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Words that rhyme withryan

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 —
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)
2 syllables
lion3brian1Zion1BryanhyunionLyonMayanscion
3 syllables
cationghanaianhawaiian
4 syllables
dandelionparaguayan
mosaic rhyme
sky and1fly and1
50
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
Simon2siren1ivanrisin1frighten2lineman2Byron1hymen1ripen1tighten1Tyson1whiteman1bisonbrightenBrightonChironDrydenEichmannEigenfibrinHaydnheighten
3 syllables
horizon12Poseidon1enlightenenliven
4 syllables
psilocybinvancomycin
594
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
hindman1fire108dying44crying34tired27trying23quiet9lying13wire22higher12trial12liar11flying7fired4science2giant3tires6clientiron4buying16hire1hiredclients1fires7sighing5diet2Maya1highestdial2choir5tire1sirelions3priorwires5Wyattviabayou3squire5triumph3spying1pyre4pliers2liars3lyre1wired3buyer2flyer1giants1pious1pryor2choirs1dials1dire1drier1dryer1eyeing1fliers1flyers1friar1grier1irons1mire1shire1trials1vials1vying1bayous3biasbiasedbriarbriarsbrierbriersbriobriosbryansbuyers2choired5criercriersdialed2Diasdiets2driers1dryers1drying40
3 syllables
desire23violence5entire1violent5quietly2scientists1admire4scientist1inspired3requiredretire4retired1desires6diary1requiregunfirerequiresallianceOhio4Hawaii1violet1denial5Ireland1desired3expired3messiah1aspire2attire1campfire1conspire2defying2denying2goliath2perspire1lionelacquire1admired1admires1afire1bonfire1compliant1defiance1diapers1expire1expires1fiery1hellfire1inquire1inquired1inspire1mariah1piety1quagmire1quieter1reliant1relying1tobias1umpire1wireless1acquiredacquires1andironandironsanionanionsapplianceapplying1
4 syllables
society4entirelypsychiatrist1retirementanxiety1terrifyingreliableuninspired4variety1Lancashire2qualifiers1horrifying1pacifier1proprieties1societies1violently1acquireracquirersalibiing1alliancesamplifieramplifiersamplifying1anxieties1appliancesarchdioceseattiringbackfiringbeautifyingbiedermeierbiosciencebutterflying7calcifyingcalliopecertifyingclarifyingclassifying1codifyingcompliancescrucifying1
5 syllables
undeniable1electrifying1acidifyingarchdiocesesbeatifyingclassifiable
6 syllables
13
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
rye3wry
2 syllables
riot2rialriots2ryans1
3 syllables
Orion1rioted2rioterriotersrioting2riotoussamurai

“ryan” at line end — from real songs

I love my city they let me cut the line on the Dan RyanThat summer left a couple tan lines
— Death Cab for Cutie, “Do You Remember” · rhymes ryan / lines

How to read the 658 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.
Additive 50
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 594
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 13
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.