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Words that rhyme withlimp

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 IH coda M·P
10
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
shrimppimpblimpchimpcrimpimpprimpscrimpskimpwimp
87
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
think50drink23sink12pink5link5print1sync1stink4ink7shrink3hint1blink5brink3mink3wink3chink1flint1INC1lint1mint1rink1sprint1stint1tint1cinqueclinkdinkdintfinkglintklinkquintsplintsquintzincwind59sinned5pinned2skinned1binnedbrimmedchinneddimmed
2 syllables
footprint1newsprint1blueprinthoodwinkimprintmisprintreprintrethinkuplinkwhirlwind2chagrined1chagrinneddownwindheadwindrescindwoodwind
3 syllables
fingerprint1doublethinkinterlinkpeppermintunderpinned
101
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
drinks5thinks1prints1winds3stinks1glimpse3linked5sinks2blimps1blinks1links1minked1minks1tints1blinked5brinks3chimpschinked1chinks1cinquesclinkedclinks
2 syllables
precinct1blueprints1extinct1footprints1hoodwinked1shoeprints1whirlwinds1distinctheadwindshoodwinksimprintsmisprintsnewsprints1precincts1reprintsrescindsrethinks
3 syllables
indistinctfingerprints3doublethinksinterlinkedinterlinksmicrofilmedpeppermints
398
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
it444in278him138thing115sing83been63skin69ring57king49kid50win41sick32bit25sin33quick27hit23spring29bring18ship19thin22big10wing23fit16quit19trip13swim11stick10pick8sit4spin14trick11swing15jim8split9string13kick5dig7nick4slip8tip6pig3ridspit8kim2grip12hid9gym6thick7pin5lip9chick3lit10timgin10hip9rickpit4chin4twin10rip2strip4skip3flip6chip1prick4inn3tin7brick2kitclick3bid3sting10jinbin4lick6whip1kin10gig3
2 syllables
begin25within24bullshit5admit6commit2berlin3outfit2permitpicnic1forbid1lipstick1spaceship4sidekick5submitchagrin1cockpit2coiling2homesick1kingpin2Madrid1offspring2plaything2toothpick2transmit2akin1Boleyn1eyelid1Kubrick1pigskin1puking1shoestring1starship1unfit1acquitad-libairshipairstriparmpitbefitBeijingbigwigbreak-inbroomstickbuckskinbuilt-inChongqingchopstickcorncribcourtshipdeerskindipstickdownswingemitequipErvingflagshipforelimbforeskinforewinghamstring
3 syllables
everything65anything29lunatic1violin3leadershipscholarship1mandolin1candlestick3censorship1counterfeit1hypocrite1pseudonym1showmanship1sportsmanship1staggering1authorshipbaby-sitbailiwickbattleshipbolshevikbrinkmanshipchairmanshipcolouring2consulshipcraftsmanshipdealershipdebiteddraftsmanshipfellowshipfingertipfirebrickgamesmanshipinternshipkatydidmembershipmicrochipmight-have-beenmodeling5modellingmoleskin
4 syllables
relationship2championship1apprenticeshipbellyachingcitizenshipcompanionshipdictatorshipdirectorshipeditorshipgeneralshipgovernorshipIdentikitimpoliticone-upmanshippartisanshipprofessorshiprealpolitikreceivership
5 syllables
ambassadorshipproprietorship
1396
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
here270this149is104things57years84will65still64fear71year60with51hill59clear67kiss55dear41hear50give19lives20lips43kids37near40ear42wings29ears29beer29kill20wish14rings19his15miss13fill20bridge14list16bill14since9weird13rich12killed10six9pills17fears25gift13sins21milk10fish10hills15if5fix8shift16which2lived5bills15prince6missed7brings9lift10risk3film4switch9witch8chill11build6gives2kings14its1till2piss8fixed8fist14built3picked3tricks12cheers2kissed9ships5chris1gear8smith3filled1wrist17
2 syllables
exist15until7begins14forgive5appear13career9appears4convinced1resist5convinceinsist2exists3appeared3severe1sincere8dismissed1addict3brazilShakespeare2eyelids5fulfill2assistfrontier6abyss5catfish2premiere2reindeer3unclear3uphill1veneer3addicts1axes1facelift2forgives2fulfilled2goodwill2insists1landfill1misfits2rebuild2abridged1admits1adrift1Advil1armpits1arrears1Asheville1assists1blacklist1careers1cashier1checklist1deville1dismiss1downhill1drawbridge1eclipse1goldfish1lavigne1locksmith1
3 syllables
disappear36disappeared9politics9atmosphere5engineer3fingertips13interfere1volunteer1disappears6violins4reappear4chandeliers1crucifix2souvenir2souvenirs1stratosphere2chandelier1insincere1labyrinth1musketeers2mutineer2volunteers1auctioneer1daffodils1engineers1everythings1financier1gondoliers1hemispheres1hyacinth1Jacksonville1jellyfish1lunatics1mandeville1mandolins1manuscripts1overhear1persevere1pioneer1pioneers1
4 syllables
relationships2apocalypse1acycloviracyclovirsagronomiesanthologistanthologistsapprenticeshipsassociativeathleticismathleticismschampionships1citizenshipscompanionshipsconventioneerconventioneers
5 syllables
ambassadorshipsbiostatisticscorroborativedeterminative
7 syllables
45
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
jump4camp5dump2pump2lamp4bump1swamp6champ2tramp4stamprump4damp1gump1hump2amp1lump1ramp1slump1stump1trump1chompchumpclampclumpcompcrampcrumpfrumpgampgrumphempplumppomprompstomp
2 syllables
decampDuchampencamprevamp
3 syllables
firedamp
9
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
limpetslimping2
3 syllables
olympics1olympicOlympus
4 syllables
olympians1Olympiaolympianolympias

“limp” at line end — from real songs

My hands were trembling and I felt that she was limpI couldn't hear nothing, and there was a girl lying twisted
— Andy Shauf, “My Dear Helen” · rhymes limp / twisted
I tear my ACL, and wouldn't even limpI keep my head up high, so I can read the blimps
— Open Mike Eagle, “No Selling (Uncle Butch Pretends It Don’t Hurt)” · rhymes limp / blimps

How to read the 2033 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 10
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 87
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 101
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 396
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1394
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 45
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 9
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.