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Words that rhyme witheffects

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 EH coda K·T·S
41
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
sects
2 syllables
suspects1respects1insects1aspectscollects2connects1corrects2deflectsdejectsdetects1
3 syllables
architects1dialects2disconnects1disrespects2intellectsinterjectsintersects
4 syllables
interconnectsoverprotects
6
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
septs
2 syllables
accepts2adeptsexcepts1precepts
3 syllables
intercepts
5
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
tempts
2 syllables
attempts1contempts2exempts1preempts
795
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
head219said146bed169dead149death1yes36yet55breath60get32red49dress44met39mess43says22read21neck28guess29less22sex20legs17lead16heads21wet20check14set13bet14bread19step13gets8edge9flesh15leg8press8eggs7kept6debt8let1sweat14led7fresh5yep1spread6steps9slept5bless1beg1jeff2chef3fed5deck8wreck11egg3threat1checked14shed6stress4fred1heck4net4pet4Tedgregdeaf3jet6sec1checks1lets1stretch2sets2beds7web3bethfetchjessfled5thread9stepped1Rex3threats3tech1chess1Sethdread9ned1debts2
2 syllables
forget44instead39ahead21regret25respect16perfect6upset9address9expect4success6protect3confess9accept2except1suspect1unlesseffect5correct2subject2process3progress3sunset8accesscollect2footsteps3direct1express3connect1affectimpress2regrets5distress3possess4corvette5doorstep4excess6unsaid5caress3assets2undress2barrettes1cassette2cassettes2elect2flores1Macbeth1misled2neglect2outlet2reflect1seabed1sunsets1apex1baez1baguettes1Bankhead1bedspread1beget1begets1brubeck1cadet1chevette1cornbread1Cortez1
3 syllables
cigarette20cigarettes13internet8juliet3overhead6silhouette4parapet2architect1disrespect2riverbed3bayonet2dialect2disconnect1juliette1recollect2alphabet1coronets1incorrect1Lafayette1letterhead1nonetheless1overfed1quarterdeck1statuette1suffragette1thoroughbred1acquiescealphabets1angrinessanisetteanisettesarrowheadarrowheadsavocetavocetsBangladeshbashfulnessbayonets2biomedbiotechbiotechesbiotechsbottleneckbottlenecked
4 syllables
nevertheless1aftereffectinterconnectoverprotectviramunes
5 syllables
videocassettevideocassettes
1234
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
there278them1well142friend133end125hair131air127then97friends106care113hell87men59else57tell75tears30left62best63rest60when48fair45chest48where26ends36chair38help32west29went23share27sense18stairs28bear24fell28scared17bell24next13ten17test20wear15prayer21cell12spend11health19pen22felt11square15spent12spell18stare24meant8bend19rent13cares14sent10strength6tear3sell8smell6shelf33self14their2fence13dare4dressed8send5spare11swear3bells13ben4heh2guest5rare9held4breast18french2desk6blessed11belt9pair6tells2wealth11
2 syllables
again332myself100yourself52hotel31nowhere18somewhere14pretend26himself15itself12weekend8herself7themselves6against3affair9girlfriend2aware5amen6prepared5defense6upstairs1defend8revenge5boyfriend1arrest2nightmare5accent4event4depends4downstairs2preparerequest2events4suggestyourselves2percent2motel8impressed1farewell5attend3affairs3intend1attempt1depressed5doorbell2despair14offense2repair6compared1michellecompare8unfair4intense1preventobsessed2defence3Pierre1beware6elsewhere1protest2depend2
3 syllables
everywhere35anywhere22ourselves13president5underwear3represent2recommend1personnel1carousel4millionaire7billionaire4represents2isabelBethlehem1millionaires2clientele2comprehend1jezebel1overwhelmed3unprepared3citadel2debonair1Delaware2disrepair2pirouette1unawares2Rooseveltambien1billionaires1businessmen1caravel1condescend1legionnaire1legionnaires1manifest1ourself1parallel1parallels1presidents1silverware1
4 syllables
mademoisellemademoiselles1unparalleled1Aix-la-ChapellecomediennecomediennesconcessionaireconcessionairesdiltiazemdiltiazemsdisorientdisorientsmaterielmaterielsmisrepresentmisrepresentsoverextendoverextendsParisienne
5 syllables
antipersonnel
76
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
facts10acts1crypts1ducts1scripts1mulctsoptspacts4tacts
2 syllables
contacts1addicts1contracts1abductsadaptsadoptsafflicts
3 syllables
aqueducts1cataracts1manuscripts1artifactsbenedicts
4 syllables
overreacts1
8
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
affectsconfectsinfectsperfects6prefects
3 syllables
disaffectsdisinfects
4 syllables
aftereffects

“effects” at line end — from real songs

The psilocybin began its effectsBut when I rose from the depths, and nearly death
— Cass McCombs, “Harmonia” · rhymes effects / death
When they went through his personal effectsIn among the stubs from the welfare checks
— Guy Clark, “Let Him Roll” · rhymes effects / checks
Roll the sound effects!Drop it, drop it on them
— Pink Floyd, “In the Flesh?” · rhymes effects / them

How to read the 2157 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 41
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 6
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 5
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 795
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1234
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 76
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 8
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.