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Words that rhyme withill

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 IH coda L
76
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
will1still1hill1kill1fill20bill14chill11till2pill2phil1drill2skill4spill2jillthrill9grill4sill6giltrill2til1ville1gill1nil1quill1brillfrillgrillekrillLillerillshillshrillswillthilltwillzill
2 syllables
until7brazilfulfill2uphill1goodwill2landfill1Advil1Asheville1deville1downhill1Seville1treadmill1windmill1anthillcovillecranesbillcrossbilldistildistillfoothillfulfilGainesvillehandbillhawkbillhornbillinstillmolehillsawmillstandstilltamil
3 syllables
Jacksonville1mandeville1BartlesvilleBougainvilledaffodilEvansvilleFayettevilleLouisvilleoverfilloverkill
161
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
killed10pills1milk10hills15bills15film4build6built3filled1guilt4skills3kills3films1silk5thrilled1gills2thrills4spilt3chills1filth2spills2willed1dills1drills1frills1guild1hilt1kiln1mils1quills1quilt1rills1spilled1stills1tilt1wills1bilkbilked
2 syllables
fulfilled2rebuild2anthillsbrazilsCatskillscovillescranesbillscrossbillsdistilleddistillsdistilsdownhills1foothillsfulfills2fulfilsgoodwills2handbillshawkbillshornbillsinstilledinstillslandfills1molehillsrebuilds2refilledrefillssawmillsstandstillstamils
3 syllables
daffodils1buttermilkbuttermilksmicrofilmmicrofilmedmicrofilmsoverfilledoverfillsoverkillsunfulfilledwhippoorwills
1756
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
it444in278here270him138this149is104thing115things57years84sing83been63wind59skin69fear71year60with51ring57clear67think50kiss55dear41king49hear50kid50give19win41lives20lips43kids37near40ear42wings29sick32ears29bit25sin33drink23beer29quick27hit23spring29bring18wish14ship19thin22big10rings19his15miss13bridge14list16wing23fit16quit19since9weird13rich12six9trip13fears25swim11gift13sins21stick10pick8fish10sit4if5fix8shift16which2spin14trick11swing15lived5jim8prince6
2 syllables
begin25within24exist15begins14forgive5appear13bullshit5career9admit6appears4convinced1commit2resist5convinceinsist2berlin3outfit2exists3appeared3severe1permitsincere8dismissed1picnic1forbid1addict3lipstick1Shakespeare2eyelids5spaceship4assistfrontier6abyss5sidekick5precinct1catfish2premiere2reindeer3unclear3veneer3submitaddicts1axes1chagrin1cockpit2coiling2facelift2forgives2homesick1insists1kingpin2Madrid1misfits2offspring2plaything2toothpick2transmit2whirlwind2abridged1admits1
3 syllables
everything65anything29disappear36disappeared9politics9atmosphere5indistinctengineer3fingerprints3fingertips13interfere1volunteer1disappears6lunatic1violin3leadershipscholarship1mandolin1violins4reappear4candlestick3chandeliers1crucifix2souvenir2souvenirs1stratosphere2chandelier1insincere1labyrinth1musketeers2mutineer2volunteers1auctioneer1censorship1counterfeit1engineers1everythings1financier1fingerprint1gondoliers1
4 syllables
relationship2relationships2championship1apocalypse1acycloviracyclovirsagronomiesanthologistanthologistsapprenticeshipapprenticeshipsassociativeathleticismathleticismsbellyachingchampionships1citizenship
5 syllables
ambassadorshipambassadorshipsbiostatistics
7 syllables
667
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
all315girl90well142fall155soul126wall128feel91smile100real69hell87call83while80tell75school49fool53roll42cool36small43hall36style36hole29deal27ball32jail25wheel26fell28bell24tall31whole15full1steel24pool20cell12fail18spell18steal11Paul7sell8mail12smell6sale13rule9trail11pull4stole7doll12oil5mall16shall1pal5tail8nail10meal6heal11file2sail10male3goal5skull3shell10role4mile8crawl18bull5bail5bowl4soil5tale4coal12yell5hail5pole4carlkylefoul5scale4seal2pearl7pile2swell5earl2pale6coletool3
2 syllables
control47hotel31recall16football2female1motel8appeal9detail1farewell5patrol5reveal2baseball1doorbell2awhile12profile2michellemeanwhile1nicole1e-mailideal1parole1blackmailcocktailintelemailmiguelconceal3payroll1pothole3unfurl3canal1lifestyle1chanel2downfall2exhale2inhale3lapel2rainfall3recoil1seagull3surreal2unreal1handfulatoll1excel2exile1footfall2gazelle2nightfall2Rockwell1seagal2seashell1unwell1worthwhile1michelmarceladele1banal1bluebell1carpool1carvel1chappelle1corral1cowgirl1
3 syllables
alcohol5basketball1personnel1protocolcarousel4cannonball4waterfall4isabelMontreal4clientele2jezebel1buttonhole2citadel2oldsmobile2ridicule2amphibole1caravel1chaparral1chippendales1fairytale1fingernail1fireball1lauderdale1Liverpool1molecule1parallel1pocketful1powerball1reconcile1robitaille1abigailaerosolanglophilebookmobilebutterballcamomileCarbondalecarrouselcasserolechamomilechippendalecortisolcountervail
4 syllables
mademoiselleautomobile2neanderthal1Aix-la-ChapellecholesterolGuadalcanalmaterielSebastopol
5 syllables
antipersonnel
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)
3 syllables
gorilla1gorillas1cyrillicguerillaguerillasguerrillaguerrillasIliad
4 syllables
Amarillo2amarillos2amaryllisberylliumberylliumsillicitlysterilitiessterilityvirilitiesvirility
5 syllables
amaryllises
6 syllables
involuntarily

“ill” at line end — from real songs

I'm real too illReal spill
— John Lennon, “JOHN LENNON” · rhymes ill / spill
Whoever go next on the mic he put a booger, illSide effects is similar to sugar pill
— MF DOOM, “Vomitspit” · rhymes ill / pill
So sick, you know what? The part that's illSend them shots, just know I'm hard to kill
— Carly Simon, “Had Enough” · rhymes ill / kill

How to read the 2656 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 76
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 161
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 1752
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 667
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 20
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.