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Words that rhyme withbore

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
110
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
more2door1for117floor2war77shore49store1four18your2score23or5norcore8pour5sore9wore2drawer5roar16swore1corps1tore1ore1chore3gore2soar2snore1sor1yore1forehoarloreoarOrrporporeschnorrsporeThortortorr
2 syllables
before2ignore6thereforeexplore2ashore6adore3encore1restoredrugstore1seashore2centaur2Dior1backdoor1decor1folklore1galore1hardcore1igor1implore1rapport1uproar1abhorbookstoreclaymoredeploreeyesoreindoorinshoreLahorelakeshorementoroffshoreonshoreoutdooroutscorephosphorpostwarprewarSenorsophomoreTimorwherefore
3 syllables
anymore2Baltimore1evermore2sycamore1troubadour2commodore1Labrador1Singapore1albacoreBangaloreBarrymorecarnivoredinosaurEcuadorfurthermoreguarantorherbivoreheretoforeLivermorematadorMevacornevermoreSalvadorstevedoreTambocortwenty-fourunderscore
587
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
lord28born36storm32warm21doors18course13horse10York5form15force8bored18board10short6court6horn11sword11north2George2sort1corn10sport6source5forth3wars8torn8forcedfourth2warn1sports1port3warned2ward3worn4porn3fort2corpse2ford3pork2forms1floors7sorts1horns3stores2formed15porch5roars2morgue2sworn1lords3scores1morn5cord2torch1swords2chord5fours3scorn5shores2shorts1chords4mourn3thorn2thorns4drawers2norm2swarm3forkboards3roared2warmth1coarse1cords1hoard1pores2pours1scorned2storms2scored1borne1chores1courts1dorm1dorms1dwarf1
2 syllables
record3report3afford7support4records5airport5towards2divorce1reward3perform3aboard2reports1divorced2towardinformpassport1award2informed1escorttransportperformed1ignored6platform1reborn7resortrestored6landlord1floorboards2outdoors3remorse3adored2broadsword1skateboard2transform1transformed1unborn2popcornabsorb1absorbed1accord1airborne1awards1bergdorf1billboard1billboards1bullhorn1carport1chessboard1conform1dartboard1dartboards1dashboard1distort1drugstores1endorse1forlorn1headboard1import1keyboard1landlords1lukewarm1rainstorm1reform1rewards1stillborn1
3 syllables
uniform3uniforms3overboard3unicorn3thunderstorm2commodores1davenport1dinosaurs1misinformed1stevedores1sycamores1troubadours1aboveboardAgincourtalbacorescarnivorescheckerboardcheckerboardschloroformchloroformedchloroformsclavichordclavichordsdavenports1Dusseldorffiberboardfiberboardsfibreboardfibreboardsfingerboardfingerboardsfirestormfirestormsguarantorsharpsichordharpsichordsherbivoresintercourselabradors1Luxembourgmatadorsmisinformmisinformsnotochordnotochords
4 syllables
cuneiform1cuneiforms1underperformunderperformedunderperforms
3
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
borschtshorstswarmths1
370
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
here270there278are134hair131air127care113car85far79star74fear71year60clear67dear41bar54hear50sure10fair45where26near40ear42chair38beer29share27bear24poor1wear15prayer21square15stare24tear3their2pure8dare4spare11swear3rare9tour3cure5pair6gear8scare2cheer4jar17claire2bare12scar8Herrdeer5rear1mereheir1pier6sphere5Blairjour1glare4stair5faire2flare4mar1mer3snare3fare1czar2flair3lair3Lear2moor3par3queer2spear3Moorecher1noir2pear2peer2steer2tar2clair1clare1coeur1cour1ere1gar1guerre1
2 syllables
guitar34nowhere18somewhere14appear13career9affair9aware5nightmare5preparesecure1assure1despair14repair6compare8unfair4Pierre1radarbeware6elsewhere1severe1mature3sincere8declare3Shakespeare2cigar4ensureafar7welfare1endure1bizarre2frontier6softwarewheelchair1amour1lamar3premiere2reindeer3unclear3veneer3warfare2allure1amar2Astaire1couture2fanfare1jaguar2rockstar1ajar1Babar1brochure1cashier1contour1crowbar1detour1grandeur1impure1lumbar1lumpur1mayfair1midair1nascar1obscure1procure1Rainier1
3 syllables
everywhere35disappear36anywhere22atmosphere5underwear3engineer3interfere1volunteer1millionaire7billionaire4reappear4reservoir2superstar4morningstar3souvenir2stratosphere2chandelier1debonair1Delaware2disrepair2escobar2insincere1motorcar1mutineer2abattoir1auctioneer1caviar1conjurer1financier1immature1legionnaire1overhear1persevere1pioneer1silverware1solitaire1thoroughfare1unaware1Adenaueralcazaravatarbandolierbelvederebiosphere
4 syllables
miniature1acyclovirconcessionaireconventioneerelectioneerionosphereUlaanbaatar
15
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
boarBoerBohr
2 syllables
AborGaborboring3borisborin1borerborersboric
4 syllables
arboreallaborious
5 syllables
Hyperboreanlaboriously

“bore” at line end — from real songs

I don't worry about bein' a boreI'm not cool anymore
— Bahamas, “Not Cool Anymore” · rhymes bore / anymore
Everything else is just a boreHas a pretty painful and very imposing before
— Fiona Apple, “O’ Sailor” · rhymes bore / before
But the film is a saddening boreFor she's lived it ten times or more
— David Bowie, “Life on Mars?” · rhymes bore / more

How to read the 1069 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 109
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 587
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 3
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 370
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 15
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.