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Words that rhyme withourselves

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 EH coda L·V·Z
4
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
shelves1delveselvestwelves1
7
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
delfsselfs14healths19stealths4twelfthwealths11
3 syllables
commonwealths
1
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
twelfths
375
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
well142hell1death82else2tell75yes36breath60dress1mess43says22guess29less22fell28bell24cell12health19spell18sell8smell6edge9shelf33self1flesh15press8bells13fresh5tells2wealth11bless1jeff2chef3shell10stress4smells1yell5deaf3cells1twelve1swell5stretch2bethfetchjessmel1yells1chess1Sethdeaths82delwells2belle3sells1shells4les2breaths4tessness2stealth4sketchpledge1DES3pell4spells3wesdell3dwells2ledge3kells2meth2Bel1belles1bess1clef1elf1fel1geoff1hedge1hells1knell1nell1pelle1pres1quell1schnell1
2 syllables
myself100yourself52hotel31himself15itself12herself7address9success6confess9unlessprocess3progress3accessmotel8express3farewell5doorbell2michelleimpress2distress3possess4intelmiguelexcess6caress3chanel2lapel2undress2excel2flores1gazelle2Macbeth1Rockwell1seashell1unwell1hotels1michelmarceladele1baez1bluebell1carvel1chappelle1compels1Cortez1digress1falwell1foretells1impels1inez1Juarez1largesse1motels1nextel1obsess1redress1refresh1resell1themself1abeleabelesabscessafreshaggress
3 syllables
personnel1carousel4isabelclientele2jezebel1citadel2caravel1nonetheless1ourself1parallel1parallels1acquiesceangrinessBangladeshbashfulnesscarefulnesscarousels4carrouselcarrouselscitadels2clienteles2coalescecommonwealthconvalescecutting-edgedanielledecibeldispossessfaithfulnessgrumpinessinfidelisabellejezebels1JimenezletterpressMarrakechmegadeathmegadeathsorganellesoverdresspensivenesspersonnels1rafaelRaphael
4 syllables
mademoisellenevertheless1mademoiselles1Aix-la-Chapellematerielmaterielsviramunes
5 syllables
antipersonnel
1700
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
there278head219said146them89bed169friend133dead149end125hair131air127then97friends106care113men59tears1left62best63yet55rest60when48get32red49fair45chest48where26met39ends36chair38help1read21neck28west29went23share27sense18stairs28bear24scared17sex20next13legs17ten17lead16test20wear15heads21wet20prayer21check14set13spend11bet14pen22bread19felt11step13square15spent12stare24meant8bend19gets8rent13cares14sent10strength6tear3their2fence13leg8eggs7kept6dare4dressed8send5spare11swear3debt8let1sweat14
2 syllables
again332forget44instead39ahead21nowhere18somewhere14pretend26regret25respect16perfect6weekend8upset9against3affair9girlfriend2expect4aware5amen6protect3prepared5defense6accept2upstairs1defend8revenge5except1boyfriend1arrest2suspect1nightmare5accent4event4effect5correct2depends4subject2sunset8downstairs2preparerequest2events4suggestpercent2collect2impressed1footsteps3direct1attend3affairs3intend1attempt1depressed5effects3despair14offense2repair6compared1compare8unfair4intense1
3 syllables
everywhere35anywhere22cigarette20president5cigarettes13internet8underwear3represent2recommend1juliet3overhead6millionaire7silhouette4billionaire4represents2Bethlehem1millionaires2parapet2architect1comprehend1disrespect2overwhelmed3riverbed3unprepared3bayonet2debonair1Delaware2dialect2disconnect1disrepair2juliette1pirouette1recollect2unawares2Rooseveltalphabet1ambien1billionaires1businessmen1condescend1
4 syllables
unparalleled1aftereffectaftereffectscomediennecomediennesconcessionaireconcessionairesdiltiazemdiltiazemsdisorientdisorientsinterconnectinterconnectsmisrepresentmisrepresentsoverextendoverextendsoverprotectoverprotectsParisienne
5 syllables
157
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
lives20leaves35waves22loves4gives2moves5wives6thieves4slaves6gloves1nerves1drives1knives7graves11wolves1proves10serves1doves5sleeves6caves4fives4droves2dives2eaves2thrives1calves1curves1eves1grieves1naves1shaves1braves24chivescleaves1clovescoves1craves4daves3greavesgrooves13groves4
2 syllables
believes5deserves1arrives2airwaves2survives3forgives2archives1beehives1evolves1foxgloves1involves1receives1retrieves1werewolves1aboves71absolvesachieves2aggrievesalcovesapproves2behaves5behoovesbereavesbivalvesconceives1conclavesconnivesconservescontrivesdeceives2depravesdeprives
3 syllables
aftershaves1architravesautoclaves1countermovesdisapproves1disbelievesinterleavesinterweaves1microwaves1misbehaves1misconceivesmisperceivesoverdrives1preconceivesyugoslavs
4 syllables
recitatives
5 syllables
determinatives
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
themselves6yourselves2

“ourselves” at line end — from real songs

But it gave us more time to embarrass ourselvesTellin' stories we wouldn't tell anyone else
— Julien Baker, “Leonard Cohen” · rhymes ourselves / else
But we hate jobs in generalWhen we'd rather be supporting ourselves
— Aesop Rock, “9-5ers Anthem” · rhymes ourselves / general
Blowing through the dust upon our shelvesIt’s a wonder we can even feed ourselves
— Bob Dylan, “Idiot Wind” · rhymes ourselves / shelves

How to read the 2244 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 4
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 7
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 1
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 375
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1700
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 157
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.