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Words that rhyme withboth

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 TH
8
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
oath1growth1sloth1Goetheloathtroth
2 syllables
outgrowth
3 syllables
undergrowth
320
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
close28coach1gross3losdose3gauche1loaf1roach1bowsebroachgroszpoachloathe1clothegoes61knows53nose37rose26shows21those6blows14toes20grows14drove3chose4flows12pose5owes2hoes8grove4stove3hose4woes4throws1crows4prose2cove1foes3froze1glows2lows2rove1rows2snows1beaus1bove1doze1ose1slows1wove1Bosebowesclovedogedohs2doughs13floesgoghsjoes7logelowesmoesNovpows2
2 syllables
approach2morose1reproach1briochecarochecockroachencroachengrossfructoseglucosestagecoachshadows10suppose7photos2proposeeurosexpose1rainbows1elbows3arose2logos1tiptoes1willows2bulldoze1chateaus1demos1disclose1meadows1oppose1plainclothes1alcovealoesAmbroseammoesbackhoesbanjoesbestows1bongoesbongosboroughsbozoesbozosburrowescargoescargosceroesciscoescocoes
3 syllables
comatose1overdose1adiosadiposebellicosecellulosecentavosComorosdiagnosegrandioseotiosedominoes1studios2decompose2radios1tomorrows2bungalows1calicoes1dominos1eskimos1overflows1ratios1afterglows4albinoesallegroesamigoesamigosangelosaudiosbordelloesbuffaloesbuffalos2
4 syllables
adagiosantonios1manifestoesmustachiosoreganoesostinatoesoverexposepistachios
5 syllables
nitrocelluloseaficionadoesarchipelagoesbraggadociosdivertimentoesimpresariosmichelangelos2
6 syllables
generalissimoes
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
clothes64bones62ghost2most27closed21coast15holes14folks10stones15souls12Jones10ghosts7homes17roads11jokes1notes7post5toast6groans1phones5hopes2holds5host4owns2votes1boats1Holmes1rolls3moans5loads3roast1codes2throats1goals4coats2poles4smokes4ropes2bolts2coals1droves2floats3olds3quotes3coasts2goats2roles1shoals1boast1clones1colts1cones1croaks1dozed1drones1hosts1knowles1loans1oaths1oats1posed1posts1robes1scones1scopes1scrolls1slopes1soles1spokes1strokes1strolls1thrones1tones1vogues1volts1yokes1zones1bloatsblokes1boasts1bodesbolds6boles
2 syllables
almost4supposed1exposed3controls47crossroads3proposedopposed1headphones2approached1composed1pinholes1tightropes2unfolds1arseholes1crossbones1disposed1earphones1explodes1foremost1foxholes1gravestones1gunboats1lifeboats1loopholes1rhinestones1tadpoles1thresholds1trombones1turncoats1abodesaholdsalcovesanodesatones2backbones1backstrokes1banknotesbankrollsbaroquesbathrobesbeholds5bemoansbillfolds1biomesblindfolds1bloodstonesblowholesbluestonesboatloadsbrownstonesbulldozedbusloadscajolescapotescapstonescarloadscathodescellphonescharcoalscheekboneschokeholds1colognes2commodes1
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
know465go473oh95no90so92low99show1though55snow73slow61blow43grow48row30flow33whoa8ow3ohh7joe7throw6bro5glow27owe2dough13pro3toe6crow8hoe4woe5foe2tow4doh2Poe2flo2mow2roe2doe1aux1beau1coe1hoh1joh1koh1roh1sew1stow1Tho1choCROfloeGoghLuomoerhosloeStowe
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
home338road127soul126own119cold121old79stone72gold76phone60known62told49roll42smoke37hold40bone44hole29hope26broke25joke26throat27coat26whole15boat23wrote19grown18load19note10sold13spoke10code11rope13vote6nope5stole7showed6shown11Rome8zone9dope14throne12loan8goal5thrown7tone7role4bowl4blown6coal12woke1pole4coke7roam18goat4bold6soap4owned4pope1joan2hoped9float7colestroke1folk4fold7stoned12bloke1quote2flown9moan9rolled1mole1mode3cope7rode2owed2dome7oak2globe2robe3comb6foam6lone3toll4
2 syllables
alone286control47unknown17explode12patrol5remote3nicole1borrowed1afloat9parole1controlledbehold5household1unfold5threshold2wardrobe1untold2railroad1awoke4payroll1pothole3raincoat1syndrome2Capone3cologne2crossroad1provoked3reload2atone2foretold2trombone2tyrone2wishbone2backbone1backstroke1bestowed1billfold1blindfold1chokehold1commode1condone1consoled1corrode1cyclone1dethroned1elope1erode1extol1flagpole1flintstone1genome1grindstone1headstone1implode1intone1jawbone1milestone1outgrown1paroled1payload1pinhole1raton1revoked1
3 syllables
telephone20episode3envelope2microphone4centerfold4overcoat2overgrown3antidote3monochrome3overload2petticoat3Roanoke2buttonhole2chaperone1honeycomb1overflowed1periscope2aerodrome1amphibole1anemone1astrodome1catacomb1cobblestone1cortisone1firestone1horoscope1marigold1methadone1monotone1oversold1overthrown1saxophone1Styrofoam1telescope1acetoneallophoneallotropeanaerobeanecdoteankleboneantelopeantipode
4 syllables
anticycloneConcepcionheliotropekaleidoscopelaryngoscopemustachioedophthalmoscopeoscilloscopepolariscopeprogesteronetestosterone
5 syllables
hydrocortisone1
106
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
mouth75truth74death82earth55breath60teeth35worth28south26faith21path18health19youth20birth15north2bath8wealth11tooth12forth3smith3fourth2booth6math6bethkeith1ruth1cloth6myth3Sethstealth4wrath3filth2hearth1heath1meth2mirth1moth1noth1Perth1Plath1sheath1sleuth1hathBarthberthbrothdearthfirthfrothgirthGothhethHothlathlothpithRothswathtilthwithewreath
2 syllables
beneath6bloodbath2Macbeth1uncouth2bequeath1locksmith1vermouth1blacksmithchildbirthdalethDuluthfootpathforthwithfrogmouthGalbraithgoldsmithhenceforthherewithHogarthloinclothrebirththenceforthtollboothunearthuntruthwarpathwashclothWoolworthwordsmith
3 syllables
underneath5aftermath3butterworth1leavenworth1psychopath1arrowsmithcommonwealthcoppersmithcottonmouthinterfaithmegadeathmonolithneolithOstrogothshibbolethtablecloth
4 syllables
sociopath1

“both” at line end — from real songs

I’ve been touched by bothAnd by the Holy Ghost
— Tori Amos, “Cloud Riders” · rhymes both / ghost
All you did, all you said, you did your best to raise us bothBut, Ma, I forgive you, so does Nathan, yo
— Eminem, “Headlights” · rhymes both / yo
King of the Coast, one hand, I juggle them bothThe juggernaut's all in your jugular, you take me for jokes
— Open Mike Eagle, “Forum Cypher” · rhymes both / jokes

How to read the 1768 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 8
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 320
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 106
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.