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Words that rhyme withsaving

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 V
19
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
craving1waving2bravingcavinggravinglavingpavingravingshavingslavingstavingwaiving
3 syllables
behavingdepravingengravingenslaving
4 syllables
misbehaving1autoclavingmicrowaving
73
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)
2 syllables
raisingbathing1blazing2aging2raging1gazing1blasingbraisingcagingcrazingdazingfazinggaging4gaugingglazinggrazing
3 syllables
amazing5ablazing1appraisingassuagingengagingenragingoutragingrampagingrephrasingsunbathingupstagingeffacing1
4 syllables
disengagingparaphrasingreappraisinginterlacing
18
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
changing6wasting1aislingbastinghastingpasting79ranging4tastingtraipsing
3 syllables
arrangingderangingestrangingexchanginglambastingunchanging
4 syllables
rearranging1interchangingprearranging
74
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
saying22playing24staying1paying60praying2laying1swaying4fraying1baying1straying1braying
3 syllables
conveying1obeying1allayingarraying1betraying2buffeting1causewaying1crochetingcrochetting
4 syllables
ricocheting1baaingdisarrayingdisobeying1holidaying8macraming
769
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
waiting31taking4breaking8making3shaking10training1painting1dating3wailing1raining2waking4sailing3fading5blaming1trading1failing2aching5flaming2hating2skating2baking1braking1draining1fainting1flailing1gaping1grating1maiming1straining1aiding2ailingaiming10bailing5baiting1balingbating8bladingbraidingbraillingbraining52cakingcaning87chaining25claiming15craningcratingcrepingdeigningdrapingeyringfakingfating9feigningfeintingfetingflakingframingfreightinggaining13gaminggating2gradinggraining7hailing5halinghaningjadingjailing25lading1ladlinglaminglaning1mailing12mating6nailing10naming1paining159paling5plaguingplaining15plaitingplaning59plating
3 syllables
complaining4creatingremaining1explaining1escaping3awaiting1awaking1breathtaking1champagning1debating1exhaling1forsaking1inhaling1invading1relating1sustaining1abatingablatingabradingabstainingacclaimingacquaintingairfreightingairmailingarraigningassailingattaining1availingbackbreakingbackdatingberatingblackmailingblockadingbrigadingbrocadingcampaigning2cascadingcastratingcheckmatingcollatingconflatingconstrainingcontaining3crusadingcurtailingdeclaimingdefamingdeflatingdegradingderailingdetailing1detainingdictatingdilatingdisclaimingdisdaining2dissuadingdonatingdovetailingdowngradingdressmakinge-mailingearthshaking
4 syllables
fascinatingcelebrating1operatingentertaining1permeating2complicating1demonstrating1generating1imitating1levitating1masquerading1serenading1undertaking1abdicatingabrogatingacclimatingactivatingactuatingadulatingadvocatingaggravatingagitatingallocatingalternatingambulating
5 syllables
investigatinganticipating2cooperating1evaporating1intimidating1abbreviatingacceleratingaccentuatingaccommodatingaccumulatingadjudicatingadministratingadulteratingaffiliatingagglomeratingagglutinatingalienatingalleviatingamalgamating
6 syllables
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 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
save13
2 syllables
savings1saver1savor1savers1savored1savors1
3 syllables
lifesaverlifesaverslifesavingsavoriessavoring1savory
4 syllables
unsavory

“saving” at line end — from real songs

And watched a woman bathingThat the moment was worth saving
— Nick Cave, “Song of the Lake” · rhymes saving / bathing
I've been savingThat's Entertainment's on at eight
— Rufus Wainwright, “California” · rhymes saving / eight

How to read the 953 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 19
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 73
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 18
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 74
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 769
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 14
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.