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Words that rhyme withcalled

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 AA coda L·D
33
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
bald1stalled2scrawled1auldballed32bawled1brawled1crawled18dolled12drawled2
2 syllables
appalled1blackballed1enthralled1caballedeyeballed1forestalledinstalled
3 syllables
Buchenwaldoverhauledreinstalled
15
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
fault11salt3halt2vault1waltALTmalt
2 syllables
assaultasphalt1default1basaltcobaltexalt
3 syllables
somersaultthunderbolt
23
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
waltz9vaults2faults1salts1auldsbalds2fauldsgnarledhalts2maltsscalds
2 syllables
asphalts1assaultsbasaltscobaltsdefaults1ensnarledexalts
3 syllables
somersaultsthunderbolts
638
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
all1fall155ah46wall128god69call83ya34not69stop59got54talk49lot57thought25small43dog31hall36top28rock30law24job28ball32shot30hot23walk24block28spot27saw15drop22tall31clock22nah11caught18pop15shop10ahh10bought10Paul7shock11taught10cop7lock5doll12mall16draw6brought1pot6knock2bob1hop9raw10ought1doc1Scott1fought3odd2crawl18rob2squad2Todd2stock2fog15log6plot5fraud2chop3blah1mob5rod4moi6dock6broad1rot2frog1stall5dot4bra1bop7straw2knot6hah2jaw3
2 syllables
forgot14recall16football2grandma1grandpagunshot1baseball1robotabroad2aha5sidewalk3Iraq2laptop1withdraw1soniaha-habedrock1downfall2hurrah3outlaw2rainfall3applaud1atoll1blacktop2dada1footfall2Hitchcock1nightfall2seagal2woodstock2Aesop1Alcott1assad1banal1buckshot1bulldog1bullfrog1chainsaw1distraught1drywall1eyeball1facade1foosball1foresaw1guffaw1heartthrob1hilltop1lapdog1maraud1outlawed1pawnshop1Punjab1raindrop1roadblock1rooftop1shamrock1tripod1warlock1workshop1wormhole1Accraagog
3 syllables
alcohol5basketball1protocoldialogue1son-in-lawArkansas4cannonball4waterfall4astronaut3Montreal4Omaha1afterthought1analog2apricot2barbershop1catalogue1juggernaut1mountaintop2Camelot1carrera1cosmonaut1esplanade1fireball1hollyhock1monologue1Panama1photoshop1powerball1Saginaw1synagogue1tomahawk1travelogue1aerosolaftershockagitpropanalogueantiknockAntiochApiaaquanautAraratArawak
4 syllables
brother-in-lawsister-in-lawneanderthal1brachiopodcephalopodcholesteroldaughter-in-lawelectroshockfather-in-lawIditarodmother-in-lawSebastopolthingamabob
5 syllables
middle-of-the-road
2044
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
on1heart255gone224long170wrong171song167are134off116dark107car85hard1was43arms61want39lost74stars83far79star74strong64dawn61bar54start63songs1part40park41hearts39cars37arm31cause23walls36cross20art26cost24yard23box18harm24calls21mom12watch15cops15bars26thoughts14cards15falls20mark13smart14dogs9starts13farm16wants8boss9bomb9soft15guard10gods13rocks15charge9stopped7card8lawn24john4tom5parts14don2loss12balls8calm3shots9stops8dropped9jobs7talked2locked4charm10march1wash3lots1walked3drawn14Charles2
2 syllables
apart95along74guitar34because21belong22upon8involved10alarm8across4sweetheart3applause6beyond5belongs2garage4response3respond3belonged2gunshots3moronmassage1radarbackyard2Bernardcigar4regards2graveyard4regard1afar7depart6guitars3bizarre2cigars5mirage5involvepostcard4resolve3dissolve3robots1Milananton1alarms2anon2birdsong3courtyard3exhaust3lamar3remark3remarks2rooftops1sidewalks1unlocked1hogan1alarmed2aloft2amar2avant2barrage1bygones1cyclops1dissolved2
3 syllables
restaurant5Vietnam3boulevard9Babylon6waterfalls4bodyguard2restaurants2reservoir2superstar4meadowlark3morningstar3overalls2Pentecost2astronauts2avalon1confidant1debutante2debutantes2disembark2disregard2echelon1escobar2holocaust1Molotov2motorcar1nonchalant2abattoir1afterthoughts1albatross1amazon1applesauce1autobahn1Bonaparte1butterscotch1camouflage1caviar1cosmonauts1firearms1hildegard1holocausts1
4 syllables
Agamemnon1automatonautomatonsAzerbaijanBaryshnikovbrachiopodscephalopodscholesterolselectroshocksemoticonemoticonsheterodoxKalashnikovneanderthals1phenomenonSaskatchewanstate-of-the-artthingamabobstriceratopsUlaanbaatar
1350
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
world127head219side201said146good108bed169dead149road127cold121need93bad76ride96made86old79gold76child64had62died74word46blood51hide63could46kid50told49loud49red49heard41pride53hold40crowd41sad40mad39wild35tried34should27read21bird26would21proud25wood28wide39cried37food24paid26dad17lead16field13bride23lied22dude11speed20bread19glad15killed10trade20load19played15mood11blade22sold13stayed13code11shade35stood11cloud17feed11hood13tide22grade8showed6fade27laid9mud13build6tied9led7held4bleed19failed5third3
2 syllables
inside131outside53afraid40instead39ahead21decide19allowed9parade19agreed5aside7indeed3destroyed2avoid2explode12beside6provide1absurd8betrayed2denied10childhood1comrade1proceed1succeed1occurred4enjoyed5revealed4transferreddivide11borrowed1includeforbid1controlledupsidebehold5collide8unfurled7password1household1appliedarcade6unfold5abide6bluebird4reside6threshold2unsaid5untied5windshield2persuadeconcealed5landslide4mermaid3untold2railroad1annoyed1bedside3beguiled4hillside1intrude4replied4
3 syllables
understood12satisfied16neighborhood11suicide11attitude5hollywood5episode3terrified4homicide1paranoid2guaranteed4gratitude1underworld4overhead6qualified1occupied1lemonade5riverside4battlefield4crucified4centerfold4mountainside2solitude2classifiedmockingbird3countryside2genocide2hummingbird1overload2petrified3promenade2riverbed3asteroid2interlude2justified2magnified2misconstrued2neighbourhood1overflowed1overjoyed2
4 syllables
misunderstood9identified1dissatisfied2exemplified1formaldehyde1infanticide1solidified1unparalleled1unsatisfied1acidifiedautomobiledbeatifieddaminozidedecertifieddeclassifieddemystifieddetoxifieddisqualifieddiversified
5 syllables
corticosteroid
6 syllables
5
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
so-calledcatcalledrecalled16Calder
3 syllables
Calderon

“called” at line end — from real songs

I'm trying to move onBut you haven't called
— Damien Rice, “Lonelily” · rhymes called / on
I want it allShe's an excuse and a witness who'll talk when he's called
— Kate Bush, “Suspended in Gaffa” · rhymes called / all
Oh yeah, march 11, 1962Now you ask me why I called
— Mary Gauthier, “March 11, 1962” · rhymes called / march

How to read the 4102 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 33
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 15
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 23
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 637
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 2044
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1350
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 5
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.