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Words that rhyme withshave

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 V
31
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
grave1wave1brave1save1gave10slave8dave3cave5crave4knavelavenavepaverave
2 syllables
behave1shortwave1airwaveconcaveconclavedepraveenclaveengraveenslavelandgrave
3 syllables
autoclave1microwave1misbehave1architrave
367
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
days124ways51age33stage25page25cage21plays12rage13raise1praise9stays4phase8pays4haze13maze12phrase5Paige1gaze8wage5blaze5daze3rays3sways2bathe2beige1craze1gauge1gays2glaze1sage2trays2blase1graze1lays1mays1strays1swayze1weighs1baizeBayesbays28beys1braesbraisebrayscayescayschaiseclays13crays1daisdraysdreysfaysfazeflays1frays5gagegrays20greys14HayesHays6heys37jays2kayeskays1latheleisleysmaesmaizemayesnays1neighsphageprays43preys7raserazeRESshaysslays2sleighs2
2 syllables
always8teenagehighways2sideways4engage1ablaze4hallways2aways3backstage2displays3malaise3rampage1sundays1doorways1freeways1weekdays2amaze1bouquets1byways1cafes1essays1halfways1padres1roadways1toupees1airwaysallaysappraisearchwaysarrays1ashtrays5assaysassuageballets4beltwaysbetrays2birthdays12causeways1chalets1clichesconveys3crochetscroquetsdecays11defraysdelays6dismays3doomsdays4dossiersdownplaysdownstagedriveways4edgewaysenrageentreesfairwaysfiletsflywaysforeplays2Fuentesgainsaysgatewaysgourmets
3 syllables
holidays4anyways4nowadays2alleyways1chevrolets2yesterdays2cabarets1paraphrase1abasActivaseanimesbreakawayscanapescarawayscastawayscuraresdisarraysdisengagedisobeys1domineesemigresentrywaysexpressways1fiancesgallowaysgetaways2giveawayshideawaysinterplaysInviraselingerieslyonnaisemacramesmacrophagematinees1mayonnaiseoverlaysoverpaysoverplaysoverstaysoxidasepassagewayspolonaise
4 syllables
cabrioletscommuniques1companionwaysnaivetessuperhighwaystelomeraseurokinaseplagioclasepolymerasereiteratesstreptokinase
1055
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
change116changed31strange30names24waste26taste23waves22takes13saved1games11flames24makes4breaks14states6range10James5brains8gates12raised9chains18nails8basedplates8sales6veins16placed4slaves6hates27trains11planes5brakes9tastes2claims1dates1snakes6tapes3tales4graves11mates2facedrails5waits6rains6chasedfails5tails6cakes2blades7aids1waist3fades6plains6sails3sakes2wakes5pains4caves4lakes5saints2shades1stains3aches3caged4fates2frames4paved2reins4scales4shapes4grades8bales1fakes2grapes3lanes3reigns2spades2stakes3trails2veils2braids1
2 syllables
mistakes27remains11exchange5details2engaged2exhales2arrange1arrangedreplaced2explains27complaints2decades1contains3inhales3airwaves2amazed3erased2parades4pancakescreates1awaits2behaved2deranged2earthquakes1enslaved2estranged2grenades1roommates1snowflakes1arcades1bridesmaids1cheapskates1cocktails1complains1cupcakes1disclaims1disgraced1distaste1domains1emails1enraged1females1handshakes1landscapes1mermaids1pertains1retraced1sustains1toothpaste1unchanged1unscathed1abatesablatesabradesabstainsacclaimsacquaintsadamesagapesairframes
3 syllables
palisades3hurricanes1rearranged2accolades1devastates1fingernails1interstates1lemonades1middleweights1paperweights1promenades1radiates1rattlesnakes1rearrange1windowpanes1abdicatesabrogatesacclimatesacetatesactivatesactuatesadulatesaftershaves1aftertasteaftertastesaggravatesagitatesaguacatesallocates1alternatesambulatesamputatesangulatesannotatesantiquatesarbitratesarchitravesarrogatesascertainsaspartames
4 syllables
appreciates1abbreviatesacceleratesaccentuatesaccommodatesaccumulatesadjudicatesadministratesadulteratesagglomeratesagglutinatesalienatesamalgamatesamelioratesannihilates1anticipatesappropriatesasphyxiatesassassinatesassimilates
5 syllables
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
day500way399say370stay142play101hey37pay60pray43may30bay28lay22they1gray20gay12ray8grey14clay13jay2yay1prey7spray5sway12tae1tray9kay1hay6stray8weigh1yea1fray5jaefey3slay2sleigh2bey1cray1faye1flay1Frey1gaye1nay1Tay1vey1braebraycaydraydreyfayleileymaemeineighNeyPAYEPeishayspaytreyWeiwhey
2 syllables
away611today125okay46highway30sunday14someday26birthday12friday6monday7tuesday2thursday3wednesday2delay6obey4display5halfway2hallway5betray2doorway10cafe3astray11ballet4decay11freeway4subway1runway1repay1andreBroadway3driveway4ashtray5hooray5jose2stairway1doomsday4railwaybouquet3convey3dismay3parfait1x-rayave2foreplay2hearsay2midway1relay2survey1array1breezeway1byway1Cathay1causeway1chalet1ebay1horseplay1madre1mcrae1niday1Norway1olay1passe1replay1risque1skyway1souffle1Taipei1weekday1airwayallayarchwaybeltwayBombayCalaisclicheCordaycrochet
3 syllables
anyway60yesterday34everyday9holiday8saturday2alleyway2cabaret1chevrolet2runaway1straightaway2getaway2Hemingway2ricochet2rockaway1Beaujolais1disobey1expressway1matinee1Monterey1pinochet1stowaway1takeaway1tanqueray1underway1vertebrae1animeattachebreakawayCabernetcanapecarawaycastawaycurareday-by-dayday-to-daydisarraydomineeemigreentrywayFaradayfarawayfianceGallowaygiveawayHathawayhideawayinterplaylingerieLyonnaismacrameMandalayMonterreyoverlayoverpayoverplay
4 syllables
communique1cabrioletcompanionwaynaiveteOlivierpapier-machesuperhighway
1157
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
name243rain170pain159same150game106made86train60late65babe44wait54shame76blame66brain52take47break45came41make32fate37great29state28flame42hate27straight23jail25lake26chain25paid26plane22gate22cake19shake20weight16fame31lane21sake14trade20played15fail18vain26blade22plain15tape9stayed13plate14wake5mail12shade35claim15sale13date8eight6frame18paint13fake9shape7trail11jane5grade8gain13mate5fade27laid9saint11snake9failed5main3tail8maid8nail10named1Spain9sail10male3lame13aim10stake6jakeate2Blake2bail5
2 syllables
insane50afraid40escape27awake31mistake27explain27remain17ashamed13parade19became3create5complain14champagne6cocaine14female1estate3campaign2detail1escapedbetrayed2refrain13headache3maintain3explained2complaint1debate3e-mailairplane3roommate1locate1contain3remained2blackmailcocktailrelate7emailarcade6heartbreak2elaine1landscape2heartache2earthquakenicknamepersuademermaid3updatehandshake1decade1delayed2exhale2grenade3inhale3intake2profane3repaid2rotate2upstate3complained2disdain2domain2
3 syllables
celebrate6separate2concentrate6operate1hesitate6hurricane10lemonade5indicatetoleratecellophane3interstate4dissipate1paperweight2promenade2windowpane1entertain1calculate1contemplate2demonstrate2elevate2entertained2escalate1featherweight2illustrate1masturbate1penetrate2rattlesnake2renegade1sugarcane1unexplained2Adelaide1allocate1Aquitaine1barricade1bellyache1bishopsgate1cavalcade1chippendales1confiscate1congregate1
4 syllables
appreciate1investigate1communicate1cooperatenegotiateeliminatecongratulateparticipate1evaporate1intimidate2videotape2annihilate1commiserate1redecorate1reincarnate1retaliate1sophisticate1abbreviateaccelerate
5 syllables
deteriorate1
150
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
love304of74leave71live39move45have27give19drive41five27prove10serve4eve4nerve5steve1drove3solve2dove15sleeve19dive7twelve1shove6groove13glove8starve2grove4stove3curve5strive5thrive5grieve3jive3weave4cove1rove1swerve1bove1cleave1hive1suave1vive1wove1carveCliveclovedelvedevgreavehalveheavelevmauveneveNovpeevereavereeverevsalveshelvesieveslavSoavethievetrovevalveverve
2 syllables
alive100believe67above71survive26forgive5deserve7arrive5receive7removeachieve2approve2naive4improve2observe1reserve3involveresolve3dissolve3preserve1conceive1deceive2aviv1beehive1evolve1foxglove1perceive1relieve1reprieve1revolve1absolveaggrievealcoveAlevearchivebehoovebereavebivalveconniveconservecontrivedeprivederivedevolvedisproveGeneveKarpovKhrushchevKievmaglevmangrovemisgiveNegevnosediveoutlivereliveretrieverevive
3 syllables
disapprove1interweave1overdrive1countermovedisbelieveforty-fiveinterleavemisconceivemisperceiveNabokovpreconceiveProkofievRomanovSaratovthirty-fivetwenty-fiveyugoslav
4 syllables
associativeBaryshnikovKalashnikovseventy-five
5 syllables
corroborativedeterminative
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
shavenshavershaversshavingshavings
3 syllables
aftershave1smooth-shavenunshaven

“shave” at line end — from real songs

I guess I'm going that-away, just as long as it's pavedAnd I guess you'd say I'm on my way to Burma-Shave"
— Tom Waits, “Burma-Shave” · rhymes shave / paved
Just take a look at your body now, there's nothing much to saveAnd a bitter voice in the mirror cries, "Hey, Prince, you need a shave."
— Leonard Cohen, “Dress Rehearsal Rag” · rhymes shave / save
He makes the sign of a waveAnd puts on after-shave
— Paul Simon, “Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes” · rhymes shave / wave

How to read the 3041 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 31
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 367
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 1055
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 1156
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 150
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.