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Words that rhyme withsailor

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 EY coda L
12
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
Taylortrailer2tailor5jailer1bailormailerscalarwhaler
3 syllables
inhaler1retailer
4 syllables
semitrailerteetotaler
mosaic rhyme
jail herfail hermail hertrail hertail hernail her
3
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
failure1Daimler
3 syllables
finagler
22
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)
2 syllables
mayor2player2layer1sayer2Mayer1Bayerpayerslayersprayerstayerstrayer
3 syllables
conveyor1assayerballplayerbricklayerconveyernaysayerpurveyorratepayersoothsayer
411
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
stranger28later13danger23paper15nature5favor9major4neighbor6greater1favour2chamber5labor4traitor1baker2savior12waitersafer1maker3ranger1laser1painter1flavor3labour1neighbour1manger4razor2chaser3changer1vapor2caper2skater2frasieracre1aver1braver1cater1crater1fader1faker1freighter1gainer1glacier1Mainer1nager1pager1plainer1quaker1racer1raker1saber1saver1savor1shaker1straighter1taker1taper1wager1waver1agarbatherblazerbracerbreakerdraperfacerframerFrazergaitergatorGlaserglazergraderGraingergrangergratergraverHaberhaterkramerlacerlaverlazarmasermazernadirnamerpacer
3 syllables
behavior6newspaper1behaviour2teenagercreator3skyscraper1Decatur1container1debater1eraser1remainder1wallpaper1appraiserarrangerattainderbedchamberbelaborcampaignercaretakercarmakercomplainercrusadercuratordeflatordenaturedictatordisclaimerdisfavordressmakerendangerengraverequatorexchangerfilmmakerflypaperfundraiserglassmakerhatmakerhaymakerhomemakericebreakerinflatorinvaderkingmakerlandscaperlawbreakerlawmakerLemaitrelifesaverlocatormatchmakerMercatormuckrakerno-brainerpacemakerpeacemakerprintmakerrainmakerretainersandpapershoemakerstargazersteelmakerstrikebreakertoolmakertrailblazertranslator
4 syllables
elevator2operator2generator2activator2alligator2instigator2aviator1calculator1misbehavior1percolator1respirator1separator1undertaker1actuatoragitatorallocatoralternatoranimatorannotatorantechamberapplicatorarbitratorautomakerbasketmakercandlemakercarburetorcommentatordecoratordemonstratordetonatoreducator
5 syllables
investigatorrefrigerator1accelerator1manipulator1accumulatoradministratoramphitheateramphitheatreappropriatorcollaboratorcommunicatorconciliatorcoordinatordefibrillatordenominator
6 syllables
23
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
sale13sail10
2 syllables
sailing3sailors2Salemsaling1assailresalewholesale
3 syllables
assailantassailantsassailingsalablesalablessaleablesalientsalients
4 syllables
unsalableunsaleable
5 syllables
unassailable

“sailor” at line end — from real songs

They're busy waiting for her sailorRosey and Miss Rayon
— Lou Reed, “Sister Ray” · rhymes sailor / rayon
Treat her like a sailorScrew me in the daisies
— Lou Reed, “The Murder Mystery” · rhymes sailor / daisies
Drownin' in the sea of my sorrows as a sailorI once was a loser, a failure
— Otis Redding, “Bleed It” · rhymes sailor / failure

How to read the 448 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 12
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 3
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 22
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 411
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 23
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.