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Words that rhyme withwhen

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
39
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
then9men3ten17pen22ben4ken1yen2den4jengwenGlennChenhen2Zen1glen1Penn1ren1sen1wren1benneBrenfengenlenVenn
2 syllables
again17amen6bullpen1cayenne1Cheyennedoyenneplaypenturkmen
3 syllables
ambien1businessmen1cyclamenTolkien
4 syllables
comedienneParisienne
21
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
them3stem3gem3hem2deng1chengfengJEMjeongLEMphlegm
2 syllables
condemn2mayhem1Belemcontemnginseng
3 syllables
Bethlehem1Cardizemdiadem
4 syllables
diltiazem
367
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
friend1end125friends3ends36went23sense18spend11spent12meant8bend19rent13sent10strength6fence13send5french2tent5cents6lend4tense3sends1tendbench3bent6Kent3scent3length2mend6cent1benz6gems4dreamtvent4bends3blend4lens2trench2temps2trend3hencedent2hens2pence2pens2stems1stench1wrench2realmblends1cleanse1dense1fend1gent1helm1lent1pense1tens1tents1Thames1trends1Trent1wrens1benched3bennesbens4bents6brentbrentscairncairnedcairnescairnscleansedclenchclencheddenguedenguesdens4dents2drenchdrenchedelmelmeselms
2 syllables
pretend26weekend8against3girlfriend2defense6defend8revenge5boyfriend1accent4event4depends4events4percent2attend3intend1attempt1offense2intense1preventdefence3depend2consentamends4weekends4expense2descend5repent4girlfriends1extent2suspense2wavelength1intent1amend1ascend2boyfriends2cement1contempt2descends1descent2incense1pretense2transcend2extendattends1bookend1commence1condemned1exempt1godsend1immense1lament1offends1relent1suspend1wilhelm1avengeadventadventsappendappendsascends2ascentascentsassent
3 syllables
president5represent2recommend1represents2comprehend1overwhelmed3condescend1presidents1apprehendapprehendsatms1businessmens1circumventcircumventscommonsensecomprehends1condescends1congruentcontretempscyclamensdiademsdiscontentdiscontentsdividenddividendsex-boyfriendex-boyfriendsex-girlfriendex-girlfriendsfrankincensemalcontentmalcontentsnoneventnoneventsoccidentoccidentsorientorientsoverspendoverspendsoverwhelmoverwhelmsrecommends1recompense
4 syllables
comediennesdiltiazemsdisorientdisorientsmisrepresentmisrepresentsoverextendoverextends
5
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
heh2
2 syllables
SkopjeYahweh
3 syllables
pirouette1
4 syllables
Viramune
1656
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
there1head3said146bed169well142dead1hair131air127care113hell87death82else57tell75tears30left62best63yes36yet55rest60breath60get32red49fair45chest48dress44where26met39mess43says22chair38help1read21neck28guess29west29share27stairs28less22bear24fell28scared17bell24sex20next13legs17lead16test20wear15heads21wet20prayer21cell12check14set13health19bet14bread19felt11step13square15spell18stare24gets8cares14tear3sell8smell6edge9shelf33self14their2flesh15leg8press8eggs7kept6dare4dressed8spare11swear3debt8
2 syllables
myself1yourself52forget44hotel31instead39ahead21nowhere18somewhere14regret25himself15itself12respect16perfect6herself7themselves6upset9address9affair9expect4aware5success6protect3confess9prepared5accept2upstairs1except1arrest2suspect1unlessnightmare5effect5correct2subject2process3progress3sunset8downstairs2preparerequest2suggestyourselves2accessmotel8collect2impressed1footsteps3direct1express3farewell5affairs3depressed5effects3doorbell2despair14repair6compared1michellecompare8unfair4
3 syllables
everywhere35anywhere22ourselves13cigarette20cigarettes13internet8underwear3personnel1juliet3carousel4overhead6millionaire7silhouette4billionaire4isabelmillionaires2parapet2architect1clientele2disrespect2jezebel1riverbed3unprepared3bayonet2citadel2debonair1Delaware2dialect2disconnect1disrepair2juliette1recollect2unawares2Rooseveltalphabet1billionaires1caravel1coronets1incorrect1Lafayette1
4 syllables
mademoisellenevertheless1mademoiselles1unparalleled1aftereffectaftereffectsAix-la-Chapelleconcessionaireconcessionairesinterconnectinterconnectsmaterielmaterielsoverprotectoverprotectsviramunes
5 syllables
antipersonnelvideocassettevideocassettes
1185
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
down541on293in278man307gone224mine275one197town214sun174done173line196rain170pain159own119can87fine115moon96run93been63son79mean72stone72wine86soon84fun81seen68train60gun67skin69phone60known62dawn61shine73green52brain52plan59born36turn35clean55win41scene42bone44sign37burn30queen27screen40sin33none23learn26won24tune31chain25crown32thin22brown24plane22than7grown18lane21nine14clown23goin2van15fan16vain26plain15lawn24john4ran7horn11spin14don2an3june11jane5gain13corn10shown11join2zone9
2 syllables
alone286someone33insane50between34machine29begin25explain27within24return15begun32upon8remain17downtown16sunshine23began6unknown17design13complain14champagne6divine13concern4japan6cocaine14online4undone18routine6campaign2berlin3refrain13batman2maintain3balloon7fifteen2morondianemarine1grandson1shotgun3christineairplane3contain3hometown7reborn7skyline6uptown8irenebreakdown3grapevine5resign3elaine1define5moonshine4nineteen5unseen5jolene3align4canteen3decline4mainline3saloon1
3 syllables
everyone42anyone21afternoon19telephone20magazine8caroline7honeymoon6seventeen14valentine4halloween2hurricane10Babylon6gasoline6limousine6violin3businessmankerosene5microphone4trampoline4evergreen2mandolin1borderline3cellophane3clementine3fisherman4overgrown3submarine2unicorn3columbine3Frankenstein3guillotine3josephine1Palestine2windowpane1entertain1Abilene1avalon1caravan1chaperone1crystalline2
4 syllables
Afghanistan1evangeline3econoline1Agamemnon1aquamarine1acetyleneadenosineamphetamineanticycloneassemblymanautomatonAzerbaijancatamaranclomipramineConcepcioncontrabassoonelephantine
5 syllables
hydrocortisone1antisubmarine
6 syllables
australopithecine
2
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
wen
2 syllables
wenning

“when” at line end — from real songs

If we would try againJust remember when
— Bahamas, “Lost in the Light” · rhymes when / again
Was only a child thenFeeling barely alive when
— Arcade Fire, “Deep Blue” · rhymes when / then
Don't ask where, brother, don't ask whenIt was a world of gods...and men!
— Anaïs Mitchell, “Road to Hell” · rhymes when / men

How to read the 3273 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 39
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 21
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 367
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 5
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1656
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1185
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 2
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.