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Words that rhyme withgiven

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 IH coda V
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 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
driven2
135
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
vision19prison9pigeon2risen2smidgengriffingriffonstiffentiffinlisten30kitchen27mission7glisten3fission1christenTitian
3 syllables
decision8religion10division2incision3envision2precision2collision1derision1revision1excisionimprisonparisianprovisionrescissionposition9condition5permission6tradition1commission2audition1ambition3additionsuspiciontransmission1musician1magician1edition1submission2admission1attrition1cognition1ignition1nutrition1omission1remission1rendition1tuition1beauticiancliniciancontritiondentitionemissionfruitionlogicianmorticianmunitionopticianpartitionpatricianpetitionphysicianrecissionseditiontacticiantechniciantransitionvolition
4 syllables
television5indecision1supervision1circumcisionsubdivisioncompetition2recognition4repetition2expeditionammunition3composition1intuition1opposition2superstition2politician1demolition1electrician1inhibition1premonition1proposition1abolitionacquisitionadmonitionapparitioncoalitiondecommissiondefinitiondepositiondieticiandietitiandispositioneruditionexhibitionexpositionextraditionimpositioninquisitionintermissionmalnutritionmanumissionobstetricianprecondition
5 syllables
mathematician1academiciandecompositiongeriatricianjuxtapositionpediatricianpredisposition
58
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
christian3Wilson3winstonfiction1SimpsonNixon2diction2dixon1friction1Ibsen1Kingston1liftin1Nilsson1sizzlin1vixen1CrichtoncrimsoncrispenCrispinGibsonLisbonListonpistonpitchmanPrincetonsiskinsylvanVinson
3 syllables
description3conviction4prescription2addiction6prediction1affliction1egyptian1encryption1englishmen1infliction1conniptionconscriptionconstrictiondepictiondistinctionevictionextinctionfranciscaninscriptionnonfictionproscriptionrestriction
4 syllables
benediction1contradiction1crucifixion1derelictioninterdictionjurisdiction
253
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
children36women21million4chicken4written3hidden4Dylan3billionBritainLincoln2villain5thinkin3linen7kitten2killin2flippin1ribbon2stricken2bitten1Clinton1hickman1hilton1pippen1thicken1trilon1BrintonbritonBrittencitrincitrondillonfinnangibbonGilmanintronjillionligninlindenLippmannLyttonMiltonminionmittenninonpigmanpillionpinionPippinpitmanquickensickensilken
3 syllables
opinion4civilian1grandchildren1mcmillan1pavilion1badmintonbalbrigganbedriddenbouillonbraziliandominionfrostbittenhandwrittenmidshipmanoctillionreptilianunwrittenvanillinvaudevillianvermilionvermillionVirginianzaireandeliver5delivered1shivering2vivianchivalry2downriver1pivoting1quivering1chivalries2civillydelivers5driveling1frivolousIvanovlivableliveriesliverwort
4 syllables
penicillin1crocodiliandelivery2activity1oliviaoblivion5activities1captivity1deliverer1deliveries1oblivious1proclivities1undelivered1ambivalenceambivalentboliviabolivianboliviansboliviascaptivities1carnivorous
5 syllables
amoxicillincreativity1ambivalencesconductivitiesconductivityconnectivitiesconnectivity
6 syllables
7 syllables
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)
1 syllable
give19
2 syllables
giving4giver1givens10givers1forgive5misgive
3 syllables
forgiven1thanksgiving1forgiving2caregivercaregiversgivennesslife-givingmisgivingmisgivings
4 syllables
unforgiven1unforgiving1forgivable
5 syllables
unforgivable1

“given” at line end — from real songs

In the age-old tale I've been livingTo know the role I was given
— Cassandra Jenkins, “Michelangelo” · rhymes given / living
Mother, I lost itAll of the fear of the Lord I was given
— Iron & Wine, “Upward Over The Mountain” · rhymes given / it
We take what we're givenThat don't mean you're forgiven
— Arcade Fire, “My Body Is a Cage” · rhymes given / forgiven

How to read the 447 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 1
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 135
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 58
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 253
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 20
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.