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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 N
53
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
in19been8win1sin3thin3spin14pin1gin10chin4twin10inn3tin1jinbin4kin1quinngrin8minFinnLinflynnlynn1minh1dinfinGwynGwynnQinquinshinyin
2 syllables
begin3within4berlin1chagrin1kingpin2akin1Boleyn1break-inbuilt-inhas-beenhereinlinchpinpuffinsarintailspinthereinwalk-in
3 syllables
violin3mandolin1might-have-beenunderpin
4 syllables
Solzhenitsyn
80
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
him1thing1sing1ring57king49spring29bring18wing23swim11swing15jim8string13kim2gym6timsting10ding1singhslim6limb6brim3grim4ting4Mingtrim5ling2cling3fling3rim3whim1bing2ching1hymn1ing1ping1sling1GrimmlimnprimQingshimskimwringyingzing
2 syllables
coiling2offspring2plaything2puking1shoestring1BeijingChongqingdownswingErvingforelimbforewinghamstringMcKimPekingpissing8prelimsextingtexting4wellspringwolfing1
3 syllables
everything65anything29pseudonym1staggering1colouring2modeling5modellingnuzzlingpatronymsnorkelingsplattering1synonymunboxingworshiping2
4 syllables
bellyaching
375
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
things57wind4think1wings29drink23rings19since9sins21prince6brings9sink12film4drinks5kings14thinks1pink5link5sings8wins2twins6films1print1prints1strings7inch6winds3vincesync1stink4ink7stinks1dings1shrink3limbs6hint1springs3spins1shrimpblink5glimpse3rims3hymns5limp2sinned5linked5pimpbrink3flinch2mink3pinch2wink3dims2fringe2pinned2swims1flings1grins2sims2sinks2skins2binge1bins1blimps1blinks1chink1chins1clings1finns1flint1gyms1INC1kiln1links1lint1minked1minks1mint1pins1rink1shins1singed1skinned1sprint1stings1stint1swings1thins1tings1tins1tint1tints1finch
2 syllables
begins1convinced1convinceprecinct1whirlwind2blueprints1extinct1footprint1footprints1hoodwinked1lavigne1newsprint1playthings1shoeprints1shoestrings1unhinged1whirlwinds1akins1berlins3blueprintbuckskinschagrined1chagrinnedchagrins1deerskinsdistinctdownwindevinceevincedforelimbsforeskinsforewingsgoldfinchhamstringshas-beensheadwindheadwindshoodwinkhoodwinksHutchinsimpingeimpingedimprintimprintsinfringeinfringedkingpins2linchpinsmisprintmisprintsnewsprints1pigskins1prelimspuffinsredskinsreprintreprintsrescindrescindsrethinkrethinkssarinssheepskinssomethings25succinctsyringesyringedtailspinsunhingeuplinkuplinked
3 syllables
indistinctfingerprints3violins1labyrinth1everythings1fingerprint1hyacinth1mandolins1pseudonyms1Chelyabinskdoublethinkdoublethinksinterlinkinterlinkedinterlinkslabyrinths1microfilmmicrofilmedmicrofilmsmight-have-beensmoleskinspatronymspeppermintpeppermintsPort-au-Princeshamanismshamanismssynonymsunconvincedunderpinnedunderpins
4 syllables
athleticismathleticismspostmodernismpostmodernisms
5 syllables
spiritualismspiritualisms
1477
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
it1here270this149is104years84will65still64fear71year60with51hill59clear67kiss55dear41hear50kid50give19lives20lips43kids37near40ear42sick32ears29bit25beer29quick27hit23kill20wish14ship19big10his15miss13fill20bridge1list16fit16bill14quit19weird13rich12killed10six9trip13pills17fears25gift13stick10pick8milk10fish10hills15sit4if5fix8shift16which2trick11lived5bills15missed7lift10split9risk3kick5switch9witch8chill11dig7build6gives2nick4its1till2piss8fixed8
2 syllables
exist15until7forgive5appear13bullshit5career9admit6appears4commit2resist5insist2outfit2exists3appeared3severe1permitsincere8dismissed1picnic1forbid1addict3lipstick1brazilShakespeare2eyelids5fulfill2spaceship4assistfrontier6abyss5sidekick5catfish2premiere2reindeer3unclear3uphill1veneer3submitaddicts1axes1cockpit2facelift2forgives2fulfilled2goodwill2homesick1insists1landfill1Madrid1misfits2rebuild2toothpick2transmit2abridged1admits1adrift1Advil1armpits1arrears1Asheville1
3 syllables
disappear36disappeared9politics9atmosphere5engineer3fingertips13interfere1volunteer1disappears6lunatic1leadershipscholarship1reappear4candlestick3chandeliers1crucifix2souvenir2souvenirs1stratosphere2chandelier1insincere1musketeers2mutineer2volunteers1auctioneer1censorship1counterfeit1daffodils1engineers1financier1gondoliers1hemispheres1hypocrite1Jacksonville1jellyfish1lunatics1mandeville1manuscripts1overhear1persevere1
4 syllables
relationship2relationships2championship1apocalypse1acycloviracyclovirsagronomiesanthologistanthologistsapprenticeshipapprenticeshipsassociativechampionships1citizenshipcitizenshipscompanionshipcompanionships
5 syllables
ambassadorshipambassadorshipsbiostatistics
7 syllables
1166
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
down541on293man307gone224mine275one197town214sun174done173line196rain170pain159own119then97can87fine115moon96run93son79mean72stone72wine86soon84fun81seen68train60men59gun67phone60known62dawn61shine73when48green52brain52plan59born36turn35clean55scene42bone44sign37burn30queen27screen40none23learn26won24tune31chain25crown32brown24plane22ten17pen22than7grown18lane21nine14clown23goin2van15fan16vain26plain15lawn24john4ran7horn11don2an3june11jane5gain13corn10shown11join2zone9ben4main3
2 syllables
again332alone286someone33insane50between34machine29explain27return15begun32upon8remain17downtown16sunshine23began6unknown17design13amen6complain14champagne6divine13concern4japan6cocaine14online4undone18routine6campaign2refrain13batman2maintain3balloon7fifteen2morondianemarine1grandson1shotgun3christineairplane3contain3hometown7reborn7skyline6uptown8irenebreakdown3grapevine5resign3elaine1define5moonshine4nineteen5unseen5jolene3align4canteen3decline4mainline3saloon1Milan
3 syllables
everyone42anyone21afternoon19telephone20magazine8caroline7honeymoon6seventeen14valentine4halloween2hurricane10Babylon6gasoline6limousine6businessmankerosene5microphone4trampoline4evergreen2borderline3cellophane3clementine3fisherman4overgrown3submarine2unicorn3columbine3Frankenstein3guillotine3josephine1Palestine2windowpane1entertain1Abilene1avalon1caravan1chaperone1crystalline2echelon1intervene1
4 syllables
Afghanistan1evangeline3econoline1Agamemnon1aquamarine1acetyleneadenosineamphetamineanticycloneassemblymanautomatonAzerbaijancatamaranclomipraminecomedienneConcepcioncontrabassoon
5 syllables
hydrocortisone1antisubmarine
6 syllables
australopithecine
16
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
pigskin1buckskindeerskinforeskinRedskinsheepskinskinnyraskin1skinner1gaskinRuskinsiskinskinners1skinniesskinning
3 syllables
moleskin

“skin” at line end — from real songs

It's not the long, flowing dress that you're inOr the light coming off of your skin
— Jason Isbell, “If We Were Vampires” · rhymes skin / in
By the mark where the nails have beenBy the sign upon his precious skin
— Gillian Welch, “By the Mark” · rhymes skin / been
I wanna know the touch of my own skinAgainst the sun, against the wind
— Lucinda Williams, “Side of the Road” · rhymes skin / wind

How to read the 3147 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 53
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 80
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 375
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 1473
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1166
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 16
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.