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Words that rhyme withwhy

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 —
186
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
sky15die6cry10i6by6high4eye9try8fly2lie7my24guy1dry40buy16bye11pie19shy13hi2aye3tie7sigh20spy1thychi2fry3thigh1vie1nigh2rye1sly3bae2thai2bly1dye1lye1mai1sty1tai1BlighFryejaikwaiphiplyprypsisprywry
2 syllables
goodbye4july12deny6reply1good-byesupply3bye-byenearby1apply1rely1allyMumbai1necktie1Versailles2untie1comply1Kauai1magpie1mcfly1pigsty1rabbi1standby1shanghaiawrybeliebonsaibotflyBruneibuckeyeChennaidecrydefydescrydrip-dryDubaigadflygoodbyherebyhi-fiimplylanaioutcrypotpiered-eyeretryshooflySinaitherebywalleyeWiFi
3 syllables
testify3alibi1butterfly7lullaby13samuraimultiply1satisfy2firefly2Gemini1goldeneye1amplify1classify1crucify1justify1pacify1quantify1rectify1signify1unify1alkalibeautifycalcifycertifyclarifycodifydeifydignifyedifyfalsifyfortifygasifygentrifyglorifygratifyhorrifyliquefyLoreleimagnifymisapplymodifymollify
4 syllables
identifyacidifybeatifydecertifydeclassifydemystifydetoxifydisqualifydissatisfydiversifyelectrifyexemplifyindemnifyintensifyoversupplypersonifypreoccupyreclassifyreunifysolidify
5 syllables
dehumidifymisidentifyoversimplify
2239
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
time1night2eyes4mind405life2right2light284mine1side201line196like73fine115find116smile1times86ride2fight1while1wine86child64kind77died74lies76live39wife64lights1white61sight73shine73hide1tight1blind62pride53lines39drive41bright47wild35rise43tried1style36sign37nice29twice33ice30crime30skies51five27wide39flight31knife31might24cried37nights26write17bride23lied1miles13size16signs18nine14dies22flies1bite17climb21guys5christ9price12sides16sighs6type9dime28cries16quite4wise12tide22mike3tied9strike6crimes1liked1
2 syllables
tonight184behind130inside131alright97alive100outside53sometimes1surprise32survive26decide19surprised17advice16midnight16sunshine23lifetime11moonlight31arrived8goodnight15design13disguise26sometime9aside7arrive5divine13besides1survived8remind1online4invite1beside6provide1meantime3device1daylight12describe3denied10despiteawhile1designed13profile2supplies2unlikepolite3mankind3meanwhile1sunrise11alike1divide11arrives2delight14unkind14sublime13described1adviseassigned1upsidecollide8springtime2website1ex-wife
3 syllables
paradise30realize10satisfied16suicide11sacrifice9recognize5realized4otherwise1anytime5caroline7exercise1realise1terrified4satellite4valentine4homicide1overnight4appetite8recognized2compromise6realised2recogniseorganizedsummertime11enterprise2overtime5qualified1occupied1butterflies5riverside4dynamite2sacrificed1crucified4afterlife4criticize5mountainside2classifiedborderline3clementine3fireflies3
4 syllables
apologize5identified1apologiseevangeline3dissatisfied2econoline1meteorite2apologized1commercialized1desensitize1exemplified1formaldehyde1hermaphrodites1immobilized1infanticide1legitimized1solidified1unsatisfied1
5 syllables
materialize2industrialized1
6 syllables
25
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
minds23finds1kinds1blinds10binds2childs64christs9feistsgrinds11heistshinds2ninths
2 syllables
reminds1unwinds3behinds130mankinds3rothschilds
3 syllables
masterminds1humankindspoltergeists1
17
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
wye
2 syllables
wire22wires5Wyattwired3Wyeth
3 syllables
Hawaii1wireless1hawaiianhawaiianshaywirehaywiresrewirerewiredrewireswireman
4 syllables
rewiring

“why” at line end — from real songs

Into the dark of a starless skyI'm staring into nothing and I'm asking you why:
— Arcade Fire, “(Antichrist Television Blues)” · rhymes why / sky
And you don’t need to know why when you cryYou don’t need to know why
— Adrianne Lenker, “Cattails” · rhymes why / cry
Raised my rifle to my eyeNever stopped to wonder why
— Neil Young, “Powderfinger” · rhymes why / eye

How to read the 2450 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 186
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 2239
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 25
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 17
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.