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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 AA coda R·D·Z
35
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
cards15yards3bards1shards1chardshards81lardsnards1
2 syllables
junkyards2postcards1backyards2barnyardsbernardsblowhardsboatyardsbombards
3 syllables
mastercards1boulevards9leotardslumberyards
84
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
hearts39starts13parts14arts4charts5farts2tarts2carbs1carts1darts1arbsbarbsbarts1cartesgarbshartsmarts1
2 syllables
sweethearts2departs6flowchartsimparts2jumpstartsmouthpartsoutsmartsoxcartsrampartsrestarts1rhubarbsupstartsremarks2
3 syllables
counterpartsdisembarks2matriarchesmeadowlarks3oligarchesoligarchspatriarchespatriarchs
1228
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
heart1are134off116dark107god69car85hard81was43far79not69star74stop59got54bar54start63talk49lot57part40thought25park41dog31top28rock30cause23job28shot30hot23cross20walk24block28spot27drop22art26yard23box18clock22caught18watch15cops15thoughts14mark13smart14pop15shop10dogs9boss9bought10guard10gods13rocks15card8shock11taught10loss12cop7shots9stops8lock5jobs7brought1wash3lots1pot6knock2bob1hop9talks5ought1sharp5doc1Scott1fought3odd2rob2sauce5walks5jar17squad2Clark2gosh
2 syllables
apart95guitar34because21forgot14across4sweetheart3applause6garage4gunshot1robotgunshots3abroad2massage1radarsidewalk3Iraq2laptop1backyard2Bernardcigar4graveyard4regard1afar7depart6bizarre2mirage5postcard4robots1bedrock1courtyard3lamar3remark3rooftops1sidewalks1amar2applaud1barrage1blacktop2cyclops1Hitchcock1impart2jaguar2jukebox1mailbox2matchbox2raindrops2rockstar1sandbox2skylark2treetops2woodstock2aardvark1Aesop1ajar1Alcott1applauds1Asgard1assad1Babar1ballpark1breadbox1
3 syllables
boulevard9dialogue1bodyguard2astronaut3reservoir2superstar4meadowlark3morningstar3afterthought1analog2apricot2astronauts2barbershop1catalogue1disembark2disregard2escobar2juggernaut1Molotov2motorcar1mountaintop2abattoir1afterthoughts1albatross1applesauce1Bonaparte1butterscotch1Camelot1camouflage1caviar1cosmonaut1cosmonauts1esplanade1hildegard1hollyhock1lollipops1monologue1paradox1photoshop1synagogue1tinderbox1
4 syllables
BaryshnikovbrachiopodbrachiopodscephalopodcephalopodselectroshockelectroshocksheterodoxIditarodKalashnikovstate-of-the-artthingamabobthingamabobstriceratopsUlaanbaatarunorthodox
5 syllables
middle-of-the-road
1402
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
on293all315gone224long170wrong171song167fall155ah46wall128arms61want39call83ya34lost74stars83strong64dawn61songs43small43cars37hall36arm31law24walls36ball32saw15tall31cost24harm24calls21nah11mom12bars1fault11falls20called10ahh10farm16wants8bomb9Paul7soft15charge9stopped7lawn24john4tom5don2balls8calm3dropped9doll12mall16draw6talked2locked4charm10march7walked3drawn14Charles2large1crossed7raw10watched2crawl18salt3bombs1causedsolve2false2mars6armed2sean1carlknocked2bond2scoffspalm4costs2golf2
2 syllables
along74belong22upon8involved10recall16alarm8beyond5football2grandma1belongs2grandparesponse3baseball1respond3assaultbelonged2moronaha5so-calledwithdraw1soniaguitars3ha-hacigars5involveresolve3dissolve3Milananton1alarms2anon2birdsong3downfall2exhaust3hurrah3outlaw2rainfall3unlocked1hogan1alarmed2aloft2atoll1avant2bygones1dada1dissolved2footfall2Iran1nightfall2resolved2seagal2unarmed2withdrawn2adoptaplomb1appalled1Armstrong1asphalt1banal1baseballs1baton1
3 syllables
restaurant5alcohol5Vietnam3basketball1protocolBabylon6son-in-lawArkansas4cannonball4waterfall4waterfalls4restaurants2Montreal4Omaha1overalls2Pentecost2avalon1confidant1debutante2debutantes2echelon1holocaust1nonchalant2amazon1autobahn1carrera1firearms1fireball1holocausts1intercom1lexicon1marathon1mastodons1overcharged1Panama1paragons1powerball1Saginaw1unresolved1abattoirs1
4 syllables
brother-in-lawsister-in-lawAgamemnon1neanderthal1automatonautomatonsAzerbaijancholesterolcholesterolsdaughter-in-lawemoticonemoticonsfather-in-lawmother-in-lawneanderthals1phenomenonSaskatchewanSebastopol
627
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
words54kids37clouds22heads21birds15needs11woods11sides16roads11leads3goods2beds7dudes8lads1rides12seeds7weeds9loads3deeds5lords3blades7crowds5aids1reads1fades6swords2codes2feds1chords4reeds5shades5shreds4grades8meds1beads3bleeds3boards3breeds3spades2bloods2braids1cords1floods2foods2glades2hides2moods2thirds2threads1tides2ads1beards1bids1buds1deads1dreads1fads1feuds1fords1guides1hoods1hordes1Leeds1maids1nudes1pads1raids1sheds1shrouds1skids1slides1spreads1studs1voids1adds3adesadzaides1bads76bides1bodesbrads
2 syllables
records5besides1towards2comrades1crossroads3eyelids5decides19decades1floorboards2hillsides3parades4subsides3backsides2divides1grenades1insides2abides1arcades1awards1backwoods1betides1billboards1bluebirds1bridesmaids1collides1crosswords1dartboards1explodes1foreheads1includes1intrudes1landlords1mermaids1precedes1preludes1provides1redwoods1resides1rewards1abodesabradesabsorbs1absurds8accedesaccords1affords7airheadsairspeedsallgoodsalludesamidesandroids1anodesasides7avoids2azidesbackboardsbackslides1baseboardsbeachheadsbedsides3
3 syllables
palisades3hummingbirds3mockingbirds1accolades1attitudes1countrysides1episodes1genocides1lemonades1multitudes1promenades1actinidesadenoidsadulthoods1alkaloidsaltitudes1amplitudesamyloidsaniseedsaptitudes1arrowheadsarsenidesasteroids2babyhoodsbarricades1brotherhoodscavalcades1celluloidscentipedes1certitudescheckerboardsclassifiedsclavichordscoincidescolonnadescopperheadscottonseedscottonwoodscyanidesdevilwoodsdragonheads
4 syllables
daminozidesexactitudesformaldehydes1ineptitudesinfanticides1insecticidesnucleotidespolyamidessolicitudessuperoxidesthalidomidestriglycerides
5 syllables
corticosteroidsmonosaccharidespolysaccharides
6 syllables
verisimilitudes
7
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
regards2lifeguardssafeguardsvanguards
3 syllables
bodyguards2disregards2hildegardes

“guards” at line end — from real songs

There were no keys, no guardsOh, just one frightened man and some old shadows for bars
— Bruce Springsteen, “Living Proof” · rhymes guards / bars
Turn left at the courtyard, through the old gardenWhere all the bellhops smoke with the guards
— Regina Spektor, “Grand Hotel” · rhymes guards / garden
Deep in my heartSafe from the guards
— Tracy Chapman, “For You” · rhymes guards / heart

How to read the 3375 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 35
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 84
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.
Subtractive 1227
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1402
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 627
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 7
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.