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Words that rhyme withlearn

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 ER coda N
28
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
turn8burn3earn1stern2churn1fern1spurn1urn1yearn1BernBerneerne
2 syllables
return5concern1adjourndiscerndownturnheartburnSauternesunburnu-turn
3 syllables
taciturn1overturnunconcern
21
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
firmterm1worm1spermgerm1bermhermsquirmtherm
2 syllables
confirm1earthworm1affirmbookwormcutworminfirmlong-termmidterm
3 syllables
endospermreaffirmreconfirm
85
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
learned9burned1turned4turns2burns1terms1earned4burnt2worms3learntferns3germs2yearns1bermsbernsburnesburnsed11churned1churns1
2 syllables
returned4concerned3confirmed1returns2concerns1adjourned2unearned1unturned1adjournsaffirmedaffirmsbookwormsconfirms1cutwormsdiscerned
3 syllables
unconcerned1endospermsoverturnedoverturnsreaffirmedreaffirmsreconfirmedreconfirmsunconcernsunconfirmed
42
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
her38were4sir7perfur3stir3blur3cur1fer1fleur1myrrh1purr1ter1birrburburrfirshirrslur
2 syllables
preferMonsieur1transferoccur3referchauffeurconcurconferdeferdemurdeterincurinferinterliqueur
3 syllables
connoisseursaboteur
4 syllables
entrepreneur1restaurateur
605
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
world127girl2words54earth55word1work44first39heard41hurt1girls23bird26worse31worth28shirt18hurts18birds15dirt23worst16church9works8curse17birth15worked3serve4third3search2purse8nurse4jerk6nerve5served2hers5worlds5pearl7earl2burst5cursed5nerves1verse8skirt5clerk3searched2pearls13thirst12curls9kurtshirts3kirk1Burtserves1curb4curve5flirt4hearse5swirl4swirls5whirl3burkeherdurge2curl4bertsurf3hurled3perch3durst2herbs1hurl1lurk2mirth1nerd2smirk2swerve1thirds2Turk2vert2birch1blurred1bursts1chirp1curbed1curves1earle1ers1ferg1herb1
2 syllables
deserve7research4alert2reverse6absurd8homework2network1deserves1occurred4disturb1dessert1transferreddeserveddisturbed2observe1unfurled7password1reserve3bluebird4t-shirtperverse3rehearsed3unfurl3preserve1berserk2inverse3reversed2clockwork2disperse1networks1obverse1preferred1preserved2reserved1sweatshirt1unheard2artwork1bluebirds1cloudburst1cowgirl1crossword1crosswords1dispersed1emerge1footwork1iceberg1observed1outskirts1showgirl1songbird1submerged1sunbird1unfurls1watchword1woodwork1absurds8accursedadversealerts2amperesartworks1assertassertsavertavertsbeadwork
3 syllables
universe8paperwork1fireworks2underworld4mockingbird3hummingbird1hummingbirds3amateurs2mockingbirds1butterworth1extrovert1leavenworth1needlework1overheard1reemerge1Ataturkconnoisseurscynosuresdescriptorsdisconcertdisconcertsextroverts1firebirdfirebirdsfireworkhandiworkhandiworksintersperseinterspersedintrovertintrovertsladybirdladybirdslatticeworklatticeworksmetalworkmetalworksminiskirtminiskirtsneedleworks1netherworldnetherworldsopenworkopenworksoverwork
4 syllables
arbitrageursentrepreneurs1restaurateurs
1200
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
down541on293in278man307gone224mine275one197town214sun174done173line196rain170pain159own119then97can87fine115moon96run93been63son79mean72stone72wine86soon84fun81seen68train60men59gun67skin69phone60known62dawn61shine73when48green52brain52plan59born36clean55win41scene42bone44sign37queen27screen40sin33none23won24tune31chain25crown32thin22brown24plane22ten17pen22than7grown18lane21nine14clown23goin2van15fan16vain26plain15lawn24john4ran7horn11spin14don2an3june11jane5gain13corn10shown11
2 syllables
again332alone286someone33insane50between34machine29begin25explain27within24begun32upon8remain17downtown16sunshine23began6unknown17design13amen6complain14champagne6divine13japan6cocaine14online4undone18routine6campaign2berlin3refrain13batman2maintain3balloon7fifteen2morondianemarine1grandson1shotgun3christineairplane3contain3hometown7reborn7skyline6uptown8irenebreakdown3grapevine5resign3elaine1define5moonshine4nineteen5unseen5jolene3align4canteen3decline4mainline3saloon1
3 syllables
everyone42anyone21afternoon19telephone20magazine8caroline7honeymoon6seventeen14valentine4halloween2hurricane10Babylon6gasoline6limousine6violin3businessmankerosene5microphone4trampoline4evergreen2mandolin1borderline3cellophane3clementine3fisherman4overgrown3submarine2unicorn3columbine3Frankenstein3guillotine3josephine1Palestine2windowpane1entertain1Abilene1avalon1caravan1chaperone1crystalline2
4 syllables
Afghanistan1evangeline3econoline1Agamemnon1aquamarine1acetyleneadenosineamphetamineanticycloneassemblymanautomatonAzerbaijancatamaranclomipraminecomedienneConcepcioncontrabassoon
5 syllables
hydrocortisone1antisubmarine
6 syllables
australopithecine
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 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
learning11learnerlearnersLerner

“learn” at line end — from real songs

I won't be another turnTo gather up and use what you learn
— Bahamas, “Southern Drawl” · rhymes learn / turn
"The greatest thing you'll ever learnIs just to love and be loved in return"
— Eden Ahbez, “Nature Boy” · rhymes learn / return
What’s left after that’s all gone I hope to never learnI’m sure we’ll find new things to burn
— Jason Molina, “Being in Love” · rhymes learn / burn

How to read the 1981 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 28
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 21
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 85
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 42
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 605
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1200
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 4
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.