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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 AO coda R·S
20
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
course3horse10source1coarse1hoarse1BourseCorseMorsenorse
2 syllables
divorce1remorse3endorse1clotheshorseconcourseoutsourceracehorseWhitehorseworkhorse
3 syllables
intercourseopen-source
93
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
north1forth3fourth2porch5torch1dwarf1wharf1borschmorphscorchdoors18wars8floors7stores2roars2scores1fours3shores2drawers2pores2pours1chores1oars1spores1boarsboersbores11
2 syllables
bergdorf1blowtorchhenceforththenceforthoutdoors3drugstores1abhorsadores3Azoresbackdoors1bookstorescentaurs2claymoresdecors1deploresdownpours1encores1explores2eyesoresfolklores1ignores6implores1
3 syllables
Dusseldorfpolymorphcommodores1dinosaurs1stevedores1sycamores1troubadours1albacorescarnivoresguarantorsherbivoreslabradors1matadorsunderscores
30
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
forceddwarves1fourths1scorched1borschtborschtscourseddwarfed1dwarfs1forgedgorged
2 syllables
divorced1disgorgedendorsedenforcedoutsourcedunhorsed
3 syllables
polymorphsreinforcedunenforced
116
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
more207door204for1floor145war77shore49store33four18your2score23or5norcore8pour5sore9wore2drawer5bore11roar16swore1corps1tore1ore5chore3gore2soar2snore1sor1yore1boarBoerBohrforehoarloreoarOrrporporeschnorrsporeThortortorr
2 syllables
before155ignore6thereforeexplore2ashore6adore3encore1restoredrugstore1seashore2centaur2Dior1backdoor1decor1folklore1galore1hardcore1igor1implore1rapport1uproar1abhorAborbookstoreclaymoredeploreeyesoreGaborindoorinshoreLahorelakeshorementoroffshoreonshoreoutdooroutscorephosphorpostwarprewarSenorsophomoreTimorwherefore
3 syllables
anymore105Baltimore1evermore2sycamore1troubadour2commodore1Labrador1Singapore1albacoreBangaloreBarrymorecarnivoredinosaurEcuadorfurthermoreguarantorherbivoreheretoforeLivermorematadorMevacornevermoreSalvadorstevedoreTambocortwenty-fourunderscore
442
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
lord28born36storm1warm21York5form15bored18board10short6court6horn11sword11sort1corn10sport6torn8warn1sports1port3warned2ward3worn4porn3fort2corpse2ford3pork2forms1sorts1horns3formed15morgue2sworn1lords3morn5cord2swords2chord5scorn5shorts1chords4mourn3thorn2thorns4norm2swarm3forkboards3roared2warmth1cords1hoard1scorned2storms2scored1borne1courts1dorm1dorms1fjord1fords1forks1horde1hordes1nord1ord1Porte1quart1shorn1snort1swarms1thorne1warms1warnes1warns1borns36bournbournebournesbournscordescoredcorkcorkedcorks
2 syllables
record3report3afford7support4records5airport5towards2reward3perform3aboard2reports1towardinformpassport1award2informed1escorttransportperformed1ignored6platform1reborn7resortrestored6landlord1floorboards2adored2broadsword1skateboard2transform1transformed1unborn2popcornabsorb1absorbed1accord1airborne1awards1billboard1billboards1bullhorn1carport1chessboard1conform1dartboard1dartboards1dashboard1distort1forlorn1headboard1import1keyboard1landlords1lukewarm1rainstorm1reform1rewards1stillborn1warlord1waveform1windstorm1abhorredabortabortsabsorbs1
3 syllables
uniform3uniforms3overboard3unicorn3thunderstorm2davenport1misinformed1aboveboardAgincourtcheckerboardcheckerboardschloroformchloroformedchloroformsclavichordclavichordsdavenports1fiberboardfiberboardsfibreboardfibreboardsfingerboardfingerboardsfirestormfirestormsharpsichordharpsichordsLuxembourgmisinformmisinformsnotochordnotochordsoutperformoutperformedoutperformsoverlordoverlordspaperboardpaperboardsplasterboardplasterboardsprerecordprerecordsreabsorbreabsorbed
4 syllables
cuneiform1cuneiforms1underperformunderperformedunderperforms
510
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
us131face250this149place169house64kiss55yes36glass50space48voice19dress44close28mess43case35ass38peace30nice29twice33guess29use29ice30worse31pass33cross20grace26grass26less22race29choice16miss13loose17piece13class12chase18bus11gas14boss9curse17price12press8loss12juice11piss8trace10purse8nurse4base4plus1bless1rice5chris1pace17mouse9sauce5cosstress4mass2gross3Bruce1Ross1vice2losthus1niece4bass4jessgus1verse8ace3fuss4sis2goose4toss3dice7arse2chess1cease6slice2brass3pierceposbliss7laslace4
2 syllables
advice16release17police7excuse7address9across4success6confess9unlessembrace15process3progress3discussaccessexpress3reverse6device1suitcase5replace2someplace1abuse3warehouse2increase2produceimpress2disgrace4erase6denisemauricedistress3possess4preciseexcess6luis1abyss5caress3perverse3rejoice2briefcasereduceinverse3obtuse3recluse2suffice2undress2alas1courthouse2disperse1jailhouse1morose1mouthpiece1obverse1outhouse2penthouse2Scarface2staircase1abstruse1apiece1badass1caboose1decrease1digress1dismiss1doghouse1
3 syllables
paradise30universe8sacrifice9introduce1marketplace4masterpiece1databasecomatose1hourglass2overpass2anyplace1underpass2albatross1applesauce1centerpiece1cyberspace1edelweiss1fireplace1nonetheless1overdose1platypus1plexiglass1slaughterhouse1acquiesceadiosadiposeaerospacealtarpieceangrinessbashfulnessbellicoseboardinghousecarefulnesscellulosecentavoscharterhousecoalescecoffeehousecommonplaceComorosconvalescediagnosedisabuse
4 syllables
nevertheless1vietnamese1overproduceplagioclasepolymerasereintroducereiteratesstreptokinase
5 syllables
nitrocellulose
21
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
enforceperforceworkforceforces1forcingairforceforcepsfoursomefoursomes
3 syllables
reinforceenforcerenforcersenforcesenforcingforcibleforcibly
4 syllables
enforceablereinforcesreinforcing
5 syllables
unenforceable

“force” at line end — from real songs

And struck with deadly forceAll things had run their course
— Bob Dylan, “Tempest” · rhymes force / course
But I used a little too much forceSoon to be divorced
— Bob Dylan, “Tangled Up in Blue” · rhymes force / divorced
Bet that, head crack, blunt forceCozy with the east Africans up north
— Earl Sweatshirt, “2010” · rhymes force / north

How to read the 1210 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 20
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 93
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 30
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 115
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 442
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 510
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 21
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.