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Words that rhyme withhelped

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 EH coda L·P·T
1
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
yelped1
552
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
head219said146bed169well142dead149hell87tell75yet55get32red49met39help32read21neck28fell28bell24lead16wet20cell12check14set13bet14bread19felt11step13spell18sell8smell6leg8kept6debt8let1sweat14led7held4yep1spread6belt9slept5beg1shell10fed5deck8wreck11egg3threat1checked14shed6fred1heck4net4yell5pet4Tedgregjet6sec1swell5web3fled5thread9stepped1mel1dealt4tech1melt6dread9delned1belle3meg1begged1wed6tread3wrecked4bled4kelp1pell4wept3prepvet1pegdell3bred2
2 syllables
forget44hotel31instead39ahead21regret25respect16perfect6upset9expect4protect3accept2except1suspect1effect5correct2subject2sunset8motel8collect2direct1farewell5doorbell2michelleconnect1affectintelcorvette5doorstep4miguelunsaid5chanel2lapel2cassette2elect2excel2gazelle2misled2neglect2outlet2reflect1Rockwell1seabed1seashell1unwell1michelmarceladele1Bankhead1bedspread1beget1bluebell1brubeck1cadet1carvel1chappelle1chevette1compelled1cornbread1deadhead1deathbed1detect1dragnet1falwell1flatbed1
3 syllables
cigarette20internet8personnel1juliet3carousel4overhead6silhouette4isabelparapet2architect1clientele2disrespect2jezebel1riverbed3bayonet2citadel2dialect2disconnect1juliette1recollect2Rooseveltalphabet1caravel1incorrect1Lafayette1letterhead1overfed1parallel1quarterdeck1statuette1suffragette1thoroughbred1anisettearrowheadavocetbiomedbiotechbottleneckbottleneckedcalumetcarrouselcircumspectclarinet
4 syllables
mademoiselleunparalleled1aftereffectAix-la-Chapelleinterconnectmaterieloverprotect
5 syllables
antipersonnelvideocassette
1536
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
there278them89friend133end125hair131air127then97friends106care113death82men59else57tears30left62best63yes36rest60breath60when48fair45chest48dress44where26mess43says22ends36chair38guess29west29went23share27sense18stairs28less22bear24scared17sex20next13legs17ten17test20wear15heads21prayer21spend11health19pen22square15spent12stare24meant8bend19gets8rent13cares14sent10strength6tear3edge9shelf33self14their2fence13flesh15press8eggs7dare4dressed8send5spare11swear3bells13ben4heh2guest5rare9breast18fresh5french2desk6
2 syllables
again332myself1yourself52nowhere18somewhere14pretend26himself15itself12weekend8herself7themselves6address9against3affair9girlfriend2aware5success6amen6confess9prepared5defense6upstairs1defend8revenge5boyfriend1arrest2unlessnightmare5accent4event4depends4process3progress3downstairs2preparerequest2events4suggestyourselves2accesspercent2impressed1footsteps3express3attend3affairs3intend1attempt1depressed5effects3despair14offense2repair6compared1compare8unfair4intense1preventobsessed2suspects1
3 syllables
everywhere35anywhere22ourselves13president5cigarettes13underwear3represent2recommend1millionaire7billionaire4represents2Bethlehem1millionaires2comprehend1overwhelmed3unprepared3debonair1Delaware2disrepair2pirouette1unawares2ambien1billionaires1businessmen1condescend1coronets1legionnaire1legionnaires1manifest1nonetheless1ourself1parallels1presidents1silverware1solitaire1thoroughfare1unaware1unimpressed1acquiesceacquiesced
4 syllables
nevertheless1mademoiselles1aftereffectscomediennecomediennesconcessionaireconcessionairesdiltiazemdiltiazemsdisorientdisorientsinterconnectsmaterielsmisrepresentmisrepresentsoverextendoverextendsoverprotectsParisienne
5 syllables
videocassettes
181
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
stopped7dropped9script4trapped1raped1ripped1slipped1hoped9wrapped2wipedpopped3clipped3tapped3capped2chipped2crypt2flopped2scraped1strapped2tripped2clapped1dipped1flipped1rapped1stripped1taped1aptbeeped2bilkedbleeped
2 syllables
escapedkidnapped2corrupt1adopttranscript1abruptadaptbackslappedbackstoppedbeboppedblacktoppedbootstrappedburlappedcatnappedco-optconscriptdisrupteavesdroppedencryptentrappedequippederuptkidnapedkneecapped
3 syllables
interrupt2handicappedmanuscriptnondescriptoverlappedphotoshoppedtelescopedwiretapped
4 syllables
stereotypedvideotaped

“helped” at line end — from real songs

Men should never show feelings, being sensitive never helpedDaddy issues, hid my emotions, never expressed myself
— Kendrick Lamar, “Father Time” · rhymes helped / myself

How to read the 2270 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.

Family rhyme 1
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 552
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1536
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 181
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.