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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 AA coda R·Z
51
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
cars10bars7mars1scars2jars1ares1chars1pars1czars2gars1
2 syllables
guitars3cigars1boxcars1bazaarsbazarscrowbars1disbars
3 syllables
abattoirs1alcazarsavatarscaviars1cinnabars
33
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
charge9large1sargestarve2margebargecarvearse2farce3parsesparsemarch7harsh1arch5scarfmarshhearth1barf1
2 syllables
dischargeenlargerechargesurchargecornstarchdemarcheHogarth
3 syllables
counterchargeoverchargesupercharge
24
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
charged1starved1arched5barfed1barfs1bargedbarthescarvedcarvesfarcedhearths1marched7parchedparsed1
2 syllables
dischargedenlargedrechargedsurcharged
3 syllables
overcharged1supercharged
421
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
are13off1ah46car2was1ya34far2star74bar1cause23law24cross20saw15nah11watch15ahh10boss9loss1draw6wash3raw10sauce5jar1goshcoslaws4joshRoss1scar8blah1cloth6cough8toss3claus5moi6scotch2posbra1pause8pas4lasstraw2hah2raj1jaw3paw3lodge1wah2Shawbah2dodge4moss3thaw2yah1claw3claws3jaws4mar1awe2czar2par3paws2cha1bois1flaw2flaws1gauze1haw1moth1tar2trois2bosh1chaw1Dawes1dazs1floss1gar1har1hoss1Koch1maw1mosh1naw1noth1
2 syllables
guitar1because21across4applause6grandma1garage4grandpaaha5massage1radarcigar4withdraw1soniaafar1ha-habizarre2mirage1hurrah3lamar3outlaw2amar2barrage1dada1jaguar2rockstar1ajar1Babar1chainsaw1collage1crowbar1foresaw1grandmas1grandpas1guffaw1lumbar1nascar1outlaws1panache1revoir1seesaws1takeoff1vandross1victoire1whitewash1AccraAdaralarAlsaceArtoisbacksawbacksawsbackwashBanglabazaarbazarbedstrawbedstrawsblastoffbourgeoisboxcarbrainwashbylawbylawscha-chas
3 syllables
son-in-lawArkansas4Omaha1reservoir2superstar4morningstar3escobar2Molotov2motorcar1abattoir1albatross1applesauce1butterscotch1camouflage1carrera1caviar1Panama1Saginaw1alcazarApiaarbitrageavatarbaccaratbaccaratsBogotabrouhahabrouhahascarreras1ChickasawchickasawsChihuahuaChippewacinnabarcommissarDerridaentouragefermatafermatasfuselageha-ha-hahandlebarHelioskorunakorunas
4 syllables
brother-in-lawsister-in-lawBaryshnikovdaughter-in-lawfather-in-lawKalashnikovmother-in-lawUlaanbaatar
2223
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
on2all315heart5gone224long170wrong1song167fall155dark3wall128god1hard1arms3want1call83lost74not69strong64stop59got54dawn61start63talk49lot57songs43part1thought25small43park41hearts1dog31hall36top28arm31rock30walls36job28ball32shot30hot23walk24block28spot27drop22tall31art26cost24yard1box18clock22harm24calls21mom12caught18cops15thoughts14fault11cards15falls20mark13smart14pop15shop10called10dogs9starts13farm16wants8bought10bomb9Paul7soft15guard10gods13rocks15stopped7card8lawn24john4shock11
2 syllables
apart1along74belong22upon8forgot14involved10recall16alarm8sweetheart3beyond5football2belongs2gunshot1response3baseball1respond3assaultrobotbelonged2gunshots3moronabroad2sidewalk3Iraq2so-calledlaptop1backyard2Bernardregards2graveyard4regard1depart6involvepostcard4resolve3dissolve3robots1Milananton1alarms2anon2bedrock1birdsong3courtyard3downfall2exhaust3rainfall3remark3remarks2rooftops1sidewalks1unlocked1hogan1alarmed2aloft2applaud1atoll1avant2blacktop2bygones1
3 syllables
restaurant5alcohol5Vietnam3basketball1boulevard9protocolBabylon6dialogue1cannonball4waterfall4waterfalls4bodyguard2restaurants2astronaut3Montreal4meadowlark3overalls2Pentecost2afterthought1analog2apricot2astronauts2avalon1barbershop1catalogue1confidant1debutante2debutantes2disembark2disregard2echelon1holocaust1juggernaut1mountaintop2nonchalant2afterthoughts1amazon1autobahn1Bonaparte1Camelot1
4 syllables
Agamemnon1neanderthal1automatonautomatonsAzerbaijanbrachiopodbrachiopodscephalopodcephalopodscholesterolcholesterolselectroshockelectroshocksemoticonemoticonsheterodoxIditarodneanderthals1phenomenon
5 syllables
middle-of-the-road
1882
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
eyes406is104days124years84shoes83trees79knees87please60tears30lies76goes61lose56knows53blues73yours3ways51news42says22rise43does20nose37boys13ears29choose36breeze45skies51stairs28keys24doors18rose26his15shows21noise15these7size16those6dies22flies25guys5fears25cares14plays12has3blows14as1sighs6ease18cries16toes20wise12cheese7freeze11sees7whose2cheers2grows14raise1prize6chose4wars8tries7praise9stays4jews4hers5clears67prayers6buzz4phase8toys7pays4chairs9jazz3squeeze4bees14bears4booze4ties6beers6liz
2 syllables
surprise32disease26always8shadows10suppose7disguise26upstairs1degrees6appears4refuse6photos2chinese1downstairs2affairs3louise2supplies2sunrise11proposeadvisenightmares2eurosallows1goodbyes5expose1highways2sideways4despise5arise5tattoos4rupeesaccuseablaze4hallways2outdoors3rainbows1reviews4trapeze3aways3displays3elbows3malaise3sundays1arose2arouse1axes1capsize1confuse1cowboys1demise1doorways1emcees1flores1freeways1logos1striptease2tiptoes1weekdays2willows2whereasagrees1
3 syllables
realize10recognize5otherwise1japanese2exercise1realise1holidays4companies10anyways4nowadays2compromise6recogniseHercules1enterprise2overseas7disappears6butterflies5dominoes1criticize5interviews1fireflies3lullabies3millionaires2alibis3chandeliers1memorize3souvenirs1studios2alcatraz2alleyways1amateurs2barbecues1chevrolets2colonize2decompose2fantasize2liberties1musketeers2radios1socialize1
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
starrs1
2 syllables
earthstarslodestars
3 syllables
superstars4

“stars” at line end — from real songs

Daydreaming about the way things sometimes areShoot through my head and are making me see stars
— Bob Dylan, “Idiot Wind” · rhymes stars / are
When I'm walking out between parked carsWith my head full of stars
— Elliott Smith, “St. Ides Heaven” · rhymes stars / cars
Drink up, baby, look at the starsI'll kiss you again between the bars
— Elliott Smith, “Between the Bars” · rhymes stars / bars

How to read the 4633 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 51
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 33
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 24
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 421
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 2222
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1882
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.