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Words that rhyme withwinds

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·Z
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 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
hindes
2 syllables
rescinds
65
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
prints1tints1dintsflints1glintshints1lints1mints1quintssplintssprints1squintsstints1drinks5thinks1stinks1
2 syllables
blueprints1footprints1shoeprints1imprintsmisprintsnewsprints1reprintshoodwinksrethinksuplinks
3 syllables
fingerprints3peppermintsdoublethinksinterlinks
2
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
glimpsedjinxed
898
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
it444in278him138this149is104thing115sing83been63wind1skin69with51ring57think50kiss55king49kid50give19win41lips43kids37sick32bit25sin33drink23quick27hit23spring29bring18wish14ship19thin22big10his15miss13bridge14wing23fit16quit19rich12six9trip13swim11stick10pick8fish10sit4if5fix8which2spin14trick11swing15jim8sink12split9string13kick5switch9witch8dig7nick4its1piss8tricks12slip8tip6pig3ships5pink5ridspit8kim2chris1smith3grip12hid9hits5
2 syllables
begin25within24forgive5bullshit5admit6commit2berlin3outfit2permitpicnic1forbid1lipstick1eyelids5spaceship4abyss5sidekick5catfish2submitaxes1chagrin1cockpit2coiling2homesick1kingpin2Madrid1misfits2offspring2plaything2toothpick2transmit2whirlwind2admits1akin1armpits1Boleyn1dismiss1drawbridge1eclipse1eyelid1footprint1goldfish1Kubrick1locksmith1newsprint1outfits1picnics1pigskin1puking1shoestring1starfish1starship1swordfish1unfit1unhitch1abridgeacquitacquitsad-libairshipairships
3 syllables
everything65anything29politics9fingertips13lunatic1violin3leadershipscholarship1mandolin1candlestick3chandeliers1crucifix2censorship1counterfeit1fingerprint1hypocrite1jellyfish1lunatics1pseudonym1showmanship1sportsmanship1staggering1angelfisharrowsmithauthorshipauthorshipsbaby-sitbailiwickbailiwicksbattleshipbattleshipsbolshevikbolsheviksbrinkmanshipbrinkmanshipscandlesticks3censorships1chairmanshipchairmanshipscolouring2
4 syllables
relationship2relationships2championship1apocalypse1agronomiesapprenticeshipapprenticeshipsassociativebellyachingchampionships1citizenshipcitizenshipscompanionshipcompanionshipsdictatorship
5 syllables
ambassadorshipambassadorshipsbiostatisticscorroborativedeterminative
1021
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
here270things1years84will65still64fear71year60hill59clear67dear41hear50lives20near40ear42wings29ears29beer29kill20rings19fill20list16bill14since9weird13killed10pills17fears25gift13sins21milk10hills15shift16lived5bills15prince6missed7brings9lift10risk3film4chill11build6gives2kings14till2fixed8fist14built3picked3cheers2kissed9gear8filled1wrist17cheer4pill8pissed2phil1fifth5gifts5guilt4kicked1skills3kills3script4sings8clears67wins2twins6films1twist4mixed5cleared1beard3strings7ripped1drill2skill4slipped1inch6
2 syllables
exist15until7begins14appear13career9appears4convinced1resist5convinceinsist2exists3appeared3severe1sincere8dismissed1addict3brazilShakespeare2fulfill2assistfrontier6precinct1premiere2reindeer3unclear3uphill1veneer3addicts1facelift2forgives2fulfilled2goodwill2insists1landfill1rebuild2abridged1adrift1Advil1arrears1Asheville1assists1blacklist1careers1cashier1checklist1deville1downhill1extinct1hoodwinked1lavigne1playthings1Rainier1revere1Seville1shoestrings1transcript1transfixed1treadmill1unhinged1windmill1
3 syllables
disappear36disappeared9atmosphere5indistinctengineer3interfere1volunteer1disappears6violins4reappear4souvenir2souvenirs1stratosphere2chandelier1insincere1labyrinth1musketeers2mutineer2volunteers1auctioneer1daffodils1engineers1everythings1financier1gondoliers1hemispheres1hyacinth1Jacksonville1mandeville1mandolins1manuscripts1overhear1persevere1pioneer1pioneers1profiteers1pseudonyms1reappeared1yesteryears1anarchist
4 syllables
acycloviracyclovirsanthologistanthologistsathleticismathleticismsconventioneerconventioneerselectioneerelectioneeredelectioneersionosphereionospheresmonetaristsNovosibirsknumismatistnumismatists
5 syllables
determinatives
7 syllables
epidemiologistepidemiologists
178
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
hands113friends106ends36minds23sounds11stands11wounds7finds1lands11pounds1kinds1grounds3rounds2bands8sends1blinds10funds3sands4hounds4bends3fiends4glands2bonds1bounds1brands3tramps2blends1blondes1ponds1strands1trends1ands41binds2blonds1brandesdamneds1denguesdoomeds3fends1founds71frondsgrands17grinds11hinds2landes
2 syllables
depends4demands4reminds1amends4weekends4girlfriends1commands3Lowlands1unwinds3boyfriends2descends1attends1backhands1handstands1homelands1offends1playgrounds1resounds1surrounds1abounds2abscondsappendsarmbandsascends2astoundsbackgrounds4badlandsbandstands1befriendsbehinds130bookendscampgroundscommendsconfounds
3 syllables
understands10masterminds1timberlands1ampersands1apprehendsbattlegrounds1comprehends1condescends1contrabands1correspondsdividendsex-boyfriendsex-girlfriendsfairylandsfatherlandsfirebrandshinterlandshumankindsmotherlands2overspendsrecommends1reprimandsturnaroundsultrasounds
4 syllables
analysandsmisunderstands1overextends
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
windes
2 syllables
whirlwinds1headwindswoodwinds

“winds” at line end — from real songs

The autumn windAnd the winter winds
— Johnny Mercer, “Summer Wind” · rhymes winds / wind
And when I feel them chilly windsPack up my travelling things
— Mark Knopfler, “Get Lucky” · rhymes winds / things
To ignorance and innocenceThree lives drift on different winds
— Rufus Wainwright, “American Triangle” · rhymes winds / innocence

How to read the 2162 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 2
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 65
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 2
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 894
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1021
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 178
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.