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Words that rhyme withtree

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 IY coda —
121
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
mecliché39be9see11free8sea4three2key1we16she13he13tea19thee23knee1lee11bee9pee3gee1ye4fee6wee1dee1hee2plea6flee5ski1spree2tee3yee3oui1qui1bea1Brie1chea1flea1glee1pre1quai1quay1zee1CreeDEAgheekealeaLeighneepeashi
2 syllables
agree16degree6marie1louie1mcgee1debris4marquee3emcee2Gretzky2Chablis1decree1jolie1magee1mcghee1AgeeAlbeebansheecuriedrafteeespritforeseegoateegutsyindrilesseemarquismerciPawneepayeepee-peeraneeravirupeesightseetraineetrusteevendeewhoopeeYangtze
3 syllables
guarantee3disagree11Tennessee17bourgeoisie2absentee1devotee1oversea1addresseeadopteeamputeeappointeeattendeeconfereedeporteedetaineeenlisteeenrolleeescapeeguaraniguarantyhonoreeinducteeinterneeinviteelicenseenomineeparoleepotpourrirefereereparteeretireeundersea
4 syllables
interviewee
1692
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
street175dream150dreams122sleep1feel91feet118need1real69mean72leave71trees79knees1seen68please60green52sweet49streets48clean55deep52beat51breathe1meet48scene42speak46keep40heat46eat36week33seems40leaves1teeth1peace30beach33means34queen1screen40breeze45deal27seat29wheel26keys24scream25team17field13reach22feels18steel24meat17weak22seem16speed20piece13these7east15needs11thief14cheap17steal11cream12least8weeks5beast11wheels20ease18chief5priest11feed11teach6screams7each3cheese7freeze11keeps4treat5stream16jeans22sees7speech5bleed19sheets15
2 syllables
believe67between34asleep35machine29disease26release17police7complete10repeat11agreed5relief14indeed3believed5degrees6defeat8receive7received3believes5chinese1released5machines6beneath6appeal9routine6unique1reveal2belief7concrete8proceed1succeed1extreme2increase2louise2retreat6fifteen2revealed4achieve2marine1deceased7technique1christinenaive4ideal1supreme1compete2relievedheartbeat3denisemauricebeliefs6deceived7receipt1irenebackseat3daydream6nineteen5unseen5windshield2upbeatincreased1
3 syllables
magazine8japanese2underneath1magazines11seventeen14halloween2companies10Hercules1guaranteed4overseas7bittersweet8gasoline6limousine6battlefield4kerosene5trampoline4evergreen2incomplete4limousines3masterpiece1smithereens5disbelief2submarine2figurines1guillotine3josephine1obsolete2seraphim3Abilene1intervene1liberties1oldsmobile2quarantine1tambourine1Vaseline2wannabes1ABCs1bumblebees1centerpiece1centipede1
4 syllables
apologies2amphetamines2automobile2abilities1automobiles2identities2aquamarine1mythologies1vietnamese1acetyleneacetylenesactuariesadenosineadenosinesadversitiesamphetamineanalysesantigonesantinomies
5 syllables
actualities1
6 syllables
7 syllables
36
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
fields14priests2fiends4beasts2easteseasts15feasts13leasts8shields5wields
2 syllables
cornfields1airfieldsbackfieldsbereavedscanfieldsdeceaseds7eighteenths
3 syllables
battlefields4chesterfieldsseventeenths
5
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)
2 syllables
peachtree1treeing92trio
4 syllables
Eritreaeritrean

“tree” at line end — from real songs

I was a sapling treeThe birds looked like me
— Jeff Tweedy, “Having Been Is No Way to Be” · rhymes tree / me
Like the leaves around a treeFor the angry gods to see
— Neil Young, “Cortez the Killer” · rhymes tree / see
Happy as a man can beUnder this old tree
— Mark Knopfler, “Get Lucky” · rhymes tree / be

How to read the 1849 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 121
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 1692
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 36
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 5
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.