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Words that rhyme withparents

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
1
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)
3 syllables
aberrants
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
entrants
3 syllables
impairments
956
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
presents2peasants1clementscrescents1pedantspenchantspendantspennants1pheasantspleasantsremnantssegmentstenants1married10Mary4marry4wearing2very2marriage3harry2scary7buried5Sarahsheriffstaring3Jerry1ericlarrymerry2sara1Garybury2Karenterryterror6fairy1Aaron1derekcarrie1sharing1error4haroldcherry2Harrisnarrow1era2Taravera2sparrow7blaring1caring1clarence1bearing1Erinscaring8erikmarrow2cheryltearing1berries2cherish2Pharaoh2sparrows1terre2cherries1prairie2swearing1terrace2jared17gerald1bearings1beret1Bering1berry1beryl1carats1carey1daring1derry1fairies1ferry1garish1garret1gerry1heiress1herring1kari1
3 syllables
amendments1attendants1contentments1defendants1dependents1descendants1propellants1appellantsascendantsassessments1commencements1contestantsdepressantsdescendentsentrenchmentsfluorescents1impressmentsinvestmentslieutenants1presentmentsrefreshmentsrepellentsresentments3retrenchmentssuppressantsarea1terrible2narrator1charity3character1embarrassed3therapy1terribly1heroin2jeremyterrorist2marrying4areas1terrorists1varioustherapist2primaryHarrison1ericaarrogant1heroine1marilynchariot2embarrassclarity3Meredithaerial2camaro1carrion1heresy1marriott1Maryland1burialharriet1alvero1arrogance1burials1canary1caramel1Cherokee1guerrero1heritage1
4 syllables
adolescents1convalescentsdecongestantsdisinfectantsdisinvestmentsindependents1reassessmentsAmerica5american3necessary1military1secretary1americans1embarrassing3ordinary1experiment1cemetery4temporaryhilarious1january1experiments1february1scenarioiscariot1dictionary1hysteria1missionaries1posterity1prosperity2sincerity1legendaryBavaria1caricature1cemeteries1commissary1dictionaries1huckleberries1
5 syllables
antidepressantssuperintendentsnecessarilyunnecessarychemotherapy1contemporaries1contemporary1
6 syllables
extraordinary1revolutionary
7 syllables
8 syllables
75
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
pair6pear2pare
2 syllables
Paris5parent2perryperil2parrot1parrots1pairing6paraparasparing3parriedparriesParrishparry
3 syllables
preparingapparent1parable1parenting1comparinggrandparentgrandparentsimpairingimperilimperiled
4 syllables
apparently1comparativecomparativescomparisoncomparisonsimperative
5 syllables
comparatively

“parents” at line end — from real songs

These ideas are nightmares to white parentsLike whatever they say has no bearing
— Eminem, “Sing for the Moment” · rhymes parents / bearing
And Clarence lives at home with both parentsThis guy's a gangster? His real name's Clarence
— Eminem, “8 Mile: B-Rabbit vs Papa Doc” · rhymes parents / clarence
Divorced and estranged, staying back with my parentsI believe though, because I know who you are and that the world we could share
— Mount Eerie, “Belief pt. 2” · rhymes parents / share

How to read the 959 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 1
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 2
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 956
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 75
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.