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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 S·T
17
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
east1beast2priest1feast13ceased1greased1creasedfleecedpiecedyeast
2 syllables
deceased7increased1southeast1decreasedMideastnorth-eastnortheast
63
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
reached1bleached1screeched1beached33beefed9breached1breechedbriefed3leachedleafed2leashed5leechedpeached4preached8reefedpleased3seized2breezed
2 syllables
bequeathed1beseecheddebriefedimpeached1unleasheddiseased2appeased1displeasedbelieved5received3relieveddeceived7achieved1
3 syllables
overreacheddisbelievedinterleavedmisconceivedmisperceivedpreconceivedunrelieved
11
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
priests2beasts2easteseasts15feasts13leasts8yeasts
2 syllables
bereavedsdeceaseds7northeastssoutheasts1
799
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
me2be396see376free262street175sea159sleep123feet1need93tree92leave71trees79knees87please60sweet49deep52three36beat51breathe46meet48speak46keep40heat46eat36week33teeth35peace30beach33breeze45seat29key27keys24we16she13he13tea19thee23reach22meat17weak22speed20piece13these7knee26thief14lee11cheap17ease18chief5feed11teach6each3cheese7freeze11treat5sees7speech5bleed19seed17sheep10beef9eve4pete3steve1seek6grief9bee9freak3cheek17cheat7weed9league3bleeppee3sleeve19gee1weep19beep2ye4brief3
2 syllables
believe67asleep35disease26agree16release17police7complete10repeat11agreed5relief14indeed3degrees6defeat8receive7chinese1degree6marie1beneath6unique1belief7concrete8proceed1succeed1increase2louise2retreat6achieve2technique1naive4compete2heartbeat3denisemauricereceipt1louie1backseat3mcgee1upbeatelite3luis1rupeesdebris4trapeze3deceit2discreet3marquee3conceive1deceive2emcee2emcees1exceed1Gretzky2mouthpiece1newsweek2petite2physique2recede2seaweed1striptease2agrees1
3 syllables
japanese2underneath5guarantee3disagree11Tennessee17companies10Hercules1guaranteed4overseas7bittersweet8incomplete4masterpiece1disbelief2obsolete2bourgeoisie2liberties1wannabes1ABCs1absentee1bumblebees1centerpiece1centipede1cherokees1congolese1Damocles1devotee1doublespeak1expertise1interweave1oversea1parolees1portuguese1siamese1absentees1addresseeaddresseesadopteeadopteesadoreesaltarpiece
4 syllables
apologies2abilities1identities2mythologies1vietnamese1actuariesadversitiesanalysesantigonesantinomiesaperitifapostrophescalliopesconcavitiesdiastoleseponymies
5 syllables
actualities1
6 syllables
comparabilitiescompatibilities1epistemologies
7 syllables
954
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
dream150dreams122feel91real69mean72seen68green52streets48clean55scene42seems40leaves35means34queen27screen40deal27wheel26scream25team17field13feels18steel24seem16needs11steal11cream12fields14weeks5wheels20screams7keeps4stream16jeans22sheets15seemed3heels15meal6heal11dean6speaks3beats10leads3theme2thieves4jean1seats4beans5beeps1dreamed3scenes9steam9seal2deals8shield5gene3teams1lean7cleaned55sleeps6neil1sealed2scheme5eats1Queens9seeds7beam2meals4keen2weeds9seams10meets1bean3deeds5freaked3cheeks5streams7reads1greens5freaks3sweets49
2 syllables
between34machine29believes5machines6appeal9routine6reveal2extreme2fifteen2revealed4marine1christineideal1supreme1beliefs6irenedaydream6nineteen5unseen5windshield2marines1concealed5jolene3canteen3conceal3daydreams1esteem3cornfield3eighteen3moonbeam2obscene1repeats3serene2sixteen1surreal2thirteen3unclean2unreal1appeals1backstreets1downstream1extremes2foreseen1fourteen1ravine1redeemed1techniques1agin1athletes1bloodstream1caffeine1congeals1cornfields1cuisine1Eugene1fatigued1ideals1joaquin1latrine1lucille1
3 syllables
magazine8magazines11seventeen14halloween2gasoline6limousine6battlefield4kerosene5trampoline4evergreen2limousines3smithereens5submarine2figurines1guillotine3josephine1seraphim3Abilene1intervene1oldsmobile2quarantine1tambourine1Vaseline2Constantine1ernestine1evergreens1figurine1gabardine1halloweens1magdalene1mezzanine1nicotine1snowmobiles1submarines1tangerine1tangerines1tourmaline1trampolines1Aberdeenacademe
4 syllables
amphetamines2automobile2automobiles2aquamarine1acetyleneacetylenesadenosineadenosinesamphetamineaperitifsaquamarines1automobiledelephantineglucosamineglucosaminesinternecinelabyrinthine
5 syllables
antisubmarinehexachlorophenehexachlorophenes
669
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
last88lost74fast81past79left62best63rest60first39chest48ghost35trust34dust35most27west29just9cost24waste26taste23test20must15list16passed17worst16coast15gift13christ9soft15shift16missed7lift10dressed8guest5breast18cast9bust12fist14post5blessed11kissed9toast6crossed7touched3wrist17watched2pissed2forcedbasedpushed2blast4nest7host4placed4twist4messed43burst5washed2cursed5laughed4lust9crushed4vest11vast1searched2frost11mist9rust13thirst12crashed2stuffed2theft1wished14facedswitched9guessed3chasedroast1smashed1quest3pressed6draft1waist3tossed7
2 syllables
exist15almost4arrest2request2suggestimpressed1resist5insist2depressed5divorced2attached3obsessed2protest2produced1discussed2replaced2dismissed1aircraft1broadcastpossessed2confessed9assistreduced2erased2rehearsed3adjust1exhaust3Midwest2reversed2undressed2approached1investaloft2bereft1distrust2facelift2mismatched1oppressed2outstretched2unmatched1unrest2adrift1amassed1behest1Belfast1blacklist1caressed1checklist1cloudburst1compressed1defrost1digest1disgraced1dispersed1distaste1divest1expressed1forecast1foremost1handcuffed1headrest1mistrust1
3 syllables
introducedsacrificed1Pentecost2holocaust1wanderlust2manifest1overcast1overdosed1poltergeist1unattached1unimpressed1acquiescedaftertastealkahestanarchistantitrustautographed2bolshevistBucharestBudapestbulletproofed1chloroplastcoalescedcoexistcolorfastconvalesceddiagnoseddispossessedfireproofedflabbergasthandicrafthectographedhovercraftinnermostinterlacedinterspersedJihadistlithographedlymphoblastnativistnorthernmostoculist
4 syllables
anthologistantiaircraftchoreographedenthusiasticonoclastmimeographednumismatistoverproducedpodiatristproctologistrecidivistreintroduced
5 syllables
spiritualist
7 syllables
epidemiologist
7
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
leased
2 syllables
released5policedsubleasedleisterleisters
3 syllables
unreleased

“least” at line end — from real songs

To say the leastFor you to love me
— Jason Molina, “Love Leaves Its Abusers” · rhymes least / me
You should be gone, beastBe gone from my mind, at least
— Laura Marling, “Take the Night Off” · rhymes least / beast
There's a wealthy Hindu priestWho's a wolf, to say the least
— Cole Porter, “Always True to You in My Fashion” · rhymes least / priest

How to read the 2513 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 17
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 63
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 11
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 799
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 954
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 669
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 7
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.