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Words that rhyme withfires

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 —
57
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
tires1wires1pliers2liars3choirs1fliers1flyers1briarsbriersbuyers2criers
3 syllables
desires6requiresadmires1expires1acquires1aspires2attires1conspires2enquires
4 syllables
multipliersoccupiers
133
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
fighters1drivers2divers1spiders1writers1diners3riders2binders1blinders1finders1pinters1rhymers1risers1signers1timers1bikers1biterschryslers1
3 syllables
survivors1reminders2admirers1outsiders1pathfinders1advisersadvisorsairlinersbagpipersbookbindersbullfighterscabdriverscolliders
4 syllables
advertisersanalyzersappetizersatomizerscolonizerscompromiserscopywritersenergizers2equalizers
5 syllables
425
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
dying44crying34tired27trying23quiet9lying13wire22higher12trial12liar11flying7science2giant3ryan1clientiron4lion3brian1buying16hire1hiredclients1sighing5diet2Maya1highestdial2choir5tire1sirelions3riot2priorWyattviabayou3squire5triumph3spying1pyre4Zion1lyre1wired3buyer2flyer1giants1pious1pryor2dials1dire1drier1dryer1eyeing1friar1grier1irons1mire1shire1trials1vials1vying1bayous3biasbiasedbriarbrierbriobriosBryanbryanschoired5crierdialed2Diasdiets2drying40dyeing1dyerflierfrierfryerfrying3Gaiaguying36guyotguyotshyun
3 syllables
desire23violence5entire1violent5quietly2scientists1admire4scientist1inspired3requiredretire4retired1diary1requireallianceOhio4Hawaii1violet1denial5Ireland1desired3expired3messiah1aspire2attire1conspire2denying2goliath2perspire1lionelacquire1admired1compliant1diapers1expire1inquire1inquired1inspire1mariah1Orion1piety1quagmire1quieter1reliant1relying1tobias1umpire1wireless1acquiredandironandironsanionanionsapplianceapplying1aspiredattiredbiasesbiasingbiomassbiopsiesbiopsybiotinbiotinsbrionycationcations
4 syllables
society4entirelypsychiatrist1retirementanxiety1reliableuninspired4variety1Lancashire2proprieties1societies1violently1acquireracquirersalibiing1alliancesanxieties1appliancesarchdioceseattiringbiedermeierbiosciencebutterflying7calliopecompliancesdandeliondandelionsdesiringDevonshiredisquieteddisquietingenquiringentiretiesentiretyHimalayaHimalayasinquiries1inquiringinviolatejambalaya
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
fire108fired4fiatfiatsdefyhi-fiWiFi
3 syllables
gunfirecampfire1defying2afire1bonfire1defiance1fiery1hellfire1backfirebackfiredbackfiresbonfires1campfires1cease-firedefiantfiremanfirewallfirewallsgunfireshellfires1misfiremisfiredmisfireswildfirewildfirestestify3
4 syllables
terrifyingqualifiers1horrifying1pacifier1amplifieramplifiersamplifying1backfiringbeautifyingcalcifyingcertifyingclarifyingclassifying1codifyingcrucifying1
5 syllables
electrifying1acidifyingbeatifyingclassifiabledecertifying
6 syllables

“fires” at line end — from real songs

Spin my tiresStart my fires
— Andy Shauf, “Covered in Dust” · rhymes fires / tires
We've seen all the prize firesThe Sunday gun-fighters
— Black Box Recorder, “It’s Only the End of the World” · rhymes fires / fighters
The news came over the wiresThe love had lost its fires
— Bob Dylan, “Tempest” · rhymes fires / wires

How to read the 615 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 57
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 133
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 425
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.