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Words that rhyme withnecessary

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 EH coda R
166
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
Mary4marry4very2harry2scary7Jerry1larrymerry2Garybury2terryfairy1carrie1cherry2perryprairie2berry1carey1derry1ferry1gerry1kari1wary1hairyaerieairyclarydairyeyrieparrysherrySperrytarryvarywherry
3 syllables
primarycanary1newbury1AzeriblackberryblueberryBradburycranberrydewberryGlengarrygooseberryGuarnerihackberrymulberryraspberryremarryrosemarystrawberrySudburyunwaryWoodbury
4 syllables
military1secretary1ordinary1cemetery4temporaryjanuary1february1dictionary1legendaryliterary1missionary1monastery1sanctuary1secondary1visionary1actuaryancillaryarbitraryaviarybudgetaryCanterburycapillarycassowarycautionarycentenarycometarycommentary
5 syllables
contemporary1illusionary1obituary1apothecarybicentenaryconfectionaryconfectionery
6 syllables
extraordinary1revolutionarybeneficiary
7 syllables
cardiopulmonary
8 syllables
20
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
henry1barely1entryfairlyrarelyjeffreybelfry2carefree2gentry1geoffreyhenriscarcelysentrysquarelysweltryVerdi
3 syllables
unfairly1Alberti
4 syllables
complementaryelementary
mosaic rhyme
scare me2bear me1
936
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
ready15empty10heavy11many3any4steady7plenty3twenty6eddiesexy3friendly2Kelly1penny2jenny1healthy1jesse1belly1teddy2kenny2betty1gently6envy6deadly2wendydebbie1lesliepettyelliebennyfreddybecky1peggywealthy2freddiejessielenny1messyreggie1jelly2dennychelseatelly3bentley2Delhibessie1chevy1deathly1deli1eddy1edie1frenzy1heady1jenni1lefty1nellie1nelly1Presley1semi1Shelley1smelly1sweaty1BeckleyBenchleybenniebetsybevydeftlyDempseydenselydressyedgyEmmyespyfleshyfreshlyheftyjettyleggylengthyleveelevymedflymedleyNessiepeppyPepsipesky
3 syllables
already7especially1directly1excellencycorrectlyspaghetti3assemblymckenzie2unhealthy1unsteady2confetti1giuseppe1kilkenny1machete1pirelli1allelebasenjiEntebbeexpresslyGillespiegrotesquelyimmenselyineptlyintenselyintentlyMackenzieRossettiunfriendlyarea1terrible2narrator1charity3character1embarrassed3therapy1terribly1heroin2jeremyterrorist2marrying4areas1terrorists1variouspreparingtherapist2Harrison1ericaarrogant1heroine1marilynchariot2embarrassclarity3Meredithaerial2camaro1carrion1heresy1marriott1Maryland1burialharriet1alvero1apparent1arrogance1burials1caramel1
4 syllables
Serengeti1indirectly1innocenti1apoplexybangladeshicappellettiDonizettiepilepsyGiacomettiincorrectlynarcolepsyreassemblySulawesiTorricelliunderbellyAmerica5american3apparently1americans1embarrassing3experiment1hilarious1experiments1scenarioiscariot1hysteria1missionaries1posterity1prosperity2Bavaria1caricature1cemeteries1dictionaries1huckleberries1hysterical1hysterically1inheritance1Ontario1primavera1
5 syllables
Machiavellichemotherapy1contemporaries1momentarily1obituaries1precariously1
6 syllables
peculiarity1
7 syllables
8 syllables
21
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
Sarahsara1ceroSerra
3 syllables
cerebralPasserosaracensSarawakSarazen
4 syllables
sincerity1commissary1adversariesadversarycommissaries1emissariesemissarynecessaries1sincerities1
5 syllables
necessarilyunnecessary
6 syllables

“necessary” at line end — from real songs

Raise my son — no vindication of manhood necessaryWithout faith, all of that is illusionary
— Mos Def, “Thieves in the Night” · rhymes necessary / illusionary

How to read the 1122 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 166
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 20
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 936
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 21
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.