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Words that rhyme withsecretary

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 EH coda R
140
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
Mary4marry4very2harry2scary7Jerry1larrymerry2Garybury2fairy1carrie1cherry2perryprairie2berry1carey1derry1ferry1gerry1kari1wary1hairyaerieairyclarydairyeyrieparrysherrySperryvarywherry
3 syllables
primarycanary1newbury1AzeriblackberryblueberryBradburycranberrydewberryGlengarrygooseberryGuarnerihackberrymulberryraspberryremarryrosemarystrawberrySudburyunwaryWoodbury
4 syllables
necessary1ordinary1temporaryjanuary1february1dictionary1legendarycommissary1literary1missionary1monastery1sanctuary1secondary1visionary1actuaryadversaryancillaryarbitraryaviaryCanterburycapillarycassowarycautionarycentenarycorollary
5 syllables
unnecessarycontemporary1illusionary1obituary1apothecarybicentenaryconfectionaryconfectioneryconstabulary
6 syllables
extraordinary1revolutionarybeneficiary
7 syllables
cardiopulmonary
8 syllables
20
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
henry1barely1entryfairlyrarelyjeffreybelfry2carefree2gentry1geoffreyhenriscarcelysentrysquarelysweltryVerdi
3 syllables
unfairly1Alberti
4 syllables
complementaryelementary
mosaic rhyme
scare me2bear me1
878
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
ready15empty10heavy11many3any4steady7plenty3twenty6eddiesexy3friendly2Kelly1penny2jenny1healthy1jesse1belly1teddy2kenny2betty1gently6envy6deadly2wendydebbie1lesliepettyelliebennyfreddybecky1peggywealthy2freddiejessielenny1messyreggie1jelly2dennychelseatelly3bentley2Delhibessie1chevy1deathly1deli1eddy1edie1frenzy1heady1jenni1lefty1nellie1nelly1Presley1semi1Shelley1smelly1sweaty1BeckleyBenchleybenniebetsybevydeftlyDempseydenselydressyedgyEmmyespyfleshyfreshlyheftyjettyleggylengthyleveelevymedflymedleyNessiepeppyPepsipesky
3 syllables
already7especially1directly1excellencycorrectlyspaghetti3assemblymckenzie2unhealthy1unsteady2confetti1giuseppe1kilkenny1machete1pirelli1allelebasenjiEntebbeexpresslyGillespiegrotesquelyimmenselyineptlyintenselyintentlyMackenzieRossettiunfriendlyarea1narrator1charity3character1embarrassed3therapy1heroin2jeremymarrying4areas1variouspreparingtherapist2Harrison1ericaarrogant1heroine1marilynchariot2embarrassclarity3Meredithaerial2camaro1carrion1heresy1marriott1Maryland1burialharriet1alvero1apparent1arrogance1burials1caramel1Cherokee1guerrero1heritage1herrera1
4 syllables
Serengeti1indirectly1innocenti1apoplexybangladeshicappellettiDonizettiepilepsyGiacomettiincorrectlynarcolepsyreassemblySulawesiTorricelliunderbellyAmerica5american3apparently1americans1embarrassing3experiment1hilarious1experiments1scenarioiscariot1hysteria1missionaries1posterity1prosperity2sincerity1Bavaria1caricature1dictionaries1huckleberries1hysterical1hysterically1inheritance1primavera1
5 syllables
Machiavellinecessarilychemotherapy1contemporaries1obituaries1precariously1reactionaries1
6 syllables
peculiarity1
7 syllables
8 syllables
109
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
tear3
2 syllables
terryterror6Taratearing1terre2terrace2terrors1tarifftariffedtariffstarotaroestarriedtarriestarryTerenceterracedterries
3 syllables
terrible2terribly1terrorist2terrorists1terrier1Antarestariffingtarryingterraces2terracingterriers1solitaire1
4 syllables
military1cemetery4cemeteries1Ontario1tributaries1budgetary
5 syllables
momentarily1
6 syllables
authoritarianauthoritarians

“secretary” at line end — from real songs

Which is being the secretary's secretaryYou'll move up to the next level
— Aretha Franklin, “School Spirit Skit 1” · rhymes secretary / level

How to read the 1038 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 140
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 20
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 878
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 109
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.