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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 ER coda N·D
14
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
learned1burned10earned4churned1ferned1kernedspurned1yearned1
2 syllables
concerned1adjourned1unearned1discernedsunburned
3 syllables
unconcerned1
12
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
burnt2learntfirmedsquirmedtermed1wormed1
2 syllables
confirmed1affirmedinfirmed
3 syllables
reaffirmedreconfirmedunconfirmed
263
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
her38word46work44turn35heard41hurt40burn1bird26learn26were4shirt18sir7dirt23third3jerk6perearn1firmterm1skirt5clerk3fur3kurtkirk1worm1Burtspermcurb4flirt4stir3burkeherdblur3bertgerm1lurk2nerd2smirk2stern2Turk2vert2blurred1chirp1churn1cur1fer1ferg1fern1fleur1herb1murk1myrrh1perc1purr1slurred1spurn1squirt1stirred1ter1urn1verb1yearn1bergberkbermBernBernebirrbirredblurbblurtburburgBurkburpburrburredByrdcertchertcirquecurdcurtdirkernefirfurredgirdhermirkkerbkernKurdperk
2 syllables
return15concern4preferMonsieur1alert2absurd8homework2network1transferconfirm1occurred4disturb1dessert1transferredoccur3password1bluebird4t-shirtberserk2clockwork2preferred1sweatshirt1unheard2referartwork1crossword1earthworm1footwork1iceberg1songbird1sunbird1watchword1woodwork1adjournaffirmassertavertbeadworkbookwormbrushworkbywordcaseworkcatbirdcatchwordchauffeurchauffeuredconcurconcurredconferconferredcowherdcutwormdeferdeferreddemurdemurreddeterdeterreddiscerndivertdownturnearthworkevertexertfieldworkforewordframeworkgroundworkguessworkheartburnhouseworkincurincurred
3 syllables
paperwork1mockingbird3hummingbird1taciturn1extrovert1needlework1overheard1Ataturkconnoisseurdisconcertendospermfirebirdfireworkhandiworkintrovertladybirdlatticeworkmetalworkminiskirtopenworkoverturnoverworkplasterworkreaffirmreassertreconfirmsaboteurthunderbirdunconcernundershirtundeterred
4 syllables
entrepreneur1restaurateur
487
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
world127girl90words54earth55first39girls23worse31worth28hurts18birds15worst16church9works8curse17birth15turns5worked3serve4burns11search2purse8nurse4nerve5terms1served2hers5worlds5pearl7earl2burst5cursed5nerves1verse8searched2pearls13thirst12curls9shirts3worms3serves1curve5hearse5swirl4swirls5whirl3urge2curl4surf3ferns3germs2hurled3perch3durst2herbs1hurl1mirth1swerve1thirds2yearns1birch1bursts1curbed1curves1earle1ers1merge1Perth1purge1scourge1skirts1spurs1spurts1surge1twirl1twirled1verge1vers1bergsberkesberksbermsbernsberthberthedberthsbirched1
2 syllables
deserve7research4reverse6deserves1returns2concerns1deserveddisturbed2observe1unfurled7reserve3perverse3rehearsed3unfurl3preserve1inverse3reversed2disperse1networks1obverse1preserved2reserved1bluebirds1cloudburst1cowgirl1crosswords1dispersed1emerge1observed1outskirts1showgirl1submerged1unfurls1absurds8accursedadjournsadverseaffirmsalerts2amperesartworks1assertsavertsbeadworksberserks2bookwormsbrushworksbywordscaseworkscatbirdscatchers1catchwordschauffeurschildbirthchildbirthsclockworks2cloudbursts1coercecoercedconcursconfersconfirms1conserveconservedconservesconverge
3 syllables
universe8fireworks2underworld4hummingbirds3amateurs2mockingbirds1butterworth1leavenworth1reemerge1connoisseurscynosuresdescriptorsdisconcertsendospermsextroverts1firebirdshandiworksintersperseinterspersedintrovertsladybirdslatticeworksmetalworksminiskirtsneedleworks1netherworldnetherworldsopenworksoverturnsoverworkedoverworkspaperworks1plasterworksreaffirmsreassertsreconfirmsreemergedreimbursereimbursedsaboteurssilencersthunderbirdstwenty-firstunconcernsundershirts
4 syllables
arbitrageursentrepreneurs1restaurateurs
655
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
mind405hand239ground149friend133end125and41land115find116sound100wind59round60found71kind77stand74band59blind62sand47spend11grand17bend19planned15bound16send5wound2seemed3signed5named1bond2dreamed3warned2trained2lend4joined2pound5damned1brand1owned4cleaned55drowned6blonde1fund1tendfond1pond7stoned12grind11claimed1doomed3gained4mend6blamed1phonedblond1hound3monde3screamed4sinned5strand4blend4fiend3roamed4stained4tuned1wand4framed3mound3pinned2rained3tamed3tanned3trend3climbed1hanged3aimed2bind2crowned1hind2scorned2lined1banged1banned1bland1bloomed1bombed1boned1
2 syllables
around290behind130pretend26weekend8ashamed13command11girlfriend2beyond5defend8boyfriend1background4remind1demand4attend3intend1respond3designed13explained2mankind3belonged2assumedunkind14depend2assigned1remained2homeland1aground6inclined6descend5quicksand4unwind4defined4aligned3combined3entwined3profound2Thailand2unwound3wasteland3abound2amend1ascend2complained2consumed2declined2expand1fairground2redeemed1refined2surround1transcend2unnamed1unsound2whirlwind2extendbandstand1bookend1condemned1confined1dethroned1disband1dreamland1entombed1firsthand1foreground1
3 syllables
understand125underground16recommend1comprehend1intertwined3colorblind1entertained2motherland2undefined2unexplained2wonderland1ampersand1battleground1condescend1contraband1Disneyland1Dixieland1Ferdinand1nevermind1redefined1secondhand1anagrammedapprehendascertainedbeforehandboomeranged1caravannedchaperonedcobblestonedcontravenedcorrespondcounterclaimeddiagrammeddisinclineddividendex-boyfriendex-girlfriendfairylandfatherlandfirebombedfirebrandguillotinedHildebrandhinterland
4 syllables
misunderstand1analysandGondwanalandheterodynedmerry-go-roundoverextend
5
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
turned4
2 syllables
unturned1internedupturned
3 syllables
overturned

“returned” at line end — from real songs

No verdict was returnedThe courtroom was adjourned
— Carly Simon, “American Pie” · rhymes returned / adjourned
And it's burnin', and I have returned'Cause they feed me the fuel that I need for the fire to burn
— Eminem, “The Way I Am” · rhymes returned / burn
Our lessons would be learnedOur lessons have returned
— Kae Tempest, “Lessons” · rhymes returned / learned

How to read the 1431 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 14
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 12
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.
Subtractive 263
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 487
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 655
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 5
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.