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Words that rhyme witharse

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·S
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 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
farce3parsesparse
85
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
march7harsh1arch5scarfmarshhearth1barf1BarthlarchMarcheparchstarchstars83cars37bars26mars6scars10jars3ares1chars1pars1
2 syllables
cornstarchdemarcheHogarthguitars3cigars5boxcars1bazaarsbazarscrowbars1disbarsearthstarsfeldsparsfluorsparshectaresjaguars2lodestars
3 syllables
abattoirs1alcazarsavatarscaviars1cinnabarshandlebarsmillibarsminicarsmotorcars1registrarsrepertoires
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
on293all315heart255gone224long170wrong171song167fall155dark1wall128god69hard81arms61want39call83lost74not69strong64stop59got54dawn61start63talk49lot57songs43part40thought25small43park41hearts39dog31hall36top28arm31rock30walls36job28ball32shot30hot23walk24block28spot27drop22tall31art26cost24yard23box18clock22harm24calls21mom12caught18cops15thoughts14fault11cards15falls20mark13smart14pop15shop10called10dogs9starts13farm16wants8bought10bomb9Paul7soft15guard10gods13rocks15stopped7card8lawn24john4shock11
2 syllables
apart95along74belong22upon8forgot14involved10recall16alarm8sweetheart3beyond5football2belongs2gunshot1response3baseball1respond3assaultrobotbelonged2gunshots3moronabroad2sidewalk3Iraq2so-calledlaptop1backyard2Bernardregards2graveyard4regard1depart6involvepostcard4resolve3dissolve3robots1Milananton1alarms2anon2bedrock1birdsong3courtyard3downfall2exhaust3rainfall3remark3remarks2rooftops1sidewalks1unlocked1hogan1alarmed2aloft2applaud1atoll1avant2blacktop2bygones1
3 syllables
restaurant5alcohol5Vietnam3basketball1boulevard9protocolBabylon6dialogue1cannonball4waterfall4waterfalls4bodyguard2restaurants2astronaut3Montreal4meadowlark3overalls2Pentecost2afterthought1analog2apricot2astronauts2avalon1barbershop1catalogue1confidant1debutante2debutantes2disembark2disregard2echelon1holocaust1juggernaut1mountaintop2nonchalant2afterthoughts1amazon1autobahn1Bonaparte1Camelot1
4 syllables
Agamemnon1neanderthal1automatonautomatonsAzerbaijanbrachiopodbrachiopodscephalopodcephalopodscholesterolcholesterolselectroshockelectroshocksemoticonemoticonsheterodoxIditarodneanderthals1phenomenon
5 syllables
middle-of-the-road
493
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
us131face250this149place169house64kiss55yes36glass50space48voice19dress44close28mess43case35ass38peace30nice29twice33guess29use29ice30worse31pass33grace26grass26less22race29choice16course13horse10miss13loose17piece13class12chase18bus11force8gas14curse17price12press8juice11piss8trace10purse8nurse4base4plus1source5bless1rice5chris1pace17mouse9stress4mass2gross3Bruce1vice2losthus1niece4bass4jessgus1verse8ace3fuss4sis2goose4dice7chess1cease6slice2brass3piercebliss7lace4les2blouse6Joyce2noose6tessdose3
2 syllables
advice16release17police7excuse7address9success6confess9unlessembrace15process3progress3divorce1discussaccessexpress3reverse6device1suitcase5replace2someplace1abuse3warehouse2increase2produceimpress2disgrace4erase6denisemauricedistress3possess4preciseexcess6luis1abyss5caress3perverse3rejoice2briefcasereduceinverse3obtuse3recluse2remorse3suffice2undress2alas1courthouse2disperse1jailhouse1morose1mouthpiece1obverse1outhouse2penthouse2Scarface2staircase1abstruse1apiece1badass1caboose1decrease1digress1dismiss1
3 syllables
paradise30universe8sacrifice9introduce1marketplace4masterpiece1databasecomatose1hourglass2overpass2anyplace1underpass2centerpiece1cyberspace1edelweiss1fireplace1nonetheless1overdose1platypus1plexiglass1slaughterhouse1acquiesceadiosadiposeaerospacealtarpieceangrinessbashfulnessbellicoseboardinghousecarefulnesscellulosecentavoscharterhousecoalescecoffeehousecommonplaceComorosconvalescediagnosedisabusedispossesseveryplace
4 syllables
nevertheless1vietnamese1overproduceplagioclasepolymerasereintroducereiteratesstreptokinase
5 syllables
nitrocellulose
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 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
arson1arsesarsons1
3 syllables
arsenal1arsenic1arsonist1arsonists1arsenals1arsenics1

“arse” at line end — from real songs

Even when I'm laughin' hard, or fallin' on my arseOr half plastered before it's even dark
— Kae Tempest, “Pictures On A Screen” · rhymes arse / dark
The critic rubs his tired arseScrapes his poor brains, strains and farts
— Roy Harper, “Hors d’œuvres” · rhymes arse / farts

How to read the 3248 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 3
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 85
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 493
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 9
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.