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Words that rhyme withyears

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 R·Z
87
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
ears8fears12cheers2clears67beers2hears1peers3gears2spears1shears2nears1sears1spheres1steers1biersdears41fleersheres270jeersmerespiers6
2 syllables
appears4arrears1careers1adheresAlgiersamirsBerkshirescashiers1coheresemirsendearsfrontiers6headgearspremieres2premiersrehears
3 syllables
disappears1souvenirs1musketeers2volunteers1engineers1gondoliers1hemispheres1pioneers1profiteers1atmospheres5auctioneers1
4 syllables
acyclovirsconventioneerselectioneersionospheres
5
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
piercefierce1BiercePeircetierce
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
pierced
4 syllables
Novosibirsk
237
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
here9this2is104fear4year1with1clear1kiss1dear1hear50give19near1ear2beer1wish14his15miss13bridge14rich12fish10if5which2switch9witch8piss8chris1gear1smith3cheer4cliff6dish3ditch9pitch4fridge2lizsis2deer5mitchmyth3rear1stiff2merebliss7pier6sphere5ridge2stitch4swisshiss4itch3diss2hitch3kitsch3Lear2queer2spear3bish1peer2steer2swish1whiz1biz1ish1niche1pris1riff1sheer1sneer1sniff1snitch1stich1tier1twitch1bierbiffDeereDisfitchfizzfleerFrischfrizzGish
2 syllables
forgive5appear1career1severe1sincere8Shakespeare2frontier6abyss5catfish2premiere2reindeer3unclear3veneer3axes1cashier1dismiss1drawbridge1goldfish1locksmith1Rainier1revere1starfish1swordfish1unhitch1abridgeadhereamiramissausterebewitchblacksmithcoherecrawfishdealfishdenys6dogfishduckiesemirendearenrichflatfishforthwithgoldsmithgoosefishheadgearherewithjewfishlight-yearlungfishmisgiveone-yearoutliveOxbridgePerlispipefishpisses8premierqueenfishredfishrehearreliveremisssailfishshellfish
3 syllables
disappear36atmosphere5engineer3interfere1volunteer1reappear4chandeliers1souvenir2stratosphere2chandelier1insincere1mutineer2auctioneer1financier1jellyfish1overhear1persevere1pioneer1angelfisharrowsmithbandolierbelvederebiospherebombardierbrigadierbuccaneercavalierchevaliercommandeercoppersmithcuttlefishdomineergondolierhemispherehieroglyphLincolnshireLubavitchMeyerbeermonolithmountaineermusketeerneedlefishneolith
4 syllables
acycloviragronomiesassociativeconventioneerelectioneerionospheretypologies
5 syllables
corroborativedeterminative
1659
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
it1in1him4thing115things57will65sing83been2still64wind59skin69ring57hill59think50king49kid50win41lives20lips43kids1wings29sick32bit25sin33drink23quick27hit23kill20spring29bring18ship19thin22big10rings19fill20list16wing23fit16bill14quit19since9weird1killed10six9trip13pills17swim11gift13sins21stick10pick8milk10hills15sit4fix8shift16spin14trick11swing15lived5jim8bills15prince6missed7brings9sink12lift10split9string13risk3film4kick5chill11dig7drinks5build6gives2kings14
2 syllables
begin25within24exist15until7begins14bullshit5admit6convinced1commit2resist5convinceinsist2berlin3outfit2exists3appeared3permitdismissed1picnic1forbid1addict3lipstick1brazileyelids5fulfill2spaceship4assistsidekick5precinct1uphill1submitaddicts1chagrin1cockpit2coiling2facelift1forgives2fulfilled2goodwill2homesick1insists1kingpin2landfill1Madrid1misfits2offspring2plaything2rebuild2toothpick2transmit2whirlwind2abridged1admits1adrift1Advil1akin1armpits1Asheville1assists1blacklist1
3 syllables
everything1anything29disappeared1politics9indistinctfingerprints3fingertips13lunatic1violin3leadershipscholarship1mandolin1violins4candlestick3crucifix2labyrinth1censorship1counterfeit1daffodils1everythings1fingerprint1hyacinth1hypocrite1Jacksonville1lunatics1mandeville1mandolins1manuscripts1pseudonym1pseudonyms1reappeared1showmanship1sportsmanship1staggering1anarchistanarchistsarrowsmithsauctioneered1authorshipauthorships
4 syllables
relationship2relationships2championship1apocalypse1anthologistanthologistsapprenticeshipapprenticeshipsathleticismathleticismsbellyachingchampionships1citizenshipcitizenshipscompanionshipcompanionships
5 syllables
ambassadorshipambassadorshipsbiostatisticsdeterminatives
7 syllables
1911
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
eyes406days124was43stars83shoes83trees79knees87please60tears30lies76goes61lose56knows53blues73yours3ways51news42says22cars37rise43does20nose37boys13cause23choose36breeze45skies51stairs28keys24doors18rose26bars26shows21noise15these7size16those6dies22flies25guys5cares14plays12has3blows14as1sighs6ease18cries16toes20wise12cheese7freeze11sees7whose2grows14raise1prize6chose4wars8tries7praise9stays4jews4laws4mars6hers5prayers6buzz4phase8toys7pays4chairs9jazz3squeeze4bees14bears4booze4ties6floors7jeez
2 syllables
surprise32because21disease26always8shadows10suppose7disguise26applause6upstairs1degrees6refuse6photos2chinese1downstairs2affairs3louise2supplies2sunrise11proposeadvisenightmares2eurosallows1goodbyes5expose1highways2sideways4despise5guitars3arise5cigars5tattoos4rupeesaccuseablaze4hallways2outdoors3rainbows1reviews4trapeze3aways3displays3elbows3malaise3sundays1arose2arouse1capsize1confuse1cowboys1demise1doorways1emcees1flores1freeways1logos1striptease2tiptoes1weekdays2willows2
3 syllables
realize10recognize5otherwise1japanese2exercise1realise1holidays4companies10anyways4nowadays2compromise6recogniseHercules1enterprise2overseas7butterflies5dominoes1criticize5interviews1fireflies3lullabies3millionaires2alibis3memorize3studios2alcatraz2alleyways1amateurs2barbecues1chevrolets2colonize2decompose2fantasize2liberties1radios1socialize1sympathize2tomorrows2unawares2wannabes1
4 syllables
apologize5apologies2apologiseabilities1identities2desensitize1mythologies1acidifiesactualizeactuariesadagiosadversitiesalphabetizealuminizeanalysesantagonize
5 syllables
materialize2actualities1aficionadoesamericanize
6 syllables
7 syllables
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 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
light-years
3 syllables
yesteryears1

“years” at line end — from real songs

I just been up here for God damn yearsFilling up hulls with God damn fears
— Bon Iver, “Heavenly Father” · rhymes years / fears
Now this past winter was the coldest in yearsIt's hard to explain if you've never lived here
— Andy Shauf, “Wendell Walker” · rhymes years / here
The sound you make is muzak to my earsYou must have learned something in all those years
— John Lennon, “How Do You Sleep?” · rhymes years / ears

How to read the 3897 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 87
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 5
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 236
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1656
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1911
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 2
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.