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Words that rhyme withpretender

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 N·D
18
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
bender4fender1lender1blender1gender1sender1spender1splendor1vendor1renderslender
3 syllables
surrender1defenderengenderoffendersuspendertransgenderweekender
mosaic rhyme
send herdefend herlend herrecommend hercomprehend hersuspend her
22
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)
2 syllables
center1enter1centre2renterstentorventermember1ember2temper2
3 syllables
inventor1dissentertormentorremember1december5november1september3dismembernonmemberdistemper
4 syllables
epicentermisremember
5 syllables
experimenter
6
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
centneremptortemblorTemplarVentner
3 syllables
assembler
mosaic rhyme
end there1
39
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)
2 syllables
better69letter19sweater6pepper1tremor1beggar1cheddar1fetter1getter1tenner1tenor1bettorcheckerdebtordecker
3 syllables
bootleggerexchequerMacGregornewsletterpacesetterwoodpecker
4 syllables
countertenor
383
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
ever16weather37never16pleasure12pressure6clever4whether1shelter7treasure6leather12measure6terror6heather3error4feather12elderSpencer1lecture1hectortrevorcellar1sectorgesture1FletcherEdgarleisure3lever1Estherlesterskelter2tether2sever2dresser1dweller1feller1herder1jester1ledger1nectar1nether1peddler1sceptre1swelter1teller1texture1wearer1dexterChesterventurebearercensercensorcensurecleanserdentureDenveredgerElgareskeresterFechnerfesterfresherGesnerguesserhecklerhedgerhellerhelperKellerkelterKeplerlecherlectorlegerLeicesterlesserlessormedlarMesmermetiernesterNestorpesterpledgerrectorrester
3 syllables
together98forever90whatever8however3professorwhoever1directorwhenever2inspectorwherever1adventure2endeavor3projector2protector2aggressor1connector1defector1detector1objector1ancestorassessoravengerbellwetherbestsellerbooksellercollectorcompressorcondenserconjectureconnecterdebenturedeflectordigesterdispenserdispleasureeffectorelectorendeavourhairdresserhotelierindentureindexerinjectorinvestorManchestermolesteroppressorpossessorprefectureprocessorpropellerprospectorprotesterrathskellerreceptorreflectorrefresherrequesterRochesterseafarersemestersequestersuccessorsuppressortransgressortrimesterWinchester
4 syllables
whatsoeveraltogetherarchitecture1polyester1Rockefeller1countermeasurehelter-skelterinterceptorinterstellarmisadventuremultiplexerphilandererpredecessorstandard-bearerstorytellerstretcher-bearerindependent1independence1appendages1comprehending1condescending1dependencies1expendable1recommended1amendableappendixesapprehendedapprehendingascendancesascendanciesascendancyascendenciesascendencycommendablecompendiumcompendiumscomprehended1condescended1crescendoing1dependabledependencesdependencyendurancesengenderingexpenditure
5 syllables
multiprocessor
6 syllables
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
tender8tendedtendered8tenders8tendingtendontendonspretend26attend3intend1contendportend
3 syllables
pretending5intended1tenderly3bartender1tenderness1tendencies3attendance2contender1pretended26attending3attendant1attendants1contenders1attended3bartenders1contendedcontendingintending1portendedportendingpretenders4tendency
4 syllables
unattended1attendances2unintended
5 syllables
superintendentsuperintendents

“pretender” at line end — from real songs

Darling, rememberI'm the pretender
— Gillian Welch, “Revelator” · rhymes pretender / remember
Strolls the pretenderBegin and end there
— Jackson Browne, “The Pretender” · rhymes pretender / there
Say a prayer for the pretenderOnly to surrender
— Jackson Browne, “The Pretender” · rhymes pretender / surrender

How to read the 468 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 18
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 22
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 6
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 39
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 383
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 41
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.