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Words that rhyme withleague

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 G
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 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
EEG
2 syllables
fatigue1blitzkriegintrigue
250
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
speak46week33weak22seek6freak3cheek17greek1leak4creek8sneak1peak6clique2beak3chic3streak2creak2sheik2shriek2bleak1geek1meek1peek1sleek1wreak1leekpiquereeksheikhsikhsqueakteaktweakzekeneed93speed20feed1bleed19seed17weed9reed3deed5breed8greed9plead2heed3creed2freed2ReidBede1keyed1steed1swede1beadcededweebGidegrebeHebekneadkneedmeadMeadescreedskied1Sneadspreedtreedtweedstreet175sleep123feet118sweet49deep52beat51meet48keep40heat46eat36seat29meat17cheap17treat5sheep10pete3cheat7bleepweep19beep2fleet7neat8sheet5creep3suite2sweep2leap3
2 syllables
unique1technique1newsweek2physique2mystique1antiquebatikBelgiquebespeakboutiquecaciquecritiquegrosbeakmidweekmisspeaknewspeakobliqueworkweekagreed5indeed3proceed1succeed1exceed1recede2seaweed1concede1decreed1goateed1misread1stampede1accedeairspeedbirdseedcaribechevieddegreedduckweedemceedflaxseedforeseedhigh-speedimpedelinseedlipidemilkweedmisdeedmisleadnosebleedoilseedpitiedpokeweedprecedeprecissedproofreadragweedrapeseedrereadreseedsecedeshaheedSiegfriedsightseedwaleedasleep35complete10repeat11defeat8concrete8retreat6compete2heartbeat3receipt1backseat3upbeatelite3
3 syllables
doublespeak1angeliquefenugreekMartiniqueMozambiqueguaranteed4centipede1aniseedcompaniedcottonseeddisagreedfiligreedfireweedftpedGanymedeintercedeoverfeedoverseedrefereedsupersedebittersweet8incomplete4obsolete2indiscreetmargueriteovereatoverheatoversleepparakeetuncomplete
443
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
streets48field13east15needs11least8fields14weeks5beast11priest11keeps4sheets15seemed3speaks3pleased3beats10leads3reached1feast13seats4beeps1dreamed3shield5cleaned55sleeps6sealed2eats1seeds7weeds9meets1deeds5freaked3cheeks5reads1freaks3sweets49priests2reeds5screamed4fiend3fiends4weeps4yield3healed1beads3bleeds3breeds3treats5beasts2creeps1peaks1peeved2seized2streaks1bleached1breathed1ceased1creaks1deets1geeks1gleamed1greased1grieved1jeeps1leagues1leaked1leaks1leaps1Leeds1screeched1sneaks1suites1weaved1beached33beaked3beaks3beamed2beaned3beefed9beeped2beetsbleepedbleepsbreached1breamedbreechedbreezedbriefed3cedescheats7cheeked17
2 syllables
believed5received3released5revealed4deceased7relieveddeceived7windshield2increased1concealed5achieved1cornfield3perceived3repeats3backstreets1conceived2diseased2redeemed1techniques1appeased1athletes1cornfields1fatigued1minefield1precedes1reprieved1southeast1accedesafieldaggrievedairfieldairfieldsairspeedsannealedantiquedantiquesappealed9backfieldbackfieldsbackseats3batikkedbequeathed1bereavedbereavedsbeseechedbesiegedbespeaksbirdseedsblitzkriegedblitzkriegsBloomfieldbopeepsboutiquesbrowbeatsbuckwheatscaciquescanfieldcanfieldscareenedcaribescartwheeledcompetes2completes10concedes1conceitsconcretes8congealedconvenedcrabmeatscritiqued
3 syllables
battlefield4angeliquesaniseedsBakersfieldbattlefields4bittersweets8centipedes1chesterfieldchesterfieldscontravenedcottonseedsdisbelieveddoublespeaks1fenugreeksfireweedsguillotinedintercedesinterleavedintervenedmargueritesmisconceivedmisperceivedobsoletes2overeatsoverfeedsoverheatsoverreachedoversleepsparakeetspreconceivedquarantinedreconvenedsnowmobiledsubmarinedsupersedesunconcealedunredeemedunreleasedunrelieved
4 syllables
automobiled
122
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
me1387be396see376free262sea159tree92three36key27we1she13he13tea19thee23knee26lee11bee9pee3gee1ye4fee6wee7dee1hee2plea6flee5ski1spree2tee3yee3oui1qui1bea1Brie1chea1flea1glee1pre1quai1quay1zee1CreeDEAgheekealeaLeighneepeashi
2 syllables
agree16degree6marie1louie1mcgee1debris4marquee3emcee2Gretzky2Chablis1decree1jolie1magee1mcghee1AgeeAlbeebansheecuriedrafteeespritforeseegoateegutsyindrilesseemarquismerciPawneepayeepee-peeraneeravirupeesightseetraineetrusteevendeewhoopeeYangtze
3 syllables
guarantee3disagree11Tennessee17bourgeoisie2absentee1devotee1oversea1addresseeadopteeamputeeappointeeattendeeconfereedeporteedetaineeenlisteeenrolleeescapeeguaraniguarantyhonoreeinducteeinterneeinviteelicenseenomineeparoleepotpourrirefereereparteeretireeunderseaWaikiki
4 syllables
interviewee
1030
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
dream1dreams122feel91real69mean72leave71trees79knees87seen68please60green52clean55breathe46scene42seems40leaves35teeth35peace30beach33means34queen27screen40breeze45deal27wheel26keys24scream25team17reach22feels18steel24seem16piece13these7thief14steal11cream12wheels20ease18chief5teach6screams7each3cheese7freeze11stream16jeans22sees7speech5heels15meal6heal11dean6beef9eve4steve1grief9theme2thieves4jean1beans5sleeve19scenes9steam9seal2deals8brief3squeeze4bees14gene3teams1lean7niece4keith1jeezneil1scheme5Queens9beam2meals4
2 syllables
believe67between34machine29disease26release17police7relief14degrees6receive7believes5chinese1machines6beneath6appeal9routine6reveal2belief7extreme2increase2louise2fifteen2achieve2marine1christinenaive4ideal1supreme1denisemauricebeliefs6irenedaydream6nineteen5unseen5marines1luis1rupeesjolene3canteen3conceal3daydreams1esteem3trapeze3eighteen3moonbeam2obscene1serene2sixteen1surreal2thirteen3unclean2unreal1appeals1conceive1deceive2downstream1emcees1extremes2foreseen1fourteen1
3 syllables
magazine8japanese2underneath5magazines11seventeen14halloween2companies10Hercules1overseas7gasoline6limousine6kerosene5trampoline4evergreen2limousines3masterpiece1smithereens5disbelief2submarine2figurines1guillotine3josephine1seraphim3Abilene1intervene1liberties1oldsmobile2quarantine1tambourine1Vaseline2wannabes1ABCs1bumblebees1centerpiece1cherokees1congolese1Constantine1Damocles1ernestine1evergreens1
4 syllables
apologies2amphetamines2automobile2abilities1automobiles2identities2aquamarine1mythologies1vietnamese1acetyleneacetylenesactuariesadenosineadenosinesadversitiesamphetamineanalysesantigonesantinomies
5 syllables
actualities1
6 syllables
7 syllables
145
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
dog31bag20big10ugh6drag19leg8drug5dig7flag7pig3beg1egg3hug2bug4fog15gregdoug1log6tag4craigargh2gig3rug9dug2frog1plug2plague1morgue2meg1rag6wig4rig1mug2hog4rogue2vague3fag3gag4smog3wag4pegbrag2cog2jug1nag1blog1chug1clog1ferg1mag1Prague1shag1shrug1slug1smug1snag1stag1thug1twig1bergbogBraggbrigburgcleggcragdagdroguefigflogfuguegroghaghoggjigjogkeglaglugprigpugregsagsegueslagslogsnogsnugswigtrigtugvogueWhig
2 syllables
hashtag1bulldog1bullfrog1iceberg1lapdog1agogbacklogbigwigbootlegdebugearplugeggnoggreylaggroundhoghandbaghedgehoghotdoghumbugleapfrogmailbagMPEGnutmegPrologquahogragtagrenegesandbagscumbagSontagStrasbourgunplugwatchdogzig-zag
3 syllables
dialogue1analog2catalogue1jitterbug1monologue1synagogue1travelogue1analoguedemagogueepiloguefirebugladybugLuxembourgsaddlebagTagalogunderdog
15
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
legal1colleagueleaguinglegals1
3 syllables
illegal4legally1beleaguerbeleagueredbeleaguersillegals4
4 syllables
beleagueringextralegalillegallyparalegalparalegals

“league” at line end — from real songs

That's major, just like the Negro LeagueA nice peace-fund ideas from people who look like we
— Donny Hathaway, “Legacy” · rhymes league / we
*2 Chainz - Rap Or Go To The League*Chloe Lilac - Manic Pixie Dream
— Laura Marling, “2019 Music Log by jeffersuhn” · rhymes league / dream
You ain't from no set if you wasn't gangbangin' in Little LeagueYou ain't lit, you litter like Trump Twitter feed
— Mos Def, “Education” · rhymes league / feed

How to read the 1993 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 4
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 250
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 443
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 122
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1030
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 144
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 15
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.