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Words that rhyme withweekend

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 EH coda N·D
51
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
friend133end125spend11bend19send1lend4tendmend6blend4trend3fend1penned1wendyenned
2 syllables
pretend26girlfriend2defend8boyfriend1attend3intend1depend2descend5amend1ascend2transcend2extendgodsend1suspend1appendbefriendcommendcontenddead-enddistendexpendhornblendeimpendmisspendoffendpitchblendeportendunbend
3 syllables
recommend1comprehend1condescend1apprehenddividendex-boyfriendex-girlfriendoverspend
4 syllables
overextend
65
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
went23spent12meant8rent13sent10tent5bent6Kent3scent3cent1vent4dent2gent1lent1Trent1brentGhentpentstentdreamtdenguegemmedhemmedstemmedhemptemp
2 syllables
accent4event4percent2preventconsentrepent4extent2intent1cement1descent2lament1relent1adventascentassentaugmentdissentfermentindentinventresentTashkenttorment
3 syllables
president5represent2circumventcongruentdiscontentmalcontentnoneventoccidentorientreinventself-torment
4 syllables
disorientmisrepresent
120
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
friends106ends36strength6cents6sends1length2bends3temps2blends1tents1trends1bents6brentscairneddenguesdents2fends1gents1helmed1hempslends4lengths2
2 syllables
depends4events4attempt1amends4weekends4girlfriends1boyfriends2contempt2descends1attends1exempt1offends1adventsappendsascends2ascents
3 syllables
represents2overwhelmed3presidents1apprehendscircumventscomprehends1condescends1contretempsdiscontentsdividendsex-boyfriends
4 syllables
disorientsmisrepresentsoverextends
358
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
head1said146them89bed1dead149then97men59yet55when48get32red49met39read21neck28ten17lead16wet20check14set13bet14pen22bread19step13leg8debt8let1sweat14ben4heh2led7yep1spread6beg1fed5deck8wreck11egg3threat1shed6fred1heck4net4pet4Tedgregjet6sec1ken1web3fled5thread9yen2tech1den4jendread9ned1gwenmeg1wed6GlennChentread3bled4stem3prepvet1peggem3hen2bred2fret2hem2peck1Zen1deng1ged1glen1Penn1pep1redd1ren1rep1sen1shek1
2 syllables
again332forget44instead39ahead21regret25upset9amen6sunset8corvette5doorstep4unsaid5cassette2condemn2misled2outlet2seabed1Bankhead1bedspread1beget1brubeck1bullpen1cadet1cayenne1chevette1cornbread1deadhead1deathbed1dragnet1flatbed1inlet1learjet1mayhem1offset1paycheck1quintet1recheck1redhead1reset1spearhead1vignette1Wynette1abedabetairheadassetAztecbaguettebarbettebarrettebeachheadbedeckbeheadBelembesetBizetblockheadbloodshedbobsledbootlegbreakneckbridgeheadbrunetbrunettebulkheadbullhead
3 syllables
cigarette20internet8juliet3overhead6silhouette4Bethlehem1parapet2riverbed3bayonet2juliette1pirouette1alphabet1ambien1businessmen1Lafayette1letterhead1overfed1quarterdeck1statuette1suffragette1thoroughbred1anisettearrowheadavocetbiomedbiotechbottleneckcalumetCardizemclarinetcopperheadcoronetcyclamendiademdiscothequedouble-checkdragonheadepithetethernetExocetfeatherbedfigureheadflageoletgingerbreadheavyset
4 syllables
comediennediltiazemParisienneViramune
5 syllables
videocassette
1494
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
there278well142hair1air127care1hell87death82else57tell75tears30left62best63yes36rest60breath60fair45chest48dress44where26mess43says22chair38help32guess29west29share27sense18stairs28less22bear24fell28scared17bell24sex20next13legs17test20wear15heads21prayer21cell12health19felt11square15spell18stare24gets8cares14tear3sell8smell6edge9shelf33self14their2fence13flesh15press8eggs7kept6dare4dressed8spare11swear3bells13guest5rare9held4breast18fresh5french2desk6steps9blessed11belt9pair6slept5tells2wealth11helped1
2 syllables
myself100yourself52hotel31nowhere18somewhere14himself15itself12respect16perfect6herself7themselves6address9against3affair9expect4aware5success6protect3confess9prepared5defense6accept2upstairs1revenge5except1arrest2suspect1unlessnightmare5effect5correct2subject2process3progress3downstairs2preparerequest2suggestyourselves2accessmotel8collect2impressed1footsteps3direct1express3farewell5affairs3depressed5effects3doorbell2despair14offense2repair6compared1michellecompare8unfair4intense1obsessed2
3 syllables
everywhere35anywhere22ourselves13cigarettes13underwear3personnel1carousel4millionaire7billionaire4isabelmillionaires2architect1clientele2disrespect2jezebel1unprepared3citadel2debonair1Delaware2dialect2disconnect1disrepair2recollect2unawares2Rooseveltbillionaires1caravel1coronets1incorrect1legionnaire1legionnaires1manifest1nonetheless1ourself1parallel1parallels1silverware1solitaire1thoroughfare1unaware1
4 syllables
mademoisellenevertheless1mademoiselles1unparalleled1aftereffectaftereffectsAix-la-Chapellecomediennesconcessionaireconcessionairesdiltiazemsinterconnectinterconnectsmaterielmaterielsoverprotectoverprotectsviramunes
5 syllables
antipersonnelvideocassettes
626
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
mind405hand239ground149and41land115find116sound100wind59round60found71kind77stand74band59blind62sand47grand17learned9planned15bound16burned10turned4wound2seemed3signed5named1earned4bond2dreamed3warned2trained2joined2pound5damned1brand1owned4cleaned55drowned6blonde1fund1fond1pond7stoned12grind11claimed1doomed3gained4blamed1phonedblond1hound3monde3screamed4sinned5strand4fiend3roamed4stained4tuned1wand4framed3mound3pinned2rained3tamed3tanned3climbed1hanged3aimed2bind2crowned1hind2scorned2lined1banged1banned1bland1bloomed1bombed1boned1chained1dawned1dined1drained1gland1gleamed1
2 syllables
around290behind130ashamed13command11returned4beyond5concerned3background4remind1demand4respond3designed13confirmed1explained2mankind3belonged2assumedunkind14assigned1remained2homeland1aground6inclined6quicksand4unwind4defined4aligned3combined3entwined3profound2Thailand2unwound3wasteland3abound2adjourned2complained2consumed2declined2expand1fairground2redeemed1refined2surround1unnamed1unsound2whirlwind2bandstand1confined1dethroned1disband1dreamland1entombed1firsthand1foreground1goddamned1headband1nightstand1obtained1playground1programmed1rebound1unbound1unearned1unsigned1unturned1
3 syllables
understand125underground16intertwined3colorblind1entertained2motherland2undefined2unexplained2wonderland1ampersand1battleground1contraband1Disneyland1Dixieland1Ferdinand1nevermind1redefined1secondhand1unconcerned1anagrammedascertainedbeforehandboomeranged1caravannedchaperonedcobblestonedcontravenedcorrespondcounterclaimeddiagrammeddisinclinedfairylandfatherlandfirebombedfirebrandguillotinedHildebrandhinterlandhoneycombed1honeymooned6humankindintervenedmastermindMitterrandmonogrammed
4 syllables
misunderstand1analysandGondwanalandheterodynedmerry-go-round
6
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
bookend1Kendall
3 syllables
weekended8weekenderweekendersweekending8

“weekend” at line end — from real songs

(Ever, ever and ever)Maybe this weekend
— Black Box Recorder, “Weekend” · rhymes weekend / ever
Presidential suites my residential for the weekendThe NSX rental, don't be fooled, my game is mental
— Burt Bacharach, “Can I Live” · rhymes weekend / mental
I killed the last snake that lived in the creek bedI've got some money I saved for the weekend
— Iron & Wine, “Upward Over The Mountain” · rhymes weekend / bed

How to read the 2714 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 51
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 65
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 120
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 358
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1494
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 626
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 6
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.