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Words that rhyme withwere

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 ER coda —
41
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
her2sir7perfur3stir3blur3cur1fer1fleur1myrrh1purr1ter1birrburburrfirshirrslur
2 syllables
preferMonsieur1transferoccur3referchauffeurconcurconferdeferdemurdeterincurinferinter
3 syllables
connoisseursaboteur
4 syllables
entrepreneur1restaurateur
728
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
world127girl90words1earth55word46work44turn35first39heard41hurt40girls23burn30bird26worse31worth28learn26shirt18hurts18birds15dirt23worst16church9learned9works8curse17birth15burned10turned4turns5worked3serve4third3burns11search2purse8nurse4jerk6nerve5terms1served2hers5earn1firmearned4term1pearl7earl2burst5cursed5nerves1verse8burnt2skirt5clerk3searched2pearls13thirst12curls9kurtshirts3kirk1worms3worm1Burtserves1spermlearntcurb4curve5flirt4hearse5swirl4swirls5whirl3burkeherdurge2curl4bertsurf3ferns3germs2hurled3perch3durst2germ1
2 syllables
return15deserve7returned4concerned3research4concern4alert2reverse6absurd8homework2network1deserves1confirm1occurred4confirmed1disturb1returns2dessert1transferredconcerns1deserveddisturbed2observe1unfurled7password1reserve3bluebird4t-shirtperverse3rehearsed3unfurl3preserve1berserk2inverse3reversed2adjourned2clockwork2disperse1networks1obverse1preferred1preserved2reserved1sweatshirt1unheard2artwork1bluebirds1cloudburst1cowgirl1crossword1crosswords1dispersed1earthworm1emerge1footwork1iceberg1observed1outskirts1showgirl1songbird1submerged1sunbird1unearned1unfurls1unturned1watchword1
3 syllables
universe8paperwork1fireworks1underworld4mockingbird3hummingbird1hummingbirds3amateurs2mockingbirds1taciturn1butterworth1extrovert1leavenworth1needlework1overheard1reemerge1unconcerned1Ataturkconnoisseurscynosuresdescriptorsdisconcertdisconcertsendospermendospermsextroverts1firebirdfirebirdsfireworkhandiworkhandiworksintersperseinterspersedintrovertintrovertsladybirdladybirdslatticeworklatticeworksmetalworkmetalworksminiskirtminiskirtsneedleworks1netherworld
4 syllables
arbitrageursentrepreneurs1restaurateurs
12
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
worlds5bursts1burnsed11Ernstfirsts39thirsts12worsts16
2 syllables
cloudbursts1dreamworldsoutbursts
3 syllables
netherworldsunderworlds4
9
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
worry11worried4worries3whirring
3 syllables
worrying11unworriedworrierworriersworrisome

“were” at line end — from real songs

Though the memory of us is sweeter than we really wereWouldn't trade all those bitter memories for her
— Bahamas, “Bitter Memories” · rhymes were / her
There we wereBreakin' curfew with illegal fireworks
— Julien Baker, “Anti-Curse” · rhymes were / fireworks
Were the same as the first three wordsDon't you ever wonder what they were?
— Magnolia Electric Co., “The Last 3 Human Words” · rhymes were / words

How to read the 781 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 41
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 728
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 12
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 9
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.