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Words that rhyme withmaintain

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 EY coda N
121
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
rain170pain159train60brain52chain25plane22lane21vain26plain1jane5gain13main3Spain9drain13Wayne3crane6sane1cane8shanegrain7pane5vein7stain7strain3Maine5mane4kane1caine3reign3Cain1slain2rein2seine1vane2wane2fane1anebaneblainDanedeigndwaynefainfeignPaineskeinsprainswainthanetwainwain
2 syllables
insane50explain27remain17complain14champagne6cocaine14campaign2refrain13airplane3elaine1profane3disdain2domain2sustain2terrain2arcane1cobain1germain1jermaine1loraine1membrane1methane1migraine1mundane1propane1regain1abstainarraignBahrainbiplanebirdbrainbloodstainBrisbanechampaignChamplainchilblainconstraindemesnedogbaneethaneeyestrainfloodplainforebrainhenbanehumaneHusseininanelindaneLorrainemoraineordainprocainerestrainretrainRogaineromaineUkraineurbanewarplane
3 syllables
hurricane10cellophane3windowpane1sugarcane1Charlemagneinhumanemonoplanepreordainurethane
4 syllables
legerdemain
5 syllables
polyurethane
34
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
name243same150game106shame76blame66came41flame42fame31claim15frame18lame13aim10tame7dame3maim1
2 syllables
became3nicknameaflame1proclaim1acclaimairframeballgamedeclaimdefamedisclaimexclaimfilenameinflamemainframereclaimrenamesurname
3 syllables
aspartamecounterclaim
280
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
change116changed31strange30names24games11flames24paint13range10James5brains8saint11chains18named1veins16trained2trains11planes5claims1faint3claimed1rains6gained4plains6blamed1pains4saints2stains3frames4reins4stained4framed3lanes3rained3reigns2tamed3aimed2lames2quaint1strains2wanes1ames1chained1dames1drained1drains1gains1grains1grange1haymes1paints1panes1shamed1sprained1vanes1aims10banesblainsblames66brained52caines3caned87canes8cramescranedcranes6danesdeigneddeignsfaints3famedfames31feignedfeignsfeintfeintsflamedgainesgamed
2 syllables
remains11ashamed13exchange5arrange1arrangedexplained2complaint1explains27remained2complaints2contains3complained2deranged2estranged2unnamed1complains1disclaims1domains1obtained1pertains1sustains1unchanged1contained3sustained2abstainedabstainsacclaimedacclaimsacquaintacquaintsadamesairframesalkanesarraignedarraignsattained1attains1ballgamesbiplanesbirdbrainsbloodstainedbloodstainsbutanescampaigned2campaigns2champagnes6champaignschilblainedchilblainscocaines14constrainedconstrainsconstraintconstraintsdeclaimeddeclaimsdefameddefamesdemesnesderange
3 syllables
entertained2hurricanes1rearranged2unexplained2rearrange1windowpanes1ascertainedascertainsaspartamescellophanes3counterclaimedcounterclaimsentertains1fingerpaintfingerpaintsinterchangeinterchangedmonoplanesprearrangeprearrangedpreordainedpreordainsself-containedsugarcanes1unashamedunconstrainedunrestrainedurethanes
4 syllables
legerdemains
5 syllables
polyurethanes
282
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
day500way399say1stay142play101hey37pay60pray43may30bay28lay22they6gray20gay12ray8grey14clay13jay2yay1prey7spray5sway12tae1tray9kay1hay6stray8weigh1yea1fray5jaefey3slay2sleigh2bey1cray1faye1flay1Frey1gaye1nay1Tay1vey1braebraycaydraydreyfayleileymaemeineighNeyPAYEPeishayspaytreyWeiwhey
2 syllables
away611today125okay46highway30sunday14someday26birthday12friday6monday7tuesday2thursday3wednesday2delay6obey4display5halfway2hallway5betray2doorway10cafe3astray11ballet4decay11freeway4subway1runway1repay1andreBroadway3driveway4ashtray5hooray5jose2stairway1doomsday4railwaybouquet3convey3dismay3parfait1x-rayave2foreplay2hearsay2midway1relay2survey1array1breezeway1byway1Cathay1causeway1chalet1ebay1horseplay1madre1mcrae1niday1Norway1olay1passe1replay1risque1skyway1souffle1Taipei1weekday1airwayallayarchwaybeltwayBombayCalaisclicheCordaycrochet
3 syllables
anyway60yesterday34everyday9holiday8saturday2alleyway2cabaret1chevrolet2runaway1straightaway2getaway2Hemingway2ricochet2rockaway1Beaujolais1disobey1expressway1matinee1Monterey1pinochet1stowaway1takeaway1tanqueray1underway1vertebrae1animeattachebreakawayCabernetcanapecarawaycastawaycurareday-by-dayday-to-daydisarraydomineeemigreentrywayFaradayfarawayfianceGallowaygiveawayHathawayhideawayinterplaylingerieLyonnaismacrameMandalayMonterreyoverlayoverpayoverplay
4 syllables
communique1cabrioletcompanionwaynaiveteOlivierpapier-machesuperhighway
2165
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
face250place169days124made86late65babe44wait54take47ways51space48break45grave52case35make32fate37age33great29state28hate27straight23jail25lake26grace26safe22race29stage25page25faith21paid26wave24waste26taste23gate22cake19brave24waves22takes13shake20weight16save13sake14trade20chase18played15fail18saved12blade22gave10cage21tape9plays12stayed13plate14wake5mail12makes4shade35sale13date8eight6fake9shape7breaks14states6trail11grade8mate5fade27laid9gates12raised9snake9failed5tail8trace10rage13maid8nail10base4raise1
2 syllables
afraid40escape27awake31mistake27mistakes27always8parade19create5embrace15female1details2behave5estate3engaged2detail1escapedbetrayed2suitcase5exhales2replace2someplace1headache3debate3e-maildisgrace4replaced2roommate1erase6teenagelocate1blackmailcocktailhighways2relate7sideways4decades1emailinhales3engage1arcade6heartbreak2landscape2airwaves2heartache2earthquakepersuademermaid3updateamazed3ablaze4erased2hallways2handshake1parades4briefcasepancakesdecade1creates1delayed2aways3
3 syllables
celebrate6separate2concentrate6holidays4anyways4nowadays2operate1hesitate6lemonade5marketplace4indicatetolerateinterstate4palisades3databasedissipate1paperweight2promenade2alleyways1anyplace1calculate1chevrolets2contemplate2demonstrate2elevate2escalate1featherweight2illustrate1masturbate1penetrate2rattlesnake2renegade1yesterdays2accolades1Adelaide1aftershave1allocate1autoclave1barricade1bellyache1
4 syllables
appreciate1investigate1communicate1cooperatenegotiateeliminatecongratulateparticipate1evaporate1intimidate2videotape2annihilate1appreciates1commiserate1redecorate1reincarnate1retaliate1sophisticate1abbreviate
5 syllables
deteriorate1
1096
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
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2 syllables
again332alone286someone33between34machine29begin25within24return15begun32upon8downtown16sunshine23began6unknown17design13amen6divine13concern4japan6online4undone18routine6berlin3batman2balloon7fifteen2morondianemarine1grandson1shotgun3christinehometown7reborn7skyline6uptown8irenebreakdown3grapevine5resign3define5moonshine4nineteen5unseen5jolene3align4canteen3decline4mainline3saloon1Milananton1anon2Capone3cologne2eighteen3madman3obscene1serene2sixteen1
3 syllables
everyone42anyone21afternoon19telephone20magazine8caroline7honeymoon6seventeen14valentine4halloween2Babylon6gasoline6limousine6violin3businessmankerosene5microphone4trampoline4evergreen2mandolin1borderline3clementine3fisherman4overgrown3submarine2unicorn3columbine3Frankenstein3guillotine3josephine1Palestine2Abilene1avalon1caravan1chaperone1crystalline2echelon1intervene1quarantine1taciturn1
4 syllables
Afghanistan1evangeline3econoline1Agamemnon1aquamarine1acetyleneadenosineamphetamineanticycloneassemblymanautomatonAzerbaijancatamaranclomipraminecomedienneConcepcioncontrabassoon
5 syllables
hydrocortisone1antisubmarine
6 syllables
australopithecine
43
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
contain3attain1fontaine1butanedetainobtainpertainretainTaney
3 syllables
entertain1Aquitaine1ascertaincontainer1containers1attaining1containing3detaining
4 syllables
entertaining1entertainers1ascertaining
5 syllables
Lusitania1
6 syllables
simultaneously1

“maintain” at line end — from real songs

Life is parallel to Hell, but I must maintainI got so many rhymes, I don't think I'm too sane
— Nas, “N.Y. State of Mind” · rhymes maintain / sane
My skull, 'cause it's pain in my brain vein, money maintainDon't go against the grain, simple and plain
— Nas, “Life’s a Bitch” · rhymes maintain / plain
My superpowers I maintainY'all should see what I can't say
— Open Mike Eagle, “(How Could Anybody) Feel at Home” · rhymes maintain / say

How to read the 3977 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 121
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 34
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 280
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 282
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 2164
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1096
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 43
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.