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Words that rhyme withthe

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 AH coda —
12
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
huh1a3uhh1dah6suh1duh1
2 syllables
uh-huhpooh-bahShema
3 syllables
Delacroix1kumbaya1Depardieu
938
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
love2up1one197us131sun1done2and1come105of1run1much87son79fun81gun67from46blood51what29young55but20touch48stuff34luck37comes23some32does20once20trust34tongue28dust35none1cup30won24loved12ones15just9rough25dumb21must15cut16guns17tough1shut9club9front8drunk10bus11drugs13ugh6truck12judge8lunch10stuck9such4jump4drum20rush11month5drug5loves4bunch5mud13mum3nuts6bucks5bust12punch5butt6sons5lungs12plus1trunk11runs3buck11yup6touched3suck4skull3duck5hung5crush8bum4hug2hunt1pulse4dump2
2 syllables
enough124above71someone33become17begun32makeup5amongdiscussundone18becomes17resultbeloved1adult1backupinsultgrandson1shotgun3discussed2somewhat1income1haircut1destruct2corrupt1adjust1outcome2make-updeluxe2seagull3handcuffs1breadcrumbs1distrust2grandsons1manhunt1shotguns2unloved2amok1amuck1donut1doughnuts1foxglove1foxgloved1foxgloves1handcuff1handcuffed1handgun1handguns1mistrust1nightclubs1outrun1pickup1Pilate1roebuck1seagulls1setup1stardust1stepson1teacup1untouched1consultabductaboves71abruptabutabutsabuzzadjudge
3 syllables
everyone1anyone21interrupt2overcome4aqueduct1supercut1wanderlust2conjurer1jitterbug1overdone1thunderstruck1waterfront1antitrustbattlefrontbottom-upbuttercupbuttercupscatapultcocoanutscoconutcoconutsconjurers1counterpunchcover-updeconstructfirebugfirebugsfisticuffsfollow-upfollowupfollowupshazelnuthazelnutshit-and-runjitterbuggedjitterbugs1ladybugladybugsmegabucksmegatonmegatonsminibusoceanfrontovercomes4overdoesoverrun
4 syllables
maharajas
190
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
months3gruntsjumped2dumped2funds3blunts2fronts2stunts1punched5bulbs1chumps1chunks1drunks1ducts1dunks1jumps1lumps1monks1pumps1punks1stumps1trumped1bumped1brunched1bruntsbulbed1bulged
2 syllables
results2adults3amongstengulfed2insults1abductsadjunctadjunctsadjusts1affrontsbeloveds1combustsconductsconfrontsconstructsconsultscornhuskscorrupts1debunkeddebunks
3 syllables
aqueducts1battlefrontsdeconstructsinterrupts2oceanfrontsreadjustsreconstructsself-destructionself-destructswanderlusts2waterfronts1

“the” at line end — from real songs

Heroes let 'im down so he sleeps with theEverybody gets high if you're a
— Loudon Wainwright III, “Jesus in a Camper Van” · rhymes the / a
Seems like he's falling in loveParadise cinema one for the matinée
— Andy Shauf, “Paradise Cinema” · rhymes the / love
Lord what have I doneWhistle blow down the B&O
— Magnolia Electric Co., “What Comes After the Blues” · rhymes the / done

How to read the 1135 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 12
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 933
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 190
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.