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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 EH coda R·Z
100
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
tears30cares2prayers1chairs9bears4wears1shares27theirs1scares2pairs4flares1squares2airs1glares1hairs1heirs1snares1swears1wares1ayresbares12blaresbureschaires
2 syllables
affairs3nightmares2prepares1somewheres1wheelchairs1airfaresarmchairsbewares6childcarescompares8cookwaresdaycaresdeclares3despairs14ensnaresfanfares1firmwaresflatwares
3 syllables
millionaires2unawares1billionaires1legionnaires1dinnerwaresdisrepairs2doctrinairesearthenwareskitchenwaresouterwearsquestionnairessilverwares1solitaires1
4 syllables
concessionaires
2
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
scarce1
3 syllables
concierge
279
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
there7hair4air2care1death82yes36breath60fair1dress44where26mess43says22chair1guess29share27less22bear24wear15prayer21square15stare24tear3edge9their2flesh15press8dare4spare11swear3heh2rare9fresh5pair1bless1jeff2chef3scare2claire2stress4bare12deaf3stretch2bethfetchjessHerrchess1Sethheir1les2Blairtessglare4ness2stair5sketchpledge1DES3faire2flare4mer3snare3fare1wesflair3lair3ledge3cher1meth2pear2bess1clair1clare1clef1ere1geoff1guerre1hare1hedge1mare1pres1wedge1wretch1blarechescreche
2 syllables
nowhere18somewhere14address9affair9aware5success6confess9unlessnightmare5process3progress3prepareaccessexpress3despair14repair6compare8unfair4Pierre1beware6impress2elsewhere1declare3distress3possess4welfare1excess6caress3softwarewheelchair1undress2warfare2Astaire1fanfare1flores1Macbeth1baez1Cortez1digress1inez1Juarez1largesse1mayfair1midair1obsess1redress1refresh1abscessafreshaggressairfareallegeAltairarmchairassessBoulezchildcarecookwarecortegeCortesdalethdaycaredepressegressenmesh
3 syllables
everywhere35anywhere22underwear3millionaire7billionaire4debonair1Delaware2disrepair2pirouette1legionnaire1nonetheless1silverware1solitaire1thoroughfare1unaware1acquiesceangrinessBangladeshbashfulnesscarefulnesscoalesceconvalescecutting-edgedinnerwaredispossessdoctrinaireearthenwarefaithfulnessgrumpinessjavierJimenezkitchenwareletterpressMarrakechMedicaremegadeathouterwearoverdresspensivenessquestionnairereassessrepossessshibbolethtablewareUNICEF
4 syllables
nevertheless1concessionaireViramuneviramunes
1704
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
head219said146them89bed169well142friend133dead149end125then97friends106hell87men1else57tell75left62best63yet55rest60when1get32red49chest48met39ends36help32read21neck28west29went23sense18fell28scared1bell24sex20next13legs17ten17lead16test20heads21wet20cell12check14set13spend11health19bet14pen22bread19felt11step13spent12spell18meant8bend19gets8rent13sent10strength6sell8smell1shelf33self14fence13leg8eggs7kept6dressed8send5debt8bells13let1sweat14ben4guest5led7held4breast18yep1french2
2 syllables
again332myself100yourself52forget44hotel31instead39ahead21pretend26regret25himself15itself12respect16perfect6weekend8herself7themselves6upset9against3girlfriend2expect4amen6protect3prepared5defense6accept2defend8revenge5except1boyfriend1arrest2suspect1accent4event4effect5correct2depends4subject2sunset8request2events4suggestyourselves2percent2motel8collect2impressed1footsteps3direct1farewell5attend3intend1attempt1depressed5effects3doorbell2offense2compared1michelleintense1prevent
3 syllables
ourselves13cigarette20president5cigarettes13internet8represent2recommend1personnel1juliet3carousel4overhead6silhouette4represents2isabelBethlehem1parapet2architect1clientele2comprehend1disrespect2jezebel1overwhelmed3riverbed3unprepared3bayonet2citadel2dialect2disconnect1juliette1recollect2Rooseveltalphabet1ambien1businessmen1caravel1condescend1coronets1incorrect1Lafayette1letterhead1
4 syllables
mademoisellemademoiselles1unparalleled1aftereffectaftereffectsAix-la-Chapellecomediennecomediennesdiltiazemdiltiazemsdisorientdisorientsinterconnectinterconnectsmaterielmaterielsmisrepresentmisrepresentsoverextend
5 syllables
antipersonnel
1895
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
eyes406is104days124years84was43stars83shoes83trees79knees87please60lies76goes61lose56knows53blues73yours3ways51news42cars37rise43does20nose37boys13cause23ears29choose36breeze45skies51keys24doors18rose26his15bars26shows21noise15these7size16those6dies22flies25guys5fears25plays12has3blows14as1sighs6ease18cries16toes20wise12cheese7freeze11sees7whose2cheers2grows14raise1prize6chose4wars8tries7praise9stays4jews4laws4mars6hers5clears67buzz4phase8toys7pays4jazz3squeeze4bees14booze4ties6beers6liz
2 syllables
surprise32because21disease26always8shadows10suppose7disguise26applause6degrees6appears4refuse6photos2chinese1louise2supplies2sunrise11proposeadviseeurosallows1goodbyes5expose1highways2sideways4despise5guitars3arise5cigars5tattoos4rupeesaccuseablaze4hallways2outdoors3rainbows1reviews4trapeze3aways3displays3elbows3malaise3sundays1arose2arouse1axes1capsize1confuse1cowboys1demise1doorways1emcees1freeways1logos1striptease2tiptoes1weekdays2willows2whereasagrees1amaze1
3 syllables
realize10recognize5otherwise1japanese2exercise1realise1holidays4companies10anyways4nowadays2compromise6recogniseHercules1enterprise2overseas7disappears6butterflies5dominoes1criticize5interviews1fireflies3lullabies3alibis3chandeliers1memorize3souvenirs1studios2alcatraz2alleyways1amateurs2barbecues1chevrolets2colonize2decompose2fantasize2liberties1musketeers2radios1socialize1sympathize2
4 syllables
apologize5apologies2apologiseabilities1identities2desensitize1mythologies1acidifiesactualizeactuariesacyclovirsadagiosadversitiesagronomiesalphabetizealuminize
5 syllables
materialize2actualities1aficionadoesamericanize
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)
1 syllable
stares3
2 syllables
upstairs1downstairs2backstairs1

“stairs” at line end — from real songs

Picks up the letter that's lying thereStanding alone at the top of the stairs
— The Beatles, “She’s Leaving Home” · rhymes stairs / there
There was wet in your hairI was stood in the stairs
— Damien Rice, “I Remember” · rhymes stairs / hair
In a basement down the stairsAnd revolution in the air
— Bob Dylan, “Tangled Up in Blue” · rhymes stairs / air

How to read the 3980 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 100
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 2
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.
Subtractive 279
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1704
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1895
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.