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Words that rhyme withcook

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 UH coda K
41
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
look1book1took3hook5Brookebrook2shook1crook2nook1mook1gookHookerookschnooksnook
2 syllables
facebooknotebook4checkbook1schoolbook1scrapbook1sketchbook1bankbookchinookcookbookguidebookhandbookhornbooklogbookmatchbook
3 syllables
storybook1inglenookoverlookpocketbook
4 syllables
gobbledygook
80
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
foot2put2soot1good108could46should27would21wood28stood11hood13
2 syllables
barefoot1output1afootBigfootBlackfootcaputcoltsfootforefootgoosefootinputthroughputchildhood1deadwood1driftwood1manhood1redwood1silkwood1allgoodbeechwoodblackwoodboxwoodboyhoodcorkwooddogwoodelmwood
3 syllables
underfoot1pussyfootunderstood12neighborhood11hollywood5neighbourhood1adulthood1firewood1parenthood1womanhood1babyhoodbrotherhoodcottonwooddevilwoodfatherhoodhazelwoodironwoodIsherwoodleatherwoodlikelihood
4 syllables
misunderstood9
149
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
woods11books7looks4looked3pulled2pushed2puts2goods2cooked1booked1hooked1cured1crooks3hooks1brookes1brooks1hoods1schultz1brooked2bulled5bushed1
2 syllables
assured5endured2backwoods1insured1redwoods1allgoodsalluredambushedbankbooksbeechwoodsblackwoodsboxwoodsboyhoodscaputscheckbooks1childhoods1
3 syllables
reassured1adulthoods1babyhoodsbrotherhoodscottonwoodsdevilwoodsfatherhoodsfirewoods1hazelwoodsinglenooks
4 syllables
gobbledygooks
1
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)
2 syllables
milieu
113
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
sure10yours3full1pure8pull4push1tour3cure5wolf1bull5bush1wolves1Jungpulls4wool1cures3moor3moors3Moorepuss2bulls1cour1jure1lures1pures1lureboorboorsbutchfulls1hoofs1mooresMuirpulsputschRuhrspoorspoorssures10Tours3tushWolfeWolffwolfs1Woolfwools1
2 syllables
secure1assure1mature3ensureendure1handfulallure1couture2brochure1contour1detour1endures1impure1lumpur1obscure1procure1werewolves1ambushallures1assures1bagfulbagfulsbonjourbrochures1contours1coutures2demuredetours1ensureshandfulsinsureinsuresinureinuresmanuremanuresmatures3milieusmouthful
3 syllables
Beowulf1immature1overtures1platypus1pocketful1epicureepicuresoctopuspocketfuls1prematurereassurereassuresreinsurereinsures
4 syllables
miniature1
710
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
back310dark107like73black75work44talk49take47break45smoke37speak46luck37park41week33make32rock30sick32neck28track35broke25quick27lake26walk24joke26block28clock22York5cake19shake20weak22check14jack14sake14mark13crack17truck12stick10pick8spoke10milk10wake5stuck9shock11pack11trick11fake9kick5lock5mike3nick4strike6snake9knock2buck11jerk6seek6suck4duck5lack6deck8wreck11doc1freak3stake6cheek17jakebike2Blake2thick7chick3mac5Clark2woke1stock2heck4coke7rickduke1Lukechuck
2 syllables
awake31mistake27attack20unique1homework2network1headache3unlikealike1technique1sidewalk3Iraq2picnic1lipstick1heartbreak2heartache2earthquakesidekick5awoke4backpack3handshake1bedrock1berserk2intake2remark3clockwork2Cognac2comeback2Hitchcock1homesick1knapsack2newsweek2physique2racetrack2skylark2toothpick2turnpike2woodstock2aardvark1amok1amuck1artwork1backstroke1backtrack1ballpark1brubeck1cheesecake1childlike1Denmark1dreamlike1feedback1footwork1forsake1hallmark1hatchback1haystack1klondike1Kubrick1lilac1monarch1mystique1opaque1
3 syllables
paperwork1cadillac10maniac3lunatic1candlestick3meadowlark3motorbike3Roanoke2disembark2rattlesnake2bellyache1doublespeak1hollyhock1ladylike1needlework1nordictrack1Pontiac1quarterdeck1thunderstruck1tomahawk1watermark1aftershockalmanacangeliqueanorakantiknockAntiochArawakartichokeAtaturkbailiwickberrylikebiotechbolshevikbottleneckbusinesslikebuttermilkcardiaccornerbackcounterstrikecountryfolkcrackerjack
4 syllables
amnesiac1insomniac1biofeedbackcounterattackelectroshockimpoliticparanoiacrealpolitikstatesmanlikeunsportsmanlike
5 syllables
egomaniackleptomaniacnymphomaniac
6 syllables
megalomaniac
11
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)
1 syllable
Cooke1
2 syllables
Kirkukprecookcooking2cookies2cookie1cookercookers
3 syllables
overcookprecooking
4 syllables
overcooking

“cook” at line end — from real songs

Ah, here comes the dip - you may kiss the cookLet me show you honey - it's easy - look
— Dire Straits, “My Parties” · rhymes cook / look
Yeah, and they shookTwenty-nine is comin', they on edge when I cook (Cook)
— Nas, “Mob Ties” · rhymes cook / shook
I could have been a sailor, could have been a cookA real live lover, could have been a book
— Nick Drake, “One of These Things First” · rhymes cook / book

How to read the 1091 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 41
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 80
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 149
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 1
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 113
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 707
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 11
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.