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Words that rhyme withago

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 OW coda —
148
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
know17oh1no1so92low1show2though1snow4slow1blow43grow1row1flow33whoa8ow3ohh7joe1throw6bro5glow27owe2dough2pro3toe6crow8hoe4woe5foe2tow4doh2Poe1flo2mow2roe2doe1aux1beau1coe1hoh1joh1koh1roh1sew1stow1Tho1choCROfloeLuomoerhosloeStowe
2 syllables
below1hello15althoughdunno1aglow7Monroe2uno2bestow1drapeau1escrow1outgrow1plateau1tarot1BordeauxchateauCousteauDefoeFoucaultgateaukayoMarceauMunroPernodpoirotrondeaurouleauRousseauso-sotableauThoreauTruffautturbot
3 syllables
radio35Mexico17studio1Tokyo1Romeo2buffalo2stereo2undertow6Idaho5rodeo4tupelo3afterglow4Jericho3patio2bungalow2figaro2kokomo1overflow2ratio1apropos1bigelow1Borneo1embryo1Eskimo1mistletoe1Monaco1Navajo1zydeco1angeloaudiocalicocameocicerodominodynamoKosovomedicooleooverthrowpiccolopoliopompanoporticoportmanteauScorpiotaekwondo
4 syllables
DiMaggio1adagioArapahoArapahoeGeronimoGuantanamomustachiooreganopistachiopoliticoportfoliopresidio
5 syllables
Michelangelo2braggadocioimpresarioMontevideo
6 syllables
generalissimo
1442
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
home4road1soul126own119cold1old2stone72gold1phone60clothes64known62goes1bones62knows53told49roll42smoke37close1hold40bone44nose37ghost35hole29most27hope26broke25joke26throat1coat26whole15closed21boat23rose26wrote19shows21those6grown18both6load19note10coast15sold13spoke10blows1holes14code11folks10stones15rope13souls12Jones10toes20vote1nope5stole7homes17showed6shown11Rome8zone9roads11jokes11notes7dope14post5throne12grows14coach1toast6loan8groans1drove3chose4goal5thrown7tone7role4phones5bowl4blown6
2 syllables
alone286control47shadows10suppose7unknown17almost4supposed1photos2explode12approach2patrol5remote3exposed3nicole1proposeborrowed1afloat9parole1controlledbehold5euroscontrols47crossroads3expose1household1unfold5proposedthreshold2opposed1wardrobe1untold2railroad1awoke4headphones2payroll1pothole3rainbows1raincoat1syndrome2Capone3cologne2crossroad1elbows3provoked3reload2approached1arose2atone2composed1foretold2logos1morose1pinholes1tightropes2tiptoes1trombone2tyrone2willows2wishbone2arseholes1
3 syllables
telephone20episode3envelope2dominoes1microphone4centerfold4overcoat2overgrown3antidote3cobblestones1comatose1monochrome3overload2petticoat3Roanoke2studios2telephones2buttonhole2chaperone1decompose2honeycomb1microphones1overflowed1periscope2predisposed2radios1tomorrows2aerodrome1amphibole1anemone1antelopes1astrodome1bungalows1buttonholes1calicoes1cantaloupes1catacomb1chromosomes1cobblestone1cornerstones1
4 syllables
adagiosanticycloneanticyclonesantonios1Concepcionheliotropeheliotropeskaleidoscopekaleidoscopeslaryngoscopelaryngoscopesmanifestoes
5 syllables
hydrocortisone1aficionadoesarchipelagoesbraggadociosdivertimentoeshydrocortisones1impresarios
6 syllables
generalissimoes
63
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
ghosts7holds5bolts2olds3coasts2colts1hosts1posts1volts1boasts1bolds6coaxed
2 syllables
unfolds1thresholds1aholdsbeholds5billfolds1blindfolds1chokeholds1deadboltsenfolds
3 syllables
centerfolds1marigolds1manifoldsstrangleholdsunbeknownst
31
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
go11Gogh
2 syllables
foregoforgoNGOgoing29goers1Goagoatesgoer
3 syllables
indigo2undergovertigoongoing1churchgoerchurchgoers
4 syllables
easygoingjingoismjingoisms
5 syllables
archipelago

“ago” at line end — from real songs

But now we keep where we don't knowWith the one you loved so long ago
— Neutral Milk Hotel, “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea” · rhymes ago / know
Where have you been? Where did you go?Those summer nights seem long ago
— Lana Del Rey, “Old Money” · rhymes ago / go
That we polished so long agoTo make my bed of snow?
— Leonard Cohen, “Master Song” · rhymes ago / snow

How to read the 1653 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 148
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 1442
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 63
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 31
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.