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Words that rhyme withbeard

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 IH coda R·D
47
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
weird1cleared1feared2cheered4eared42fleeredgeared8jeeredneared40
2 syllables
appeared1adheredcareered9cashiered1coheredendeared
3 syllables
disappeared9reappeared1auctioneered1buccaneered
4 syllables
electioneered
1
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
beards1
360
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
it444here270fear71year60clear67dear41hear50kid50near40ear42sick32bit25beer29quick27hit23ship19big10fit16quit19trip13stick10pick8sit4trick11split9kick5dig7nick4slip8tip6pig3ridspit8gear8grip12hid9cheer4thick7lip9chick3lit10hip9rickpit4rip2strip4skip3flip6chip1prick4brick2kitclick3bid3lick6whip1gig3deer5rear1crib10mereMick1siddip4clip4wig4pier6grid1sphere5rig1tick2quid1sip4drip4wit3tit3writ3Lear2
2 syllables
appear13bullshit5career9admit6commit2outfit2severe1permitsincere8picnic1forbid1lipstick1Shakespeare2spaceship4frontier6sidekick5premiere2reindeer3unclear3veneer3submitcockpit2homesick1Madrid1toothpick2transmit2cashier1eyelid1Kubrick1Rainier1revere1starship1unfit1acquitad-libadhereairshipairstripamirarmpitausterebefitbigwigbroomstickchopstickcoherecorncribcourtshipdipstickemiremitendearequipflagshipHasidheadgearheadshiphorseshitjoystickjudgeship
3 syllables
disappear36atmosphere5engineer3interfere1volunteer1lunatic1leadershipscholarship1reappear4candlestick3souvenir2stratosphere2chandelier1insincere1mutineer2auctioneer1censorship1counterfeit1financier1hypocrite1overhear1persevere1pioneer1showmanship1sportsmanship1authorshipbaby-sitbailiwickbandolierbattleshipbelvederebiospherebolshevikbombardierbrigadierbrinkmanshipbuccaneercavalierchairmanshipchevalier
4 syllables
relationship2championship1acyclovirapprenticeshipcitizenshipcompanionshipconventioneerdictatorshipdirectorshipeditorshipelectioneergeneralshipgovernorshipIdentikitimpoliticionosphereone-upmanshippartisanshipprofessorship
5 syllables
ambassadorship
1583
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
in278him138this149is104thing115things57years84will65sing83been63still64wind59skin69with51ring57hill59think50kiss55king49give19win41lives20lips43kids37wings29ears29sin33drink23kill20spring29bring18wish14thin22rings19his15miss13fill20bridge14list16wing23bill14since9rich12killed10six9pills17fears25swim11gift13sins21milk10fish10hills15if5fix8shift16which2spin14swing15lived5jim8bills15prince6missed7brings9sink12lift10string13risk3film4switch9witch8chill11drinks5build6gives2kings14its1thinks1
2 syllables
begin25within24exist15until7begins14forgive5appears4convinced1resist5convinceinsist2berlin3exists3dismissed1addict3brazileyelids5fulfill2assistabyss5precinct1catfish2uphill1addicts1axes1chagrin1coiling2facelift2forgives2fulfilled2goodwill2insists1kingpin2landfill1misfits2offspring2plaything2rebuild2whirlwind2abridged1admits1adrift1Advil1akin1armpits1arrears1Asheville1assists1blacklist1blueprints1Boleyn1careers1checklist1deville1dismiss1downhill1drawbridge1eclipse1extinct1footprint1
3 syllables
everything65anything29politics9indistinctfingerprints3fingertips13disappears6violin3mandolin1violins4chandeliers1crucifix2souvenirs1labyrinth1musketeers2volunteers1daffodils1engineers1everythings1fingerprint1gondoliers1hemispheres1hyacinth1Jacksonville1jellyfish1lunatics1mandeville1mandolins1manuscripts1pioneers1profiteers1pseudonym1pseudonyms1staggering1yesteryears1anarchistanarchistsangelfisharrowsmitharrowsmiths
4 syllables
relationships2apocalypse1acyclovirsagronomiesanthologistanthologistsapprenticeshipsassociativeathleticismathleticismsbellyachingchampionships1citizenshipscompanionshipsconventioneers
5 syllables
ambassadorshipsbiostatisticscorroborativedeterminativedeterminatives
7 syllables
1292
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
head219side201said146good108bed169dead149road127need93god69bad76hard81ride96made86had62died74word46blood51lord28hide63could46loud49red49heard41pride53crowd41sad40mad39tried34should27read21bird26would21proud25wood28wide39cried37food24scared17paid26dad17yard23lead16bride23lied22dude11speed20bread19glad15trade20load19played15bored18mood11blade22board10guard10stayed13code11shade35card8sword11stood11cloud17feed11hood13tide22grade8showed6fade27laid9mud13tied9led7bleed19third3spread6seed17maid8guide10slide14
2 syllables
inside131outside53afraid40instead39ahead21decide19record3allowed9parade19agreed5afford7aside7prepared5indeed3destroyed2avoid2explode12reward3beside6provide1aboard2absurd8betrayed2denied10childhood1comrade1proceed1towardsucceed1occurred4compared1enjoyed5award2abroad2transferreddivide11borrowed1assured5includeupsidecollide8ignored6password1backyard2Bernardgraveyard4appliedregard1arcade6declaredabide6bluebird4reside6restored6unsaid5untied5landlord1persuadelandslide4mermaid3
3 syllables
understood12satisfied16neighborhood11suicide11attitude5hollywood5episode3terrified4homicide1paranoid2boulevard9guaranteed4gratitude1overhead6qualified1occupied1lemonade5riverside4crucified4mountainside2overboard3solitude2classifiedbodyguard2mockingbird3countryside2genocide2hummingbird1overload2petrified3promenade2riverbed3unprepared3asteroid2disregard2interlude2justified2magnified2misconstrued2neighbourhood1
4 syllables
misunderstood9identified1dissatisfied2exemplified1formaldehyde1infanticide1solidified1unsatisfied1acidifiedbeatifiedbrachiopodcephalopoddaminozidedecertifieddeclassifieddemystifieddetoxifieddisqualifieddiversified
5 syllables
corticosteroid
6 syllables
4
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
Bluebeardbearded1bearding3graybeard

“beard” at line end — from real songs

As I watched in sorrow, there suddenly appearedA figure gray and ghostly beneath a flowing beard
— Carole King, “Tapestry” · rhymes beard / appeared
Sugar and spice and everything weirdA tug on Jupiter's beard
— Cass McCombs, “Laughter Is the Best Medicine” · rhymes beard / weird
So let it grow a beardAnd everyone cheers
— Damien Rice, “Camarillas” · rhymes beard / cheers

How to read the 3279 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 47
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 1
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 358
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1581
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1292
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 4
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.