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Words that rhyme withjeans

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 IY coda N·Z
140
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
means2beans1scenes9Queens2greens5screens3teens1brenescleans55deans6denesgleans1heneskeens2leans7liens
2 syllables
machines6marines1routines1achenesalkenesaminesbaleensbenzenesbetweens34brominesbylines1caffeines1
3 syllables
magazines11limousines1smithereens5figurines1evergreens1halloweens1submarines1tangerines1
4 syllables
amphetamines1acetylenesadenosinesaquamarines1
5 syllables
45
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
dreams3seems40screams7teams1seams1streams7beams6schemes4gleams1creams1Eames1themes1breamsdeemsnemes
2 syllables
daydreams1extremes2moonbeams1bloodstreams1esteems3hakeemshakimsmainstreams1midstreamsracemesredeemsregimes1
3 syllables
academesepistemesseventeenth
7
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
eighteenthsfifteenthsfourteenthsnineteenthssixteenthsthirteenths
3 syllables
seventeenths
780
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
me2be1see376free1dream150sea1tree92mean72leave71trees79knees87seen68please60green52clean55three36breathe46scene42teeth35peace30beach33queen1screen40breeze45key27keys24we16she13scream25he13team17tea19thee23reach22seem16piece13these7knee26thief14lee11cream12ease18chief5teach6each3cheese7freeze11stream16sees7speech5dean6beef9eve4steve1grief9bee9theme2pee3jean1sleeve19gee1steam9ye4brief3squeeze4bees14gene3lean7fee6wee7niece4keith1jeezdee1scheme5beam2keen2hee2cease6geez
2 syllables
believe67between34machine29disease26agree16release17police7relief14degrees6receive7chinese1degree6marie1beneath6routine6belief7extreme2increase2louise2fifteen2achieve2marine1christinenaive4supreme1denisemauriceirenelouie1daydream6mcgee1nineteen5unseen5luis1rupeesjolene3canteen3debris4esteem3trapeze3eighteen3marquee3moonbeam2obscene1serene2sixteen1thirteen3unclean2conceive1deceive2downstream1emcee2emcees1foreseen1fourteen1Gretzky2mouthpiece1ravine1striptease2agin1
3 syllables
magazine8japanese2underneath5guarantee3disagree11Tennessee17seventeen14halloween2companies10Hercules1overseas7gasoline6limousine6kerosene5trampoline4evergreen2masterpiece1disbelief2submarine2guillotine3josephine1seraphim3Abilene1bourgeoisie2intervene1liberties1quarantine1tambourine1Vaseline2wannabes1ABCs1absentee1bumblebees1centerpiece1cherokees1congolese1Constantine1Damocles1devotee1ernestine1
4 syllables
apologies2abilities1identities2aquamarine1mythologies1vietnamese1acetyleneactuariesadenosineadversitiesamphetamineanalysesantigonesantinomiesaperitifapostrophescalliopes
5 syllables
actualities1antisubmarine
6 syllables
comparabilities
7 syllables
872
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
street175sleep1feel91feet118need93real69sweet49streets48deep52beat51meet48speak46keep40heat46eat36week33leaves1deal27seat29wheel26field13feels18steel24meat17weak22speed20east15needs11cheap17steal11least8fields14weeks5beast11wheels20priest11feed11keeps4treat5bleed19sheets15seemed3seed17heels15sheep10meal6heal11pete3speaks3seek6pleased3beats10leads3freak3cheek17cheat7reached1weed9league3bleepfeast13thieves4seats4beeps1dreamed3weep19beep2seal2deals8fleet7shield5greek1cleaned55leak4creek8neat8sheet5sneak1sleeps6neil1sealed2creep3eats1suite2seeds7
2 syllables
asleep35complete10repeat11agreed5indeed3believed5defeat8received3believes5released5appeal9unique1reveal2concrete8proceed1succeed1retreat6revealed4deceased7technique1ideal1compete2relievedheartbeat3beliefs6deceived7receipt1backseat3windshield2upbeatincreased1elite3concealed5achieved1conceal3cornfield3deceit2discreet3perceived3repeats3surreal2unreal1appeals1backstreets1conceived2diseased2exceed1newsweek2petite2physique2recede2redeemed1seaweed1techniques1appeased1athletes1concede1congeals1cornfields1deadbeat1decreed1delete1fatigue1fatigued1goateed1
3 syllables
guaranteed4bittersweet8battlefield4incomplete4obsolete2oldsmobile2centipede1doublespeak1snowmobiles1angeliqueangeliquesaniseedaniseedsBakersfieldbattlefields4bittersweets8bookmobilebookmobilescentipedes1chesterfieldchesterfieldscompaniedcontravenedcottonseedcottonseedsdisagreeddisbeliefs2disbelieveddisbelievesdoublespeaks1EzekielfenugreekfenugreeksfiligreedfireweedfireweedsftpedGanymedeglockenspielglockenspielsguillotinedindiscreetintercedeintercedesinterleaved
4 syllables
automobile2automobiles2aperitifsautomobiledrecitatives
1146
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
things57times86bones62songs43lines39comes23wings29plans29ones15names24rings19guns17signs18games11flames24sins21stones15brings9Jones10turns5rooms7James5homes17kings14brains8crimes12chains18burns11sons5lungs12runs3groans1fans7terms1phones5bombs1sings8wins2twins6drums11veins16trains11owns2planes5strings7claims1shines11pines10horns3rhymes13tons1Holmes1mines7coins4chimes4tongues6moans5dings1limbs6moons8towns7tunes6rains6worms3clowns7downs5slams1hangs3springs3dimes5plains6spins3benz6gems4rims3vines5pains4cans2hymns5palms5stains3
2 syllables
sometimes33begins14remains11belongs2becomes17returns2concerns1explains27contains3exams2balloons5headphones2costumes1bedrooms2headlines3bloodlines1breadcrumbs1bygones1cartoons2designs1grandsons1landmines2shotguns2sidelines2baboons1breakdowns1complains1coupons1crossbones1declines1disclaims1domains1earphones1enzymes1felines1grapevines1gravestones1handguns1icons1itunes1lifetimes1nylons1pastimes1pertains1playthings1pylons1reclines1restrooms1resumes1rhinestones1saigons1shoestrings1shorelines1sustains1touchdowns1trombones1abstainsacclaimsadamesadjoinsadjourns
3 syllables
violins4afternoons4cobblestones1telephones2concubines2hurricanes1microphones1valentines1borderlines1caravans1chromosomes1cornerstones1everythings1honeycombs1mandolins1Maritimes1mastodons1minivans1overhangs1pantaloons1paragons1porcupines1pseudonyms1windowpanes1xylophones1abrahams1acetonesaerodromes1afrikaansaileronsallophonesamazons1anagramsanemones1anklebonesantiphonsascertainsaspartamesastrodomes1atms1
4 syllables
afghanistans1angiogramsanticyclonesautomatonsclomipraminescomediennescontrabassoonsdiltiazemsemoticonsheterodyneslegerdemainsmidafternoonsprogesteronestestosterones
5 syllables
hydrocortisones1polyurethanes
6 syllables
australopithecines
7 syllables
electrocardiograms
5
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)
1 syllable
genes2geansjeanes
2 syllables
hygienes
3 syllables
aubergines

“jeans” at line end — from real songs

Chasing dreamsMama's nylons underneath my cowgirl jeans
— Joni Mitchell, “Song for Sharon” · rhymes jeans / dreams
Pink pedal-pushers, red blue jeansAll the pretty maids, and all the old queens
— Bob Dylan, “I Contain Multitudes” · rhymes jeans / queens
A picture of you, holding a picture of meIn the pocket of my blue jeans
— Ray LaMontagne, “Jolene” · rhymes jeans / me

How to read the 2990 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 140
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 45
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 7
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 780
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 872
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1146
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 5
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.