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Words that rhyme withinch

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 N·CH
8
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
flinch2pinch1finchcinchclinchlynchwinch
2 syllables
goldfinch
124
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
since9prince6vinceminceplinthquincerinsewincefringe2binge1cringehingeIngelymphmingenymphsingetingetwingethings57wings29rings19sins21brings9kings14sings8wins2twins6strings7dings1limbs6springs3spins3rims3hymns5dims2swims1flings1grins2sims2skins2bins1chins1clings1finns1gyms1pins1shins1stings1swings1thins1tings1tins1beens63brims3dins
2 syllables
convinceevinceimpingeinfringesyringeunhingebegins14playthings1shoestrings1akins1berlins3buckskinschagrins1deerskinsforelimbsforeskinsforewingshamstringshas-beensHutchinskingpins2linchpinspigskins1prelimspuffinsredskinssarinssheepskinssomethings25tailspins
3 syllables
labyrinth1hyacinth1Port-au-Princesynonymsviolins4everythings1mandolins1pseudonyms1might-have-beensmoleskinspatronymsunderpins
37
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
films1singed1binged2cinchedclinchedcringedflinched2fringed
2 syllables
convinced1unhinged1evincedimpingedinfringedsyringed
3 syllables
Chelyabinsklabyrinths1microfilmsshamanisms
4 syllables
athleticismspostmodernisms
5 syllables
275
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
in278him138this1is104thing115sing83been63skin69with51ring57kiss1king49give19win41sin33spring29bring18wish14thin22his15miss13bridge14wing23rich12swim11fish1if5which2spin14swing15jim8string13switch9witch8piss8kim2chris1smith3gym6cliff6pin5timdish3gin10chin4twin10ditch9pitch4inn3tin7fridge2lizsting10jinbin4sis2kin10quinnmitchmyth3ding1singhstiff2slim6grin8limb6minbliss7FinnLinridge2brim3grim4ting4Mingstitch4trim5swissling2cling3fling3hiss4itch3flynndiss2hitch3kitsch3rim3whim1
2 syllables
begin25within24forgive5berlin3abyss5catfish2axes1chagrin1coiling2kingpin2offspring2plaything2akin1Boleyn1dismiss1drawbridge1goldfish1locksmith1pigskin1puking1shoestring1starfish1swordfish1unhitch1abridgeamissBeijingbewitchblacksmithbreak-inbuckskinbuilt-inChongqingcrawfishdealfishdeerskindenys6dogfishdownswingduckiesenrichErvingflatfishforelimbforeskinforewingforthwithgoldsmithgoosefishhamstringhas-beenhereinherewithjewfishlinchpinlungfishMcKimmisgiveoutliveOxbridgePekingPerlispipefishpisses8pissing8prelimpuffinqueenfishredfishRedskin
3 syllables
everything65anything29violin3mandolin1chandeliers1jellyfish1pseudonym1staggering1angelfisharrowsmithcolouring2coppersmithcuttlefishhieroglyphLubavitchmight-have-beenmodeling5modellingmoleskinmonolithneedlefishneolithnuzzlingpatronympepperidgepetroglyphreminiscesnorkelingsplattering1synonymunboxingunderpinworshiping2
4 syllables
agronomiesassociativebellyachingSolzhenitsyntypologies
5 syllables
corroborativedeterminative
1548
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
it1here270years84will65still64wind59fear71year60hill59clear67think50dear41hear50kid50lives20lips43kids37near40ear42sick32ears29bit25drink23beer29quick27hit23kill20ship19big10fill20list16fit16bill14quit1weird13killed10six9trip13pills17fears25gift13stick10pick8milk10hills15sit4fix8shift16trick11lived5bills15missed7sink12lift10split9risk3film4kick5chill11dig7drinks5build6gives2nick4its1thinks1till2fixed8fist14built3picked3tricks12cheers2slip8tip6kissed9pig3ships5
2 syllables
exist15until7appear13bullshit5career9admit6appears4commit2resist5insist2outfit2exists3appeared3severe1permitsincere8dismissed1picnic1forbid1addict3lipstick1brazilShakespeare2eyelids5fulfill2spaceship4assistfrontier6sidekick5precinct1premiere2reindeer3unclear3uphill1veneer3submitaddicts1cockpit2facelift2forgives2fulfilled2goodwill2homesick1insists1landfill1Madrid1misfits2rebuild2toothpick2transmit2whirlwind2abridged1admits1adrift1Advil1armpits1arrears1Asheville1assists1blacklist1
3 syllables
disappear36disappeared9politics9atmosphere5indistinctengineer3fingerprints3fingertips13interfere1volunteer1disappears6lunatic1leadershipscholarship1reappear4candlestick3crucifix2souvenir2souvenirs1stratosphere2chandelier1insincere1musketeers2mutineer2volunteers1auctioneer1censorship1counterfeit1daffodils1engineers1financier1fingerprint1gondoliers1hemispheres1hypocrite1Jacksonville1lunatics1mandeville1manuscripts1overhear1
4 syllables
relationship2relationships2championship1apocalypse1acycloviracyclovirsanthologistanthologistsapprenticeshipapprenticeshipsathleticismchampionships1citizenshipcitizenshipscompanionshipcompanionshipsconventioneer
5 syllables
ambassadorshipambassadorshipsbiostatistics
7 syllables
33
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
lunch10bunch5french2punch5launchbranch2ranch3bench3crunch5trench2hunch3stench1wrench2blanchebrunch1blanchBuncheclenchconchdrenchmunchquenchscrunchstanchstaunchtenchtranche
2 syllables
entrenchretrenchworkbench
3 syllables
avalanche1counterpunch
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)
2 syllables
inches2Incheoninching6Inchon

“inch” at line end — from real songs

Miracle of mechanized loops on two-inchIt was "Christ Has Risen" to Chris, three loaves, two fish
— Aesop Rock, “Blood Sandwich” · rhymes inch / fish
And you haven't moved an inchIf you sleep always like this
— Hozier, “In a Week” · rhymes inch / this
She indulges my bliss, told me "Don't stop, don't quitI want you to give me every last inch"
— Jason Isbell, “Clips” · rhymes inch / quit

How to read the 2021 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 8
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 124
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 37
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 274
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1545
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 33
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 4
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.