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Words that rhyme withpick

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 IH coda K
57
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
sick32quick27stick1trick1kick1nick4thick7chick3rickprick4brick2click3lick1Mick1tick2flick2wick2fick1schtick1spic1vick1crickFrickhickklickshticksicslicktic
2 syllables
picnic1lipstick1sidekick5homesick1Kubrick1broomstickchopstickdipstickjoystickLASIKnightsticknonstickpeacenikseasickslapstickuptickyardstick
3 syllables
lunatic1candlestick3bailiwickbolshevikfirebrickpolitictriassicturmeric
4 syllables
impoliticrealpolitik
197
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
big10dig7pig3gig3wig4rig1twig1brigfigjigprigswigtrigWhigzigit1bit25hit23ship19fit16quit19trip13sit4split9slip8tip6spit8grip12lip9lit10hip9pit4rip2strip4skip3flip6chip1kitwhip1dip4clip4sip4drip4wit3tit3writ3zipbritt1crip1git1gyp1kip1knit1mitt1blipbritchitflitgritkittnipnitpip
2 syllables
bigwigrenegebullshit5admit6commit2outfit2permitspaceship4submitcockpit2transmit2starship1unfit1acquitairshipairstriparmpitbefitcourtshipemitequipflagshipheadshiphorseshitjudgeshipkinshipLafittelightshipmisfitmoonlitomitoutstripoutwitrefitremitsteamshipsunlittidbitunzipwarshipforbid1Madrid1eyelid1ad-libcorncribHasidoutbid
3 syllables
leadershipscholarship1censorship1counterfeit1hypocrite1showmanship1sportsmanship1authorshipbaby-sitbattleshipbrinkmanshipchairmanshipconsulshipcraftsmanshipdealershipdraftsmanshipfellowshipfingertipgamesmanshipinternshipmembershipmicrochipownershippartnershippremiershipreadershipreadmitresubmitretrofitsalesmanshipspeakershipsponsorship
4 syllables
relationship2championship1apprenticeshipcitizenshipcompanionshipdictatorshipdirectorshipeditorshipgeneralshipgovernorshipIdentikitone-upmanshippartisanshipprofessorship
5 syllables
ambassadorship
921
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
wind59think50lips43kids37drink23list1weird13killed10six9gift13milk10fix8shift16lived5missed7sink12lift10risk3drinks5build6its1thinks1fixed8fist14built3picked3tricks12kissed9ships5pink5filled1wrist17hits5link5pissed2gifts5guilt4kicked1script4sticks5chips4pigs5fits3clicks1twist4mixed5print1cleared1prints1beard3ripped1slipped1winds3bits2sync1stink4ink7chicks1silk5sits4mist9stinks1hips12sixthGibbswished14kicks7thrilled1risks3shrink3switched9stricttips1ribs2ritz7hint1trips3wrists6shrimp
2 syllables
exist15convinced1resist5insist2exists3appeared3dismissed1addict3eyelids5assistprecinct1addicts1facelift2fulfilled2insists1misfits2rebuild2whirlwind2abridged1admits1adrift1armpits1assists1blacklist1blueprints1checklist1eclipse1extinct1footprint1footprints1hoodwinked1newsprint1outfits1picnics1shoeprints1transcript1transfixed1unhinged1whirlwinds1acquitsadheredaffixedafflictafflictsairliftairliftsairshipsairstripsbefitsbetwixtbewitchedbigwigsblacklists1Bluebeardblueprintbroomsticksbullshits5careered9cashiered1chagrined1
3 syllables
disappeared9politics9indistinctfingerprints3fingertips13crucifix2fingerprint1lunatics1manuscripts1reappeared1anarchistanarchistsauctioneered1authorshipsbailiwicksbattleshipsbenedictbenedictsbolsheviksbolshevistbrinkmanshipsbuccaneeredbuttermilkbuttermilkscandlesticks3censorships1chairmanshipsChelyabinskcoexistcoexistscommandeeredconsulshipscontradictcontradictscounterfeits1craftsmanshipsdealershipsderelictderelictsdomineered
4 syllables
relationships2apocalypse1anthologistanthologistsapprenticeshipschampionships1citizenshipscompanionshipsdictatorshipsdirectorshipseditorshipselectioneeredgeneralshipsgovernorshipsmonetaristsNovosibirsk
5 syllables
ambassadorshipsbiostatistics
7 syllables
epidemiologistepidemiologists
815
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
in278here270him138this149is104thing115things57years84will65sing83been63still64skin69fear71year60with51ring57hill59clear67kiss55dear41king49hear50give19win41lives20near40ear42wings29ears29sin33beer29kill20spring29bring18wish14thin22rings19his15miss13fill20bridge14wing23bill14since9rich12pills17fears25swim11sins21fish10hills15if5which2spin14swing15jim8bills15prince6brings9string13film4switch9witch8chill11gives2kings14till2piss8cheers2kim2chris1gear8smith3gym6cheer4pill8cliff6pin5
2 syllables
begin25within24until7begins14forgive5appear13career9appears4convinceberlin3severe1sincere8brazilShakespeare2fulfill2frontier6abyss5catfish2premiere2reindeer3unclear3uphill1veneer3axes1chagrin1coiling2forgives2goodwill2kingpin2landfill1offspring2plaything2Advil1akin1arrears1Asheville1Boleyn1careers1cashier1deville1dismiss1downhill1drawbridge1goldfish1lavigne1locksmith1pigskin1playthings1puking1Rainier1revere1Seville1shoestring1shoestrings1starfish1swordfish1treadmill1unhitch1windmill1abridge
3 syllables
everything65anything29disappear36atmosphere5engineer3interfere1volunteer1disappears6violin3mandolin1violins4reappear4chandeliers1souvenir2souvenirs1stratosphere2chandelier1insincere1labyrinth1musketeers2mutineer2volunteers1auctioneer1daffodils1engineers1everythings1financier1gondoliers1hemispheres1hyacinth1Jacksonville1jellyfish1mandeville1mandolins1overhear1persevere1pioneer1pioneers1profiteers1pseudonym1
4 syllables
acycloviracyclovirsagronomiesassociativeathleticismathleticismsbellyachingconventioneerconventioneerselectioneerelectioneersionosphereionospherespostmodernismpostmodernismsSolzhenitsyn
5 syllables
corroborativedeterminativedeterminativesspiritualism
691
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
back310dark107like73black75work44talk49take47break45smoke37speak46luck37look23park41week33make32rock30neck28track35book21broke25lake26walk24joke26block28clock22York5cake19shake20weak22check14jack14sake14mark13crack17truck12spoke10wake5stuck9shock11took3pack11fake9lock5mike3strike6snake9hook5knock2cook3buck11jerk6seek6suck4duck5lack6deck8wreck11doc1freak3stake6cheek17jakebike2Blake2mac5Clark2woke1stock2heck4coke7duke1Lukechucksack7sec1struck2shark1greek1leak4creek8pork2
2 syllables
awake31mistake27attack20unique1homework2network1headache3unlikealike1technique1sidewalk3Iraq2heartbreak2facebookheartache2earthquakenotebook4awoke4backpack3handshake1bedrock1berserk2intake2remark3clockwork2Cognac2comeback2Hitchcock1knapsack2newsweek2physique2racetrack2skylark2turnpike2woodstock2aardvark1amok1amuck1artwork1backstroke1backtrack1ballpark1brubeck1checkbook1cheesecake1childlike1Denmark1dreamlike1feedback1footwork1forsake1hallmark1hatchback1haystack1klondike1lilac1monarch1mystique1opaque1outbreak1paycheck1recheck1
3 syllables
paperwork1cadillac10maniac3meadowlark3motorbike3Roanoke2disembark2rattlesnake2bellyache1doublespeak1hollyhock1ladylike1needlework1nordictrack1Pontiac1quarterdeck1storybook1thunderstruck1tomahawk1watermark1aftershockalmanacangeliqueanorakantiknockAntiochArawakartichokeAtaturkberrylikebiotechbottleneckbusinesslikecardiaccornerbackcounterstrikecountryfolkcrackerjackdiscothequedouble-checkfenugreekfirework
4 syllables
amnesiac1insomniac1biofeedbackcounterattackelectroshockgobbledygookparanoiacstatesmanlikeunsportsmanlike
5 syllables
egomaniackleptomaniacnymphomaniac
6 syllables
megalomaniac
37
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
pic2
2 syllables
toothpick2picking8topic1epicPickett1Capeknitpickpickerpickers
3 syllables
atypicmyopicnitpickingolympicphilippicpickerel
4 syllables
microscopic1endoscopicgyroscopicisotopic

“pick” at line end — from real songs

There was nothing I couldn't pickMan, I never missed a lick
— Guy Clark, “The Guitar” · rhymes pick / lick
Then let the dice call the trickLet the gods take their pick
— Harry Nilsson, “Business” · rhymes pick / trick
You want me to hit you with a stickBut all I've got's a guitar pick
— Lou Reed, “Vicious” · rhymes pick / stick

How to read the 2675 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 56
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 196
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 920
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 814
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 689
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 37
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.