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Words that rhyme withsink

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 NG·K
24
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
think2drink3pink5link5stink1ink1shrink3blink5brink1mink3wink3chink1INC1rink1clinkdinkfinkklinkzinc
2 syllables
hoodwinkrethinkuplink
3 syllables
doublethinkinterlink
71
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
print1hint1shrimplimp2pimpflint1lint1mint1sprint1stint1tint1blimpchimpcrimpdintglintimpprimpquintscrimpskimpsplint
2 syllables
footprint1newsprint1blueprintimprintmisprintreprintwhirlwind2chagrined1chagrinneddownwindheadwindrescindwoodwind
3 syllables
fingerprint1peppermintunderpinned
101
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
drinks2thinks1prints1winds3stinks1glimpse3linked5sinks2blimps1blinks1links1minked1minks1tints1blinked5brinks3chimpschinked1chinks1cinquesclinkedclinks
2 syllables
precinct1blueprints1extinct1footprints1hoodwinked1shoeprints1whirlwinds1distinctheadwindshoodwinksimprintsmisprintsnewsprints1precincts1reprintsrescindsrethinks
3 syllables
indistinctfingerprints3doublethinksinterlinkedinterlinksmicrofilmedpeppermints
398
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
it444in278him138thing115sing83been63skin69ring1king49kid50win41sick32bit25sin33quick27hit23spring29bring18ship19thin22big10wing23fit16quit19trip13swim11stick10pick8sit4spin14trick11swing15jim8split9string13kick5dig7nick4slip8tip6pig3ridspit8kim2grip12hid9gym6thick7pin5lip9chick3lit10timgin10hip9rickpit4chin4twin10rip2strip4skip3flip6chip1prick4inn3tin7brick2kitclick3bid3sting10jinbin4lick6whip1kin10gig3
2 syllables
begin25within24bullshit5admit6commit2berlin3outfit2permitpicnic1forbid1lipstick1spaceship4sidekick5submitchagrin1cockpit2coiling2homesick1kingpin2Madrid1offspring2plaything2toothpick2transmit2akin1Boleyn1eyelid1Kubrick1pigskin1puking1shoestring1starship1unfit1acquitad-libairshipairstriparmpitbefitBeijingbigwigbreak-inbroomstickbuckskinbuilt-inChongqingchopstickcorncribcourtshipdeerskindipstickdownswingemitequipErvingflagshipforelimbforeskinforewinghamstring
3 syllables
everything65anything29lunatic1violin3leadershipscholarship1mandolin1candlestick3censorship1counterfeit1hypocrite1pseudonym1showmanship1sportsmanship1staggering1authorshipbaby-sitbailiwickbattleshipbolshevikbrinkmanshipchairmanshipcolouring2consulshipcraftsmanshipdealershipdebiteddraftsmanshipfellowshipfingertipfirebrickgamesmanshipinternshipkatydidmembershipmicrochipmight-have-beenmodeling5modellingmoleskin
4 syllables
relationship2championship1apprenticeshipbellyachingcitizenshipcompanionshipdictatorshipdirectorshipeditorshipgeneralshipgovernorshipIdentikitimpoliticone-upmanshippartisanshipprofessorshiprealpolitikreceivership
5 syllables
ambassadorshipproprietorship
1396
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
here270this149is104things57years84will65still64fear71year60with51hill59clear67kiss55dear41hear50give19lives20lips43kids37near40ear42wings29ears29beer29kill20wish14rings19his15miss13fill20bridge14list16bill14since9weird13rich12killed10six9pills17fears25gift13sins21milk10fish10hills15if5fix8shift16which2lived5bills15prince6missed7brings9lift10risk3film4switch9witch8chill11build6gives2kings14its1till2piss8fixed8fist14built3picked3tricks12cheers2kissed9ships5chris1gear8smith3filled1wrist17
2 syllables
exist15until7begins14forgive5appear13career9appears4convinced1resist5convinceinsist2exists3appeared3severe1sincere8dismissed1addict3brazilShakespeare2eyelids5fulfill2assistfrontier6abyss5catfish2premiere2reindeer3unclear3uphill1veneer3addicts1axes1facelift2forgives2fulfilled2goodwill2insists1landfill1misfits2rebuild2abridged1admits1adrift1Advil1armpits1arrears1Asheville1assists1blacklist1careers1cashier1checklist1deville1dismiss1downhill1drawbridge1eclipse1goldfish1lavigne1locksmith1
3 syllables
disappear36disappeared9politics9atmosphere5engineer3fingertips13interfere1volunteer1disappears6violins4reappear4chandeliers1crucifix2souvenir2souvenirs1stratosphere2chandelier1insincere1labyrinth1musketeers2mutineer2volunteers1auctioneer1daffodils1engineers1everythings1financier1gondoliers1hemispheres1hyacinth1Jacksonville1jellyfish1lunatics1mandeville1mandolins1manuscripts1overhear1persevere1pioneer1pioneers1
4 syllables
relationships2apocalypse1acycloviracyclovirsagronomiesanthologistanthologistsapprenticeshipsassociativeathleticismathleticismschampionships1citizenshipscompanionshipsconventioneerconventioneers
5 syllables
ambassadorshipsbiostatisticscorroborativedeterminative
7 syllables
61
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
bank14drunk10thank3frank1tank7trunk11hankpunk4junk4drank2monk3blank2rank2funk4dank2plank2shank1skunk1yank2prankbanc1blanc1bunk1chunk1dunk1flank1sank1shrunk1spunk1stank1stunk1sunk1tonk1bonkbroncclankclunkconkcrankcronkflunkfrancFranckhonkhunklankPlanckplunkspankswankthunkwankwonk
2 syllables
Burbankdebunkgangplankoutflankspelunk
3 syllables
riverbank1antitankBundesbank
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)
1 syllable
sync1cinque
2 syllables
sinking8sinkersinkers
4 syllables
unsinkable

“sink” at line end — from real songs

Oh and oh, you come shyly, softly to the hole to drinkAnd in the bathroom mirror I see me vomit in the sink
— Nick Cave, “Magneto” · rhymes sink / drink
But it isn't what you thinkThe more you fight, the more you sink
— Dr. Dog, “Jackie Wants A Black Eye” · rhymes sink / think
Lost a couple drinksAnd my dinner in the sink
— Jason Isbell, “Super 8” · rhymes sink / drinks

How to read the 2047 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 24
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 71
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 101
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 396
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1394
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 61
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.