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Words that rhyme withship

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 P
34
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
trip4slip2tip6grip2lip9hip9rip2strip4skip1flip6chip1whip1dip4clip4sip1drip4zipcrip1gyp1kip1blipnippipquipscripsnipyip
2 syllables
airstripcourtshipequipoutstripunzip
3 syllables
fingertipmicrochip
168
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
crib10bibfibgibglibjibMiBnibribsibit3sick32bit25quick27hit23fit16quit19stick10pick8sit4trick11split9kick5nick4spit8thick7chick3lit10rickpit4prick4brick2kitclick3lick6Mick1tick2wit3tit3writ3pic2flick2wick2britt1fick1git1knit1mitt1schtick1spic1vick1britchitcrickflitFrickgrithickkittklicknitPittSchmidtshticksicskitslickslitticwhitkid50big10dig7pig3ridhid9bid3gig3sidwig4grid1rig1quid1squid3twig1brigfigjigKiddKyd
2 syllables
ad-libcorncribbullshit5admit6commit2outfit2permitpicnic1lipstick1sidekick5submitcockpit2homesick1toothpick2transmit2Kubrick1unfit1acquitarmpitbefitbroomstickchopstickdipstickemithorseshitjoystickLafitteLASIKmisfitmoonlitnightsticknonstickomitoutwitpeacenikrefitremitseasickslapsticksunlittidbituptickyardstickforbid1Madrid1eyelid1bigwigHasidoutbidrenege
3 syllables
lunatic1candlestick3counterfeit1hypocrite1baby-sitbailiwickbolshevikfirebrickpoliticreadmitresubmitretrofittriassicturmericdebitedkatydidunderbid
4 syllables
Identikitimpoliticrealpolitik
921
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
wind59think50lips43kids37drink23list16weird13killed10six9gift13milk10fix8shift16lived5missed7sink12lift10risk3drinks5build6its1thinks1fixed8fist14built3picked3tricks12kissed9ships5pink5filled1wrist17hits5link5pissed2gifts5guilt4kicked1script4sticks5chips4pigs5fits3clicks1twist4mixed5print1cleared1prints1beard3ripped1slipped1winds3bits2sync1stink4ink7chicks1silk5sits4mist9stinks1hips12sixthGibbswished14kicks7thrilled1risks3shrink3switched9stricttips1ribs2ritz7hint1trips3wrists6shrimp
2 syllables
exist15convinced1resist5insist2exists3appeared3dismissed1addict3eyelids5assistprecinct1addicts1facelift2fulfilled2insists1misfits2rebuild2whirlwind2abridged1admits1adrift1armpits1assists1blacklist1blueprints1checklist1eclipse1extinct1footprint1footprints1hoodwinked1newsprint1outfits1picnics1shoeprints1transcript1transfixed1unhinged1whirlwinds1acquitsadheredaffixedafflictafflictsairliftairliftsairshipsairstripsbefitsbetwixtbewitchedbigwigsblacklists1Bluebeardblueprintbroomsticksbullshits5careered9cashiered1chagrined1
3 syllables
disappeared9politics9indistinctfingerprints3fingertips13crucifix2fingerprint1lunatics1manuscripts1reappeared1anarchistanarchistsauctioneered1authorshipsbailiwicksbattleshipsbenedictbenedictsbolsheviksbolshevistbrinkmanshipsbuccaneeredbuttermilkbuttermilkscandlesticks3censorships1chairmanshipsChelyabinskcoexistcoexistscommandeeredconsulshipscontradictcontradictscounterfeits1craftsmanshipsdealershipsderelictderelictsdomineered
4 syllables
relationships2apocalypse1anthologistanthologistsapprenticeshipschampionships1citizenshipscompanionshipsdictatorshipsdirectorshipseditorshipselectioneeredgeneralshipsgovernorshipsmonetaristsNovosibirsk
5 syllables
ambassadorshipsbiostatistics
7 syllables
epidemiologistepidemiologists
815
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
in1here1him138this2is104thing115things57years84will65sing83been63still64skin69fear71year60with51ring57hill59clear67kiss55dear41king49hear50give19win41lives20near40ear42wings29ears29sin33beer29kill20spring29bring18wish14thin22rings19his15miss13fill20bridge14wing23bill14since9rich12pills17fears25swim11sins21fish10hills15if5which2spin14swing15jim8bills15prince6brings9string13film4switch9witch8chill11gives2kings14till2piss8cheers2kim2chris1gear8smith3gym6cheer4pill8cliff6pin5
2 syllables
begin25within24until7begins14forgive5appear13career9appears4convinceberlin3severe1sincere8brazilShakespeare2fulfill2frontier6abyss5catfish2premiere2reindeer3unclear3uphill1veneer3axes1chagrin1coiling2forgives2goodwill2kingpin2landfill1offspring2plaything2Advil1akin1arrears1Asheville1Boleyn1careers1cashier1deville1dismiss1downhill1drawbridge1goldfish1lavigne1locksmith1pigskin1playthings1puking1Rainier1revere1Seville1shoestring1shoestrings1starfish1swordfish1treadmill1unhitch1windmill1abridge
3 syllables
everything65anything29disappear36atmosphere5engineer3interfere1volunteer1disappears6violin3mandolin1violins4reappear4chandeliers1souvenir2souvenirs1stratosphere2chandelier1insincere1labyrinth1musketeers2mutineer2volunteers1auctioneer1daffodils1engineers1everythings1financier1gondoliers1hemispheres1hyacinth1Jacksonville1jellyfish1mandeville1mandolins1overhear1persevere1pioneer1pioneers1profiteers1pseudonym1
4 syllables
acycloviracyclovirsagronomiesassociativeathleticismathleticismsbellyachingconventioneerconventioneerselectioneerelectioneersionosphereionospherespostmodernismpostmodernismsSolzhenitsyn
5 syllables
corroborativedeterminativedeterminativesspiritualism
323
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
up307sleep123stop59deep52keep40top28help32hope26cup30drop22step13pop15shop10cheap17map9tape9trap13type9rope13shape7cop7nope5group2rap18yep1crap2dope14lap10sheep10hop9cap8soup3yup6sharp5pipe8bleeprape2snap5weep19beep2tap5soap4chop3wipewrap1pope1slapcreep3sweep2nap1leap3chapcope7jeep4bop7gap3cape1peep5coupe6crop4harp3loop1clap4flap3reap4steep5heap2kelp1ripe3slope2prepmop2stoop3poop1flop2grape1hype1oop1pup2sap2scope1seep2strap2tarp2
2 syllables
asleep35escape27makeup5backuplaptop1doorstep4kidnaplandscape2make-upblacktop2Aesop1elope1hilltop1pawnshop1pickup1pinstripe1raindrop1rooftop1setup1teacup1tightrope1workshop1agapeatopbackdropbackslapbackstopbagpipebebopbellhopblowpipeblowupbookshopbootstrapbopeepbreakupbuildupburlapburnupcatnapcheckupchop-chopcleanupcloseupco-opdesktopeavesdropeggcupentrapeyedropflytrapfootstepgrown-upgrownupheads-uphip-hopholduphookuphubcapkneecaplagniappelay-upletup
3 syllables
envelope2barbershop1mountaintop2periscope2handicap1horoscope1overlap1photoshop1telescope1agitpropallotropeantelopearchetypebottom-upbronchoscopebuttercupcantaloupecountertopcover-upDimetappendoscopeepitopefollow-upfollowupgastroscopegenotypeGuadeloupegyroscopeisotopeLinotypelollipopmalapropmicroscopemisanthropemonotypenincompoopoverripeoversleepoverstepphenotypeproctoscopeprototyperunner-up
4 syllables
videotape2audiotapeheliotropekaleidoscopelaryngoscopeophthalmoscopeoscilloscopepolariscopestereotype
68
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
spaceship4starship1airshipflagshipheadshipjudgeshipkinshiplightshipsteamshipwarship
3 syllables
leadershipscholarship1censorship1showmanship1sportsmanship1authorshipbattleship
4 syllables
relationship2championship1apprenticeshipcitizenship
5 syllables
ambassadorship
6 syllables

“ship” at line end — from real songs

Tried to steer the mighty shipThey were in for a long trip
— Lou Reed, “The Heroine” · rhymes ship / trip
Go down with the shipAnd real men don't eat, 'cause they're above that, damn it
— Mitski, “Real Men” · rhymes ship / it
Take me on a trip upon your magic swirlin' shipMy senses have been stripped, my hands can't feel to grip
— Bob Dylan, “Mr. Tambourine Man” · rhymes ship / grip

How to read the 2256 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 34
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 166
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 920
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 814
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 322
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 68
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.