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Words that rhyme witharms

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·Z
9
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
charms7farms1harms1harmes
2 syllables
alarms3forearms1disarmsgendarmesunarms
4
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
barnesbarns1darnsyarns
707
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
on293gone2long3wrong1song167are2off1car85was43far1star2strong64dawn61bar54songs43arm31cause23cross20harm3mom12watch15farm16boss9bomb9lawn24john4tom5don2loss12calm3charm1wash3drawn14sauce5jar17bombs1goshcoslaws4sean1joshpalm1Ross1barn4kong1scar8honglaunchRoncloth6juan1von1prom2cough8con2HanShawndong4toss3claus5scotch2khandarnhonjonhans1pospause8pas4lasraj1bon1lodge1dodge4moss3palms5wongswan3claws3jaws4lawns2mar1wrongs3
2 syllables
along74guitar1because21belong1upon8alarm4across4applause6belongs2garage4response3moronmassage1radarcigar4afar1bizarre2mirage1Milananton1anon2birdsong3lamar3hogan1amar2barrage1bygones1Iran1jaguar2rockstar1withdrawn2ajar1aplomb1Armstrong1Babar1baton1chiffon1collage1coupons1crowbar1forearm1foregone1grandmas1grandpas1hassan1icons1lumbar1nascar1neutron1nylons1outlaws1panache1predawn1pylons1revoir1Saigon1saigons1salon1seesaws1siobhan1takeoff1thereon1vandross1
3 syllables
Vietnam3Babylon6reservoir2superstar4morningstar3avalon1echelon1escobar2Molotov2motorcar1abattoir1albatross1amazon1applesauce1autobahn1butterscotch1camouflage1caviar1intercom1lexicon1marathon1mastodons1paragons1Abidjanafrikaansaileronaileronsalcazaramazons1antiphonantiphonsAragonarbitrageautobahns1avatarAvignonbaccaratsbrouhahascarilloncarillonscarreras1catalanschickasaws
4 syllables
Agamemnon1automatonautomatonsAzerbaijanBaryshnikovemoticonemoticonsKalashnikovphenomenonSaskatchewanUlaanbaatar
2033
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
all315heart1fall1dark1ah46wall128god1hard1want1call83ya1lost1stars3not69stop59got54start63talk49lot57part40thought25small1park41hearts39dog31cars37hall36top28rock30law24walls36job28ball32shot30hot23walk24block28spot27saw15drop22tall31art26cost24yard23box18clock22calls21nah11caught18cops15bars26thoughts14fault11cards15falls20mark13smart14pop15shop10called10dogs9starts13ahh10wants8bought10Paul7soft15guard1gods13rocks15charge9stopped7card8shock11parts14taught10balls8cop7shots9stops8
2 syllables
apart95forgot14involved10recall1sweetheart3beyond5football2grandma1grandpagunshot1baseball1respond3assaultrobotbelonged2gunshots3abroad2aha5sidewalk3Iraq2so-calledlaptop1backyard2Bernardwithdraw1regards2graveyard4regard1soniadepart6guitars3ha-hacigars5involvepostcard4resolve3dissolve3robots1bedrock1courtyard3downfall2exhaust3hurrah3outlaw2rainfall3remark3remarks2rooftops1sidewalks1unlocked1alarmed2aloft2applaud1atoll1avant2blacktop2cyclops1dada1dissolved2footfall2
3 syllables
restaurant5alcohol5basketball1boulevard9protocoldialogue1son-in-lawArkansas4cannonball4waterfall4waterfalls4bodyguard2restaurants2astronaut3Montreal4Omaha1meadowlark3overalls2Pentecost2afterthought1analog2apricot2astronauts2barbershop1catalogue1confidant1debutante2debutantes2disembark2disregard2holocaust1juggernaut1mountaintop2nonchalant2afterthoughts1Bonaparte1Camelot1carrera1cosmonaut1cosmonauts1
4 syllables
brother-in-lawsister-in-lawneanderthal1brachiopodbrachiopodscephalopodcephalopodscholesterolcholesterolsdaughter-in-lawelectroshockelectroshocksfather-in-lawheterodoxIditarodmother-in-lawneanderthals1Sebastopolstate-of-the-art
5 syllables
middle-of-the-road
396
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
dreams122times86comes23seems40names24games11flames24screams7rooms7James5homes17crimes12terms1drums11teams1claims1forms1horns3rhymes13Holmes1chimes4seams10limbs6worms3slams1streams7dimes5beams6gems4rims3hymns5schemes4thorns4frames4fumes2blooms3dims2germs2lambs2swims1thumbs2crumbs2gleams1lames2sims2slums1stems1storms2yams1ames1booms1bums1climbs1creams1dames1dorms1Eames1grams1gyms1haymes1jams1scams1swarms1Thames1themes1tombs1warms1warnes1warns1aims10bams1bermsblames66borns36bournesbourns
2 syllables
sometimes33becomes17exams2daydreams1costumes1bedrooms2breadcrumbs1extremes2disclaims1enzymes1lifetimes1moonbeams1pastimes1restrooms1resumes1acclaimsadamesadornsaffirmsairframesassumesbackroomsballgamesballrooms1barnstormsbarroomsbathrooms3bedtimesbighornsbiomesbloodstreams1boardroomsbookwormsbrainstormsbridegroomsbuckthornsbullhorns1centimeschatroomsclassrooms1cloakroomscondemns2confirms1conforms1consumes1contemnscourtrooms1cutwormsdarkroomsdaytimes1declaimsdefamesdeformsdowntimesearthworms1engramsentombsesteems3
3 syllables
uniforms3chromosomes1honeycombs1Maritimes1pseudonyms1abrahams1academesaerodromes1anagramsaspartamesastrodomes1atms1cablegramscatacombs1chloroformscounterclaimscyclostomesdiademsdiagramsdiaphragms1dinnertimesdithyrambsendospermsepigramsepistemesfirestormshippodromeshistogramsholograms2kilogramsliposomeslogogramsmammogramsmicrogramsmilligrams1misinformsmonochromes3monogramsoftentimes
4 syllables
angiogramscuneiforms1diltiazemsunderperforms
7 syllables
electrocardiograms
3
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
armes
2 syllables
rearms
3 syllables
firearms1

“arms” at line end — from real songs

And he takes me in his loving armsAnd he tells me all my charms
— Joni Mitchell, “My Old Man” · rhymes arms / charms
In the fear and alarmMy brothers in arms
— Dire Straits, “Brothers in Arms” · rhymes arms / alarm
That held you in their armsThey're setting off fire alarms
— Bahamas, “Hockey Teeth” · rhymes arms / alarms

How to read the 3148 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 9
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 4
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 707
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 2032
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 396
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 3
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.