RhymeLand

the rhymes and the songs that used them

Words that rhyme withterror

feminine

Masculine

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 this word

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

What it is

The syllables' vowel sounds are identical.
The sounds after the vowels (if any) are identical.
The syllables begin differently.

How it feels

Perfect
Family
Additive / Subtractive
Assonance
Consonance

resolvedunresolved

Example

cat / hat — same AE vowel, same T ending

Source

Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)

2 syllables

error2wearer1bearersharerstarer

3 syllables

seafarer

4 syllables

philandererstandard-bearerstretcher-bearer

mosaic rhyme

scare her1

What it is

The syllables' vowel sounds are identical.
The sounds after the vowels are identical, with one extra consonant on one side.
The syllables begin differently.

How it feels

Perfect
Family
Additive / Subtractive
Assonance
Consonance

resolvedunresolved

Example

love / loved — extra D on one side

Source

Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)

2 syllables

herder1

mosaic rhyme

care for2there for1

1141

What it is

The syllables' vowel sounds are the same.
The consonants after the vowel are not phonetically related.
The syllables begin differently.

How it feels

Perfect
Family
Additive / Subtractive
Assonance
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)

2 syllables

better69ever16weather37letter19never16pleasure1pressure6clever4whether1shelter7center1treasure6leather12member1enter1tender8measure6centre2sweater6heather3feather12temper2elderSpencer1pepper1lecture1hectortrevorcellar1sectorgesture1FletcherEdgarbender4leisure3lever1Estherlesterskelter2tether2ember2fender1lender1sever2tremor1beggar1blender1cheddar1dresser1dweller1feller1fetter1gender1getter1jester1ledger1nectar1nether1peddler1sceptre1sender1spender1splendor1swelter1teller1tenner1tenor1texture1vendor1dexterChesterventurebettorcensercensorcensurecentnercheckercleanserdebtordeckerDekkerdentureDenveredgereggerElgar

3 syllables

together98forever90remember35whatever8surrender7however3professorwhoever1directorwhenever2inspectorwherever1december5november1adventure2september3bartender1pretender4endeavor3contender1projector2protector2aggressor1connector1defector1detector1inventor1objector1ancestorassemblerassessoravengerbellwetherbestsellerbooksellerbootleggercollectorcompressorcondenserconjectureconnecterdebenturedefenderdeflectordigesterdismemberdispenserdispleasuredissenterdistempereffectorelectorendeavourengenderexchequerhairdresserhotelierindentureindexerinjectorinvestorMacGregorManchestermolesternewsletternonmemberoffender

4 syllables

whatsoeveraltogetherarchitecture1polyester1Rockefeller1countermeasurecountertenorepicenterhelter-skelterinterceptorinterstellarmisadventuremisremembermultiplexerpredecessorstorytellerAmerica5american3necessary1apparently1americans1embarrassing3ordinary1experiment1temporaryhilarious1january1experiments1february1scenarioiscariot1dictionary1hysteria1missionaries1posterity1prosperity2sincerity1legendaryBavaria1caricature1

5 syllables

experimentermultiprocessornecessarilyunnecessary

6 syllables

extraordinary1revolutionary

7 syllables

8 syllables

109

What it is

The syllables' vowel sounds are identical.
The sounds after the vowels (if any) are identical.
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

tear3

2 syllables

terryTaratearing1terre2terrace2terrors1tarifftariffedtariffstarotaroestarriedtarriestarryTerenceterracedterriesAltair

3 syllables

terrible2terribly1terrorist2terrorists1terrier1Antarestariffingtarryingterraces2terracingterriers1solitaire1

4 syllables

military1secretary1cemetery4cemeteries1Ontario1tributaries1

5 syllables

momentarily1

6 syllables

authoritarianauthoritarians

“terror” at line end — from real songs

She had a mindful of tyranny and terrorBut I just err, baby, I do, I error

— Nick Cave, “Do You Love Me?” · rhymes terror / error

Then recoiling in terrorFor the pleasure

— Joanna Newsom, “Monkey & Bear” · rhymes terror / pleasure

I watched you sleep, repeating my prayerYou give love a little shove and it becomes terror

— Joanna Newsom, “Soft as Chalk” · rhymes terror / prayer

How to read the 1151 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 9: Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 1: Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 1141: Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 109: The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.