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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 ER coda D·Z
23
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
birds10thirds1curdsgirdsherdskurdsnerds2
2 syllables
bluebirds1absurds8catbirdscowherdskingbirdsredbirdsshorebirdssnowbirds
3 syllables
hummingbirds3mockingbirds1firebirdsladybirdsthunderbirds
102
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
hurts2shirts3herbs1skirts1spurts1bergsblurbsblurtsburges
2 syllables
outskirts1alerts2assertsavertsdesserts1disturbs1diverts
3 syllables
disconcertsextroverts1introvertsminiskirts
10
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
worlds5bursts1firsts39thirsts12worsts16
2 syllables
cloudbursts1dreamworldsoutbursts
3 syllables
netherworldsunderworlds4
337
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
her1earth1word46work44heard10hurt2bird3worse1worth1were1shirt18sir7dirt23church9curse17birth15serve4third3search2purse8nurse4jerk6nerve5perhers5verse1skirt5clerk3fur3kurtkirk1Burtcurb4curve5flirt4hearse5stir3burkeherdurge2blur3bertsurf3perch3lurk2mirth1nerd2smirk2swerve1Turk2vert2birch1blurred1chirp1cur1ers1fer1ferg1fleur1herb1merge1murk1myrrh1perc1Perth1purge1purr1scourge1slurred1spurs1squirt1stirred1surge1ter1verb1verge1vers1bergberkberthbirrbirredbirrsblurbblurs3blurtburburgBurk
2 syllables
deserve7research4preferMonsieur1alert2reverse6absurd2homework2network1transferoccurred4disturb1dessert1transferredobserve1occur3password1reserve3bluebird4t-shirtperverse3preserve1berserk2inverse3clockwork2disperse1obverse1preferred1sweatshirt1unheard2referartwork1crossword1emerge1footwork1iceberg1songbird1sunbird1watchword1woodwork1adverseamperesassertavertbeadworkbrushworkbywordcaseworkcatbirdcatchers1catchwordchauffeurchauffeuredchauffeurschildbirthcoerceconcurconcurredconcursconferconferredconfersconserveconvergecowherddeferdeferreddefers
3 syllables
universe8paperwork1mockingbird3hummingbird1amateurs2butterworth1extrovert1leavenworth1needlework1overheard1reemerge1Ataturkconnoisseurconnoisseurscynosuresdescriptorsdisconcertfirebirdfireworkhandiworkintersperseintrovertladybirdlatticeworkmetalworkminiskirtopenworkoverworkplasterworkreassertreimbursesaboteursaboteurssilencersthunderbirdundershirtundeterredwhisperers
4 syllables
entrepreneur1arbitrageursentrepreneurs1restaurateurrestaurateurs
302
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
world4girl90turn35first39girls1burn2learn26worst16learned9burned10turned4turns5worked3burns11terms1served2earn1firmearned4term1pearl7earl2burst5cursed5nerves1burnt2searched2pearls13thirst12curls9worms3worm1serves1spermlearntswirl4swirls5whirl3curl4ferns3germs2hurled3durst2germ1hurl1stern2yearns1churn1curbed1curves1earle1fern1spurn1twirl1twirled1urn1yearn1bermbermsBernBernebernsberthedberthsbirched1birlebirledbirlesbirthed15births15burkedburlburledburlsburnesburnsed11burpedchirped1churched9churned1churns1clerked3curled4curved
2 syllables
return1returned4concerned3concern4deserves1confirm1confirmed1returns2concerns1deserveddisturbed2unfurled7rehearsed3unfurl3reversed2adjourned2preserved2reserved1cloudburst1cowgirl1dispersed1earthworm1observed1showgirl1submerged1unearned1unfurls1unturned1accursedadjournadjournsaffirmaffirmedaffirmsbookwormbookwormschildbirthscoercedconfirms1conservedconservesconvergedconversedcowgirls1cutwormcutwormsdisburseddiscerndiscerneddiscernsdivergeddownturndownturnsdreamworldearthworms1emergedheadfirstheartburnheartburnsimmersedinfirminfirmedinternedlong-termmidterm
3 syllables
underworld4taciturn1unconcerned1endospermendospermsinterspersednetherworldoverturnoverturnedoverturnsoverworkedreaffirmreaffirmedreaffirmsreconfirmreconfirmedreconfirmsreemergedreimbursedtwenty-firstunconcernunconcernsunconfirmedundeservedundisturbedunperturbedunrehearsed
995
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
kids37legs17clouds22heads21cards15needs11woods11dogs9drugs13bags10fields14sides16gods13eggs7jobs7roads11leads3guards3odds6holds5pigs5goods2beds7dudes8lads1yards3rides12seeds7clubs3bugs1sobs2weeds9Gibbsloads3boobsdeeds5ribs2lords3blades7crowds5rags7aids1reads1fades6swords2codes2feds1chords4flags4reeds5shades5shreds4grades8meds1beads3bleeds3boards3breeds3broads3cubs2dregs3fags3jags2olds3spades2tags2tribes3bards1bloods2braids1cords1drags2floods2foods2glades2hides2moods2plugs2rigs2slugs2threads1
2 syllables
records5besides1towards2comrades1crossroads3eyelids5decides19regards2decades1floorboards2hillsides3parades4subsides3backsides2divides1grenades1insides2junkyards2postcards1unfolds1abides1applauds1arcades1awards1backwoods1betides1billboards1bridesmaids1bullfrogs1collides1cornfields1dartboards1explodes1foreheads1includes1intrudes1landlords1mermaids1nightclubs1precedes1preludes1provides1redwoods1resides1rewards1sandbags1thresholds1abodesabradesaccedesaccords1affords7aholdsairfieldsairheadsairspeedsallgoodsalludesamidesandroids1
3 syllables
palisades3accolades1attitudes1centerfolds1countrysides1episodes1genocides1lemonades1marigolds1mastercards1multitudes1promenades1actinidesadenoidsadulthoods1alkaloidsaltitudes1amplitudesamyloidsanaerobesanalogs2analoguesaniseedsaptitudes1arrowheadsarsenidesarthropodsasteroids2babyhoodsbarricades1battlefields4bodyguards2boulevards9brotherhoodscatalogues1cavalcades1celluloidscentipedes1certitudescheckerboards
4 syllables
brachiopodscephalopodsdaminozidesexactitudesformaldehydes1ineptitudesinfanticides1insecticidesnucleotidespolyamidessolicitudessuperoxidesthalidomidesthingamabobstriglycerides
5 syllables
corticosteroidsmonosaccharidespolysaccharides
6 syllables
verisimilitudes
28
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
crosswords1bywordscatchwordsforewordspasswords1rewordswatchwords1backwards8forwards1homewards1inwards1northwards1upwards1buzzwordsdownwards1eastwardsEdwardslandwards
3 syllables
afterwardsnortheastwards

“words” at line end — from real songs

From my first stеps to my first wordsTo waddling around looking at birds
— Adrianne Lenker, “born for loving you (live)” · rhymes words / birds
After so many wordsStill nothing's heard
— Bahamas, “Lost in the Light” · rhymes words / heard
I'm afraid of the wordsI'm afraid of the world
— David Bowie, “I’m Afraid of Americans” · rhymes words / world

How to read the 1769 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 23
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 10
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 337
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 302
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 995
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 28
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.