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Words that rhyme withlives

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 V·Z
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 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
gives2sieves
2 syllables
forgives1misgives
5 syllables
determinatives
24
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
sniffs1cliffs2ifs2stiffs1biffsriffs1skiffstiffswhiffsfifth5
2 syllables
blacksmithsgoldsmithslocksmiths1wordsmiths
3 syllables
hieroglyphspetroglyphsarrowsmithscoppersmithsmonolithsneoliths
11
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
sixthfifths5filths2lymphsnymphsplinthssixthssylphstilthswidths1
3 syllables
labyrinths1
134
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
this1is1with51kiss55give19wish14his15miss13bridge14rich12fish10if5which1switch9witch8piss8chris1smith3cliff6dish3ditch9pitch4fridge2lizsis2mitchmyth3stiff2bliss7ridge2stitch4swisshiss4itch3diss2hitch3kitsch3bish1swish1whiz1biz1ish1niche1pris1riff1sniff1snitch1stich1twitch1biffDisfitchfizzFrischfrizzGishglitchkrismidgepithquizsieveskiff
2 syllables
forgive5abyss5catfish2axes1dismiss1drawbridge1goldfish1locksmith1starfish1swordfish1unhitch1abridgeamissbewitchblacksmithcrawfishdealfishdenys6dogfishduckiesenrichflatfishforthwithgoldsmithgoosefishherewithjewfishlungfishmisgiveoutliveOxbridgePerlispipefishpisses8queenfishredfishreliveremisssailfishshellfishsunfishwhitefishwordsmith
3 syllables
chandeliers1jellyfish1angelfisharrowsmithcoppersmithcuttlefishhieroglyphLubavitchmonolithneedlefishneolithpepperidgepetroglyphreminisce
4 syllables
agronomiesassociativetypologies
5 syllables
corroborativedeterminative
1816
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
it1in278here270him138thing1things57years1will65sing83been63still64wind1skin69fear71year60ring57hill59clear67think50dear41king49hear50kid1win41lips43kids1near40ear42wings29sick32ears29bit25sin33drink23beer29quick27hit23kill20spring29bring18ship19thin22big10rings19fill1list16wing23fit1bill14quit19since9weird13killed10six9trip13pills17fears25swim11gift13sins1stick10pick8milk10hills15sit4fix8shift16spin14trick11swing15lived5jim8bills15prince6missed7brings9sink12lift10
2 syllables
begin25within24exist15until7begins14appear13bullshit5career9admit6appears4convinced1commit2resist5convinceinsist2berlin3outfit2exists3appeared3severe1permitsincere8dismissed1picnic1forbid1addict3lipstick1brazilShakespeare2eyelids5fulfill2spaceship4assistfrontier6sidekick5precinct1premiere2reindeer3unclear3uphill1veneer3submitaddicts1chagrin1cockpit2coiling2facelift2fulfilled2goodwill2homesick1insists1kingpin2landfill1Madrid1misfits2offspring2plaything2rebuild2toothpick2transmit2
3 syllables
everything65anything29disappear36disappeared9politics9atmosphere5indistinctengineer3fingerprints3fingertips13interfere1volunteer1disappears6lunatic1violin3leadershipscholarship1mandolin1violins4reappear4candlestick3crucifix2souvenir2souvenirs1stratosphere2chandelier1insincere1labyrinth1musketeers2mutineer2volunteers1auctioneer1censorship1counterfeit1daffodils1engineers1everythings1financier1fingerprint1gondoliers1
4 syllables
relationship2relationships2championship1apocalypse1acycloviracyclovirsanthologistanthologistsapprenticeshipapprenticeshipsathleticismathleticismsbellyachingchampionships1citizenshipcitizenshipscompanionship
5 syllables
ambassadorshipambassadorshipsbiostatistics
7 syllables
182
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
clothes64leaves35waves22loves4moves5wives6thieves4slaves6gloves1nerves1drives1knives7graves11wolves1proves10mouths1serves1doves5sleeves6caves4fives4droves2shelves3breathes1dives2eaves2thrives1youths2paths1calves1curves1dwarves1eves1grieves1naves1oaths1shaves1bathes2braves24carveschivescleaves1clovescoves1craves4daves3delveselvesgreavesgrooves13groves4
2 syllables
themselves6believes5yourselves2deserves1arrives2airwaves2survives3archives1beehives1evolves1foxgloves1involves1receives1retrieves1werewolves1aboves71absolvesachieves2aggrievesalcovesapproves2behaves5behoovesbereavesbivalvesconceives1conclavesconnivesconservescontrivesdeceives2depravesdeprivesderivesdevolvesdisprovesdissolves3enclavesengraves
3 syllables
ourselves13aftershaves1architravesautoclaves1countermovesdisapproves1disbelievesinterleavesinterweaves1microwaves1misbehaves1misconceivesmisperceivesoverdrives1preconceivesyugoslavs
4 syllables
sociopaths1recitatives
3
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
outlivesrelivesolives2

“lives” at line end — from real songs

He says, "I was reading about these kidsThey're like two years old, recalling their past lives
— Andy Shauf, “Dust Kids” · rhymes lives / kids
And won't forgive its earthly sinsIt's how my body lives
— Angel Olsen, “Creator, Destroyer” · rhymes lives / sins
When I take the prisoners swimmingThey have the time of their lives
— Bill Callahan, “River Guard” · rhymes lives / swimming

How to read the 2168 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 5
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 24
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 11
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 133
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1813
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 182
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 3
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.