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Words that rhyme withsaints

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 N·T·S
10
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
paints1faints3feintstaints
2 syllables
complaints2acquaintsconstraintsrepaintsrestraints
3 syllables
fingerpaints
1
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
maimeds
1999
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
face250name243rain170place169pain159same150days124game106made86train60late65babe44wait54shame76blame66brain52take47ways51space48break45came41grave52case35make32fate37age33great29state28flame42hate27straight23lake26grace26safe22race29stage25page25chain25faith21paid26wave24plane22gate22cake19brave24takes13shake20weight16fame31save13lane21sake14trade20chase18played15vain26blade22gave10cage21plain15tape9plays12stayed13plate14wake5makes4shade35claim15date8eight6frame18paint13fake9shape7breaks14states6jane5grade8gain13mate5
2 syllables
insane50afraid40escape27awake31mistake27explain27mistakes27always8remain17ashamed13parade19became3create5complain14champagne6embrace15cocaine14behave5estate3campaign2betrayed2suitcase5replace2someplace1refrain13headache3maintain3explained2complaint1debate3airplane3disgrace4roommate1erase6teenagelocate1contain3remained2highways2relate7sideways4decades1engage1arcade6heartbreak2elaine1landscape2heartache2earthquakenicknamepersuademermaid3updateablaze4hallways2handshake1parades4briefcasepancakesdecade1
3 syllables
celebrate6separate2concentrate6holidays4anyways4nowadays2operate1hesitate6hurricane10lemonade5marketplace4indicatetoleratecellophane3interstate4palisades3databasedissipate1paperweight2promenade2windowpane1entertain1alleyways1anyplace1calculate1chevrolets2contemplate2demonstrate2elevate2entertained2escalate1featherweight2illustrate1masturbate1penetrate2rattlesnake2renegade1sugarcane1unexplained2yesterdays2
4 syllables
appreciate1investigate1communicate1cooperatenegotiateeliminatecongratulateparticipate1evaporate1intimidate2videotape2annihilate1appreciates1commiserate1redecorate1reincarnate1retaliate1sophisticate1abbreviate
5 syllables
deteriorate1
883
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
day500way399say370stay142change116play101hey37pay60pray43changed31strange30may30jail25names24bay28waste26taste23lay22waves22they6fail18saved12games11gray20flames24gay12mail12sale13ray8trail11range10James5grey14brains8raised9failed5chains18tail8nail10clay13sail10male3nails8bail5tale4basedhail5sales6jay2veins16placed4slaves6scale4trains11yay1raped1planes5prey7tastes2claims1pale6whale4spray5tales4dale1graves11sway12tae1facedrails5veil7rains6tray9chasedkay1fails5hay6rail8stray8tails6waist3ale5plains6sails3
2 syllables
away1today125okay46highway30sunday14someday26birthday12remains11friday6monday7exchange5female1details2tuesday2thursday3engaged2detail1escapedexhales2wednesday2delay6obey4arrange1arrangeddisplay5halfway2hallway5betray2doorway10e-mailcafe3astray11replaced2ballet4explains27decay11freeway4subway1blackmailrunway1repay1cocktailandreBroadway3emailcontains3inhales3driveway4airwaves2ashtray5hooray5jose2stairway1amazed3doomsday4erased2railwaybouquet3convey3dismay3exhale2inhale3parfait1
3 syllables
anyway60yesterday34everyday9holiday8saturday2alleyway2cabaret1chevrolet2runaway1straightaway2getaway2Hemingway2hurricanes1rearranged2ricochet2rockaway1Beaujolais1chippendales1disobey1expressway1fairytale1fingernail1fingernails1lauderdale1matinee1Monterey1pinochet1rearrange1robitaille1stowaway1takeaway1tanqueray1underway1vertebrae1windowpanes1abigailaftershaves1aftertasteaftertastesanimearchitravesascertainsaspartames
4 syllables
communique1cabrioletcompanionwaylegerdemainsnaiveteOlivierpapier-machesuperhighwayvideotaped
5 syllables
polyurethanes
298
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
wants8pants10thanks6drinks5thinks1gruntspoints1banks5cents6plants1prints1counts2stinks1tanks2francsants5glimpse3blanks2blunts2camps2champs2temps2honksamps2aunts2fronts2haunts2ranks2sinks2stunts1tonks2blancs1blimps1blinks1Bronx1chumps1chunks1cramps1drunks1dunks1joints1jumps1links1lumps1minks1monks1Nantes1pumps1punks1ramps1stamps1stumps1swamps1tents1tints1bankesbents6bonks
2 syllables
events4accounts5blueprints1footprints1rembrandts1shoeprints1adventsaffrontsamounts3anoints1appointsascentsassentsaugmentsavants2cements1checkpointsconfrontsconsentscroissantsdachshundsdebunksdecampsdecantsdescents2detentesdiscountsdisjointsdissentseggplantsencampsenchantsendpointsextents2fermentsflashpointsforefrontsgangplanksgunpoints1headcountshoodwinksimplantsimprintsindents
3 syllables
fingerprints3represents2restaurants2debutantes2presidents1underpants1battlefrontscatamountscircumventscommandantsconfidantesconfidants1contretempscounterpointsdisappoints1discontentsdoublethinksfiredampsinterlinksmalcontentsneedlepointsnoneventsoccidentsoceanfrontsorientspeppermintsreinventsriverbanks1self-tormentswaterfronts1
4 syllables
disorientsmisrepresents

“saints” at line end — from real songs

And maybe she's crazy and maybe she ain'tBut so was Picasso and so were the saints
— Kris Kristofferson, “Sister Sinead” · rhymes saints / ain't
But in her eyes we were saints'Cause heaven's angels carried her away
— Tyler Childers, “Follow You to Virgie” · rhymes saints / away

How to read the 3190 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 10
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 1
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 1998
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 883
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 298
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.