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Words that rhyme withrims

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 IH coda M·Z
22
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
limbs6hymns5dims2swims1sims2gyms1brims3kims2limnsnimsprimsshimsskimsslims6timstrims5
2 syllables
forelimbsprelims
3 syllables
pseudonyms1patronyms
110
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
things57wings29rings19since9sins21prince6brings9kings14sings8wins2twins6strings7vincedings1springs3spins3fringe2flings1grins2skins2binge1bins1chins1clings1finns1pins1shins1stings1swings1thins1tings1tins1beens63cringedinsfinsgins10hingeIngeinns3INSkins10lings2linsLinzmincemingemingsminspings1quince
2 syllables
begins14convinceplaythings1shoestrings1akins1berlins3buckskinschagrins1deerskinsevinceforeskinsforewingshamstringshas-beensHutchinsimpingeinfringekingpins2linchpinspigskins1puffinsredskinssarinssheepskinssomethings25syringetailspinsunhingegoldfinch
3 syllables
violins4everythings1mandolins1might-have-beensmoleskinsPort-au-Princesynonymsunderpinslabyrinth1hyacinth1
37
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
films1singed1binged2cinchedclinchedcringedflinched2fringed
2 syllables
convinced1unhinged1evincedimpingedinfringedsyringed
3 syllables
Chelyabinsklabyrinths1microfilmsshamanisms
4 syllables
athleticismspostmodernisms
5 syllables
275
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
in278him138this149is104thing115sing83been63skin69with51ring57kiss55king49give19win41sin33spring29bring18wish14thin22his15miss13bridge14wing23rich12swim11fish10if5which2spin14swing15jim8string13switch9witch8piss8kim2chris1smith3gym6cliff6pin5timdish3gin10chin4twin10ditch9pitch4inn3tin7fridge2lizsting10jinbin4sis2kin10quinnmitchmyth3ding1singhstiff2slim6grin8limb6minbliss7FinnLinridge2brim3grim4ting4Mingstitch4trim5swissling2cling3fling3hiss4itch3flynndiss2hitch3kitsch3rim3whim1
2 syllables
begin25within24forgive5berlin3abyss5catfish2axes1chagrin1coiling2kingpin2offspring2plaything2akin1Boleyn1dismiss1drawbridge1goldfish1locksmith1pigskin1puking1shoestring1starfish1swordfish1unhitch1abridgeamissBeijingbewitchblacksmithbreak-inbuckskinbuilt-inChongqingcrawfishdealfishdeerskindenys6dogfishdownswingduckiesenrichErvingflatfishforelimbforeskinforewingforthwithgoldsmithgoosefishhamstringhas-beenhereinherewithjewfishlinchpinlungfishMcKimmisgiveoutliveOxbridgePekingPerlispipefishpisses8pissing8prelimpuffinqueenfishredfishRedskin
3 syllables
everything65anything29violin3mandolin1chandeliers1jellyfish1pseudonym1staggering1angelfisharrowsmithcolouring2coppersmithcuttlefishhieroglyphLubavitchmight-have-beenmodeling5modellingmoleskinmonolithneedlefishneolithnuzzlingpatronympepperidgepetroglyphreminiscesnorkelingsplattering1synonymunboxingunderpinworshiping2
4 syllables
agronomiesassociativebellyachingSolzhenitsyntypologies
5 syllables
corroborativedeterminative
1548
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
it444here270years84will65still64wind1fear71year60hill59clear67think50dear41hear50kid50lives20lips43kids37near40ear42sick32ears29bit25drink23beer29quick27hit23kill20ship19big10fill20list16fit16bill14quit19weird13killed10six9trip13pills17fears25gift13stick10pick8milk10hills15sit4fix8shift16trick11lived5bills15missed7sink12lift10split9risk3film4kick5chill11dig7drinks5build6gives2nick4its1thinks1till2fixed8fist14built3picked3tricks12cheers2slip8tip6kissed9pig3ships5
2 syllables
exist15until7appear13bullshit5career9admit6appears4commit2resist5insist2outfit2exists3appeared3severe1permitsincere8dismissed1picnic1forbid1addict3lipstick1brazilShakespeare2eyelids5fulfill2spaceship4assistfrontier6sidekick5precinct1premiere2reindeer3unclear3uphill1veneer3submitaddicts1cockpit2facelift2forgives2fulfilled2goodwill2homesick1insists1landfill1Madrid1misfits2rebuild2toothpick2transmit2whirlwind2abridged1admits1adrift1Advil1armpits1arrears1Asheville1assists1blacklist1
3 syllables
disappear36disappeared9politics9atmosphere5indistinctengineer3fingerprints3fingertips13interfere1volunteer1disappears6lunatic1leadershipscholarship1reappear4candlestick3crucifix2souvenir2souvenirs1stratosphere2chandelier1insincere1musketeers2mutineer2volunteers1auctioneer1censorship1counterfeit1daffodils1engineers1financier1fingerprint1gondoliers1hemispheres1hypocrite1Jacksonville1lunatics1mandeville1manuscripts1overhear1
4 syllables
relationship2relationships2championship1apocalypse1acycloviracyclovirsanthologistanthologistsapprenticeshipapprenticeshipsathleticismchampionships1citizenshipcitizenshipscompanionshipcompanionshipsconventioneer
5 syllables
ambassadorshipambassadorshipsbiostatistics
7 syllables
1253
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
dreams122times86arms61bones62songs43lines39comes23seems40means34plans29ones15names24guns17signs18games11flames24stones15Jones10screams7turns5rooms7James5homes17jeans22brains8crimes12chains18burns11sons5lungs12runs3groans1fans7terms1phones5bombs1drums11beans5veins16scenes9trains11owns2teams1planes5claims1forms1shines11pines10rhymes13tons1Holmes1mines7Queens9coins4chimes4tongues6moans5seams10moons8towns7tunes6rains6worms3charms9clowns7downs5slams1streams7hangs3dimes5greens5plains6beams6benz6gems4vines5pains4cans2palms5schemes4
2 syllables
sometimes33remains11belongs2machines6becomes17returns2concerns1explains27contains3exams2balloons5marines1daydreams1headphones2costumes1alarms2bedrooms2headlines3bloodlines1breadcrumbs1bygones1cartoons2designs1extremes2grandsons1landmines2shotguns2sidelines2baboons1breakdowns1complains1coupons1crossbones1declines1disclaims1domains1earphones1enzymes1felines1forearms1grapevines1gravestones1handguns1icons1itunes1lifetimes1moonbeams1nylons1pastimes1pertains1pylons1reclines1restrooms1resumes1rhinestones1routines1saigons1shorelines1sustains1touchdowns1
3 syllables
magazines11uniforms3limousines3smithereens5afternoons4cobblestones1figurines1telephones2concubines2hurricanes1microphones1valentines1borderlines1caravans1chromosomes1cornerstones1evergreens1firearms1halloweens1honeycombs1Maritimes1mastodons1minivans1overhangs1pantaloons1paragons1porcupines1submarines1tangerines1trampolines1windowpanes1xylophones1abrahams1academesacetonesacroleinsadeninesaerodromes1afrikaansailerons
4 syllables
amphetamines2acetylenesadenosinesafghanistans1angiogramsanticyclonesaquamarines1automatonsclomipraminescomediennescontrabassoonscuneiforms1diltiazemsemoticonsglucosaminesheterodynes
5 syllables
hexachloropheneshydrocortisones1
6 syllables
australopithecines
7 syllables
electrocardiograms

“rims” at line end — from real songs

I want to guard your dreams and visionsJust wrap your legs 'round these velvet rims
— Bruce Springsteen, “Born to Run” · rhymes rims / visions
Amongst the hustle, titties and skin, fifties and rimsAbout these young brothers from the City of Wind
— Sam Cooke, “The Food” · rhymes rims / wind
Throwbacks and Timbs, Blacks and rimsIt's all good in the hood, like rats and gyms
— Sam Cooke, “The Food” · rhymes rims / gyms

How to read the 3241 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 22
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 110
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 37
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 274
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1545
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1253
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.