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Words that rhyme withsplendid

feminine
Masculine

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 this word

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 EH coda N·D
38
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)
2 syllables
ended5mended1bended19blended4fended1tendedtrended3wended
3 syllables
intended1suspended2offended3extended1pretended26befriended1expended1amended1
4 syllables
unattended1recommended1apprehendedcomprehended1condescended1open-ended
5 syllables
39
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)
2 syllables
rented1scented1dented2tented5vented4
3 syllables
invented1presented8contented1prevented1assentedaugmentedcemented1consenteddemented
4 syllables
discontented1circumventedcomplementedcomplimenteddocumented1
5 syllables
disoriented
4
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)
2 syllables
tempted1
3 syllables
attempted1exempted1preempted
50
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)
2 syllables
headed1dreaded1legged1beddedbreaded19ebbedfetidfrettedhennaed
3 syllables
unleaded2embedded1abettedairheadedbeheadedblockheadedbobsledded
4 syllables
bayonettedcarburetedfeatherbeddedloggerheaded
301
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)
2 syllables
tested1method1jared17bested1breasted1belted9chested48crested2felted11guested5HarrodheftedHerodjested4meldedmelted6nested7pelted1Pepcidquested3rested60smeltedtexted4vested11weldedweltedwrestedwretched1zestedending14tender8sending5spending11wendybrendabender4endings3bending2fender1lender1benders1blender1gender1mending1renders1sender1spender1vendor1blenders1blending4brendanendiveendivesfenders1fending1gendered1genders1Kendalllenders1lending4lendingsLendlMendelpendantpendantspendingrenderrenderedrendingsenders1slenderspenders1Stendhaltendered8tenders8tendingtendontendonstrending3trendyvending
3 syllables
arrested1expected1connected1accepted2protected1suspected1suggestedinfected1directed1affected1rejected3corrected2requested2collected1respected16elected2selected1deflected1ejected1injected1neglected1perfected1reflected1attestedconfectedcongestedcontested2defecteddejecteddetected1detesteddigested1dissecteddivested1effected5erectedexcepted1infestedinflectedingestedinspectedinvestedmolestedobjected1projected1protested2subjected2transectedunrested2untestedsurrender7pretending5defendantdefending2tremendous1tenderly3bartender1pretender4agenda1tenderness1surrendered2tendencies3
4 syllables
unexpectedunprotected2disaffected1disconnected1intersected1resurrected1unsuspected1disinfecteddisrespected2interceptedinterjectedintrospectedmanifested1misdirectedrecollected2redirectedreelectedretrospectedunaffecteduncollectedunconnecteduncontesteduncorrectedundetecteduninfectedunmolestedindependent1independence1appendages1comprehending1condescending1dependencies1expendable1amendableappendixesapprehendingascendancesascendanciesascendancyascendencies
5 syllables
interconnectedoverprotectedsuperintendent
6 syllables
1073
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)
2 syllables
wanted18needed9stupid4naked7hundred1hated2waited1granted4treated1loaded3wounded1landed4wicked3handed3cheated2sounded100haunted8painted1planted2added3voted1dated1spottedpointed1crowded2seated1faded2counted1blinded2cupid2founded2guided1minded2stranded2tinted2grounded2blunted1jaded2sided1traded2bided1candid1crooked1fated1fitted1flooded1footed1fronted1greeted1heeded1hounded1hunted1kindred1lauded1matted1mounted1pleaded1putted1rabid1ragged1rated1routed1rugged1shouted1shrouded1squinted1studded1tainted1witted1printed1aided2antedbaited1banded59bated8battedbeadedbightedbirded26bladedblightedbloatedblooded51blottedblurtedboated23boded
3 syllables
decided2excited4created3invited2united1committed2surrounded1related2provideddelighted14defeated2admittedcompletedlocatedincluded1reminded1devoted1deserted1dividedinflated3lopsided3sedated3promoted1succeeded1frustratedanointed2astounded1enchanted2persuaded2repeated1appointedexploded1alerted1applauded1blindsided1collided1conceited1discounted1disjointed1diverted1enshrouded1incited1indicted1inserted1inverted1mistreated1Muhammad1outdated1remanded1retreated1secluded1uncounted1abatedabidedablatedabounded2abradedabscondedabuttedaccededaccounted5accretedacquaintedacquittedaffrontedairfreightedalloted
4 syllables
complicated3disappointed1separatedexecutedoverrated7isolated1educatedgraduatedcalculated2celebrated1devastated2undecided2antiquated1constipated1convoluted1fluctuated1masturbated1medicated1motivated1nominated1overloaded1understated1uninvited1abdicatedabrogatedacclimatedactivatedactuated
5 syllables
sophisticatedhumiliatedeliminatedappreciated1domesticated1emaciated1evaporated1exasperated1illuminated1orientated1reincarnated1abbreviatedacceleratedaccentuatedaccommodatedaccumulatedadjudicatedadministrated
6 syllables
7 syllables
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
splendor1splendors1
3 syllables
resplendentsplendidly

“splendid” at line end — from real songs

I'm glad you came to see me to get this off your chestHa, splendid"
— Dire Straits, “Industrial Disease” · rhymes splendid / chest
Yamaguchi in redAnd her outfit was splendid
— Sufjan Stevens, “Tonya Harding (in D major)” · rhymes splendid / red

How to read the 1505 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 38
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 39
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 4
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 50
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 301
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1073
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.