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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 AE coda N·D
82
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
land32stand28band21sand6grand5planned5brand1strand4tanned3banned1bland1gland1panned1cannedfannedmannedrandscannedspanned
2 syllables
command5demand1homeland1quicksand1Thailand2wasteland3expand1bandstand1disband1dreamland1headband1nightstand1armbandbroadbandfarmlandFinlandgrandstandgrasslandhandstandheartlandinlandjapannedLaplandlowlandmainlandmarshlandmidland
3 syllables
understand32motherland2wonderland1ampersand1contraband1Disneyland1Dixieland1Ferdinand1caravannedfairylandfatherlandfirebrandHildebrandhinterlandoverlandreprimandSamarkandtimberlandundermanned
4 syllables
misunderstand1analysandGondwanaland
106
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
aunt1plant1grant2tant1zandt1antBrandtbrantcantchantKantpantrantscantslantdamned1hanged3banged1jammed1slammed1clammedclangedcrammeddammedfanged2ganged9hamed2hammedlambed7lammedrammedscammedscrammedshammedslanged2spammedspangedtrammedwhammedbank14thank3camp5frank1tank7hankdrank2lamp4blank2rank2champ2tramp4stamp
2 syllables
transplantdecanteggplantenchantimplantlevantrecantRembrandtreplantsupplantgoddamned1programmed1haranguedBurbankdecampencampgangplankoutflankrevamp
3 syllables
confidanteanagrammedboomeranged1diagrammedmonogrammedriverbank1antitankBundesbankfiredamp
162
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
hands2pants10thanks6stands11lands3banks5plants1bands1tanks2francsants5sands4blanks2glands1brands3camps2champs2stamped3tramps2amps2aunts2ranks2blancs1camped1cramps1Nantes1ramps1spanked1stamps1strands1ands41banked14bankesblanked2brandes
2 syllables
demands4commands3Lowlands1backhands1handstands1homelands1rembrandts1armbandsbadlandsbandstands1decampeddecampsdecantsdisbands1dreamlands1eggplantsencampedencampsenchantsexpands1farmhandsfarmlandsforehandsgangplanksgrandstandsgrasslandsheadbands1
3 syllables
understands2timberlands1underpants1ampersands1confidantesconfidants1contrabands1fairylandsfatherlandsfirebrandsfiredampshinterlandsmotherlands2reprimandsriverbanks1wonderlands1
4 syllables
analysandsmisunderstands1
539
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
yeah2mancliché37back2that2can5bad1am5had1black75at1plan6sad40mad39track35hat27bag20damn13dad17than7glad15cat14jack14van15fan1crack17flat15gang9drag19fat9map9ran7trap13pack11Sam6hang3an3rat10bang9rap18crap2cab4lap10grab2flag1bat8dan2cap8sat5add3lack6lamb1chat4san1labsang5mac5mattstan4lad1pan1snap5Anne1sack7jam5pat4tap5wrap1ann1bradtan8tag4slapclan1rang4yang2ham2nap1scan1ramkang
2 syllables
attack20began6goddamn5japan6program1comrade1batman2examdianeprogramme1kidnapmustang2rehab1backpack3madman3Cognac2comeback2hashtag1ipad2knapsack2notepad1racetrack2sedan2snowman1Spokane1wingspan2afghan1Ahab1backtrack1begat1divan1feedback1format1frogman1goddam1hatchback1haystack1lilac1moulin1sandman1setback1suzanne1tarmac1triad1Walkman1abackat-batbackslapBalzacbedpanBhutanblackjackbobcatbootstrapbrickbatburlapbushwhackbuybackcaftancallback
3 syllables
cadillac10maniac3telegram1businessmanfisherman4habitat3Amsterdam3Birmingham1Abraham1caravan1hologram2Laundromat2pussycat2acrobat1boomerang1bureaucrat1diaphragm1diplomat1handicap1instagram1journeyman1marianne1milligram1nordictrack1overlap1plutocrat1Pontiac1thermostat1weatherman1almanacanagramanchormananorakautocratBellinghambogeymanbutterfatcablegramcardiaccaveat
4 syllables
Afghanistan1amnesiac1aristocrat1insomniac1angiogramassemblymanbiofeedbackcatamarancounterattackHyderabadnewspapermannurserymanOlympiadolympiadsparanoiac
5 syllables
egomaniackleptomaniacnymphomaniac
6 syllables
megalomaniac
7 syllables
electrocardiogram
1171
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
last1fast81past79dance1glass1chance42have1laugh39ass38plans3pass33grass1ask17cash26fact24path18half1passed17tracks19class12bags10gas14act11asked5has3as1match6laughs1France8facts10max3catch1trash9bath8flash12shall1cast9crash7pal5gaspsfans7mask6staff1task4scratch6packed7mass2cats4blast4trapped1rats5math6asks1tax2jazz3grabbed3branch2ash4bass4laughed4acts1ralph1badge1patch2lads1stabbed1draggedranch3smash2wrapped2vast1backs6lance1gal4crashed2cracked2cracks7brass3glance7val
2 syllables
romance1relax6perhaps1contact5advance5attacked1contract1exact1kidnapped2attached3behalf1attacks1impactreact4collapse3advancedcomrades1aircraft1contacts1broadcastrelaxed2intact5exams2collapsedattract2finance2distract1moustache3mustache3canal1expanse2alas1bloodbath2entranced2mismatched1unmatched1whereasdispatchcontracts1abstract1Ajax1amassed1attach1badass1Belfast1corral1Diaz1elapse1eyelash1forecast1hubcaps1landmass1lilacs1morale1relapsed1royale1sandbags1setbacks1sidetracked1sundance1
3 syllables
photograph7photographs1circumstance8autograph2aftermath3hourglass2overpass2alcatraz2diplomats2underpass2avalanche1caravans1cataracts1chaparral1habitats1lumberjacks1minivans1overcast1overhangs1paperbacks1parallax1phonograph1plexiglass1psychopath1unattached1abrahams1acrobats1aftermaths3allographallographsalmanacsamaranthamaranthsanagramsanoraksartifactartifactsautocratsautographed2autographs2
4 syllables
sociopaths1overreact1sociopath1afghanistans1amnesiacs1angiogramsantiaircraftaristocrats1biofeedbackschoreographchoreographedchoreographscounterattackedcounterattacksenthusiastenthusiastsGuadalcanal
5 syllables
egomaniacshemophiliacs
6 syllables
7 syllables
electrocardiograms
559
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
mind405ground149friend133end125and41find116sound100wind59round60found71kind77blind62spend11learned9bend19bound16burned10turned4send5wound2seemed3signed5named1earned4bond2dreamed3warned2trained2lend4joined2pound5owned4cleaned55drowned6blonde1fund1tendfond1pond7stoned12grind11claimed1doomed3gained4mend6blamed1phonedblond1hound3monde3screamed4sinned5blend4fiend3roamed4stained4tuned1wand4framed3mound3pinned2rained3tamed3trend3climbed1aimed2bind2crowned1hind2scorned2lined1bloomed1bombed1boned1chained1dawned1dined1drained1fend1gleamed1loaned1moaned1pawned1rind1shamed1shined1
2 syllables
around290behind130pretend26weekend8ashamed13girlfriend2returned4beyond5concerned3defend8boyfriend1background4remind1attend3intend1respond3designed13confirmed1explained2mankind3belonged2assumedunkind14depend2assigned1remained2aground6inclined6descend5unwind4defined4aligned3combined3entwined3profound2unwound3abound2adjourned2amend1ascend2complained2consumed2declined2fairground2redeemed1refined2surround1transcend2unnamed1unsound2whirlwind2extendbookend1condemned1confined1dethroned1entombed1foreground1godsend1obtained1playground1rebound1suspend1unbound1unearned1unsigned1
3 syllables
underground16recommend1comprehend1intertwined3colorblind1entertained2undefined2unexplained2battleground1condescend1nevermind1redefined1unconcerned1apprehendascertainedchaperonedcobblestonedcontravenedcorrespondcounterclaimeddisinclineddividendex-boyfriendex-girlfriendfirebombedguillotinedhoneycombed1honeymooned6humankindintervenedmastermindMitterrandnonalignedoverspendoverturnedpantaloonedpantomimedpolychromedpreordainedquarantinedreaffirmedrealignedreassignedrecombinedreconfirmed
4 syllables
heterodynedmerry-go-roundoverextend
47
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
firsthand1backhandfarmhandforehandfreehandlonghandoffhandright-handshorthand
3 syllables
secondhand1beforehandbackhandedbackhandingforehandedfreehandedhandedness
4 syllables
empty-handedevenhandedmanhandling
5 syllables
evenhandedly

“hand” at line end — from real songs

You could be a woman or you could be a manWear the glove on the other hand
— Dr. Dog, “Shadow People” · rhymes hand / man
We're whispering his name through this disappearing landBut hidden in his coat is a red right hand
— Nick Cave, “Red Right Hand (Immortal)” · rhymes hand / land
So can you understandI want to hold her hand
— Arcade Fire, “The Suburbs” · rhymes hand / understand

How to read the 2618 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 82
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 106
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 162
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 538
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1171
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 559
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 47
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.