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Words that rhyme withthighs

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 AY coda Z
407
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
eyes1lies2rise43skies1size1dies22flies25guys5sighs6cries16wise12prize6tries7ties6fries3pies5spies2buys1dries1guise1whys1ayes3bisebyes11chis2dyes1highs127kwaislyes1phispliespriespsisryes3shies13sties1thais2vies1whies113wyes
2 syllables
surprise1disguise1supplies2sunrise11advisegoodbyes5despise5arise5capsize1demise1baptize1devise1magpies1reprise1unwise1applies1apprisebeliesbigeyesbonsaisbotfliesbuckeyeschastiseclockwisecomplies1comprisecrosswisedecriesdefiesdenies6descriesdownsizeedgewisefranchisefull-sizegadfliesgoodbiesimpliesinciselanaislengthwiselikewisenecktiesoutcriesoutsizepigsties1pint-sizepotpiesrabbis1red-eyes
3 syllables
realize10recognize5otherwise1exercise1realise1compromise6recogniseenterprise2butterflies5criticize5fireflies3lullabies3alibis3memorize3colonize2fantasize2socialize1advertise1analyze1canonize1fossilize1harmonize1idolize1improvise1merchandise1mesmerize1moralize1multiplies1polarize1samurais1scrutinize1vaporize1organizeaggrandizeagonizealkalies
4 syllables
apologize5apologisedesensitize1acidifiesactualizealphabetizealuminizeantagonizebeatifiescannibalizecapitalizecaramelizecategorizecharacterizecircularizecollectivizecommercialize
5 syllables
materialize2americanizecollateralize
6 syllables
79
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
live39drive41five27dive7strive5thrive5jive3hive1writhe1blitheClivelithescythetithenice29twice33ice30price12rice5vice2dice7slice2mice1weiss1hice1spice1thrice1brycegneisssplicetriceviseweislife315wife64knife31strife4rife1fife
2 syllables
alive100survive26arrive5beehive1archiveconnivecontrivedeprivederivenosediveobligereviveadvice16device1precisesuffice2allspiceconciseenticeexciseex-wifemidwife1nightlife1alewifehousewifeloosestrifewildlife
3 syllables
overdrive1forty-fivethirty-fivetwenty-fiveparadise30sacrifice9edelweiss1impreciseoverpriceunderpriceafterlife4Yellowknife
4 syllables
seventy-five
871
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
times86lights62lines39nights26miles13minds23signs18christ9sides16crimes12likes2rights5finds1wives6files2fights6kinds1drives1shines11smiles13pines10rhymes13rides12types1knives7mines7heights8blinds10chimes4strikes2writes17dimes5sights7sites4vines5knights1pipes2bites3fives4dykes2stripes1tiles2tribes3aisles1dives2hides2nikes1nines2sized1spines1thrives1tides2tights2whines2bribes1brights1climbs1fines1flights1guides1jived1kites1mites1piles1rites1shrines1slides1spikes1stiles1styles1tines1vibes1whites1yikes1niles1ailesbides1bightsbikes2biles2
2 syllables
sometimes33surprised17arrived8besides1survived8reminds1arrives2decides19headlights6hillsides3headlines3subsides3survives3unwinds3obligedbacksides2bloodlines1deprived1designs1divides1insides2landmines2sidelines2abides1advised1archives1baptized1beehives1betides1capsized1chastised1collides1contrived1declines1despised1devised1disguised1enzymes1felines1footlights1grapevines1ignites1lifetimes1pastimes1provides1reclines1resides1revised1shorelines1spotlights1sufficed1textiles1websites1affinesairlinesalights4aligns4alikes1alinesamides
3 syllables
realized4recognized2realised2organizedsacrificed1hypnotized3compromised1advertised2concubines2memorized2paralyzed1terrorized2valentines1analyzed1archetypes1borderlines1canonized1carbonized1countrysides1criticized1crocodiles1finalized1genocides1Maritimes1masterminds1motorbikes1parasites1poltergeist1porcupines1prototypes1publicized1satellites1synchronized1womanized1acolytesactinidesaggrandizedagonizedammonitesamortized
4 syllables
apologized1commercialized1hermaphrodites1immobilized1legitimized1unsupervised1actualizedalphabetizedaluminizedantagonizedapologisedcannibalizedcapitalizedcaramelizedcategorizedcharacterizedcircularized
5 syllables
industrialized1americanized
6 syllables
australopithecines
188
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
sky266die245cry193i136by165high127why1eye120try104fly113lie101my24guy36dry40buy16bye11pie19shy13hi2aye3tie7sigh20spy1thychi2fry3thigh6vie1nigh2rye3sly3bae2thai2bly1dye1lye1mai1sty1tai1BlighFryejaikwaiphiplyprypsisprywrywye
2 syllables
goodbye82july12deny6reply17good-byesupply3bye-byenearby1apply1rely1allyMumbai1necktie1Versailles2untie1comply1Kauai1magpie1mcfly1pigsty1rabbi1standby1shanghaiawrybeliebonsaibotflyBruneibuckeyeChennaidecrydefydescrydrip-dryDubaigadflygoodbyherebyhi-fiimplylanaioutcrypotpiered-eyeretryshooflySinaitherebywalleyeWiFi
3 syllables
testify3alibi1butterfly7lullaby13samuraimultiply3satisfy2firefly2Gemini1goldeneye1amplify1classify1crucify1justify1pacify1quantify1rectify1signify1unify1alkalibeautifycalcifycertifyclarifycodifydeifydignifyedifyfalsifyfortifygasifygentrifyglorifygratifyhorrifyliquefyLoreleimagnifymisapplymodifymollify
4 syllables
identifyacidifybeatifydecertifydeclassifydemystifydetoxifydisqualifydissatisfydiversifyelectrifyexemplifyindemnifyintensifyoversupplypersonifypreoccupyreclassifyreunifysolidify
5 syllables
dehumidifymisidentifyoversimplify
904
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
time643night1mind405right296light284mine275side201line196like73fine115find116smile100ride96fight91while80wine86child64kind77died74white61sight73shine73hide63tight61blind62pride53bright47wild35tried34style36sign37crime30wide39flight31might24cried37write17bride23lied22nine14bite17climb21type9dime28quite4tide22mike3tied9strike6liked1signed5guide10rhyme29slide14file2prime4mile8pipe8bike2site1tribe4height8kylepile2wipeknight1vine14spine14fried1smiled12pine9grind11spite2filed1slight1fright10lime10spikewipedwhine8
2 syllables
tonight184behind130inside131alright97outside53decide19midnight16sunshine23lifetime11moonlight31goodnight15design13sometime9aside7divine13remind1online4invite1beside6provide1meantime3daylight12describe3denied10despiteawhile12designed13profile2unlikepolite3mankind3meanwhile1alike1divide11delight14unkind14sublime13described1assigned1upsidecollide8springtime2website1twilight4sunlight8skyline6appliedgrapevine5resign3abide6define5inclined6moonshine4reside6spotlight4starlight4untied5upright5uptight4flashlight2
3 syllables
satisfied16suicide11anytime5caroline7terrified4satellite4valentine4homicide1overnight4appetite8summertime11overtime5qualified1occupied1riverside4dynamite2crucified4mountainside2classifiedborderline3clementine3countryside2columbine3Frankenstein3genocide2intertwined3motorbike3Palestine2petrified3wintertime2candlelight2colorblind1crystalline2justified2magnified2parasite1turpentine2undefined2adeline1alongside1
4 syllables
identified1evangeline3dissatisfied2econoline1meteorite2exemplified1formaldehyde1infanticide1solidified1unsatisfied1acidifiedbeatifiedclomipraminedaminozidedecertifieddeclassifieddemystifieddetoxifieddisqualified
5 syllables
6 syllables
australopithecine
2191
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
is104days124years84was43stars83shoes83trees79knees87please60tears30goes61lose56knows53blues73yours3ways51news42girls23says22cars37does20nose37boys13cause23ears29walls36choose36breeze45stairs28keys24doors18rose26rules23calls21his15feels18bars26shows21noise15these7those6falls20pills17fears25cares14fools17hills15plays12has3blows14holes14as1wheels20ease18bills15souls12balls8toes20bells13cheese7freeze11sees7heels15whose2cheers2grows14raise1tells2chose4wars8nails8praise9stays4schools7jews4laws4mars6smells1skills3kills3
2 syllables
because21disease26always8shadows10suppose7applause6upstairs1degrees6appears4refuse6photos2chinese1details2downstairs2affairs3exhales2louise2proposenightmares2eurosallows1controls47expose1highways2sideways4inhales3guitars3cigars5tattoos4rupeesaccuseablaze4hallways2outdoors3rainbows1reviews4trapeze3aways3displays3elbows3malaise3sundays1appeals1arose2arouse1axes1confuse1cowboys1doorways1emcees1flores1freeways1logos1pinholes1striptease2tiptoes1weekdays2willows2hotels1whereas
3 syllables
japanese2holidays4companies10anyways4nowadays2Hercules1overseas7disappears6dominoes1waterfalls4interviews1millionaires2chandeliers1molecules2overalls2souvenirs1studios2alcatraz2alleyways1amateurs2barbecues1chevrolets2decompose2liberties1musketeers2radios1tomorrows2unawares2wannabes1yesterdays2volunteers1ABCs1avenues1billionaires1bumblebees1bungalows1buttonholes1cabarets1calicoes1cherokees1
4 syllables
apologies2abilities1automobiles2identities2mademoiselles1mythologies1actuariesacyclovirsadagiosadversitiesagronomiesanalysesantigonesantinomiesantonios1apostrophesarbitrageurs
5 syllables
actualities1aficionadoesarchipelagoes
6 syllables
7 syllables
8
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)
3 syllables
sympathize2empathize
4 syllables
empathizesempathizingsympathizersympathizerssympathizessympathizing

“thighs” at line end — from real songs

There is a meeting in my thighsTheir deceit and lies
— Adrianne Lenker, “Pretty Things” · rhymes thighs / lies
There's a black tinted sunset with the prettiest of skiesLay back, lay back, rest your head on my thighs
— Bonnie Prince Billy, “New Partner” · rhymes thighs / skies
Wring my neck under your thighsAll the world loves a surprise
— Cass McCombs, “Morning Star” · rhymes thighs / surprise

How to read the 4640 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 407
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 79
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 871
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 188
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 904
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 2191
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 8
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.