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Words that rhyme withtires

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 AY coda —
69
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)
2 syllables
fires1wires5pliers2liars3choirs1fliers1flyers1briarsbriersbuyers2criers
3 syllables
desires6requiresadmires1expires1acquires1aspires2backfiresbonfires1
4 syllables
qualifiers1amplifiers
5 syllables
emulsifiershumidifiersidentifiers
133
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)
2 syllables
fighters1drivers2divers1spiders1writers1diners3riders2binders1blinders1finders1pinters1rhymers1risers1signers1timers1bikers1biterschryslers1
3 syllables
survivors1reminders2admirers1outsiders1pathfinders1advisersadvisorsairlinersbagpipersbookbindersbullfighterscabdriverscolliders
4 syllables
advertisersanalyzersappetizersatomizerscolonizerscompromiserscopywritersenergizers2equalizers
5 syllables
517
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)
2 syllables
fire2dying44crying34trying23quiet9lying13wire22higher12trial12liar11flying7fired4science2giant3ryan1clientiron4lion3brian1buying16hire1hiredclients1sighing5diet2Maya1highestdial2choir5sirelions3riot2priorWyattviabayou3squire5triumph3spying1pyre4Zion1lyre1wired3buyer2flyer1giants1pious1pryor2dials1dire1drier1dryer1eyeing1friar1grier1irons1mire1shire1trials1vials1vying1bayous3biasbiasedbriarbrierbriobriosBryanbryanschoired5crierdialed2Diasdiets2drying40dyeing1dyerfiatfiatsflierfrierfryerfrying3Gaiaguying36guyot
3 syllables
desire23violence5violent5quietly2scientists1admire4scientist1inspired3requireddiary1requiregunfireallianceOhio4Hawaii1violet1denial5Ireland1desired3expired3messiah1aspire2campfire1conspire2defying2denying2goliath2perspire1lionelacquire1admired1afire1bonfire1compliant1defiance1diapers1expire1fiery1hellfire1inquire1inquired1inspire1mariah1Orion1piety1quagmire1quieter1reliant1relying1tobias1umpire1wireless1acquiredandironandironsanionanionsapplianceapplying1aspiredbackfirebackfiredbiasesbiasingbiomassbiopsiesbiopsy
4 syllables
society4psychiatrist1anxiety1terrifyingreliableuninspired4variety1Lancashire2horrifying1pacifier1proprieties1societies1violently1acquireracquirersalibiing1alliancesamplifieramplifying1anxieties1appliancesarchdiocesebackfiringbeautifyingbiedermeierbiosciencebutterflying7calcifyingcalliopecertifyingclarifyingclassifying1codifyingcompliancescrucifying1dandeliondandelionsdefiances1
5 syllables
undeniable1electrifying1acidifyingarchdiocesesbeatifyingclassifiabledecertifyingdeclassifying
6 syllables
36
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)
1 syllable
tie7thai2tai1
2 syllables
tired27tire1tieing7tyingtyretyresnecktie1untie1
3 syllables
entire1retire4retired1attire1attiredattires1cationcationsentires1
4 syllables
entirelyretirementattiringentiretiesentirety
6 syllables
elephantiasis

“tires” at line end — from real songs

Cuttin' paths like a forest firePupils wider than backhoe tires
— Sturgill Simpson, “I Swear (to God)” · rhymes tires / fire
Spin my tiresStart my fires
— Andy Shauf, “Covered in Dust” · rhymes tires / fires
It's a Dr. Jekyll and a Mr. HydeOh, Jack The Ripper slashin' your tires
— Kris Kristofferson, “Hellacious Acres” · rhymes tires / hyde

How to read the 719 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 69
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 133
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 517
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 36
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.