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Words that rhyme withtastes

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 EY coda S·T·S
7
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
bastes1chasedshastes1pasteswaists3wastes26
2 syllables
toothpastes1
1
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
ageds
1838
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
face250place1days124made86late65babe44wait54take47ways1space48break45grave52case35make32fate37age33great29state28hate27straight23lake26grace26safe22race29stage25page25faith21paid26wave24waste26taste23gate22cake19brave24takes13shake20weight16save13sake14trade20chase18played15saved12blade22gave10cage21tape9plays12stayed13plate14wake5makes4shade35date8eight6fake9shape7breaks14states6grade8mate5fade27laid9gates12raised9snake9trace10rage13maid8base4raise1slave8dave3stake6jakeate2pace17Blake2cave5praise9
2 syllables
afraid40escape27awake31mistake27mistakes27always8parade19create5embrace15behave5estate3engaged2betrayed2suitcase5replace2someplace1headache3debate3disgrace4replaced2roommate1erase6teenagelocate1highways2relate7sideways4decades1engage1arcade6heartbreak2landscape2heartache2earthquakepersuademermaid3updateamazed3ablaze4erased2hallways2handshake1parades4briefcasepancakesdecade1creates1delayed2aways3backstage2displays3grenade3intake2malaise3rampage1repaid2rotate2sundays1upstate3awaits2
3 syllables
celebrate6separate2concentrate6holidays4anyways4nowadays2operate1hesitate6lemonade5marketplace4indicatetolerateinterstate4palisades3databasedissipate1paperweight2promenade2alleyways1anyplace1calculate1chevrolets2contemplate2demonstrate2elevate2escalate1featherweight2illustrate1masturbate1penetrate2rattlesnake2renegade1yesterdays2accolades1Adelaide1aftershave1allocate1autoclave1barricade1bellyache1
4 syllables
appreciate1investigate1communicate1cooperatenegotiateeliminatecongratulateparticipate1evaporate1intimidate2videotape2annihilate1appreciates1commiserate1redecorate1reincarnate1retaliate1sophisticate1abbreviate
5 syllables
deteriorate1
1044
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
day500way399say370name243rain170pain159same150stay142change116play101game106train60hey37shame76pay60blame66brain52came41pray43changed31strange30flame42may30jail25chain25names24bay28plane22lay22waves22fame31they6lane21fail18vain26games11gray20flames24plain15gay12mail12claim15sale13frame18paint13ray8trail11jane5range10James5gain13grey14brains8saint11failed5chains18main3tail8nail10clay13named1Spain9sail10male3lame13aim10nails8bail5tale4drain13hail5sales6jay2veins16Wayne3trained2slaves6scale4crane6trains11yay1raped1planes5
2 syllables
away611today125okay46insane50highway30explain27sunday14someday26remain17birthday12remains11ashamed13friday6monday7became3complain14champagne6cocaine14exchange5female1details2tuesday2thursday3campaign2detail1escapedexhales2wednesday2delay6obey4arrange1arrangedrefrain13maintain3display5explained2halfway2hallway5betray2doorway10complaint1e-mailairplane3cafe3astray11ballet4explains27decay11freeway4contain3remained2subway1blackmailrunway1repay1complaints2cocktailandreBroadway3emailcontains3inhales3driveway4
3 syllables
anyway60yesterday34everyday9holiday8saturday2hurricane10cellophane3alleyway2cabaret1chevrolet2runaway1straightaway2windowpane1entertain1entertained2getaway2Hemingway2hurricanes1rearranged2ricochet2rockaway1sugarcane1unexplained2Aquitaine1Beaujolais1chippendales1disobey1expressway1fairytale1fingernail1fingernails1lauderdale1matinee1Monterey1pinochet1rearrange1robitaille1stowaway1takeaway1tanqueray1underway1vertebrae1
4 syllables
communique1cabrioletcompanionwaylegerdemainlegerdemainsnaiveteOlivierpapier-machesuperhighwayvideotaped
5 syllables
polyurethanepolyurethanes
272
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
ghosts7gaspsguests1gifts5tests1costs2asks1breasts2risks3wrists6fists3lasts4priests2beasts2coasts2crisps2lifts1masts1rests2masks1blasts1bursts1desks1discs1hosts1krafts1nests1pests1posts1shifts1tasks1trysts1
2 syllables
exists3suggestsinsists1assists1conquests1requests1accostsadjusts1aircrafts1airliftsarmrestsarrests2attestsbackrestsbehests1bequestsblacklists1broadcastsburlesquescamshaftschecklists1cloudbursts1combustscongests
3 syllables
holocausts1alkahestsanarchistschloroplastscoexistsflabbergastshandicraftshovercraftsjihadistslymphoblastsmanifests1moralists1nativistsoculistsovercasts1overdrafts
4 syllables
anthologistsenthusiastsiconoclastsmonetaristsnumismatistspodiatristsproctologists
5 syllables
7 syllables
epidemiologists
3
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
distastes1foretastes
3 syllables
aftertastes

“tastes” at line end — from real songs

Now you know how it tastesThe fruit of Mr. Hades’ ways
— Anaïs Mitchell, “Chant II” · rhymes tastes / ways
Ah, but remember that the city is a funny placeAnd just remember different people have peculiar tastes
— Lou Reed, “Coney Island Baby” · rhymes tastes / place

How to read the 3161 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 7
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 1
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 1837
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1044
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 272
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 3
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.