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feminine
Masculine

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 this word

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 EY coda SH
612
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)
2 syllables
station28nation1haitian1
3 syllables
vacation11location4foundation1salvation3temptation5translation2probation1sensation4formation2frustration1rotation2relationdamnation1duration1elation1flirtation1inflation1negation1ovation1plantation1playstation1ablationalsatiancarnationcastrationcausationcessationcetaceancitationcremationcrustaceandalmatiandeflationdictationdilationdonationfiltrationfixationflotationgestationgradationgyrationhydrationlactationlibrationligationmigrationmutationnarrationnotationorationpredationprivationprorationprostrationquotationreflationsedationstagflationstagnationstarvationsubstationsummationtaxationtruncationvibrationvocationworkstation
4 syllables
conversation10information4education3destination11explanation1reputation1invitation3celebration7population2medicationcombination1applicationreservation1presentationrevelation5observation1dedication3expectation2hesitation4concentration1complication2imitation1isolation1motivation2demonstration1occupation2confirmation2confrontation2congregation2constellation1consternation1desolation1detonation1fascination1limitation1meditation2realization2registrationaccusation1affirmation1altercation1animation1compensation1consecration1consolation1consultation1consummation1degradation1deprivation1devastation1dissipation1immigration1indignation1innovation1integration1levitation1masturbation1mutilation1navigation1palpitation1penetration1relaxation1segregation1simulation1speculation1stimulation1suffocation1transformation1transportation1vindication1violationabdicationabnegationabrogationacclamationacclimationactivationadaptationadulationaffectationaffricationaggravationaggregationagitationallegationallocationalternation
5 syllables
imagination5investigation2organizationcommunication1civilization1administrationabomination5interrogationillumination2annihilation1discrimination1hallucination2orientation1reincarnation1examinationanticipation1clarification1colonization1coordination1elimination1gratification1interpretation1justification1manifestation1manipulation1representation1accommodationaccreditationaccumulationadjudicationalienationamalgamationamortizationamplification
6 syllables
identificationdisorientation1excommunication1miscommunication1rehabilitation1acidificationalphabetization
7 syllables
Americanization
8 syllables
41
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)
2 syllables
Jason1mason2nathanbasin1caissonchastengraysonhastenasianbayesiansuasionhaven1raven1
3 syllables
capsaicinFreemasonwashbasinoccasion1invasion2equation1persuasion1abrasioncaucasianeurasian
4 syllables
appalachian
3
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)
2 syllables
salesman1salesmen1statesman
7
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)
2 syllables
rayon2DayanMahan
3 syllables
malayanOken
4 syllables
himalayanuruguayan
776
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)
2 syllables
taken4Satan7bacon2meganDamonmaiden3Reagan1straightenshaken1apron1bailin1Canaan1hagen1laden1macon1waken1AdenAikenAkenAtenbrakemancaitlinCalancaymanclaytonDaganDagonDaytonFaginFeynmanGalanGalenHamanLabanlaymanmatronpaganpatronpeytonsabinSaipanshamanstatinzamanpatient9patience7patients2stations3nations4gracious1facials1glacial1glacier1Seychelles1facialgeishageishasglaciers1haitians1racialspacialspaciousspatialstationed28
3 syllables
mistaken6forsaken3Pygmalion1unshaken1australianawakenforamenjamaicanmenhadenmisshapenPhilemonrelations4mutations2patiently2carnations1formations1impatient1quotations1sensations1summations1temptations1vibrations1ablationsacaciaacaciasalsatiansaudaciousbiracialcapaciouscastrationscausationscessationscetaceanscitationscremationscretaceouscrustaceanscrustaceousdalmatiansdamnations1deflationsdictationsdilationsdonationsdurations1elations1fallaciousfiltrationsfixationsflirtations1flirtatiousflotations
4 syllables
overtaken1Copenhagenphenolphthaleinreawakenvenezuelanconversations1expectations3constellations3complications2explanations3invitations2reservations2revelations3consolations1limitations1reputations1tribulations1affectations1allegations1amputations1applications1celebrations1combinations1computations1consultations1destinations1imitations1implications1indignations1innovations1
5 syllables
congratulations4communications1ejaculations1investigations1organizations1recriminations1
6 syllables
7 syllables
8 syllables
273
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
creation5creations1Croatiacroatiancroatians
4 syllables
situation11operation2generation7operations2situations5generations1radiationcorporation1graduation1desperation4separation1liberation1aberration1aspirations1aviation1expiration1iteration1miscreation1moderation1preparation1procreation1punctuation1saturation1variation1federationaberrations1admirationadmirationsadorationadorationsalterationalterationsaspirationaviations1
5 syllables
associationcooperationconsideration1exaggeration1associations1considerations1incarceration1infatuation1negotiations1abbreviationabbreviationsaccelerationaccelerationsadulterationadulterationsaffiliationaffiliationsagglomerationagglomerationsalleviationalleviationsalliterationalliterationsameliorationameliorationsappreciationappreciationsappropriationappropriationsattenuationattenuationscollaboration
6 syllables
collaborationist

“inspiration” at line end — from real songs

Brightness fills empty spaceIn search of inspiration
— Damien Rice, “Eskimo” · rhymes inspiration / space
With no pen, just draw off inspirationWith cheap imitations for these generations
— John Lennon, “Encore” · rhymes inspiration / generations
I went looking for some sweet inspirationWith Negro affectations
— Joni Mitchell, “The Boho Dance” · rhymes inspiration / affectations

How to read the 1439 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 612
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 41
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 3
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 7
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 776
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 273
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.