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Words that rhyme withbroom

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 UW coda M
52
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
room1bloom28boom2whom1tomb15groom2doom7gloom9womb8loom4vroom2flume1fume1Humeplumezoom
2 syllables
bedroom9bathroom3costume5assumeperfume1resume1courtroom1presumeballroom1consume1headroom1classroom1playroom1restroom1storeroom1abloombackroombarroomboardroombridegroomchatroomcloakroomdarkroomentombexhumehandloomheirloomKhartoumlegumelunchroomnewsroomschoolroomstockroomsunroomwashroomworkroom
63
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
moon96soon84tune31june11noon7spoon11loon4swoon2joonyooncoon2croon1boon1goon1strewn1BoonecheungdunehewnkroonKuhnpoonprunerunetoon
2 syllables
balloon7saloon1cartoon1cocoon2immune2lagoon2maroon2platoon2raccoon1bassoon1buffoon1lampoon1monsoon1teaspoon1attunebaboonBethunecardoonfestoonharpoonimpugnjejunepontoonRangoontycoontyphoon
3 syllables
afternoon19honeymoon6saskatoon1CameroonopportunepantaloonpicayunetablespoonWitherspoon
4 syllables
contrabassooninopportunemidafternoon
145
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
rooms7wounds7doomed3moons8tunes6fumes2tuned1blooms3spoons2bloomed1booms1dunes1goons1loons1noons1tombs1zoomed1boomed9boons1broomed5brooms5coonescoons2crooned1croons1doomeds3dooms7flumes1fumed
2 syllables
assumedballoons5costumes1bedrooms2cartoons2consumed2baboons1entombed1itunes1restrooms1resumes1assumesattunedattunesbackroomsballooned7ballrooms1barroomsbassoons1bathrooms3boardroomsbridegrooms
3 syllables
afternoons4pantaloons1honeymooned6honeymoons6pantaloonedsaskatoons1tablespoons
4 syllables
contrabassoonsmidafternoons
201
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
you1221do566to201too284through241true220ooh54blue160two118knew72new73woo29view50who21few19crew11shoe16clue14due5grew7sue5hoo12whoo4doo7threw1screw1flew9lou5blew3boo6drewzoo5dew10Jew2glue5flu4cue3oooh1que2chew2pew7hughwhewstew2queue4soocoo2hue4vous2brew3rue3choo1phew2poo2goo1koo1loo1phu1roux1shoo1stu1thru1vue1bleuchouchucoupewefluegnuhewjooleulieuliumewmoomoueshewSiouxskewslewspewstrewyewyooYueZhou
2 syllables
tattoo15reviewuntrue8anew8pursue1brand-newbadu4cuckoo4voodoo2hairdo3taboo2accrue2corkscrew1undo1withdrew1askew1ballou1bellevue1breakthrough1debut1ensue1guru1horseshoe1hulu1kazoo1outgrew1renew1shampoo1shamu1subdue1yahoo1Zulu1adieuadoagueaircrewbabuBakubamboocanoecashewCebuconstrueemueschewfescuefondueGuangzhougumshoehinduhoopoeHutuimbueKhufuKwangjululumake-domildewmiscueNehruoutdoPerupreviewpurviewredorevuesnowshoeTartutatutheretoto-dotutuundueUrduwahoo
3 syllables
avenue24interview4barbecue4overdue3rendezvous3honeydew2kangaroo2waterloo2angelou1ingenue1isuzu1residue1revenue1apercuballyhoobarbequebugaboocariboucockatoofeverfewhithertojujitsuKatmandumaraboumisconstrueMontaguoverdooverviewretinueRichelieuTimbuktuTuvalutwenty-two
4 syllables
hullabalooKalamazooMogadishutiramisu
920
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
truth1shoes83school49lose56fool53blues73move45news42cool36choose36use29food24rules23poor1pool20dude11loose17suit19used14roof15proof18youth20mood11shoot7fools17prove10rule9juice11moved4group2cute5boots12moves5fruit9huge2whose2soup3tooth12route2rude4schools7jews4troops1booth6duke1screwed1Lukeboot8tools7suits2Bruce1smooth1root4roots8tube3booze4dudes8groups1ruth1tool3fooled4oops1goose4groove13provedclues6cruise2julesboobsproves10ruled1dues7pools6fuse6shoots1coupe6jour1mule3muse3noose6stool4
2 syllables
confused20excuse7refuse6removeremoved3accused1refusedabuse3produceapprove2improve2produced1includesalute1pursuit2tattoos4approvedreduced2accuseamused4intrude4reviews4reduceamour1obtuse3recluse2abused2Beirut2confuse1lawsuit2uncouth2unglued2abstruse1amours1caboose1carpool1commute1compute1conclude1diffused1exude1grandeur1includes1infuse1intrudes1misused1preludes1profuse1pursued1reuse1seduce1snowshoes1tattooed1tissues1unmoved1velour1vermouth1youtube1Aarhusaccruedaccrues2
3 syllables
attitude5introduce1absoluteintroducedinstituteprostitute1gratitude1solitude2interviews1molecules2substitute1executebarbecues1bulletproof1interlude2misconstrued2parachute2ridicule2absolutes1altitude1aptitude1attitudes1attributes1avenues1disapprove1Liverpool1molecule1multitudes1prostitutes1ridiculed1substitutes1altitudes1amplitudeamplitudesapercusaptitudes1arrowrootarrowrootsattributeballyhooed
4 syllables
electrocute1electrocutes1exactitudeexactitudeshullabaloosineptitudeineptitudesoverproduceoverproducedreconstitutereconstitutesreintroducereintroducedsolicitudesolicitudestiramisus
6 syllables
verisimilitudeverisimilitudes
412
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
time643home338name243him138them89dream150same150come105game106am56from46shame76blame66came41storm32warm21some32arm31crime30flame42damn13scream25harm24dumb21team17mom12form15seem16fame31farm16climb21swim11cream12bomb9claim15drum20tom5frame18jim8dime28Sam6calm3film4Rome8stream16mum3charm10rhyme29prime4kim2lame13aim10lamb7bum4gym6theme2timfirmroam18term1jam5palm4steam9thumb9gum2prom2scheme5ham2sum2numb10beam2scum1ramcam1slim6lime10pamdam6bam1hum8limb6tame7worm1chime6
2 syllables
become17lifetime11alarm8goddamn5sometime9became3program1perform3meantime3confirm1informextreme2examsupreme1sublime13springtime2income1platform1programme1daydream6nicknameesteem3syndrome2outcome2moonbeam2nighttime2condemn2downstream1halftime1lunchtime2showtime1transform1aflame1aplomb1bloodstream1conform1daytime1earthworm1forearm1genome1goddam1lukewarm1mainstream1mayhem1noontime1pastime1proclaim1rainstorm1reform1regime1shalom1upstream1waveform1wilhelm1windstorm1acclaimaffirmagleamairframeall-timeAssamballgamebarnstormbecalmbedtime
3 syllables
uniform3anytime5Vietnam3overcome4summertime11overtime5telegram1Bethlehem1Amsterdam3Birmingham1monochrome3seraphim3thunderstorm2wintertime2Abraham1hologram2honeycomb1aerodrome1astrodome1catacomb1Christmastime1diaphragm1everytime1instagram1intercom1milligram1pantomime1paradigm1pseudonym1Styrofoam1academeanagramAnaheimaspartameBellinghamcablegramCardizemchloroformchromosomecounterclaimCunninghamcyclostomediademdiagramdinnertime
4 syllables
cuneiform1angiogramdiltiazemunderperform
7 syllables
electrocardiogram
1
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
brooming5

“broom” at line end — from real songs

I don't want to float on a broomFall in love, get married then boom
— Tom Waits, “I Don’t Want to Grow Up” · rhymes broom / boom
I lean on the wall like a broomAny fool can tell the truth
— Jeff Tweedy, “Some Birds” · rhymes broom / truth
Of a cold and lonely roomIf you couldn't find a broom
— Ray LaMontagne, “Hannah” · rhymes broom / room

How to read the 1792 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 52
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 63
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 145
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 201
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 920
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 411
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 1
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.