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Words that rhyme withswing

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 NG
53
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
thing5sing2ring57king1spring29bring18wing1string13sting10ding1singhting4Mingling2cling3fling3bing2ching1ing1ping1sling1Qingwringyingzing
2 syllables
coiling2offspring2plaything2puking1shoestring1BeijingChongqingErvingforewinghamstringPekingpissing8sextingtexting4wellspringwolfing1
3 syllables
everything1anything2staggering1colouring2modeling5modellingnuzzlingsnorkelingsplattering1unboxingworshiping2
4 syllables
bellyaching
86
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
in278him138been63skin69win41sin33thin22swim11spin14jim8kim2gym6pin5timgin10chin4twin10inn3tin7jinbin4kin10quinnslim6grin8limb6minFinnLinbrim3grim4trim5flynnrim3whim1lynn1hymn1minh1dinfinGrimmGwynGwynnlimnprimQinquinshimshinskimyin
2 syllables
begin25within24berlin3chagrin1kingpin2akin1Boleyn1pigskin1break-inbuckskinbuilt-indeerskinforelimbforeskinhas-beenhereinlinchpinMcKimprelimpuffinRedskinsarinsheepskintailspinthereinwalk-in
3 syllables
violin3mandolin1pseudonym1might-have-beenmoleskinpatronymsynonymunderpin
4 syllables
Solzhenitsyn
375
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
things57wind59think50wings29drink23rings19since9sins21prince6brings9sink12film4drinks5kings14thinks1pink5link5sings8wins2twins6films1print1prints1strings1inch6winds3vincesync1stink4ink7stinks1dings1shrink3limbs6hint1springs3spins3shrimpblink5glimpse3rims3hymns5limp2sinned5linked5pimpbrink3flinch2mink3pinch2wink3dims2fringe2pinned2swims1flings1grins2sims2sinks2skins2binge1bins1blimps1blinks1chink1chins1clings1finns1flint1gyms1INC1kiln1links1lint1minked1minks1mint1pins1rink1shins1singed1skinned1sprint1stings1stint1swings1thins1tings1tins1tint1tints1finch
2 syllables
begins14convinced1convinceprecinct1whirlwind2blueprints1extinct1footprint1footprints1hoodwinked1lavigne1newsprint1playthings1shoeprints1shoestrings1unhinged1whirlwinds1akins1berlins3blueprintbuckskinschagrined1chagrinnedchagrins1deerskinsdistinctdownwindevinceevincedforelimbsforeskinsforewingsgoldfinchhamstringshas-beensheadwindheadwindshoodwinkhoodwinksHutchinsimpingeimpingedimprintimprintsinfringeinfringedkingpins2linchpinsmisprintmisprintsnewsprints1pigskins1prelimspuffinsredskinsreprintreprintsrescindrescindsrethinkrethinkssarinssheepskinssomethings25succinctsyringesyringedtailspinsunhingeuplinkuplinked
3 syllables
indistinctfingerprints3violins4labyrinth1everythings1fingerprint1hyacinth1mandolins1pseudonyms1Chelyabinskdoublethinkdoublethinksinterlinkinterlinkedinterlinkslabyrinths1microfilmmicrofilmedmicrofilmsmight-have-beensmoleskinspatronymspeppermintpeppermintsPort-au-Princeshamanismshamanismssynonymsunconvincedunderpinnedunderpins
4 syllables
athleticismathleticismspostmodernismpostmodernisms
5 syllables
spiritualismspiritualisms
1477
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
it444here270this149is1years84will65still64fear71year60with51hill59clear67kiss55dear41hear50kid50give19lives20lips43kids37near40ear42sick32ears29bit25beer29quick27hit23kill20wish14ship19big10his15miss13fill20bridge14list16fit16bill14quit19weird13rich12killed10six9trip13pills17fears25gift13stick10pick8milk10fish10hills15sit4if5fix8shift16which2trick11lived5bills15missed7lift10split9risk3kick5switch9witch8chill11dig7build6gives2nick4its1till2piss8fixed8
2 syllables
exist15until7forgive5appear13bullshit5career9admit6appears4commit2resist5insist2outfit2exists3appeared3severe1permitsincere8dismissed1picnic1forbid1addict3lipstick1brazilShakespeare2eyelids5fulfill2spaceship4assistfrontier6abyss5sidekick5catfish2premiere2reindeer3unclear3uphill1veneer3submitaddicts1axes1cockpit2facelift2forgives2fulfilled2goodwill2homesick1insists1landfill1Madrid1misfits2rebuild2toothpick2transmit2abridged1admits1adrift1Advil1armpits1arrears1Asheville1
3 syllables
disappear36disappeared9politics9atmosphere5engineer3fingertips13interfere1volunteer1disappears6lunatic1leadershipscholarship1reappear4candlestick3chandeliers1crucifix2souvenir2souvenirs1stratosphere2chandelier1insincere1musketeers2mutineer2volunteers1auctioneer1censorship1counterfeit1daffodils1engineers1financier1gondoliers1hemispheres1hypocrite1Jacksonville1jellyfish1lunatics1mandeville1manuscripts1overhear1persevere1
4 syllables
relationship2relationships2championship1apocalypse1acycloviracyclovirsagronomiesanthologistanthologistsapprenticeshipapprenticeshipsassociativechampionships1citizenshipcitizenshipscompanionshipcompanionships
5 syllables
ambassadorshipambassadorshipsbiostatistics
7 syllables
101
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
long170wrong171song167strong64young55tongue28gang9hang3bang9hung5sang5sung10kong1honglung3rang4dong4yang2kangwang1kungJungthang3Changwongslang2rung3tang2throng3dang1bong1cong2fang2gong2swung2deng1flung1Jong1lang1sprung1stung1ANGbungchengcheungchungclangdungfenghmonghwangjangjeongLangeliangpangpongprongpungspangstrungthong
2 syllables
along74belong22amongmustang2birdsong3Armstrong1daylongding-dongdiphthongfurlongginsengGuangdongharangueheadlongheadstronghourlonglifelongmonthlongNanchangPing-PongplainsongprolongPyongyangsarongShenyangunsungweeklongyearlong
3 syllables
boomerang1KuomintangoverhangscuppernongXinjiang
4 syllables
ylang-ylang
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
downswingswinging1swinger1swingers1

“swing” at line end — from real songs

Then he makes it fast with one more thing"We are the Sultans, yeah, we are the Sultans of Swing"
— Dire Straits, “Sultans of Swing [Alchemy]” · rhymes swing / thing
Do the honky tonk just like anythingWith the Sultans, yeah, with the Sultans of Swing
— Dire Straits, “Sultans of Swing [Alchemy]” · rhymes swing / anything
They sure enough could singWe all showed them how to swing
— Lyle Lovett, “That’s Right (You’re Not From Texas)” · rhymes swing / sing

How to read the 2088 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 53
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 86
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 375
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 1473
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 101
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.