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Words that rhyme withprison

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 IH coda Z
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)
2 syllables
risen2
136
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
vision19given10driven2pigeon2smidgenlisten30glisten3christenkitchen27mission7griffinfission1griffonstiffentiffinTitian
3 syllables
decision8religion1forgiven10division2incision3envision2precision2collision1derision1revision1excisionparisianprovisionrescissionposition9condition5permission6tradition1commission2audition1ambition3additionsuspiciontransmission1musician1magician1edition1submission2admission1attrition1cognition1ignition1nutrition1omission1remission1rendition1tuition1beauticiancliniciancontritiondentitionemissionfruitionlogicianmorticianmunitionopticianpartitionpatricianpetitionphysicianrecissionseditiontacticiantechniciantransitionvolition
4 syllables
television5indecision1supervision1unforgiven1circumcisionsubdivisioncompetition2recognition4repetition2expeditionammunition3composition1intuition1opposition2superstition2politician1demolition1electrician1inhibition1premonition1proposition1abolitionacquisitionadmonitionapparitioncoalitiondecommissiondefinitiondepositiondieticiandietitiandispositioneruditionexhibitionexpositionextraditionimpositioninquisitionintermissionmalnutritionmanumissionobstetricianpreconditionprohibitionreadmission
5 syllables
mathematician1academiciandecompositiongeriatricianjuxtapositionpediatricianpredispositionpresupposition
58
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
christian3Wilson3winstonfiction1SimpsonNixon2diction2dixon1friction1Ibsen1Kingston1liftin1Nilsson1sizzlin1vixen1CrichtoncrimsoncrispenCrispinGibsonLisbonListonpistonpitchmanPrincetonsiskinsylvanVinson
3 syllables
description3conviction4prescription2addiction6prediction1affliction1egyptian1encryption1englishmen1infliction1conniptionconscriptionconstrictiondepictiondistinctionevictionextinctionfranciscaninscriptionnonfictionproscriptionrestriction
4 syllables
benediction1contradiction1crucifixion1derelictioninterdictionjurisdiction
559
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
children36women21million4chicken4written3hidden1Dylan3billionBritainLincoln2villain5thinkin3linen7kitten2killin2flippin1ribbon2stricken2bitten1Clinton1hickman1hilton1pippen1thicken1trilon1BrintonbritonBrittencitrincitrondillonfinnangibbonGilmanintronjillionligninlindenLippmannLyttonMiltonminionmittenninonpigmanpillionpinionPippinpitmanquickensickensilkensmittenSpillaneStiltontigonTildentrillionWhitmanwiccan
3 syllables
opinion4civilian1grandchildren1mcmillan1pavilion1badmintonbalbrigganbedriddenbouillonbraziliandominionfrostbittenhandwrittenmidshipmanoctillionreptilianunwrittenvanillinvaudevillianvermilionvermillionVirginianzaireanmisery4physical3visiting1visitors1visited3visitor1visibleracism2chiseling1quizzical1revisit1autismautismsbaptisms1busilybusying8dizzinessdizzying6drizzlingenvisageenvisagedfascismfascisms
4 syllables
penicillin1crocodilianElizabeth1invisible3miserable1physically2lyricism1communism1elisabeth1euphemisms1invisibles1misogyny1acquisitiveactivismactivismsaltruismaltruismsaneurism
5 syllables
amoxicillinmetaphysical1patriotism1absolutismabsolutismsadventurismadventurismsalcoholismalcoholismsanachronismanachronisms
6 syllables
abolitionismabolitionismsAmericanism
7 syllables
8 syllables
12
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
prismprismsprisoned9prisons9
3 syllables
prisoner1prisoners2imprisonimprisonedimprisons
4 syllables
imprisoningimprisonmentimprisonments

“prison” at line end — from real songs

A city with no children in itOf a private prison
— Arcade Fire, “City with No Children” · rhymes prison / it
Where the home in the valley meets the damp dirty prisonAnd the executioner's face is always well hidden
— Bob Dylan, “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” · rhymes prison / hidden
I'm not the greatest fan of your religionWho cover up abuse should go to prison
— Elliott Smith, “Come Home (Cardinal Pell)” · rhymes prison / religion

How to read the 754 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.
Family rhyme 136
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 58
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 559
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 12
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.