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Words that rhyme withtradition

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 IH coda SH
91
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
mission7fission1Titian
3 syllables
position9permission6commission2ambition3suspiciontransmission1musician1magician1submission2admission1attrition1cognition1ignition1nutrition1omission1remission1tuition1beauticiancliniciancontritiondentitionemissionfruitionlogicianmorticianmunitionopticianpartitionpatricianpetitionphysicianrecissiontacticiantechniciantransitionvolition
4 syllables
competition2recognition4repetition2ammunition3composition1intuition1opposition2superstition2politician1demolition1electrician1inhibition1premonition1proposition1abolitionacquisitionadmonitionapparitioncoalitiondecommissiondefinitiondepositiondieticiandietitiandispositionexhibition
5 syllables
mathematician1academiciandecomposition
36
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)
2 syllables
listen30kitchen27griffinglisten3christengriffonstiffentiffinvision19given10prison9driven2pigeon2risen2smidgen
3 syllables
decision8division2incision3envision2precision2collision1derision1revision1excisionparisianprovisionrescissionreligion10forgiven10imprison
4 syllables
television5indecision1supervision1circumcisionsubdivisionunforgiven1
58
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
christian3Wilson3winstonfiction1SimpsonNixon2diction2dixon1friction1Ibsen1Kingston1liftin1Nilsson1sizzlin1vixen1CrichtoncrimsoncrispenCrispinGibsonLisbonListonpistonpitchmanPrincetonsiskinsylvanVinson
3 syllables
description3conviction4prescription2addiction6prediction1affliction1egyptian1encryption1englishmen1infliction1conniptionconscriptionconstrictiondepictiondistinctionevictionextinctionfranciscaninscriptionnonfictionproscriptionrestriction
4 syllables
benediction1contradiction1crucifixion1derelictioninterdictionjurisdiction
368
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
children36women21million4chicken4written3hidden4Dylan3billionBritainLincoln2villain5thinkin3linen7kitten2killin2flippin1ribbon2stricken2bitten1Clinton1hickman1hilton1pippen1thicken1trilon1BrintonbritonBrittencitrincitrondillonfinnangibbonGilmanintronjillionligninlindenLippmannLyttonMiltonminionmittenninonpigmanpillionpinionPippinpitmanquickensickensilkensmittenSpillaneStiltontigonTildentrillionWhitmanwiccanWiltonwingmanzillionwishes5issue1fishing1issues3bishop
3 syllables
opinion4civilian1grandchildren1mcmillan1pavilion1badmintonbalbrigganbedriddenbouillonbraziliandominionfrostbittenhandwrittenmidshipmanoctillionreptilianunwrittenvanillinvaudevillianvermilionvermillionVirginianzaireandelicious4official1suspicious1positions3aliciaofficials1initialMichigan4ambitious1ambitions1viciously2viciousness2efficientdeficient1fictitious1ignitions1militia1musicians1permissions1suspicions1admissions1ambitioned3archbishoparchbishopsattritions1auspiciousbeauticiansbishopricscapricious
4 syllables
penicillin1crocodiliancommissioner1officially1politicians1premonitions1artificialcompositions1inhibitions1initially1superficial1superstitious1transitioning1abolitionsacquisitionsadmonitionsambitioning3ambitiouslyammunitions3angelfishesapparitionsbeneficentbeneficialcapriciouslycoalitionscoefficientcoefficientscommissioners1
5 syllables
amoxicillinexhibitionist1mathematicians1abolitionistabolitionistsacademiciansartificiallybeneficially
7 syllables
57
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
dish3
2 syllables
dishes5disher1dishing3
3 syllables
condition5conditions2audition1additionedition1rendition1traditions1additionsauditioned1auditions1conditioned5editions1judicialjudicious
4 syllables
traditionalexpeditionadditionalauditioning1conditionalconditionerconditioners
5 syllables
unconditional1air-conditioningconditionally
6 syllables

“tradition” at line end — from real songs

Others, such as myself, are tryin' to carry on traditionBut somethin' must've got in us, 'cause all of us turned to sinners
— Nas, “Life’s a Bitch” · rhymes tradition / sinners

How to read the 553 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 91
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 36
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 58
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 368
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 57
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.