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Words that rhyme withalarm

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·M
11
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
arm31harm3farm3charm10
2 syllables
forearm1disarmgendarmerearmunarm
3 syllables
firearmunderarm
3
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
barn4darnyarn
30
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
arms1armed2charms9barnesfarms1barns1charmed1farmed1harmed1harms1armesdarneddarnsharmeslarnedyarnedyarns
2 syllables
alarms2alarmed2unarmed2forearms1unharmed1disarmeddisarmsforearmed1gendarmesrearmedrearmsunarms
3 syllables
firearms1
422
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
on293gone224long170wrong171song167are134ah46car85ya34far79star74strong64dawn61bar54law24saw15nah11mom12ahh10bomb9lawn24john4tom5don2calm3draw6drawn14raw10jar17sean1palm4kong1scar8hongblah1Ronjuan1von1prom2con2HanShawndong4moi6khanhonjonbra1straw2hah2jaw3paw3bon1wah2Shawbah2thaw2wongyah1swan3claw3mar1yawn3awe2czar2par3throng3cha1non1bois1bong1cong2fawn1flaw2gong2haw1homme1tar2trois2bom1chaw1com1dom1
2 syllables
along74guitar34belong22upon8grandma1grandpamoronaha5radarcigar4withdraw1soniaafar7ha-habizarre2Milananton1anon2birdsong3hurrah3lamar3outlaw2hogan1amar2dada1Iran1jaguar2rockstar1withdrawn2ajar1aplomb1Armstrong1Babar1baton1chainsaw1chiffon1crowbar1foregone1foresaw1guffaw1hassan1lumbar1nascar1neutron1predawn1revoir1Saigon1salon1siobhan1thereon1victoire1yuan1AccraAdaralarAmonantoineargonArgonneArtoisAssamAtonaxon
3 syllables
Vietnam3Babylon6son-in-lawArkansas4Omaha1reservoir2superstar4morningstar3avalon1echelon1escobar2motorcar1abattoir1amazon1autobahn1carrera1caviar1intercom1lexicon1marathon1Panama1Saginaw1AbidjanaileronalcazarantiphonApiaAragonavatarAvignonbaccaratBogotabrouhahacarillonChickasawChihuahuaChippewacimarroncinnabarcommissardenouementDerrida
4 syllables
brother-in-lawsister-in-lawAgamemnon1automatonAzerbaijandaughter-in-lawemoticonfather-in-lawmother-in-lawphenomenonSaskatchewanUlaanbaatar
2290
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
all315heart255off116fall155dark107wall128god69hard81was43want39call83lost74stars83not69stop59got54start63talk49lot57songs43part40thought25small43park41hearts39dog31cars37hall36top28rock30cause23walls36job28ball32shot30hot23cross20walk24block28spot27drop22tall31art26cost24yard23box18clock22calls21caught18watch15cops15bars26thoughts14fault11cards15falls20mark13smart14pop15shop10called10dogs9starts13wants8boss9bought10Paul7soft15guard10gods13rocks15charge9stopped7card8shock11parts14taught10loss12balls8cop7
2 syllables
apart95because21forgot14involved10recall16across4sweetheart3applause6beyond5football2belongs2garage4gunshot1response3baseball1respond3assaultrobotbelonged2gunshots3abroad2massage1sidewalk3Iraq2so-calledlaptop1backyard2Bernardregards2graveyard4regard1depart6guitars3cigars5mirage5involvepostcard4resolve3dissolve3robots1bedrock1courtyard3downfall2exhaust3rainfall3remark3remarks2rooftops1sidewalks1unlocked1aloft2applaud1atoll1avant2barrage1blacktop2bygones1cyclops1dissolved2footfall2
3 syllables
restaurant5alcohol5basketball1boulevard9protocoldialogue1cannonball4waterfall4waterfalls4bodyguard2restaurants2astronaut3Montreal4meadowlark3overalls2Pentecost2afterthought1analog2apricot2astronauts2barbershop1catalogue1confidant1debutante2debutantes2disembark2disregard2holocaust1juggernaut1Molotov2mountaintop2nonchalant2afterthoughts1albatross1applesauce1Bonaparte1butterscotch1Camelot1camouflage1cosmonaut1
4 syllables
neanderthal1automatonsBaryshnikovbrachiopodbrachiopodscephalopodcephalopodscholesterolcholesterolselectroshockelectroshocksemoticonsheterodoxIditarodKalashnikovneanderthals1Sebastopolstate-of-the-artthingamabob
5 syllables
middle-of-the-road
411
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
time643home338name243him138them89dream150room147same150come105game106am56from46shame76blame66came41storm32warm21some32crime30flame42damn13scream25dumb21team17form15seem16fame31climb21swim11cream12claim15drum20frame18jim8dime28Sam6bloom28boom9Rome8stream16mum3whom1rhyme29prime4kim2lame13aim10lamb7bum4gym6tomb15theme2timfirmroam18term1jam5steam9thumb9gum2scheme5ham2groom2sum2doom7numb10beam2scum1ramgloom9cam1womb8slim6lime10pamdam6bam1hum8limb6tame7worm1chime6rum4broom5
2 syllables
become17lifetime11bedroom9goddamn5sometime9bathroom3became3program1costume5perform3assumeperfume12meantime3confirm1informextreme2examsupreme1sublime13springtime2income1platform1programme1daydream6nicknameesteem3syndrome2outcome2resume1moonbeam2nighttime2courtroom1presumeballroom1condemn2consume1downstream1halftime1headroom1lunchtime2showtime1transform1aflame1bloodstream1classroom1conform1daytime1earthworm1genome1goddam1lukewarm1mainstream1mayhem1noontime1pastime1playroom1proclaim1rainstorm1reform1regime1restroom1shalom1storeroom1upstream1waveform1
3 syllables
uniform3anytime5overcome4summertime11overtime5telegram1Bethlehem1Amsterdam3Birmingham1monochrome3seraphim3thunderstorm2wintertime2Abraham1hologram2honeycomb1aerodrome1astrodome1catacomb1Christmastime1diaphragm1everytime1instagram1milligram1pantomime1paradigm1pseudonym1Styrofoam1academeanagramAnaheimaspartameBellinghamcablegramCardizemchloroformchromosomecounterclaimCunninghamcyclostomediademdiagramdinnertimedithyrambendosperm
4 syllables
cuneiform1angiogramdiltiazemunderperform
7 syllables
electrocardiogram
4
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)
3 syllables
alarming8alarmistalarmists
4 syllables
alarmingly

“alarm” at line end — from real songs

Tell him to sound the alarmIs he gonna keep me safe from harm?
— Big Thief, “Cut My Hair” · rhymes alarm / harm
They wished you’d accepted the blame for the farmBut with the sea at your feet and the phony false alarm
— Bob Dylan, “Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands” · rhymes alarm / farm
In the fear and alarmMy brothers in arms
— Dire Straits, “Brothers in Arms” · rhymes alarm / arms

How to read the 3165 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 11
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 3
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 30
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 422
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 2289
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 410
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 4
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.