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Words that rhyme withcharles

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 R·L·Z
6
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
carlescarlsgnarlskarlssnarls
2 syllables
ensnarls
555
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
all315are134off116fall155wall128car85was43call83far79star74bar54small43hall36cause23walls36ball32cross20tall31calls21watch15falls20boss9Paul7loss12balls8doll12mall16wash3crawl18sauce5jar17goshcoslaws4solve2false2carljoshgolf2Ross1scar8cloth6cough8karltoss3claus5scotch2halls9dolls5stall5pospause8pas4lasraj1lodge1haul3dodge4moss3claws3jaws4mar1stalls3czar2drawl2par3paws2sprawl2squall1flaws1gall2gauze1malls2moth1pall1tar2bawl1bosh1brawl1crawls1Dawes1dazs1floss1gar1
2 syllables
guitar34because21recall16across4applause6football2garage4baseball1massage1radarcigar4afar7bizarre2mirage5involveresolve3dissolve3downfall2lamar3rainfall3amar2atoll1barrage1footfall2jaguar2nightfall2rockstar1seagal2ajar1Babar1banal1baseballs1collage1crowbar1drywall1evolve1eyeball1eyeballs1fastballs1foosball1grandmas1grandpas1lumbar1nascar1outlaws1panache1recalls1revoir1revolve1seesaws1takeoff1vandross1victoire1whitewash1wormhole1absolveAdaralarAlsaceappallappallsatolls1awolbacksaws
3 syllables
alcohol5basketball1protocolcannonball4waterfall4waterfalls4Montreal4reservoir2superstar4morningstar3overalls2escobar2Molotov2motorcar1abattoir1albatross1applesauce1butterscotch1camouflage1caviar1fireball1powerball1aerosolaerosolsalcazaralcohols5arbitrageavatarbaccaratsbasketballs1brouhahasbutterballbutterballscannonballs4carreras1chickasawscinnabarcommissarcortisolcortisolscoverallcoverallsentourageethanol
4 syllables
neanderthal1BaryshnikovcholesterolcholesterolsKalashnikovneanderthals1SebastopolUlaanbaatar
2195
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
on1heart255gone224long170wrong171song167dark107ah46god69hard81arms61want39ya34lost74stars83not69strong64stop59got54dawn61start63talk49lot57songs43part40thought25park41hearts39dog31cars37top28arm31rock30law24job28shot30hot23walk24block28spot27saw15drop22art26cost24yard23box18clock22harm24nah11mom12caught18cops15bars26thoughts14fault11cards15mark13smart14pop15shop10called10dogs9starts13ahh10farm16wants8bought10bomb9soft15guard10gods13rocks15charge9stopped7card8lawn24john4shock11tom5parts14
2 syllables
apart95along74belong22upon8forgot14involved10alarm8sweetheart3beyond5grandma1belongs2grandpagunshot1response3respond3assaultrobotbelonged2gunshots3moronabroad2aha5sidewalk3Iraq2so-calledlaptop1backyard2Bernardwithdraw1regards2graveyard4regard1soniadepart6guitars3ha-hacigars5postcard4robots1Milananton1alarms2anon2bedrock1birdsong3courtyard3exhaust3hurrah3outlaw2remark3remarks2rooftops1sidewalks1unlocked1hogan1alarmed2aloft2applaud1avant2blacktop2
3 syllables
restaurant5Vietnam3boulevard9Babylon6dialogue1son-in-lawArkansas4bodyguard2restaurants2astronaut3Omaha1meadowlark3Pentecost2afterthought1analog2apricot2astronauts2avalon1barbershop1catalogue1confidant1debutante2debutantes2disembark2disregard2echelon1holocaust1juggernaut1mountaintop2nonchalant2afterthoughts1amazon1autobahn1Bonaparte1Camelot1carrera1cosmonaut1cosmonauts1esplanade1firearms1
4 syllables
brother-in-lawsister-in-lawAgamemnon1automatonautomatonsAzerbaijanbrachiopodbrachiopodscephalopodcephalopodsdaughter-in-lawelectroshockelectroshocksemoticonemoticonsfather-in-lawheterodoxIditarodmother-in-law
5 syllables
middle-of-the-road
528
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
girls23rules23feels18miles13pills17fools17hills15holes14wheels20bills15souls12bells13heels15tells2nails8schools7files2smells1skills3kills3sales6tools7deals8cells1smiles13growls2yells1pearls13tales4meals4rolls3juleswells2curls9rails5fails5tails6pools6sells1sails3shells4goals4swirls5pulls4gills2poles4scales4spells3thrills4bales1coals1dwells2eels1heals3tiles2trails2veils2aisles1chills1kells2mails1males2roles1shoals1snails2spills2steals2whales2belles1bulls1cools1dills1drills1foils1frills1gales1hells1jails1kneels1knowles1mils1mules1owls1pails1pales1peels1
2 syllables
details2exhales2controls47inhales3appeals1pinholes1hotels1arseholes1cocktails1compels1congeals1emails1females1foretells1foxholes1ideals1impels1loopholes1motels1seagulls1tadpoles1textiles1unfurls1abelesairfoilsairmailsannealsanthillsargylesargyllsassailsavailsbagfulsbankrollsbarbellsbeguilesblackmailsblowholesbluebells1bombshellsbrazilscajolescanals1carrellscartelscartwheelsCatskillscesspoolscharcoalschoralesclamshellscoattailscompilesconceals3consolescornmealscorrals1covillescowbellscowgirls1cranesbillscreoles2crossbillscurtailsdecalsderails
3 syllables
molecules2buttonholes1crocodiles1daffodils1fingernails1orioles1parallels1snowmobiles1amphiboles1anglophilesbookmobilescamomilescarousels4carrouselscasseroleschamomileschaparrals1citadels2clienteles2countervailscubbyholesdecontrolsfairytales1farthingalesglockenspielsglycerolshydrofoilsjezebels1martingalesminusculesmonorailsoenophilesoldsmobiles2organellesoverfillsoverkillsoverrulespercentilesperistylespersonnels1pigeonholespocketfuls1ponytailsrationalesreconciles1
4 syllables
automobiles2mademoiselles1materiels

“charles” at line end — from real songs

He had a reason to get back to Lake CharlesHe used to talk about it, he'd just go on and on
— Lucinda Williams, “Lake Charles” · rhymes charles / on
He was born in NacogdochesBut he liked to tell everybody that he was from Lake Charles
— Lucinda Williams, “Lake Charles” · rhymes charles / nacogdoches

How to read the 3283 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 6
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Subtractive 555
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 2194
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 528
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.