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Words that rhyme withwind

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 IH coda N·D
18
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
sinned1pinned2skinned1binnedchinneddinnedfinnedginnedgrinnedLindshinnedSindthinnedtinned
2 syllables
chagrined1chagrinnedrescind
3 syllables
underpinned
75
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
print1hint1flint1lint1mint1sprint1stint1tint1dintglintquintsplintsquintbrimmeddimmeddinged1hymned1limbed6limnedpinged1primmedrimmedringed57skimmedslimmedstringed13tinged4trimmedwinged23think50drink23sink12pink5link5sync1stink4ink7shrink3shrimpblink5limp2pimpbrink3mink3wink3chink1INC1
2 syllables
footprint1newsprint1blueprintimprintmisprintreprinthoodwinkrethinkuplink
3 syllables
fingerprint1peppermintdoublethinkinterlink
101
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
drinks5thinks1prints1winds1stinks1glimpse3linked5sinks2blimps1blinks1links1minked1minks1tints1blinked5brinks3chimpschinked1chinks1cinquesclinkedclinks
2 syllables
precinct1blueprints1extinct1footprints1hoodwinked1shoeprints1whirlwinds1distinctheadwindshoodwinksimprintsmisprintsnewsprints1precincts1reprintsrescindsrethinks
3 syllables
indistinctfingerprints3doublethinksinterlinkedinterlinksmicrofilmedpeppermints
398
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
it1in12him138thing1sing1been4skin5ring57king49kid50win1sick32bit25sin2quick27hit23spring29bring18ship19thin2big10wing2fit16quit19trip1swim1stick10pick8sit4spin14trick11swing15jim8split9string13kick5dig7nick4slip8tip6pig3ridspit8kim2grip12hid9gym6thick7pin5lip9chick3lit10timgin10hip9rickpit4chin4twin2rip2strip4skip3flip6chip1prick4inn3tin7brick2kitclick3bid3sting10jinbin4lick6whip1kin1gig3
2 syllables
begin25within24bullshit5admit6commit2berlin3outfit2permitpicnic1forbid1lipstick1spaceship4sidekick5submitchagrin1cockpit2coiling2homesick1kingpin2Madrid1offspring2plaything2toothpick2transmit2akin1Boleyn1eyelid1Kubrick1pigskin1puking1shoestring1starship1unfit1acquitad-libairshipairstriparmpitbefitBeijingbigwigbreak-inbroomstickbuckskinbuilt-inChongqingchopstickcorncribcourtshipdeerskindipstickdownswingemitequipErvingflagshipforelimbforeskinforewinghamstring
3 syllables
everything65anything29lunatic1violin3leadershipscholarship1mandolin1candlestick3censorship1counterfeit1hypocrite1pseudonym1showmanship1sportsmanship1staggering1authorshipbaby-sitbailiwickbattleshipbolshevikbrinkmanshipchairmanshipcolouring2consulshipcraftsmanshipdealershipdebiteddraftsmanshipfellowshipfingertipfirebrickgamesmanshipinternshipkatydidmembershipmicrochipmight-have-beenmodeling5modellingmoleskin
4 syllables
relationship2championship1apprenticeshipbellyachingcitizenshipcompanionshipdictatorshipdirectorshipeditorshipgeneralshipgovernorshipIdentikitimpoliticone-upmanshippartisanshipprofessorshiprealpolitikreceivership
5 syllables
ambassadorshipproprietorship
1396
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
here270this149is1things2years84will65still1fear1year60with51hill59clear67kiss55dear41hear50give19lives1lips43kids37near1ear1wings29ears29beer29kill20wish14rings19his15miss13fill20bridge14list16bill14since9weird13rich12killed10six9pills17fears25gift13sins21milk10fish10hills15if5fix8shift16which2lived5bills15prince6missed7brings9lift10risk3film4switch9witch8chill11build1gives2kings14its1till2piss8fixed8fist14built3picked3tricks12cheers2kissed9ships5chris1gear8smith3filled1wrist17
2 syllables
exist15until7begins14forgive5appear13career9appears4convinced1resist5convinceinsist2exists3appeared3severe1sincere8dismissed1addict3brazilShakespeare2eyelids5fulfill2assistfrontier6abyss1catfish2premiere2reindeer3unclear3uphill1veneer3addicts1axes1facelift2forgives2fulfilled2goodwill2insists1landfill1misfits2rebuild2abridged1admits1adrift1Advil1armpits1arrears1Asheville1assists1blacklist1careers1cashier1checklist1deville1dismiss1downhill1drawbridge1eclipse1goldfish1lavigne1locksmith1
3 syllables
disappear36disappeared9politics9atmosphere5engineer3fingertips13interfere1volunteer1disappears6violins4reappear4chandeliers1crucifix2souvenir2souvenirs1stratosphere2chandelier1insincere1labyrinth1musketeers2mutineer2volunteers1auctioneer1daffodils1engineers1everythings1financier1gondoliers1hemispheres1hyacinth1Jacksonville1jellyfish1lunatics1mandeville1mandolins1manuscripts1overhear1persevere1pioneer1pioneers1
4 syllables
relationships2apocalypse1acycloviracyclovirsagronomiesanthologistanthologistsapprenticeshipsassociativeathleticismathleticismschampionships1citizenshipscompanionshipsconventioneerconventioneers
5 syllables
ambassadorshipsbiostatisticscorroborativedeterminative
7 syllables
646
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
mind405hand239ground149friend133end125and41land115find116sound100round60found71kind77stand74band59blind62sand47spend11grand17learned9bend19planned15bound16burned10turned4send5wound2seemed3signed5named1earned4bond2dreamed3warned2trained2lend4joined2pound5damned1brand1owned4cleaned55drowned6blonde1fund1tendfond1pond7stoned12grind11claimed1doomed3gained4mend6blamed1phonedblond1hound3monde3screamed4strand4blend4fiend3roamed4stained4tuned1wand4framed3mound3rained3tamed3tanned3trend3climbed1hanged3aimed2bind2crowned1hind2scorned2lined1banged1banned1bland1bloomed1bombed1
2 syllables
around290behind130pretend26weekend8ashamed13command11girlfriend2returned4beyond5concerned3defend8boyfriend1background4remind1demand4attend3intend1respond3designed13confirmed1explained2mankind3belonged2assumedunkind14depend2assigned1remained2homeland1aground6inclined6descend5quicksand4unwind4defined4aligned3combined3entwined3profound2Thailand2unwound3wasteland3abound2adjourned2amend1ascend2complained2consumed2declined2expand1fairground2redeemed1refined2surround1transcend2unnamed1unsound2extendbandstand1bookend1condemned1confined1dethroned1disband1dreamland1
3 syllables
understand125underground16recommend1comprehend1intertwined3colorblind1entertained2motherland2undefined2unexplained2wonderland1ampersand1battleground1condescend1contraband1Disneyland1Dixieland1Ferdinand1nevermind1redefined1secondhand1unconcerned1anagrammedapprehendascertainedbeforehandboomeranged1caravannedchaperonedcobblestonedcontravenedcorrespondcounterclaimeddiagrammeddisinclineddividendex-boyfriendex-girlfriendfairylandfatherlandfirebombedfirebrandguillotinedHildebrand
4 syllables
misunderstand1analysandGondwanalandheterodynedmerry-go-roundoverextend
12
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
whirlwind2downwindheadwindwoodwindwindow45windows12winded59winderwinderswindowed45windy
3 syllables
long-winded

“wind” at line end — from real songs

Find it inThe breathing wind
— Andy Shauf, “I’ll Be Alright” · rhymes wind / in
I wanna know the touch of my own skinAgainst the sun, against the wind
— Lucinda Williams, “Side of the Road” · rhymes wind / skin
I ain't no candle in the windWho you are and who you've been
— Lana Del Rey, “Mariners Apartment Complex” · rhymes wind / been

How to read the 2630 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 18
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 75
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 101
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 396
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1394
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 646
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 12
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.