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Words that rhyme withafar

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 AA coda R
75
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
are1car85star1bar54jar17scar8mar1czar2par1tar2gar1har1spar1Starr1charparrtsar
2 syllables
guitar34radarcigar4bizarre2lamar3amar2jaguar2rockstar1ajar1Babar1crowbar1lumbar1nascar1revoir1victoire1AdaralarbazaarbazarboxcarDakardinardisbarearthstarfeldsparfluorsparhectarelodestarmagyarmemoirMyanmarQatarrailcarRenoirsandbarsidebar
3 syllables
reservoir2superstar4morningstar1escobar2motorcar1abattoir1caviar1alcazaravatarcinnabarcommissarhandlebarmillibarminicarregistrarrepertoireseminarZanzibar
4 syllables
Ulaanbaatar
472
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
heart1dark107hard81arms61stars1start63part40park41hearts39cars37arm31art26yard23harm24bars26cards15mark13smart14starts13farm16guard10charge9card8parts14charm10march7Charles2large1sharp5guards3marks4Clark2mars6armed2carlbarn4charged1arts4shark1yards3cart4spark13karlargh2scars10parked1arse2marked1sargeharsh1darnBart1charms9sharks1bark6stark1starve2sparks5fart1chart3marcarch5harp3barks2arc4charts5barneslark2scarred4scarfmarshark2farce3jars3margebards1farms1farts2garde2hearth1Marx2tarp2tarts2ares1barf1barns1barred1
2 syllables
apart95alarm8sweetheart3backyard2Bernardregards2graveyard4regard1depart6guitars3cigars5postcard4alarms2courtyard3remark3remarks2alarmed2impart2junkyards2postcards1skylark2sweethearts2unarmed2aardvark1Asgard1ballpark1boxcars1churchyard1Denmark1discard1Eckhart1embarks1flockhart1forearm1forearms1hallmark1monarch1newhart1restart1schoolyard1shipyard1trademark1unharmed1aardvarks1backyards2ballparks1barnyardbarnyardsbazaarsbazarsbenchmarkbenchmarksbernardsbirthmarkbirthmarksBismarckbismarkbismarksblowhardblowhardsboatyardboatyardsBogartbombardbombardsbrickyard
3 syllables
boulevard9bodyguard2meadowlark3disembark2disregard2Bonaparte1firearms1hildegard1mastercards1overcharged1watermark1abattoirs1alcazarsavant-gardeavatarsbodyguards2boulevards9caviars1cinnabarscounterchargecounterpartcounterpartsdisembarked2disembarks2disregards2firearmhandlebarshildegardesleotardleotardslumberyardlumberyardsmatriarchmatriarchesmeadowlarks3millibarsminicarsmotorcars1oligarcholigarchesoligarchsoverchargepatriarchpatriarchespatriarchsregistrars
4 syllables
state-of-the-art
112
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
ah46ya34law24saw15nah11ahh10draw6raw10blah1moi6bra1straw2hah2jaw3paw3wah2Shawbah2thaw2yah1claw3awe2cha1bois1flaw2haw1trois2chaw1maw1naw1rah1cawcrawdawgnawschwaShahslawspaWaughyaw
2 syllables
grandma1grandpaaha5withdraw1soniaha-hahurrah3outlaw2dada1chainsaw1foresaw1guffaw1AccraArtoisbacksawBanglabedstrawbourgeoisbylawchutzpahcoleslawDohaEsauhacksawhandsawhooplain-lawjigsawmacawMcGrawpashapatoisRorschach
3 syllables
son-in-lawArkansas4Omaha1carrera1Panama1Saginaw1ApiabaccaratBogotabrouhahaChickasawChihuahuaChippewaDerridafermataha-ha-hakorunamackinawOttawaoverdrawquebecoisWarszawaWichita
4 syllables
brother-in-lawsister-in-lawdaughter-in-lawfather-in-lawmother-in-law
2095
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
on293all315gone224long170wrong171song167off116fall155wall128god69was43want39call83lost74not69strong64stop59got54dawn61talk49lot57songs43thought25small43dog31hall36top28rock30cause23walls36job28ball32shot30hot23cross20walk24block28spot27drop22tall31cost24box18clock22calls21mom12caught18watch15cops15thoughts14fault11falls20pop15shop10called10dogs9wants8boss9bought10bomb9Paul7soft15gods13rocks15stopped7lawn24john4shock11tom5don2taught10loss12balls8cop7calm3shots9stops8dropped9lock5doll12mall16
2 syllables
along74because21belong22upon8forgot14involved10recall16across4applause6beyond5football2belongs2garage4gunshot1response3baseball1respond3assaultrobotbelonged2gunshots3moronabroad2massage1sidewalk3Iraq2so-calledlaptop1mirage5involveresolve3dissolve3robots1Milananton1anon2bedrock1birdsong3downfall2exhaust3rainfall3rooftops1sidewalks1unlocked1hogan1aloft2applaud1atoll1avant2barrage1blacktop2bygones1cyclops1dissolved2footfall2Hitchcock1Iran1jukebox1mailbox2matchbox2
3 syllables
restaurant5alcohol5Vietnam3basketball1protocolBabylon6dialogue1cannonball4waterfall4waterfalls4restaurants2astronaut3Montreal4overalls2Pentecost2afterthought1analog2apricot2astronauts2avalon1barbershop1catalogue1confidant1debutante2debutantes2echelon1holocaust1juggernaut1Molotov2mountaintop2nonchalant2afterthoughts1albatross1amazon1applesauce1autobahn1butterscotch1Camelot1camouflage1cosmonaut1
4 syllables
Agamemnon1neanderthal1automatonautomatonsAzerbaijanBaryshnikovbrachiopodbrachiopodscephalopodcephalopodscholesterolcholesterolselectroshockelectroshocksemoticonemoticonsheterodoxIditarodKalashnikov
5 syllables
middle-of-the-road
408
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
here270there278more207door204for117floor145hair131air127care113war77fear71year60clear67dear41hear50sure10fair45shore49store33where26near40four18ear42chair38beer29share27bear24poor1wear15prayer21your2score23or5square15stare24tear3their2pure8dare4spare11swear3rare9tour3cure5pair6gear8norcore8scare2cheer4pour5claire2sore9bare12wore2drawer5bore11roar16Herrdeer5rear1mereswore1corps1heir1tore1pier6sphere5Blairjour1glare4ore5stair5faire2flare4mer3snare3fare1chore3flair3gore2lair3Lear2moor3
2 syllables
before155nowhere18somewhere14appear13career9affair9aware5ignore6nightmare5preparethereforesecure1assure1despair14repair6compare8unfair4Pierre1beware6elsewhere1severe1mature3sincere8explore2declare3Shakespeare2ensureashore6welfare1endure1adore3frontier6encore1softwarewheelchair1restoreamour1drugstore1premiere2reindeer3seashore2unclear3veneer3warfare2allure1Astaire1centaur2couture2Dior1fanfare1backdoor1brochure1cashier1contour1decor1detour1folklore1galore1grandeur1hardcore1igor1implore1impure1lumpur1mayfair1
3 syllables
anymore105everywhere35disappear36anywhere22atmosphere5underwear3engineer3interfere1volunteer1millionaire7billionaire4Baltimore1evermore2reappear4souvenir2stratosphere2chandelier1debonair1Delaware2disrepair2insincere1mutineer2sycamore1troubadour2auctioneer1commodore1conjurer1financier1immature1Labrador1legionnaire1overhear1persevere1pioneer1silverware1Singapore1solitaire1thoroughfare1unaware1AdenaueralbacorebandolierBangaloreBarrymore
4 syllables
miniature1acyclovirconcessionaireconventioneerelectioneerionosphere
5
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)
1 syllable
far79
2 syllables
Jaffar
3 syllables
phariseesafarisafaris

“afar” at line end — from real songs

I, it's certain from afarBut you and I, we traveled through the fog
— Beirut, “A Candle’s Fire” · rhymes afar / fog
A lighthouse seen from afarSaves the crew, O Morningstar
— Cass McCombs, “Morning Star” · rhymes afar / morningstar
One little star smiling tonight knows where you areStay, little star, steady and bright to guide me afar
— Gillian Welch, “Dear Someone” · rhymes afar / are

How to read the 3160 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 75
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 472
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 112
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 2094
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 407
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 5
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.