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Words that rhyme withsends

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 EH coda N·D·Z
45
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
friends106ends36bends3blends1trends1fends1lends4mends6spends11tends
2 syllables
depends4amends4weekends4girlfriends1boyfriends2attends1offends1appends
3 syllables
apprehendscomprehends1dividendsex-boyfriendsex-girlfriends
4 syllables
overextends
53
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)
1 syllable
cents6tents1bents6brentsdenguesdents2gents1lents1
2 syllables
events4adventsascentsassentsaugmentscements1
3 syllables
represents2presidents1circumventsdiscontents
4 syllables
disorientsmisrepresents
2
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
lengths2strengths6
881
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
head219said146them89bed169friend133dead149end125then97death82men59yes36yet55breath60when48get32red49dress44met39mess43says22read21neck28guess29went23less22sex20legs17ten17lead16heads21wet20check14set13spend11bet14pen22bread19step13spent12meant8bend19gets8rent13sent10edge9flesh15leg8press8eggs7send5debt8let1sweat14ben4led7fresh5yep1spread6steps9bless1beg1jeff2chef3fed5deck8wreck11egg3threat1shed6stress4fred1heck4net4pet4Tedtent5gregdeaf3jet6lend4sec1checks5lets1stretch2
2 syllables
again332forget44instead39ahead21pretend26regret25weekend8upset9address9girlfriend2success6amen6confess9defend8boyfriend1unlessaccent4event4process3progress3sunset8accesspercent2footsteps3express3attend3intend1preventimpress2depend2regrets5consentdistress3possess4corvette5doorstep4excess6unsaid5caress3descend5repent4assets2extent2undress2intent1amend1ascend2barrettes1cassette2cassettes2cement1condemn2descent2flores1Macbeth1misled2outlet2seabed1sunsets1transcend2extendapex1baez1
3 syllables
cigarette20president5cigarettes13internet8represent2recommend1juliet3overhead6silhouette4Bethlehem1parapet2comprehend1riverbed3bayonet2juliette1alphabet1ambien1businessmen1condescend1coronets1Lafayette1letterhead1nonetheless1overfed1quarterdeck1statuette1suffragette1thoroughbred1acquiescealphabets1angrinessanisetteanisettesapprehendarrowheadarrowheadsavocetavocetsBangladeshbashfulnessbayonets2biomedbiotech
4 syllables
nevertheless1comediennediltiazemdisorientmisrepresentoverextendParisienneviramunes
5 syllables
videocassettevideocassettes
1103
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
there1well142hair131air127care113hell87else57tell75tears30left62best63rest60fair45chest48where26chair38help32west29share27sense18stairs28bear24fell28scared17bell24next13test20wear15prayer21cell12health19felt11square15spell18stare24cares14tear3sell8smell6shelf33self14their2fence13kept6dare4dressed8spare11swear3bells13heh2guest5rare9held4breast18french2desk6blessed11belt9pair6slept5tells2wealth11helped1shell10text4checked14scare2shared9guests1claire2helps3smells1tests1yell5prayers6bare12nest7chairs9cared3bears4cells1
2 syllables
myself100yourself52hotel31nowhere18somewhere14himself15itself12respect16perfect6herself7themselves6against3affair9expect4aware5protect3prepared5defense6accept2upstairs1revenge5except1arrest2suspect1nightmare5effect5correct2subject2downstairs2preparerequest2suggestyourselves2motel8collect2impressed1direct1farewell5affairs3attempt1depressed5effects3doorbell2despair14offense2repair6compared1michellecompare8unfair4intense1obsessed2connect1suspects1defence3Pierre1affectbeware6elsewhere1protest2declare3
3 syllables
everywhere35anywhere22ourselves13underwear3personnel1carousel4millionaire7billionaire4isabelmillionaires2architect1clientele2disrespect2jezebel1overwhelmed3unprepared3citadel2debonair1Delaware2dialect2disconnect1disrepair2pirouette1recollect2unawares2Rooseveltbillionaires1caravel1incorrect1legionnaire1legionnaires1manifest1ourself1parallel1parallels1silverware1solitaire1thoroughfare1unaware1unimpressed1
4 syllables
mademoisellemademoiselles1unparalleled1aftereffectaftereffectsAix-la-ChapellecomediennesconcessionaireconcessionairesdiltiazemsinterconnectinterconnectsmaterielmaterielsoverprotectoverprotectsViramune
5 syllables
antipersonnel
133
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
hands113minds23sounds11stands11wounds7finds1lands11pounds1kinds1grounds3winds3rounds2bands8blinds10funds3sands4hounds4fiends4glands2bonds1bounds1brands3tramps2blondes1ponds1strands1ands41binds2blonds1brandesdamneds1doomeds3founds71frondsgrands17
2 syllables
demands4reminds1commands3Lowlands1unwinds3backhands1handstands1homelands1playgrounds1resounds1surrounds1whirlwinds1abounds2abscondsarmbandsastoundsbackgrounds4badlandsbandstands1behinds130campgroundsconfoundsdisbands1dreamlands1expands1expoundsfairgrounds2
3 syllables
understands10masterminds1timberlands1ampersands1battlegrounds1contrabands1correspondsfairylandsfatherlandsfirebrandshinterlandshumankindsmotherlands2reprimandsturnaroundsultrasoundsundergrounds16wonderlands1
4 syllables
analysandsmisunderstands1
5
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
descends1ascends2godsends1transcends2
3 syllables
condescends1

“sends” at line end — from real songs

And what about all those packages he sends?What's he building in there?
— Tom Waits, “What’s He Building?” · rhymes sends / there

How to read the 2217 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 45
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 53
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 2
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 881
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1103
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 133
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 5
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.