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Words that rhyme withtoys

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 OY coda Z
37
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
boys2noise1boyz1joys1poise1boies40boyescloysgoyshoys
2 syllables
cowboys1schoolboys1alloys1annoysbellboysbusboyscarboysconvoys
3 syllables
corduroysredeploys
6
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
voice19choice16Joyce2royce1coiffe
2 syllables
rejoice2
92
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
points1coins1moines1moist1foils1foist1joints1loins1voids1
2 syllables
adjoinsairfoilsandroids1anoints1appointsavoids2
3 syllables
adenoidsalkaloidsamyloidsasteroids2
5 syllables
corticosteroids
43
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
boy3joy17toy9roy1troy1choiploy1cloycoygoyROIsoy
2 syllables
enjoy5destroy6cowboy2deploy2alloy1employ1malloy1playboy1polloi1annoybellboybusboycarboyconvoydecoydoughboyenvoyhighboyKilroy
3 syllables
Illinois3Iroquois1corduroyFauntleroyredeploy
130
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
goin2point5oil5join2joint5soil5joined2coin2spoil1void9Lloyd1spoiled1boyddoyleboil2coil2floyd1noir2toil2coiled1foil1Freud1soiled1soir1boiled2BoyleBoynebroilbroiledcloyedcoined2foiled1groingroinedHoylejoyed17loinLoireoiled5
2 syllables
destroyed2avoid2enjoyed5annoyed1employed1recoil1Detroit1gunpoint1unspoiled1android1anoint1bitcoin1topsoil1uncoil1adjoinadjoinedadroitairfoilalloyed1appointboudoirBurgoynecheckpointconjoinconjoinedconvoyeddecoyeddeployed2devoid
3 syllables
paranoid2disappoint1asteroid2overjoyed2unemployed1Polaroid1Schadenfreude1adenoidalkaloidamyloidcelluloidcorduroyedcounterpointhemorrhoidhumanoidhydrofoilmaladroitmongoloidneedlepointredeployed
4 syllables
underemployed
5 syllables
corticosteroid
2593
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
eyes406is104days124years84was43stars83shoes83trees79knees87please60tears30lies76goes61lose56knows53blues73yours3ways51news42girls23says22cars37rise43does20nose37cause23ears29walls36choose36breeze45skies51stairs28keys24doors18rose26rules23calls21his15feels18miles13bars26shows21these7size16those6falls20dies22flies25pills17guys5fears25cares14fools17hills15plays12has3blows14holes14as1sighs6wheels20ease18bills15cries16souls12balls8toes20wise12bells13cheese7freeze11sees7heels15whose2cheers2grows14raise1prize6tells2chose4
2 syllables
surprise32because21disease26always8shadows10suppose7disguise26applause6upstairs1degrees6appears4refuse6photos2chinese1details2downstairs2affairs3exhales2louise2supplies2sunrise11proposeadvisenightmares2eurosallows1controls47goodbyes5expose1highways2sideways4inhales3despise5guitars3arise5cigars5tattoos4rupeesaccuseablaze4hallways2outdoors3rainbows1reviews4trapeze3aways3displays3elbows3malaise3sundays1appeals1arose2arouse1axes1capsize1confuse1demise1doorways1emcees1flores1
3 syllables
realize10recognize5otherwise1japanese2exercise1realise1holidays4companies10anyways4nowadays2compromise6recogniseHercules1enterprise2overseas7disappears6butterflies5dominoes1criticize5waterfalls4interviews1fireflies3lullabies3millionaires2alibis3chandeliers1memorize3molecules2overalls2souvenirs1studios2alcatraz2alleyways1amateurs2barbecues1chevrolets2colonize2decompose2fantasize2liberties1
4 syllables
apologize5apologies2apologiseabilities1automobiles2identities2desensitize1mademoiselles1mythologies1acidifiesactualizeactuariesacyclovirsadagiosadversitiesagronomiesalphabetize
5 syllables
materialize2actualities1aficionadoes
6 syllables
7 syllables

“toys” at line end — from real songs

When I was just a little boyI threw away all of my action toys
— Andrew Bird, “Darkmatter” · rhymes toys / boy
Sold that already, got a whole new set of toysIt's the pretty boys versus the petty boys
— John Lennon, “Champagne Poetry” · rhymes toys / boys
Diving too deep for coinsWide on my plastic toys
— Iron & Wine, “Flightless Bird, American Mouth” · rhymes toys / coins

How to read the 2901 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 37
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 6
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 92
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 43
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 130
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 2593
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.