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Words that rhyme withfilling

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 L
27
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)
2 syllables
willing5killing2thrilling3billing1chilling1dillingdrilling2grilling4hilling59milling9pilling8quilling1rillingschillingshillingshrilling
3 syllables
distillinginstillingunwilling
4 syllables
overkilling
34
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)
2 syllables
building12whistling3filming4kindling1milking1tilting1bilkingficklingfiddlingfilchinggildinginklingjiltingKiplingliltingpickling
3 syllables
shipbuilding2rebuilding2rekindling
4 syllables
microfilming
816
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
singing28living36missing20thinking10drinking5ringing6kidding4giving4sitting2winning8cheering3kissing7bringing1fishing1swimming6picking8hittingdigging1kicking2spinning8clicking3sticking10fixing3sinking8clearing3ticking1blinking3fitting3slipping4quittinghissing1sniffing1drifting3dripping3spitting2swinging1clinging2nearing2rigging2shifting2stripping2winging1wishing2stinking1bidding1glinting1grinning1gripping1linking1piercing1primping1shrinking1splitting1squinting1steering1thinning1tripping1twinning1twisting1whimming1shippingbearding3bibbingbiffingbinging2binningbittingblitzing1bridgingbrimmingbriskingchinking1chinningchippingcinchingclinchingclinkingclippingcribbingcrickingcrimpingcringingcrisping1dearing41deering5dimming
3 syllables
beginning19thanksgiving1convincing1forgiving2appearing1shoplifting1uplifting1abridgingacquittingaddicting3adheringadmittingaffixingafflictingairliftingassistingbefittingbewitchingblacklisting1blueprintingbullshittingcareering9cashiering1chagrinningcoheringcommittingconflicting1conscriptingconsistingconstrictingconvictingcrawfishingdelistingdepictingdesistingdismissing1eclipsingemittingencryptingenlistingenrichingequippingevictingevincingexisting15forbiddinghamstringinghoodwinkingimpingingimprintinginflictinginfringinginsisting2life-givinglipsticking1misgivingmisprintingnitpickingomittingoutbiddingoutfittingoutlivingoutstrippingoutwittingpermittingpersistingpredicting
4 syllables
engineering3disappearing2reminiscing1unforgiving1volunteering1auctioneering1babysittingcoexistingcommandeeringcontradictingcounterfeiting1domineeringfinanciering1fingerprinting1interdictinginterferinginterlinkingintermixingmountaineeringperseveringpioneering1politickingpreexistingprofiteeringracketeeringreadmittingreappearing4resubmittingretrofittingunconvincingunderbiddingunderpinningunremittingability1facility1humility4Amarillo2armadillo1caterpillar1
5 syllables
electioneering1possibility3possibilities3bougainvillea1
6 syllables
bioengineeringresponsibility2responsibilities2
7 syllables
34
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
fill20phil1ling2
2 syllables
Philipphillipphilly1filler1fillers1filletsfilliesfillings1
3 syllables
filamentfilamentsfilialfiligreefilletedfulfilling2
4 syllables
affiliatesbasophilic
5 syllables
6 syllables
eosinophilic

“filling” at line end — from real songs

Smiling as you watch the benches fillingAnd see your billing
— Irving Berlin, “There’s No Business Like Show Business” · rhymes filling / billing

How to read the 877 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 27
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 34
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 816
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 34
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.