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Words that rhyme withfigure

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 IH coda G·Y
62
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)
2 syllables
bigger4trigger7liquor8bitter3quicker2glitter2slipper2digger1flicker1litter2sticker2thicker1bidder1chipper1clipper1kipper1nipper1quitter1sicker1skipper1tripper1vicar1zipper1bickerchittercritterdickerdipperfibberfitterflipperfritterhitterkickerknitterpickerrigorrippershippersitterslicker
3 syllables
consider1embitteremitteroutfitteroutriggertransmitter
4 syllables
reconsider1baby-sitterbabysittercounterfeiter
182
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
river39mirror25picture22winter17sister9finger11dinner7killer5silver9mister3winner7singer1victor1Hitler1miller2liver1whisper2innergingersinner5scripture3thinner5clearer2linger3splinter3fisherbuilder1drinker2nearer2scissor3shiver3filter2glimmer2mixture2ringer2swinger1timber1twister2cinder1differ1dimmer1disher1dither1filler1giver1kisser1mixer1pinker1quiver1shifter1shimmer1simmer1skinner1slinger1sliver1spinner1stiller1stinger1swisher1tinker1viktor1wither1zinger1bingerblisterchillerclincherdrifterFischerfissurefixerfixturegilderGilmerguilderHimmlerhinderhipsterhitherIngerinjurekilterlifterlimberlisterMichenermincerminsterminterpilferpillarPilsnerpinnerpitcherprinterricherSchillerscribblerscrivenershearer
3 syllables
familiar3deliver5beginner1elixir1downriver1Berlinerbewilderbreadwinnercaregiverconstrictordescriptordistillerforefingerfreethinkergunslingerhomebuilderkingfisherleft-wingermidwinterpainkillerposteriorpredictorquicksilverresistorright-wingershipbuildershoplifterstepsistertransistorupriverweightlifterWestminster
4 syllables
caterpillar1Lubavitcheroverwinterunfamiliarambiguous1contiguous
5 syllables
unambiguous
6 syllables
unambiguously
14
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
figured1figures4
3 syllables
configureconfiguredconfiguresdisfiguredisfigureddisfiguresfiguring
4 syllables
configuringdisfigurementdisfigurementsdisfiguringfigurative

“figure” at line end — from real songs

She was a beautiful figureWe’re make-believing everything
— Adrianne Lenker, “Capacity” · rhymes figure / everything
Back up, add a little accurate fat to the figureRedo that, move that inward
— Aesop Rock, “Rings” · rhymes figure / inward
Philosophize your figureFall and fixture just the same thing
— Bon Iver, “8 (circle)” · rhymes figure / thing

How to read the 243 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.

Subtractive 61
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 182
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 14
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.