Quantcast
Words that rhyme with safe — 3089 rhymes by quality | Rhyme Land
RhymeLand

the rhymes and the songs that used them

Words that rhyme withsafe

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 EY coda F
3
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
chafe1strafewaif
395
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
face1place1space48case1grace26race29faith1chase18trace10base4pace17ace3lace4vase5mais1bracedaceglaceHeysemacegrave52wave1brave24save13gave10slave8dave3cave5shave10crave4knavelavenavepaveravestavewaivedays1ways51age33stage25page25cage21plays12rage13raise1praise9stays4phase8pays4haze13maze12phrase5Paige1gaze8wage5blaze5daze3rays3sways2bathe2beige1craze1gauge1gays2glaze1sage2trays2blase1graze1lays1mays1strays1swayze1weighs1baizeBayesbays28beys1braesbraisebrayscayes
2 syllables
embrace1suitcase5replace2someplace1disgrace4erase6briefcaseScarface2staircase1shoelace1typeface1workplace1airspaceapacebirthplaceboldfacebookcasedebasedefacedisplaceeffaceencasefootraceGalbraithincaselactaseLovelacemisplaceoutpaceretraceshowcaseshowplacesubspacewheelbaseworkspacebehave5shortwave1airwaveconcaveconclavedepraveenclaveengraveenslavelandgravemargravealways8teenagehighways2sideways4engage1ablaze4hallways2aways3backstage2displays3malaise3rampage1sundays1doorways1freeways1weekdays2amaze1
3 syllables
marketplace4databaseanyplace1cyberspace1fireplace1aerospacecommonplaceeveryplaceface-to-faceinterfaceinterfaithinterlaceorthoclasesteeplechaseaftershave1autoclave1microwave1misbehave1architraveholidays4anyways4nowadays2alleyways1chevrolets2yesterdays2cabarets1paraphrase1abasActivaseanimesbreakawayscanapescarawayscastawayscuraresdisarraysdisengagedisobeys1domineesemigresentrywaysexpressways1fiances
4 syllables
plagioclasepolymerasereiteratesstreptokinasecabrioletscommuniques1companionwaysnaivetessuperhighwaystelomeraseurokinase
1055
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
change116changed31strange30names24waste26taste23waves1takes13saved12games11flames24makes4breaks14states6range10James5brains8gates12raised9chains18nails8basedplates8sales6veins16placed4slaves6hates27trains11planes5brakes1tastes2claims1dates1snakes6tapes3tales4graves11mates2facedrails5waits6rains6chasedfails5tails6cakes2blades7aids1waist3fades6plains6sails3sakes2wakes5pains4caves4lakes5saints2shades5stains3aches3caged4fates2frames4paved4reins4scales4shapes4grades8bales1fakes2grapes3lanes3reigns2spades2stakes3trails2veils2braids1
2 syllables
mistakes27remains11exchange5details2engaged2exhales2arrange1arrangedreplaced2explains27complaints2decades1contains3inhales3airwaves2amazed3erased2parades4pancakescreates1awaits2behaved2deranged2earthquakes1enslaved2estranged2grenades1roommates1snowflakes1arcades1bridesmaids1cheapskates1cocktails1complains1cupcakes1disclaims1disgraced1distaste1domains1emails1enraged1females1handshakes1landscapes1mermaids1pertains1retraced1sustains1toothpaste1unchanged1unscathed1abatesablatesabradesabstainsacclaimsacquaintsadamesagapesairframes
3 syllables
palisades3hurricanes1rearranged2accolades1devastates1fingernails1interstates1lemonades1middleweights1paperweights1promenades1radiates1rattlesnakes1rearrange1windowpanes1abdicatesabrogatesacclimatesacetatesactivatesactuatesadulatesaftershaves1aftertasteaftertastesaggravatesagitatesaguacatesallocates1alternatesambulatesamputatesangulatesannotatesantiquatesarbitratesarchitravesarrogatesascertainsaspartames
4 syllables
appreciates1abbreviatesacceleratesaccentuatesaccommodatesaccumulatesadjudicatesadministratesadulteratesagglomeratesagglutinatesalienatesamalgamatesamelioratesannihilates1anticipatesappropriatesasphyxiatesassassinatesassimilates
5 syllables
282
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
day500way1say1stay142play1hey37pay60pray43may30bay28lay22they6gray20gay12ray8grey14clay13jay2yay1prey7spray5sway12tae1tray9kay1hay6stray8weigh1yea1fray5jaefey3slay2sleigh2bey1cray1faye1flay1Frey1gaye1nay1Tay1vey1braebraycaydraydreyfayleileymaemeineighNeyPAYEPeishayspaytreyWeiwhey
2 syllables
away3today1okay46highway30sunday14someday26birthday12friday6monday7tuesday2thursday3wednesday2delay6obey4display5halfway2hallway5betray2doorway10cafe3astray11ballet4decay11freeway4subway1runway1repay1andreBroadway3driveway4ashtray5hooray5jose2stairway1doomsday4railwaybouquet3convey3dismay3parfait1x-rayave2foreplay2hearsay2midway1relay2survey1array1breezeway1byway1Cathay1causeway1chalet1ebay1horseplay1madre1mcrae1niday1Norway1olay1passe1replay1risque1skyway1souffle1Taipei1weekday1airwayallayarchwaybeltwayBombayCalaisclicheCordaycrochet
3 syllables
anyway60yesterday34everyday9holiday8saturday2alleyway2cabaret1chevrolet2runaway1straightaway2getaway2Hemingway2ricochet2rockaway1Beaujolais1disobey1expressway1matinee1Monterey1pinochet1stowaway1takeaway1tanqueray1underway1vertebrae1animeattachebreakawayCabernetcanapecarawaycastawaycurareday-by-dayday-to-daydisarraydomineeemigreentrywayFaradayfarawayfianceGallowaygiveawayHathawayhideawayinterplaylingerieLyonnaismacrameMandalayMonterreyoverlayoverpayoverplay
4 syllables
communique1cabrioletcompanionwaynaiveteOlivierpapier-machesuperhighway
1157
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
name243rain170pain159same150game106made86train60late65babe44wait54shame76blame66brain52take47break45came41make32fate1great29state2flame42hate27straight23jail25lake26chain25paid26plane22gate22cake19shake20weight1fame31lane21sake14trade20played15fail18vain26blade22plain15tape9stayed13plate14wake5mail12shade35claim15sale13date8eight6frame18paint13fake9shape7trail11jane5grade8gain13mate5fade27laid9saint11snake9failed5main3tail8maid8nail10named1Spain9sail10male3lame13aim10stake6jakeate2Blake2bail5
2 syllables
insane1afraid40escape27awake31mistake27explain27remain17ashamed13parade19became3create5complain14champagne6cocaine14female1estate3campaign2detail1escapedbetrayed2refrain13headache3maintain3explained2complaint1debate3e-mailairplane3roommate1locate1contain3remained2blackmailcocktailrelate7emailarcade6heartbreak2elaine1landscape2heartache2earthquakenicknamepersuademermaid3updatehandshake1decade1delayed2exhale2grenade3inhale3intake2profane3repaid2rotate2upstate3complained2disdain2domain2
3 syllables
celebrate6separate2concentrate6operate1hesitate6hurricane10lemonade5indicatetoleratecellophane3interstate4dissipate1paperweight2promenade2windowpane1entertain1calculate1contemplate2demonstrate2elevate2entertained2escalate1featherweight2illustrate1masturbate1penetrate2rattlesnake2renegade1sugarcane1unexplained2Adelaide1allocate1Aquitaine1barricade1bellyache1bishopsgate1cavalcade1chippendales1confiscate1congregate1
4 syllables
appreciate1investigate1communicate1cooperatenegotiateeliminatecongratulateparticipate1evaporate1intimidate2videotape2annihilate1commiserate1redecorate1reincarnate1retaliate1sophisticate1abbreviateaccelerate
5 syllables
deteriorate1
198
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
life315off116wife64stuff34laugh39knife31rough25tough14half13roof15proof18thief14if5shelf33self14chief5wolf1beef9jeff2chef3grief9staff1cliff6deaf3golf2brief3ralph1cough8leaf2stiff2bluff9puff4strife4calf3surf3scarfwoof2cuff2alf1barf1chaff1clef1dwarf1elf1fluff1geoff1goof1hoof1huff1keef1loaf1muff1rife1riff1ruff1scuff1sniff1wharf1biffbuffcoifcoiffedoffdufffieffifegaffgaffeGrafgraphgruffguffgulflief
2 syllables
enough124myself100yourself52himself15itself12herself7relief14belief7behalf1ex-wifebergdorf1handcuff1midwife1nightlife1takeoff1themself1alewifealoofblastoffbookshelfcarafecutoffdebriefdrop-offdyestuffearmuffengulffail-safefalloffFalstaffflagstafffoodstufffoolproofgiraffehousewifejerk-offkickoffknockofflayoffliftoffloosestrifeMarkoffmassifmotifone-offpayoffpilafplayoffrebuffriffraffrunoffrustproofselloffstandoffsunrooftrade-off
3 syllables
photograph7afterlife4autograph2disbelief2bulletproof1Molotov2Beowulf1ourself1phonograph1allographcloverleafDusseldorfepitaphfireproofhectographhieroglyphinterleafleitmotiflithographmonographoverstuffparagraphpetroglyphpolygraphpolymorphRomanoffshatterproofspectrographtelegraphUNICEFwaterproofweatherproofYellowknife
4 syllables
aperitifchoreographmimeograph
3
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)
2 syllables
unsafesafer1safing

“safe” at line end — from real songs

Never let it get awayJust to keep you safe
— Laura Marling, “For You” · rhymes safe / away
No way to say it, we in a sorry stateDon't drink the water, boy, no it just ain't safe
— Justin Townes Earle, “Don’t Drink the Water” · rhymes safe / state
That hold her close and keep her safeAnd think of them as my embrace
— Anaïs Mitchell, “Chant” · rhymes safe / embrace

How to read the 3089 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 3
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 395
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 1055
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 282
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1156
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 198
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 3
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.