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Words that rhyme withside

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 AY coda D
182
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
ride14died6hide11pride9tried1wide9cried3bride5lied22tide5tied9guide2slide2fried1Clyde1dried4stride1eyed3bide1glide2spied1hyde1chidedyedfliedguyed36piedpliedpriedshiedsnide
2 syllables
provide1denied3divide1collide8appliedabide1reside2untied1landslide4replied4backslide1confide2deride1implied1worldwide1alliedamideastridebeliedbetidebromidecarbidecockeyedcomplieddecrieddefieddescriedfluoridehalidehydridejoyridemisguideone-eyedoutcriedpeptidepresiderawhidereliedretriedshanghaiedstatewidesulfidesupplieduntriedwalleyedYuletide
3 syllables
satisfied4terrified1qualified1occupied1crucified1classifiedpetrified3justified2magnified2bonafide1calcified1clarified1fortified1glorified1mollified1multiplied1nationwide1override1pacified1simplified1testified1actinidealibied1amplifiedarsenidebeautifiedcertifiedcitywidecodifiedcountrywidecyanidedeified
4 syllables
identified1dissatisfied2exemplified1formaldehyde1solidified1unsatisfied1acidifiedbeatifieddaminozidedecertifieddeclassifieddemystifieddetoxifieddisqualifieddiversifiedelectrifiedindemnifiedintensified
5 syllables
misidentified
278
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
night6right6light7fight1white61sight73tight61bright47flight31might24write17bite1quite4site1height8knight1spite2slight1fright10kite2plight3dwight1rite2cite1mite1nite1wight1wright1bightblightbyteliteREITsleightsmitespritetritetribe4vibe7bribegibejibescribeZweiglike2type9mike3strike6pipe8bike2wipespikeripe3hype1dyke1stripe1tripe1dikegripehikeIkepikepsychReichsnipestipeswipetiketyke
2 syllables
tonight5alright3midnight16moonlight31goodnight15invite1daylight12despitepolite3delight14website1twilight4sunlight1spotlight4starlight4upright5uptight4flashlight2alight4eyesight2ignite2searchlight2backlight1birthright1campsite1dogfight1finite1foresight1fortnight1Fulbright1graphite1gunfight1highlight1hindsight1insight1limelight1outright1recite1unite1airtightbackbitebenightbullfightcalcitecartwrightcontritedownrightexcitefloodlightfluoriteforthrightfrostbiteheadlighthittiteHussiteinciteindictinditejadeiteligniteLudditeplaywrightrewriteShiiteshipwrightskylightsnakebitesporophytesticktightstoplight
3 syllables
satellite4overnight4appetite8dynamite2candlelight2parasite1extradite1firefight1oversight1reignite1acolyteammoniteandesiteanorthiteanthraciteapartheidapatitebentonitebiotiteCanaanitecarmelitecopyrightcryolitedioritedolomiteeruditeexabyteexpediteFahrenheitgigabytehematiteimpoliteIsraeliteJacobitekilobyteleukocytelimonitelymphocytemagnesitemagnetiteMasonitemegabyteMennonitemuscoviteneophyteniobiteoverflightoverwritepegmatitephagocyte
4 syllables
meteorite2electrolytegametophytegranulocytehemimorphitehermaphroditemetabolitesuburbanitestatesmanlikestereotypeunsportsmanlike
761
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
mind2find1child1kind2lights62blind62wild1nights1minds23christ9sides16liked1signed5likes2rights5finds1fights6kinds1rides1types1heights8blinds1strikes2smiled12grind11filed1wipedwrites17sights1sites4knights1pipes2bites3dykes2stripes1tribes1climbed1bind2hides2hind2nikes1sized1tides2tights2lined1bribes1brights1dined1flights1guides1jived1kites1mites1rind1rites1shined1slides1spikes1timed1vibes1whites1Wilde1yikes1bides1bightsbikedbikes2binds2blightsbribedbrides23brinedbyteschideschilds64chimedchrists9cites1clitescrites
2 syllables
behind1surprised17arrived1besides1survived8remind1designed13reminds1mankind3unkind14described1assigned1decides19headlights6inclined6unwind4beguiled4defined4hillsides3aligned3combined3entwined3subsides3unwinds3obligedbacksides2declined2deprived1divides1insides2refined2abides1advised1baptized1betides1capsized1chastised1collides1confined1contrived1despised1devised1disguised1footlights1ignites1imbibed1inscribed1prescribed1profiled1provides1resides1revised1spotlights1stepchild1sufficed1unsigned1websites1affinedalights4alikes1
3 syllables
realized4recognized2realised2organizedsacrificed1hypnotized1intertwined3compromised1advertised2colorblind1memorized2paralyzed1terrorized2undefined2analyzed1archetypes1canonized1carbonized1countrysides1criticized1finalized1genocides1masterminds1motorbikes1nevermind1parasites1poltergeist1prototypes1publicized1redefined1satellites1synchronized1womanized1acolytesactinidesaggrandizedagonizedammonitesamortizedandesites
4 syllables
apologized1commercialized1hermaphrodites1immobilized1legitimized1unsupervised1actualizedalphabetizedaluminizedantagonizedapologisedcannibalizedcapitalizedcaramelizedcategorizedcharacterizedcircularized
5 syllables
industrialized1americanizedcollateralized
6 syllables
188
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
sky5die3cry1i2by5high1why1eye1try2fly113lie1my2guy36dry40buy16bye11pie19shy13hi2aye3tie7sigh20spy1thychi2fry3thigh6vie1nigh2rye3sly3bae2thai2bly1dye1lye1mai1sty1tai1BlighFryejaikwaiphiplyprypsisprywrywye
2 syllables
goodbye1july12deny6reply17good-byesupply3bye-byenearby1apply1rely1allyMumbai1necktie1Versailles2untie1comply1Kauai1magpie1mcfly1pigsty1rabbi1standby1shanghaiawrybeliebonsaibotflyBruneibuckeyeChennaidecrydefydescrydrip-dryDubaigadflygoodbyherebyhi-fiimplylanaioutcrypotpiered-eyeretryshooflySinaitherebywalleyeWiFi
3 syllables
testify3alibi1butterfly7lullaby13samuraimultiply3satisfy2firefly2Gemini1goldeneye1amplify1classify1crucify1justify1pacify1quantify1rectify1signify1unify1alkalibeautifycalcifycertifyclarifycodifydeifydignifyedifyfalsifyfortifygasifygentrifyglorifygratifyhorrifyliquefyLoreleimagnifymisapplymodifymollify
4 syllables
identifyacidifybeatifydecertifydeclassifydemystifydetoxifydisqualifydissatisfydiversifyelectrifyexemplifyindemnifyintensifyoversupplypersonifypreoccupyreclassifyreunifysolidify
5 syllables
dehumidifymisidentifyoversimplify
990
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
time3eyes4life2mine1line196fine115smile100times1while80wine86lies1live39wife1shine1lines1drive3rise43style36sign37nice29twice33ice30crime30skies1five27knife31miles13size16signs18nine14dies22flies1climb21guys5price1sighs6dime28cries16wise12crimes12rhyme29file2prize6prime4rice5mile8tries7wives6files2kyledive7vice2pile2vine14ties6drives1shines11smiles13pines10rhymes13spine14knives7mines7dice7chimes4pine9slice2lime10thighs9fries3pies5whine8chime6aisle6dimes5spies2strife4vines5buys1dine5
2 syllables
alive2sometimes33surprise2survive26advice16sunshine2lifetime11design13disguise26sometime9arrive5divine13online4meantime3device1awhile12profile2supplies2meanwhile1sunrise11arrives2sublime1advisespringtime1ex-wifegoodbyes5skyline6precisedespise5grapevine5resign3arise5define5moonshine4align4decline4mainline3lifestyle1headlines3nighttime2suffice2survives3deadline1benign2bloodline1bloodlines1capsize1demise1designs1exile1halftime1landmines2lunchtime2recline2shoreline1showtime1sidelines2waistline1worthwhile1archives1
3 syllables
paradise30realize10sacrifice9recognize5otherwise1anytime5caroline7exercise1realise1valentine4compromise6recognisesummertime11enterprise2overtime5butterflies5afterlife4criticize5borderline3clementine3fireflies3lullabies3alibis3columbine3Frankenstein3memorize1Palestine2wintertime2colonize2concubines2crystalline2fantasize2socialize1sympathize2turpentine2valentines1adeline1advertise1analyze1borderlines1
4 syllables
apologize5apologiseevangeline3econoline1desensitize1acidifiesactualizealphabetizealuminizeantagonizebeatifiescannibalizecapitalizecaramelizecategorizecharacterize
5 syllables
materialize2americanize
6 syllables
australopithecineaustralopithecines
1465
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
world127head219said146good108bed169dead149road127cold121need93god69bad76hard81made86old79gold76had62word46blood51lord28could46kid50told49loud49red49heard41hold40crowd41sad40mad39should27read21bird26would21proud25wood28food24scared17paid26dad17yard23lead16field13dude11speed20bread19weird13glad15killed10trade20load19played15called10bored18mood11blade22sold13board10guard10stayed13code11shade35card8sword11stood11cloud17feed11hood13grade8showed6fade27laid9mud13build6led7held4bleed19failed5third3spread6seed17maid8
2 syllables
afraid40instead39ahead21record3allowed9parade19agreed5afford7prepared5indeed3destroyed2avoid2explode12reward3aboard2absurd8betrayed2childhood1comrade1appeared3proceed1towardsucceed1occurred4compared1enjoyed5award2revealed4abroad2transferredborrowed1assured5includeforbid1controlledbehold5so-calledunfurled7ignored6password1backyard2Bernardgraveyard4household1regard1arcade6declaredunfold5bluebird4restored6threshold2unsaid5windshield2landlord1persuadeconcealed5mermaid3postcard4untold2railroad1annoyed1
3 syllables
understood12neighborhood11disappeared9attitude5hollywood5episode3paranoid2boulevard9guaranteed4gratitude1underworld4overhead6lemonade5battlefield4centerfold4overboard3solitude2bodyguard2mockingbird3hummingbird1overload2promenade2riverbed3unprepared3asteroid2disregard2interlude2misconstrued2neighbourhood1overflowed1overjoyed2renegade1unemployed1Adelaide1adulthood1altitude1aptitude1barricade1cavalcade1centipede1
4 syllables
misunderstood9unparalleled1automobiledbrachiopodcephalopodelectioneeredexactitudeHyderabadIditarodineptitudemustachioedOlympiadolympiadssolicitudeunderemployed
5 syllables
corticosteroidmiddle-of-the-road
6 syllables
verisimilitude
93
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
sighed1
2 syllables
inside2outside1decide1aside7beside6upsidebedside3hillside1roadside2seaside1poolside1southside2backside1blindside1graveside1lakeside1subside1broadsideburnsidecurbsidedocksidedownsideoxideringsidewaysidewestsidesided1cidercidersseidelseidelssidearmsidearmssidingsidlesidledsidlesSidon
3 syllables
suicide1homicide1riverside4mountainside2countryside2genocide2alongside1fireside1fratricide1peroxide1pesticide1underside1coincidedioxidefungicidegermicideglucosideglycosideherbicideironsideprophesiedsilversidedecided2lopsided3Poseidon1blindsided1deciding1monoxide1outsiders1subsiding1blindsidingbroadsided
4 syllables
infanticide1insecticidesuperoxidesuicidal2undecided2coincidedcoincidingdecidedlyhomicidalperoxidedperoxidingsubsidencesundecideds2

“side” at line end — from real songs

And because he took you for a rideUhm, because time was on his side
— Bob Dylan, “I Want You” · rhymes side / ride
No place to hideYou were fighting as a soldier on their side
— Arcade Fire, “Intervention” · rhymes side / hide
With the windows wide by my sideWith the windows wide
— Adrianne Lenker, “Cattails” · rhymes side / wide

How to read the 3864 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 182
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 278
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 761
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 188
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 990
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1465
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 93
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.