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Words that rhyme withgifts

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 F·T·S
14
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
lifts1shifts1drifts2rifts1shriftssiftsswifts3thrifts1
2 syllables
airliftsfacelifts2forkliftsmakeshiftsshopliftsspendthrifts
51
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
wrists6fists3trysts1twists1cystsgists1gristslists16
2 syllables
exists3insists1assists1blacklists1checklists1consists
3 syllables
anarchistscoexistsjihadistsmoralists1
4 syllables
anthologists
5 syllables
7 syllables
epidemiologists
1
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
midsts1
774
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
it444this149is104with1kiss55kid50give19lips43kids37sick32bit25quick27hit23wish14ship19big10his15miss13bridge14list16fit16quit19rich12six9trip13gift13stick10pick8fish10sit4if5fix8shift16which2trick11lived5missed7lift10split9risk3kick5switch9witch8dig7nick1its1piss8fist14tricks12slip8tip6kissed9pig3ships5ridspit8chris1smith3wrist17grip12hid9hits5thick7cliff6lip9pissed2chick3lit10dish3hip9sticks5rickpit4chips4pigs5ditch9rip2
2 syllables
exist15forgive5bullshit5admit6commit2resist5insist2outfit2permitdismissed1picnic1forbid1lipstick1eyelids5spaceship4assistabyss5sidekick5catfish2submitaxes1cockpit2facelift2homesick1Madrid1misfits2toothpick2transmit2abridged1admits1adrift1armpits1blacklist1checklist1dismiss1drawbridge1eclipse1eyelid1goldfish1Kubrick1locksmith1outfits1picnics1starfish1starship1swordfish1unfit1unhitch1abridgeacquitacquitsad-libairliftairshipairshipsairstripairstripsamissarmpitbefit
3 syllables
politics9fingertips13lunatic1leadershipscholarship1candlestick3chandeliers1crucifix2censorship1counterfeit1hypocrite1jellyfish1lunatics1showmanship1sportsmanship1anarchistangelfisharrowsmithauthorshipauthorshipsbaby-sitbailiwickbailiwicksbattleshipbattleshipsbolshevikbolsheviksbolshevistbrinkmanshipbrinkmanshipscandlesticks3censorships1chairmanshipchairmanshipscoexistconsulshipconsulshipscoppersmithcounterfeits1craftsmanship
4 syllables
relationship2relationships2championship1apocalypse1agronomiesanthologistapprenticeshipapprenticeshipsassociativechampionships1citizenshipcitizenshipscompanionshipcompanionshipsdictatorship
5 syllables
ambassadorshipambassadorshipsbiostatisticscorroborativedeterminative
7 syllables
1152
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
in278here270him138thing115things57years84will65sing83been63still64wind59skin69fear71year60ring57hill59clear67think50dear41king49hear50win41lives20near40ear42wings29ears29sin33drink23beer29kill20spring29bring18thin22rings19fill20wing23bill14since9weird13killed10pills17fears25swim11sins21milk10hills15spin14swing15jim8bills15prince6brings9sink12string13film4chill11drinks5build6gives2kings14thinks1till2fixed1built3picked3cheers2pink5kim2gear8filled1link5gym6cheer4pill8pin5phil1fifth5guilt4timkicked1
2 syllables
begin25within24until7begins14appear13career9appears4convinced1convinceberlin3appeared3severe1sincere8addict3brazilShakespeare2fulfill2frontier6precinct1premiere2reindeer3unclear3uphill1veneer3addicts1chagrin1coiling2forgives2fulfilled2goodwill2kingpin2landfill1offspring2plaything2rebuild2whirlwind2Advil1akin1arrears1Asheville1blueprints1Boleyn1careers1cashier1deville1downhill1extinct1footprint1footprints1hoodwinked1lavigne1newsprint1pigskin1playthings1puking1Rainier1revere1Seville1shoeprints1shoestring1
3 syllables
everything65anything29disappear36disappeared9atmosphere5indistinctengineer3fingerprints3interfere1volunteer1disappears6violin3mandolin1violins4reappear4souvenir2souvenirs1stratosphere2chandelier1insincere1labyrinth1musketeers2mutineer2volunteers1auctioneer1daffodils1engineers1everythings1financier1fingerprint1gondoliers1hemispheres1hyacinth1Jacksonville1mandeville1mandolins1manuscripts1overhear1persevere1pioneer1
4 syllables
acycloviracyclovirsathleticismathleticismsbellyachingconventioneerconventioneerselectioneerelectioneeredelectioneersionosphereionospheresNovosibirskpostmodernismpostmodernismsSolzhenitsyn
5 syllables
determinativesspiritualismspiritualisms
218
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
ghosts7gaspsguests1tests1costs2asks1tastes2breasts2lasts4priests2beasts2coasts2masts1rests2masks1blasts1bursts1desks1hosts1krafts1nests1pests1posts1tasks1
2 syllables
suggestsconquests1requests1accostsadjusts1aircrafts1armrestsarrests2attestsbackrestsbehests1bequestsbroadcastsburlesquescamshaftscloudbursts1combustscongests
3 syllables
holocausts1aftertastesalkahestschloroplastsflabbergastshandicraftshovercraftslymphoblastsmanifests1overcasts1overdraftspalimpsests
4 syllables
enthusiastsiconoclasts

“gifts” at line end — from real songs

I think he must've brought you like twenty giftsI only met you one time, introduced you to Saint Nick
— DAngelo, “March 14” · rhymes gifts / nick
I'm turning tricks, I'm getting fixedI guess they won't exchange the gifts
— Leonard Cohen, “A Thousand Kisses Deep” · rhymes gifts / fixed
And we a little late with the Christmas giftsThe streets lit up, it feel like Christmas officially
— Marvin Gaye, “Christmas in Harlem (GOOD Fridays Version)” · rhymes gifts / officially

How to read the 2206 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 14
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 51
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 1
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 770
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1152
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 218
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.