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Words that rhyme withfailed

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 L·D
46
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
nailed10bailed1jailed1quailed1railed1sailed1wailed1ailedbaledbrailledflailed
2 syllables
detailed1exhaled1airmailedassailedavailedblackmailedcurtailedderailed
3 syllables
countervailed
1096
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
day500way399say370stay142play101made86hey37late65babe44wait54pay60take47break45pray43make32fate37great29state28may30hate1straight23jail25lake26paid26bay28lay22gate22cake19shake20weight16they6sake14trade20played15fail1blade22gray20gay12tape9stayed13plate14wake5mail12shade35sale13date8eight6ray8fake9shape7trail11grade8mate5fade27laid9grey14snake9tail8maid8nail10clay13sail10male3stake6jakeate2Blake2bail5tale1katerate2rape2hail5jay2scale4yay1aid2prey7pale6steak1
2 syllables
away611today125okay46afraid40highway30escape27awake31mistake27sunday14someday26birthday12parade19friday6monday7create5female1tuesday2estate3thursday3detail1betrayed2wednesday2delay6obey4headache3display5halfway2hallway5betray2doorway10debate3e-mailcafe3astray11ballet4roommate1decay11freeway4locate1subway1blackmailrunway1repay1cocktailrelate7andreBroadway3emailarcade6driveway4heartbreak2landscape2ashtray5heartache2hooray5earthquakejose2persuademermaid3stairway1
3 syllables
anyway60yesterday34everyday9holiday8celebrate6saturday2separate2concentrate6operate1hesitate6lemonade5indicatetolerateinterstate4alleyway2cabaret1chevrolet2dissipate1paperweight2promenade2runaway1straightaway2calculate1contemplate2demonstrate2elevate2escalate1featherweight2getaway2Hemingway2illustrate1masturbate1penetrate2rattlesnake2renegade1ricochet2rockaway1Adelaide1allocate1barricade1
4 syllables
appreciate1investigate1communicate1cooperatenegotiateeliminatecongratulateparticipate1evaporate1intimidate2videotape2annihilate1commiserate1communique1redecorate1reincarnate1retaliate1sophisticate1abbreviate
5 syllables
deteriorate1
1751
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
face250name243rain170place169pain159same150days124change116game106train60shame76blame66brain52ways51space48came41grave52case35changed31strange30age33flame42grace26safe22race29stage25page25chain25faith21names24wave24waste26taste23plane22brave24waves22takes13fame31save13lane21chase18saved12vain26games11gave10cage21flames24plain15plays12makes4claim15frame18paint13breaks14states6jane5range10James5gain13brains8gates12raised9saint11chains18main3trace10rage13named1base4raise1slave8dave3Spain9lame13aim10pace17nails8cave5praise9stays4
2 syllables
insane50explain27mistakes27always8remain1remains11ashamed13became3complain14champagne6embrace15cocaine14exchange5details2behave5campaign2engaged2escapedsuitcase5exhales2replace2arrange1someplace1arrangedrefrain13maintain3explained2complaint1airplane3disgrace4replaced2explains27erase6teenagecontain3remained2complaints2highways2sideways4decades1contains3inhales3engage1elaine1airwaves2nicknameamazed3ablaze4erased2hallways2parades4briefcasepancakescreates1aways3backstage2displays3malaise3profane3rampage1
3 syllables
holidays4anyways4nowadays2hurricane10marketplace4cellophane3palisades3databasewindowpane1entertain1alleyways1anyplace1chevrolets2entertained2hurricanes1rearranged2sugarcane1unexplained2yesterdays2accolades1aftershave1Aquitaine1autoclave1cabarets1cyberspace1devastates1fingernails1fireplace1interstates1lemonades1microwave1middleweights1misbehave1paperweights1paraphrase1promenades1radiates1rattlesnakes1rearrange1windowpanes1
4 syllables
appreciates1abbreviatesacceleratesaccentuatesaccommodatesaccumulatesadjudicatesadministratesadulteratesagglomeratesagglutinatesalienatesamalgamatesamelioratesannihilates1anticipatesappropriatesasphyxiatesassassinatesassimilates
5 syllables
1267
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
world127head219side201said146good108bed169dead149road127cold121need93god69bad76ride96old79gold76child64had62died74word46blood51hide63could46kid50told49loud49red49heard41pride53hold40crowd41sad40mad39wild35tried34should27read21bird26would21proud25wood28wide39cried37food24dad17lead16field13bride23lied22dude11speed20bread19glad15killed10load19called10mood11sold13code11stood11cloud17feed11hood13tide22showed6mud13build6tied9led7held4bleed19third3spread6seed17guide10slide14pulled2ridadd3fed5filled1
2 syllables
inside131outside53instead39ahead21decide19allowed9agreed5aside7indeed3destroyed2avoid2explode12beside6provide1absurd8denied10childhood1comrade1proceed1succeed1occurred4enjoyed5revealed4abroad2transferreddivide11borrowed1includeforbid1controlledupsidebehold5so-calledcollide8unfurled7password1household1appliedunfold5abide6bluebird4reside6threshold2unsaid5untied5windshield2concealed5landslide4untold2railroad1annoyed1bedside3beguiled4hillside1intrude4replied4roadside2cornfield3crossroad1employed1
3 syllables
understood12satisfied16neighborhood11suicide11attitude5hollywood5episode3terrified4homicide1paranoid2guaranteed4gratitude1underworld4overhead6qualified1occupied1riverside4battlefield4crucified4centerfold4mountainside2solitude2classifiedmockingbird3countryside2genocide2hummingbird1overload2petrified3riverbed3asteroid2interlude2justified2magnified2misconstrued2neighbourhood1overflowed1overjoyed2unemployed1adulthood1
4 syllables
misunderstood9identified1dissatisfied2exemplified1formaldehyde1infanticide1solidified1unparalleled1unsatisfied1acidifiedautomobiledbeatifiedbrachiopodcephalopoddaminozidedecertifieddeclassifieddemystifieddetoxified
5 syllables
corticosteroid
6 syllables

“failed” at line end — from real songs

Love will remainWhen other tongues have failed
— Bill Fay, “Love Will Remain” · rhymes failed / remain
And you failedTo see how long that you could sit with the truth, but you bailed
— Jason Isbell, “Be Afraid” · rhymes failed / bailed
And friendship failedAs lovers we did not fail
— Jason Molina, “Captain Badass” · rhymes failed / fail

How to read the 4159 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 46
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Subtractive 1095
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1751
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1267
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.