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Words that rhyme withfear

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 IH coda R
96
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
here17year6clear4dear5hear3near8ear7beer29gear8cheer4deer5rear1merepier6sphere5Lear2queer2spear3peer2steer2sheer1sneer1tier1bierDeerefleerjeersearseersereshearsmearSpeerveerweir
2 syllables
appear13career2severe1sincere2Shakespeare2frontier6premiere2reindeer3unclear3veneer3cashier1Rainier1revere1adhereamirausterecohereemirendearheadgearlight-yearone-yearpremierrehearzaire
3 syllables
disappear4engineer3volunteer1reappear1souvenir2chandelier1insincere1mutineer2auctioneer1financier1overhear1persevere1pioneer1bandolierbelvederebombardierbrigadierbuccaneercavalierchevaliercommandeerdomineergondolierLincolnshireMeyerbeermountaineermusketeerpamphleteerprofiteerpuppeteerracketeerRetroviryesteryear
4 syllables
acyclovirconventioneerelectioneer
147
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
years2ears29weird1fears25cheers2clears67cleared1beard3beers6hears1piercepeers10gears5feared2fierce1spears3shears2beards1nears1sears1spheres1steers1Biercebierscheered4dears41eared42fleeredfleersgeared8heres270
2 syllables
appears4appeared3arrears1careers1adheredadheresAlgiersamirsBerkshiresBluebeardcareered9cashiered1cashiers1coheredcoheresemirsendearedendearsfrontiers6headgearslight-yearspremieredpremieres2
3 syllables
disappeared9disappears6souvenirs1musketeers2volunteers1engineers1gondoliers1hemispheres1pioneers1profiteers1reappeared1yesteryears1atmospheres5auctioneered1auctioneers1bandoliers
4 syllables
acyclovirsconventioneerselectioneeredelectioneersionospheresNovosibirsk
1743
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
it1in278him1this149is1thing115things57will65sing83been63still64wind1skin69with51ring57hill1think50kiss55king49kid50give19win41lives20lips1kids37wings29sick32bit25sin33drink23quick27hit23kill20spring29bring18wish14ship19thin22big10rings19his15miss13fill20bridge14list16wing23fit16bill14quit19since9rich12killed10six9trip13pills1swim11gift13sins21stick10pick8milk10fish10hills15sit4if5fix8shift16which2spin14trick11swing15lived5jim8bills15prince6missed7brings9
2 syllables
begin25within24exist15until7begins14forgive5bullshit5admit6convinced1commit2resist5convinceinsist2berlin3outfit2exists3permitdismissed1picnic1forbid1addict3lipstick1brazileyelids5fulfill2spaceship4assistabyss5sidekick5precinct1catfish2uphill1submitaddicts1axes1chagrin1cockpit2coiling2facelift2forgives2fulfilled2goodwill2homesick1insists1kingpin2landfill1Madrid1misfits2offspring2plaything2rebuild2toothpick2transmit2whirlwind2abridged1admits1adrift1Advil1akin1armpits1
3 syllables
everything65anything29politics9indistinctfingerprints3fingertips13lunatic1violin3leadershipscholarship1mandolin1violins4candlestick3chandeliers1crucifix2labyrinth1censorship1counterfeit1daffodils1everythings1fingerprint1hyacinth1hypocrite1Jacksonville1jellyfish1lunatics1mandeville1mandolins1manuscripts1pseudonym1pseudonyms1showmanship1sportsmanship1staggering1anarchistanarchistsangelfisharrowsmitharrowsmithsauthorship
4 syllables
relationship2relationships2championship1apocalypse1agronomiesanthologistanthologistsapprenticeshipapprenticeshipsassociativeathleticismathleticismsbellyachingchampionships1citizenshipcitizenshipscompanionship
5 syllables
ambassadorshipambassadorshipsbiostatistics
7 syllables
383
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
there278more207door204for117are134floor145hair131air127care113car85war77far79star74bar54sure10fair45shore49store33where26four18chair38share27bear24poor1wear15prayer21your2score23or5square15stare24tear3their2pure8dare4spare11swear3rare9tour3cure5pair6norcore8scare2pour5jar17claire2sore9bare12wore2drawer5scar8bore11roar16Herrswore1corps1heir1tore1Blairjour1glare4ore5stair5faire2flare4mar1mer3snare3fare1chore3czar2flair3gore2lair3moor3par3Moorecher1noir2pear2soar2tar2clair1clare1
2 syllables
before155guitar34nowhere18somewhere14affair9aware5ignore6nightmare5preparethereforesecure1assure1despair14repair6compare8unfair4Pierre1radarbeware6elsewhere1mature3explore2declare3cigar4ensureashore6afar7welfare1endure1adore3bizarre2encore1softwarewheelchair1restoreamour1drugstore1lamar3seashore2warfare2allure1amar2Astaire1centaur2couture2Dior1fanfare1jaguar2rockstar1ajar1Babar1backdoor1brochure1contour1crowbar1decor1detour1folklore1galore1grandeur1hardcore1igor1implore1impure1lumbar1lumpur1
3 syllables
anymore105everywhere35anywhere22underwear3millionaire7billionaire4Baltimore1evermore2reservoir2superstar4morningstar3debonair1Delaware2disrepair2escobar2motorcar1sycamore1troubadour2abattoir1caviar1commodore1conjurer1immature1Labrador1legionnaire1silverware1Singapore1solitaire1thoroughfare1unaware1AdenaueralbacorealcazaravatarBangaloreBarrymorecarnivorecinnabarcommissardinnerwaredinosaurdoctrinaireearthenwareEcuadorepicure
4 syllables
miniature1concessionaireUlaanbaatar
16
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)
2 syllables
fearing71
3 syllables
atmosphere5interfere1stratosphere2biospherehemisphere
4 syllables
ionosphereinferior1interference1hemisphericinferiors1interferinginterferons
5 syllables
interferences1noninterference
6 syllables
noninterferences

“fear” at line end — from real songs

All the things that she'd suspected, I'd expected her to fearWas the truth that drew her to me when I landed here
— Jason Isbell, “Live Oak” · rhymes fear / here
By your peers without suffering or fearGrandchildren far and near
— Jeff Tweedy, “I’ll Fight” · rhymes fear / near
A whisper in your ear?The boy you can fear?
— Damien Rice, “Cheers Darlin’” · rhymes fear / ear

How to read the 2364 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 96
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 147
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 1739
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 382
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 16
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.