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Words that rhyme withboard

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 AO coda R·D
61
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
lord5sword11ward3ford1cord2chord5roared2hoard1scored1fjord1horde1nord1ord1coredfloored145goredgourdnorednorredoaredporedpoured5schnorredshored
2 syllables
record3afford7reward3towardaward2ignored6restored1landlord1adored2broadsword1accord1warlord1abhorredconcorddeploredencoredexploredimplored
3 syllables
clavichordharpsichordnotochordoverlordprerecordunderscoredunexploreduntoward
59
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
short6court6sort1sport6port3fort2Porte1quart1snort1swartthwarttorttortewartmorgue2orbYork5pork2forkcorkcorpstorkThorpetorquewarp
2 syllables
report3support4airport5passport1escorttransportresortcarport1distort1import1abortassortathwartBridgeportcavortcomportconsortcontortdeportexhort
3 syllables
davenport1AgincourtteleportLuxembourgreabsorb
121
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
sports1corpse2sorts1lords1swords2shorts1chords4boards3cords1courts1fords1forks1hordes1cordescorkedcorksfjords1forkedforts2gourds
2 syllables
records5towards2reports1floorboards2absorbed1awards1billboards1dartboards1landlords1rewards1abortsabsorbs1accords1affords7airports5
3 syllables
checkerboardsclavichordsdavenports1fiberboardsfibreboardsfingerboardsharpsichordsnotochordsoverlordspaperboardsplasterboards
116
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
more207door204for2floor145war77shore49store33four18your2score23or5norcore8pour5sore9wore2drawer5bore11roar16swore1corps1tore1ore5chore3gore2soar2snore1sor1yore1boarBoerBohrforehoarloreoarOrrporporeschnorrsporeThortortorr
2 syllables
before155ignore6thereforeexplore2ashore6adore3encore1restoredrugstore1seashore2centaur2Dior1backdoor1decor1folklore1galore1hardcore1igor1implore1rapport1uproar1abhorAborbookstoreclaymoredeploreeyesoreGaborindoorinshoreLahorelakeshorementoroffshoreonshoreoutdooroutscorephosphorpostwarprewarSenorsophomoreTimorwherefore
3 syllables
anymore105Baltimore1evermore2sycamore1troubadour2commodore1Labrador1Singapore1albacoreBangaloreBarrymorecarnivoredinosaurEcuadorfurthermoreguarantorherbivoreheretoforeLivermorematadorMevacornevermoreSalvadorstevedoreTambocortwenty-fourunderscore
307
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
born36storm32warm21doors18course13horse10form15force8horn11north2George2corn10source5forth3wars8torn8forcedfourth2warn1warned2worn4porn3forms1floors7horns3stores2formed15porch5roars2sworn1scores1morn5torch1fours3scorn5shores2mourn3thorn2thorns4drawers2norm2swarm3warmth1coarse1pores2pours1scorned2storms2borne1chores1dorm1dorms1dwarf1dwarves1fourths1gorge1hoarse1oars1scorched1shorn1spores1swarms1thorne1warms1warnes1warns1wharf1boarsboersbores11borns36borschborschtborschtsbournbournebournesbournsBoursecores8cormcormscorned10corns10Corsecoursed
2 syllables
divorce1perform3divorced2informinformed1performed1platform1reborn7outdoors3remorse3transform1transformed1unborn2popcornairborne1bergdorf1bullhorn1conform1drugstores1endorse1forlorn1lukewarm1rainstorm1reform1stillborn1waveform1windstorm1abhorsadores3adornadornedadornsAzoresbackdoors1barnstormbarnstormedbarnstormsbighornbighornsblowtorchbookstoresbrainstormbrainstormedbrainstormsbuckthornbuckthornsbullhorns1centaurs2claymoresclotheshorseconcourseconformed1conforms1decors1deformdeformeddeformsdeploresdisgorgedisgorgeddownpours1encores1endorsedenforceenforcedexplores2eyesores
3 syllables
uniform3uniforms3unicorn3thunderstorm2commodores1dinosaurs1misinformed1stevedores1sycamores1troubadours1albacorescarnivoreschloroformchloroformedchloroformsDusseldorffirestormfirestormsguarantorsherbivoresintercourselabradors1matadorsmisinformmisinformsopen-sourceoutperformoutperformedoutperformspolymorphpolymorphsreinforcereinforcedthunderstorms2unadornedunderscoresunenforcedunicorns3uniformed3uninformedwaterborne
4 syllables
cuneiform1cuneiforms1underperformunderperformedunderperforms
1257
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
head219side201said146good108bed169dead149road127need93god69bad76hard81ride96made86had62died74word46blood51hide63could46kid50loud49red49heard41pride53crowd41sad40mad39tried34should27read21bird26would21proud25wood28wide39cried37food24scared17paid26dad17yard23lead16bride23lied22dude11speed20bread19weird13glad15trade20load19played15mood11blade22guard10stayed13code11shade35card8stood11cloud17feed11hood13tide22grade8showed6fade27laid9mud13tied9led7bleed19third3spread6seed17maid8guide10slide14ridadd3
2 syllables
inside131outside53afraid40instead39ahead21decide19allowed9parade19agreed5aside7prepared5indeed3destroyed2avoid2explode12beside6provide1absurd8betrayed2denied10childhood1comrade1appeared3proceed1succeed1occurred4compared1enjoyed5abroad2transferreddivide11borrowed1assured5includeforbid1upsidecollide8password1backyard2Bernardgraveyard4appliedregard1arcade6declaredabide6bluebird4reside6unsaid5untied5persuadelandslide4mermaid3postcard4railroad1annoyed1bedside3hillside1intrude4replied4
3 syllables
understood12satisfied16neighborhood11suicide11disappeared9attitude5hollywood5episode3terrified4homicide1paranoid2boulevard9guaranteed4gratitude1overhead6qualified1occupied1lemonade5riverside4crucified4mountainside2solitude2classifiedbodyguard2mockingbird3countryside2genocide2hummingbird1overload2petrified3promenade2riverbed3unprepared3asteroid2disregard2interlude2justified2magnified2misconstrued2neighbourhood1
4 syllables
misunderstood9identified1dissatisfied2exemplified1formaldehyde1infanticide1solidified1unsatisfied1acidifiedbeatifiedbrachiopodcephalopoddaminozidedecertifieddeclassifieddemystifieddetoxifieddisqualifieddiversified
5 syllables
corticosteroid
6 syllables
64
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
bored18
2 syllables
aboard2skateboard2billboard1chessboard1dartboard1dashboard1headboard1keyboard1backboardbaseboardblackboardcardboardchipboardclapboardclipboard
3 syllables
overboard3aboveboardcheckerboardfiberboardfibreboardfingerboardpaperboardplasterboardsmorgasbordbordering8clapboarded
4 syllables
checkerboarding

“board” at line end — from real songs

Every single move is like rolling dice on the boardI'd rather see all of 'em get twenty-five from the Lord
— John Lennon, “Champagne Poetry” · rhymes board / lord
Turn your pedestal into a carving boardIf that's what the audience is starving for
— Purple Mountains, “Storyline Fever” · rhymes board / for
We just bought a FordOn the running board
— Hank Williams, “My Bucket’s Got a Hole in It” · rhymes board / ford

How to read the 1920 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 61
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 59
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 121
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 115
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 307
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1257
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 64
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.