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Words that rhyme withleaving

feminine
Masculine

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 this word

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 V
21
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)
2 syllables
grieving2weaving3cleavingheavingpeevingreavingreevingthieving
3 syllables
receiving1deceiving1bereaving1conceiving1achievingaggrievingperceivingreprieving
4 syllables
interweavingmisconceivingmisperceivingpreconceiving
54
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)
2 syllables
breathing1freezing1breezing1seething1cheesingeasingpleasing2seizingsheathing1sneezingsqueezing
3 syllables
appeasingbesiegingdispleasingdebriefingincreasing1policing1bequeathing1beseeching
4 syllables
overreaching
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)
2 syllables
evening2feasting13Riesling
3 syllables
unreasoning
30
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)
2 syllables
being8seeing7fleeing1feeing6freeing262geeing1keying27kneeing26peeing3
3 syllables
agreeing16chevying1decreeing1emceeing2foreseeingprecissingsightseeing
4 syllables
companying10disagreeing11filigreeingftping
295
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)
2 syllables
feeling35sleeping27dreaming2screaming1meaning12beating1speaking3ceiling15bleeding7keeping4reading2meeting2eating2hearing1stealing5dealing3beeping1cheating3cleaning55leading16feeding2freaking3healing9treating5weeping7seeking2creaking2needing2squealing1sneaking1creeping4reeling2leaking1gleaming1greeting2peeling2steaming2streaming2sweeping1breeding1fleeting1kneeling1peaking1peeking1reaping1scheming1screening1seeming1shrieking1speeding1beadingbeadlingbeaking3beaming2beaning3bleepingbreamingcedingcheeking17cleatingcreaming12deemingfielding13gleaning1greening52heaping2heating46heeding3heeling2helingjeeringkeelingkeening2kneadingleaguingleaning7leaping3leming
3 syllables
repeating5revealing4receding2appealing2competing2cheerleading1daydreaming1deleting1fatiguing1housekeeping1intriguing1proceeding1retreating1succeeding1accedingannealingantiquingbatikkingbeekeepingbespeakingblitzkriegingbookkeepingbrowbeatingcareeningcartwheelingcompletingconcealing3concedingconcretingcongealingconveningcritiquingDarjeelingdefeating8demeaningdepletingendearingentreatingesteeming3exceeding1excretingfreewheelinghousecleaningimpedinginbreedingmachiningmainstreaming1misleadingmisreading1misspeakingmistreatingpeacekeepingprecedingproofreadingreceipting1redeemingrehearingrepealingrepletingrereadingresealing
4 syllables
buccaneeringcontraveningguillotiningintercedinginterveningovereatingoverfeedingoverhearing1overheatingoversleepingquarantiningreconveningsnowmobilingsubmariningsupersedingunappealingpreviouslyachievableconceivableconceivablydeviancesreceivablereceivablesunevenly
5 syllables
automobilinginconceivableirretrievablyunderachieverunderachievers
27
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
leave71
2 syllables
leaver1leavers1leavings23leavinsLevibelieve1relieve1Aleve
3 syllables
believing8believer4believers3relieving1leveragedrelieverrelievers
4 syllables
nonbeliever1alleviatesbelievable
5 syllables
unbelievable2

“leaving” at line end — from real songs

There's no way I'm leavingI'm already grieving
— Bahamas, “No Expectations” · rhymes leaving / grieving
I never really had a problem because of leavingBut everything reminds me of her this evening
— Elliott Smith, “Everything Reminds Me of Her” · rhymes leaving / evening
And when your train was leavingWas you asleep and dreaming
— The Magnetic Fields, “Asleep and Dreaming” · rhymes leaving / dreaming

How to read the 404 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 21
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 54
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 30
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 295
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 27
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.