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Words that rhyme withtried

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 D
231
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
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2 syllables
inside131outside2decide19aside7beside6provide1denied10divide11upsidecollide8appliedabide6reside6untied5landslide4bedside3hillside1replied4roadside2seaside1backslide1confide2deride2implied1poolside1southside2worldwide1backside1blindside1graveside1lakeside1subside1alliedamidebeliedbetidebroadsidebromideburnsidecarbidecockeyedcompliedcurbsidedecrieddefieddescrieddocksidedownsidefluoridehalidehydridejoyridemisguideone-eyedoutcriedoxidepeptidepresiderawhidereliedringsideshanghaiedstatewidesulfidesuppliedwalleyedwaysidewestsideYuletide
3 syllables
satisfied16suicide1terrified4homicide1qualified1occupied1riverside4crucified4mountainside2classifiedcountryside2genocide2petrified3justified2magnified2alongside1bonafide1calcified1clarified1fireside1fortified1fratricide1glorified1mollified1multiplied1nationwide1override1pacified1peroxide1pesticide1simplified1testified1underside1actinidealibied1amplifiedarsenidebeautifiedcertifiedcitywidecodifiedcoincidecountrywidecyanidedeifieddignifieddioxideedifiedfalsifiedfungicidegasifiedgentrifiedgermicideglucoside
4 syllables
identified1dissatisfied2exemplified1formaldehyde1infanticide1solidified1unsatisfied1acidifiedbeatifieddaminozidedecertifieddeclassifieddemystifieddetoxifieddisqualifieddiversifiedelectrifiedindemnifiedinsecticideintensifiednucleotideoversuppliedpersonifiedpolyamidepreoccupiedreclassifiedreunifiedsuperoxidethalidomidetriglycerideunclassified
5 syllables
misidentifiedmonosaccharideoversimplifiedpolysaccharide
278
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
night550right296light284fight91white61sight73tight61bright47flight31might24write17bite17quite4site1height8knight1spite2slight1fright10kite2plight3dwight1rite2cite1mite1nite1wight1wright1bightblightbyteliteREITsleightsmitespritetritetribe4vibe7bribegibejibescribeZweiglike1type9mike3strike6pipe8bike2wipespikeripe3hype1dyke1stripe1tripe1dikegripehikeIkepikepsychReichsnipestipeswipetiketyke
2 syllables
tonight184alright97midnight16moonlight31goodnight15invite1daylight12despitepolite3delight14website1twilight4sunlight8spotlight4starlight4upright5uptight4flashlight2alight4eyesight2ignite2searchlight2backlight1birthright1campsite1dogfight1finite1foresight1fortnight1Fulbright1graphite1gunfight1highlight1hindsight1insight1limelight1outright1recite1unite1airtightbackbitebenightbullfightcalcitecartwrightcontritedownrightexcitefloodlightfluoriteforthrightfrostbiteheadlighthittiteHussiteinciteindictinditejadeiteligniteLudditeplaywrightrewriteShiiteshipwrightskylightsnakebitesporophytesticktightstoplight
3 syllables
satellite4overnight4appetite8dynamite2candlelight2parasite1extradite1firefight1oversight1reignite1acolyteammoniteandesiteanorthiteanthraciteapartheidapatitebentonitebiotiteCanaanitecarmelitecopyrightcryolitedioritedolomiteeruditeexabyteexpediteFahrenheitgigabytehematiteimpoliteIsraeliteJacobitekilobyteleukocytelimonitelymphocytemagnesitemagnetiteMasonitemegabyteMennonitemuscoviteneophyteniobiteoverflightoverwritepegmatitephagocyte
4 syllables
meteorite2electrolytegametophytegranulocytehemimorphitehermaphroditemetabolitesuburbanitestatesmanlikestereotypeunsportsmanlike
761
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
mind1find116child64kind77lights62blind62wild35nights26minds23christ9sides16liked1signed5likes2rights5finds1fights6kinds1rides12types1heights8blinds10strikes2smiled12grind11filed1wipedwrites17sights7sites4knights1pipes2bites3dykes2stripes1tribes3climbed1bind2hides2hind2nikes1sized1tides2tights2lined1bribes1brights1dined1flights1guides1jived1kites1mites1rind1rites1shined1slides1spikes1timed1vibes1whites1Wilde1yikes1bides1bightsbikedbikes2binds2blightsbribedbrides23brinedbyteschideschilds64chimedchrists9cites1clitescrites
2 syllables
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3 syllables
realized4recognized2realised2organizedsacrificed1hypnotized3intertwined3compromised1advertised2colorblind1memorized2paralyzed1terrorized2undefined2analyzed1archetypes1canonized1carbonized1countrysides1criticized1finalized1genocides1masterminds1motorbikes1nevermind1parasites1poltergeist1prototypes1publicized1redefined1satellites1synchronized1womanized1acolytesactinidesaggrandizedagonizedammonitesamortizedandesites
4 syllables
apologized1commercialized1hermaphrodites1immobilized1legitimized1unsupervised1actualizedalphabetizedaluminizedantagonizedapologisedcannibalizedcapitalizedcaramelizedcategorizedcharacterizedcircularized
5 syllables
industrialized1americanizedcollateralized
6 syllables
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
sky3die245cry1i1by1high127why1eye1try104fly113lie101my24guy36dry40buy16bye11pie19shy13hi2aye3tie7sigh20spy1thychi2fry3thigh6vie1nigh2rye3sly3bae2thai2bly1dye1lye1mai1sty1tai1BlighFryejaikwaiphiplyprypsisprywrywye
2 syllables
goodbye82july1deny1reply17good-byesupply3bye-byenearby1apply1rely1allyMumbai1necktie1Versailles2untie1comply1Kauai1magpie1mcfly1pigsty1rabbi1standby1shanghaiawrybeliebonsaibotflyBruneibuckeyeChennaidecrydefydescrydrip-dryDubaigadflygoodbyherebyhi-fiimplylanaioutcrypotpiered-eyeretryshooflySinaitherebywalleyeWiFi
3 syllables
testify3alibi1butterfly7lullaby13samuraimultiply3satisfy2firefly2Gemini1goldeneye1amplify1classify1crucify1justify1pacify1quantify1rectify1signify1unify1alkalibeautifycalcifycertifyclarifycodifydeifydignifyedifyfalsifyfortifygasifygentrifyglorifygratifyhorrifyliquefyLoreleimagnifymisapplymodifymollify
4 syllables
identifyacidifybeatifydecertifydeclassifydemystifydetoxifydisqualifydissatisfydiversifyelectrifyexemplifyindemnifyintensifyoversupplypersonifypreoccupyreclassifyreunifysolidify
5 syllables
dehumidifymisidentifyoversimplify
990
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
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2 syllables
alive1sometimes33surprise32survive26advice16sunshine23lifetime11design13disguise26sometime9arrive5divine13online4meantime3device1awhile12profile2supplies2meanwhile1sunrise11arrives2sublime13advisespringtime2ex-wifegoodbyes5skyline6precisedespise1grapevine5resign3arise5define5moonshine4align4decline4mainline3lifestyle1headlines3nighttime2suffice2survives3deadline1benign2bloodline1bloodlines1capsize1demise1designs1exile1halftime1landmines2lunchtime2recline2shoreline1showtime1sidelines2waistline1worthwhile1archives1
3 syllables
paradise30realize10sacrifice9recognize5otherwise1anytime5caroline7exercise1realise1valentine4compromise6recognisesummertime11enterprise2overtime5butterflies5afterlife4criticize5borderline3clementine3fireflies3lullabies3alibis3columbine3Frankenstein3memorize3Palestine2wintertime2colonize2concubines2crystalline2fantasize2socialize1sympathize2turpentine2valentines1adeline1advertise1analyze1borderlines1
4 syllables
apologize5apologiseevangeline3econoline1desensitize1acidifiesactualizealphabetizealuminizeantagonizebeatifiescannibalizecapitalizecaramelizecategorizecharacterize
5 syllables
materialize2americanize
6 syllables
australopithecineaustralopithecines
1465
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
world127head219said146good108bed169dead149road127cold121need93god69bad76hard81made86old79gold76had62word46blood51lord28could46kid50told49loud49red49heard41hold40crowd41sad40mad39should27read21bird26would21proud25wood28food24scared17paid26dad17yard23lead16field13dude11speed20bread19weird13glad15killed10trade20load19played15called10bored18mood11blade22sold13board10guard10stayed13code11shade35card8sword11stood11cloud17feed11hood13grade8showed6fade27laid9mud13build6led7held4bleed19failed5third3spread6seed17maid8
2 syllables
afraid40instead39ahead21record3allowed9parade19agreed5afford7prepared5indeed3destroyed2avoid2explode12reward3aboard2absurd8betrayed2childhood1comrade1appeared3proceed1towardsucceed1occurred4compared1enjoyed5award2revealed4abroad2transferredborrowed1assured5includeforbid1controlledbehold5so-calledunfurled7ignored6password1backyard2Bernardgraveyard4household1regard1arcade6declaredunfold5bluebird4restored6threshold2unsaid5windshield2landlord1persuadeconcealed5mermaid3postcard4untold2railroad1annoyed1
3 syllables
understood12neighborhood11disappeared9attitude5hollywood5episode3paranoid2boulevard9guaranteed4gratitude1underworld4overhead6lemonade5battlefield4centerfold4overboard3solitude2bodyguard2mockingbird3hummingbird1overload2promenade2riverbed3unprepared3asteroid2disregard2interlude2misconstrued2neighbourhood1overflowed1overjoyed2renegade1unemployed1Adelaide1adulthood1altitude1aptitude1barricade1cavalcade1centipede1
4 syllables
misunderstood9unparalleled1automobiledbrachiopodcephalopodelectioneeredexactitudeHyderabadIditarodineptitudemustachioedOlympiadolympiadssolicitudeunderemployed
5 syllables
corticosteroidmiddle-of-the-road
6 syllables
verisimilitude
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)
2 syllables
astrideretrieduntriedtrident1nitridetridents1
3 syllables
outrideroutriders

“tried” at line end — from real songs

I couldn't shake it if i triedOnly to discover, something inside me had died
— Bahamas, “Caught Me Thinkin” · rhymes tried / died
Well Saint George he triedAre you there to build a spire that blocks out the sky?
— Bill Fay, “Plan D” · rhymes tried / sky
Many times I've been alone, and many times I've criedAnyway, you'll never know the many ways I've tried
— John Lennon, “The Long and Winding Road” · rhymes tried / cried

How to read the 3913 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 231
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 278
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 761
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 990
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1465
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.