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Words that rhyme witharch

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·CH
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 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
march2larchparchstarch
2 syllables
cornstarchdemarche
82
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
arse2harsh1scarfmarshfarce3hearth1barf1BarthMarcheparsesparsecharge9large1sargemargebargestars83cars37bars26mars6scars10
2 syllables
Hogarthdischargeenlargerechargesurchargeguitars3cigars5boxcars1bazaarsbazarscrowbars1disbarsearthstarsfeldsparsfluorsparshectares
3 syllables
counterchargeoverchargesuperchargeabattoirs1alcazarsavatarscaviars1cinnabarshandlebarsmillibarsminicars
24
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
charged1starved1arched5barfed1barfs1bargedbarthescarvedcarvesfarcedhearths1marched7parchedparsed1
2 syllables
dischargedenlargedrechargedsurcharged
3 syllables
overcharged1supercharged
421
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
are134off116ah46car85was43ya34far79star74bar54cause23law24cross20saw15nah11watch15ahh10boss9loss12draw6wash3raw10sauce5jar17goshcoslaws4joshRoss1scar8blah1cloth6cough8toss3claus5moi6scotch2posbra1pause8pas4lasstraw2hah2raj1jaw3paw3lodge1wah2Shawbah2dodge4moss3thaw2yah1claw3claws3jaws4mar1awe2czar2par3paws2cha1bois1flaw2flaws1gauze1haw1moth1tar2trois2bosh1chaw1Dawes1dazs1floss1gar1har1hoss1Koch1maw1mosh1naw1noth1
2 syllables
guitar34because21across4applause6grandma1garage4grandpaaha5massage1radarcigar4withdraw1soniaafar7ha-habizarre2mirage5hurrah3lamar3outlaw2amar2barrage1dada1jaguar2rockstar1ajar1Babar1chainsaw1collage1crowbar1foresaw1grandmas1grandpas1guffaw1lumbar1nascar1outlaws1panache1revoir1seesaws1takeoff1vandross1victoire1whitewash1AccraAdaralarAlsaceArtoisbacksawbacksawsbackwashBanglabazaarbazarbedstrawbedstrawsblastoffbourgeoisboxcarbrainwashbylawbylawscha-chas
3 syllables
son-in-lawArkansas4Omaha1reservoir2superstar4morningstar3escobar2Molotov2motorcar1abattoir1albatross1applesauce1butterscotch1camouflage1carrera1caviar1Panama1Saginaw1alcazarApiaarbitrageavatarbaccaratbaccaratsBogotabrouhahabrouhahascarreras1ChickasawchickasawsChihuahuaChippewacinnabarcommissarDerridaentouragefermatafermatasfuselageha-ha-hahandlebarHelioskorunakorunas
4 syllables
brother-in-lawsister-in-lawBaryshnikovdaughter-in-lawfather-in-lawKalashnikovmother-in-lawUlaanbaatar
2223
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
on293all315heart255gone1long170wrong171song167fall155dark1wall128god69hard81arms61want39call83lost74not69strong64stop59got54dawn61start63talk49lot57songs43part40thought25small43park41hearts39dog31hall36top28arm31rock30walls36job28ball32shot30hot23walk24block28spot27drop22tall31art26cost24yard23box18clock22harm24calls21mom12caught18cops15thoughts14fault11cards15falls20mark13smart14pop15shop10called10dogs9starts13farm16wants8bought10bomb9Paul7soft15guard10gods13rocks15stopped7card8lawn24john4shock11
2 syllables
apart95along74belong22upon8forgot14involved10recall16alarm8sweetheart3beyond5football2belongs2gunshot1response3baseball1respond3assaultrobotbelonged2gunshots3moronabroad2sidewalk3Iraq2so-calledlaptop1backyard2Bernardregards2graveyard4regard1depart6involvepostcard4resolve3dissolve3robots1Milananton1alarms2anon2bedrock1birdsong3courtyard3downfall2exhaust3rainfall3remark3remarks2rooftops1sidewalks1unlocked1hogan1alarmed2aloft2applaud1atoll1avant2blacktop2bygones1
3 syllables
restaurant5alcohol5Vietnam3basketball1boulevard9protocolBabylon6dialogue1cannonball4waterfall4waterfalls4bodyguard2restaurants2astronaut3Montreal4meadowlark3overalls2Pentecost2afterthought1analog2apricot2astronauts2avalon1barbershop1catalogue1confidant1debutante2debutantes2disembark2disregard2echelon1holocaust1juggernaut1mountaintop2nonchalant2afterthoughts1amazon1autobahn1Bonaparte1Camelot1
4 syllables
Agamemnon1neanderthal1automatonautomatonsAzerbaijanbrachiopodbrachiopodscephalopodcephalopodscholesterolcholesterolselectroshockelectroshocksemoticonemoticonsheterodoxIditarodneanderthals1phenomenon
5 syllables
middle-of-the-road
109
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
much87touch48beach33reach22rich12church9such4which2match6teach6each3couch11switch9witch8catch1speech5search2coach1scratch6ditch9pitch4stretch2fetchouchpatch2dutch3mitchcrutch10porch5preach8screech1breach1torch1clutch6hatchpeach4stitch4sketchitch3hitch3kitsch3perch3vouch2batch1birch1brooch1crouch1niche1roach1slouch1snatch1snitch1stich1twitch1wretch1beechbleachbreechbroachBruchbutchetchfitchglitchgrouchhoochhutchKachketchkutchkvetchlatchleachleechlurchpoachpoochpouchputschscorchsmoochthatch
2 syllables
research4approach2dispatchattach1impeach1reproach1unhitch1beseechbewitchblowtorchcarochecockroachdetachencroachenrichhomestretchmismatchnonesuchoutreachpotlatchrematchstagecoach
3 syllables
LubavitchmicroficheoverreachScaramouch
8
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
archerarchiearchers1archesarching5
3 syllables
archeriesarchery
4 syllables
overarching

“arch” at line end — from real songs

I've seen your flag on the marble archLove is not a victory march
— Rufus Wainwright, “Hallelujah” · rhymes arch / march
With our backs to the archOh, and we were gone
— David Bowie, “The Bewlay Brothers” · rhymes arch / gone
MonarchMo-na-arch
— E.Y. Harburg, “If I Were King of the Forest (Extended Version)” · rhymes arch / monarch

How to read the 2863 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 6
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 82
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 24
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 421
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 2222
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 108
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 8
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.