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Words that rhyme withmeaning

feminine
Masculine

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 this word

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 IY coda N
20
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)
2 syllables
cleaning55screening1beaning3gleaning1greening52keening2leaning7preeningqueening27weaning
3 syllables
careeningconveninghousecleaningmachining
4 syllables
contraveningguillotininginterveningquarantiningreconveningsubmarining
21
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)
2 syllables
dreaming17screaming15gleaming1steaming2streaming2scheming1seeming1beaming2breamingcreaming12deeminglemingreamingseamingteaming17teeming
3 syllables
daydreaming1esteeming3mainstreaming1redeeming
2
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)
2 syllables
evening12
3 syllables
unreasoning
30
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)
2 syllables
being1seeing1fleeing1feeing6freeing262geeing1keying27kneeing26peeing3
3 syllables
agreeing16chevying1decreeing1emceeing2foreseeingprecissingsightseeing
4 syllables
companying10disagreeing11filigreeingftping
464
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)
2 syllables
feeling1sleeping1leaving23breathing14beating11speaking3ceiling15bleeding7keeping4reading2meeting2eating2hearing1stealing5dealing3beeping1cheating3teaching1leading16freezing4feeding1freaking3screeching1healing9treating5weeping7reaching2seeking2grieving1creaking2needing2squealing1sneaking1creeping4reeling2weaving3leaking3preaching2greeting2peeling2sweeping1breeding1breezing1fleeting1kneeling1peaking1peeking1reaping1seething1shrieking1speeding1beaching33beadingbeadlingbeaking3beefing9bleachingbleepingbreaching1breechingbriefing3ceasingcedingcheeking17cheesingcleatingcleavingcreasingdiesing22easingfeasting13fielding13fleecinggreasingheaping2heating46heavingheeding3heeling2helingjeeringkeelingkneadingleachingleafing2leaguingleaping3
3 syllables
believing1receiving1repeating5revealing4deceiving4receding2appealing2competing2bereaving1cheerleading1conceiving1deleting1fatiguing1housekeeping1increasing1intriguing1policing1proceeding1relieving1retreating1succeeding1accedingachievingaggrievingannealingantiquingappeasingbatikkingbeekeepingbequeathing1beseechingbesiegingbespeakingblitzkriegingbookkeepingbrowbeatingcartwheelingcompletingconcealing3concedingconcretingcongealingcritiquingDarjeelingdebriefingdeceasingdecreasingdefeating8depletingdispleasingendearingentreatingexceeding1excretingfreewheelingimpeaching1impedinginbreedingmisleadingmisreading1misspeakingmistreatingpeacekeepingperceivingprecedingproofreadingreceipting1
4 syllables
buccaneeringdisbelievingintercedinginterleavinginterweavingmisconceivingmisperceivingovereatingoverfeedingoverhearing1overheatingoverreachingoversleepingpreconceivingsnowmobilingsupersedingunappealingunbelievingmachinery2angelina2cappuccino1iovine1lamborghinis1obscenely1andantinoArgentinaargentinasathenianatheniansballerinaballerinascappuccinoesCartagenaCherubiniconcertinaconcertinaedconcertinasConstantinaduodenalfettuccinefettuccinesfilipino
5 syllables
automobilingschizophrenia1beethovenianconcertinaing
40
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)
1 syllable
mean72mein2mien
2 syllables
meanest1meanies1meanings1meanyminaminasaminebromine
3 syllables
meaningless3demeanor2meaningful2amino1aminoesdemeaning
4 syllables
Armeniaarmenianarmenians

“meaning” at line end — from real songs

Kiss spells ssik, the vacuum feedingWords hold, words hold words from meaning
— Adrianne Lenker, “Evol” · rhymes meaning / feeding
And do these dreams have any meaning?Something vague that we're not seeing
— Bright Eyes, “Something Vague” · rhymes meaning / seeing
If you're looking for EdenI'll show you the meaning
— Cass McCombs, “Never Forever” · rhymes meaning / eden

How to read the 537 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 20
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 21
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 2
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 30
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 464
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 40
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.