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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 EY coda N·D
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)
1 syllable
trained2stained4rained3chained1drained1sprained1brained52caned87craneddeignedfeignedgrained7maned307
2 syllables
explained2remained2complained2obtained1contained3sustained2abstainedarraignedattained1
3 syllables
entertained2unexplained2ascertainedpreordainedself-containedunconstrained
39
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
paint13saint11faint3quaint1feinttaintnamed1claimed1blamed1framed3tamed3aimed2shamed1famed
2 syllables
complaint1acquaintconstraintrepaintrestraintashamed13unnamed1acclaimeddeclaimeddefameddisclaimed
3 syllables
fingerpaintcounterclaimedunashamed
12
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
saints2paints1faints3feintsmaimedstaints
2 syllables
complaints2acquaintsconstraintsrepaintsrestraints
3 syllables
fingerpaints
1161
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
day500way399say370name243rain170pain159same1stay142play1game106made86train60hey37late65babe44wait54shame76pay60blame66brain52take47break45came41pray43make32fate37great29state28flame42may30hate27straight23lake26chain25paid26bay28plane22lay22gate22cake19shake20weight16fame31they6lane21sake14trade20played15vain26blade22gray20plain15gay12tape9stayed13plate14wake5shade35claim15date8eight6frame18ray8fake9shape7jane5grade8gain13mate5fade27laid9grey14snake9main3maid8clay13Spain9lame13aim10stake6
2 syllables
away611today125okay46insane50afraid40highway30escape27awake31mistake27explain27sunday14someday26remain17birthday12parade19friday6monday7became3create5complain14champagne6cocaine14tuesday2estate3thursday3campaign2betrayed2wednesday2delay6obey4refrain13headache3maintain3display5halfway2hallway5betray2doorway10debate3airplane3cafe3astray11ballet4roommate1decay11freeway4locate1contain3subway1runway1repay1relate7andreBroadway3arcade6driveway4heartbreak2elaine1landscape2ashtray5
3 syllables
anyway60yesterday34everyday9holiday8celebrate6saturday2separate2concentrate6operate1hesitate6hurricane10lemonade5indicatetoleratecellophane3interstate4alleyway2cabaret1chevrolet2dissipate1paperweight2promenade2runaway1straightaway2windowpane1entertain1calculate1contemplate2demonstrate2elevate2escalate1featherweight2getaway2Hemingway2illustrate1masturbate1penetrate2rattlesnake2renegade1ricochet2
4 syllables
appreciate1investigate1communicate1cooperatenegotiateeliminatecongratulateparticipate1evaporate1intimidate2videotape2annihilate1commiserate1communique1redecorate1reincarnate1retaliate1sophisticate1abbreviate
5 syllables
deteriorate1
1623
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
face250place169days124change116ways51space48grave52case35changed1strange30age33jail25grace26safe22race29stage25page25faith21names24wave24waste26taste23brave24waves22takes13save13chase18fail18saved12games11gave10cage21flames24plays12mail12makes4sale13breaks14states6trail11range10James5brains8gates12raised9failed5chains18tail8trace10rage13nail10base4raise1slave8dave3sail10male3pace17nails8cave5bail5tale4praise9stays4basedplates8hail5sales6phase8veins16placed4pays4slaves6scale4hates27shave10trains11raped1planes5brakes9
2 syllables
mistakes27always8remains11embrace15exchange5female1details2behave5engaged2detail1escapedsuitcase5exhales2replace2arrange1someplace1arrangede-maildisgrace4replaced2explains27erase6teenageblackmailcocktailhighways2sideways4decades1emailcontains3inhales3engage1airwaves2amazed3ablaze4erased2hallways2parades4briefcasepancakescreates1aways3backstage2displays3exhale2inhale3malaise3rampage1sundays1awaits2behaved2deranged2doorways1earthquakes1enslaved2estranged2freeways1grenades1roommates1Scarface2
3 syllables
holidays4anyways4nowadays2marketplace4palisades3databasealleyways1anyplace1chevrolets2hurricanes1rearranged2yesterdays2accolades1aftershave1autoclave1cabarets1chippendales1cyberspace1devastates1fairytale1fingernail1fingernails1fireplace1interstates1lauderdale1lemonades1microwave1middleweights1misbehave1paperweights1paraphrase1promenades1radiates1rattlesnakes1rearrange1robitaille1windowpanes1abasabdicatesabigail
4 syllables
appreciates1abbreviatesacceleratesaccentuatesaccommodatesaccumulatesadjudicatesadministratesadulteratesagglomeratesagglutinatesalienatesamalgamatesamelioratesannihilates1anticipatesappropriatesasphyxiatesassassinatesassimilates
5 syllables
599
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
mind405hand239ground149friend133end125and41land115find116sound100wind59round60found71kind77stand74band59blind62sand47spend11grand17learned9bend19planned15bound16burned10turned4send5wound2seemed3signed5earned4bond2dreamed3warned2lend4joined2pound5damned1brand1owned4cleaned55drowned6blonde1fund1tendfond1pond7stoned12grind11doomed3mend6phonedblond1hound3monde3screamed4sinned5strand4blend4fiend3roamed4tuned1wand4mound3pinned2tanned3trend3climbed1hanged3bind2crowned1hind2scorned2lined1banged1banned1bland1bloomed1bombed1boned1dawned1dined1fend1gland1gleamed1jammed1
2 syllables
around290behind130pretend26weekend8command11girlfriend2returned4beyond5concerned3defend8boyfriend1background4remind1demand4attend3intend1respond3designed13confirmed1mankind3belonged2assumedunkind14depend2assigned1homeland1aground6inclined6descend5quicksand4unwind4defined4aligned3combined3entwined3profound2Thailand2unwound3wasteland3abound2adjourned2amend1ascend2consumed2declined2expand1fairground2redeemed1refined2surround1transcend2unsound2whirlwind2extendbandstand1bookend1condemned1confined1dethroned1disband1dreamland1entombed1firsthand1foreground1goddamned1
3 syllables
understand125underground16recommend1comprehend1intertwined3colorblind1motherland2undefined2wonderland1ampersand1battleground1condescend1contraband1Disneyland1Dixieland1Ferdinand1nevermind1redefined1secondhand1unconcerned1anagrammedapprehendbeforehandboomeranged1caravannedchaperonedcobblestonedcontravenedcorresponddiagrammeddisinclineddividendex-boyfriendex-girlfriendfairylandfatherlandfirebombedfirebrandguillotinedHildebrandhinterlandhoneycombed1honeymooned6humankind
4 syllables
misunderstand1analysandGondwanalandheterodynedmerry-go-roundoverextend
1
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
regained1

“gained” at line end — from real songs

If only all the love we needed was gainedIf only we could always stay the same
— Angel Olsen, “Iota” · rhymes gained / same
Honey, I wanna race you to the tableI won't lie if there's somethin' to be gained
— Hozier, “Eat Your Young” · rhymes gained / table
And they shake their heads, and they tell me that I've changedWell, something's lost, but something's gained
— Joni Mitchell, “Both Sides Now” · rhymes gained / changed

How to read the 3490 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.
Family rhyme 39
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 12
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 1160
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1623
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 599
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 1
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.