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Words that rhyme withgranted

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 AE coda N·T
17
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
planted2antedcantedchantedpantedrantedscantedslanted
3 syllables
enchanted1decantedimplantedlevantedrecantedreplantedsupplantedtransplanted
4 syllables
disenchanted
25
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
landed4handed3stranded2candid1banded59branded1sanded47
3 syllables
remanded1backhandedcommanded11demanded4disbanded1expanded1forehandedfreehanded
4 syllables
empty-handedevenhandedreprimandedsingle-handedunderhanded
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)
2 syllables
languid
26
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)
2 syllables
added3matted1rabid1ragged1battedbraddedcattedchattedfattedgaddedhattedpaddedpattedrapidrattedscatted
3 syllables
chitchattedformattedMohammed
4 syllables
thermostatted
192
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
salad4acid4acted11Alfredlasted1ballad3blasted2rancid1valid1acridaphidaridavidcrafted2drafted1draughtedfasted81flaccidgared1graftedmasted2pallidplacidrafted1shafted1TalmudSanta1pantingauntiechantingpanties2phantom4frantic3
3 syllables
attracted2distracted1contacted5forecasted1redacted1abstracted1adaptedantacidarachnidcompactedcontrasted1detracteddiapsiddiffractedenactedexacted1extractedhandcraftedimpactedlambastedoutlastedprotractedreacted4redrafted
4 syllables
counteractedflabbergastedinteractedoveractedreenactedfrantically1advantages2advantagingByzantiumdisadvantagedisadvantageddismantlementdismantlementsdismantling
5 syllables
overreacted1disadvantagesdisadvantaging
4
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
grant2
2 syllables
granting2grantorgrantors

“granted” at line end — from real songs

I have to get back to my planetNever think I took you for granted
— Damien Jurado, “Florence-Jean” · rhymes granted / planet
How many encounters do you ever have-Still, take nothing for granted
— Justin Townes Earle, “The Saint of Lost Causes” · rhymes granted / have
Even though you take my love for grantedYou might be surprised at what I can manage
— Lucinda Williams, “Place in My Heart” · rhymes granted / manage

How to read the 261 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 17
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 25
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 26
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 192
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 4
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.