyways1amateurs2barbecues1chevrolets2colonize2decompose2fantasize2liberties1musketeers2radios1socialize1
4 syllables
apologize5apologies2apologiseabilities1identities2desensitize1mythologies1acidifiesactualizeactuariesacyclovirsadagiosadversitiesagronomiesalphabetizealuminize
5 syllables
materialize2actualities1aficionadoesamericanize
6 syllables
7 syllables
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 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
outdoors3adores3backdoors1indoors
3 syllables
commodores1stevedores1troubadours1labradors1matadorspompadours1

“doors” at line end — from real songs

You see, it's like I said beforeA lot can happen behind closed doors
— Anaïs Mitchell, “Way Down Hadestown (Reprise)” · rhymes doors / before
Lately I wonder what I do it forIf l had my way, I'd just walk through those doors
— Joni Mitchell, “Free Man in Paris” · rhymes doors / for
In come the cops, they blow torch the doorsI start wailing, the lion roars
— The Mountain Goats, “Lion’s Teeth” · rhymes doors / roars

How to read the 2640 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 62
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 46
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 30
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 115
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 442
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1945
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 10
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.