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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 L·Z
89
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
nails1tales4rails5fails5tails6scales1bales1trails2veils2mails1males1snails2whales2gales1jails1pails1pales1Wales1ailsales5allesbailesbails5balles
2 syllables
details2exhales2inhales3cocktails1emails1females1airmailsavailsblackmailscarrellscoattailscurtailsderailsdoornailsdovetailse-mailsentailsfantailsfolktales
3 syllables
fingernails1countervailsfairytales1farthingalesmartingalesmonorailsponytails
784
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
day1way399say370face250place169stay142days124play101hey37pay60ways51space48grave52pray43case35age33may30jail1grace26safe22race29stage25page25faith21bay28wave24lay22brave24they6save13chase18fail18gray20gave10cage21gay12plays12mail1sale13ray8trail11grey14tail8trace10rage13nail10clay13base4raise1slave8dave3sail10male3pace17cave5bail5tale4praise9stays4hail5jay2phase8pays4scale4shave10yay1prey7pale6ace3whale4haze13spray5maze12dale1phrase5sway12Paige1tae1gaze8veil7tray9
2 syllables
away611today125okay46highway30sunday14someday26always8birthday12friday6monday7embrace15female1tuesday2behave5thursday3detail1suitcase5wednesday2delay6replace2obey4someplace1display5halfway2hallway5betray2doorway10e-mailcafe3disgrace4astray11ballet4decay11freeway4erase6teenagesubway1blackmailrunway1repay1cocktailhighways2sideways4andreBroadway3emailengage1driveway4ashtray5hooray5jose2stairway1ablaze4doomsday4hallways2briefcaserailwayaways3backstage2bouquet3convey3
3 syllables
anyway60yesterday34everyday9holiday8saturday2holidays4anyways4nowadays2marketplace4databasealleyway2cabaret1chevrolet2runaway1straightaway2alleyways1anyplace1chevrolets2getaway2Hemingway2ricochet2rockaway1yesterdays2aftershave1autoclave1Beaujolais1cabarets1chippendales1cyberspace1disobey1expressway1fairytale1fingernail1fireplace1lauderdale1matinee1microwave1misbehave1Monterey1paraphrase1
4 syllables
communique1cabrioletcabrioletscommuniques1companionwaycompanionwaysnaivetenaivetesOlivierpapier-macheplagioclasepolymerasereiteratesstreptokinasesuperhighwaysuperhighwaystelomeraseurokinase
2016
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
name243rain170pain159same150change116game106made86train60late65babe44wait54shame76blame66brain52take47break45came41changed31make32strange30fate37great29state28flame42hate27straight23lake26chain25names24paid26waste26taste23plane22gate22cake19waves22takes13shake20weight16fame31lane21sake14trade20played15saved12vain26games11blade22flames24plain15tape9stayed13plate14wake5makes4shade35claim15date8eight6frame18paint13fake9shape7breaks14states6jane5grade8range10James5gain13mate5fade27laid9brains8gates12raised9saint11snake9failed5chains18
2 syllables
insane50afraid40escape27awake31mistake27explain27mistakes27remain17remains11ashamed13parade19became3create5complain14champagne6cocaine14exchange5estate3campaign2engaged2escapedbetrayed2arrange1arrangedrefrain13headache3maintain3explained2complaint1debate3airplane3replaced2roommate1explains27locate1contain3remained2complaints2relate7decades1contains3arcade6heartbreak2elaine1landscape2airwaves2heartache2earthquakenicknamepersuademermaid3updateamazed3erased2handshake1parades4pancakesdecade1creates1delayed2
3 syllables
celebrate6separate2concentrate6operate1hesitate6hurricane10lemonade5indicatetoleratecellophane3interstate4palisades3dissipate1paperweight2promenade2windowpane1entertain1calculate1contemplate2demonstrate2elevate2entertained2escalate1featherweight2hurricanes1illustrate1masturbate1penetrate2rattlesnake2rearranged2renegade1sugarcane1unexplained2accolades1Adelaide1allocate1Aquitaine1barricade1bellyache1bishopsgate1
4 syllables
appreciate1investigate1communicate1cooperatenegotiateeliminatecongratulateparticipate1evaporate1intimidate2videotape2annihilate1appreciates1commiserate1redecorate1reincarnate1retaliate1sophisticate1abbreviate
5 syllables
deteriorate1
1941
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
eyes406is104was43shoes83trees79knees87please60lies76goes61lose56knows53blues73news42girls23says22rise43does20nose37boys13cause23walls36choose36breeze45skies51keys24rose26rules23calls21his15feels18miles13shows21noise15these7size16those6falls20dies22flies25pills17guys5fools17hills15has3blows14holes14as1sighs6wheels20ease18bills15cries16souls12balls8toes20wise12bells13cheese7freeze11sees7heels15whose2Charles2grows14prize6tells2chose4tries7schools7jews4laws4files2smells1skills3kills3hers5tools7buzz4toys7jazz3
2 syllables
surprise32because21disease26shadows10suppose7disguise26applause6degrees6refuse6photos2chinese1louise2supplies2sunrise11proposeadviseeurosallows1controls47goodbyes5expose1despise5arise5tattoos4rupeesaccuserainbows1reviews4trapeze3elbows3appeals1arose2arouse1axes1capsize1confuse1cowboys1demise1emcees1flores1logos1pinholes1striptease2tiptoes1willows2hotels1whereasagrees1appease1arseholes1baez1baptize1baseballs1bulldoze1chateaus1compels1congeals1Cortez1demos1devise1
3 syllables
realize10recognize5otherwise1japanese2exercise1realise1companies10compromise6recogniseHercules1enterprise2overseas7butterflies5dominoes1criticize5waterfalls4interviews1fireflies3lullabies3alibis3chandeliers1memorize3molecules2overalls2studios2alcatraz2amateurs2barbecues1colonize2decompose2fantasize2liberties1radios1socialize1sympathize2tomorrows2wannabes1ABCs1advertise1analyze1
4 syllables
apologize5apologies2apologiseabilities1automobiles2identities2desensitize1mademoiselles1mythologies1acidifiesactualizeactuariesadagiosadversitiesagronomiesalphabetizealuminize
5 syllables
materialize2actualities1aficionadoes
6 syllables
7 syllables
4
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
sails3
2 syllables
assailsresaleswholesales

“sales” at line end — from real songs

Some plans for the dayYou would meet up for breakfast and maybe try to catch some sales
— Andy Shauf, “Jenny Come Home” · rhymes sales / day
Battalions of paper-minded malesTalking commodities and sales
— Joni Mitchell, “Harry’s House/Centerpiece” · rhymes sales / males
Let alone the pre-orders that's counted off shippin' salesThey chippin' nails, DOOM tippin' scales
— MF DOOM, “Beef Rapp” · rhymes sales / scales

How to read the 4829 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 89
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Subtractive 784
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 2015
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1941
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 4
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.