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Words that rhyme withlee

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 —
115
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
me4be2see2free1sea159tree92three36key27we16she13he13tea19thee1knee26bee9pee3gee1ye4fee6wee7dee1hee2plea6flee5ski1spree2tee3yee3oui1qui1bea1Brie1chea1flea1glee1pre1quai1quay1zee1CreeDEAgheekeaneepeashi
2 syllables
agree16degree6marie1louie1mcgee1debris4marquee3emcee2Gretzky2decree1magee1mcghee1AgeeAlbeebansheecuriedrafteeespritforeseegoateegutsyindrilesseemarquismerciPawneepayeepee-peeraneeravirupeesightseetraineetrusteevendeewhoopeeYangtze
3 syllables
guarantee3disagree11Tennessee1bourgeoisie2absentee1devotee1oversea1addresseeadopteeamputeeappointeeattendeeconfereedeporteedetaineeenlisteeescapeeguaraniguarantyhonoreeinducteeinterneeinviteelicenseenomineepotpourrirefereereparteeretireeunderseaWaikiki
4 syllables
interviewee
1692
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
street175dream150dreams122sleep123feel91feet118need93real69mean72leave71trees79knees87seen68please60green52sweet49streets48clean55deep52beat51breathe46meet48scene42speak46keep40heat46eat36week33seems40leaves35teeth35peace30beach33means34queen27screen40breeze45deal27seat29wheel26keys24scream25team17field13reach22feels18steel24meat17weak22seem16speed20piece13these7east15needs11thief14cheap17steal11cream12least8weeks5beast11wheels20ease18chief5priest11feed11teach6screams7each3cheese7freeze11keeps4treat5stream16jeans22sees7speech5bleed19sheets15
2 syllables
believe67between34asleep35machine29disease26release17police7complete10repeat11agreed5relief14indeed3believed5degrees6defeat8receive7received3believes5chinese1released5machines6beneath6appeal9routine6unique1reveal2belief7concrete8proceed1succeed1extreme2increase2louise2retreat6fifteen2revealed4achieve2marine1deceased7technique1christinenaive4ideal1supreme1compete2relievedheartbeat3denisemauricebeliefs6deceived7receipt1irenebackseat3daydream6nineteen5unseen5windshield2upbeatincreased1
3 syllables
magazine8japanese2underneath5magazines11seventeen14halloween2companies10Hercules1guaranteed4overseas7bittersweet8gasoline6limousine6battlefield4kerosene5trampoline4evergreen2incomplete4limousines3masterpiece1smithereens5disbelief2submarine2figurines1guillotine3josephine1obsolete2seraphim3Abilene1intervene1liberties1oldsmobile2quarantine1tambourine1Vaseline2wannabes1ABCs1bumblebees1centerpiece1centipede1
4 syllables
apologies2amphetamines2automobile2abilities1automobiles2identities2aquamarine1mythologies1vietnamese1acetyleneacetylenesactuariesadenosineadenosinesadversitiesamphetamineanalysesantigonesantinomies
5 syllables
actualities1
6 syllables
7 syllables
36
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
fields14priests2fiends4beasts2easteseasts15feasts13leasts8shields5wields
2 syllables
cornfields1airfieldsbackfieldsbereavedscanfieldsdeceaseds7eighteenths
3 syllables
battlefields4chesterfieldsseventeenths
123
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
leaLeigh
2 syllables
Chablis1jolie1Leo1deeply1liamLeonsweetly7neatly3freelycheaply1mealy1beastlybrieflychieflycleanlyfeeblyGreeleygreenlykeenlyleahleos1measlymeeklyPriestleypriestlysleeklysteelysteeplyweakly
3 syllables
enrolleeparoleeeasily16completely9recently2extremelylegally1secretlyequally1discreetly1frequently1peacefully2ceaselessly1DeMille1evenly1regally1routinely1aliyahaliyahsbiweeklybooleanconcretely
4 syllables
previouslyrepeatedly2Galileo1mausoleums1obscenely1vehemently1appealinglyappreciablycerebrallycoherentlyconceivably
5 syllables
immediately1obediently1basophiliabasophilias

“lee” at line end — from real songs

Get down, get down, little Henry LeeAnd stay all night with me
— Nick Cave, “Henry Lee” · rhymes lee / me
What do you yearn for? Where do you long to be?Open the screen door, talking with Diane Lee
— Big Thief, “Red Moon” · rhymes lee / be
I'm the bad motherfucker called Stagger LeeHe said, "Well bartender, it's so plain to see
— Nick Cave, “Stagger Lee” · rhymes lee / see

How to read the 1843 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 115
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 1692
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 36
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 123
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.