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Words that rhyme withfades

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 EY coda D·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
blades7aids1shades5grades8spades2braids1glades2maids1raids1adesaides1jades1ladessuedestrades20wades4
2 syllables
decades1parades4grenades1arcades1bridesmaids1mermaids1abradesblockadesbrigades1brocadesCascades1charades1conrades
3 syllables
palisades3accolades1lemonades1promenades1barricades1cavalcades1colonnadesescapadeseverglades
559
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
states6gates12plates8hates27dates1mates2waits6fates2skates1babes1bates1crates1eights1rates1straits1weights1ates2baits1catesfetesfratesfreightsgaits1gratesgreats29kateslates65patesplagues1plaitssatesscatesslates2spatesstraights23traitswaitesYeatstakes13makes4breaks14brakes9snakes6
2 syllables
creates1awaits2roommates1cheapskates1abatesablatesairfreightsbackdatesberatesbirthratesbreastplatescastratescheckmates1chordatesclassmatescoatescollatesconflatesdebates3deflatesdictatesdilates1donateselatesequatesestates3fixatesfloodgatesfrustratesgestatesgyrateshydrates1
3 syllables
devastates1interstates1middleweights1paperweights1radiates1abdicatesabrogatesacclimatesacetatesactivatesactuatesadulatesaggravatesagitatesaguacatesallocates1alternatesambulatesamputatesangulatesannotates
4 syllables
appreciates1abbreviatesacceleratesaccentuatesaccommodatesaccumulatesadjudicatesadministratesadulteratesagglomerates
5 syllables
26
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
tastes2saints2paints1agedsbastes1chasedseighthsfaints3feintshastes1
2 syllables
complaints2acquaintsconstraintsdistastes1foretastesrepaintsrestraintstoothpastes1
3 syllables
aftertastesfingerpaints
1394
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
day1way1say1face250place169stay142days124play101made1hey37late65babe44wait54pay60take47ways1space48break45grave52pray43case35make32fate37age33great29state28may30hate27straight23lake26grace26safe22race29stage25page25faith21paid26bay28wave24lay22gate22cake19brave24shake20weight16they6save13sake14trade20chase18played15blade22gray20gave10cage21gay12tape9plays12stayed13plate14wake5shade35date8eight6ray8fake9shape7grade8mate5fade27laid9grey14snake9trace10rage13maid8clay13base4raise1slave8
2 syllables
away611today125okay46afraid40highway30escape27awake31mistake27sunday14someday26always8birthday12parade19friday6monday7create5embrace15tuesday2behave5estate3thursday3betrayed2suitcase5wednesday2delay6replace2obey4someplace1headache3display5halfway2hallway5betray2doorway10debate3cafe3disgrace4astray11ballet4roommate1decay11freeway4erase6teenagelocate1subway1runway1repay1highways2relate7sideways4andreBroadway3engage1arcade6driveway4heartbreak2landscape2ashtray5heartache2
3 syllables
anyway60yesterday34everyday9holiday8celebrate6saturday2separate2concentrate6holidays4anyways4nowadays2operate1hesitate6lemonade5marketplace4indicatetolerateinterstate4databasealleyway2cabaret1chevrolet2dissipate1paperweight2promenade2runaway1straightaway2alleyways1anyplace1calculate1chevrolets2contemplate2demonstrate2elevate2escalate1featherweight2getaway2Hemingway2illustrate1masturbate1
4 syllables
appreciate1investigate1communicate1cooperatenegotiateeliminatecongratulateparticipate1evaporate1intimidate2videotape2annihilate1commiserate1communique1redecorate1reincarnate1retaliate1sophisticate1abbreviate
5 syllables
deteriorate1
852
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
name243rain170pain159same150change116game106train60shame76blame66brain52came41changed31strange30flame42jail25chain25names24waste26taste23plane22waves22fame31lane21fail18saved12vain26games11flames24plain15mail12claim15sale13frame18paint13trail11jane5range10James5gain13brains8raised9saint11failed5chains18main3tail8nail10named1Spain9sail10male3lame13aim10nails8bail5tale4baseddrain13hail5sales6veins16Wayne3trained2placed4slaves6scale4crane6trains11raped1planes5claims1pale6whale4faint3sane13cane8shanetales4dale1graves11grain7claimed1facedpane5rails5
2 syllables
insane50explain27remain17remains11ashamed13became3complain14champagne6cocaine14exchange5female1details2campaign2engaged2detail1escapedexhales2arrange1arrangedrefrain13maintain3explained2complaint1e-mailairplane3replaced2explains27contain3remained2blackmailcocktailemailcontains3inhales3elaine1airwaves2nicknameamazed3erased2exhale2inhale3profane3behaved2complained2deranged2disdain2domain2enslaved2estranged2sustain2terrain2unnamed1aflame1arcane1attain1cobain1cocktails1complains1detailed1disclaims1disgraced1distaste1domains1emails1enraged1
3 syllables
hurricane10cellophane3windowpane1entertain1entertained2hurricanes1rearranged2sugarcane1unexplained2Aquitaine1chippendales1fairytale1fingernail1fingernails1lauderdale1rearrange1robitaille1windowpanes1abigailaftershaves1aftertastearchitravesascertainascertainedascertainsaspartameaspartamesautoclavedautoclaves1bellyachedCarbondalecellophanes3Charlemagnechippendalecounterclaimcounterclaimedcounterclaimscountervailcountervailedcountervailsdisengagedentertains1fairytales1farthingalefarthingales
4 syllables
legerdemainlegerdemainsvideotaped
5 syllables
polyurethanepolyurethanes
976
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
words54kids37legs17clouds22heads21birds15cards15needs11woods11dogs9drugs13bags10fields14sides16gods13eggs7jobs7roads11leads3guards3odds6holds5pigs5goods2worlds5beds7dudes8lads1yards3rides12seeds7clubs3bugs1sobs2weeds9Gibbsloads3boobsdeeds5ribs2lords3crowds5rags7reads1swords2codes2feds1chords4flags4reeds5shreds4meds1beads3bleeds3boards3breeds3broads3cubs2dregs3fags3jags2olds3tags2tribes3bards1bloods2cords1drags2floods2foods2herbs1hides2moods2plugs2rigs2slugs2thirds2threads1thugs2tides2ads1
2 syllables
records5besides1towards2comrades1crossroads3eyelids5decides19regards2floorboards2hillsides3subsides3backsides2divides1insides2junkyards2postcards1unfolds1abides1applauds1awards1backwoods1betides1billboards1bluebirds1bullfrogs1collides1cornfields1crosswords1dartboards1explodes1foreheads1includes1intrudes1landlords1nightclubs1precedes1preludes1provides1redwoods1resides1rewards1sandbags1thresholds1abodesabsurds8accedesaccords1affords7aholdsairfieldsairheadsairspeedsallgoodsalludesamidesandroids1anodesascribesasides7avoids2
3 syllables
hummingbirds3mockingbirds1attitudes1centerfolds1countrysides1episodes1genocides1marigolds1mastercards1multitudes1actinidesadenoidsadulthoods1alkaloidsaltitudes1amplitudesamyloidsanaerobesanalogs2analoguesaniseedsaptitudes1arrowheadsarsenidesarthropodsasteroids2babyhoodsbattlefields4bodyguards2boulevards9brotherhoodscatalogues1celluloidscentipedes1certitudescheckerboardschesterfieldsclassifiedsclavichordscoincides
4 syllables
brachiopodscephalopodsdaminozidesexactitudesformaldehydes1ineptitudesinfanticides1insecticidesnucleotidespolyamidessolicitudessuperoxidesthalidomidesthingamabobstriglycerides
5 syllables
corticosteroidsmonosaccharidespolysaccharides
6 syllables
verisimilitudes

“fades” at line end — from real songs

With the one I keep, where it never fadesAn airless cell that blocks the day
— Elliott Smith, “Oh Well, Okay” · rhymes fades / day
Now, I've got a lifetime to consider all the waysI grow more disappointing to you as my beauty warps and fades
— Father John Misty, “Bored in the USA” · rhymes fades / ways
A haunted stainNever fades
— Jeff Tweedy, “If I Ever Was a Child” · rhymes fades / stain

How to read the 3868 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 559
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 26
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 1393
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 852
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 976
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.