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Words that rhyme withevents

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 N·T·S
39
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
cents6tents1bents6brentsdents2gents1lents1rents13
2 syllables
ascentsassentsaugmentscements1consentsdescents2
3 syllables
represents2presidents1discontentsmalcontents
4 syllables
disorientsmisrepresents
57
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
friends106ends36strength6sends1length2bends3temps2blends1trends1fends1hempslends4mends6spends11tends
2 syllables
depends4amends4weekends4girlfriends1boyfriends2descends1attends1offends1appendsascends2befriends
3 syllables
apprehendscomprehends1condescends1contretempsdividendsex-boyfriendsex-girlfriends
4 syllables
overextends
2
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
lengths2strengths6
881
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
head219said146them89bed169friend133dead149end125then97death82men59yes36yet55breath60when48get32red49dress44met39mess43says22read21neck28guess29went23less22sex20legs17ten17lead16heads21wet20check14set13spend11bet14pen22bread19step13spent12meant8bend19gets8rent13sent10edge9flesh15leg8press8eggs7send5debt8let1sweat14ben4led7fresh5yep1spread6steps9bless1beg1jeff2chef3fed5deck8wreck11egg3threat1shed6stress4fred1heck4net4pet4Tedtent5gregdeaf3jet6lend4sec1checks5lets1stretch2
2 syllables
again332forget44instead39ahead21pretend26regret25weekend8upset9address9girlfriend2success6amen6confess9defend8boyfriend1unlessaccent4event4process3progress3sunset8accesspercent2footsteps3express3attend3intend1preventimpress2depend2regrets5consentdistress3possess4corvette5doorstep4excess6unsaid5caress3descend5repent4assets2extent2undress2intent1amend1ascend2barrettes1cassette2cassettes2cement1condemn2descent2flores1Macbeth1misled2outlet2seabed1sunsets1transcend2extendapex1baez1
3 syllables
cigarette20president5cigarettes1internet8represent2recommend1juliet3overhead6silhouette4Bethlehem1parapet2comprehend1riverbed3bayonet2juliette1alphabet1ambien1businessmen1condescend1coronets1Lafayette1letterhead1nonetheless1overfed1quarterdeck1statuette1suffragette1thoroughbred1acquiescealphabets1angrinessanisetteanisettesapprehendarrowheadarrowheadsavocetavocetsBangladeshbashfulnessbayonets2biomedbiotech
4 syllables
nevertheless1comediennediltiazemdisorientmisrepresentoverextendParisienneviramunes
5 syllables
videocassettevideocassettes
1103
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
there278well142hair131air127care113hell87else57tell75tears30left62best63rest60fair45chest48where26chair38help32west29share27sense18stairs28bear24fell28scared17bell24next13test20wear15prayer21cell12health19felt11square15spell18stare24cares14tear3sell8smell6shelf33self14their2fence13kept6dare4dressed8spare11swear3bells13heh2guest5rare9held4breast18french2desk6blessed11belt9pair6slept5tells2wealth11helped1shell10text4checked14scare2shared9guests1claire2helps3smells1tests1yell5prayers6bare12nest7chairs9cared3bears4cells1
2 syllables
myself100yourself52hotel31nowhere18somewhere14himself15itself12respect16perfect6herself7themselves6against3affair9expect4aware5protect3prepared5defense6accept2upstairs1revenge5except1arrest2suspect1nightmare5effect5correct2subject2downstairs2preparerequest2suggestyourselves2motel8collect2impressed1direct1farewell5affairs3attempt1depressed5effects3doorbell2despair14offense2repair6compared1michellecompare8unfair4intense1obsessed2connect1suspects1defence3Pierre1affectbeware6elsewhere1protest2declare3
3 syllables
everywhere35anywhere22ourselves13underwear3personnel1carousel4millionaire7billionaire4isabelmillionaires2architect1clientele2disrespect2jezebel1overwhelmed3unprepared3citadel2debonair1Delaware2dialect2disconnect1disrepair2pirouette1recollect2unawares2Rooseveltbillionaires1caravel1incorrect1legionnaire1legionnaires1manifest1ourself1parallel1parallels1silverware1solitaire1thoroughfare1unaware1unimpressed1
4 syllables
mademoisellemademoiselles1unparalleled1aftereffectaftereffectsAix-la-ChapellecomediennesconcessionaireconcessionairesdiltiazemsinterconnectinterconnectsmaterielmaterielsoverprotectoverprotectsViramune
5 syllables
antipersonnel
259
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
wants8pants10thanks6drinks5thinks1gruntspoints1banks5plants1prints1counts2stinks1tanks2francsants5glimpse3saints2blanks2blunts2camps2champs2honksamps2aunts2fronts2haunts2ranks2sinks2stunts1tonks2blancs1blimps1blinks1Bronx1chumps1chunks1cramps1drunks1dunks1joints1jumps1links1lumps1minks1monks1Nantes1paints1pumps1punks1ramps1stamps1stumps1swamps1tints1bankesbonksbrantsbrinks3broncsbruntsbumps1
2 syllables
accounts5complaints2blueprints1footprints1rembrandts1shoeprints1acquaintsaffrontsamounts3anoints1appointsavants2checkpointsconfrontsconstraintscroissantsdachshundsdebunksdecampsdecantsdetentesdiscountsdisjointseggplantsencampsenchantsendpointsflashpointsforefrontsgangplanksgunpoints1headcountshoodwinksimplantsimprintslakefrontslevantsmanhunts1midpointsmiscountsmisprintsnewsprints1outflankspiedmontspinpointsrecantsrecounts
3 syllables
fingerprints3restaurants2debutantes2underpants1battlefrontscatamountscommandantsconfidantesconfidants1counterpointsdisappoints1doublethinksfingerpaintsfiredampsinterlinksneedlepointsoceanfrontspeppermintsriverbanks1waterfronts1
7
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
vents4
2 syllables
adventsinventsprevents
3 syllables
circumventsnoneventsreinvents

“events” at line end — from real songs

How it throws off otherwise lucid eventsStill not used to the stench
— Aesop Rock, “Coffee” · rhymes events / stench
And threw in the evidenceResequencing events
— Cass McCombs, “Brighter!” · rhymes events / evidence
But no sentence I could spit could've shifted eventsAnd I can rhyme silk with cigarettes
— Joe Henry, “My Murder, My Love” · rhymes events / cigarettes

How to read the 2341 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 39
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 57
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 2
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 881
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1103
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 259
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 7
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.