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Words that rhyme withkills

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·Z
62
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
pills1hills1bills15skills3gills2thrills4chills1spills2dills1drills1frills1mils1quills1rills1stills1wills1billes
2 syllables
anthillsbrazilscovillescranesbillscrossbillsdistillsdistilsdownhills1foothillsfulfills2fulfilsgoodwills2handbillshawkbills
3 syllables
daffodils1overfillswhippoorwills
6
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
filth2filchmilchsylphtilthzilch
4
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
filchedfilths2sylphstilths
210
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
this149is104will1still64with51hill59kiss55give19kill20wish14his15miss13fill20bridge14bill14rich12fish10if5which2switch9witch8chill11till2piss8chris1smith3pill8cliff6phil1dish3ditch9pitch4drill2skill4fridge2lizspill8sis2mitchjillmyth3thrill9stiff2bliss7ridge2grill4sill6gilstitch4swisshiss4itch3diss2hitch3kitsch3trill2bish1swish1til1ville1whiz1biz1gill1ish1niche1nil1pris1quill1riff1sniff1snitch1stich1twitch1biffbrillDisfitchfizzfrillFrischfrizzGishglitchgrillekrillkrisLillemidgepithquizrillshillshrillsieveskiffstys1Suisse
2 syllables
until7forgive5brazilfulfill2abyss5catfish2uphill1axes1goodwill2landfill1Advil1Asheville1deville1dismiss1downhill1drawbridge1goldfish1locksmith1Seville1starfish1swordfish1treadmill1unhitch1windmill1abridgeamissanthillbewitchblacksmithcovillecranesbillcrawfishcrossbilldealfishdenys6distildistilldogfishduckiesenrichflatfishfoothillforthwithfulfilGainesvillegoldsmithgoosefishhandbillhawkbillherewithhornbillinstilljewfishlungfishmisgivemolehilloutliveOxbridgePerlispipefishpisses8queenfishredfishreliveremisssailfishsawmillshellfishstandstillsunfishtamilwhitefishwordsmith
3 syllables
chandeliers1Jacksonville1jellyfish1mandeville1angelfisharrowsmithBartlesvilleBougainvillecoppersmithcuttlefishdaffodilEvansvilleFayettevillehieroglyphLouisvilleLubavitchmonolithneedlefishneolithoverfilloverkillpepperidgepetroglyphreminisce
4 syllables
agronomiesassociativetypologies
5 syllables
corroborativedeterminative
1708
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
it444in278here270him138thing115things57years84sing83been63wind59skin69fear71year60ring57clear67think50dear41king49hear50kid50win41lives20lips43kids37near40ear42wings29sick32ears29bit25sin33drink23beer29quick27hit23spring29bring18ship19thin22big10rings19list16wing23fit16quit19since9weird13killed10six9trip13fears25swim11gift13sins21stick10pick8milk10sit4fix8shift16spin14trick11swing15lived5jim8prince6missed7brings9sink12lift10split9string13risk3film4kick5dig7drinks5build6
2 syllables
begin25within24exist15begins14appear13bullshit5career9admit6appears4convinced1commit2resist5convinceinsist2berlin3outfit2exists3appeared3severe1permitsincere8dismissed1picnic1forbid1addict3lipstick1Shakespeare2eyelids5spaceship4assistfrontier6sidekick5precinct1premiere2reindeer3unclear3veneer3submitaddicts1chagrin1cockpit2coiling2facelift2forgives2fulfilled2homesick1insists1kingpin2Madrid1misfits2offspring2plaything2rebuild2toothpick2transmit2whirlwind2abridged1admits1adrift1akin1
3 syllables
everything65anything29disappear36disappeared9politics9atmosphere5indistinctengineer3fingerprints3fingertips13interfere1volunteer1disappears6lunatic1violin3leadershipscholarship1mandolin1violins4reappear4candlestick3crucifix2souvenir2souvenirs1stratosphere2chandelier1insincere1labyrinth1musketeers2mutineer2volunteers1auctioneer1censorship1counterfeit1engineers1everythings1financier1fingerprint1gondoliers1hemispheres1
4 syllables
relationship2relationships2championship1apocalypse1acycloviracyclovirsanthologistanthologistsapprenticeshipapprenticeshipsathleticismathleticismsbellyachingchampionships1citizenshipcitizenshipscompanionship
5 syllables
ambassadorshipambassadorshipsbiostatistics
7 syllables
2213
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
eyes406days124was43shoes83trees79knees87please60lies76goes61lose56knows53blues73ways51news42girls23says22rise43does20nose37boys13cause23walls36choose36breeze45skies51keys24rose26rules23calls21feels18miles13shows21noise15these7size16those6falls20dies22flies25guys5fools17plays12has3blows14holes14as1sighs6wheels20ease18cries16souls12balls8toes20wise12bells13cheese7freeze11sees7heels15whose2Charles2grows14raise1prize6tells2chose4nails8tries7praise9stays4schools7jews4laws4files2smells1hers5sales6tools7buzz4phase8
2 syllables
surprise32because21disease26always8shadows10suppose7disguise26applause6degrees6refuse6photos2chinese1details2exhales2louise2supplies2sunrise11proposeadviseeurosallows1controls47goodbyes5expose1highways2sideways4inhales3despise5arise5tattoos4rupeesaccuseablaze4hallways2rainbows1reviews4trapeze3aways3displays3elbows3malaise3sundays1appeals1arose2arouse1capsize1confuse1cowboys1demise1doorways1emcees1flores1freeways1logos1pinholes1striptease2tiptoes1weekdays2willows2hotels1
3 syllables
realize10recognize5otherwise1japanese2exercise1realise1holidays4companies10anyways4nowadays2compromise6recogniseHercules1enterprise2overseas7butterflies5dominoes1criticize5waterfalls4interviews1fireflies3lullabies3alibis3memorize3molecules2overalls2studios2alcatraz2alleyways1amateurs2barbecues1chevrolets2colonize2decompose2fantasize2liberties1radios1socialize1sympathize2tomorrows2
4 syllables
apologize5apologies2apologiseabilities1automobiles2identities2desensitize1mademoiselles1mythologies1acidifiesactualizeactuariesadagiosadversitiesalphabetizealuminize
5 syllables
materialize2actualities1aficionadoesamericanize
6 syllables
7 syllables
2
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
Catskills
3 syllables
overkills

“kills” at line end — from real songs

I am nothing, you are nothing, we are nothing with the pillsI am empty 'til she fills, alive until she kills
— Adrianne Lenker, “Vampire Empire” · rhymes kills / pills
With a tear-shaped pool and a gun that killsI'm gonna buy me a house up in the hills
— Nick Cave, “Hollywood” · rhymes kills / hills
The thirst killsThirst murders universal will
— Open Mike Eagle, “Thirsty Ego Raps” · rhymes kills / will

How to read the 4199 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 62
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 6
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 4
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 209
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1705
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 2213
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 2
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.