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Words that rhyme withsilk

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 L·K
4
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
milk4bilkilk
3 syllables
buttermilk
47
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
built3guilt4spilt3hilt1quilt1tilt1giltjiltkiltliltmiltsiltstiltwiltkilled10build6filled1thrilled1willed1guild1spilled1
2 syllables
fulfilled2rebuild2distilledinstilledrefilledunfilledunskilled
3 syllables
overfilledunfulfilled
24
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
bilkedbilksbuilds6gildsgiltsguilds1guilts4hilts1ilksjiltskiltsliltsmilked10milks10miltsquilts1silks5silts
2 syllables
rebuilds2
3 syllables
buttermilks
333
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
it444will65still64hill59kid50sick32bit25quick27hit23kill20ship19big10fill20fit16bill14quit19trip13stick10pick8sit4trick11split9kick5chill11dig7nick4till2slip8tip6pig3ridspit8grip12hid9pill8thick7lip9phil1chick3lit10hip9rickpit4rip2strip4skip3flip6chip1prick4brick2drill2skill4kitclick3bid3spill8lick6whip1gig3jillthrill9crib10Mick1siddip4clip4wig4grid1rig1tick2quid1grill4sill6sip4gildrip4wit3tit3writ3
2 syllables
until7bullshit5admit6commit2outfit2permitpicnic1forbid1lipstick1brazilfulfill2spaceship4sidekick5uphill1submitcockpit2goodwill2homesick1landfill1Madrid1toothpick2transmit2Advil1Asheville1deville1downhill1eyelid1Kubrick1Seville1starship1treadmill1unfit1windmill1acquitad-libairshipairstripanthillarmpitbefitbigwigbroomstickchopstickcorncribcourtshipcovillecranesbillcrossbilldipstickdistildistillemitequipflagshipfoothillfulfilGainesvillehandbillHasidhawkbill
3 syllables
lunatic1leadershipscholarship1candlestick3censorship1counterfeit1hypocrite1Jacksonville1mandeville1showmanship1sportsmanship1authorshipbaby-sitbailiwickBartlesvillebattleshipbolshevikBougainvillebrinkmanshipchairmanshipconsulshipcraftsmanshipdaffodildealershipdebiteddraftsmanshipEvansvilleFayettevillefellowshipfingertipfirebrickgamesmanshipinternshipkatydidLouisvillemembershipmicrochipoverfilloverkillownership
4 syllables
relationship2championship1apprenticeshipcitizenshipcompanionshipdictatorshipdirectorshipeditorshipgeneralshipgovernorshipIdentikitimpoliticone-upmanshippartisanshipprofessorshiprealpolitikreceivership
5 syllables
ambassadorshipproprietorship
1584
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
in278here270him138this149is104thing115things57years84sing83been63wind59skin69fear71year60with51ring57clear67think50kiss55dear41king49hear50give19win41lives20lips43kids37near40ear42wings29ears29sin33drink23beer29spring29bring18wish14thin22rings19his15miss13bridge14list16wing23since9weird13rich12six9pills17fears25swim11gift13sins21fish10hills15if5fix8shift16which2spin14swing15lived5jim8bills15prince6missed7brings9sink12lift10string13risk3film4switch9witch8drinks5gives2kings14its1thinks1
2 syllables
begin25within24exist15begins14forgive5appear13career9appears4convinced1resist5convinceinsist2berlin3exists3appeared3severe1sincere8dismissed1addict3Shakespeare2eyelids5assistfrontier6abyss5precinct1catfish2premiere2reindeer3unclear3veneer3addicts1axes1chagrin1coiling2facelift2forgives2insists1kingpin2misfits2offspring2plaything2whirlwind2abridged1admits1adrift1akin1armpits1arrears1assists1blacklist1blueprints1Boleyn1careers1cashier1checklist1dismiss1drawbridge1eclipse1extinct1footprint1
3 syllables
everything65anything29disappear36disappeared9politics9atmosphere5indistinctengineer3fingerprints3fingertips13interfere1volunteer1disappears6violin3mandolin1violins4reappear4chandeliers1crucifix2souvenir2souvenirs1stratosphere2chandelier1insincere1labyrinth1musketeers2mutineer2volunteers1auctioneer1daffodils1engineers1everythings1financier1fingerprint1gondoliers1hemispheres1hyacinth1jellyfish1lunatics1mandolins1
4 syllables
relationships2apocalypse1acycloviracyclovirsagronomiesanthologistanthologistsapprenticeshipsassociativeathleticismathleticismsbellyachingchampionships1citizenshipscompanionshipsconventioneerconventioneers
5 syllables
ambassadorshipsbiostatisticscorroborative
7 syllables
639
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
back310like73black75work44talk49take47break45smoke37speak46luck37look23week33make32rock30neck28track35book21broke25lake26walk24joke26block28clock22cake19shake20weak22check14jack14sake14crack17truck12spoke10wake5stuck9shock11took3pack11fake9lock5mike3strike6snake9hook5knock2cook3buck11jerk6seek6suck4duck5lack6deck8wreck11doc1freak3stake6cheek17jakebike2Blake2mac5woke1stock2heck4coke7duke1Lukechucksack7sec1struck2greek1leak4creek8sneak1steak1stroke1folk4clerk3bloke1tech1
2 syllables
awake31mistake27attack20unique1homework2network1headache3unlikealike1technique1sidewalk3Iraq2heartbreak2facebookheartache2earthquakenotebook4awoke4backpack3handshake1bedrock1berserk2intake2clockwork2Cognac2comeback2Hitchcock1knapsack2newsweek2physique2racetrack2turnpike2woodstock2amok1amuck1artwork1backstroke1backtrack1brubeck1checkbook1cheesecake1childlike1dreamlike1feedback1footwork1forsake1hatchback1haystack1klondike1lilac1mystique1opaque1outbreak1paycheck1recheck1roadblock1roebuck1schoolbook1scrapbook1setback1shamrock1sketchbook1
3 syllables
paperwork1cadillac10maniac3motorbike3Roanoke2rattlesnake2bellyache1doublespeak1hollyhock1ladylike1needlework1nordictrack1Pontiac1quarterdeck1storybook1thunderstruck1tomahawk1aftershockalmanacangeliqueanorakantiknockAntiochArawakartichokeAtaturkberrylikebiotechbottleneckbusinesslikecardiaccornerbackcounterstrikecountryfolkcrackerjackdiscothequedouble-checkfenugreekfireworkgunnysackhackmatackhammerlock
4 syllables
amnesiac1insomniac1biofeedbackcounterattackelectroshockgobbledygookparanoiacstatesmanlikeunsportsmanlike
5 syllables
egomaniackleptomaniacnymphomaniac
6 syllables
megalomaniac
2
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
silkensilky

“silk” at line end — from real songs

Might like to wear cotton, might like to wear silkMight like to drink whiskey, might like to drink milk
— Mark Knopfler, “Gotta Serve Somebody” · rhymes silk / milk
There ain’t nothin’ short of wisdomIn your hot black silk
— Jason Molina, “Hot Black Silk” · rhymes silk / wisdom

How to read the 2625 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 4
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 47
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 24
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 331
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1582
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 637
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 2
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.