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Words that rhyme withsevere

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 IH coda R
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
here1fear71year60clear67dear41hear50near40ear42beer29gear8cheer4deer5rear1merepier6sphere5Lear2queer2spear3peer2steer2sheer1sneer1tier1bierDeerefleerjeersearseersereshearsmearSpeerweir
2 syllables
appear13career9sincere8Shakespeare2frontier6premiere2reindeer3unclear3veneer3cashier1Rainier1adhereamirausterecohereemirendearheadgearlight-yearone-yearpremierrehearzaire
3 syllables
disappear36atmosphere5engineer3interfere1volunteer1reappear4souvenir2stratosphere2chandelier1insincere1mutineer2auctioneer1financier1overhear1pioneer1bandolierbelvederebiospherebombardierbrigadierbuccaneercavalierchevaliercommandeerdomineergondolierhemisphereLincolnshireMeyerbeermountaineermusketeerpamphleteerprofiteerpuppeteerracketeeryesteryear
4 syllables
conventioneerelectioneerionosphere
147
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
years84ears29weird13fears25cheers2clears67cleared1beard3beers6hears1piercepeers10gears5feared2fierce1spears3shears2beards1nears1sears1spheres1steers1Biercebierscheered4dears41eared42fleeredfleersgeared8heres270
2 syllables
appears4appeared3arrears1careers1adheredadheresAlgiersamirsBerkshiresBluebeardcareered9cashiered1cashiers1coheredcoheresemirsendearedendearsfrontiers6headgearslight-yearspremieredpremieres2
3 syllables
disappeared9disappears6souvenirs1musketeers2volunteers1engineers1gondoliers1hemispheres1pioneers1profiteers1reappeared1yesteryears1atmospheres5auctioneered1auctioneers1bandoliers
4 syllables
acyclovirsconventioneerselectioneeredelectioneersionospheresNovosibirsk
1743
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
it444in278him138this149is104thing115things57will65sing83been63still64wind59skin69with51ring57hill59think50kiss55king49kid50give19win41lives20lips43kids37wings29sick32bit25sin33drink23quick27hit23kill20spring29bring18wish14ship19thin22big10rings19his15miss13fill20bridge14list16wing23fit16bill14quit19since9rich12killed10six9trip13pills17swim11gift13sins21stick10pick8milk10fish10hills15sit4if5fix8shift16which2spin14trick11swing15lived5jim8bills15prince6missed7brings9
2 syllables
begin25within24exist15until7begins14forgive5bullshit5admit6convinced1commit2resist5convinceinsist2berlin3outfit2exists3permitdismissed1picnic1forbid1addict3lipstick1brazileyelids5fulfill2spaceship4assistabyss5sidekick5precinct1catfish2uphill1submitaddicts1axes1chagrin1cockpit2coiling2facelift2forgives2fulfilled2goodwill2homesick1insists1kingpin2landfill1Madrid1misfits2offspring2plaything2rebuild2toothpick2transmit2whirlwind2abridged1admits1adrift1Advil1akin1armpits1
3 syllables
everything65anything29politics9indistinctfingerprints3fingertips13lunatic1violin3leadershipscholarship1mandolin1violins4candlestick3chandeliers1crucifix2labyrinth1censorship1counterfeit1daffodils1everythings1fingerprint1hyacinth1hypocrite1Jacksonville1jellyfish1lunatics1mandeville1mandolins1manuscripts1pseudonym1pseudonyms1showmanship1sportsmanship1staggering1anarchistanarchistsangelfisharrowsmitharrowsmithsauthorship
4 syllables
relationship2relationships2championship1apocalypse1agronomiesanthologistanthologistsapprenticeshipapprenticeshipsassociativeathleticismathleticismsbellyachingchampionships1citizenshipcitizenshipscompanionship
5 syllables
ambassadorshipambassadorshipsbiostatistics
7 syllables
383
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
there278more207door204for117are134floor145hair131air127care113car85war77far79star74bar54sure10fair45shore49store33where26four18chair38share27bear24poor1wear15prayer21your2score23or5square15stare24tear3their2pure8dare4spare11swear3rare9tour3cure5pair6norcore8scare2pour5jar17claire2sore9bare12wore2drawer5scar8bore11roar16Herrswore1corps1heir1tore1Blairjour1glare4ore5stair5faire2flare4mar1mer3snare3fare1chore3czar2flair3gore2lair3moor3par3Moorecher1noir2pear2soar2tar2clair1clare1
2 syllables
before155guitar34nowhere18somewhere14affair9aware5ignore6nightmare5preparethereforesecure1assure1despair14repair6compare8unfair4Pierre1radarbeware6elsewhere1mature3explore2declare3cigar4ensureashore6afar7welfare1endure1adore3bizarre2encore1softwarewheelchair1restoreamour1drugstore1lamar3seashore2warfare2allure1amar2Astaire1centaur2couture2Dior1fanfare1jaguar2rockstar1ajar1Babar1backdoor1brochure1contour1crowbar1decor1detour1folklore1galore1grandeur1hardcore1igor1implore1impure1lumbar1lumpur1
3 syllables
anymore105everywhere35anywhere22underwear3millionaire7billionaire4Baltimore1evermore2reservoir2superstar4morningstar3debonair1Delaware2disrepair2escobar2motorcar1sycamore1troubadour2abattoir1caviar1commodore1conjurer1immature1Labrador1legionnaire1silverware1Singapore1solitaire1thoroughfare1unaware1AdenaueralbacorealcazaravatarBangaloreBarrymorecarnivorecinnabarcommissardinnerwaredinosaurdoctrinaireearthenwareEcuadorepicure
4 syllables
miniature1concessionaireUlaanbaatar
16
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
veer
2 syllables
revere1veeringvirile
3 syllables
persevere1Retrovirreveringvirulencevirulent
4 syllables
acyclovirperseveranceperseveringvirulencesvirulently
5 syllables
hanoverianperseverances

“severe” at line end — from real songs

You wouldn't like it hereAnd the judgements are severe
— Leonard Cohen, “Waiting for the Miracle” · rhymes severe / here

How to read the 2365 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 147
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 1739
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 382
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 16
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.