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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 M
15
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
stem1gem2hem1JEMLEMphlegmrem
2 syllables
condemn1mayhem1Belemcontemn
3 syllables
Bethlehem1Cardizemdiadem
4 syllables
diltiazem
46
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
then4men5when1ten17pen2ben4ken1yen2den4jengwenGlennChenhen2Zen1deng1glen1Penn1ren1sen1wren1benneBrenchengfenfenggenjeonglenVennwen
2 syllables
again2amen6bullpen1cayenne1Cheyennedoyenneginsengplaypenturkmen
3 syllables
ambien1businessmen1cyclamenTolkien
4 syllables
comedienneParisienne
367
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
friend4end2friends5ends1went23sense18spend11spent12meant8bend1rent13sent10strength6fence13send1french2tent5cents6lend4tense1sends1tendbench3bent6Kent3scent3length2mend6cent1benz6gems4dreamtvent4bends3blend4lens2trench2temps2trend3hencedent2hens2pence2pens2stems1stench1wrench2realmblends1cleanse1dense1fend1gent1helm1lent1pense1tens1tents1Thames1trends1Trent1wrens1benched3bennesbens4bents6brentbrentscairncairnedcairnescairnscleansedclenchclencheddenguedenguesdens4dents2drenchdrenchedelmelmeselms
2 syllables
pretend26weekend8against3girlfriend2defense6defend8revenge5boyfriend1accent4event4depends4events4percent2attend3intend1attempt1offense2intense1preventdefence3depend2consentamends4weekends4expense2descend5repent4girlfriends1extent2suspense2wavelength1intent1amend1ascend2boyfriends2cement1contempt2descends1descent2incense1pretense2transcend2extendattends1bookend1commence1condemned1exempt1godsend1immense1lament1offends1relent1suspend1wilhelm1avengeadventadventsappendappendsascends2ascentascentsassent
3 syllables
president5represent2recommend1represents2comprehend1overwhelmed3condescend1presidents1apprehendapprehendsatms1businessmens1circumventcircumventscommonsensecomprehends1condescends1congruentcontretempscyclamensdiademsdiscontentdiscontentsdividenddividendsex-boyfriendex-boyfriendsex-girlfriendex-girlfriendsfrankincensemalcontentmalcontentsnoneventnoneventsoccidentoccidentsorientorientsoverspendoverspendsoverwhelmoverwhelmsrecommends1recompense
4 syllables
comediennesdiltiazemsdisorientdisorientsmisrepresentmisrepresentsoverextendoverextends
5
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
heh2
2 syllables
SkopjeYahweh
3 syllables
pirouette1
4 syllables
Viramune
1656
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
there2head2said1bed1well142dead3hair131air1care113hell87death1else57tell75tears2left62best63yes36yet55rest60breath60get32red1fair45chest48dress2where1met39mess43says22chair38help32read21neck28guess1west29share27stairs28less22bear24fell28scared17bell24sex20next13legs17lead1test20wear15heads1wet20prayer21cell12check14set13health19bet14bread19felt11step13square15spell18stare24gets8cares14tear3sell8smell6edge9shelf33self14their2flesh15leg8press8eggs7kept6dare4dressed8spare11swear3debt8
2 syllables
myself1yourself2forget44hotel31instead39ahead21nowhere18somewhere14regret25himself15itself12respect16perfect6herself7themselves6upset9address9affair9expect4aware5success6protect3confess9prepared5accept2upstairs1except1arrest2suspect1unlessnightmare5effect5correct2subject2process3progress3sunset8downstairs2preparerequest2suggestyourselves2accessmotel8collect2impressed1footsteps1direct1express3farewell5affairs3depressed5effects1doorbell2despair14repair6compared1michellecompare8unfair4
3 syllables
everywhere35anywhere22ourselves13cigarette20cigarettes13internet8underwear3personnel1juliet3carousel1overhead6millionaire1silhouette4billionaire4isabelmillionaires2parapet2architect1clientele2disrespect1jezebel1riverbed3unprepared3bayonet2citadel2debonair1Delaware2dialect2disconnect1disrepair2juliette1recollect2unawares2Rooseveltalphabet1billionaires1caravel1coronets1incorrect1Lafayette1
4 syllables
mademoisellenevertheless1mademoiselles1unparalleled1aftereffectaftereffectsAix-la-Chapelleconcessionaireconcessionairesinterconnectinterconnectsmaterielmaterielsoverprotectoverprotectsviramunes
5 syllables
antipersonnelvideocassettevideocassettes
444
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
time643home338name243him138dream150room147same150come105game106am56from46shame76blame66came41storm32warm21some32arm31crime30flame42damn13scream25harm24dumb21team17mom12form15seem16fame31farm16climb21swim11cream12bomb9claim15drum20tom5frame18jim8dime28Sam6bloom28boom9calm3film4Rome8stream16mum3charm10whom1rhyme29prime4kim2lame13aim10lamb7bum4gym6tomb15theme2timfirmroam18term1jam5palm4steam9thumb9gum2prom2scheme5ham2groom2sum2doom7numb10beam2scum1ramgloom9cam1womb8slim6lime10pamdam6
2 syllables
become17lifetime11alarm8bedroom9goddamn5sometime9bathroom3became3program1costume5perform3assumeperfume12meantime3confirm1informextreme2examsupreme1sublime13springtime2income1platform1programme1daydream6nicknameesteem3syndrome2outcome2resume1moonbeam2nighttime2courtroom1presumeballroom1consume1downstream1halftime1headroom1lunchtime2showtime1transform1aflame1aplomb1bloodstream1classroom1conform1daytime1earthworm1forearm1genome1goddam1lukewarm1mainstream1noontime1pastime1playroom1proclaim1rainstorm1reform1regime1restroom1shalom1storeroom1upstream1
3 syllables
uniform3anytime5Vietnam3overcome4summertime11overtime5telegram1Amsterdam3Birmingham1monochrome3seraphim3thunderstorm2wintertime2Abraham1hologram2honeycomb1aerodrome1astrodome1catacomb1Christmastime1diaphragm1everytime1instagram1intercom1milligram1pantomime1paradigm1pseudonym1Styrofoam1academeanagramAnaheimaspartameBellinghamcablegramchloroformchromosomecounterclaimCunninghamcyclostomediagramdinnertimedithyrambendospermepigram
4 syllables
cuneiform1angiogramunderperform
7 syllables
electrocardiogram

“them” at line end — from real songs

They are all weeping for their menThey are weeping back at them
— Nick Cave, “The Weeping Song” · rhymes them / men
Go laugh with all your friendsOh, I don't really understand them
— Andy Shauf, “Twist Your Ankle” · rhymes them / friends
My friendI had not forgotten them
— Jackson Browne, “These Days” · rhymes them / friend

How to read the 2532 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 15
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 46
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 367
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 5
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1656
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 443
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.