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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 AE coda P
46
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
map9trap13rap18crap2lap1cap8tap5wrap1slapnap1chapgap3clap4flap3sap2strap2app1pap1scrap1yap1fraphapJapLappzap
2 syllables
kidnapbackslapbootstrapburlapcatnapentrapflytraphubcapkneecapmadcapmishapmousetraprecapskullcapskycapstopgapunwrap
3 syllables
handicap1overlap1Dimetappwiretap
279
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
cab4grab2labstabcrabtab2dab1drab1fab1slab1blabflabgabjabnabscabback310that208black1at46track35hat27cat14jack14crack17flat15fat9pack11rat10bat8sat5lack6chat4mac5mattsack7pat4snack1hack1stack7zachbratzacksmack2mat6wack5mack4slack4rack2clack3DAT3knack4shack2PAC2sac1tat2gat2Platte2whack1ack1flack1lac1quack1scat1splat1tack1yack1BraquedakflakGATTgnatkatMAKmattenatplaqueslatspatvatwrackyakbad76
2 syllables
rehab1Ahab1prefabattack1backpack3Cognac2comeback2knapsack2racetrack2backtrack1begat1feedback1format1hatchback1haystack1lilac1setback1tarmac1abackat-batBalzacblackjackbobcatbrickbatbushwhackbuybackcallbackcarjackchitchatcutbackdoormatdrawbackfallbackflapjackflashbackfullbackgreenbackhalfbackhardbackhijackhorsebackhumpbackhunchbackkickbackknickknackmuskratnonfatoutbackpaybackplaybackpolecatProzacpullbackransackrollbackrucksackshellacshellacksidetracksix-packskipjacksmokestack
3 syllables
taxicabcadillac10maniac3habitat3Laundromat2pussycat2acrobat1bureaucrat1diplomat1nordictrack1plutocrat1Pontiac1thermostat1almanacanorakautocratbutterfatcardiaccaveatcopycatcornerbackcrackerjackdemocratGujaratgunnysackhackmatackKodiakleatherbacklumberjackmedivacMerrimackpaperbackpiggybackpricklebackquarterbackrat-a-tatrazorbacktechnocratzigguratzodiacGalahadironclad
4 syllables
amnesiac1aristocrat1insomniac1biofeedbackcounterattackparanoiacHyderabadOlympiadolympiads
5 syllables
egomaniackleptomaniacnymphomaniac
6 syllables
megalomaniac
1132
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
hand239hands113land115last88fast81past79stand74band59sand47ask17fact24passed17tracks19bank14grand17bags10act1pants10planned15thanks6asked5thank3camp5facts10stands11max3cast9frank1tank7aunt1plant5gaspsmask6grant2task4lands11banks5packed7cats4blast4trapped1rats5hankasks1tax2damned1brand1drank2plants1grabbed3laughed4acts1bands8lads1stabbed1lamp4draggedwrapped2vast1backs6blank2rank2crashed2tanks2cracked2cracks7champ2francssmashed1wax3hats1rags7ants5draft1grasp6stacks6danced1gasplasts4sands4
2 syllables
command11relax6perhaps1contact5attacked1contract1demand4exact1kidnapped2demands4attached3attacks1impactreact4collapse3advancedcomrades1aircraft1contacts1broadcastrelaxed2intact5homeland1collapsedattract2quicksand4distract1commands3Lowlands1Thailand2wasteland3entranced2expand1mismatched1unmatched1contracts1transplantabstract1Ajax1amassed1backhands1bandstand1Belfast1disband1dreamland1elapse1firsthand1forecast1goddamned1handstands1headband1homelands1hubcaps1lilacs1nightstand1programmed1relapsed1rembrandts1sandbags1setbacks1
3 syllables
understand125understands10diplomats2motherland2wonderland1ampersand1cataracts1contraband1Disneyland1Dixieland1Ferdinand1habitats1lumberjacks1overcast1paperbacks1parallax1riverbank1secondhand1timberlands1unattached1underpants1acrobats1almanacsampersands1anagrammedanoraksantitankartifactartifactsautocratsautographed2avalanchedbeforehandboomeranged1Bundesbankbureaucrats1butterfatscadillacs10caravannedcaveats
4 syllables
misunderstand1overreact1amnesiacs1analysandanalysandsantiaircraftaristocrats1biofeedbackschoreographedcounterattackedcounterattacksenthusiastenthusiastsGondwanalandiconoclasticonoclastsinsomniacs1
5 syllables
egomaniacshemophiliacskleptomaniacs
6 syllables
1
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
yeah124
614
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
man307can87am56dance37glass50plan59chance42have27laugh39ass38plans29pass33grass26damn13cash26path18half13class12than7van15fan16gas14gang9has3as1ran7match6laughs6Sam6hang3an3France8bang9catch1trash9bath8flash12shall1crash7pal5dan2fans7lamb7staff1san1sang5scratch6stan4mass2pan7math6Anne1jam5jazz3branch2ann1ash4bass4tan8ralph1badge1patch2ranch3smash2clan1rang4yang2ham2lance1gal4scan1ramkangchancam1wang1brass3pamdam6bam1
2 syllables
began6goddamn5romance14japan6advance5program1batman2behalf1examdianeprogramme1exams2mustang2finance2moustache3mustache3canal1expanse2madman3alas1bloodbath2sedan2snowman1Spokane1wingspan2whereasdispatchafghan1attach1badass1corral1Diaz1divan1eyelash1frogman1goddam1landmass1morale1moulin1royale1sandman1sundance1suzanne1trespass1Walkman1whiplash1abashafghans1amassaskancebacklashbedpanbedpansBhutanbivalvebivalvesbloodbaths2bluegrassbypasscaftan
3 syllables
photograph7photographs1circumstance8telegram1businessmanautograph2aftermath3fisherman4Amsterdam3Birmingham1hourglass2overpass2Abraham1alcatraz2caravan1hologram2underpass2avalanche1boomerang1caravans1chaparral1diaphragm1instagram1journeyman1marianne1milligram1minivans1overhangs1phonograph1plexiglass1psychopath1weatherman1abrahams1aftermaths3allographallographsamaranthamaranthsanagramanagrams
4 syllables
Afghanistan1sociopaths1sociopath1afghanistans1angiogramangiogramsassemblymancatamaranchoreographchoreographsGuadalcanalmimeographmimeographsnewspapermannurserymanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistan
7 syllables
electrocardiogramelectrocardiograms
364
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
up307sleep123stop59deep52keep40top28help32hope26cup30drop22ship19step13pop15shop10trip13cheap17tape9type9rope13shape7cop7nope5group2yep1dope14sheep10slip8tip6hop9soup3yup6sharp5pipe8grip12lip9bleeprape2hip9rip2strip4weep19beep2skip3flip6chip1soap4chop3wipepope1whip1creep3sweep2leap3cope7jeep4bop7cape1dip4clip4peep5coupe6crop4harp3sip4loop1drip4reap4steep5heap2kelp1ripe3slope2prepmop2stoop3poop1flop2grape1hype1oop1
2 syllables
asleep35escape27makeup5backuplaptop1doorstep4spaceship4landscape2make-upblacktop2Aesop1elope1hilltop1pawnshop1pickup1pinstripe1raindrop1rooftop1setup1starship1teacup1tightrope1workshop1agapeairshipairstripatopbackdropbackstopbagpipebebopbellhopblowpipeblowupbookshopbopeepbreakupbuildupburnupcheckupchop-chopcleanupcloseupco-opcourtshipdesktopeavesdropeggcupequipeyedropflagshipfootstepgrown-upgrownupheads-upheadshiphip-hopholduphookup
3 syllables
envelope2leadershipscholarship1barbershop1mountaintop2periscope2censorship1horoscope1photoshop1showmanship1sportsmanship1telescope1agitpropallotropeantelopearchetypeauthorshipbattleshipbottom-upbrinkmanshipbronchoscopebuttercupcantaloupechairmanshipconsulshipcountertopcover-upcraftsmanshipdealershipdraftsmanshipendoscopeepitopefellowshipfingertipfollow-upfollowupgamesmanshipgastroscopegenotypeGuadeloupe
4 syllables
relationship2championship1videotape2apprenticeshipaudiotapecitizenshipcompanionshipdictatorshipdirectorshipeditorshipgeneralshipgovernorshipheliotropekaleidoscopelaryngoscopeone-upmanshipophthalmoscopeoscilloscopepartisanship
5 syllables
ambassadorship
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 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
snappy1snappersnapperssnapping

“snap” at line end — from real songs

And broke it with a snapHe fell into her lap
— Bob Dylan, “Tempest” · rhymes snap / lap
You gon' make Bobby Boy snapYou gon' make Bobby attack
— Eminem, “Homicide” · rhymes snap / attack
They pull they cameras out and, goddamn, he snapAll the way in Hollywood and I can't even act
— Eminem, “Forever” · rhymes snap / act

How to read the 2434 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 46
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 1132
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 1
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 614
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 363
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 4
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.