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Words that rhyme withfilm

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 L·M
2
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are identical.
  2. The sounds after the vowels come from the same phonetic family (e.g. T↔D, P↔B, M↔N).
  3. The syllables begin differently.
How it feels
  1. Perfect
  2. Family
  3. Additive / Subtractive
  4. Assonance
  5. Consonance
resolvedunresolved
Example

cat / pad — AE vowel; T and D are both stops

Family chart
PlosivesFricativesNasals
VoicedbdgvTHzzhjmnng
Unvoicedptkfthsshch

Each column is a family pair — same place + manner, only the voicing differs.

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
1 syllable
kiln1Milne
6
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
films1filmed4kilns1milnes
3 syllables
microfilmedmicrofilms
217
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
in1him138thing115will65sing83been63still64skin69ring57hill59king49win41sin33kill20spring29bring18thin22fill20wing23bill14swim11spin14swing15jim8string13chill11till2kim2gym6pill8pin5phil1timgin10chin4twin10inn3tin7drill2skill4spill8sting10jinbin4kin10quinnjillthrill9ding1singhslim6grin8limb6minFinnLingrill4brim3grim4sill6ting4gilMingtrim5ling2cling3fling3flynnrim3trill2whim1lynn1bing2til1ville1ching1gill1hymn1ing1minh1nil1ping1quill1sling1brilldinfinfrillgrilleGrimmGwynGwynnkrillLillelimnprim
2 syllables
begin25within24until7berlin3brazilfulfill2uphill1chagrin1coiling2goodwill2kingpin2landfill1offspring2plaything2Advil1akin1Asheville1Boleyn1deville1downhill1pigskin1puking1Seville1shoestring1treadmill1windmill1anthillBeijingbreak-inbuckskinbuilt-inChongqingcovillecranesbillcrossbilldeerskindistildistilldownswingErvingfoothillforelimbforeskinforewingfulfilGainesvillehamstringhandbillhas-beenhawkbillhereinhornbillinstilllinchpinMcKimmolehillPekingpissing8prelimpuffinRedskinsarinsawmillsextingsheepskinstandstilltailspintamiltexting4thereinwalk-inwellspringwolfing1
3 syllables
everything65anything29violin3mandolin1Jacksonville1mandeville1pseudonym1staggering1BartlesvilleBougainvillecolouring2daffodilEvansvilleFayettevilleLouisvillemight-have-beenmodeling5modellingmoleskinnuzzlingoverfilloverkillpatronymsnorkelingsplattering1synonymunboxingunderpinworshiping2
4 syllables
bellyachingSolzhenitsyn
1766
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
it444here270this149is104things57years84wind59fear71year60with51clear67think50kiss55dear41hear50kid50give19lives20lips43kids37near40ear42wings29sick32ears29bit25drink23beer29quick27hit23wish14ship19big10rings19his15miss13bridge14list16fit16quit19since9weird13rich12killed10six9trip13pills17fears25gift13sins21stick1pick8milk10fish10hills15sit4if5fix8shift16which2trick11lived5bills15prince6missed7brings9sink12lift10split9risk3kick5switch9witch8dig7drinks5build6gives2
2 syllables
exist15begins14forgive5appear13bullshit5career9admit6appears4convinced1commit2resist5convinceinsist2outfit2exists3appeared3severe1permitsincere8dismissed1picnic1forbid1addict3lipstick1Shakespeare2eyelids5spaceship4assistfrontier6abyss5sidekick5precinct1catfish2premiere2reindeer3unclear3veneer3submitaddicts1axes1cockpit2facelift2forgives2fulfilled2homesick1insists1Madrid1misfits2rebuild2toothpick2transmit2whirlwind2abridged1admits1adrift1armpits1arrears1assists1blacklist1blueprints1
3 syllables
disappear36disappeared9politics9atmosphere5indistinctengineer3fingerprints3fingertips13interfere1volunteer1disappears6lunatic1leadershipscholarship1violins4reappear4candlestick3chandeliers1crucifix2souvenir2souvenirs1stratosphere2chandelier1insincere1labyrinth1musketeers2mutineer2volunteers1auctioneer1censorship1counterfeit1daffodils1engineers1everythings1financier1fingerprint1gondoliers1hemispheres1hyacinth1hypocrite1
4 syllables
relationship2relationships2championship1apocalypse1acycloviracyclovirsagronomiesanthologistanthologistsapprenticeshipapprenticeshipsassociativeathleticismathleticismschampionships1citizenshipcitizenships
5 syllables
ambassadorshipambassadorshipsbiostatistics
7 syllables
395
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
time643home338name243them89dream150room147same150come105game106am56from46shame76blame66came41some32crime30flame42damn13scream25dumb21team17mom12seem16fame31climb21cream12bomb9claim15drum20tom5frame18dime28Sam6bloom28boom9calm3Rome8stream16mum3whom1rhyme29prime4lame13aim10lamb7bum4tomb15theme2firmroam18term1jam5palm4steam9thumb9gum2prom2scheme5ham2groom2sum2doom7numb10beam2scum1ramgloom9cam1womb8lime10pamdam6bam1hum8tame7worm1chime6rum4broom5dome7spermslam4dame3comb6dum3
2 syllables
become17lifetime11bedroom9goddamn5sometime9bathroom3became3program1costume5assumeperfume12meantime3confirm1extreme2examsupreme1sublime13springtime2income1programme1daydream6nicknameesteem3syndrome2outcome2resume1moonbeam2nighttime2courtroom1presumeballroom1condemn2consume1downstream1halftime1headroom1lunchtime2showtime1aflame1aplomb1bloodstream1classroom1daytime1earthworm1genome1goddam1mainstream1mayhem1noontime1pastime1playroom1proclaim1regime1restroom1shalom1storeroom1upstream1wilhelm1abloomacclaimaffirmagleamairframeall-timeAssambackroom
3 syllables
anytime5Vietnam3overcome4summertime11overtime5telegram1Bethlehem1Amsterdam3Birmingham1monochrome3seraphim3wintertime2Abraham1hologram2honeycomb1aerodrome1astrodome1catacomb1Christmastime1diaphragm1everytime1instagram1intercom1milligram1pantomime1paradigm1Styrofoam1academeanagramAnaheimaspartameBellinghamcablegramCardizemchromosomecounterclaimCunninghamcyclostomediademdiagramdinnertimedithyrambendospermepigramepisteme
4 syllables
angiogramdiltiazem
7 syllables
electrocardiogram
6
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
filming4Fillmore
3 syllables
microfilmfulfillment1fulfillments1
4 syllables
microfilming

“film” at line end — from real songs

Immersed in Crowley's uniform of imageryI'm living in a silent film
— David Bowie, “Quicksand” · rhymes film / imagery
Saw my ancient hero on the Sunset StripWhen I sang "Moon River" in that silent film
— Father John Misty, “Only Son of the Ladiesman” · rhymes film / strip
The way the moonlight flickered inWe were stars of some old classic film
— Lori McKenna, “Miss Simone” · rhymes film / in

How to read the 2381 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.

Family rhyme 2
The consonants after the vowel are swapped for phonetic siblings — T↔D, M↔N, S↔Z. Nearly as stable as perfect rhyme, with far more word choices.
Additive 6
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 217
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1762
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 394
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 6
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.