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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 AY coda L·Z
48
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
miles13smiles13tiles2aisles1piles1stiles1styles1niles1ailes
2 syllables
textiles1argylesargyllsbeguilescompilesexiles1freestyles1
3 syllables
crocodiles1camomileschamomilespercentiles
1
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
whilst
733
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
eyes1life315sky266die245cry193i136by165high127why113eye120try104fly113smile100lie101while80lies76live39wife64my24drive41guy36rise43style36nice29twice33ice30dry40skies51five27knife31buy16bye11size16dies22flies25pie19guys5price12sighs6cries16wise12shy13hi2aye3tie7file2prize6sigh20rice5mile8tries7spy1kylethydive7vice2pile2ties6chi2dice7fry3slice2thighs9fries3pies5aisle6thigh6spies2strife4buys1isle3strive5thrive5vie1jive3mice1nigh2rye3sly3bae2
2 syllables
alive100goodbye82surprise32survive26advice16disguise26arrive5july12deny6reply17good-byesupply3device1bye-byeawhile12nearby1profile2supplies2apply1meanwhile1sunrise11rely1adviseallyex-wifegoodbyes5precisedespise5arise5lifestyle1suffice2Mumbai1capsize1demise1exile1necktie1Versailles2worthwhile1untie1baptize1beehive1comply1devise1freestyle1hairstyle1Kauai1magpie1magpies1mcfly1midwife1nightlife1pigsty1rabbi1reprise1standby1turnstile1unwise1shanghaialewifeallspice
3 syllables
paradise30realize10sacrifice9recognize5otherwise1exercise1realise1testify3alibi1butterfly7lullaby13compromise6recogniseenterprise2samuraibutterflies5afterlife4criticize5fireflies3lullabies3alibis3memorize3multiply3satisfy2colonize2fantasize2firefly2Gemini1goldeneye1socialize1sympathize2advertise1amplify1analyze1canonize1classify1crucify1edelweiss1fossilize1harmonize1
4 syllables
apologize5identifyapologisedesensitize1acidifiesacidifyactualizealphabetizealuminizeantagonizebeatifiesbeatifycannibalizecapitalizecaramelizecategorizecharacterizecircularize
5 syllables
materialize2americanize
6 syllables
1665
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
time643night550mind405right296light284mine275side201line196like73fine115find116times86ride96fight91wine86child64kind77died1lights62white61sight73shine73hide63tight61blind62pride53lines39bright47wild35tried34sign37crime30wide39flight31might24cried37nights26write17bride23lied22minds23signs18nine14bite17climb21christ9sides16type9dime28quite4tide22mike3tied9strike6crimes12liked1signed5guide10rhyme29likes2rights5slide14prime4pipe8bike2finds1wives6site1tribe4height8fights6kinds1wipeknight1vine14drives1shines11pines10rhymes13spine14
2 syllables
tonight184behind130inside131alright97outside53sometimes33decide19surprised17midnight16sunshine23lifetime11moonlight31arrived8goodnight15design13sometime9aside7divine13besides1survived8remind1online4invite1beside6provide1meantime3daylight12describe3denied10despitedesigned13reminds1unlikepolite3mankind3alike1divide11arrives2delight14unkind14sublime13described1assigned1upsidecollide8springtime2website1twilight4sunlight8skyline6decides19appliedgrapevine5resign3abide6define5headlights6inclined6moonshine4reside6
3 syllables
satisfied16suicide11realized4anytime5caroline7terrified4satellite4valentine4homicide1overnight4appetite8recognized2realised2organizedsummertime11overtime5qualified1occupied1riverside4dynamite2sacrificed1crucified4mountainside2classifiedborderline3clementine3countryside2columbine3Frankenstein3genocide2hypnotized3intertwined3motorbike3Palestine2petrified3wintertime2compromised1advertised2candlelight2colorblind1
4 syllables
identified1evangeline3dissatisfied2econoline1meteorite2apologized1commercialized1exemplified1formaldehyde1hermaphrodites1immobilized1infanticide1legitimized1solidified1unsatisfied1unsupervised1acidifiedactualizedalphabetized
5 syllables
industrialized1
6 syllables
1831
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
is104days124was43shoes83trees79knees87please60goes61lose56knows53blues73ways51news42girls23says22does20nose37boys13cause23walls36choose36breeze45keys24rose26rules23calls21his15feels18shows21noise15these7those6falls20pills17fools17hills15plays12has3blows14holes14as1wheels20ease18bills15souls12balls8toes20bells13cheese7freeze11sees7heels15whose2Charles2grows14raise1tells2chose4nails8praise9stays4schools7jews4laws4smells1skills3kills3hers5sales6tools7buzz4phase8toys7pays4jazz3deals8squeeze4bees14cells1booze4
2 syllables
because21disease26always8shadows10suppose7applause6degrees6refuse6photos2chinese1details2exhales2louise2proposeeurosallows1controls47expose1highways2sideways4inhales3tattoos4rupeesaccuseablaze4hallways2rainbows1reviews4trapeze3aways3displays3elbows3malaise3sundays1appeals1arose2arouse1axes1confuse1cowboys1doorways1emcees1flores1freeways1logos1pinholes1striptease2tiptoes1weekdays2willows2hotels1whereasagrees1amaze1appease1arseholes1baez1baseballs1bouquets1bulldoze1
3 syllables
japanese2holidays4companies10anyways4nowadays2Hercules1overseas7dominoes1waterfalls4interviews1chandeliers1molecules2overalls2studios2alcatraz2alleyways1amateurs2barbecues1chevrolets2decompose2liberties1radios1tomorrows2wannabes1yesterdays2ABCs1avenues1bumblebees1bungalows1buttonholes1cabarets1calicoes1cherokees1congolese1daffodils1Damocles1dominos1eskimos1expertise1fingernails1
4 syllables
apologies2abilities1automobiles2identities2mademoiselles1mythologies1actuariesadagiosadversitiesagronomiesanalysesantigonesantinomiesantonios1apostrophesarbitrageurs
5 syllables
actualities1aficionadoesarchipelagoesbraggadocios
6 syllables
7 syllables
5
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)
1 syllable
phyles
2 syllables
profiles2
3 syllables
anglophilesoenophilespedophiles

“files” at line end — from real songs

Julian, he's gonna take my filesDidn't call when grandma died
— Father John Misty, “The Ideal Husband” · rhymes files / died
We'd like to know a little bit about you for our filesLook around you, all you see are sympathetic eyes
— Paul Simon, “Mrs. Robinson” · rhymes files / eyes

How to read the 4278 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 48
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 1
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 733
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1665
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1831
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 5
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.