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Words that rhyme withexpression

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 EH coda SH
31
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
session3freshenhessian
3 syllables
confession9impression1possession1depression6profession1obsession1succession1aggression1discretion1oppression1progression1recession1accessioncompressionconcessiondigressionprecessionprocessionregressionrepression
4 syllables
indiscretion1decompressionintercessionnonaggressionrepossession
mosaic rhyme
fresh and1
17
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
lesson8lessen1chechencressondeafenEssengretchenheaven36seven13kevinevanDevonleaven1resin1Bevin
3 syllables
eleven4
5 syllables
delicatessen
135
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
question10mention9engine3section3nelson2tension3pensionbensondestin2brethren1chevron1henchmen1heston1texan1westin1belgianchessmandelphianDresdenelfinensignflexionfreshmangentianheadsmanhenchmanHensonJensenkeelsonkelvinlengthenpressmanprestonsextonStetsonstrengthenthreadfinWeston
3 syllables
attention15direction11protection10connection7affection1collection2election1reflection9intention2objectionreceptionperfection9suggestion1infectionexception2convention1dimension3invention1inspection2perception1detention1conception3redemption1ascension2complexion2deception1selection2correction1detection1erection1inflection1projection1rejection1suspension1abstentionadvectionclandestineconfectioncongestionconnexioncontention
4 syllables
comprehension1intersection2intervention2resurrection2imperfection1apprehensioncircumspectioncircumventioncondescensioncontraceptioncontraventiondisaffectiondisconnectiondisinfectionepinephrinehypertensionhypotensioninattentionindigestioninsurrectioninterceptioninterjectionintrospectionmisconception
5 syllables
angiotensininterconnectionmisapprehensionnoninterventionoverprotection
163
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
weapon4KarenHelenreckon2ellenAaron1chairmanlemon2threatenErinbrennan1Lennon2yellin1denton1beckon1leaden1Lemmon1melon1quentin1airmanbellmanBentonBremenbrendanBretonCharondeadendentindextrinEdwinEkmanfelongremlinheadmanHellman
3 syllables
ephedrine1excedrin1Magellan1Medellin1rebellion1muskmelonPotemkintibetanTrevelyanspecialistimpressions2possessions3confessions1professions1transgressions1accessionedaccessionsaggressions1compressionsconcessionsdepressions6digressionsdiscretions1enmeshesenmeshingfreshenerfresheners
4 syllables
Armageddon1watermelon1philodendronrhododendronprofessional2professionals1accessioningbangladeshibangladeshisconfessionalconfessionalscongressionaldecompressionsimpressionistimpressionistsindiscretions1
5 syllables
unprofessional1impressionable
6
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)
3 syllables
expressions3
4 syllables
expressionistexpressionistsexpressionlessself-expressionself-expressions

“expression” at line end — from real songs

So here he comes with a blank expressionBecause happy and sad come in quick succession
— Elliott Smith, “Bled White” · rhymes expression / succession
But don't let my glad expressionGive you the wrong impression
— Smokey Robinson, “The Tears Of A Clown” · rhymes expression / impression
Expression—Of affection—
— Stephen Sondheim, “Sunday in the Park with George” · rhymes expression / affection

How to read the 346 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 31
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 17
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 135
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 163
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 6
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.