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Words that rhyme withfire

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 AY coda —
63
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
wire13higher5liar4hire1choir2tire1sirepriorsquire2pyre3lyre1buyer2flyer1pryor2dire1drier1dryer1friar1grier1mire1shire1briarbriercrierdyerflierfrierfryerireplierquirespiretriertyre
3 syllables
desire11entire1admire1retire1requireaspire2attire1conspire1perspire1acquire1expire1inquire1inspire1quagmire1umpire1enquireesquirehaywirehighflierrewiresatiresuppliertranspire
4 syllables
Lancashire2biedermeierDevonshiremultiplieroccupierUntermeyer
mosaic rhyme
buy her1
157
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
driver2writer2tiger1Tyler1minor2fighter1lighter3spider1rider4diner1piper1nicer1brighter3tighter3chrysler1wiser1finer1grinder2hyper1riser2biker1climber1cypher1diver1fiber1geyser1iver1keyser1lifer1liner1miner1slider1visor1wider1sniperbinderbiterblindercidercipher
3 syllables
designer1survivorreminder3typewriter1admirer1provider1songwriter1adviseradvisorairlinerbagpiperbookbinderbullfightercabdrivercollidercompilerdecipherdividerdivisorenquirereyelinerhardlinerheadlinerhitchhikerincisorinquirerinsiderjetlinerlamplightermacgyverold-timer
4 syllables
supervisorenergizer2synthesizer1advertiseranalyzerappetizeratomizercolonizercompromisercopywriterequalizerexerciserfertilizerfirefighterfirelightermerchandisernebulizerOppenheimerorganizerovernighter
5 syllables
supercollider1
mosaic rhyme
die for6try for1lie for1lie there1
419
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
dying44crying34tired3trying23quiet9lying13trial12flying1science2giant3tires6ryan1clientiron4lion3brian1buying16hiredclients1sighing5diet2Maya1highestdial2lions3riot2wires1Wyattviabayou3triumph3spying1pliers2Zion1liars2wired1giants1pious1choirs1dials1eyeing1fliers1flyers1irons1trials1vials1vying1bayous3biasbiasedbriarsbriersbriobriosBryanbryansbuyers2choired5criersdialed2Diasdiets2driers1dryers1drying40dyeing1dyersfriars1friersfryersfrying3Gaiaguying36guyotguyotshires1hyunionionsiresironed4kayakkayaked
3 syllables
violence1violent5quietly2scientists1scientist1inspired1requiredretired1desires2diary1requiresallianceOhio1Hawaii1violet1denial5Ireland1desired3expired3messiah1denying2goliath2lioneladmired1admires1compliant1diapers1expires1inquired1mariah1Orion1piety1quieter1reliant1relying1tobias1wireless1acquiredacquires1andironandironsanionanionsapplianceapplying1aspiredaspires2attiredattires1biasesbiasingbiomassbiopsiesbiopsybiotinbiotinsbrionycationcationschoiring5compliancecomplying1conspiredconspires2
4 syllables
society4entirelypsychiatrist1retirementanxiety1reliableuninspired4variety1proprieties1societies1violently1acquireracquirersalibiing1alliancesanxieties1appliancesarchdioceseattiringbiosciencebutterflying7calliopecompliancesdandeliondandelionsdesiringdisquieteddisquietingenquiringentiretiesentiretyHimalayaHimalayasinquiries1inquiringinviolatejambalayajambalayasjeremiad
5 syllables
undeniable1archdiocesesimproprietiesimproprietyinviolable
6 syllables
elephantiasis
210
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
phi
2 syllables
fired4fires7fiatfiatsdefyhi-fiWiFi
3 syllables
gunfirecampfire1defying2afire1bonfire1defiance1fiery1hellfire1backfirebackfiredbackfiresbonfires1campfires1cease-firedefiantfiremanfirewallfirewallsgunfireshellfires1misfiremisfiredmisfireswildfirewildfirestestify3
4 syllables
terrifyingqualifiers1horrifying1pacifier1amplifieramplifiersamplifying1backfiringbeautifyingcalcifyingcertifyingclarifyingclassifying1codifyingcrucifying1
5 syllables
electrifying1acidifyingbeatifyingclassifiabledecertifying
6 syllables

“fire” at line end — from real songs

Down here it's made of wood and wireAnd my body is on fire
— Nick Cave, “The Mercy Seat” · rhymes fire / wire
Your face, a song, half lit by fireLights up the world and its desire
— Cass McCombs, “Silver Nail” · rhymes fire / desire
Those nights were on fireWe couldn't get higher
— Lana Del Rey, “The greatest” · rhymes fire / higher

How to read the 639 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 63
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 157
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 419
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 210
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.