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Words that rhyme withclowns

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 N·Z
34
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
towns7downs5frowns1gowns3crowns2browns1nouns1downesdrowns15Townes
2 syllables
breakdowns1touchdowns1clampdownsclosedownscomedowns1countdownscrackdownsdowntowns16godowns
3 syllables
shantytowns
12
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
lounge1scroungebounceounce1flouncepouncetrounce
2 syllables
announcepronounce1denouncerenounce
3 syllables
mispronounce
12
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
bouncedflouncedloungedpouncedscroungedtrounced
2 syllables
announced1denouncedpronouncedrenounced
3 syllables
mispronouncedunannounced
217
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
down1now305town1house64mouth75how49south26crown32brown24bow11wow4clown23couch11cow6drown15mouse9thou1gown15ouchbrow12frown13cows6vow5bows8sow1blouse6plow3vows4ciao1bough2Mao2POW2prow1spouse1vouch2brows1crouch1douse1dow1louse1ploughs1rousse1slouch1Strauss1yow1klausboughs2bouseBrownebrowsechowchowsciaos1CrousedhowsdowseFAOFrauGAOgaussgougegrouchgrousehaohaosHowehoweslaoloughloughsmows2nounnows305ploughplows3
2 syllables
somehow43downtown16allow9warehouse2hometown7allows1uptown8breakdown3sundown2arouse1courthouse2eyebrow1jailhouse1meltdown2outhouse2penthouse2showdown2comedown1doghouse1eyebrows1farmhouse1Georgetown1henhouse1hoedown1kowtow1madhouse1meow1Motown1renown1roadhouse1southpaw1townhouse1alehouseavowavowsBeantownblockhouseboathouseBridgetownBrockhousecarouseCharlestownclampdownclosedownclubhousecountdowncrackdowncrosstowndelousedollhousedormouseendowendowsespouseFreetownfrogmouthgodowngreenhouse
3 syllables
anyhow11chinatown1Morgantown1slaughterhouse1AllentownboardinghouseCharlottetowncharterhousecoffeehouseCooperstowncottonmouthcuracaocuracaosdisallowdisallowsdisavowdisavowsfirehouseHagerstownmenopauseMindanaoMorristownpackinghousepowerhouseRittenhouseScaramouchshantytownupside-downWatertownWestinghouseWilliamstown
345
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
out275ground1sound100round60found71loud49crowd41doubt34proud25clouds22count9sounds11shout16bound16cloud17bout8wound2pounds1foul5pound5counts2drowned6grounds3mount3rounds2doubts5growls2shouts1scout2mouths1crowds5shroud4owl4hound3hounds4howl5bounds1drought2growl2mound3clout2crowned1ploughed2pout2scouts2snout2sowed1stout2tout2trout2fowl1lout1owls1plowed1scowls1shrouds1slouched1spout1stoute1boughed2bousedbouts8bowed11bowsed8browed12browned24browsed1clouts2clowned23couched11cowed6cowlcowledcowlscrouched1douseddowerdowerreddowersdowned541dowseddroughts2Faustfloutfloutsfouled5fouls5founds71fowled1fowls1frowned13gougedgoutgouts
2 syllables
around3about71without12allowed9account5amount3background4throughoutaccounts5aground6discountprofound2unwound3abound2aloud2fairground2fallout2surround1unsound2aroused1blackouts1blowout1devouts1endowed1foreground1hideout1knockout1lookout1playground1playgrounds1rebound1resounds1surrounds1timeout1unbound1wildflowers1workouts1abounds2all-outamounts3astoundastoundsavowedbackgrounds4blackoutblowouts1breakoutbreakoutsbrownoutbrownoutsbuyoutbuyoutscampgroundcampgroundscarousedcheckoutcheckoutsconfoundconfoundscookoutcookoutscutoutcutoutsdelouseddevoutdiscountsdropoutdropoutsdugoutdugoutsearthboundeastboundeelpouteelpouts
3 syllables
underground16whereabouts1roundabout1battleground1paramount1roundabouts1Adenauerbattlegrounds1catamountcatamountscottonmouthsdisalloweddisavowedhereabouthereaboutsovercrowdovercrowdsrunaboutrunaboutssauerkrautsauerkrautsthereaboutsturnaboutturnaboutsturnaroundturnaroundsultrasoundultrasoundsundergrounds16waterfowlwaterfowls
4 syllables
merry-go-round
1294
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
dreams122things57times86bones62songs43lines39comes23seems40wings29means34plans29ones15names24rings19guns17signs18games11flames24sins21stones15brings9Jones10screams7turns5rooms7James5homes17kings14jeans22brains8crimes12chains18burns11sons5lungs12runs3groans1fans7terms1phones5bombs1sings8wins2twins6drums11beans5veins16scenes9trains11owns2teams1planes5strings7claims1shines11pines10horns3rhymes13tons1Holmes1mines7Queens9coins4chimes4tongues6moans5seams10dings1limbs6moons8tunes6rains6worms3slams1streams7hangs3springs3dimes5greens5plains6
2 syllables
sometimes33begins14remains11belongs2machines6becomes17returns2concerns1explains27contains3exams2balloons5marines1daydreams1headphones2costumes1bedrooms2headlines3bloodlines1breadcrumbs1bygones1cartoons2designs1extremes2grandsons1landmines2shotguns2sidelines2baboons1complains1coupons1crossbones1declines1disclaims1domains1earphones1enzymes1felines1grapevines1gravestones1handguns1icons1itunes1lifetimes1moonbeams1nylons1pastimes1pertains1playthings1pylons1reclines1restrooms1resumes1rhinestones1routines1saigons1shoestrings1shorelines1sustains1trombones1
3 syllables
magazines11limousines3smithereens5violins4afternoons4cobblestones1figurines1telephones2concubines2hurricanes1microphones1valentines1borderlines1caravans1chromosomes1cornerstones1evergreens1everythings1halloweens1honeycombs1mandolins1Maritimes1mastodons1minivans1overhangs1pantaloons1paragons1porcupines1pseudonyms1submarines1tangerines1trampolines1windowpanes1xylophones1abrahams1academesacetonesacroleinsadeninesaerodromes1
4 syllables
amphetamines2acetylenesadenosinesafghanistans1angiogramsanticyclonesaquamarines1automatonsclomipraminescomediennescontrabassoonsdiltiazemsemoticonsglucosaminesheterodyneslegerdemains
5 syllables
hexachloropheneshydrocortisones1
6 syllables
australopithecines
7 syllables
electrocardiograms

“clowns” at line end — from real songs

And so you've turned your life aroundIt's funny how those things all work out somehow for the clowns
— Laura Marling, “Your Girl” · rhymes clowns / around
We couldn't all be cowboys, so some of us are clownsWe roam from town to town
— Counting Crows, “Goodnight Elisabeth” · rhymes clowns / town
Rule Britannia is out of boundsTo my mother, my dog, and clowns
— David Bowie, “Life on Mars?” · rhymes clowns / bounds

How to read the 1914 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 34
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 12
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 12
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 217
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 345
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1294
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.