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Words that rhyme withclose

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 S
21
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
gross3losdose3bowsegrosz
2 syllables
morose1engrossfructoseglucose
3 syllables
comatose1overdose1adiosadiposebellicosecellulosecentavosComorosdiagnosegrandiose
5 syllables
nitrocellulose
307
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
both6coach1oath1growth1gauche1loaf1roach1sloth1broachGoetheloathpoachtrothgoes1knows1nose37rose1shows21those6blows1toes20grows14chose1flows12pose5owes2hoes8hose4woes4throws1crows4prose2foes3froze1glows1lows2rows2snows1beaus1doze1ose1slows1Bosebowesdohs2doughs13floesgoghsjoes7lowesmoespows2proespros3rhoesroes2rohs1rowessews1sloessows1stows1
2 syllables
approach2reproach1briochecarochecockroachencroachoutgrowthstagecoachshadows10suppose1photos2proposeeurosexpose1rainbows1elbows3arose2logos1tiptoes1willows2bulldoze1chateaus1demos1disclose1meadows1oppose1plainclothes1aloesAmbroseammoesbackhoesbanjoesbestows1bongoesbongosboroughsbozoesbozosburrowescargoescargosceroesciscoescocoescocos1comboescompose
3 syllables
undergrowthdominoes1studios2decompose2radios1tomorrows2bungalows1calicoes1dominos1eskimos1overflows1ratios1afterglows4albinoesallegroesamigoesamigosangelosaudiosbordelloesbuffaloesbuffalos2calypsoescalypsoscameosciceroescilantroescommandoescommandosdynamoes
4 syllables
adagiosantonios1manifestoesmustachiosoreganoesostinatoesoverexposepistachios
5 syllables
aficionadoesarchipelagoesbraggadociosdivertimentoesimpresariosmichelangelos2
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
clothes3bones62ghost1most27closed21coast15holes14folks10stones15souls12Jones10ghosts1homes17roads11jokes11notes7post5toast6groans1phones5hopes2holds5host4owns2votes1boats1Holmes1rolls3moans5loads3roast1codes2throats3goals4coats2poles4smokes4ropes2bolts2coals1droves2floats3olds3quotes3coasts2goats2roles1shoals1boast1clones1colts1cones1croaks1dozed1drones1hosts1knowles1loans1oaths1oats1posed1posts1robes1scones1scopes1scrolls1slopes1soles1spokes1strokes1strolls1thrones1tones1vogues1volts1yokes1zones1bloatsblokes1boasts1bodesbolds6boles
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
know4go3oh95no90so92low99show96though1snow73slow61blow43grow48row30flow33whoa8ow3ohh7joe7throw6bro5glow27owe2dough13pro3toe6crow8hoe4woe5foe2tow4doh2Poe2flo2mow2roe2doe1aux1beau1coe1hoh1joh1koh1roh1sew1stow1Tho1choCROfloeGoghLuomoerhosloeStowe
2 syllables
ago1below43hello15althoughdunno1aglow7Monroe2uno2bestow1drapeau1escrow1outgrow1plateau1tarot1BordeauxchateauCousteauDefoeforegoforgoFoucaultgateaukayoMarceauMunroNGOPernodpoirotrondeaurouleauRousseauso-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
home338road127soul126own119cold1old79stone72gold76phone1known62told49roll42smoke37hold40bone44hole29hope26broke25joke26throat27coat26whole15boat23wrote19grown18load19note10sold13spoke10code11rope13vote6nope5stole7showed6shown11Rome8zone9dope14throne12loan8goal5thrown7tone7role4bowl4blown6coal12woke1pole4coke7roam18goat4bold6soap4owned4pope1joan2hoped9float7colestroke1folk4fold7stoned12bloke1quote2flown9moan9rolled1mole1mode3cope7rode2owed2dome7oak2globe2robe3comb6foam6lone3toll4
2 syllables
alone286control47unknown17explode12patrol5remote3nicole1borrowed1afloat9parole1controlledbehold5household1unfold5threshold2wardrobe1untold2railroad1awoke4payroll1pothole3raincoat1syndrome2Capone3cologne2crossroad1provoked3reload2atone2foretold2trombone2tyrone2wishbone2backbone1backstroke1bestowed1billfold1blindfold1chokehold1commode1condone1consoled1corrode1cyclone1dethroned1elope1erode1extol1flagpole1flintstone1genome1grindstone1headstone1implode1intone1jawbone1milestone1outgrown1paroled1payload1pinhole1raton1revoked1
3 syllables
telephone20episode3envelope2microphone4centerfold4overcoat2overgrown3antidote3monochrome3overload2petticoat3Roanoke2buttonhole2chaperone1honeycomb1overflowed1periscope2aerodrome1amphibole1anemone1astrodome1catacomb1cobblestone1cortisone1firestone1horoscope1marigold1methadone1monotone1oversold1overthrown1saxophone1Styrofoam1telescope1acetoneallophoneallotropeanaerobeanecdoteankleboneantelopeantipode
4 syllables
anticycloneConcepcionheliotropekaleidoscopelaryngoscopemustachioedophthalmoscopeoscilloscopepolariscopeprogesteronetestosterone
5 syllables
hydrocortisone1
518
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
us131face250this149place169house64else57kiss55yes36glass50space48voice19dress44mess43case35ass38peace30nice29twice33guess29use29ice30worse31pass33cross20grace26grass26less22race29choice16course13horse10miss13loose17piece13class12chase18bus11force8gas14boss9curse17price12press8loss12juice11piss8trace10purse8nurse4base4plus1source5bless1rice5chris1pace17mouse9sauce5pulse4cosfalse2stress4mass2Bruce1Ross1vice2thus1niece4bass4jessgus1verse8ace3fuss4sis2goose4toss3dice7arse2chess1cease6slice2brass3pierce
2 syllables
advice16release17police7excuse7address9across4success6confess9unlessembrace15process3progress3divorce1discussaccessexpress3reverse6device1suitcase5replace2someplace1abuse3warehouse2increase2produceimpress2disgrace4erase6denisemauricedistress3possess4preciseexcess6luis1abyss5caress3perverse3rejoice2briefcasereduceinverse3obtuse3recluse2remorse3suffice2undress2alas1courthouse2disperse1jailhouse1mouthpiece1obverse1outhouse2penthouse2Scarface2staircase1abstruse1apiece1badass1caboose1decrease1digress1dismiss1
3 syllables
paradise30universe8sacrifice9introduce1marketplace4masterpiece1databasehourglass2overpass2anyplace1underpass2albatross1applesauce1centerpiece1cyberspace1edelweiss1fireplace1nonetheless1platypus1plexiglass1slaughterhouse1acquiesceaerospacealtarpieceangrinessbashfulnessboardinghousecarefulnesscharterhousecoalescecoffeehousecommonplaceconvalescedisabusedispossesseveryplaceface-to-facefaithfulnessfiberglassfirehousegrumpinessHeliosimpreciseintercourse
4 syllables
nevertheless1vietnamese1overproduceplagioclasepolymerasereintroducereiteratesstreptokinase
3
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
closer9closestclosers9

“close” at line end — from real songs

Heard about a day where it dropped the KnowTo go another day as we learn to close
— Bon Iver, “Heavenly Father” · rhymes close / know
Letting my eyes closeShedding my soft clothes
— Adrianne Lenker, “forwards beckon rebound” · rhymes close / clothes
Now I wanna hold you, hold you closeI don't wanna ever have to let you go
— Anaïs Mitchell, “All I’ve Ever Known” · rhymes close / go

How to read the 2180 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 21
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 307
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 518
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 3
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.