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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
97
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
jail1fail18mail12sale1trail11tail8nail1sail10male3bail5tale4hail5pale6whale4dale1veil7rail8ale1frail3wail3braille1pail3grail2stale1quail1shale1snail1vail1ailbaleDailflailGaelgailgalehalekailkalevalewaleYale
2 syllables
female1detail1e-mailblackmailcocktailemailexhale2inhale3prevail1retail1soleil1voicemail1airmailassailavailcarrellcoattailcurtailderaildoornaildovetailentailfantailfolktalefoxtailgreenmailguardrailhandrailhobnailhorsetailimpaleJarrellregaleresalesurveilTeasdale
3 syllables
chippendales1fairytale1fingernail1lauderdale1robitaille1abigailCarbondalechippendalecountervailfarthingalemartingalemonorailponytail
141
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
failed5nails8sales6tales4rails5fails5tails6sails3scales4nailed10bales1trails2veils2bailed2mails1males2snails2whales2gales1jailed1jails1pails1pales1quailed1railed1sailed1wailed1Wales1ailedailsales5allesbailesbails5baledballesbrailled
2 syllables
details2exhales2inhales3cocktails1detailed1emails1exhaled1females1airmailedairmailsassailedassailsavailedavailsblackmailedblackmailscarrellscoattailscurtailedcurtailsderailedderailsdoornailsdovetaileddovetailse-mailede-mailsemailedentailed
3 syllables
fingernails1countervailedcountervailsfairytales1farthingalesmartingalesmonorailsponytails
282
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
day500way399say370stay142play101hey37pay60pray43may30bay28lay22they6gray20gay12ray8grey14clay13jay2yay1prey7spray5sway12tae1tray9kay1hay6stray8weigh1yea1fray5jaefey3slay2sleigh2bey1cray1faye1flay1Frey1gaye1nay1Tay1vey1braebraycaydraydreyfayleileymaemeineighNeyPAYEPeishayspaytreyWeiwhey
2 syllables
away611today125okay46highway30sunday14someday26birthday12friday6monday7tuesday2thursday3wednesday2delay6obey4display5halfway2hallway5betray2doorway10cafe3astray11ballet4decay11freeway4subway1runway1repay1andreBroadway3driveway4ashtray5hooray5jose2stairway1doomsday4railwaybouquet3convey3dismay3parfait1x-rayave2foreplay2hearsay2midway1relay2survey1array1breezeway1byway1Cathay1causeway1chalet1ebay1horseplay1madre1mcrae1niday1Norway1olay1passe1replay1risque1skyway1souffle1Taipei1weekday1airwayallayarchwaybeltwayBombayCalaisclicheCordaycrochet
3 syllables
anyway60yesterday34everyday9holiday8saturday2alleyway2cabaret1chevrolet2runaway1straightaway2getaway2Hemingway2ricochet2rockaway1Beaujolais1disobey1expressway1matinee1Monterey1pinochet1stowaway1takeaway1tanqueray1underway1vertebrae1animeattachebreakawayCabernetcanapecarawaycastawaycurareday-by-dayday-to-daydisarraydomineeemigreentrywayFaradayfarawayfianceGallowaygiveawayHathawayhideawayinterplaylingerieLyonnaismacrameMandalayMonterreyoverlayoverpayoverplay
4 syllables
communique1cabrioletcompanionwaynaiveteOlivierpapier-machesuperhighway
2369
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
face250name243rain170place169pain159same150days124change116game106made86train60late65babe44wait54shame76blame66brain52take47ways51space48break45came41grave52case35changed31make32strange30fate37age33great29state28flame42hate27straight23lake26grace26safe22race29stage25page25chain25faith21names24paid26wave24waste26taste23plane22gate22cake19brave24waves22takes13shake20weight16fame31save13lane21sake14trade20chase18played15saved12vain26games11blade22gave10cage21flames24plain15tape9plays12stayed13plate14wake5makes4shade35claim15date8eight6
2 syllables
insane50afraid40escape27awake31mistake27explain27mistakes27always8remain17remains11ashamed13parade19became3create5complain14champagne6embrace15cocaine14exchange5behave5estate3campaign2engaged2escapedbetrayed2suitcase5replace2arrange1someplace1arrangedrefrain13headache3maintain3explained2complaint1debate3airplane3disgrace4replaced2roommate1explains27erase6teenagelocate1contain3remained2complaints2highways2relate7sideways4decades1contains3engage1arcade6heartbreak2elaine1landscape2airwaves2heartache2earthquake
3 syllables
celebrate6separate2concentrate6holidays4anyways4nowadays2operate1hesitate6hurricane10lemonade5marketplace4indicatetoleratecellophane3interstate4palisades3databasedissipate1paperweight2promenade2windowpane1entertain1alleyways1anyplace1calculate1chevrolets2contemplate2demonstrate2elevate2entertained2escalate1featherweight2hurricanes1illustrate1masturbate1penetrate2rattlesnake2rearranged2renegade1sugarcane1
4 syllables
appreciate1investigate1communicate1cooperatenegotiateeliminatecongratulateparticipate1evaporate1intimidate2videotape2annihilate1appreciates1commiserate1redecorate1reincarnate1retaliate1sophisticate1abbreviate
5 syllables
deteriorate1
641
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
all315girl90well142fall155soul126wall128feel91will65smile100real69hell87still64call83while80tell75hill59school49fool53roll42cool36small43hall36style36hole29deal27ball32wheel26kill20fell28bell24tall31whole15full1fill20steel24pool20cell12bill14spell18steal11Paul7sell8smell6rule9pull4stole7doll12oil5chill11mall16till2shall1pal5meal6heal11file2goal5skull3shell10role4mile8crawl18bull5pill8bowl4soil5phil1coal12yell5pole4carlkylefoul5seal2pearl7pile2swell5earl2drill2skill4spill8coletool3neil1
2 syllables
control47hotel31until7recall16football2motel8appeal9farewell5patrol5reveal2baseball1doorbell2awhile12profile2michellemeanwhile1nicole1ideal1parole1brazilintelfulfill2miguelconceal3payroll1pothole3unfurl3canal1lifestyle1chanel2downfall2lapel2rainfall3recoil1seagull3surreal2unreal1uphill1handfulatoll1excel2exile1footfall2gazelle2goodwill2landfill1nightfall2Rockwell1seagal2seashell1unwell1worthwhile1michelmarceladele1Advil1Asheville1banal1bluebell1carpool1carvel1chappelle1corral1cowgirl1
3 syllables
alcohol5basketball1personnel1protocolcarousel4cannonball4waterfall4isabelMontreal4clientele2jezebel1buttonhole2citadel2oldsmobile2ridicule2amphibole1caravel1chaparral1fireball1Jacksonville1Liverpool1mandeville1molecule1parallel1pocketful1powerball1reconcile1aerosolanglophileBartlesvillebookmobileBougainvillebutterballcamomilecarrouselcasserolechamomilecortisolcoverallcrocodilecubbyholedaffodildanielle
4 syllables
mademoiselleautomobile2neanderthal1Aix-la-ChapellecholesterolGuadalcanalmaterielSebastopol
5 syllables
antipersonnel
8
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
downscalefull-scalelarge-scaleupscalescalarscalarsscaling
3 syllables
scalable

“scale” at line end — from real songs

You sized me up with your thumb on the scaleThe hammer's nothing without the nail
— Aimee Mann, “Poor Judge” · rhymes scale / nail
With a silver whistle and a golden scaleAnd your soul for sale
— Anaïs Mitchell, “Way Down Hadestown” · rhymes scale / sale
Chorus: C D G CPain works on a sliding scaleSo does pleasure in a candy jail
— Silver Jews, “Candy Jail” · rhymes scale / jail

How to read the 3529 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 97
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 141
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 282
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 2368
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 641
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 8
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.