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Words that rhyme withfly

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 AY coda —
180
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
sky13die10cry13i8by8high4why5eye3try5lie5my24guy36dry1buy16bye3pie19shy13hi2aye3tie1sigh20spy1thychi2fry3thigh6vie1nigh2rye3sly3bae2thai2bly1dye1lye1mai1sty1tai1BlighFryejaikwaiphiplyprypsisprywrywye
2 syllables
goodbye4july12deny1reply17good-byesupply3bye-byenearby1apply1rely1allyMumbai1necktie1Versailles2untie1comply1Kauai1magpie1pigsty1rabbi1standby1shanghaiawrybeliebonsaiBruneibuckeyeChennaidecrydefydescrydrip-dryDubaigoodbyherebyhi-fiimplylanaioutcrypotpiered-eyeretrySinaitherebywalleyeWiFi
3 syllables
testify3alibi1lullaby1samuraimultiply3satisfy2Gemini1goldeneye1amplify1classify1crucify1justify1pacify1quantify1rectify1signify1unify1alkalibeautifycalcifycertifyclarifycodifydeifydignifyedifyfalsifyfortifygasifygentrifyglorifygratifyhorrifyliquefyLoreleimagnifymisapplymodifymollify
4 syllables
identifyacidifybeatifydecertifydeclassifydemystifydetoxifydisqualifydissatisfydiversifyelectrifyexemplifyindemnifyintensifyoversupplypersonifypreoccupyreclassifyreunify
5 syllables
dehumidifymisidentifyoversimplify
2239
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
time1night3eyes6mind405life2right296light1mine275side1line196like1fine115find116smile100times86ride1fight91while80wine86child64kind77died74lies1live39wife64lights62white61sight73shine73hide63tight61blind1pride53lines39drive41bright47wild35rise43tried34style36sign37nice29twice33ice30crime30skies51five27wide39flight31knife31might24cried37nights26write17bride23lied22miles13size16signs18nine14dies22flies25bite17climb21guys5christ9price12sides16sighs6type9dime28cries16quite4wise12tide22mike3tied9strike6crimes12liked1
2 syllables
tonight2behind130inside2alright97alive100outside53sometimes33surprise32survive1decide19surprised17advice16midnight16sunshine23lifetime11moonlight1arrived8goodnight15design13disguise26sometime9aside7arrive5divine13besides1survived8remind1online4invite1beside6provide1meantime3device1daylight12describe3denied10despiteawhile12designed13profile2supplies2unlikepolite3mankind3meanwhile1sunrise11alike1divide11arrives2delight14unkind14sublime13described1adviseassigned1upsidecollide8springtime2website1ex-wife
3 syllables
paradise30realize10satisfied16suicide11sacrifice9recognize5realized4otherwise1anytime5caroline7exercise1realise1terrified4satellite4valentine4homicide1overnight4appetite8recognized2compromise6realised2recogniseorganizedsummertime11enterprise2overtime5qualified1occupied1butterflies5riverside4dynamite2sacrificed1crucified4afterlife4criticize5mountainside2classifiedborderline3clementine3fireflies3
4 syllables
apologize5identified1apologiseevangeline3dissatisfied2econoline1meteorite2apologized1commercialized1desensitize1exemplified1formaldehyde1hermaphrodites1immobilized1infanticide1legitimized1solidified1unsatisfied1
5 syllables
materialize2industrialized1
6 syllables
25
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
minds23finds1kinds1blinds10binds2childs64christs9feistsgrinds11heistshinds2ninths
2 syllables
reminds1unwinds3behinds130mankinds3rothschilds
3 syllables
masterminds1humankindspoltergeists1
16
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
mcfly1botflygadflyshooflyflying7flyer1fliers1flyers1flier
3 syllables
butterfly7firefly2overflyhighflierhighfliers
4 syllables
butterflying7overflying

“fly” at line end — from real songs

She was swallowed by the skyLike me, she had a dream to fly
— Joni Mitchell, “Amelia” · rhymes fly / sky
I would teach my feet to flyI made my baby cry
— Joni Mitchell, “River” · rhymes fly / cry
And one day we will dieAnd our ashes will fly
— Neutral Milk Hotel, “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea” · rhymes fly / die

How to read the 2444 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 180
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 2239
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 25
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 16
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.