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Words that rhyme withlive

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 V
23
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
drive41five27dive7strive1thrive5jive1hive1Clive
2 syllables
survive26arrive5beehive1archiveconnivecontrivedeprivederivenosedive
3 syllables
overdrive1forty-fivethirty-fivetwenty-five
4 syllables
seventy-five
464
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
eyes1lies76rise43skies51size16dies22flies25guys5sighs6cries16wise12prize6tries7ties6thighs9fries3pies5spies2buys1dries1guise1whys1writhe1ayes3biseblithebyes11chis2dyes1highs127kwaislithelyes1phispliespriespsisryes3scytheshies13sties1thais2tithevies1whies113wyeslife5wife64knife31strife4rife1fifenice29twice33ice30price12rice5vice2dice7slice2mice1weiss1hice1spice1thrice1brycegneisssplicetriceviseweis
2 syllables
surprise32disguise26supplies2sunrise11advisegoodbyes5despise5arise5capsize1demise1baptize1devise1magpies1reprise1unwise1applies1apprisebeliesbigeyesbonsaisbotfliesbuckeyeschastiseclockwisecomplies1comprisecrosswisedecriesdefiesdenies6descriesdownsizeedgewisefranchisefull-sizegadfliesgoodbiesimpliesinciselanaislengthwiselikewisenecktiesobligeoutcriesoutsizepigsties1pint-sizepotpiesrabbis1red-eyesrelies1replies17retriesreviseshanghaisshoofliessidewisestandbies1standbys1streetwisestylizesurmise
3 syllables
realize10recognize5otherwise1exercise1realise1compromise6recogniseenterprise2butterflies5criticize5fireflies3lullabies3alibis3memorize3colonize2fantasize2socialize1sympathize2advertise1analyze1canonize1fossilize1harmonize1idolize1improvise1merchandise1mesmerize1moralize1multiplies1polarize1samurais1scrutinize1vaporize1organizeaggrandizeagonizealkaliesalkalisamortizeamplifies1anglicizeauthorizebalkanize
4 syllables
apologize5apologisedesensitize1acidifiesactualizealphabetizealuminizeantagonizebeatifiescannibalizecapitalizecaramelizecategorizecharacterizecircularizecollectivizecommercializecomputerizeconceptualize
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
times86lights62lines39nights26miles13minds23signs18christ9sides16crimes12likes2rights5finds1wives6files2fights6kinds1drives1shines11smiles13pines10rhymes13rides12types1knives7mines7heights8blinds10chimes4strikes2writes17dimes5sights7sites4vines5knights1pipes2bites3fives4dykes2stripes1tiles2tribes3aisles1dives2hides2nikes1nines2sized1spines1thrives1tides2tights2whines2bribes1brights1climbs1fines1flights1guides1jived1kites1mites1piles1rites1shrines1slides1spikes1stiles1styles1tines1vibes1whites1yikes1niles1ailesbides1bightsbikes2biles2
2 syllables
sometimes33surprised17arrived8besides1survived8reminds1arrives2decides19headlights6hillsides3headlines3subsides3survives3unwinds3obligedbacksides2bloodlines1deprived1designs1divides1insides2landmines2sidelines2abides1advised1archives1baptized1beehives1betides1capsized1chastised1collides1contrived1declines1despised1devised1disguised1enzymes1felines1footlights1grapevines1ignites1lifetimes1pastimes1provides1reclines1resides1revised1shorelines1spotlights1sufficed1textiles1websites1affinesairlinesalights4aligns4alikes1alinesamides
3 syllables
realized4recognized2realised2organizedsacrificed1hypnotized3compromised1advertised2concubines2memorized2paralyzed1terrorized2valentines1analyzed1archetypes1borderlines1canonized1carbonized1countrysides1criticized1crocodiles1finalized1genocides1Maritimes1masterminds1motorbikes1parasites1poltergeist1porcupines1prototypes1publicized1satellites1synchronized1womanized1acolytesactinidesaggrandizedagonizedammonitesamortized
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
sky1die2cry1i1by1high127why113eye1try104fly113lie101my24guy36dry40buy16bye11pie19shy13hi2aye3tie7sigh20spy1thychi2fry3thigh6vie1nigh2rye3sly3bae2thai2bly1dye1lye1mai1sty1tai1BlighFryejaikwaiphiplyprypsisprywrywye
2 syllables
goodbye1july12deny6reply17good-byesupply3bye-byenearby1apply1rely1allyMumbai1necktie1Versailles2untie1comply1Kauai1magpie1mcfly1pigsty1rabbi1standby1shanghaiawrybeliebonsaibotflyBruneibuckeyeChennaidecrydefydescrydrip-dryDubaigadflygoodbyherebyhi-fiimplylanaioutcrypotpiered-eyeretryshooflySinaitherebywalleyeWiFi
3 syllables
testify3alibi1butterfly7lullaby13samuraimultiply3satisfy2firefly2Gemini1goldeneye1amplify1classify1crucify1justify1pacify1quantify1rectify1signify1unify1alkalibeautifycalcifycertifyclarifycodifydeifydignifyedifyfalsifyfortifygasifygentrifyglorifygratifyhorrifyliquefyLoreleimagnifymisapplymodifymollify
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
time1night2mind405right1light1mine1side201line196like73fine115find116smile100ride96fight91while80wine1child1kind1died74white61sight73shine73hide1tight61blind62pride53bright47wild35tried34style36sign37crime30wide39flight31might24cried37write17bride23lied22nine14bite17climb21type9dime28quite4tide22mike3tied9strike6liked1signed5guide10rhyme29slide14file2prime4mile8pipe8bike2site1tribe4height8kylepile2wipeknight1vine14spine14fried1smiled12pine9grind11spite2filed1slight1fright10lime10spikewipedwhine8
2 syllables
tonight184behind130inside131alright1outside53decide19midnight16sunshine23lifetime11moonlight1goodnight15design13sometime9aside7divine13remind1online4invite1beside6provide1meantime3daylight12describe3denied10despiteawhile12designed13profile2unlikepolite3mankind3meanwhile1alike1divide11delight14unkind14sublime13described1assigned1upsidecollide8springtime2website1twilight4sunlight8skyline6appliedgrapevine5resign3abide6define5inclined6moonshine4reside6spotlight4starlight4untied5upright5uptight4flashlight2
3 syllables
satisfied16suicide11anytime5caroline7terrified4satellite4valentine4homicide1overnight4appetite8summertime11overtime5qualified1occupied1riverside4dynamite2crucified4mountainside2classifiedborderline3clementine3countryside2columbine3Frankenstein3genocide2intertwined3motorbike3Palestine2petrified3wintertime2candlelight2colorblind1crystalline2justified2magnified2parasite1turpentine2undefined2adeline1alongside1
4 syllables
identified1evangeline3dissatisfied2econoline1meteorite2exemplified1formaldehyde1infanticide1solidified1unsatisfied1acidifiedbeatifiedclomipraminedaminozidedecertifieddeclassifieddemystifieddetoxifieddisqualified
5 syllables
6 syllables
australopithecine
158
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
love304of74leave71move45have27give19grave52wave24brave24save13gave10prove10serve4slave8eve4nerve5dave3steve1drove3cave5solve2dove15sleeve19shave10twelve1shove6groove13glove8starve2grove4stove3curve5crave4grieve3weave4cove1rove1swerve1bove1cleave1suave1vive1wove1carveclovedelvedevgreavehalveheaveknavelavelevmauvenaveneveNovpavepeeveravereavereeverevsalveshelvesieveslavSoavestavethievetrovevalve
2 syllables
believe67above71forgive5deserve7receive7behave5removeachieve2approve2naive4improve2observe1reserve3involveresolve3dissolve3preserve1conceive1deceive2aviv1evolve1foxglove1perceive1relieve1reprieve1revolve1shortwave1absolveaggrieveairwavealcoveAlevebehoovebereavebivalveconcaveconclaveconservedepravedevolvedisproveenclaveengraveenslaveGeneveKarpovKhrushchevKievlandgravemaglevmangrovemargravemisgiveNegevoutlivereliveretrieve
3 syllables
aftershave1autoclave1disapprove1interweave1microwave1misbehave1architravecountermovedisbelieveinterleavemisconceivemisperceiveNabokovpreconceiveProkofievRomanovSaratovyugoslav
4 syllables
associativeBaryshnikovKalashnikov
5 syllables
corroborativedeterminative
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 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
alive1livenlivenedlivens
3 syllables
saliva2enlivenenlivenedenlivensliveningsalivas2
4 syllables
enlivening

“live” at line end — from real songs

Asking nothing in return except that we should liveAnd learn to live as brothers in this life
— Anaïs Mitchell, “Livin’ It Up On Top” · rhymes live / life
You'll never live this life that I liveI'll never live the life that wakes me in the night
— Fiona Apple, “Never Is a Promise” · rhymes live / night
"Arise! Arise! Arise! Live friend live!"I say: "Die."
— Mount Eerie, “I Say “No”” · rhymes live / die

How to read the 2608 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 23
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 464
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 158
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 11
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.