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Words that rhyme withfist

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 S·T
46
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
list16missed7kissed1wrist3pissed1twist4mist9blissed1dissed1gist1cystgristhissed4Liszt
2 syllables
exist1resist3insist2dismissed1assistblacklist1checklist1consistdelistdesistenlist
3 syllables
anarchistbolshevistcoexistJihadistnativistoculist
4 syllables
anthologistnumismatist
5 syllables
7 syllables
epidemiologist
68
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
gift13shift16lift10wished14switched9drift2swift3itched1rift1stiffed1thrift1biffeddished3ditched9fished10hitched3miffedpitched4pithedriffed1shriftsiftsniffed1snitched1
2 syllables
facelift2adrift1airliftbewitchedcrawfishedenrichedforkliftmakeshiftsandwiched1shopliftspendthriftunhitched1abridged1outlivedrelived
3 syllables
unabridged
4 syllables
videodisk
116
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
fixed8gifts5mixed5risks3wrists6fists3crisps2lifts1discs1midst1shifts1singed1sixed1trysts1twists1binged2bisques
2 syllables
convinced1exists3insists1assists1transfixed1unhinged1affixedairliftsbetwixtblacklists1checklists1consistsdelists
3 syllables
anarchistsChelyabinskcoexistsintermixedjihadistsmoralists1nativistsoculists
4 syllables
anthologistsmonetaristsNovosibirsk
5 syllables
7 syllables
epidemiologists
391
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
it444this149is104with51kiss1kid50give19sick32bit25quick27hit23wish14ship19big10his15miss13bridge14fit16quit19rich12trip13stick10pick8fish10sit4if5which2trick11split9kick5switch9witch8dig7nick4piss8slip8tip6pig3ridspit8chris1smith3grip12hid9thick7cliff6lip9chick3lit10dish3hip9rickpit4ditch9rip2strip4skip3pitch4flip6chip1prick4brick2fridge2kitclick3lizbid3lick6whip1sis2gig3mitchmyth3crib10stiff2Mick1sid
2 syllables
forgive5bullshit5admit6commit2outfit2permitpicnic1forbid1lipstick1spaceship4abyss5sidekick5catfish2submitaxes1cockpit2homesick1Madrid1toothpick2transmit2dismiss1drawbridge1eyelid1goldfish1Kubrick1locksmith1starfish1starship1swordfish1unfit1unhitch1abridgeacquitad-libairshipairstripamissarmpitbefitbewitchbigwigblacksmithbroomstickchopstickcorncribcourtshipcrawfishdealfishdenys6dipstickdogfishduckiesemitenrichequipflagshipflatfishforthwithgoldsmithgoosefish
3 syllables
lunatic1leadershipscholarship1candlestick3chandeliers1censorship1counterfeit1hypocrite1jellyfish1showmanship1sportsmanship1angelfisharrowsmithauthorshipbaby-sitbailiwickbattleshipbolshevikbrinkmanshipchairmanshipconsulshipcoppersmithcraftsmanshipcuttlefishdealershipdebiteddraftsmanshipfellowshipfingertipfirebrickgamesmanshiphieroglyphinternshipkatydidLubavitchmembershipmicrochipmonolithneedlefishneolith
4 syllables
relationship2championship1agronomiesapprenticeshipassociativecitizenshipcompanionshipdictatorshipdirectorshipeditorshipgeneralshipgovernorshipIdentikitimpoliticone-upmanshippartisanshipprofessorship
5 syllables
ambassadorshipcorroborativedeterminative
1371
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
in278here270him138thing115things57years84will65sing83been63still64wind59skin69fear71year60ring57hill59clear67think50dear41king49hear50win41lives20lips43kids37near40ear42wings29ears29sin33drink23beer29kill20spring29bring18thin22rings19fill20wing23bill14since9weird13killed10six9pills17fears25swim11sins21milk10hills15fix8spin14swing15jim8bills15prince6brings9sink12string13film4chill11drinks5build6gives2kings14its1thinks1till2built3picked3tricks12cheers2ships5pink5kim2gear8filled1hits5link5gym6
2 syllables
begin25within24until7begins14appear13career9appears4convinceberlin3appeared3severe1sincere8addict3brazilShakespeare2eyelids5fulfill2frontier6precinct1premiere2reindeer3unclear3uphill1veneer3addicts1chagrin1coiling2forgives2fulfilled2goodwill2kingpin2landfill1misfits2offspring2plaything2rebuild2whirlwind2admits1Advil1akin1armpits1arrears1Asheville1blueprints1Boleyn1careers1cashier1deville1downhill1eclipse1extinct1footprint1footprints1hoodwinked1lavigne1newsprint1outfits1picnics1pigskin1playthings1
3 syllables
everything65anything1disappear36disappeared9politics9atmosphere5indistinctengineer3fingerprints3fingertips13interfere1volunteer1disappears6violin3mandolin1violins4reappear4crucifix2souvenir2souvenirs1stratosphere2chandelier1insincere1labyrinth1musketeers2mutineer2volunteers1auctioneer1daffodils1engineers1everythings1financier1fingerprint1gondoliers1hemispheres1hyacinth1Jacksonville1lunatics1mandeville1mandolins1
4 syllables
relationships2apocalypse1acycloviracyclovirsapprenticeshipsathleticismathleticismsbellyachingchampionships1citizenshipscompanionshipsconventioneerconventioneersdictatorshipsdirectorshipseditorshipselectioneer
5 syllables
ambassadorshipsbiostatisticsdeterminatives
623
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
last88lost74fast81past79left62best63rest60first39chest48ghost35trust34dust35most27west29just9cost24waste26taste23test20must15passed17east15worst16coast15least8christ9soft15beast11priest11dressed8guest5breast18cast9bust12post5blessed11toast6crossed7touched3watched2forcedbasedreached1pushed2blast4feast13nest7host4placed4messed43burst5washed2cursed5laughed4lust9crushed4vest11vast1searched2frost11rust13thirst12crashed2stuffed2theft1facedguessed3chasedroast1smashed1quest3pressed6draft1waist3tossed7stressed4craft2jest4EST2loft3rushed1crest2durst2fest2hushed1
2 syllables
almost4arrest2released5request2suggestimpressed1depressed5divorced2attached3obsessed2deceased7protest2produced1discussed2replaced2aircraft1broadcastpossessed2confessed9increased1reduced2erased2rehearsed3adjust1exhaust3Midwest2reversed2undressed2approached1investaloft2bereft1distrust2mismatched1oppressed2outstretched2unmatched1unrest2amassed1behest1Belfast1caressed1cloudburst1compressed1defrost1digest1disgraced1dispersed1distaste1divest1expressed1forecast1foremost1handcuffed1headrest1mistrust1repressed1retraced1southeast1southwest1stardust1sufficed1suppressed1toothpaste1
3 syllables
introducedsacrificed1Pentecost2holocaust1wanderlust2manifest1overcast1overdosed1poltergeist1unattached1unimpressed1acquiescedaftertastealkahestantitrustautographed2BucharestBudapestbulletproofed1chloroplastcoalescedcolorfastconvalesceddiagnoseddispossessedfireproofedflabbergasthandicrafthectographedhovercraftinnermostinterlacedinterspersedlithographedlymphoblastnorthernmostoutermostoverdraftoverdressedoverpricedoverreachedoverstuffedpalimpsestparagraphed
4 syllables
antiaircraftchoreographedenthusiasticonoclastmimeographedoverproducedreintroduced
4
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
fisted14surfaced
3 syllables
tightfisted1pacifist

“fist” at line end — from real songs

Like, my good hand tattooed E.V.I.L. across its brother's fistThat filthy five! They did nothing to challenge or resist
— Nick Cave, “The Mercy Seat” · rhymes fist / resist
And tore that old band off your wristAnd left me your ring in my fist
— Sharon Van Etten, “Shiva” · rhymes fist / wrist
Dog's white teeth slice right through my fistGrocery store list, now you get pissed
— Adrianne Lenker, “anything” · rhymes fist / pissed

How to read the 2611 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 46
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 68
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 116
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 388
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1370
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 623
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 4
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.