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Words that rhyme withgive

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 V
6
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
sieve
2 syllables
outliverelive
4 syllables
associative
5 syllables
corroborativedeterminative
125
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
is104with1his15bridge1fridge2lizridge2whiz1biz1fizzfrizzmidgequiztiswizif5cliff6stiff2riff1sniff1biffskifftiffwhiffthis149kiss55wish14miss1rich12fish10which2switch9witch8piss8chris1smith3dish3ditch9pitch4sis2mitchmyth3bliss7stitch4swisshiss4itch3diss2hitch3kitsch3bish1swish1ish1niche1pris1snitch1stich1twitch1DisfitchFrischGishglitchkrispithstys1
2 syllables
axes1drawbridge1abridgeduckiesOxbridgepisses8abyss5catfish2dismiss1goldfish1locksmith1starfish1swordfish1unhitch1amissbewitchblacksmithcrawfishdealfishdenys6dogfishenrichflatfishforthwithgoldsmithgoosefishherewithjewfishlungfishPerlispipefishqueenfishredfishremisssailfishshellfishsunfishwhitefishwordsmith
3 syllables
chandeliers1pepperidgehieroglyphpetroglyphjellyfish1angelfisharrowsmithcoppersmithcuttlefishLubavitchmonolithneedlefishneolithreminisce
4 syllables
agronomiestypologies
965
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
things57years84lives20lips43kids37wings29ears29rings19list16since9six9pills17fears25gift13sins21hills15fix8shift16lived5bills15prince6missed7brings9lift10risk3drinks5gives2kings14its1thinks1fixed8fist14tricks12cheers2kissed9ships5wrist17hits5pissed2fifth5gifts5skills3kills3sings8sticks5clears67wins2twins6chips4pigs5films1fits3clicks1twist4mixed5prints1strings7inch6winds3bits2beers6vincechicks1sits4mist9stinks1hips12sixthGibbswished14kicks7dings1risks3hears1piercelimbs6peers10switched9tips1
2 syllables
exist15begins14appears4convinced1resist5convinceinsist2exists3dismissed1eyelids5assistaddicts1facelift2forgives2insists1misfits2abridged1admits1adrift1armpits1arrears1assists1blacklist1blueprints1careers1checklist1eclipse1footprints1outfits1picnics1playthings1shoeprints1shoestrings1transfixed1unhinged1whirlwinds1acquitsadheresaffixedafflictsairliftairliftsairshipsairstripsakins1AlgiersamirsanthillsbefitsBerkshiresberlins3betwixtbewitchedbigwigsblacklists1blacksmithsbrazilsbroomsticksbuckskinsbullshits5
3 syllables
politics9fingerprints3fingertips13disappears6violins4crucifix2souvenirs1labyrinth1musketeers2volunteers1daffodils1engineers1everythings1gondoliers1hemispheres1hyacinth1lunatics1mandolins1manuscripts1pioneers1profiteers1pseudonyms1yesteryears1anarchistanarchistsarrowsmithsatmospheres5auctioneers1authorshipsbailiwicksbandoliersbattleshipsbelvederesbenedictsbiospheresbolsheviksbolshevistbombardiersbrigadiersbrinkmanships
4 syllables
relationships2apocalypse1acyclovirsanthologistanthologistsapprenticeshipsathleticismathleticismschampionships1citizenshipscompanionshipsconventioneersdictatorshipsdirectorshipseditorshipselectioneers
5 syllables
ambassadorshipsbiostatisticsdeterminatives
7 syllables
epidemiologist
894
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
it2in2here270him1thing1will1sing83been1still64wind1skin69fear71year60ring57hill1clear67think50dear41king49hear50kid50win41near40ear42sick32bit25sin33drink23beer29quick27hit23kill20spring29bring18ship19thin22big10fill20wing23fit16bill14quit19weird13killed10trip13swim11stick10pick8milk10sit4spin14trick11swing15jim8sink12split9string13film4kick5chill11dig7build6nick4till2built3picked3slip8tip6pig3pink5ridspit1kim2gear8filled1grip12hid9link5
2 syllables
begin25within24until7appear13bullshit5career9admit6commit2berlin3outfit2appeared3severe1permitsincere8picnic1forbid1addict3lipstick1brazilShakespeare2fulfill2spaceship4frontier6sidekick5precinct1premiere2reindeer3unclear3uphill1veneer3submitchagrin1cockpit2coiling2fulfilled2goodwill2homesick1kingpin2landfill1Madrid1offspring2plaything2rebuild2toothpick2transmit2whirlwind2Advil1akin1Asheville1Boleyn1cashier1deville1downhill1extinct1eyelid1footprint1hoodwinked1Kubrick1lavigne1newsprint1
3 syllables
everything65anything29disappear36disappeared9atmosphere5indistinctengineer3interfere1volunteer1lunatic1violin3leadershipscholarship1mandolin1reappear4candlestick3souvenir2stratosphere2chandelier1insincere1mutineer2auctioneer1censorship1counterfeit1financier1fingerprint1hypocrite1Jacksonville1mandeville1overhear1persevere1pioneer1pseudonym1reappeared1showmanship1sportsmanship1staggering1auctioneered1authorshipbaby-sit
4 syllables
relationship2championship1acyclovirapprenticeshipbellyachingcitizenshipcompanionshipconventioneerdictatorshipdirectorshipeditorshipelectioneerelectioneeredgeneralshipgovernorshipIdentikitimpoliticionosphereone-upmanship
5 syllables
ambassadorship
174
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
love304of74leave71live39move45have27grave52drive41five27wave24brave24save13gave10prove10serve4slave8eve4nerve5dave3steve1drove3cave5solve2dove15sleeve19dive7shave10twelve1shove6groove13glove8starve2grove4stove3curve5strive5thrive5crave4grieve3jive3weave4cove1rove1swerve1bove1cleave1hive1suave1vive1wove1carveCliveclovedelvedevgreavehalveheaveknavelavelevmauvenaveneveNovpavepeeveravereavereeverevsalveshelveslavSoavestavethievetrovevalvevervewaive
2 syllables
alive100believe67above71survive26deserve7arrive5receive7behave5removeachieve2approve2naive4improve2observe1reserve3involveresolve3dissolve3preserve1conceive1deceive2aviv1beehive1evolve1foxglove1perceive1relieve1reprieve1revolve1shortwave1absolveaggrieveairwavealcoveAlevearchivebehoovebereavebivalveconcaveconclaveconniveconservecontrivedepravedeprivederivedevolvedisproveenclaveengraveenslaveGeneveKarpovKhrushchevKievlandgravemaglevmangrovemargraveNegevnosediveretrievereviveshirtsleevethereoftrueloveunnerve
3 syllables
aftershave1autoclave1disapprove1interweave1microwave1misbehave1overdrive1architravecountermovedisbelieveforty-fiveinterleavemisconceivemisperceiveNabokovpreconceiveProkofievRomanovSaratovthirty-fivetwenty-fiveyugoslav
4 syllables
BaryshnikovKalashnikovseventy-five
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 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
forgive1misgivegiven10giving4giver1givens10givers1
3 syllables
forgiven10thanksgiving1forgiving2caregivercaregiversgivennesslife-givingmisgivingmisgivings
4 syllables
unforgiven1unforgiving1forgivable
5 syllables
unforgivable1

“give” at line end — from real songs

I guess you don't want me to repeat itBut everything I have to give
— Ray LaMontagne, “Shelter” · rhymes give / it
I say: "Give"I say: "Give, no matter how it hurts, give in!"
— Mount Eerie, “I Say “No”” · rhymes give / in
Every last little thingYes its true I give
— Bahamas, “Show Me Naomi” · rhymes give / thing

How to read the 2160 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 6
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 124
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 964
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 892
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 174
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 20
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.