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Words that rhyme withwives

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 V·Z
25
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
drives1knives7fives4dives2thrives1chiveshives1Ivesjives3rivesshives
2 syllables
arrives2survives3archives1beehives1connivescontrivesdeprivesderives
3 syllables
overdrives1
8
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
scythestitheswrithes1fifesknifes31lifes315strifes4
2 syllables
loosestrifes
1
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
ninths
677
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
eyes1life315sky266die245cry193i136by165high127why113eye120try104fly113lie101lies76live39wife64my24drive41guy36rise43nice29twice33ice30dry40skies51five27knife31buy16bye11size16dies22flies25pie19guys5price12sighs6cries16wise12shy13hi2aye3tie7prize6sigh20rice5tries7spy1thydive7vice2ties6chi2dice7fry3slice2thighs9fries3pies5thigh6spies2strife4buys1strive5thrive5vie1jive3mice1nigh2rye3sly3bae2dries1thai2weiss1bly1dye1guise1hice1hive1lye1
2 syllables
alive100goodbye82surprise32survive26advice16disguise26arrive5july12deny6reply17good-byesupply3device1bye-byenearby1supplies2apply1sunrise11rely1adviseallyex-wifegoodbyes5precisedespise5arise5suffice2Mumbai1capsize1demise1necktie1Versailles2untie1baptize1beehive1comply1devise1Kauai1magpie1magpies1mcfly1midwife1nightlife1pigsty1rabbi1reprise1standby1unwise1shanghaialewifeallspiceapplies1apprisearchiveawrybeliebeliesbigeyesbonsaibonsais
3 syllables
paradise30realize10sacrifice9recognize5otherwise1exercise1realise1testify3alibi1butterfly7lullaby13compromise6recogniseenterprise2samuraibutterflies5afterlife4criticize5fireflies3lullabies3alibis3memorize3multiply3satisfy2colonize2fantasize2firefly2Gemini1goldeneye1socialize1sympathize2advertise1amplify1analyze1canonize1classify1crucify1edelweiss1fossilize1harmonize1
4 syllables
apologize5identifyapologisedesensitize1acidifiesacidifyactualizealphabetizealuminizeantagonizebeatifiesbeatifycannibalizecapitalizecaramelizecategorizecharacterizecircularize
5 syllables
materialize2americanize
6 syllables
1740
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
time1night550mind405right296light284mine275side201line196like73fine115find116smile100times86ride96fight91while80wine86child64kind77died74lights62white61sight73shine73hide63tight61blind62pride53lines39bright47wild35tried34style36sign37crime30wide39flight31might24cried37nights26write17bride23lied22miles13minds1signs18nine14bite17climb21christ9sides16type9dime28quite4tide22mike3tied9strike6crimes12liked1signed5guide10rhyme29likes2rights5slide14file2prime4mile8pipe8bike2finds1site1files2tribe4height8fights6kinds1kylepile2
2 syllables
tonight184behind130inside1alright97outside53sometimes33decide19surprised17midnight16sunshine23lifetime11moonlight31arrived8goodnight15design13sometime9aside7divine13besides1survived8remind1online4invite1beside6provide1meantime3daylight12describe3denied10despiteawhile12designed13reminds1profile2unlikepolite3mankind3meanwhile1alike1divide11delight14unkind14sublime13described1assigned1upsidecollide8springtime2website1twilight4sunlight8skyline6decides19appliedgrapevine5resign3abide6define5headlights6inclined6
3 syllables
satisfied16suicide11realized4anytime5caroline7terrified4satellite4valentine4homicide1overnight4appetite8recognized2realised2organizedsummertime11overtime5qualified1occupied1riverside4dynamite2sacrificed1crucified4mountainside2classifiedborderline3clementine3countryside2columbine3Frankenstein3genocide2hypnotized3intertwined3motorbike3Palestine2petrified3wintertime2compromised1advertised2candlelight2colorblind1
4 syllables
identified1evangeline3dissatisfied2econoline1meteorite2apologized1commercialized1exemplified1formaldehyde1hermaphrodites1immobilized1infanticide1legitimized1solidified1unsatisfied1unsupervised1acidifiedactualizedalphabetized
5 syllables
industrialized1
6 syllables
161
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
clothes64lives20leaves35waves22loves4gives2moves5thieves4slaves6gloves1nerves1graves11wolves1proves10mouths1serves1doves5sleeves6caves4droves2shelves3breathes1eaves2youths2paths1calves1curves1dwarves1eves1grieves1naves1oaths1shaves1bathes2braves24carvescleaves1clovescoves1craves4daves3delveselves
2 syllables
themselves6believes5yourselves2deserves1airwaves2forgives2evolves1foxgloves1involves1receives1retrieves1werewolves1aboves71absolvesachieves2aggrievesalcovesapproves2behaves5behoovesbereavesbivalvesconceives1conclavesconservesdeceives2depravesdevolvesdisprovesdissolves3enclavesengravesenslaves
3 syllables
ourselves13aftershaves1architravesautoclaves1countermovesdisapproves1disbelievesinterleavesinterweaves1microwaves1misbehaves1misconceivesmisperceivespreconceivesyugoslavs
4 syllables
sociopaths1recitatives
5 syllables
determinatives

“wives” at line end — from real songs

Full of their restless wivesFull of them midnight writers
— Anaïs Mitchell, “Of a Friday Night” · rhymes wives / writers
Alone or with our wivesAnd pull the smiles inside
— Bonnie Prince Billy, “I See a Darkness” · rhymes wives / inside
They told me why they walked out on their wivesMate, I used to storm the stages uninvited
— Kae Tempest, “Renegade” · rhymes wives / uninvited

How to read the 2612 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 25
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 8
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 1
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 677
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1740
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 161
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.