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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 AH coda F
26
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
stuff11rough8tough5bluff4puff2cuff2fluff1huff1muff1ruff1scuff1buffduffgruffguffluffRUFslough
2 syllables
handcuff1dyestuffearmufffoodstuffrebuff
3 syllables
overstuff
73
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
us8much4touch1bus11such4rush11plus1crush1brush4thus1gus1dutch3fuss4hush2crutch10flush2clutch6blush3lush1mush2gush1plush1BruchbusscussHusshutchkutchpusRusrussslushthrushtrusswusslove22of1dove15shove1glove8does1judge8buzz4grudge4fuzz3budge1sludge1dahs6drudgefudgenudgesmudgetrudge
2 syllables
discussnonesuchpaintbrushsagebrushabove2foxglove1thereoftrueloveabuzzadjudgebegrudgemisjudgeoutdoesprejudge
3 syllables
minibussuperfluoustreasonousunderbrushoverdoes
4 syllables
maharajas
541
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
comes23once20trust2dust35loved1ones15just9must2guns17drugs1lunch10months3month5loves4bunch5nuts6bucks5bust12punch5sons5lungs12runs3gruntstouched3pulse4guts1sucks2drums11gloves1lust9crushed4cuts1tons1clubs3bugs1rust13trucks4funds3stuffed2tongues6dusk6cups1doves5crunch5hunch3ducks2blunts2cubs2suns1thumbs2rushed1bloods2chucks2crumbs2floods2flux2fronts2hushed1musk2plugs2plunge1puffs1slugs2slums1stunts1thugs2tux2punched5brunch1bucs1buds1bulbs1bums1buns1buts1chumps1chunks1cuffs1cusp1cussed1drunks1dubs1ducts1dugs1dulce1dunks1duns1gust1hubs1husk1huts1judged1
2 syllables
results2becomes17beloved1adults3amongstdiscussed2adjust1deluxe2engulfed2handcuffs1breadcrumbs1distrust2grandsons1shotguns2unloved2doughnuts1foxgloved1foxgloves1handcuffed1handguns1insults1mistrust1nightclubs1seagulls1stardust1untouched1abductsaboves71abutsadjudgedadjusts1affrontsbackupsbathtubs1begrudgedbeloveds1blowgunsblowupsbuildupsburnupscheckupscleanupscloseupscombustcombustsconductsconfrontsconstructsconsultscornhuskcornhuskscorrupts1debugsdebunksdeductsdestructs2disgustdisgustsdisruptsdistrusts2divulgedivulgeddonuts1dyestuffsearfulsearmuffsearplugseggcupsencrustencrustsengulfengulfsenoughs124
3 syllables
wanderlust2aqueducts1antitrustbattlefrontsbuttercupscocoanutscoconutsconjurers1counterpunchdeconstructsfirebugsfisticuffsfollowupshazelnutsinterrupts2jitterbugs1ladybugsmegabucksmegatonsoceanfrontsovercomes4overrunsoverstuffedoverstuffsreadjustreadjustsreconstructsscuttlebuttsself-destructionself-destructssupercuts1undercutswanderlusts2waterfronts1
13
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
huh2a22the26uhh1dah6suh1duh1
2 syllables
uh-huhpooh-bahShema
3 syllables
Delacroix1kumbaya1Depardieu
487
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
up20one2sun174done173and1come2run2son1fun81gun67from46blood3what1young55but20luck1some1tongue28none1cup1won24dumb21cut1shut9club9front8drunk10ugh6truck12stuck9jump4drum20drug5mud13mum3butt6trunk11buck11yup6suck4skull3duck5hung5bum4hug2hunt1dump2flood14bug4sung10chuckjumped2punk1bud2doug1junk4struck2monk3dumped2thumb9nut3pump2gut3pub1gum2fund1sucked5lung3tub4rubton1sum2numb10scum1rug1bump1dug2hutdull1plug2hum8kungthud1nun5rum4mug2stunt1dum3
2 syllables
someone2become1begun32makeup5amongundone18resultadult1backupinsultgrandson1shotgun3somewhat1income1haircut1destruct2corrupt1outcome2make-upseagull3manhunt1amok1amuck1donut1handgun1outrun1pickup1Pilate1roebuck1setup1stepson1teacup1consultabductabruptabutadjunctadjunctsaffrontawestruckblowgunblowupbreadcrumbbreakupbuildupburnupcheckupchestnutcleanupclear-cutcloseupconfrontconstructdebugdebuggeddebunkdebunkeddeductdefunctdisruptdoughnutdumbstruckearfulearplugeggcuperuptexultforefrontgroundnutgrown-upgrownup
3 syllables
everyone42anyone21interrupt2overcome4aqueduct1supercut1conjurer1jitterbug1overdone1thunderstruck1waterfront1battlefrontbottom-upbuttercupcatapultcoconutcover-updeconstructfirebugfollow-upfollowuphazelnuthit-and-runjitterbuggedladybugmegatonoceanfrontoverrunreconstructrunner-upscuttlebuttself-destructSuperfundundercutunequaled
174
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
life315off116wife64laugh39safe22knife31half13roof15proof18thief14if5shelf33self14chief5wolf1beef9jeff2chef3grief9staff1cliff6deaf3golf2brief3ralph1cough8leaf2stiff2strife4calf3surf3scarfwoof2alf1barf1chafe1chaff1clef1dwarf1elf1geoff1goof1hoof1keef1loaf1rife1riff1sniff1wharf1biffcoifcoiffedofffieffifegaffgaffeGrafgraphliefmorphpoof
2 syllables
myself100yourself52himself15itself12herself7relief14belief7behalf1ex-wifebergdorf1midwife1nightlife1takeoff1themself1alewifealoofblastoffbookshelfcarafecutoffdebriefdrop-offfail-safefalloffFalstaffflagstafffoolproofgiraffehousewifejerk-offkickoffknockofflayoffliftoffloosestrifeMarkoffmassifmotifone-offpayoffpilafplayoffriffraffrunoffrustproofselloffstandoff
3 syllables
photograph7afterlife4autograph2disbelief2bulletproof1Molotov2Beowulf1ourself1phonograph1allographcloverleafDusseldorfepitaphfireproofhectographhieroglyphinterleafleitmotiflithographmonographparagraphpetroglyphpolygraphpolymorphRomanoffshatterproofspectrographtelegraphUNICEFwaterproofweatherproofYellowknife
4 syllables
aperitifchoreographmimeograph

“enough” at line end — from real songs

Her name was Mary-Anne, and she was nice enoughAlways a cashier, only once in love
— Andy Shauf, “Jerry Was a Clerk” · rhymes enough / love
Well, I tried to control it and cover it upI reached out to console it, it was never enough
— Damien Rice, “Colour Me In” · rhymes enough / up
One of us has had enoughIt's true as far as a lot of stuff
— Magnolia Electric Co., “Leave the City” · rhymes enough / stuff

How to read the 1309 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 26
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 73
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 541
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 13
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 482
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 174
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.