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Words that rhyme withblows

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 OW coda Z
266
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
goes61knows2nose1rose26shows21those6toes20grows14chose4flows12pose1owes2hoes8hose4woes4throws1crows4prose2foes3froze1glows2lows2rows2snows1beaus1doze1ose1slows1Bosebowesdohs2doughs13floesgoghsjoes7lowesmoespows2proespros3rhoesroes2rohs1rowessews1sloessows1
2 syllables
shadows10suppose7photos2proposeeurosexpose1rainbows1elbows3arose2logos1tiptoes1willows2bulldoze1chateaus1demos1disclose1meadows1oppose1plainclothes1aloesAmbroseammoesbackhoesbanjoesbestows1bongoesbongosboroughsbozoesbozosburrowescargoescargosceroesciscoes
3 syllables
dominoes1studios2decompose2radios1tomorrows2bungalows1calicoes1dominos1eskimos1overflows1ratios1afterglows4albinoesallegroesamigoesamigosangelosaudiosbordelloesbuffaloesbuffalos2calypsoescalypsos
4 syllables
adagiosantonios1manifestoesmustachios
5 syllables
aficionadoesarchipelagoesbraggadociosdivertimentoesimpresariosmichelangelos2
6 syllables
generalissimoes
61
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
drove3grove4stove3cove1rove1bove1loathe1wove1clotheclovedogelogeNovSoavetroveclose1gross3losdose3bowsegroszboth6coach1
2 syllables
alcovemangrovemorose1engrossfructoseglucoseapproach2reproach1briochecarochecockroachencroachoutgrowthstagecoach
3 syllables
comatose1overdose1adiosadiposebellicosecellulosecentavosComorosdiagnosegrandioseotioseundergrowth
5 syllables
nitrocellulose
555
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
clothes1bones62ghost35most27closed1coast15holes14folks10stones15souls12Jones10ghosts7homes17roads11jokes11notes7post5toast6groans1phones5hopes2holds5host4owns2votes1boats1Holmes1rolls3moans5loads3roast1codes2throats3goals4coats2poles4smokes4ropes2bolts2coals1droves2floats3olds3quotes3coasts2goats2roles1shoals1boast1clones1colts1cones1croaks1dozed1drones1hosts1knowles1loans1oaths1oats1posed1posts1robes1scones1scopes1scrolls1slopes1soles1spokes1strokes1strolls1thrones1tones1vogues1volts1yokes1zones1bloatsblokes1boasts1bodesbolds6boles
2 syllables
almost4supposed1exposed3controls47crossroads1proposedopposed1headphones2approached1composed1pinholes1tightropes2unfolds1arseholes1crossbones1disposed1earphones1explodes1foremost1foxholes1gravestones1gunboats1lifeboats1loopholes1rhinestones1tadpoles1thresholds1trombones1turncoats1abodesaholdsalcovesanodesatones2backbones1backstrokes1banknotesbankrollsbaroquesbathrobesbeholds5bemoansbillfolds1biomesblindfolds1bloodstonesblowholesbluestonesboatloadsbrownstonesbulldozedbusloadscajolescapotescapstonescarloadscathodescellphonescharcoalscheekboneschokeholds1colognes2commodes1
3 syllables
cobblestones1telephones2microphones1predisposed2antelopes1buttonholes1cantaloupes1centerfolds1chromosomes1cornerstones1envelopes1episodes1honeycombs1isotopes1marigolds1orioles1overcoats1overdosed1petticoats1xylophones1acetonesaerodromes1allophonesallotropesamphiboles1anaerobesanecdotesanemones1anklebonesantidotes3artichokesastrodomes1asymptotesbaritonesbourguignonsbronchoscopescasserolescatacombs1chaperones1cherrystonesciceronescollarbones
4 syllables
anticyclonesheliotropeskaleidoscopeslaryngoscopesophthalmoscopesoscilloscopesoverexposedpolariscopesprogesteronessuperimposedtestosterones
5 syllables
hydrocortisones1
158
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
know2go1oh95no90so92low99show96though55snow73slow61blow43grow48row30flow33whoa8ow3ohh7joe7throw6bro5glow27owe2dough13pro3toe6crow8hoe4woe5foe2tow4doh2Poe2flo2mow2roe2doe1aux1beau1coe1hoh1joh1koh1roh1sew1stow1Tho1choCROfloeGoghLuomoerhosloeStowe
2 syllables
ago68below43hello15althoughdunno1aglow7Monroe2uno2bestow1drapeau1escrow1outgrow1plateau1tarot1BordeauxchateauCousteauDefoeforegoforgoFoucaultgateaukayoMarceauMunroNGOPernodpoirotrondeaurouleauRousseauso-sotableauThoreauTruffautturbot
3 syllables
radio35Mexico17studio1Tokyo1Romeo2buffalo2stereo2undertow6Idaho5rodeo4tupelo3afterglow4Jericho3patio2bungalow2figaro2indigo2kokomo1overflow2ratio1apropos1bigelow1Borneo1embryo1Eskimo1mistletoe1Monaco1Navajo1zydeco1angeloaudiocalicocameocicerodominodynamoKosovomedicooleooverthrowpiccolopoliopompanoporticoportmanteauScorpiotaekwondoundergovertigo
4 syllables
DiMaggio1adagioArapahoArapahoeGeronimoGuantanamomustachiooreganopistachiopoliticoportfoliopresidio
5 syllables
Michelangelo2archipelagobraggadocioimpresarioMontevideo
6 syllables
generalissimo
621
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
home338road127soul126own119cold1old79stone72gold76phone60known62told49roll42smoke37hold40bone44hole29hope26broke25joke26throat27coat26whole15boat23wrote19grown18load19note10sold13spoke10code11rope13vote6nope5stole7showed6shown11Rome8zone9dope14throne12loan8goal5thrown7tone7role4bowl4blown6coal12woke1pole4coke7roam18goat4bold6soap4owned4pope1joan2hoped9float7colestroke1folk4fold7stoned12bloke1quote2flown9moan9rolled1mole1mode3cope7rode2owed2dome7oak2globe2robe3comb6foam6lone3toll4
2 syllables
alone1control47unknown17explode12patrol5remote3nicole1borrowed1afloat9parole1controlledbehold5household1unfold5threshold2wardrobe1untold2railroad1awoke4payroll1pothole3raincoat1syndrome2Capone3cologne2crossroad1provoked3reload2atone2foretold2trombone2tyrone2wishbone2backbone1backstroke1bestowed1billfold1blindfold1chokehold1commode1condone1consoled1corrode1cyclone1dethroned1elope1erode1extol1flagpole1flintstone1genome1grindstone1headstone1implode1intone1jawbone1milestone1outgrown1paroled1payload1pinhole1raton1revoked1
3 syllables
telephone20episode3envelope2microphone4centerfold4overcoat2overgrown3antidote3monochrome3overload2petticoat3Roanoke2buttonhole2chaperone1honeycomb1overflowed1periscope2aerodrome1amphibole1anemone1astrodome1catacomb1cobblestone1cortisone1firestone1horoscope1marigold1methadone1monotone1oversold1overthrown1saxophone1Styrofoam1telescope1acetoneallophoneallotropeanaerobeanecdoteankleboneantelopeantipode
4 syllables
anticycloneConcepcionheliotropekaleidoscopelaryngoscopemustachioedophthalmoscopeoscilloscopepolariscopeprogesteronetestosterone
5 syllables
hydrocortisone1
2314
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
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2 syllables
surprise32because21disease26always8disguise26applause6upstairs1degrees6appears4refuse6chinese1details2downstairs2affairs3exhales2louise2supplies2sunrise11advisenightmares2allows1goodbyes5highways2sideways4inhales3despise5guitars3arise5cigars5tattoos4rupeesaccuseablaze4hallways2outdoors3reviews4trapeze3aways3displays3malaise3sundays1appeals1arouse1axes1capsize1confuse1cowboys1demise1doorways1emcees1flores1freeways1striptease2weekdays2hotels1whereasagrees1amaze1amours1appease1
3 syllables
realize10recognize5otherwise1japanese2exercise1realise1holidays4companies10anyways4nowadays2compromise6recogniseHercules1enterprise2overseas7disappears6butterflies5criticize5waterfalls4interviews1fireflies3lullabies3millionaires2alibis3chandeliers1memorize3molecules2overalls2souvenirs1alcatraz2alleyways1amateurs2barbecues1chevrolets2colonize2fantasize2liberties1musketeers2socialize1sympathize2
4 syllables
apologize5apologies2apologiseabilities1automobiles2identities2desensitize1mademoiselles1mythologies1acidifiesactualizeactuariesacyclovirsadversitiesagronomiesalphabetizealuminize
5 syllables
materialize2actualities1americanize
6 syllables
7 syllables
2
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
tableauspuebloes

“blows” at line end — from real songs

Before it blowsAnd everybody knows
— Leonard Cohen, “Everybody Knows” · rhymes blows / knows
(Hey now, what do you know, what do you know?)I gotta find, find, find why you always go when the wind blows
— Tori Amos, “God” · rhymes blows / know
Shedding my soft clothesWind blows
— Adrianne Lenker, “forwards beckon rebound” · rhymes blows / clothes

How to read the 3975 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 266
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 61
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 555
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 158
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 621
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 2314
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 2
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.