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Words that rhyme withveins

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 EY coda N·Z
107
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
brains8chains18trains1planes1rains6plains6pains4stains3reins4lanes3reigns2strains2wanes1drains1gains1grains1panes1banesblainscaines3canes8cranes6danes
2 syllables
remains11explains27contains3complains1domains1pertains1sustains1abstainsalkanesarraignsattains1biplanesbirdbrainsbloodstainsbutanescampaigns2champagnes6champaigns
3 syllables
hurricanes1windowpanes1ascertainscellophanes3entertains1monoplanespreordainssugarcanes1urethanes
4 syllables
legerdemains
5 syllables
polyurethanes
51
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
change116strange30range10grange1mangenames24games11flames24James5claims1frames4lames2ames1dames1haymes1aims10blames66crames
2 syllables
exchange5arrange1derangeestrangelong-rangedisclaims1acclaimsadamesairframesballgamesdeclaimsdefamesexclaims
3 syllables
rearrange1interchangeprearrangeaspartamescounterclaims
10
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
changed31ranged4
2 syllables
arrangedderanged2estranged2unchanged1exchanged
3 syllables
rearranged2interchangedprearranged
849
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
day500way399say370face250name3rain1place169pain159same150stay142days124play101game106train60hey37shame76pay60blame1brain52ways51space48came41grave52pray43case35age33flame1may30grace26safe22race29stage25page25chain25faith21bay28wave24plane22lay22brave24fame31they6save13lane21chase18vain26gray20gave10cage21plain15gay12plays12claim15frame18ray8jane5gain13grey14main3trace10rage13clay13base4raise1slave8dave3Spain9lame13aim10pace17cave5praise9stays4drain13jay2phase8Wayne3pays4shave10crane6
2 syllables
away1today125okay46insane50highway30explain27sunday14someday26always8remain17birthday12friday6monday7became3complain14champagne6embrace15cocaine1tuesday2behave5thursday3campaign2suitcase5wednesday2delay6replace2obey4someplace1refrain13maintain3display5halfway2hallway5betray2doorway10airplane3cafe3disgrace4astray11ballet4decay11freeway4erase6teenagecontain3subway1runway1repay1highways2sideways4andreBroadway3engage1driveway4elaine1ashtray5hooray5jose2nicknamestairway1
3 syllables
anyway60yesterday34everyday9holiday8saturday2holidays4anyways4nowadays2hurricane10marketplace4cellophane3databasealleyway2cabaret1chevrolet2runaway1straightaway2windowpane1entertain1alleyways1anyplace1chevrolets2getaway2Hemingway2ricochet2rockaway1sugarcane1yesterdays2aftershave1Aquitaine1autoclave1Beaujolais1cabarets1cyberspace1disobey1expressway1fireplace1matinee1microwave1misbehave1
4 syllables
communique1cabrioletcabrioletscommuniques1companionwaycompanionwayslegerdemainnaivetenaivetesOlivierpapier-macheplagioclasepolymerasereiteratesstreptokinasesuperhighwaysuperhighwaystelomeraseurokinase
5 syllables
polyurethane
1875
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
made86late65babe44wait54take47break45make32fate37great29state28hate27straight23jail25lake26paid26waste26taste23gate22cake19waves22takes13shake20weight16sake14trade20played15fail18saved12blade22tape9stayed13plate14wake5mail12makes4shade35sale13date8eight6paint13fake9shape7breaks14states6trail11grade8mate5fade27laid9gates12raised9saint11snake9failed5tail8maid8nail10named1sail10male3stake6jakeate2Blake2nails8bail5tale4basedkaterate2rape2plates8hail5sales6trained2placed4slaves6scale4hates27raped1
2 syllables
afraid40escape27awake31mistake27mistakes27ashamed13parade19create5female1details2estate3engaged2detail1escapedbetrayed2exhales2headache3explained2complaint1debate3e-mailreplaced2roommate1locate1remained2blackmailcomplaints2cocktailrelate7decades1emailinhales3arcade6heartbreak2landscape2airwaves2heartache2earthquakepersuademermaid3updateamazed3erased2handshake1parades4pancakesdecade1creates1delayed2exhale2grenade3inhale3intake2repaid2rotate2upstate3awaits2behaved2complained2earthquakes1
3 syllables
celebrate6separate2concentrate6operate1hesitate6lemonade5indicatetolerateinterstate4palisades3dissipate1paperweight2promenade2calculate1contemplate2demonstrate2elevate2entertained2escalate1featherweight2illustrate1masturbate1penetrate2rattlesnake2renegade1unexplained2accolades1Adelaide1allocate1barricade1bellyache1bishopsgate1cavalcade1chippendales1confiscate1congregate1consecrate1decorate1devastates1disarrayed1
4 syllables
appreciate1investigate1communicate1cooperatenegotiateeliminatecongratulateparticipate1evaporate1intimidate2videotape2annihilate1appreciates1commiserate1redecorate1reincarnate1retaliate1sophisticate1abbreviate
5 syllables
deteriorate1
1182
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
dreams122things57times86bones62songs43lines39comes23seems40wings29means34plans29ones15rings19guns17signs18sins21stones15brings9Jones10screams7turns5rooms7homes17kings14jeans22crimes12burns11sons5lungs12runs3groans1fans7terms1phones5bombs1sings8wins2twins6drums11beans5scenes9owns2teams1strings7shines11pines10horns3rhymes13tons1Holmes1mines7Queens9coins4chimes4tongues6moans5seams10dings1limbs6moons8towns7tunes6worms3clowns7downs5slams1streams7hangs3springs3dimes5greens5spins3beams6benz6gems4rims3vines5cans2hymns5palms5
2 syllables
sometimes33begins14belongs2machines6becomes17returns2concerns1exams2balloons5marines1daydreams1headphones2costumes1bedrooms2headlines3bloodlines1breadcrumbs1bygones1cartoons2designs1extremes2grandsons1landmines2shotguns2sidelines2baboons1breakdowns1coupons1crossbones1declines1earphones1enzymes1felines1grapevines1gravestones1handguns1icons1itunes1lifetimes1moonbeams1nylons1pastimes1playthings1pylons1reclines1restrooms1resumes1rhinestones1routines1saigons1shoestrings1shorelines1touchdowns1trombones1achenesadjoinsadjournsadornsaffinesaffirms
3 syllables
magazines11limousines3smithereens5violins4afternoons4cobblestones1figurines1telephones2concubines2microphones1valentines1borderlines1caravans1chromosomes1cornerstones1evergreens1everythings1halloweens1honeycombs1mandolins1Maritimes1mastodons1minivans1overhangs1pantaloons1paragons1porcupines1pseudonyms1submarines1tangerines1trampolines1xylophones1abrahams1academesacetonesacroleinsadeninesaerodromes1afrikaansailerons
4 syllables
amphetamines2acetylenesadenosinesafghanistans1angiogramsanticyclonesaquamarines1automatonsclomipraminescomediennescontrabassoonsdiltiazemsemoticonsglucosaminesheterodynesmidafternoons
5 syllables
hexachloropheneshydrocortisones1
6 syllables
australopithecines
7 syllables
electrocardiograms
1
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
vanes1

“veins” at line end — from real songs

Your words run through me like the blood in my veinsI could swear I knew your love before I knew your name
— Lucinda Williams, “Sharp Cutting Wings (Song to a Poet)” · rhymes veins / name
We were alone, we were to blameAlive with the same blood in our veins
— Angel Olsen, “True Blue” · rhymes veins / blame
For threatening my baby, unborn and unnamedYou ain't worth the blood that runs in your veins
— Bob Dylan, “Masters of War” · rhymes veins / unnamed

How to read the 4073 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 107
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 51
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 10
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 849
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1874
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1182
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 1
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.