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Words that rhyme withass

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 AE coda S
49
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
glass2pass2grass2class12gas14mass2bass4brass3bras1crass2gras1casschassedasfahslassmasse
2 syllables
alas1badass1landmass1trespass1amassbluegrassbypasscrevassedumbasseelgrasseyeglassfirst-classimpasse
3 syllables
hourglass2overpass2underpass2plexiglass1fiberglassmiddle-classsassafrasunderclass
112
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
laugh1cash4path18half1match6catch1trash9bath8flash12crash7staff1scratch6math6ash4patch2smash2dash2rash1hatchcalf3splash2wrath3stash1bash2gash2hash1mash2batch1chaff1clash1lash1Nash1Plath1snatch1hathAschAshebrashcachegaffgaffegnashGrafgraphKachlatchlathRAFsashslashstaphthatchthrashhas3as1jazz3spaz1have27badge1cadgehajjhalve
2 syllables
behalf1moustache3mustache3bloodbath2dispatchattach1eyelash1whiplash1abashbacklashcarafedetachfail-safeFalstaffflagstafffootpathgiraffemishmashmismatchpotashpotlatchrehashrematchriffraffslapdashwarpathwhereasDiaz1pizzazztopaz
3 syllables
photograph7autograph2aftermath3phonograph1psychopath1allographbalderdashepitaphhectographlithographmonographparagraphpolygraphspectrographtelegraphalcatraz2razzmatazz
4 syllables
sociopath1choreographmimeograph
969
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
hands113last88fast81past2dance1chance42plans29ask2passed17tracks19bags10pants1thanks6asked5laughs6France8facts10stands11max3cast9gaspsfans1mask1task4lands11banks5cats4blast4rats5asks1tax2plants1branch2laughed4acts1ralph1bands8lads1ranch3vast1backs6lance1crashed2tanks2cracks7francsglance7smashed1wax3slams1hats1rags7ants5hangs3draft1grasp6stacks6danced1gasplasts4sands4axe3craft2cans2caps4flags4blanks2flats3glands2raps3sans1trance3traps3blacks2brands3camps2champs2fags3jags2lambs2
2 syllables
romance14relax6perhaps1advance5demands4attached3attacks1collapse3advancedcomrades1aircraft1contacts1broadcastrelaxed2exams2collapsedfinance2commands3expanse2Lowlands1entranced2mismatched1unmatched1contracts1Ajax1amassed1backhands1Belfast1elapse1forecast1handstands1homelands1hubcaps1lilacs1relapsed1rembrandts1sandbags1setbacks1sundance1syntax1Tampax1typecast1abashedadaptsafghans1aircrafts1armbandsaskanceat-batsattracts2backlashedbackpacks3backslapsbacktracks1badlandsbandstands1bedpansbivalvebivalvedbivalves
3 syllables
understands10photographs1circumstance8diplomats2avalanche1caravans1cataracts1habitats1lumberjacks1minivans1overcast1overhangs1paperbacks1parallax1timberlands1unattached1underpants1abrahams1acrobats1aftermaths3allographsalmanacsamaranthamaranthsampersands1anagramsanoraksartifactsautocratsautographed2autographs2avalanchedboomerangs1bureaucrats1butterfatscablegramscadillacs10caveatschaparrals1chloroplast
4 syllables
sociopaths1afghanistans1amnesiacs1analysandsangiogramsantiaircraftaristocrats1biofeedbackschoreographedchoreographscounterattacksenthusiastenthusiastsiconoclasticonoclastsinsomniacs1
5 syllables
egomaniacshemophiliacskleptomaniacs
6 syllables
7 syllables
electrocardiograms
1
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
yeah1
939
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
man307back2that2hand239can87land115bad1am56had62black75stand74at46band59plan59sand47sad40mad39track35hat27bag20damn13dad17fact24bank14than7glad15cat14grand17jack14van15fan16crack1flat15gang1act11drag19fat9planned15map9ran7trap13pack11Sam6hang3an3rat10thank3bang1camp5shall1rap18pal5frank1crap2cab4lap10grab2flag7tank7bat8dan2aunt1plant5cap8sat5add1lack6lamb7grant2chat4san1labsang5mac5packed7mattstan4lad1pan7trapped1
2 syllables
attack20began6command11goddamn5contact5japan6program1attacked1contract1demand4exact1kidnapped2comrade1batman2examimpactreact4dianeintact5programme1homeland1kidnapmustang2attract2rehab1quicksand4distract1backpack3canal1madman3Thailand2wasteland3Cognac2comeback2expand1hashtag1ipad2knapsack2notepad1racetrack2sedan2snowman1Spokane1wingspan2transplantabstract1afghan1Ahab1backtrack1bandstand1begat1corral1disband1divan1dreamland1feedback1firsthand1format1frogman1goddam1
3 syllables
understand1cadillac10maniac3telegram1businessmanfisherman4habitat3Amsterdam3Birmingham1Abraham1caravan1hologram2Laundromat2motherland2pussycat2wonderland1acrobat1ampersand1boomerang1bureaucrat1chaparral1contraband1diaphragm1diplomat1Disneyland1Dixieland1Ferdinand1handicap1instagram1journeyman1marianne1milligram1nordictrack1overlap1plutocrat1Pontiac1riverbank1secondhand1thermostat1weatherman1
4 syllables
Afghanistan1amnesiac1aristocrat1insomniac1misunderstand1overreact1analysandangiogramassemblymanbiofeedbackcatamarancounterattackcounterattackedGondwanalandGuadalcanalHyderabad
5 syllables
egomaniackleptomaniac
6 syllables
megalomaniac
7 syllables
electrocardiogram
488
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
us131face250this149place169house64else57kiss55yes36space48voice19dress44close28mess43case35peace30nice29twice33guess29use29ice30worse31cross20grace26less22race29choice16course13horse10miss13loose17piece13chase18bus11force8boss9curse17price12press8loss12juice11piss8trace10purse8nurse4base4plus1source5bless1rice5chris1pace17mouse9sauce5pulse4cosfalse2stress4gross3Bruce1Ross1vice2losthus1niece4jessgus1verse8ace3fuss4sis2goose4toss3dice7arse2chess1cease6slice2pierceposbliss7laslace4les2blouse6
2 syllables
advice16release17police7excuse7address9across4success6confess9unlessembrace15process3progress3divorce1discussaccessexpress3reverse6device1suitcase5replace2someplace1abuse3warehouse2increase2produceimpress2disgrace4erase6denisemauricedistress3possess4preciseexcess6luis1abyss5caress3perverse3rejoice2briefcasereduceinverse3obtuse3recluse2remorse3suffice2undress2courthouse2disperse1jailhouse1morose1mouthpiece1obverse1outhouse2penthouse2Scarface2staircase1abstruse1apiece1caboose1decrease1digress1dismiss1doghouse1
3 syllables
paradise30universe8sacrifice9introduce1marketplace4masterpiece1databasecomatose1anyplace1albatross1applesauce1centerpiece1cyberspace1edelweiss1fireplace1nonetheless1overdose1platypus1slaughterhouse1acquiesceadiosadiposeaerospacealtarpieceangrinessbashfulnessbellicoseboardinghousecarefulnesscellulosecentavoscharterhousecoalescecoffeehousecommonplaceComorosconvalescediagnosedisabusedispossesseveryplaceface-to-facefaithfulness
4 syllables
nevertheless1vietnamese1overproduceplagioclasepolymerasereintroducereiteratesstreptokinase
5 syllables
nitrocellulose
18
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
harassmorassacid4asses6acids4assay
3 syllables
Asimovassayingharasserharassersharassesharassingmorasses
4 syllables
veracitiesveracityvoracitiesvoracity
5 syllables
inaccuracies

“ass” at line end — from real songs

You say no and turn right around, and ask me for some assNow, everytime I ask you for a little cash
— Erykah Badu, “Tyrone” · rhymes ass / cash
My presence is a present, kiss my assI'm livin' in the future so the present is my past
— Bon Iver, “Monster” · rhymes ass / past
If you kiss enough assAnd when you do that
— Aretha Franklin, “School Spirit Skit 1” · rhymes ass / that

How to read the 2557 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 49
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 112
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 969
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 1
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 938
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 488
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 18
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.