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Words that rhyme withball

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 L
91
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
all12fall3wall4call83small43hall36tall2Paul1doll1mall16crawl18stall5haul3drawl2sprawl2squall1gall2pall1brawl1Saul1scrawl1cauldahldolGaullollmaulmolmollmolle
2 syllables
recall1downfall2rainfall3atoll1footfall2nightfall2seagal2banal1drywall1wormhole1appallawolbefallcatcallcatchallChagallenthralfootwallforestallglycolGoodallguildhallinstall
3 syllables
alcohol5protocolwaterfall4Montreal4aerosolcortisolcoverallethanolfree-for-allgasoholmethanoloveralloverhaulreinstallretinolRohypnol
4 syllables
neanderthal1cholesterolSebastopol
232
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
walls1calls21fault11falls20called10balls8Charles2salt3solve2false2carlgolf2solved1karlhalt2waltz9vault1halls9waltdolls5bald2stalls3psalm3malls2stalled2vaults2crawls1faults1rawls1salts1scrawled1shawls1smalls1alls315almsALTauldauldsbalds2balled32bawled1bawls1brawled1brawls1carlescarlscaulscrawled18dahls
2 syllables
involved10assaultso-calledinvolveresolve3dissolve3dissolved2resolved2appalled1asphalt1baseballs1blackballed1default1enthralled1evolve1evolves1eyeballs1fastballs1involves1recalls1revolve1absolveabsolvedabsolvesappallsasphalts1assaultsatolls1basaltbasaltsbeachballsbefallsblackballscaballedcabalsCasalscatcalledcatcalls
3 syllables
waterfalls4overalls2unresolved1aerosolsalcohols5basketballs1Buchenwaldbutterballscannonballs4cortisolscoverallsethanolsfireballs1gasoholsmethanolsoverhauledoverhaulsprotocolsQuetzalcoatlracquetballsreinstalledreinstallsretinolssomersaultsomersaults
4 syllables
cholesterolsneanderthals1
112
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
ah46ya34law24saw15nah11ahh10draw6raw10blah1moi6bra1straw2hah2jaw3paw3wah2Shawbah2thaw2yah1claw3awe2cha1bois1flaw2haw1trois2chaw1maw1naw1rah1cawcrawdawgnawschwaShahslawspaWaughyaw
2 syllables
grandma1grandpaaha5withdraw1soniaha-hahurrah3outlaw2dada1chainsaw1foresaw1guffaw1AccraArtoisbacksawBanglabedstrawbourgeoisbylawchutzpahcoleslawDohaEsauhacksawhandsawhooplain-lawjigsawmacawMcGrawpashapatoisRorschach
3 syllables
son-in-lawArkansas4Omaha1carrera1Panama1Saginaw1ApiabaccaratBogotabrouhahaChickasawChihuahuaChippewaDerridafermataha-ha-hakorunamackinawOttawaoverdrawquebecoisWarszawaWichita
4 syllables
brother-in-lawsister-in-lawdaughter-in-lawfather-in-lawmother-in-law
2292
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
on293heart255gone224long170wrong171song167are134off1dark107god69car1hard81was43arms61want39lost1stars83far79not69star74strong64stop59got54dawn61bar54start63talk49lot57songs43part40thought25park41hearts39dog31cars37top28arm31rock30cause23job28shot30hot23cross20walk24block28spot27drop22art26cost24yard23box18clock22harm24mom12caught18watch15cops15bars26thoughts14cards15mark13smart14pop15shop10dogs9starts13farm16wants8boss9bought10bomb9soft15guard10gods13rocks15charge9stopped7card8lawn24john4
2 syllables
apart95along74guitar34because21belong22upon8forgot14alarm8across4sweetheart3applause6beyond5belongs2garage4gunshot1response3respond3robotbelonged2gunshots3moronabroad2massage1radarsidewalk3Iraq2laptop1backyard2Bernardcigar4regards2graveyard4regard1afar7depart6guitars3bizarre2cigars5mirage5postcard4robots1Milananton1alarms2anon2bedrock1birdsong3courtyard3exhaust3lamar3remark3remarks2rooftops1sidewalks1unlocked1hogan1alarmed2aloft2amar2applaud1
3 syllables
restaurant5Vietnam3boulevard9Babylon6dialogue1bodyguard2restaurants2astronaut3reservoir2superstar4meadowlark3morningstar3Pentecost2afterthought1analog2apricot2astronauts2avalon1barbershop1catalogue1confidant1debutante2debutantes2disembark2disregard2echelon1escobar2holocaust1juggernaut1Molotov2motorcar1mountaintop2nonchalant2abattoir1afterthoughts1albatross1amazon1applesauce1autobahn1Bonaparte1
4 syllables
Agamemnon1automatonautomatonsAzerbaijanBaryshnikovbrachiopodbrachiopodscephalopodcephalopodselectroshockelectroshocksemoticonemoticonsheterodoxIditarodKalashnikovphenomenonSaskatchewanstate-of-the-art
5 syllables
middle-of-the-road
617
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
girl90well142soul126feel91will65smile100real69hell87still64while80tell75hill59school49fool53roll42cool36style36hole29deal27jail25wheel26kill20fell28bell24whole15full1fill20steel24pool20cell12bill14fail18spell18steal11sell8mail12smell6sale13rule9trail11pull4stole7oil5chill11till2shall1pal5tail8nail10meal6heal11file2sail10male3goal5skull3shell10role4mile8bull5bail5pill8bowl4soil5tale4phil1coal12yell5hail5pole4kylefoul5scale4seal2pearl7pile2swell5earl2drill2skill4pale6spill8coletool3whale4
2 syllables
control47hotel31until7female1motel8appeal9detail1farewell5patrol5reveal2doorbell2awhile12profile2michellemeanwhile1nicole1e-mailideal1parole1blackmailbrazilcocktailintelfulfill2emailmiguelconceal3payroll1pothole3unfurl3canal1lifestyle1chanel2exhale2inhale3lapel2recoil1seagull3surreal2unreal1uphill1handfulexcel2exile1gazelle2goodwill2landfill1Rockwell1seashell1unwell1worthwhile1michelmarceladele1Advil1Asheville1bluebell1carpool1carvel1chappelle1corral1cowgirl1deville1downhill1extol1
3 syllables
personnel1carousel4isabelclientele2jezebel1buttonhole2citadel2oldsmobile2ridicule2amphibole1caravel1chaparral1chippendales1fairytale1fingernail1Jacksonville1lauderdale1Liverpool1mandeville1molecule1parallel1pocketful1reconcile1robitaille1abigailanglophileBartlesvillebookmobileBougainvillecamomileCarbondalecarrouselcasserolechamomilechippendalecountervailcrocodilecubbyholedaffodildanielledecibeldecontrolEvansvilleEzekiel
4 syllables
mademoiselleautomobile2Aix-la-ChapelleGuadalcanalmateriel
5 syllables
antipersonnel
62
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
bawl1
2 syllables
football2baseball1eyeball1foosball1beachballblackballcabalfastballhandballhardballmeatballmothball
3 syllables
basketball1cannonball4fireball1powerball1butterballracquetballvolleyballabolished1symbolic1
4 syllables
abolishesabolishinganabolichyperbolicmetabolic
5 syllables
diabolical1

“ball” at line end — from real songs

On that marbled bowling ballOr me here least of all
— Joni Mitchell, “Refuge of the Roads” · rhymes ball / all
And headed for the wallLike a wrecking ball
— Gillian Welch, “Wrecking Ball” · rhymes ball / wall
Warm front we had a ballCabs to catch and shoes to fall
— Dr. Dog, “Critical Equation” · rhymes ball / fall

How to read the 3343 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 91
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 232
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 112
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 2291
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 617
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 62
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.