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Words that rhyme withkind

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 AY coda N·D
67
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
mind20find4blind5signed5grind11bind2hind1lined1dined1rind1shined1brinedfinedminedpined5shrinedtined7twined10whinedwined41
2 syllables
behind6remind1designed13assigned1inclined6unwind1defined4aligned3combined3entwined3declined2refined2confined1unsigned1affinedalinedconsigneddatelineddivinedenshrinedheadlinedmainlinedmaligned
3 syllables
intertwined3colorblind1undefined2nevermind1redefined1disinclinedmastermindnonalignedrealignedreassignedrecombinedredesignedunconfinedunderlinedunderminedunrefined
4 syllables
heterodyned
13
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
pintclimbed1timed1chimedgrimed4limedmimedprimedrhymedrimed3slimed6
2 syllables
sublimed
3 syllables
pantomimed
15
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
minds23finds1kinds1blinds10binds2grinds11hinds2pintsrinds1
2 syllables
reminds1unwinds3behinds130mankinds3
3 syllables
masterminds1humankinds
899
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
time4night550right296light284mine2sky266die245side1line4cry193i1by165high127why1eye120like73fine2try104fly113lie101ride1fight91wine2died74white61sight73shine3hide1my24tight61pride53guy36bright47tried34sign37dry40crime30wide1flight31might24cried37write17bride23lied22buy16bye11nine14bite17pie19climb1type9dime1quite4tide22shy13hi2aye3mike3tie7tied9strike6guide10rhyme29slide14prime4sigh20pipe8bike2site1tribe4height8spy1thywipeknight1vine14spine14chi2fried1fry3
2 syllables
tonight184inside131alright97goodbye82outside53decide1midnight16sunshine23lifetime11moonlight31goodnight15design1sometime9aside7divine1july12deny6reply17online4invite1good-byebeside6provide1supply3meantime3daylight12describe3denied10despitebye-byenearby1apply1unlikepolite3alike1divide11delight14sublime13rely1allyupsidecollide8springtime2website1twilight4sunlight8skyline6appliedgrapevine5resign3abide6define5moonshine4reside6spotlight4starlight4untied5upright5uptight4flashlight2
3 syllables
satisfied16suicide11anytime5caroline7terrified4testify3satellite4valentine4homicide1overnight4appetite8alibi1butterfly7lullaby13summertime11samuraiovertime5qualified1occupied1riverside4dynamite2crucified4mountainside2classifiedborderline3clementine3countryside2columbine3Frankenstein3genocide2motorbike3multiply3Palestine2petrified3wintertime2satisfy2candlelight2crystalline2firefly2Gemini1
4 syllables
identifyidentified1evangeline3dissatisfied2econoline1meteorite2exemplified1formaldehyde1infanticide1solidified1unsatisfied1acidifiedacidifybeatifiedbeatifyclomipraminedaminozidedecertifieddecertify
5 syllables
6 syllables
australopithecine
1454
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
eyes406life1smile100times1while80child64lies76live1wife64lights62lines1drive41wild35rise43style36nice29twice33ice30skies51five27knife31nights26miles13size16signs18dies22flies25guys5christ9price12sides16sighs6cries16wise12crimes12liked1likes2rights5file2prize6rice5mile8tries7wives6files2fights6kyledive7vice2pile2ties6drives1shines11smiles13pines10rhymes13rides12types1knives7mines7dice7heights8chimes4strikes2smiled12slice2filed1thighs9wipedfries3pies5writes17aisle6dimes5sights7sites4spies2strife4vines5buys1
2 syllables
alive100sometimes33surprise32survive26surprised1advice16arrived8disguise26arrive5besides1survived8device1awhile12profile2supplies2meanwhile1sunrise11arrives2described1adviseex-wifegoodbyes5decides19precisedespise5arise5headlights6beguiled4hillsides3lifestyle1headlines3subsides3suffice2survives3obligedbacksides2bloodlines1capsize1demise1deprived1designs1divides1exile1insides2landmines2sidelines2worthwhile1abides1advised1archives1baptize1baptized1beehive1beehives1betides1capsized1chastised1collides1contrived1declines1
3 syllables
paradise30realize10sacrifice9recognize5realized4otherwise1exercise1realise1recognized2compromise6realised2recogniseorganizedenterprise2butterflies5sacrificed1afterlife4criticize5fireflies3lullabies3alibis3hypnotized3memorize3compromised1advertised2colonize2concubines2fantasize2memorized2paralyzed1socialize1sympathize2terrorized2valentines1advertise1analyze1analyzed1archetypes1borderlines1canonize1
4 syllables
apologize5apologiseapologized1commercialized1desensitize1hermaphrodites1immobilized1legitimized1unsupervised1acidifiesactualizeactualizedalphabetizealphabetizedaluminizealuminized
5 syllables
materialize2industrialized1americanizeamericanized
6 syllables
602
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
hand239ground149friend133end125and41land115sound100wind59round60found71stand74band59sand47spend11grand17learned9bend19planned15bound16burned10turned4send5wound2seemed3named1earned4bond2dreamed3warned2trained2lend4joined2pound5damned1brand1owned4cleaned55drowned6blonde1fund1tendfond1pond7stoned12claimed1doomed3gained4mend6blamed1phonedblond1hound3monde3screamed4sinned5strand4blend4fiend3roamed4stained4tuned1wand4framed3mound3pinned2rained3tamed3tanned3trend3hanged3aimed2crowned1scorned2banged1banned1bland1bloomed1bombed1boned1chained1dawned1drained1fend1gland1gleamed1
2 syllables
around290pretend26weekend8ashamed13command11girlfriend2returned4beyond5concerned3defend8boyfriend1background4demand4attend3intend1respond3confirmed1explained2belonged2assumeddepend2remained2homeland1aground6descend5quicksand4profound2Thailand2unwound3wasteland3abound2adjourned2amend1ascend2complained2consumed2expand1fairground2redeemed1surround1transcend2unnamed1unsound2whirlwind2extendbandstand1bookend1condemned1dethroned1disband1dreamland1entombed1firsthand1foreground1goddamned1godsend1headband1nightstand1obtained1playground1programmed1rebound1suspend1unbound1unearned1
3 syllables
understand125underground16recommend1comprehend1entertained2motherland2unexplained2wonderland1ampersand1battleground1condescend1contraband1Disneyland1Dixieland1Ferdinand1secondhand1unconcerned1anagrammedapprehendascertainedbeforehandboomeranged1caravannedchaperonedcobblestonedcontravenedcorrespondcounterclaimeddiagrammeddividendex-boyfriendex-girlfriendfairylandfatherlandfirebombedfirebrandguillotinedHildebrandhinterlandhoneycombed1honeymooned6intervenedMitterrandmonogrammedoverland
4 syllables
misunderstand1analysandGondwanalandmerry-go-roundoverextend
3
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
mankind3unkind14
3 syllables
humankind

“kind” at line end — from real songs

Our hearts are strong and our hearts are kindLet me tell you just exactly what is on my mind
— Ray LaMontagne, “You Are the Best Thing” · rhymes kind / mind
You who wish to conquer pain, you must learn what makes me kindThe crumbs of love that you offer me, they're the crumbs I've left behind
— Leonard Cohen, “Avalanche” · rhymes kind / behind
Give me love, give me love of every kindYou'll be begging them blind
— Keren Ann, “All The Beautiful Girls” · rhymes kind / blind

How to read the 3050 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 67
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 13
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 15
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 899
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1454
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 602
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 3
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.