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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 AY coda Z·D
208
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
sized1prizedwised
2 syllables
surprised17advised1baptized1capsized1chastised1despised1devised1disguised1revised1apprisedcompriseddemiseddownsizedexcisedfull-sizedincisedoutsizedpint-sizedstylizedsurmised
3 syllables
realized4realised2hypnotized3compromised1advertised2memorized2paralyzed1terrorized2analyzed1criticized1finalized1publicized1aggrandizedamortizedanglicizedauthorizedbrutalizedburglarizedcatalyzedcentralized
4 syllables
apologized1commercialized1immobilized1legitimized1unsupervised1actualizedalphabetizedapologisedcannibalizedcapitalizedcaramelizedcategorized
5 syllables
industrialized1
6 syllables
36
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
jived1divedhivedscythedthrivedtithedchrist9dicedfeist
2 syllables
arrived8survived8obligeddeprived1contrived1archivedconnived
3 syllables
sacrificed1poltergeist1overpricedunderpriced
5
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
christs9feistsheistswhilst
3 syllables
poltergeists1
1190
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
night550eyes406life315right296light284sky266die245side201cry1i136by165high127why113eye120like73try104fly113lie101ride96fight91died74lies76live39wife64white61sight73hide63my24tight61pride53drive41guy36bright47rise43tried34nice29twice33ice30dry40skies51five27wide39flight31knife31might24cried37write17bride23lied22buy16bye11size16dies22flies25bite17pie19guys5price12sighs6type9cries16quite4wise12tide22shy13hi2aye3mike3tie7tied9strike6guide10slide14prize6sigh20rice5pipe8bike2tries7site1
2 syllables
tonight184inside131alright97alive100goodbye82outside53surprise32survive26decide19advice16midnight16moonlight31goodnight15disguise26aside7arrive5july12deny6reply17invite1good-byebeside6provide1supply3device1daylight12describe3denied10despitebye-byenearby1supplies2apply1unlikepolite3sunrise11alike1divide11delight14rely1adviseallyupsidecollide8website1ex-wifetwilight4sunlight8goodbyes5appliedprecisedespise5abide6arise5reside6spotlight4starlight4untied5upright5uptight4
3 syllables
paradise30realize10satisfied16suicide11sacrifice9recognize5otherwise1exercise1realise1terrified4testify3satellite4homicide1overnight4appetite8alibi1butterfly7lullaby13compromise6recogniseenterprise2samuraiqualified1occupied1butterflies5riverside4dynamite2crucified4afterlife4criticize5mountainside2classifiedfireflies3lullabies3countryside2alibis3genocide2memorize3motorbike3multiply3
4 syllables
apologize5identifyidentified1apologisedissatisfied2meteorite2desensitize1exemplified1formaldehyde1infanticide1solidified1unsatisfied1acidifiedacidifiesacidifyactualizealphabetizealuminize
5 syllables
materialize2americanize
6 syllables
973
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
time643mind405mine275line196fine115find116smile100times86while80wine86child64kind77lights62shine73blind62lines39wild35style36sign37crime30nights26miles13minds23signs18nine14climb21sides16dime28crimes12liked1signed5rhyme29likes2rights5file2prime4mile8finds1wives6files2fights6kinds1kylepile2vine14drives1shines11smiles13pines10rhymes13spine14rides12types1knives7mines7heights8blinds10chimes4strikes2smiled12pine9grind11filed1lime10wipedwhine8writes17chime6aisle6dimes5sights7sites4vines5dine5isle3knights1pipes2bites3brine4fives4
2 syllables
behind130sometimes33sunshine23lifetime11design13sometime9divine13besides1remind1online4meantime3awhile12designed13reminds1profile2mankind3meanwhile1arrives2unkind14sublime13described1assigned1springtime2skyline6decides19grapevine5resign3define5headlights6inclined6moonshine4unwind4align4beguiled4decline4defined4hillsides3mainline3lifestyle1aligned3combined3entwined3headlines3nighttime2subsides3survives3unwinds3deadline1backsides2benign2bloodline1bloodlines1declined2designs1divides1exile1halftime1insides2landmines2lunchtime2
3 syllables
anytime5caroline7valentine4summertime11overtime5borderline3clementine3columbine3Frankenstein3intertwined3Palestine2wintertime2colorblind1concubines2crystalline2turpentine2undefined2valentines1adeline1archetypes1borderlines1Christmastime1concubine1countrysides1crocodiles1dopamine1emmeline1everytime1genocides1Maritimes1masterminds1motorbikes1nevermind1pantomime1paradigm1parasites1porcupines1prototypes1reconcile1redefine1
4 syllables
evangeline3econoline1hermaphrodites1clomipramineclomipraminesdaminozideselectrolytesformaldehydes1gametophytesgranulocyteshemimorphitesheterodyneheterodynedheterodynesinfanticides1insecticidesmetabolitesmeteorites2
5 syllables
6 syllables
australopithecineaustralopithecines
280
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
loved12closed21used14saved12lived5moved4raised9pleased3served2causedprovedcaged4paved4caved1craved1peeved2raved2seized2shaved2breathed1dozed1glazed1grieved1judged1lodged1paused1posed1praised1raged1shoved1soothed1staged1weaved1agedbadgedbathed8blazedboozedbowsed8braisedbravedbreezedbridgedbrowsed1bruisedbudgedbuzzed4cadgedcheesedclothed6crazedcruisedcurveddazeddodgeddredgeddrudgedeasededgedfazedfizzedfledgedfrizzedfudgedfusedfuzzed3gaged4gaugedgazedgloved
2 syllables
confused20supposed1believed5received3engaged2removed3accused1beloved1refusedexposed3deservedrelieveddeceived7proposedapprovedopposed1achieved1amazed3amused4perceived3abused2behaved2composed1conceived2diseased2enslaved2preserved2reserved1unloved2abridged1alleged1appeased1aroused1diffused1dislodged1disposed1enraged1foxgloved1misused1observed1reprieved1submerged1unmoved1unscathed1adjudgedaggrievedappraisedassuagedbarragedbegrudgedbehoovedbemusedbereaved
3 syllables
predisposed2arbitragedautoclavedcamouflagedcentrifugeddecomposeddisabuseddisapproveddisbelieveddisengagedinterleavedinterposedjuxtaposedmicrowavedmisbehavedmisconceivedmisperceivedoverusedparaphrasedpreconceivedpresupposedreappraisedreemergedreimposedsabotagedunabridgedundeservedundisclosedunimprovedunopposedunrelieved
4 syllables
overexposedsuperimposed
39
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)
3 syllables
organizedcanonized1carbonized1synchronized1womanized1agonizedbalkanizedchristianizedcolonizedcommunizeddemonized
4 syllables
aluminizedantagonizeddisorganizedhomogenizednonunionizedreorganizedsuburbanized
5 syllables
americanizedrevolutionized

“recognized” at line end — from real songs

Got a little plot of land where authority isn't recognizedCheck! Never mind a misanthrope vying for affection to the wretched sound of my…
— Aesop Rock, “Gopher Guts” · rhymes recognized / dying
Where the pure air recognizedI awakened to the cry
— Patti Smith, “People Have the Power” · rhymes recognized / cry

How to read the 2692 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 208
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 36
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 5
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 1190
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 973
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 280
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 39
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.