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Words that rhyme withclouds

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 AW coda D·Z
4
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
crowds5shrouds1
2 syllables
enshrouds
3 syllables
overcrowds
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
doubts5shouts1scouts2bouts8clouts2droughts2floutsgoutsgrouts
2 syllables
blackouts1devouts1workouts1blowouts1breakoutsbrownoutsbuyouts
3 syllables
whereabouts1roundabouts1hereaboutsrunabouts
43
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
sounds11pounds1counts2grounds3rounds2hounds4bounds1founds71joustsmounds3
2 syllables
accounts5playgrounds1resounds1surrounds1abounds2amounts3astounds
3 syllables
battlegrounds1catamountsturnaroundsultrasoundsundergrounds16
256
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
now3out2house64mouth75how49loud1crowd41doubt1proud1south26bow11wow4shout16cloud17bout8couch11cow6mouse9thou1ouchbrow12scout2cows6vow5bows8shroud4sow1blouse6plow3vows4ciao1drought2bough2clout2Mao2ploughed2pout2POW2prow1snout2sowed1spouse1stout2tout2trout2vouch2brows1crouch1douse1dow1louse1lout1ploughs1plowed1rousse1slouch1spout1stoute1Strauss1yow1klausboughed2boughs2bousebowed11browed12browsechowchowsciaos1cowed6CrousedhowsdowseFAOfloutFrauGAOgaussgougegoutgrouchgrousegrouthaohaosHowehowesKrautlaoloughloughs
2 syllables
about71somehow43without12allowed1allow9throughoutwarehouse2allows1aloud2arouse1courthouse2eyebrow1fallout2jailhouse1outhouse2penthouse2blowout1doghouse1endowed1eyebrows1farmhouse1henhouse1hideout1knockout1kowtow1lookout1madhouse1meow1roadhouse1southpaw1timeout1townhouse1alehouseall-outavowavowedavowsblackoutblockhouseboathousebreakoutBrockhousebrownoutbuyoutcarousecheckoutclubhousecookoutcutoutdelousedevoutdollhousedormousedropoutdugouteelpoutendowendowsenshroudespousefrogmouthgreenhouseguesthousehandouthangouthighbrowhighbrowedhighbrowsholdouthothouseknow-howkowtowed1
3 syllables
anyhow11roundabout1slaughterhouse1boardinghousecharterhousecoffeehousecottonmouthcuracaocuracaosdisallowdisalloweddisallowsdisavowdisavoweddisavowsfirehousehereaboutmenopauseMindanaoovercrowdpackinghousepowerhouseRittenhouserunaboutsauerkrautScaramouchturnaboutWestinghouse
254
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
down2town214ground2sound1round60found71crown32brown24count9clown23bound1wound2drown15gown15foul5pound5drowned6mount3frown13growls2towns1clowns7downs5mouths1bounceowl4hound3howl5frowns1gowns3growl2mound3lounge1crowned1crowns2browns1fowl1nouns1ounce1owls1scowls1slouched1bouncedbousedbowsed8Brownebrowned24browsed1clowned23couched11cowlcowledcowlscrouched1douseddowerdowerreddowersdowned541downesdowseddrowns15Faustflounceflouncedfouled5fouls5fowled1fowls1frowned13gougedgowned15grouchedgrousedgrowled2housedhowled5
2 syllables
around2downtown16account5amount3background4announcehometown7announced1uptown8breakdown3aground6discountprofound2sundown2unwound3abound1fairground2meltdown2showdown2surround1unsound2aroused1breakdowns1comedown1foreground1Georgetown1hoedown1Motown1playground1pronounce1rebound1renown1touchdowns1unbound1wildflowers1astoundBeantownBridgetowncampgroundcarousedCharlestownclampdownclampdownsclosedownclosedownscomedowns1confoundcountdowncountdownscrackdowncrackdownscrosstowndelouseddenouncedenounceddowntowns16earthboundeastboundespousedexpoundfoxhound
3 syllables
underground16battleground1chinatown1Morgantown1paramount1AdenauerAllentowncatamountCharlottetownCooperstowncottonmouthsHagerstownmispronouncemispronouncedMorristownshantytownshantytownsturnaroundultrasoundunannouncedupside-downwaterfowlwaterfowlsWatertownWilliamstown
4 syllables
merry-go-round
1036
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
words54kids37legs17heads21birds15cards15needs11woods11dogs9drugs13bags10fields14sides16gods13eggs7jobs7roads11leads3guards3odds6holds5pigs5goods2worlds5beds7dudes8lads1yards3rides12seeds7clubs3bugs1sobs2weeds9Gibbsloads3boobsdeeds5ribs2lords3blades7rags7aids1reads1fades6swords2codes2feds1chords4flags4reeds5shades5shreds4grades8meds1beads3bleeds3boards3breeds3broads3cubs2dregs3fags3jags2olds3spades2tags2tribes3bards1bloods2braids1cords1drags2floods2foods2glades2herbs1hides2moods2plugs2rigs2
2 syllables
records5besides1towards2comrades1crossroads3eyelids5decides19regards2decades1floorboards2hillsides3parades4subsides3backsides2divides1grenades1insides2junkyards2postcards1unfolds1abides1applauds1arcades1awards1backwoods1betides1billboards1bluebirds1bridesmaids1bullfrogs1collides1cornfields1crosswords1dartboards1explodes1foreheads1includes1intrudes1landlords1mermaids1nightclubs1precedes1preludes1provides1redwoods1resides1rewards1sandbags1thresholds1abodesabradesabsurds8accedesaccords1affords7aholdsairfieldsairheadsairspeedsallgoods
3 syllables
palisades3hummingbirds3mockingbirds1accolades1attitudes1centerfolds1countrysides1episodes1genocides1lemonades1marigolds1mastercards1multitudes1promenades1actinidesadenoidsadulthoods1alkaloidsaltitudes1amplitudesamyloidsanaerobesanalogs2analoguesaniseedsaptitudes1arrowheadsarsenidesarthropodsasteroids2babyhoodsbarricades1battlefields4bodyguards2boulevards9brotherhoodscatalogues1cavalcades1celluloidscentipedes1
4 syllables
brachiopodscephalopodsdaminozidesexactitudesformaldehydes1ineptitudesinfanticides1insecticidesnucleotidespolyamidessolicitudessuperoxidesthalidomidesthingamabobstriglycerides
5 syllables
corticosteroidsmonosaccharidespolysaccharides
6 syllables
verisimilitudes

“clouds” at line end — from real songs

Floating down through the cloudsMemories come rushing up to meet me now
— Roger Waters, “The Gunner’s Dream (The Lockdown Sessions)” · rhymes clouds / now
And brought on out the clouds...The hiss cuts out...
— Aesop Rock, “Drawbridge” · rhymes clouds / out
I might never land on solid groundPart of me will always be in the clouds
— Cassandra Jenkins, “Clams Casino” · rhymes clouds / ground

How to read the 1656 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 4
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 43
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 256
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 254
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1036
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.