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Words that rhyme withwish

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 SH
30
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
fish2dish1bish1swish1ish1FrischGishtrish
2 syllables
catfish2goldfish1starfish1swordfish1crawfishdealfishdogfishflatfish
3 syllables
jellyfish1angelfishcuttlefishneedlefish
103
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
this1kiss2miss13rich12if5which2switch1witch8piss8chris1smith3cliff6ditch9pitch4sis2mitchmyth3stiff2bliss7stitch4swisshiss4itch3diss2hitch3kitsch3niche1pris1riff1sniff1snitch1stich1twitch1biffDisfitchglitchkrispithskiffstys1Suissetiffwhiffwitheis104with51give19his15bridge14fridge2lizridge2whiz1biz1fizzfrizzmidgequizsievetiswiz
2 syllables
abyss5dismiss1locksmith1unhitch1amissbewitchblacksmithdenys6enrichforthwithgoldsmithherewithPerlisremisswordsmithforgive5axes1drawbridge1abridgeduckiesmisgiveoutliveOxbridgepisses8relive
3 syllables
arrowsmithcoppersmithhieroglyphLubavitchmonolithneolithpetroglyphreminiscechandeliers1pepperidge
4 syllables
agronomiesassociativetypologies
5 syllables
corroborativedeterminative
965
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
things57years84lives20lips43kids37wings29ears29rings19list16since9six9pills17fears25gift13sins21hills15fix8shift16lived5bills15prince2missed7brings9lift10risk3drinks5gives2kings14its1thinks1fixed8fist14tricks12cheers2kissed9ships5wrist17hits5pissed2fifth5gifts5skills3kills3sings8sticks5clears67wins2twins6chips4pigs5films1fits3clicks1twist4mixed5prints1strings7inch6winds3bits2beers6vincechicks1sits4mist9stinks1hips12sixthGibbswished14kicks7dings1risks3hears1piercelimbs6peers10switched9tips1
2 syllables
exist15begins14appears4convinced1resist5convinceinsist2exists3dismissed1eyelids5assistaddicts1facelift2forgives2insists1misfits2abridged1admits1adrift1armpits1arrears1assists1blacklist1blueprints1careers1checklist1eclipse1footprints1outfits1picnics1playthings1shoeprints1shoestrings1transfixed1unhinged1whirlwinds1acquitsadheresaffixedafflictsairliftairliftsairshipsairstripsakins1AlgiersamirsanthillsbefitsBerkshiresberlins3betwixtbewitchedbigwigsblacklists1blacksmithsbrazilsbroomsticksbuckskinsbullshits5
3 syllables
politics9fingerprints3fingertips13disappears6violins4crucifix2souvenirs1labyrinth1musketeers2volunteers1daffodils1engineers1everythings1gondoliers1hemispheres1hyacinth1lunatics1mandolins1manuscripts1pioneers1profiteers1pseudonyms1yesteryears1anarchistanarchistsarrowsmithsatmospheres5auctioneers1authorshipsbailiwicksbandoliersbattleshipsbelvederesbenedictsbiospheresbolsheviksbolshevistbombardiersbrigadiersbrinkmanships
4 syllables
relationships2apocalypse1acyclovirsanthologistanthologistsapprenticeshipsathleticismathleticismschampionships1citizenshipscompanionshipsconventioneersdictatorshipsdirectorshipseditorshipselectioneers
5 syllables
ambassadorshipsbiostatisticsdeterminatives
7 syllables
epidemiologist
894
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
it444in278here1him138thing115will65sing83been1still64wind59skin69fear71year60ring57hill59clear67think1dear41king49hear50kid50win41near40ear42sick32bit25sin33drink23beer29quick27hit23kill20spring29bring18ship19thin22big10fill20wing23fit16bill14quit19weird13killed10trip13swim11stick1pick8milk10sit4spin14trick11swing15jim8sink12split9string13film4kick5chill11dig7build6nick4till2built3picked3slip8tip6pig3pink5ridspit8kim2gear8filled1grip12hid9link5
2 syllables
begin25within24until7appear13bullshit5career9admit6commit2berlin3outfit2appeared3severe1permitsincere8picnic1forbid1addict3lipstick1brazilShakespeare2fulfill2spaceship4frontier6sidekick5precinct1premiere2reindeer3unclear3uphill1veneer3submitchagrin1cockpit2coiling2fulfilled2goodwill2homesick1kingpin2landfill1Madrid1offspring2plaything2rebuild2toothpick2transmit2whirlwind2Advil1akin1Asheville1Boleyn1cashier1deville1downhill1extinct1eyelid1footprint1hoodwinked1Kubrick1lavigne1newsprint1
3 syllables
everything65anything29disappear36disappeared9atmosphere5indistinctengineer3interfere1volunteer1lunatic1violin3leadershipscholarship1mandolin1reappear4candlestick3souvenir2stratosphere2chandelier1insincere1mutineer2auctioneer1censorship1counterfeit1financier1fingerprint1hypocrite1Jacksonville1mandeville1overhear1persevere1pioneer1pseudonym1reappeared1showmanship1sportsmanship1staggering1auctioneered1authorshipbaby-sit
4 syllables
relationship2championship1acyclovirapprenticeshipbellyachingcitizenshipcompanionshipconventioneerdictatorshipdirectorshipeditorshipelectioneerelectioneeredgeneralshipgovernorshipIdentikitimpoliticionosphereone-upmanship
5 syllables
ambassadorship
110
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
cash26flesh15rush11trash9flash12fresh5crash7wash3push1crush8goshjoshbush1brush4ash4smash2harsh1hush2dash2flush2leash5rash1blush3splash2marshlush1mush2stash3bash2gash2hash1mash2bosh1clash1gauche1gush1lash1mosh1Nash1plush1quiche1AschAsheborschBoschbrashcachecrechedouchegnashkirschloucheMarchemeshposhquashreshsashslashslosh
2 syllables
moustache3mustache3eyelash1panache1rajneesh1refresh1whiplash1whitewash1ambushabashafreshbacklashbackwashbrainwashbriocheenmeshgaloshgouachegoulashhogwashhorsefleshMacLeishmishmashmouthwashpaintbrushpastichepotashrehashrosebushsagebrushshadbushslapdashunleash
3 syllables
balderdashBangladeshmacintoshmackintoshMarrakechMcIntoshunderbrush
8
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
wishes5wishing2anguish1languishvanquish
3 syllables
extinguish1distinguishrelinquish

“wish” at line end — from real songs

I know, I know the time has come to ask you for a kissDon't go, my lovely pantomime, receivе of me my only wish
— Sufjan Stevens, “A Running Start” · rhymes wish / kiss
Is everything a person could wishWho likes to pull the hooks out of fish
— Stephen Sondheim, “You Could Drive a Person Crazy” · rhymes wish / fish
Had to get your princeHave to get your wish
— Stephen Sondheim, “Your Fault / Last Midnight” · rhymes wish / prince

How to read the 2098 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 30
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 102
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 964
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 892
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 110
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 8
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.