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Words that rhyme withwild

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 L·D
20
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
child16smiled1filed1piledriledstyledtiled1
2 syllables
beguiled4profiled1stepchild1brainchildcompiledexiledgrandchildreviledRothschildschoolchildstockpiled
3 syllables
reconciled
4 syllables
unreconciled
4
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
childs64wildes1wilds35
2 syllables
rothschilds
757
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
night550right296light284sky266die245side1cry193i136by165high127why113eye120like73try104fly113smile100lie101ride96fight91while2died74white61sight73hide63my24tight61pride53guy36bright47tried34style3dry40wide39flight31might24cried37write17bride23lied22buy16bye11bite17pie19type9quite4tide22shy13hi2aye3mike3tie7tied9strike6guide10slide14file1sigh20mile8pipe8bike2site1tribe4height8spy1kylethypile2wipeknight1chi2fried1fry3spite2slight1fright10spikevibe7Clyde1dried4aisle6
2 syllables
tonight1inside131alright1goodbye82outside53decide19midnight16moonlight31goodnight15aside7july12deny6reply17invite1good-byebeside6provide1supply3daylight12describe3denied10despitebye-byeawhile12nearby1profile1apply1unlikepolite3meanwhile1alike1divide11delight14rely1allyupsidecollide8website1twilight4sunlight8appliedabide6reside6spotlight4starlight4untied5upright5uptight4flashlight2landslide4alight4bedside3hillside1replied4roadside2lifestyle1seaside1Mumbai1backslide1confide2
3 syllables
satisfied16suicide11terrified4testify3satellite4homicide1overnight4appetite8alibi1butterfly7lullaby13samuraiqualified1occupied1riverside4dynamite2crucified4mountainside2classifiedcountryside2genocide2motorbike3multiply3petrified3satisfy2candlelight2firefly2Gemini1goldeneye1justified2magnified2parasite1alongside1amplify1bonafide1calcified1clarified1classify1crucify1diatribe1
4 syllables
identifyidentified1dissatisfied2meteorite2exemplified1formaldehyde1infanticide1solidified1unsatisfied1acidifiedacidifybeatifiedbeatifydaminozidedecertifieddecertifydeclassifieddeclassifydemystified
5 syllables
dehumidify
1669
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
time643eyes406mind405life315mine275line196fine115find116times86wine86kind77lies76live39wife64lights62shine73blind62lines39drive41rise43sign37nice1twice33ice30crime30skies51five27knife31nights26miles13size16minds23signs18nine14dies22flies25climb21guys5christ9price12sides16sighs6dime28cries16wise12crimes12liked1signed5rhyme1likes2rights5prize6prime4rice5tries7finds1wives6files2fights6kinds1dive7vice2vine14ties6drives1shines11smiles13pines10rhymes13spine14rides12types1knives7mines7dice7heights8blinds10chimes4strikes2pine9
2 syllables
behind1alive100sometimes33surprise32survive26surprised17advice16sunshine23lifetime11arrived8design13disguise1sometime9arrive5divine13besides1survived8remind1online4meantime3device1designed13reminds1supplies2mankind3sunrise11arrives2unkind14sublime13described1adviseassigned1springtime2ex-wifegoodbyes5skyline6decides19precisedespise5grapevine5resign3arise5define5headlights6inclined6moonshine4unwind4align4decline4defined4hillsides3mainline3aligned3combined3entwined3headlines3nighttime2subsides3suffice2survives3
3 syllables
paradise30realize10sacrifice9recognize5realized4otherwise1anytime5caroline7exercise1realise1valentine4recognized2compromise6realised2recogniseorganizedsummertime11enterprise2overtime5butterflies5sacrificed1afterlife4criticize5borderline3clementine3fireflies3lullabies3alibis3columbine3Frankenstein3hypnotized3intertwined3memorize3Palestine2wintertime2compromised1advertised2colonize2colorblind1concubines2
4 syllables
apologize5apologiseevangeline3econoline1apologized1commercialized1desensitize1hermaphrodites1immobilized1legitimized1unsupervised1acidifiesactualizeactualizedalphabetizealphabetizedaluminizealuminized
5 syllables
materialize2industrialized1
6 syllables
1200
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
world127head219said146good108bed169dead149road127cold121need93god69bad76made86old79gold76had62word46blood51could46kid50told49loud49red49heard41hold40crowd41sad40mad39should27read21bird26would21proud25wood28food24paid26dad17lead16field13dude11speed20bread19glad15killed10trade20load19played15called10mood11blade22sold13stayed13code11shade35stood11cloud17feed11hood13grade8showed6fade27laid9mud13build6led7held4bleed19failed5third3spread6seed17maid8pulled2ridadd3fed5filled1odd2rude4hid9shed6squad2
2 syllables
afraid40instead39ahead21allowed9parade19agreed5indeed3destroyed2avoid2explode12absurd8betrayed2childhood1comrade1proceed1succeed1occurred4enjoyed5revealed4abroad2transferredborrowed1includeforbid1controlledbehold5so-calledunfurled7password1household1arcade6unfold5bluebird4threshold2unsaid5windshield2persuadeconcealed5mermaid3untold2railroad1annoyed1intrude4decade1delayed2cornfield3crossroad1employed1grenade3reload2repaid2aloud2applaud1exceed1foretold2fulfilled2ipad2Madrid1misled2notepad1preferred1
3 syllables
understood12neighborhood11attitude5hollywood5episode3paranoid2guaranteed4gratitude1underworld4overhead6lemonade5battlefield4centerfold4solitude2mockingbird3hummingbird1overload2promenade2riverbed3asteroid2interlude2misconstrued2neighbourhood1overflowed1overjoyed2renegade1unemployed1Adelaide1adulthood1altitude1aptitude1barricade1cavalcade1centipede1disarrayed1esplanade1firewood1gatorade1letterhead1marigold1motorcade1
4 syllables
misunderstood9unparalleled1automobiledbrachiopodcephalopodexactitudeHyderabadIditarodineptitudemustachioedOlympiadolympiadssolicitudeunderemployed
5 syllables
corticosteroidmiddle-of-the-road
6 syllables
verisimilitude
4
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
Wilde1
2 syllables
wilding2wildest1Wilder

“wild” at line end — from real songs

It's my primary instinct to protect the childMy dress is torn, my hair is wild
— Black Box Recorder, “Girl Singing in the Wreckage” · rhymes wild / child
Check the chip-toothed smile, plus I profile wildThe crew is lampin' Big Willie style
— Nas, “The World Is Yours” · rhymes wild / style
Put the cellphone down for a whileIn the night there is something wild
— Arcade Fire, “Deep Blue” · rhymes wild / while

How to read the 3650 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 20
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 4
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 757
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1669
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1200
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 4
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.