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Words that rhyme withretire

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 AY coda —
77
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
fire1wire22higher12liar11hire1choir5sirepriorsquire1pyre4lyre1buyer2flyer1pryor2dire1drier1dryer1friar1grier1mire1shire1briarbriercrierdyerflierfrierfryerireplierquirespiretrier
3 syllables
desire23admire4requiregunfireaspire2campfire1conspire2perspire1acquire1afire1bonfire1expire1hellfire1inquire1inspire1quagmire1umpire1backfirecease-fireenquireesquirehaywirehighfliermisfirerewiresuppliertranspirewildfire
4 syllables
Lancashire2pacifier1amplifierbiedermeierDevonshiremagnifiermodifiermultiplieroccupierpurifierqualifierrectifierUntermeyer
5 syllables
emulsifierhumidifieridentifier
mosaic rhyme
buy her1
157
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
driver2writer2tiger1Tyler1minor2fighter1lighter3spider1rider4diner1piper1nicer1brighter3tighter3chrysler1wiser1finer1grinder2hyper1riser2biker1climber1cypher1diver1fiber1geyser1iver1keyser1lifer1liner1miner1slider1visor1wider1sniperbinderbiterblindercidercipher
3 syllables
designer1survivorreminder3typewriter1admirer1provider1songwriter1adviseradvisorairlinerbagpiperbookbinderbullfightercabdrivercollidercompilerdecipherdividerdivisorenquirereyelinerhardlinerheadlinerhitchhikerincisorinquirerinsiderjetlinerlamplightermacgyverold-timer
4 syllables
supervisorenergizer2synthesizer1advertiseranalyzerappetizeratomizercolonizercompromisercopywriterequalizerexerciserfertilizerfirefighterfirelightermerchandisernebulizerOppenheimerorganizerovernighter
5 syllables
supercollider1
mosaic rhyme
die for6try for1lie for1lie there1
509
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
dying44crying34trying23quiet9lying13trial12flying7fired4science2giant3ryan1clientiron4lion3brian1buying16hiredclients1fires7sighing5diet2Maya1highestdial2lions3riot2wires5Wyattviabayou3triumph3spying1pliers1Zion1liars3wired3giants1pious1choirs1dials1eyeing1fliers1flyers1irons1trials1vials1vying1bayous3biasbiasedbriarsbriersbriobriosBryanbryansbuyers2choired5criersdialed2Diasdiets2driers1dryers1drying40dyeing1dyersfiatfiatsfriars1friersfryersfrying3Gaiaguying36guyotguyotshires1hyunionionsiresironed4kayakkayakedkayakslisle
3 syllables
violence5violent5quietly2scientists1scientist1inspired3requireddesires6diary1requiresallianceOhio4Hawaii1violet1denial5Ireland1desired1expired3messiah1defying2denying2goliath2lioneladmired1admires1compliant1defiance1diapers1expires1fiery1inquired1mariah1Orion1piety1quieter1reliant1relying1tobias1wireless1acquiredacquires1andironandironsanionanionsapplianceapplying1aspiredaspires2backfiredbackfiresbiasesbiasingbiomassbiopsiesbiopsybiotinbiotinsbonfires1brionycampfires1choiring5compliancecomplying1conspiredconspires2decrying
4 syllables
society4psychiatrist1anxiety1terrifyingreliableuninspired4variety1qualifiers1horrifying1proprieties1societies1violently1acquireracquirersalibiing1alliancesamplifiersamplifying1anxieties1appliancesarchdiocesebackfiringbeautifyingbiosciencebutterflying7calcifyingcalliopecertifyingclarifyingclassifying1codifyingcompliancescrucifying1dandeliondandelionsdefiances1defiantly
5 syllables
undeniable1electrifying1acidifyingarchdiocesesbeatifyingclassifiabledecertifyingdeclassifying
6 syllables
dehumidifying
36
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
tie7thai2tai1
2 syllables
tired27tires6tire1tieing7tyingtyretyresnecktie1untie1
3 syllables
entire1retired1attire1attiredattires1cationcationsentires1retires4
4 syllables
entirelyretirementattiringentireties
6 syllables
elephantiasis

“retire” at line end — from real songs

To be both wanted and desiredTo move away when we retire
— Black Box Recorder, “British Racing Green” · rhymes retire / desired
And as the moon rises, he sits by his fireAnd closing his eyes as the dogies retire
— James Taylor, “Sweet Baby James” · rhymes retire / fire
And no, I didn't retireI'll snatch you up with a needle nose pliers
— Otis Redding, “Ch-Check It Out” · rhymes retire / pliers

How to read the 743 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 77
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 157
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 509
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 36
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.