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Words that rhyme withburnt

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 ER coda N·T
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 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
learnt
30
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
learned9burned10turned4earned4churned1ferned1kernedspurned1yearned1firmed
2 syllables
returned4concerned3adjourned2unearned1unturned1discernedinterned
3 syllables
unconcerned1overturnedreaffirmedreconfirmedunconfirmed
263
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
her38word2work44turn35heard41hurt40burn30bird26learn26were4shirt18sir7dirt23third3jerk6perearn1firmterm1skirt5clerk3fur3kurtkirk1worm1Burtspermcurb4flirt4stir3burkeherdblur3bertgerm1lurk2nerd2smirk2stern2Turk2vert2blurred1chirp1churn1cur1fer1ferg1fern1fleur1herb1murk1myrrh1perc1purr1slurred1spurn1squirt1stirred1ter1urn1verb1yearn1bergberkbermBernBernebirrbirredblurbblurtburburgBurkburpburrburredByrdcertchertcirquecurdcurtdirkernefirfurredgirdhermirkkerbkernKurdperk
2 syllables
return15concern4preferMonsieur1alert2absurd8homework2network1transferconfirm1occurred4disturb1dessert1transferredoccur3password1bluebird4t-shirtberserk2clockwork2preferred1sweatshirt1unheard2referartwork1crossword1earthworm1footwork1iceberg1songbird1sunbird1watchword1woodwork1adjournaffirmassertavertbeadworkbookwormbrushworkbywordcaseworkcatbirdcatchwordchauffeurchauffeuredconcurconcurredconferconferredcowherdcutwormdeferdeferreddemurdemurreddeterdeterreddiscerndivertdownturnearthworkevertexertfieldworkforewordframeworkgroundworkguessworkheartburnhouseworkincurincurred
3 syllables
paperwork1mockingbird3hummingbird1taciturn1extrovert1needlework1overheard1Ataturkconnoisseurdisconcertendospermfirebirdfireworkhandiworkintrovertladybirdlatticeworkmetalworkminiskirtopenworkoverturnoverworkplasterworkreaffirmreassertreconfirmsaboteurthunderbirdunconcernundershirtundeterred
4 syllables
entrepreneur1restaurateur
487
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
world127girl90words54earth55first39girls23worse31worth28hurts18birds15worst16church9works8curse17birth15turns5worked3serve4burns11search2purse8nurse4nerve5terms1served2hers5worlds5pearl7earl2burst5cursed5nerves1verse8searched2pearls13thirst12curls9shirts3worms3serves1curve5hearse5swirl4swirls5whirl3urge2curl4surf3ferns3germs2hurled3perch3durst2herbs1hurl1mirth1swerve1thirds2yearns1birch1bursts1curbed1curves1earle1ers1merge1Perth1purge1scourge1skirts1spurs1spurts1surge1twirl1twirled1verge1vers1bergsberkesberksbermsbernsberthberthedberthsbirched1
2 syllables
deserve7research4reverse6deserves1returns2concerns1deserveddisturbed2observe1unfurled7reserve3perverse3rehearsed3unfurl3preserve1inverse3reversed2disperse1networks1obverse1preserved2reserved1bluebirds1cloudburst1cowgirl1crosswords1dispersed1emerge1observed1outskirts1showgirl1submerged1unfurls1absurds8accursedadjournsadverseaffirmsalerts2amperesartworks1assertsavertsbeadworksberserks2bookwormsbrushworksbywordscaseworkscatbirdscatchers1catchwordschauffeurschildbirthchildbirthsclockworks2cloudbursts1coercecoercedconcursconfersconfirms1conserveconservedconservesconverge
3 syllables
universe8fireworks2underworld4hummingbirds3amateurs2mockingbirds1butterworth1leavenworth1reemerge1connoisseurscynosuresdescriptorsdisconcertsendospermsextroverts1firebirdshandiworksintersperseinterspersedintrovertsladybirdslatticeworksmetalworksminiskirtsneedleworks1netherworldnetherworldsopenworksoverturnsoverworkedoverworkspaperworks1plasterworksreaffirmsreassertsreconfirmsreemergedreimbursereimbursedsaboteurssilencersthunderbirdstwenty-firstunconcernsundershirts
4 syllables
arbitrageursentrepreneurs1restaurateurs
187
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
want39went23front8count9spent12point5meant8rent13sent10paint13saint11joint5aunt1plant5grant2hunt1tent5print1mount3faint3bent6Kent3scent3hint1stunt1cent1fontdreamtvent4blunt4haunt2dent2quaint1flint1gent1lent1lint1mint1sprint1stint1tant1tint1Trent1zandt1antBrandtbrantbrentbruntbuntcantchantdauntdintfeintflauntgauntGhentglintgruntjauntKantLuntpantpentpintpuntquintrantscantshunt
2 syllables
account5accent4event4amount3percent2preventcomplaint1consentrepent4extent2discountintent1avant2cement1descent2gunpoint1manhunt1transplantanoint1footprint1lament1newsprint1relent1storefront1acquaintadventaffrontappointascentassentaugmentBelmontblueprintcheckpointconfrontconstraintcroissantdecantdetentedisjointdissenteggplantenchantendpointfermentflashpointforefrontheadcountimplantimprintindentinventlakefrontlevantmidpointmiscount
3 syllables
president5restaurant5represent2disappoint1confidant1debutante2nonchalant2fingerprint1paramount1waterfront1battlefrontcatamountcircumventcommandantconfidantecongruentcounterpointdiscontentfingerpaintmalcontentneedlepointnoneventoccidentoceanfrontorientpeppermintreinventself-torment
4 syllables
disorientmisrepresent

“burnt” at line end — from real songs

Afterlife, oh my God, what an awful wordAfter all the breath, and the dirt, and the fires are burnt
— Arcade Fire, “Afterlife” · rhymes burnt / word

How to read the 967 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 1
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 30
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.
Subtractive 263
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 487
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 186
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.