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Words that rhyme withsay

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 —
274
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
daycliché53waycliché60stay9play9hey3pay8pray6may1bay1lay2they1gray2gay1ray1grey3clay2jay2yay1prey7spray1sway1tae1tray2kay1hay6stray8weigh1yea1fray5jaefey3slay2sleigh2bey1cray1faye1flay1Frey1gaye1nay1Tay1vey1braebraycaydraydreyfayleileymaemeineighNeyPAYEPeishayspaytreyWeiwhey
2 syllables
awaycliché80today18okay3highway4sunday1someday5birthday2friday6monday7tuesday1thursday3wednesday2delay6obey4display5halfway1hallway1betray2doorway1cafe1astray2ballet4decay2freeway4subway1runway1repay1andreBroadway3driveway4ashtray5hooray5jose2stairway1doomsday4railwaybouquet3convey2dismay3parfait1x-rayave2foreplay2midway1relay2survey1array1breezeway1byway1Cathay1causeway1chalet1ebay1horseplay1madre1mcrae1niday1Norway1olay1replay1risque1skyway1souffle1Taipei1weekday1airwayallayarchwaybeltwayBombayCalaisclicheCordaycrochetcroquetdefray
3 syllables
anyway10yesterday3everyday9holiday8saturday2alleyway2cabaret1chevrolet2runaway1straightaway2getaway2Hemingway2ricochet1rockaway1Beaujolais1disobey1expressway1matinee1Monterey1pinochet1stowaway1takeaway1tanqueray1underway1vertebrae1animeattachebreakawayCabernetcanapecarawaycastawaycurareday-by-dayday-to-daydisarraydomineeemigreentrywayFaradayfarawayGallowaygiveawayHathawayhideawayinterplaylingerieLyonnaismacrameMandalayMonterreyoverlayoverpayoverplayoverstayParaguay
4 syllables
communique1cabrioletcompanionwaynaiveteOlivierpapier-machesuperhighway
2576
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
face3name2rain170place2pain1same2days2change2game106made86train60late65babe1wait54shame1blame66brain52take47ways1space48break45came41grave52case1make32strange30fate37age1great1state1flame1hate27straight23jail25lake26grace26safe1race29stage1page1chain25faith21names24paid26wave24waste26taste23plane22gate22cake19brave24waves1takes1shake20weight16fame31save1lane21sake14trade1chase18played15fail18saved12vain1games11blade22gave10cage21flames24plain15tape9plays12stayed13plate14wake5mail12makes4shade35claim15
2 syllables
insane1afraid40escape27awake31mistake27explain27mistakes27always8remain17remains11ashamed13parade1became3create5complain14champagne6embrace15cocaine14exchange5female1details2behave5estate3campaign2engaged2detail1escapedbetrayed2suitcase5exhales2replace2arrange1someplace1refrain13headache3maintain1explained2complaint1debate3e-mailairplane3disgrace4replaced2roommate1explains27erase6teenagelocate1contain3remained2blackmailcocktailhighways2relate7sideways4decades1emailcontains3inhales3engage1
3 syllables
celebrate6separate2concentrate6holidays4anyways4nowadays2operate1hesitate6hurricane10lemonade5marketplace4indicatetoleratecellophane3interstate4palisades3databasedissipate1paperweight2promenade2windowpane1entertain1alleyways1anyplace1calculate1chevrolets2contemplate2demonstrate2elevate2entertained2escalate1featherweight2hurricanes1illustrate1masturbate1penetrate2rattlesnake2renegade1sugarcane1unexplained2
4 syllables
appreciate1investigate1communicate1cooperatenegotiateeliminatecongratulateparticipate1evaporate1intimidate2videotape2annihilate1appreciates1commiserate1redecorate1reincarnate1retaliate1sophisticate1abbreviate
5 syllables
deteriorate1
36
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
changed31tastes2saints2paints1agedsbastes1chasedseighthsfaints3
2 syllables
arrangedcomplaints2deranged2estranged2unchanged1acquaintsconstraints
3 syllables
rearranged2aftertastesfingerpaintsinterchanged
24
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
hearsay2passe1essaygainsayNiseisenseisaying22sayer2sayings1sayers2seance
3 syllables
fianceassayerassayersessayingessayistessayistsgainsayingnaysayernaysayers

“say” at line end — from real songs

The pressure of days, do what I sayAnd I'll make you okay and drive them away
— Elliott Smith, “Between the Bars” · rhymes say / away
You gotta be the wayYour name is the only word that I can say
— Arcade Fire, “Crown of Love” · rhymes say / way
And then I get it, wham, as clear as dayMy pulse begins to hammer and I hear a voice say
— Mark Knopfler, “Boom, Like That” · rhymes say / day

How to read the 2885 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 274
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 2575
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 36
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 24
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.