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Words that rhyme withcomb

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 M
31
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
home4Rome8roam1dome7foam6chrome4loam2gnome1BoehmBoehmegloamNomeohmtome
2 syllables
syndrome2genome1shalom1biomeJeromerhizome
3 syllables
monochrome3aerodrome1astrodome1Styrofoam1chromosomecyclostomehippodromeliposomepolychromeproteome
137
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
own119stone72phone60known62bone44grown18shown11zone9throne12loan8thrown7tone7blown6joan2flown1moan9lone3sown4Mon3drone3clone3cone3groan3roan1sewn1shone1CohncronehoneproneRhonescone
2 syllables
alone286unknown17Capone3cologne2atone2trombone2tyrone2wishbone2backbone1condone1cyclone1flintstone1grindstone1headstone1intone1jawbone1milestone1outgrown1raton1simone1smartphone1timezone1Bayonnebemoanbloodstonebluestonebrownstonecapstonecheekbonecurbstonedethronedisownearphoneflagstonefreestonefull-blowngallstonegemstoneGladstonegoldstonegravestonehailstonehalftoneheadphonehipbonehomegrownhormonekeystoneleonelimestone
3 syllables
telephone20microphone4overgrown3chaperone1anemone1cobblestone1cortisone1firestone1methadone1monotone1overthrown1saxophone1acetoneallophoneanklebonebaritonebourguignoncherrystoneciceronecollarbonecornerstoneDictaphonehomophoneLivingstonemegaphoneoverblownovertonepheromonesiliconesousaphonespeakerphoneunbeknownundertonexylophoneYellowstone
4 syllables
anticycloneConcepcionprogesteronetestosterone
5 syllables
hydrocortisone1
177
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
bones62stones15Jones10homes17groans1phones5owns2owned4Holmes1stoned12moans5phonedroamed4boned1clones1cones1drones1loaned1loans1moaned1scones1thrones1toned1tones1zones1chromedchromes4clonedcombed6combescombs6coned2crones
2 syllables
headphones2crossbones1dethroned1earphones1gravestones1rhinestones1trombones1atonedatones2backbones1bemoanedbemoansbiomesbloodstonesbluestonesbrownstonescapstonescellphonescheekbonescolognes2condonedcondones1curbstonescyclones1daimones
3 syllables
cobblestones1telephones2microphones1chromosomes1cornerstones1honeycombs1xylophones1acetonesaerodromes1allophonesanemones1anklebonesastrodomes1baritonesbourguignonscatacombs1
4 syllables
anticyclonesprogesteronestestosterones
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
know465go473oh95no90so92low99show96though55snow73slow61blow43grow48row30flow33whoa8ow3ohh7joe7throw6bro5glow27owe2dough13pro3toe6crow8hoe4woe5foe2tow4doh2Poe2flo2mow2roe2doe1aux1beau1coe1hoh1joh1koh1roh1sew1stow1Tho1choCROfloeGoghLuomoerhosloeStowe
2 syllables
ago68below43hello15althoughdunno1aglow7Monroe2uno2bestow1drapeau1escrow1outgrow1plateau1tarot1BordeauxchateauCousteauDefoeforegoforgoFoucaultgateaukayoMarceauMunroNGOPernodpoirotrondeaurouleauRousseauso-sotableauThoreauTruffautturbot
3 syllables
radio35Mexico17studio1Tokyo1Romeo2buffalo2stereo2undertow6Idaho5rodeo4tupelo3afterglow4Jericho3patio2bungalow2figaro2indigo2kokomo1overflow2ratio1apropos1bigelow1Borneo1embryo1Eskimo1mistletoe1Monaco1Navajo1zydeco1angeloaudiocalicocameocicerodominodynamoKosovomedicooleooverthrowpiccolopoliopompanoporticoportmanteauScorpiotaekwondoundergovertigo
4 syllables
DiMaggio1adagioArapahoArapahoeGeronimoGuantanamomustachiooreganopistachiopoliticoportfoliopresidio
5 syllables
Michelangelo2archipelagobraggadocioimpresarioMontevideo
6 syllables
generalissimo
1157
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
road127soul126cold121old79gold76clothes64goes61knows53told49roll42smoke37close28hold40nose37ghost35hole29most27hope26broke25joke26throat27coat26whole15closed21boat23rose26wrote19shows21those6both6load19note10coast15sold13spoke10blows14holes14code11folks10rope13souls12toes20ghosts7vote6nope5stole7showed6roads11jokes11notes7dope14post5grows14coach1toast6drove3chose4goal5role4bowl4coal12woke1pole4coke7hopes2holds5gross3host4goat4losbold6soap4pope1hoped9votes1float7colestroke1folk4fold7
2 syllables
control47shadows10suppose7almost4supposed1photos2explode12approach2patrol5remote3exposed3nicole1proposeborrowed1afloat9parole1controlledbehold5euroscontrols47crossroads3expose1household1unfold5proposedthreshold2opposed1wardrobe1untold2railroad1awoke4payroll1pothole3rainbows1raincoat1crossroad1elbows3provoked3reload2approached1arose2composed1foretold2logos1morose1pinholes1tightropes2tiptoes1unfolds1willows2arseholes1backstroke1bestowed1billfold1blindfold1bulldoze1chateaus1chokehold1commode1consoled1
3 syllables
episode3envelope2dominoes1centerfold4overcoat2antidote3comatose1overload2petticoat3Roanoke2studios2buttonhole2decompose2overflowed1periscope2predisposed2radios1tomorrows2amphibole1antelopes1bungalows1buttonholes1calicoes1cantaloupes1centerfolds1dominos1envelopes1episodes1eskimos1horoscope1isotopes1marigold1marigolds1orioles1overcoats1overdose1overdosed1overflows1oversold1petticoats1
4 syllables
adagiosantonios1heliotropeheliotropeskaleidoscopekaleidoscopeslaryngoscopelaryngoscopesmanifestoesmustachioedmustachiosophthalmoscope
5 syllables
aficionadoesarchipelagoesbraggadociosdivertimentoesimpresariosmichelangelos2nitrocellulose
6 syllables
generalissimoes
430
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
time643name243him138them89dream150room147same150come105game106am56from46shame76blame66came41storm32warm21some32arm31crime30flame42damn13scream25harm24dumb21team17mom12form15seem16fame31farm16climb21swim11cream12bomb9claim15drum20tom5frame18jim8dime28Sam6bloom28boom9calm3film4stream16mum3charm10whom1rhyme29prime4kim2lame13aim10lamb7bum4gym6tomb15theme2timfirmterm1jam5palm4steam9thumb9gum2prom2scheme5ham2groom2sum2doom7numb10beam2scum1ramgloom9cam1womb8slim6lime10pamdam6bam1
2 syllables
become17lifetime11alarm8bedroom9goddamn5sometime9bathroom3became3program1costume5perform3assumeperfume12meantime3confirm1informextreme2examsupreme1sublime13springtime2income1platform1programme1daydream6nicknameesteem3outcome2resume1moonbeam2nighttime2courtroom1presumeballroom1condemn2consume1downstream1halftime1headroom1lunchtime2showtime1transform1aflame1aplomb1bloodstream1classroom1conform1daytime1earthworm1forearm1goddam1lukewarm1mainstream1mayhem1noontime1pastime1playroom1proclaim1rainstorm1reform1regime1restroom1storeroom1upstream1waveform1
3 syllables
uniform3anytime5Vietnam3overcome4summertime11overtime5telegram1Bethlehem1Amsterdam3Birmingham1seraphim3thunderstorm2wintertime2Abraham1hologram2Christmastime1diaphragm1everytime1instagram1intercom1milligram1pantomime1paradigm1pseudonym1academeanagramAnaheimaspartameBellinghamcablegramCardizemchloroformcounterclaimCunninghamdiademdiagramdinnertimedithyrambendospermepigramepistemefirearmfirebombfirestormGuggenheim
4 syllables
cuneiform1angiogramdiltiazemunderperform
7 syllables
electrocardiogram
20
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
coma2como2combing1comas2combercomberscominsKomi
3 syllables
honeycomb1catacomb1beachcomberbeachcomberscomitiescomityglaucomaglaucomassarcomasarcomasTacoma
4 syllables
honeycombing1

“comb” at line end — from real songs

I'll straighten out your head like a combI'm the holy ghost giving every note a home
— Jason Isbell, “Clips” · rhymes comb / home
I'm in my zone I've already flownMigrated to Oregon, my head's a mess I need a comb
— Jason Isbell, “Clips” · rhymes comb / flown
Very streets to roamAnd a fine-tooth comb
— Ray LaMontagne, “Hannah” · rhymes comb / roam

How to read the 2089 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 31
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 137
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 177
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 1157
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 429
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 20
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.