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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 IH coda N·T·S
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 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
tints1dintsflints1glintshints1lints1mints1quintssplintssprints1squintsstints1
2 syllables
misprints
3 syllables
peppermints
50
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
drinks5thinks1winds3stinks1glimpse3sinks2blimps1blinks1links1minks1brinks3chimpschinks1
2 syllables
whirlwinds1headwindshoodwinksrescindsrethinksuplinkswoodwinds
3 syllables
doublethinksinterlinks
2
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
glimpsedjinxed
898
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
it1in1him138this149is104thing115sing83been63wind59skin69with51ring57think50kiss55king49kid50give19win41lips43kids37sick32bit25sin33drink23quick27hit23spring29bring18wish14ship19thin22big10his15miss13bridge14wing23fit16quit19rich12six9trip13swim11stick10pick8fish10sit4if5fix8which2spin14trick11swing15jim8sink12split9string13kick5switch9witch8dig7nick4its1piss8tricks12slip8tip6pig3ships5pink5ridspit8kim2chris1smith3grip12hid9hits5
2 syllables
begin25within24forgive5bullshit5admit6commit2berlin3outfit2permitpicnic1forbid1lipstick1eyelids5spaceship4abyss5sidekick5catfish2submitaxes1chagrin1cockpit2coiling2homesick1kingpin2Madrid1misfits2offspring2plaything2toothpick2transmit2whirlwind2admits1akin1armpits1Boleyn1dismiss1drawbridge1eclipse1eyelid1footprint1goldfish1Kubrick1locksmith1newsprint1outfits1picnics1pigskin1puking1shoestring1starfish1starship1swordfish1unfit1unhitch1abridgeacquitacquitsad-libairshipairships
3 syllables
everything65anything29politics9fingertips13lunatic1violin3leadershipscholarship1mandolin1candlestick3chandeliers1crucifix2censorship1counterfeit1fingerprint1hypocrite1jellyfish1lunatics1pseudonym1showmanship1sportsmanship1staggering1angelfisharrowsmithauthorshipauthorshipsbaby-sitbailiwickbailiwicksbattleshipbattleshipsbolshevikbolsheviksbrinkmanshipbrinkmanshipscandlesticks3censorships1chairmanshipchairmanshipscolouring2
4 syllables
relationship2relationships2championship1apocalypse1agronomiesapprenticeshipapprenticeshipsassociativebellyachingchampionships1citizenshipcitizenshipscompanionshipcompanionshipsdictatorship
5 syllables
ambassadorshipambassadorshipsbiostatisticscorroborativedeterminative
1021
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
here270things57years84will65still64fear71year60hill59clear67dear41hear50lives20near40ear42wings29ears29beer29kill20rings19fill20list16bill14since9weird13killed10pills17fears25gift13sins21milk10hills15shift16lived5bills15prince6missed7brings9lift10risk3film4chill11build6gives2kings14till2fixed8fist14built3picked3cheers2kissed9gear8filled1wrist17cheer4pill8pissed2phil1fifth5gifts5guilt4kicked1skills3kills3script4sings8clears67wins2twins6films1twist4mixed5cleared1beard3strings7ripped1drill2skill4slipped1inch6
2 syllables
exist15until7begins14appear13career9appears4convinced1resist5convinceinsist2exists3appeared3severe1sincere8dismissed1addict3brazilShakespeare2fulfill2assistfrontier6precinct1premiere2reindeer3unclear3uphill1veneer3addicts1facelift2forgives2fulfilled2goodwill2insists1landfill1rebuild2abridged1adrift1Advil1arrears1Asheville1assists1blacklist1careers1cashier1checklist1deville1downhill1extinct1hoodwinked1lavigne1playthings1Rainier1revere1Seville1shoestrings1transcript1transfixed1treadmill1unhinged1windmill1
3 syllables
disappear36disappeared9atmosphere5indistinctengineer3interfere1volunteer1disappears6violins4reappear4souvenir2souvenirs1stratosphere2chandelier1insincere1labyrinth1musketeers2mutineer2volunteers1auctioneer1daffodils1engineers1everythings1financier1gondoliers1hemispheres1hyacinth1Jacksonville1mandeville1mandolins1manuscripts1overhear1persevere1pioneer1pioneers1profiteers1pseudonyms1reappeared1yesteryears1anarchist
4 syllables
acycloviracyclovirsanthologistanthologistsathleticismathleticismsconventioneerconventioneerselectioneerelectioneeredelectioneersionosphereionospheresmonetaristsNovosibirsknumismatistnumismatists
5 syllables
determinatives
7 syllables
epidemiologistepidemiologists
244
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
wants8pants10thanks6gruntspoints1banks5cents6plants1counts2tanks2francsants5saints2blanks2blunts2camps2champs2temps2honksamps2aunts2fronts2haunts2ranks2stunts1tonks2blancs1Bronx1chumps1chunks1cramps1drunks1dunks1joints1jumps1lumps1monks1Nantes1paints1pumps1punks1ramps1stamps1stumps1swamps1tents1bankes
2 syllables
events4accounts5complaints2rembrandts1acquaintsadventsaffrontsamounts3anoints1appointsascentsassentsaugmentsavants2cements1checkpointsconfrontsconsentsconstraintscroissantsdachshundsdebunksdecampsdecantsdescents2detentesdiscountsdisjointsdissentseggplantsencampsenchantsendpointsextents2fermentsflashpoints
3 syllables
represents2restaurants2debutantes2presidents1underpants1battlefrontscatamountscircumventscommandantsconfidantesconfidants1contretempscounterpointsdisappoints1discontentsfingerpaintsfiredampsmalcontentsneedlepointsnoneventsoccidentsoceanfrontsorientsreinventsriverbanks1
4 syllables
disorientsmisrepresents
7
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
prints1
2 syllables
blueprints1footprints1shoeprints1imprintsnewsprints1reprints

“fingerprints” at line end — from real songs

'Cause I don't leave no sticky fingerprintsA degenerate, if I get caught I'm innocent
— Aretha Franklin, “Last Dayz” · rhymes fingerprints / innocent
Come on, come on and let me inBruises on your thighs like my fingerprints
— Suzanne Vega, “Centuries” · rhymes fingerprints / in
Everything you say has water under itYou know I keep your fingerprints
— The National, “Brainy” · rhymes fingerprints / it

How to read the 2225 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 14
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 50
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 2
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 894
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1021
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 244
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 7
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.