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Words that rhyme withshift

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 F·T
20
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
gift1lift4drift2swift2rift1stiffed1thrift1biffedmiffedriffed1shriftsiftsniffed1whiffed
2 syllables
facelift2adrift1airliftforkliftshopliftspendthrift
93
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
list16missed7fist14kissed9wrist1pissed2twist4mist9wished14switched9blissed1dissed1gist1itched1cystdished3ditched9fished10gristhissed4hitched3LisztNISTpitched4
2 syllables
exist15resist5insist2dismissed1assistblacklist1checklist1bewitchedconsistcrawfisheddelistdesistenlistenrichedpersistRehnquistsandwiched1subsist
3 syllables
anarchistbolshevistcoexistJihadistnativistoculistpreexistreminiscedunabridged
4 syllables
anthologistnumismatistpodiatristproctologistrecidivist
5 syllables
7 syllables
epidemiologist
116
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
fixed8gifts5mixed5risks3wrists6fists3crisps2lifts1discs1midst1shifts1singed1sixed1trysts1twists1binged2bisques
2 syllables
convinced1exists3insists1assists1transfixed1unhinged1affixedairliftsbetwixtblacklists1checklists1consistsdelists
3 syllables
anarchistsChelyabinskcoexistsintermixedjihadistsmoralists1nativistsoculists
4 syllables
anthologistsmonetaristsNovosibirsk
5 syllables
7 syllables
epidemiologists
391
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
it2this149is104with51kiss55kid50give19sick32bit25quick27hit23wish14ship19big10his15miss13bridge14fit16quit19rich12trip13stick10pick8fish10sit4if5which2trick11split1kick5switch9witch8dig7nick4piss8slip8tip6pig3ridspit8chris1smith3grip12hid9thick7cliff6lip9chick3lit10dish3hip9rickpit4ditch9rip2strip4skip3pitch4flip6chip1prick4brick2fridge2kitclick3lizbid3lick6whip1sis2gig3mitchmyth3crib10stiff2Mick1sid
2 syllables
forgive5bullshit5admit6commit2outfit2permitpicnic1forbid1lipstick1spaceship4abyss5sidekick5catfish2submitaxes1cockpit2homesick1Madrid1toothpick2transmit2dismiss1drawbridge1eyelid1goldfish1Kubrick1locksmith1starfish1starship1swordfish1unfit1unhitch1abridgeacquitad-libairshipairstripamissarmpitbefitbewitchbigwigblacksmithbroomstickchopstickcorncribcourtshipcrawfishdealfishdenys6dipstickdogfishduckiesemitenrichequipflagshipflatfishforthwithgoldsmithgoosefish
3 syllables
lunatic1leadershipscholarship1candlestick3chandeliers1censorship1counterfeit1hypocrite1jellyfish1showmanship1sportsmanship1angelfisharrowsmithauthorshipbaby-sitbailiwickbattleshipbolshevikbrinkmanshipchairmanshipconsulshipcoppersmithcraftsmanshipcuttlefishdealershipdebiteddraftsmanshipfellowshipfingertipfirebrickgamesmanshiphieroglyphinternshipkatydidLubavitchmembershipmicrochipmonolithneedlefishneolith
4 syllables
relationship2championship1agronomiesapprenticeshipassociativecitizenshipcompanionshipdictatorshipdirectorshipeditorshipgeneralshipgovernorshipIdentikitimpoliticone-upmanshippartisanshipprofessorship
5 syllables
ambassadorshipcorroborativedeterminative
1371
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
in1here270him138thing115things57years84will65sing83been63still64wind59skin69fear71year60ring57hill59clear67think50dear41king49hear50win41lives20lips43kids37near40ear42wings29ears29sin33drink23beer29kill20spring29bring18thin22rings19fill20wing23bill14since9weird13killed10six9pills17fears25swim11sins21milk10hills15fix8spin14swing15jim8bills15prince6brings9sink12string13film4chill11drinks5build6gives2kings14its1thinks1till2built3picked3tricks12cheers2ships5pink5kim2gear8filled1hits5link5gym6
2 syllables
begin25within24until7begins14appear13career9appears4convinceberlin3appeared3severe1sincere8addict3brazilShakespeare2eyelids5fulfill2frontier6precinct1premiere2reindeer3unclear3uphill1veneer3addicts1chagrin1coiling2forgives2fulfilled2goodwill2kingpin2landfill1misfits2offspring2plaything2rebuild2whirlwind2admits1Advil1akin1armpits1arrears1Asheville1blueprints1Boleyn1careers1cashier1deville1downhill1eclipse1extinct1footprint1footprints1hoodwinked1lavigne1newsprint1outfits1picnics1pigskin1playthings1
3 syllables
everything65anything29disappear36disappeared9politics9atmosphere5indistinctengineer3fingerprints3fingertips13interfere1volunteer1disappears6violin3mandolin1violins4reappear4crucifix2souvenir2souvenirs1stratosphere2chandelier1insincere1labyrinth1musketeers2mutineer2volunteers1auctioneer1daffodils1engineers1everythings1financier1fingerprint1gondoliers1hemispheres1hyacinth1Jacksonville1lunatics1mandeville1mandolins1
4 syllables
relationships2apocalypse1acycloviracyclovirsapprenticeshipsathleticismathleticismsbellyachingchampionships1citizenshipscompanionshipsconventioneerconventioneersdictatorshipsdirectorshipseditorshipselectioneer
5 syllables
ambassadorshipsbiostatisticsdeterminatives
615
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
last88lost74fast81past79left62best63rest60first39chest48ghost35trust34dust35most27west29just9cost24waste26taste23test20must15passed17east15worst16coast15least8christ9soft15beast11priest11dressed8guest5breast18cast9bust12post5blessed11toast6crossed7touched3watched2basedreached1pushed2blast4feast13nest7host4placed4messed43burst5washed2cursed5laughed4lust9crushed4vest11vast1searched2frost11rust13thirst12crashed2stuffed2theft1facedguessed3chasedroast1smashed1quest3pressed6draft1waist3tossed7stressed4craft2jest4EST2loft3rushed1crest2durst2fest2hushed1laced1
2 syllables
almost4arrest2released5request2suggestimpressed1depressed5attached3obsessed2deceased7protest2produced1discussed2replaced2aircraft1broadcastpossessed2confessed9increased1reduced2erased2rehearsed3adjust1engulfed2exhaust3Midwest2reversed2undressed2approached1investaloft2bereft1distrust2mismatched1oppressed2outstretched2unmatched1unrest2amassed1behest1Belfast1caressed1cloudburst1compressed1defrost1digest1disgraced1dispersed1distaste1divest1expressed1forecast1foremost1handcuffed1headrest1mistrust1repressed1retraced1southeast1southwest1stardust1sufficed1suppressed1toothpaste1
3 syllables
introducedsacrificed1Pentecost2holocaust1wanderlust2manifest1overcast1overdosed1poltergeist1unattached1unimpressed1acquiescedaftertastealkahestantitrustautographed2BucharestBudapestbulletproofed1chloroplastcoalescedcolorfastconvalesceddiagnoseddispossessedfireproofedflabbergasthandicrafthectographedhovercraftinnermostinterlacedinterspersedlithographedlymphoblastnorthernmostoutermostoverdraftoverdressedoverpricedoverreachedoverstuffedpalimpsestparagraphed
4 syllables
antiaircraftchoreographedenthusiasticonoclastmimeographedoverproducedreintroduced
6
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
makeshiftshifted2shifting2shifter1shifty1shifters1

“shift” at line end — from real songs

Sometimes my mind don't shake and shiftAnd I get to the place where I'm begging for a lift
— Fiona Apple, “Fast as You Can” · rhymes shift / lift
May your feet always be swiftWhen the winds of changes shift
— Bob Dylan, “Forever Young (Demo)” · rhymes shift / swift
You got a 9-to-5, so I'll take the night shiftAnd I'll never see you again, if I can help it
— Julien Baker, “Night Shift” · rhymes shift / it

How to read the 2602 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 20
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 93
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 116
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 388
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1370
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 615
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 6
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.