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Words that rhyme withstitch

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 CH
20
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
rich12which2switch9witch1ditch9pitch4mitchitch3hitch3kitsch3niche1snitch1twitch1fitchglitch
2 syllables
unhitch1bewitchenrich
3 syllables
Lubavitch
112
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
this149kiss55wish14miss13fish10if5piss8chris1smith3cliff6dish3sis2myth3stiff2bliss7swisshiss4diss2bish1swish1ish1pris1riff1sniff1biffDisFrischGishkrispithskiffstys1Suissetifftrishwhiffwithebridge14fridge2ridge2midgeis104
2 syllables
abyss5catfish2dismiss1goldfish1locksmith1starfish1swordfish1amissblacksmithcrawfishdealfishdenys6dogfishflatfishforthwithgoldsmithgoosefishherewithjewfishlungfishPerlispipefishqueenfishredfishremisssailfishshellfishsunfishwhitefishwordsmithdrawbridge1abridge
3 syllables
jellyfish1angelfisharrowsmithcoppersmithcuttlefishhieroglyphmonolithneedlefishneolithpetroglyphreminiscepepperidgechandeliers1
4 syllables
agronomiesassociativetypologies
5 syllables
corroborativedeterminative
965
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
things57years84lives20lips43kids37wings29ears29rings19list16since9six9pills17fears25gift13sins21hills15fix8shift16lived5bills15prince6missed7brings9lift10risk3drinks5gives2kings14its1thinks1fixed8fist14tricks12cheers2kissed9ships5wrist17hits5pissed2fifth5gifts5skills3kills3sings8sticks5clears67wins2twins6chips4pigs5films1fits3clicks1twist4mixed5prints1strings7inch6winds3bits2beers6vincechicks1sits4mist9stinks1hips12sixthGibbswished14kicks7dings1risks3hears1piercelimbs6peers10switched9tips1
2 syllables
exist15begins14appears4convinced1resist5convinceinsist2exists3dismissed1eyelids5assistaddicts1facelift2forgives2insists1misfits2abridged1admits1adrift1armpits1arrears1assists1blacklist1blueprints1careers1checklist1eclipse1footprints1outfits1picnics1playthings1shoeprints1shoestrings1transfixed1unhinged1whirlwinds1acquitsadheresaffixedafflictsairliftairliftsairshipsairstripsakins1AlgiersamirsanthillsbefitsBerkshiresberlins3betwixtbewitchedbigwigsblacklists1blacksmithsbrazilsbroomsticksbuckskinsbullshits5
3 syllables
politics9fingerprints3fingertips13disappears6violins4crucifix2souvenirs1labyrinth1musketeers2volunteers1daffodils1engineers1everythings1gondoliers1hemispheres1hyacinth1lunatics1mandolins1manuscripts1pioneers1profiteers1pseudonyms1yesteryears1anarchistanarchistsarrowsmithsatmospheres5auctioneers1authorshipsbailiwicksbandoliersbattleshipsbelvederesbenedictsbiospheresbolsheviksbolshevistbombardiersbrigadiersbrinkmanships
4 syllables
relationships2apocalypse1acyclovirsanthologistanthologistsapprenticeshipsathleticismathleticismschampionships1citizenshipscompanionshipsconventioneersdictatorshipsdirectorshipseditorshipselectioneers
5 syllables
ambassadorshipsbiostatisticsdeterminatives
7 syllables
epidemiologist
894
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
it444in278here270him138thing115will65sing83been63still64wind59skin69fear71year60ring57hill59clear67think50dear41king49hear50kid50win41near40ear42sick32bit25sin33drink23beer29quick27hit23kill20spring29bring18ship19thin22big10fill20wing23fit16bill14quit19weird13killed10trip13swim11stick10pick8milk10sit4spin14trick11swing15jim8sink12split9string13film4kick5chill11dig7build6nick4till2built3picked3slip8tip6pig3pink5ridspit8kim2gear8filled1grip12hid9link5
2 syllables
begin25within24until7appear13bullshit5career9admit6commit2berlin3outfit2appeared3severe1permitsincere8picnic1forbid1addict3lipstick1brazilShakespeare2fulfill2spaceship4frontier6sidekick5precinct1premiere2reindeer3unclear3uphill1veneer3submitchagrin1cockpit2coiling2fulfilled2goodwill2homesick1kingpin2landfill1Madrid1offspring2plaything2rebuild2toothpick2transmit2whirlwind2Advil1akin1Asheville1Boleyn1cashier1deville1downhill1extinct1eyelid1footprint1hoodwinked1Kubrick1lavigne1newsprint1
3 syllables
everything65anything29disappear36disappeared9atmosphere5indistinctengineer3interfere1volunteer1lunatic1violin3leadershipscholarship1mandolin1reappear4candlestick3souvenir2stratosphere2chandelier1insincere1mutineer2auctioneer1censorship1counterfeit1financier1fingerprint1hypocrite1Jacksonville1mandeville1overhear1persevere1pioneer1pseudonym1reappeared1showmanship1sportsmanship1staggering1auctioneered1authorshipbaby-sit
4 syllables
relationship2championship1acyclovirapprenticeshipbellyachingcitizenshipcompanionshipconventioneerdictatorshipdirectorshipeditorshipelectioneerelectioneeredgeneralshipgovernorshipIdentikitimpoliticionosphereone-upmanship
5 syllables
ambassadorship
114
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
much87touch48beach33reach22watch15church9such4match6teach6each3couch11catch1speech5march7search2coach1scratch6stretch2fetchouchpatch2dutch3scotch2crutch10porch5preach8screech1breach1torch1arch5clutch6hatchpeach4sketchperch3vouch2batch1birch1brooch1crouch1Koch1mulch1roach1slouch1snatch1wretch1beechbelchbleachBochebotchbreechbroachBruchbutchcrotchetchgrouchgulchhoochhutchKachketchkutchkvetchlarchlatchleachleechlurchnotchparchpoachpoochpouchputschscorch
2 syllables
research4approach2dispatchattach1impeach1reproach1beseechblowtorchcarochecockroachcornstarchdeathwatchdemarchedetachencroachhomestretchhopscotchmismatchnonesuchoutreachpotlatchrematchstagecoachstopwatchwristwatch
3 syllables
butterscotch1microficheoverreachScaramouch
8
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
stich1
2 syllables
stitches1backstitchstitching4
4 syllables
constituentconstituents
5 syllables
constituenciesconstituency

“stitch” at line end — from real songs

I bought up silkworms by the bucket like starter kitsSew your first martyr stitch
— Aesop Rock, “Drawbridge” · rhymes stitch / kits
Which was not a healthy situation for the wicked witchWho began to twitch, and was reduced to just a stitch
— E.Y. Harburg, “Munchkinland Musical Sequence” · rhymes stitch / witch

How to read the 2101 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 19
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 112
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 964
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 892
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 114
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 8
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.