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Words that rhyme withtests

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 EH coda S·T·S
41
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
guests1breasts2rests2nests1pests1bests63chests48crests2fests2jests4
2 syllables
suggestsconquests1requests1armrestsarrests2backrestsbehests1
3 syllables
alkahestsmanifests1palimpsests
7
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
cleftsheftslefts62thefts1desks1
2 syllables
burlesquesgrotesques
5
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
texts3delfts
2 syllables
contexts1pretexts
3 syllables
hypertexts
833
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
head219said146bed169dead149death82left62best63yes36yet1rest60breath60get32red49chest48dress44met39mess43says22read21neck28guess29west29less22sex20legs17lead16test20heads21wet20check14set13bet14bread19step13gets8edge9flesh15leg8press8eggs7dressed8debt8let1sweat14guest5led7breast18fresh5yep1spread6desk6steps9blessed11bless1beg1jeff2chef3fed5deck8wreck11egg3threat1shed6stress4fred1heck4net4pet4Tednest7gregdeaf3jet6sec1checks5lets1messed43stretch2sets2beds7web3bethfetchjessfled5thread9
2 syllables
forget44instead39ahead21regret25upset9address9success6confess9arrest2unlessprocess3progress3sunset8request2suggestaccessimpressed1footsteps3express3depressed5obsessed2impress2protest2regrets5distress3possessed2confessed9possess4corvette5doorstep4excess6unsaid5caress3assets2Midwest2undress2undressed2investbarrettes1bereft1cassette2cassettes2flores1Macbeth1misled2oppressed2outlet2outstretched2seabed1sunsets1unrest2alleged1apex1baez1baguettes1Bankhead1bedspread1beget1begets1behest1brubeck1cadet1caressed1chevette1compressed1
3 syllables
cigarette20cigarettes13internet8juliet3overhead6silhouette4parapet2riverbed3bayonet2juliette1alphabet1coronets1Lafayette1letterhead1manifest1nonetheless1overfed1quarterdeck1statuette1suffragette1thoroughbred1unimpressed1acquiesceacquiescedalkahestalphabets1angrinessanisetteanisettesarrowheadarrowheadsavocetavocetsBangladeshbashfulnessbayonets2biomedbiotechbiotechesbiotechsbottleneckbottlenecksBucharestBudapestcabernets
4 syllables
nevertheless1viramunes
5 syllables
videocassettevideocassettes
1200
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
there278them89well142friend133end125hair131air127then97friends106care113hell87men59else57tell75tears30when48fair45where26ends36chair38help32went23share27sense18stairs28bear24fell28scared17bell24next13ten17wear15prayer21cell12spend11health19pen22felt11square15spent12spell18stare24meant8bend19rent13cares14sent10strength6tear3sell8smell6shelf33self14their2fence13kept6dare4send5spare11swear3bells13ben4heh2rare9held4french2belt9pair6slept5tells2wealth11helped1shell10text4checked14scare2shared9claire2helps3smells1
2 syllables
again332myself100yourself52hotel31nowhere18somewhere14pretend26himself15itself12respect16perfect6weekend8herself7themselves6against3affair9girlfriend2expect4aware5amen6protect3prepared5defense6accept2upstairs1defend8revenge5except1boyfriend1suspect1nightmare5accent4event4effect5correct2depends4subject2downstairs2prepareevents4yourselves2percent2motel8collect2direct1farewell5attend3affairs3intend1attempt1effects3doorbell2despair14offense2repair6compared1michellecompare8unfair4intense1
3 syllables
everywhere35anywhere22ourselves13president5underwear3represent2recommend1personnel1carousel4millionaire7billionaire4represents2isabelBethlehem1millionaires2architect1clientele2comprehend1disrespect2jezebel1overwhelmed3unprepared3citadel2debonair1Delaware2dialect2disconnect1disrepair2pirouette1recollect2unawares2Rooseveltambien1billionaires1businessmen1caravel1condescend1incorrect1legionnaire1legionnaires1
4 syllables
mademoisellemademoiselles1unparalleled1aftereffectaftereffectsAix-la-Chapellecomediennecomediennesconcessionaireconcessionairesdiltiazemdiltiazemsdisorientdisorientsinterconnectinterconnectsmaterielmaterielsmisrepresent
5 syllables
antipersonnel
231
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
ghosts7gaspsgifts5costs2asks1tastes2risks3wrists6fists3lasts4priests2beasts2coasts2crisps2lifts1masts1masks1blasts1bursts1discs1hosts1krafts1posts1shifts1tasks1
2 syllables
exists3insists1assists1accostsadjusts1aircrafts1airliftsblacklists1broadcastscamshaftschecklists1cloudbursts1combustsconsistscornhuskscrankshaftsdeceaseds7defrosts1delists
3 syllables
holocausts1aftertastesanarchistschloroplastscoexistsflabbergastshandicraftshovercraftsjihadistslymphoblastsmoralists1nativists
4 syllables
anthologistsenthusiastsiconoclastsmonetaristsnumismatists
5 syllables
7 syllables
epidemiologists
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
attestsdetestsprotests2contests2

“tests” at line end — from real songs

When the doctor calls after some routine testsAnd their kid's not back from that party yet
— Regina Spektor, “Laughing With” · rhymes tests / yet

How to read the 2317 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 41
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 7
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 5
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 833
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1200
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 231
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.