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Words that rhyme withborn

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·N
27
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
horn3corn2torn4warn1worn1porn1sworn1morn1scorn5mourn1thorn1shorn1thorne1Horne
2 syllables
popcornbullhorn1forlorn1adornbighornbuckthornforewarnhawthornlonghornpronghornshoehornshopworn
3 syllables
unicorn3
31
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
storm4warm3form2norm2swarm3dorm1corm
2 syllables
perform2informplatform1transform1conform1lukewarm1rainstorm1reform1waveform1windstorm1barnstormbrainstormdeformhailstormsandstormsnowstorm
3 syllables
uniform3thunderstorm2chloroformfirestormmisinformoutperform
4 syllables
cuneiform1underperform
86
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
warned2forms1horns3formed15thorns4warmth1scorned2storms2dorms1swarms1warms1warnes1warns1borns36bournes
2 syllables
informed1performed1transformed1adornedadornsbarnstormedbarnstormsbighornsbrainstormedbrainstormsbuckthorns
3 syllables
uniforms3misinformed1chloroformedchloroformsfirestormsmisinformsoutperformed
4 syllables
cuneiforms1underperformedunderperforms
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
more1door1for117floor1war77shore49store33four1your2score23or5norcore8pour5sore9wore2drawer5bore11roar16swore1corps1tore1ore5chore3gore2soar2snore1sor1yore1boarBoerBohrforehoarloreoarOrrporporeschnorrsporeThortortorr
2 syllables
before155ignore6thereforeexplore2ashore6adore3encore1restoredrugstore1seashore2centaur2Dior1backdoor1decor1folklore1galore1hardcore1igor1implore1rapport1uproar1abhorAborbookstoreclaymoredeploreeyesoreGaborindoorinshoreLahorelakeshorementoroffshoreonshoreoutdooroutscorephosphorpostwarprewarSenorsophomoreTimorwherefore
3 syllables
anymore2Baltimore1evermore2sycamore1troubadour2commodore1Labrador1Singapore1albacoreBangaloreBarrymorecarnivoredinosaurEcuadorfurthermoreguarantorherbivoreheretoforeLivermorematadorMevacornevermoreSalvadorstevedoreTambocortwenty-fourunderscore
431
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
lord1doors18course13horse10York5force8bored1board10short6court6sword11north2George2sort1sport6source5forth3wars8forcedfourth2sports1port3ward3fort2corpse2ford3pork2floors7sorts1stores2porch5roars2morgue2lords3scores1cord2torch1swords2chord5fours3shores2shorts1chords4drawers2forkboards3roared2coarse1cords1hoard1pores2pours1scored1chores1courts1dwarf1dwarves1fjord1fords1forks1fourths1gorge1hoarse1horde1hordes1nord1oars1ord1Porte1quart1scorched1snort1spores1wharf1boarsboersbores11borschborschtborschtsBoursecordescoredcores8corkcorked
2 syllables
record3report3afford7support4records5airport5towards2divorce1reward3aboard2reports1divorced2towardpassport1award2escorttransportignored6resortrestored6landlord1floorboards2outdoors3remorse3adored2broadsword1skateboard2absorb1absorbed1accord1awards1bergdorf1billboard1billboards1carport1chessboard1dartboard1dartboards1dashboard1distort1drugstores1endorse1headboard1import1keyboard1landlords1rewards1warlord1abhorredabhorsabortabortsabsorbs1accords1adores3affords7airports5assortassortsathwartAzoresbackboardbackboardsbackdoors1baseboardbaseboardsblackboard
3 syllables
overboard3commodores1davenport1dinosaurs1stevedores1sycamores1troubadours1aboveboardAgincourtalbacorescarnivorescheckerboardcheckerboardsclavichordclavichordsdavenports1Dusseldorffiberboardfiberboardsfibreboardfibreboardsfingerboardfingerboardsguarantorsharpsichordharpsichordsherbivoresintercourselabradors1Luxembourgmatadorsnotochordnotochordsopen-sourceoverlordoverlordspaperboardpaperboardsplasterboardplasterboardspolymorphpolymorphsprerecordprerecordsreabsorbreabsorbed
1185
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
down541on293in278man307gone224mine275one197town214sun174done173line196rain170pain159own119then97can87fine115moon96run93been63son79mean72stone72wine86soon84fun81seen68train60men59gun67skin69phone60known62dawn61shine73when48green52brain52plan59turn35clean55win41scene42bone44sign37burn30queen27screen40sin33none23learn26won24tune31chain25crown32thin22brown24plane22ten17pen22than7grown18lane21nine14clown23goin2van15fan16vain26plain15lawn24john4ran7spin14don2an3june11jane5gain13shown11
2 syllables
again332alone286someone33insane50between34machine29begin25explain27within24return15begun32upon8remain17downtown16sunshine23began6unknown17design13amen6complain14champagne6divine13concern4japan6cocaine14online4undone18routine6campaign2berlin3refrain13batman2maintain3balloon7fifteen2morondianemarine1grandson1shotgun3christineairplane3contain3hometown7skyline6uptown8irenebreakdown3grapevine5resign3elaine1define5moonshine4nineteen5unseen5jolene3align4canteen3decline4mainline3
3 syllables
everyone42anyone21afternoon19telephone20magazine8caroline7honeymoon6seventeen14valentine4halloween2hurricane10Babylon6gasoline6limousine6violin3businessmankerosene5microphone4trampoline4evergreen2mandolin1borderline3cellophane3clementine3fisherman4overgrown3submarine2columbine3Frankenstein3guillotine3josephine1Palestine2windowpane1entertain1Abilene1avalon1caravan1chaperone1crystalline2echelon1
4 syllables
Afghanistan1evangeline3econoline1Agamemnon1aquamarine1acetyleneadenosineamphetamineanticycloneassemblymanautomatonAzerbaijancatamaranclomipraminecomedienneConcepcioncontrabassoon
5 syllables
hydrocortisone1antisubmarine
6 syllables
australopithecine
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
borne1bournbourne
2 syllables
reborn7unborn2airborne1stillborn1firstborninbornlowbornOsborneseabornewellbornnewborn1
3 syllables
waterborne

“born” at line end — from real songs

Is kicking up into the stormAnd a billion planets are born
— Adrianne Lenker, “Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You” · rhymes born / storm
Dance me to the children who are asking to be bornRaise a tent of shelter now, though every thread is torn
— Leonard Cohen, “Dance Me to the End of Love” · rhymes born / torn
No more under the quilt to keep you warmYour sister, I was born
— Kate Bush, “The Kick Inside” · rhymes born / warm

How to read the 1875 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 27
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 31
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 86
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 431
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1185
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.