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Words that rhyme withcope

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 P
22
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
hope3rope13nope5dope1soap1pope1slope2scope1grope1lopemopetope
2 syllables
elope1tightrope1
3 syllables
envelope2allotropeantelopecantaloupeepitopeisotopemisanthrope
4 syllables
heliotrope
187
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
globe2robe3lobeLoebprobestrobesmoke37broke25joke26throat27coat26boat23wrote19note10spoke10vote6woke1coke7goat4float7stroke1folk4bloke1quote2oak2choke2moat2cloak1croak1soak1yolk1bloatcotedotegloatgroatmokemoteoatpokePolkrotestoketoteyokeroad127load19code11showed6mode3rode2owed2rogue2flowed2snowed2toad2crowed1knowed1node1slowed1stowed1towed1blowed43bodedrogueglowed27
2 syllables
wardrobe1bathrobeLatrobemicroberemote3afloat9awoke4raincoat1backstroke1scapegoat1speedboat1banknotebaroquebespokecapoteconnoteconvokecutthroatdemotedenotedevotedovecoteevokeflatboatfootnotegunboathouseboatinvokekeynotekeystrokelifeboatmisquoteoutvotepromoteprovokeredcoatrevokerowboatsailboatshowboatslowpokesteamboattowboattownsfolktugboatturncoatWindhoekexplode12borrowed1railroad1crossroad1
3 syllables
anaerobetechnophobeovercoat2antidote3petticoat3Roanoke2anecdoteartichokeasymptotecountryfolkcreosoteferryboatmasterstrokemotorboatpowerboatundercoatepisode3overload2overflowed1antipodebuffaloed2microcodenematodeporticoedradioed35torpedoed
4 syllables
mustachioed
475
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
cold121old79gold76told49hold40ghost35most27closed21coast15sold13folks10ghosts7roads11jokes11notes7post5toast6hopes2holds5host4bold6owned4hoped9votes1fold7boats1stoned12loads3rolled1roast1codes2throats3smokedphonedcoats2colt2mold4roamed4smokes4bolt1ropes2bolts2floats3olds3quotes3coasts2goats2boast1boned1choked1cloaked1colts1croaked1croaks1dozed1hosts1loaned1moaned1oats1posed1posts1probed1robes1scold1scopes1slopes1soaked1spokes1stoked1strokes1tolled1toned1vogues1volt1volts1yokes1bloatsblokes1boasts1bodesbolds6bowled4broachedchokes2
2 syllables
almost4supposed1exposed3controlledbehold5crossroads3household1unfold5proposedthreshold2opposed1untold2provoked3approached1composed1foretold2tightropes2unfolds1billfold1blindfold1chokehold1consoled1dethroned1disposed1explodes1foremost1gunboats1lifeboats1paroled1revoked1tenfold1threefold1thresholds1turncoats1uphold1abodesaholdaholdsanodesatonedbackstrokedbackstrokes1banknotesbankrolledbaroquesbathrobesbeholds5bemoanedbillfolds1blindfolds1boatloadsbulldozedbusloadscajoledcapotescarloadscathodescharcoaledchokeholds1commodes1condonedconnotesconvokedconvokes
3 syllables
centerfold4predisposed2antelopes1cantaloupes1centerfolds1envelopes1episodes1isotopes1marigold1marigolds1overcoats1overdosed1oversold1petticoats1allotropesanaerobesanecdotesantidotes3artichokesasymptotesbronchoscopesbuttonholedchaperonedcobblestonedcountryfolkscreosotesdecomposeddecontrolleddiagnosedendoscopesepitopesferryboatsgastroscopesgyroscopeshoneycombed1horoscopes1innermostinterposedjuxtaposedmanifoldmanifoldsmasterstrokesmicrocodesmicroscopes
4 syllables
heliotropeskaleidoscopeslaryngoscopesophthalmoscopesoscilloscopesoverexposedpolariscopessuperimposed
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
805
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
home338soul126own119stone72phone60clothes64known62goes61bones62knows53roll42close28bone44nose37hole29whole15rose26shows21those6grown18both6blows14holes14stones15souls12Jones10toes20stole7homes17shown11Rome8zone9throne12grows14coach1loan8groans1drove3chose4goal5thrown7tone7role4phones5bowl4blown6coal12pole4gross3roam18owns2losjoan2coleflows12Holmes1oath1rolls3flown9moans5moan9mole1pose5growth1owes2hoes8dome7grove4stove3comb6foam6lone3toll4goals4soledose3chrome4hose4sown4woes4
2 syllables
alone286control47shadows10suppose7unknown17photos2approach2patrol5nicole1proposeparole1euroscontrols47expose1headphones2payroll1pothole3rainbows1syndrome2Capone3cologne2elbows3arose2atone2logos1morose1pinholes1tiptoes1trombone2tyrone2willows2wishbone2arseholes1backbone1bulldoze1chateaus1condone1crossbones1cyclone1demos1disclose1earphones1extol1flagpole1flintstone1foxholes1genome1gravestones1grindstone1headstone1intone1jawbone1loopholes1meadows1milestone1oppose1outgrown1pinhole1plainclothes1raton1
3 syllables
telephone20dominoes1microphone4overgrown3cobblestones1comatose1monochrome3studios2telephones2buttonhole2chaperone1decompose2honeycomb1microphones1radios1tomorrows2aerodrome1amphibole1anemone1astrodome1bungalows1buttonholes1calicoes1catacomb1chromosomes1cobblestone1cornerstones1cortisone1dominos1eskimos1firestone1honeycombs1methadone1monotone1orioles1overdose1overflows1overthrown1ratios1saxophone1
4 syllables
adagiosanticycloneanticyclonesantonios1Concepcionmanifestoesmustachiosoreganoesostinatoesoverexpose
5 syllables
hydrocortisone1aficionadoesarchipelagoesbraggadociosdivertimentoeshydrocortisones1impresariosmichelangelos2nitrocellulose
6 syllables
generalissimoes
374
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
up307sleep123stop59deep52keep40top28help32cup30drop22ship19step13pop15shop10trip13cheap17map9tape9trap13type9shape7cop7group2rap18yep1crap2lap10sheep10slip8tip6hop9cap8soup3yup6sharp5pipe8grip12lip9bleeprape2hip9snap5rip2strip4weep19beep2skip3tap5flip6chip1chop3wipewrap1slapwhip1creep3sweep2nap1leap3chapjeep4bop7gap3cape1dip4clip4peep5coupe6crop4harp3sip4loop1clap4drip4flap3reap4steep5heap2kelp1ripe3prepmop2
2 syllables
asleep35escape27makeup5backuplaptop1doorstep4spaceship4kidnaplandscape2make-upblacktop2Aesop1hilltop1pawnshop1pickup1pinstripe1raindrop1rooftop1setup1starship1teacup1workshop1agapeairshipairstripatopbackdropbackslapbackstopbagpipebebopbellhopblowpipeblowupbookshopbootstrapbopeepbreakupbuildupburlapburnupcatnapcheckupchop-chopcleanupcloseupco-opcourtshipdesktopeavesdropeggcupentrapequipeyedropflagshipflytrapfootstepgrown-upgrownup
3 syllables
leadershipscholarship1barbershop1mountaintop2censorship1handicap1overlap1photoshop1showmanship1sportsmanship1agitproparchetypeauthorshipbattleshipbottom-upbrinkmanshipbuttercupchairmanshipconsulshipcountertopcover-upcraftsmanshipdealershipDimetappdraftsmanshipfellowshipfingertipfollow-upfollowupgamesmanshipgenotypeGuadeloupeinternshipLinotypelollipopmalapropmembershipmicrochipmonotypenincompoop
4 syllables
relationship2championship1videotape2apprenticeshipaudiotapecitizenshipcompanionshipdictatorshipdirectorshipeditorshipgeneralshipgovernorshipone-upmanshippartisanshipprofessorshipreceivershipstereotype
5 syllables
ambassadorshipproprietorship
24
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
coping7kopekkopeks
3 syllables
periscope2horoscope1telescope1bronchoscopeendoscopegastroscopegyroscopemicroscopeproctoscopestethoscope
4 syllables
kaleidoscopelaryngoscopeophthalmoscopeoscilloscopepolariscope
5 syllables
cornucopiacornucopias

“cope” at line end — from real songs

Looking for a strand to climb, looking for a little hopeWouldn't put his lips to mine, and a fail to kiss is a fail to cope
— Fiona Apple, “Paper Bag” · rhymes cope / hope
Bottom line, I can't copeGimme drink, gimme dope
— Bill Withers, “The Cut Off” · rhymes cope / dope
Head knocked back, you don't copeYou're out of rings and flowers and soap
— Bonnie Prince Billy, “Love Comes to Me” · rhymes cope / soap

How to read the 2020 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 22
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 187
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 475
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 805
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 373
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 24
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.