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Words that rhyme withacts

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 AE coda K·T·S
24
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
facts1pacts4tactstracts
2 syllables
contacts1contracts1attracts2compactsdetractsdiffractsdistracts1enactsexacts1extractsimpactsprotractsredactes
3 syllables
artifactsreenactssubcontracts
2
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)
2 syllables
adapts
3 syllables
handicappeds
956
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
back310that208bad76had62black75at46glass50have27laugh39sad40mad39ass38track35pass33hat27bag20grass26dad17cash26fact24path18half13tracks19class12glad15cat14jack14crack17bags10flat15gas14act11drag19fat9map9has3as1trap13pack11match6rat10max3catch1trash9bath8flash12rap18crash7crap2cab4lap10grab2flag7bat8cap8sat5add3lack6chat4staff1labscratch6mac5packed7mattmass2cats4lad1trapped1rats5snap5math6sack7tax2pat4jazz3tap5grabbed3wrap1ash4
2 syllables
attack20relax6perhaps1contact5attacked1contract1exact1kidnapped2comrade1behalf1attacks1impactreact4collapse3comrades1intact5kidnapattract2rehab1distract1backpack3moustache3mustache3alas1bloodbath2Cognac2comeback2hashtag1ipad2knapsack2notepad1racetrack2whereasdispatchabstract1Ahab1Ajax1attach1backtrack1badass1begat1Diaz1elapse1eyelash1feedback1format1hatchback1haystack1hubcaps1landmass1lilac1lilacs1sandbags1setback1setbacks1sidetracked1syntax1Tampax1tarmac1trespass1
3 syllables
photograph7cadillac10maniac3autograph2aftermath3habitat3hourglass2overpass2alcatraz2diplomats2Laundromat2pussycat2underpass2acrobat1bureaucrat1diplomat1habitats1handicap1lumberjacks1nordictrack1overlap1paperbacks1parallax1phonograph1plexiglass1plutocrat1Pontiac1psychopath1thermostat1acrobats1allographalmanacalmanacsanorakanoraksartifactautocratautocratsbalderdashbureaucrats1
4 syllables
amnesiac1aristocrat1insomniac1overreact1sociopath1amnesiacs1aristocrats1biofeedbackbiofeedbackschoreographcounterattackcounterattackedcounterattacksHyderabadinsomniacs1
5 syllables
egomaniacegomaniacshemophiliacskleptomaniackleptomaniacs
6 syllables
1084
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
yeah124man307hand239hands113can87land115am56last88fast81past79stand74dance37band59plan59chance42sand47plans29damn13ask17passed17bank14than7grand17van15fan16gang9pants10planned15thanks6asked5ran7laughs6Sam6hang3an3thank3France8bang9camp5stands11shall1cast9pal5frank1tank7dan2aunt1plant5gaspsfans7lamb7mask6grant2san1sang5task4lands11banks5stan4blast4pan7hankAnne1jam5asks1damned1brand1drank2plants1branch2ann1tan8laughed4ralph1bands8lamp4ranch3clan1rang4vast1
2 syllables
began6command11goddamn5romance14japan6advance5program1demand4demands4attached3batman2examdianeadvancedaircraft1broadcastrelaxed2programme1homeland1exams2collapsedmustang2quicksand4finance2canal1commands3expanse2Lowlands1madman3Thailand2wasteland3entranced2expand1mismatched1sedan2snowman1Spokane1unmatched1wingspan2transplantafghan1amassed1backhands1bandstand1Belfast1corral1disband1divan1dreamland1firsthand1forecast1frogman1goddam1goddamned1handstands1headband1homelands1morale1moulin1nightstand1
3 syllables
understand125understands10photographs1circumstance8telegram1businessmanfisherman4Amsterdam3Birmingham1Abraham1caravan1hologram2motherland2wonderland1ampersand1avalanche1boomerang1caravans1chaparral1contraband1diaphragm1Disneyland1Dixieland1Ferdinand1instagram1journeyman1marianne1milligram1minivans1overcast1overhangs1riverbank1secondhand1timberlands1unattached1underpants1weatherman1abrahams1aftermaths3allographs
4 syllables
Afghanistan1sociopaths1misunderstand1afghanistans1analysandanalysandsangiogramangiogramsantiaircraftassemblymancatamaranchoreographedchoreographsenthusiastenthusiastsGondwanalandGuadalcanaliconoclast
7 syllables
electrocardiogramelectrocardiograms
99
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
crypts1ducts1scripts1mulctsoptssectssepts
2 syllables
effects3suspects1respects1insects1addicts1abductsaccepts2
3 syllables
aqueducts1manuscripts1architects1benedicts
4 syllables
aftereffectsinterconnects
6
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
reacts4
3 syllables
cataracts1counteractsinteractsoveracts
4 syllables
overreacts1

“acts” at line end — from real songs

She's tired of planting her knees on the cold, hard floor of factsTrying to act like the other girl acts
— Fiona Apple, “For Her” · rhymes acts / facts

How to read the 2164 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 24
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 2
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.
Subtractive 955
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1084
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 99
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 6
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.