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Words that rhyme withpretend

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 N·D
47
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
friend5end4spend11bend1send5lend4mend6blend4trend3fend1penned1wendyenned
2 syllables
weekend8girlfriend2defend1boyfriend1depend2descend5amend1ascend2transcend1extendbookend1godsend1suspend1appendbefriendcommenddead-enddistendexpendhornblendeimpendmisspendoffendpitchblendeunbend
3 syllables
recommend1comprehend1condescend1apprehenddividendex-boyfriendex-girlfriendoverspend
4 syllables
overextend
65
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
went23spent12meant8rent13sent10tent5bent6Kent3scent3cent1vent4dent2gent1lent1Trent1brentGhentpentstentdreamtdenguegemmedhemmedstemmedhemptemp
2 syllables
accent4event4percent2preventconsentrepent4extent2intent1cement1descent2lament1relent1adventascentassentaugmentdissentfermentindentinventresentTashkenttorment
3 syllables
president5represent2circumventcongruentdiscontentmalcontentnoneventoccidentorientreinventself-torment
4 syllables
disorientmisrepresent
120
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
friends2ends1strength6cents6sends1length2bends3temps2blends1tents1trends1bents6brentscairneddenguesdents2fends1gents1helmed1hempslends4lengths2
2 syllables
depends4events4attempt1amends4weekends4girlfriends1boyfriends2contempt2descends1attends1exempt1offends1adventsappendsascends2ascents
3 syllables
represents2overwhelmed3presidents1apprehendscircumventscomprehends1condescends1contretempsdiscontentsdividendsex-boyfriends
4 syllables
disorientsmisrepresentsoverextends
358
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
head219said146them89bed169dead149then1men59yet55when48get32red1met39read21neck28ten2lead16wet20check14set13bet14pen22bread19step13leg8debt8let1sweat14ben4heh2led7yep1spread6beg1fed5deck8wreck11egg3threat1shed6fred1heck4net4pet4Tedgregjet6sec1ken1web3fled5thread9yen2tech1den4jendread9ned1gwenmeg1wed6GlennChentread3bled4stem3prepvet1peggem3hen2bred2fret2hem2peck1Zen1deng1ged1glen1Penn1pep1redd1ren1rep1sen1shek1
2 syllables
again3forget44instead39ahead21regret25upset9amen6sunset8corvette5doorstep4unsaid5cassette2condemn2misled2outlet2seabed1Bankhead1bedspread1beget1brubeck1bullpen1cadet1cayenne1chevette1cornbread1deadhead1deathbed1dragnet1flatbed1inlet1learjet1mayhem1offset1paycheck1quintet1recheck1redhead1reset1spearhead1vignette1Wynette1abedabetairheadassetAztecbaguettebarbettebarrettebeachheadbedeckbeheadBelembesetBizetblockheadbloodshedbobsledbootlegbreakneckbridgeheadbrunetbrunettebulkheadbullhead
3 syllables
cigarette20internet8juliet3overhead6silhouette4Bethlehem1parapet2riverbed3bayonet2juliette1pirouette1alphabet1ambien1businessmen1Lafayette1letterhead1overfed1quarterdeck1statuette1suffragette1thoroughbred1anisettearrowheadavocetbiomedbiotechbottleneckcalumetCardizemclarinetcopperheadcoronetcyclamendiademdiscothequedouble-checkdragonheadepithetethernetExocetfeatherbedfigureheadflageoletgingerbreadheavyset
4 syllables
comediennediltiazemParisienneViramune
5 syllables
videocassette
1494
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
there278well142hair131air127care113hell87death82else57tell75tears30left62best63yes36rest60breath60fair45chest48dress44where26mess1says22chair38help32guess29west29share27sense18stairs28less22bear24fell28scared17bell24sex20next13legs17test20wear15heads21prayer21cell12health19felt11square15spell18stare24gets8cares14tear3sell8smell6edge9shelf33self14their2fence13flesh15press8eggs7kept6dare4dressed8spare11swear3bells13guest5rare9held4breast18fresh5french2desk6steps9blessed11belt9pair6slept5tells2wealth11helped1
2 syllables
myself100yourself52hotel31nowhere18somewhere14himself15itself12respect16perfect6herself7themselves6address9against3affair9expect4aware5success6protect3confess9prepared5defense6accept2upstairs1revenge1except1arrest2suspect1unlessnightmare5effect5correct2subject2process3progress3downstairs2preparerequest2suggestyourselves2accessmotel8collect2impressed1footsteps3direct1express3farewell5affairs3depressed5effects3doorbell2despair14offense2repair6compared1michellecompare8unfair4intense1obsessed2
3 syllables
everywhere35anywhere22ourselves13cigarettes13underwear3personnel1carousel4millionaire7billionaire4isabelmillionaires2architect1clientele2disrespect2jezebel1unprepared3citadel2debonair1Delaware2dialect2disconnect1disrepair2recollect2unawares2Rooseveltbillionaires1caravel1coronets1incorrect1legionnaire1legionnaires1manifest1nonetheless1ourself1parallel1parallels1silverware1solitaire1thoroughfare1unaware1
4 syllables
mademoisellenevertheless1mademoiselles1unparalleled1aftereffectaftereffectsAix-la-Chapellecomediennesconcessionaireconcessionairesdiltiazemsinterconnectinterconnectsmaterielmaterielsoverprotectoverprotectsviramunes
5 syllables
antipersonnelvideocassettes
626
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
mind405hand239ground149and41land115find116sound100wind59round60found71kind77stand74band59blind62sand47grand17learned9planned15bound16burned10turned4wound2seemed3signed5named1earned4bond2dreamed3warned2trained2joined2pound5damned1brand1owned4cleaned55drowned6blonde1fund1fond1pond7stoned12grind11claimed1doomed3gained4blamed1phonedblond1hound3monde3screamed4sinned5strand4fiend3roamed4stained4tuned1wand4framed3mound3pinned2rained3tamed3tanned3climbed1hanged3aimed2bind2crowned1hind2scorned2lined1banged1banned1bland1bloomed1bombed1boned1chained1dawned1dined1drained1gland1gleamed1
2 syllables
around290behind130ashamed13command11returned4beyond5concerned3background4remind1demand4respond3designed13confirmed1explained2mankind3belonged2assumedunkind14assigned1remained2homeland1aground6inclined6quicksand4unwind4defined4aligned3combined3entwined3profound2Thailand2unwound3wasteland3abound2adjourned2complained2consumed2declined2expand1fairground2redeemed1refined2surround1unnamed1unsound2whirlwind2bandstand1confined1dethroned1disband1dreamland1entombed1firsthand1foreground1goddamned1headband1nightstand1obtained1playground1programmed1rebound1unbound1unearned1unsigned1unturned1
3 syllables
understand125underground16intertwined3colorblind1entertained2motherland2undefined2unexplained2wonderland1ampersand1battleground1contraband1Disneyland1Dixieland1Ferdinand1nevermind1redefined1secondhand1unconcerned1anagrammedascertainedbeforehandboomeranged1caravannedchaperonedcobblestonedcontravenedcorrespondcounterclaimeddiagrammeddisinclinedfairylandfatherlandfirebombedfirebrandguillotinedHildebrandhinterlandhoneycombed1honeymooned6humankindintervenedmastermindMitterrandmonogrammed
4 syllables
misunderstand1analysandGondwanalandheterodynedmerry-go-round
41
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
tend
2 syllables
attend3intend1contendportendtender8tendedtendered8tenders8tendingtendontendons
3 syllables
pretending5intended1tenderly3bartender1pretender4tenderness1tendencies3attendance2contender1pretended26attending3attendant1attendants1contenders1attended3bartenders1contendedcontendingintending1portendedportendingpretenders4tendency
4 syllables
unattended1attendances2unintended
5 syllables
superintendentsuperintendents

“pretend” at line end — from real songs

You ain't what I call a friendI wouldn't even if I could pretend
— Dr. Dog, “The Rabbit, The Bat, and the Reindeer” · rhymes pretend / friend
Awake again, I can't pretendAnd close to the end
— Jackson Browne, “Late for the Sky” · rhymes pretend / end
I caught myself thinking once againTry not to pretend
— Jeff Tweedy, “Hate It Here” · rhymes pretend / again

How to read the 2710 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 47
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 65
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 120
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 358
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1494
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 626
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 41
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.