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Words that rhyme withminds

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 N·D·Z
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 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
finds1kinds1blinds1binds2grinds11hinds2rinds1
2 syllables
unwinds3behinds130mankinds3
3 syllables
humankinds
1
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
pints
1600
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
time3night550eyes1mind405life315right296light1mine1side201line196like73fine115find1ride96fight91wine86kind77died74lies76live39wife64lights1white61sight73shine73hide63tight61blind62pride53drive41bright47rise43tried34sign37nice29twice33ice30crime30skies51five27wide39flight31knife31might24cried37nights26write17bride23lied22size16nine14dies22flies25bite17climb21guys5price12sides16sighs6type9dime28cries16quite4wise12tide22mike3tied9strike6signed5guide10rhyme29likes2rights5slide14prize6prime4rice5pipe8bike2tries7
2 syllables
tonight184behind2inside131alright97alive100outside53surprise32survive26decide19advice16midnight16sunshine23lifetime11moonlight31goodnight15design1disguise26sometime9aside7arrive5divine13besides1remind1online4invite1beside6provide1meantime3device1daylight12describe3denied10despitedesigned13supplies2unlikepolite3mankind3sunrise11alike1divide11delight14unkind14sublime13adviseassigned1upsidecollide8springtime2website1ex-wifetwilight4sunlight8goodbyes5skyline6decides19appliedprecisedespise5grapevine5
3 syllables
paradise1realize10satisfied16suicide11sacrifice9recognize5otherwise1anytime5caroline7exercise1realise1terrified4satellite4valentine4homicide1overnight4appetite8compromise6recognisesummertime1enterprise2overtime5qualified1occupied1butterflies5riverside4dynamite2crucified4afterlife4criticize5mountainside2classifiedborderline3clementine3fireflies3lullabies3countryside2alibis3columbine3Frankenstein3
4 syllables
apologize5identified1apologiseevangeline3dissatisfied2econoline1meteorite2desensitize1exemplified1formaldehyde1hermaphrodites1infanticide1solidified1unsatisfied1acidifiedacidifiesactualizealphabetizealuminize
5 syllables
materialize2
6 syllables
837
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
sky3die245cry1i136by165high127why113eye120try104fly113smile100lie101times1while80child64my24lines1guy36wild35style36dry40buy16miles13bye11signs18pie19christ9shy13hi2aye3tie7crimes12liked1file2sigh20mile8wives6files2spy1kylethypile2drives1shines11smiles13pines10rhymes13chi2knives7mines7chimes4fry3smiled12filed1wipedaisle6dimes5thigh6vines5isle3vie1fives4nigh2rye3sly3tiles2aisles1bae2bile2dives2guile2Nile1nines2sized1spines1thai2thrives1whines2bly1climbs1
2 syllables
goodbye1sometimes33surprised17arrived8july12deny6survived8reply17good-byesupply3bye-byeawhile12nearby1profile2apply1meanwhile1arrives2rely1described1allybeguiled4lifestyle1headlines3survives3obligedMumbai1bloodlines1deprived1designs1exile1landmines2necktie1sidelines2Versailles2worthwhile1untie1advised1archives1baptized1beehives1capsized1chastised1comply1contrived1declines1despised1devised1disguised1enzymes1felines1freestyle1grapevines1hairstyle1imbibed1inscribed1Kauai1lifetimes1magpie1mcfly1pastimes1
3 syllables
realized4testify3alibi1butterfly7lullaby13recognized2realised2organizedsamuraisacrificed1hypnotized3multiply3compromised1satisfy2advertised2concubines2firefly2Gemini1goldeneye1memorized2paralyzed1terrorized2valentines1amplify1analyzed1borderlines1canonized1carbonized1classify1criticized1crocodiles1crucify1finalized1justify1Maritimes1pacify1poltergeist1porcupines1publicized1quantify1
4 syllables
identifyapologized1commercialized1immobilized1legitimized1unsupervised1acidifyactualizedalphabetizedaluminizedantagonizedapologisedbeatifycannibalizedcapitalizedcaramelizedcategorized
5 syllables
industrialized1americanized
6 syllables
australopithecines
171
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
hands113friends106ends36sounds11stands11wounds7lands11pounds1grounds3winds3rounds2bands8sends1funds3sands4hounds4bends3fiends4glands2bonds1bounds1brands3tramps2blends1blondes1ponds1strands1trends1ands41blonds1brandesdamneds1denguesdoomeds3fends1founds71frondsgrands17hindeslandeslends4
2 syllables
depends4demands4amends4weekends4girlfriends1commands3Lowlands1boyfriends2descends1attends1backhands1handstands1homelands1offends1playgrounds1resounds1surrounds1whirlwinds1abounds2abscondsappendsarmbandsascends2astoundsbackgrounds4badlandsbandstands1befriendsbookendscampgroundscommends
3 syllables
understands10timberlands1ampersands1apprehendsbattlegrounds1comprehends1condescends1contrabands1correspondsdividendsex-boyfriendsex-girlfriendsfairylandsfatherlandsfirebrandshinterlandsmotherlands2overspendsrecommends1reprimandsturnarounds
4 syllables
analysandsmisunderstands1overextends
2
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
reminds1
3 syllables
masterminds1

“minds” at line end — from real songs

But he thinks he'd blow our mindsThere's a starman waitin' in the sky
— David Bowie, “Starman” · rhymes minds / sky
They got grubby little fingers and dirty little mindsThey're gonna get you every time
— Randy Newman, “Short People” · rhymes minds / time
Young people speaking their mindsAre gettin' so much resistance from behind
— Neil Young, “For What It’s Worth” · rhymes minds / behind

How to read the 2620 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 11
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 1
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.
Subtractive 1600
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 837
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 171
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 2
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.