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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 AY coda F
11
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
wifecliché41knife12strife4rife1fife
2 syllables
ex-wifemidwife1alewifehousewifeloosestrife
3 syllables
Yellowknife
474
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
nice4twice2ice1price1rice1vice2dice1slice2mice1weiss1hice1spice1thrice1brycegneisssplicetriceviseweislive4drive3five27dive7strive1thrive5jive3hive1Cliveeyes8lies2rise1skies1size16dies22flies25guys5sighs6cries16wise12prize6tries7ties6thighs9fries3pies5spies2buys1dries1guise1whys1writhe1ayes3biseblithebyes11chis2dyes1highs127kwaislithelyes1phispliespriespsisryes3scytheshies13sties1thais2tithevies1whies113wyes
2 syllables
advice2device1precisesuffice1allspiceconciseenticeexcisealive2survive26arrive1beehive1archiveconnivecontrivedeprivederivenosediverevivesurprise32disguise26supplies2sunrise11advisegoodbyes5despise5arise5capsize1demise1baptize1devise1magpies1reprise1unwise1applies1apprisebeliesbigeyesbonsaisbotfliesbuckeyeschastiseclockwisecomplies1comprisecrosswisedecriesdefiesdenies6descriesdownsizeedgewisefranchisefull-sizegadfliesgoodbiesimpliesinciselanaislengthwiselikewiseneckties
3 syllables
paradise5sacrifice3edelweiss1impreciseoverpriceunderpriceoverdrive1forty-fivethirty-fivetwenty-fiverealize10recognize5otherwise1exercise1realise1compromise1recogniseenterprise2butterflies5criticize5fireflies3lullabies3alibis3memorize3colonize2fantasize1socialize1sympathize2advertise1analyze1canonize1fossilize1harmonize1idolize1improvise1merchandise1mesmerize1moralize1multiplies1polarize1samurais1scrutinize1
4 syllables
seventy-fiveapologize5apologisedesensitize1acidifiesactualizealphabetizealuminizeantagonizebeatifiescannibalizecapitalizecaramelizecategorizecharacterizecircularizecollectivizecommercialize
5 syllables
materialize2americanizecollateralizecompartmentalize
6 syllables
871
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
times4lights1lines1nights26miles13minds23signs18christ1sides1crimes12likes2rights5finds1wives6files2fights6kinds1drives1shines11smiles13pines10rhymes13rides12types1knives7mines7heights8blinds10chimes4strikes2writes17dimes5sights7sites1vines5knights1pipes2bites3fives1dykes2stripes1tiles2tribes3aisles1dives2hides2nikes1nines2sized1spines1thrives1tides1tights2whines2bribes1brights1climbs1fines1flights1guides1jived1kites1mites1piles1rites1shrines1slides1spikes1stiles1styles1tines1vibes1whites1yikes1niles1ailesbides1bightsbikes2biles2
2 syllables
sometimes1surprised17arrived1besides1survived2reminds1arrives2decides19headlights6hillsides3headlines3subsides1survives3unwinds3obligedbacksides2bloodlines1deprived1designs1divides1insides2landmines2sidelines1abides1advised1archives1baptized1beehives1betides1capsized1chastised1collides1contrived1declines1despised1devised1disguised1enzymes1felines1footlights1grapevines1ignites1lifetimes1pastimes1provides1reclines1resides1revised1shorelines1spotlights1sufficed1textiles1websites1affinesairlinesalights4aligns4alikes1alinesamides
3 syllables
realized4recognized2realised1organizedsacrificed1hypnotized3compromised1advertised2concubines2memorized2paralyzed1terrorized2valentines1analyzed1archetypes1borderlines1canonized1carbonized1countrysides1criticized1crocodiles1finalized1genocides1Maritimes1masterminds1motorbikes1parasites1poltergeist1porcupines1prototypes1publicized1satellites1synchronized1womanized1acolytesactinidesaggrandizedagonizedammonitesamortized
4 syllables
apologized1commercialized1hermaphrodites1immobilized1legitimized1unsupervised1actualizedalphabetizedaluminizedantagonizedapologisedcannibalizedcapitalizedcaramelizedcategorizedcharacterizedcircularized
5 syllables
industrialized1americanized
6 syllables
australopithecines
188
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
sky4die5cry1i4by1high1why1eye3try4fly3lie3my1guy1dry40buy1bye1pie1shy1hi2aye3tie7sigh20spy1thychi2fry3thigh6vie1nigh2rye3sly3bae2thai2bly1dye1lye1mai1sty1tai1BlighFryejaikwaiphiplyprypsisprywrywye
2 syllables
goodbye2july12deny6reply17good-byesupply3bye-byenearby1apply1rely1allyMumbai1necktie1Versailles2untie1comply1Kauai1magpie1mcfly1pigsty1rabbi1standby1shanghaiawrybeliebonsaibotflyBruneibuckeyeChennaidecrydefydescrydrip-dryDubaigadflygoodbyherebyhi-fiimplylanaioutcrypotpiered-eyeretryshooflySinaitherebywalleyeWiFi
3 syllables
testify3alibi1butterfly1lullaby13samuraimultiply3satisfy2firefly2Gemini1goldeneye1amplify1classify1crucify1justify1pacify1quantify1rectify1signify1unify1alkalibeautifycalcifycertifyclarifycodifydeifydignifyedifyfalsifyfortifygasifygentrifyglorifygratifyhorrifyliquefyLoreleimagnifymisapplymodifymollify
4 syllables
identifyacidifybeatifydecertifydeclassifydemystifydetoxifydisqualifydissatisfydiversifyelectrifyexemplifyindemnifyintensifyoversupplypersonifypreoccupyreclassifyreunifysolidify
5 syllables
dehumidifymisidentifyoversimplify
904
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
time13night21mind7right9light14mine1side4line2like8fine115find116smile1ride96fight3while80wine1child2kind1died3white1sight73shine73hide63tight3blind62pride2bright1wild35tried3style36sign37crime1wide39flight2might24cried37write2bride23lied1nine14bite17climb1type9dime1quite4tide22mike3tied9strike6liked1signed5guide10rhyme29slide14file2prime4mile8pipe8bike2site1tribe4height8kylepile2wipeknight1vine14spine14fried1smiled12pine9grind11spite2filed1slight1fright10lime10spikewipedwhine8
2 syllables
tonight5behind2inside3alright5outside53decide1midnight1sunshine23lifetime11moonlight31goodnight2design13sometime9aside1divine13remind1online4invite1beside6provide1meantime3daylight12describe3denied10despiteawhile12designed13profile2unlikepolite3mankind3meanwhile1alike1divide11delight1unkind14sublime13described1assigned1upsidecollide8springtime2website1twilight1sunlight8skyline6appliedgrapevine5resign3abide6define1inclined6moonshine4reside6spotlight1starlight4untied5upright5uptight4flashlight2
3 syllables
satisfied16suicide11anytime5caroline1terrified4satellite4valentine4homicide1overnight1appetite8summertime11overtime5qualified1occupied1riverside4dynamite2crucified4mountainside2classifiedborderline3clementine3countryside2columbine3Frankenstein3genocide2intertwined3motorbike3Palestine2petrified3wintertime2candlelight2colorblind1crystalline2justified2magnified2parasite1turpentine2undefined2adeline1alongside1
4 syllables
identified1evangeline3dissatisfied2econoline1meteorite2exemplified1formaldehyde1infanticide1solidified1unsatisfied1acidifiedbeatifiedclomipraminedaminozidedecertifieddeclassifieddemystifieddetoxifieddisqualified
5 syllables
6 syllables
australopithecine
188
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
off116stuff34laugh39safe22rough25tough14half13roof15proof18thief14if5shelf33self14chief5wolf1beef9jeff2chef3grief9staff1cliff6deaf3golf2brief3ralph1cough8leaf2stiff2bluff9puff4calf3surf3scarfwoof2cuff2alf1barf1chafe1chaff1clef1dwarf1elf1fluff1geoff1goof1hoof1huff1keef1loaf1muff1riff1ruff1scuff1sniff1wharf1biffbuffcoifcoiffedoffdufffiefgaffgaffeGrafgraphgruff
2 syllables
enough124myself100yourself52himself15itself12herself7relief14belief7behalf1bergdorf1handcuff1takeoff1themself1aloofblastoffbookshelfcarafecutoffdebriefdrop-offdyestuffearmuffengulffail-safefalloffFalstaffflagstafffoodstufffoolproofgiraffejerk-offkickoffknockofflayoffliftoffMarkoffmassifmotifone-offpayoffpilafplayoffrebuffriffraffrunoffrustproofselloffstandoffsunrooftrade-offtradeoff
3 syllables
photograph7autograph2disbelief2bulletproof1Molotov2Beowulf1ourself1phonograph1allographcloverleafDusseldorfepitaphfireproofhectographhieroglyphinterleafleitmotiflithographmonographoverstuffparagraphpetroglyphpolygraphpolymorphRomanoffshatterproofspectrographtelegraphUNICEFwaterproofweatherproof
4 syllables
aperitifchoreographmimeograph
5
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
nightlife1wildlifelifer1lifers1
3 syllables
afterlife1

“life” at line end — from real songs

I got married, and I loved my wifeAll in all, I've been happy with my life
— Laura Marling, “Caroline” · rhymes life / wife
Some polluted version of all I meant to be in lifeTheir recollections pruned by the accidents of time, what got thrown away, and…
— Mount Eerie, “Distortion” · rhymes life / night
This is the soundtrack of my lifeUnder the water a distant light
— Black Box Recorder, “Factory Radio” · rhymes life / light

How to read the 2636 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 11
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 474
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 871
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 188
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 904
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 188
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 5
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.