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Words that rhyme withforgetting

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 EH coda T
30
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
letting1setting1sweating1bettingfettingfrettingjettingnettingpetting
3 syllables
regretting1abettingbesettingbloodlettinggazettinginsettingoffsetting
4 syllables
bayonettinginterpretingsilhouettingthermosetting
43
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)
2 syllables
wedding8heading1spreading2bedding2shedding1breading19dreading9Redding1shreddingsledding
3 syllables
beheadingbobsleddingembeddinghomesteadingimbeddingretreadingspearheading1
4 syllables
featherbeddingbottleneckingoverstepping
185
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
ending14helping2sending5spending11testing1melting3resting1bending2mending1nesting1venting1belting9besting63blending4breasting18cresting2denting2felting11fending1flexing1hecklingheftinghexingjesting4keltinglending4
3 syllables
pretending5expecting4protecting3suggestingdefending2collecting2depending2ascending1descending1attending3dissecting1offending1protesting1suspending1arresting2accepting2affectingamending1annexingappending
4 syllables
comprehending1condescending1unsuspecting1apprehendingcircumventingcomplementingcomplimentingdisaffectingdisconnecting1discontentingdisinfectingdisrespecting2
5 syllables
disorientingexperimenting1
1
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)
4 syllables
pirouetting
487
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
wearing2telling1selling1yelling1staring3blessing6guessing1messing1dressing1sharing1blaring1caring1bearing1scaring8wrestling1tearing1pressing8swearing1Bering1cleansing1daring1dwelling1herring1stressing1stretching1airing127baring54Behringbelchingbelling24benching3bening4benningbenzing6brenningchairing38clenchingdeafing3delling3delvingdemingdemmingdenningdredgingdrenchingedgingellingerringetchingfairing45felling28fencingfetchingflaringfledgingfledglingFlemingfleshing15frenching2garing1gellingglaringharing1hedginghelling87helming1heming2hemming
3 syllables
preparingaddressing1depressing1propelling1undressing1accessingaggressingallegingassessingavengingbewaringcaressing3childbearingcommencingcomparingcompellingcompressingcondemning2condensingconfessing9contemningdeclaringdespairing14digressing1dispellingdispensingdistressing3egressingenmeshingensnaringentrenchingexcellingexpellingexpensingexpressing3fluorescingforetellingforswearinghairdressingimpairingimpellingimpressing2incensingmarcellingmisspellingobsessing1oppressingoutguessingoutsellingpossessing4professingprogressing3
4 syllables
overwhelming1acquiescingcoalescingconvalescingdispossessingoverbearingoverdressingparalleling1parallellingreassessingrecompensingrepossessingundersellingamaretto1competitor1competitors1Connecticut1empathetic1etcetera1repetitive1sympathetic1aestheticallyalphabeticamarettoesanaestheticanaestheticsanestheticanestheticsapatheticarithmetic
5 syllables
alphabeticalalphabeticallyantitheticalapologeticapologetics
6 syllables
apologetically
18
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
get32
2 syllables
getting2ghetto6getter1getters1gettings2ghettoesghettos6forget44beget1baguette
3 syllables
spaghetti1Gettysburg1begettingspaghettis3
4 syllables
Serengeti1forgettable
5 syllables
unforgettable

“forgetting” at line end — from real songs

I try, but there's no forgettingI sigh, but there is no regretting
— E.Y. Harburg, “Little White Lies” · rhymes forgetting / regretting
To drop bombs, but he keeps on forgettingHe's nervous, but on the surface, he looks calm and ready
— Eminem, “Lose Yourself” · rhymes forgetting / ready
Now here is the one thing that I keep forgettingOh, in life as in love, you know I need to remember
— Guy Clark, “Come from the Heart” · rhymes forgetting / remember

How to read the 746 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 30
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 43
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 185
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 1
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 487
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 18
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.