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Words that rhyme withcrossed

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 AA coda S·T
16
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
lost5cost24frost11tossed7bossed9dossedflossed1glossedsauced
2 syllables
exhaust3defrost1accostembossedlow-cost
3 syllables
Pentecost2holocaust1
44
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
soft15watched2washed2loft3botchedcoifedcoughed8croftdoffedfrothed
2 syllables
aloft2brainwashedhaylofthopscotchedunwashedwhitewashed1kiosk
3 syllables
arbitragedcamouflagedsabotaged
60
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
costs2charged1solved1launchedstarved1angstarched5barfed1bargedblotched
2 syllables
involved10dissolved2resolved2absolvedaccostsdefrosts1detoxed1
3 syllables
holocausts1overcharged1unresolved1Khabarovsksupercharged
748
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
off116ah46god69was43ya34not69stop59got54talk49lot57thought25dog31top28rock30cause23law24job28shot30hot23cross1walk24block28spot27saw15drop22clock22nah11caught18watch15pop15shop10ahh10boss9bought10shock11taught10loss12cop7lock5draw6brought1wash3pot6knock2bob1hop9raw10ought1doc1Scott1fought3odd2rob2sauce5squad2goshTodd2coslaws4stock2joshfog15Ross1log6plot5fraud2chop3blah1mob5cloth6cough8rod4toss1claus5moi6dock6scotch2broad1rot2frog1dot4pos
2 syllables
because21forgot14across4applause6grandma1garage4grandpagunshot1robotabroad2aha5massage1sidewalk3Iraq2laptop1withdraw1soniaha-hamirage5bedrock1hurrah3outlaw2applaud1barrage1blacktop2dada1Hitchcock1woodstock2Aesop1Alcott1assad1buckshot1bulldog1bullfrog1chainsaw1collage1distraught1facade1foresaw1grandmas1grandpas1guffaw1heartthrob1hilltop1lapdog1maraud1outlawed1outlaws1panache1pawnshop1Punjab1raindrop1roadblock1rooftop1seesaws1shamrock1takeoff1tripod1vandross1warlock1whitewash1workshop1
3 syllables
dialogue1son-in-lawArkansas4astronaut3Omaha1afterthought1analog2apricot2barbershop1catalogue1juggernaut1Molotov2mountaintop2albatross1applesauce1butterscotch1Camelot1camouflage1carrera1cosmonaut1esplanade1hollyhock1monologue1Panama1photoshop1Saginaw1synagogue1tomahawk1travelogue1aftershockagitpropanalogueantiknockAntiochApiaaquanautAraratArawakarbitrageargonautarthropodbaccarat
4 syllables
brother-in-lawsister-in-lawBaryshnikovbrachiopodcephalopoddaughter-in-lawelectroshockfather-in-lawIditarodKalashnikovmother-in-lawthingamabob
5 syllables
middle-of-the-road
1887
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
on293all315heart255gone224long170wrong171song167are134fall155dark107wall128car85hard81arms61want39call83stars83far79star74strong64dawn61bar54start63songs43part40small43park41hearts39cars37hall36arm31walls36ball32tall31art26yard23box18harm24calls21mom12cops15bars26thoughts14fault11cards15falls20mark13smart14called10dogs9starts13farm16wants8bomb9Paul7guard10gods13rocks15charge9stopped7card8lawn24john4tom5parts14don2balls8calm3shots9stops8dropped9doll12mall16jobs7talked2locked4charm10march7lots1walked3
2 syllables
apart95along74guitar34belong22upon8recall16alarm8sweetheart3beyond5football2belongs2response3baseball1respond3assaultbelonged2gunshots3moronradarso-calledbackyard2Bernardcigar4regards2graveyard4regard1afar7depart6guitars3bizarre2cigars5involvepostcard4resolve3dissolve3robots1Milananton1alarms2anon2birdsong3courtyard3downfall2lamar3rainfall3remark3remarks2rooftops1sidewalks1unlocked1hogan1alarmed2amar2atoll1avant2bygones1cyclops1footfall2impart2Iran1
3 syllables
restaurant5alcohol5Vietnam3basketball1boulevard9protocolBabylon6cannonball4waterfall4waterfalls4bodyguard2restaurants2Montreal4reservoir2superstar4meadowlark3morningstar3overalls2astronauts2avalon1confidant1debutante2debutantes2disembark2disregard2echelon1escobar2motorcar1nonchalant2abattoir1afterthoughts1amazon1autobahn1Bonaparte1caviar1cosmonauts1firearms1fireball1hildegard1intercom1
4 syllables
Agamemnon1neanderthal1automatonautomatonsAzerbaijanbrachiopodscephalopodscholesterolcholesterolselectroshocksemoticonemoticonsheterodoxneanderthals1phenomenonSaskatchewanSebastopolstate-of-the-artthingamabobstriceratops
665
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
last88fast81past79left62best63rest60first39chest48ghost35trust34dust35most27west29just9waste26taste23test20must15list16passed17east15worst16coast15least8gift13christ9beast11shift16priest11missed7lift10dressed8guest5breast18cast9bust12fist14post5blessed11kissed9toast6touched3wrist17pissed2forcedbasedreached1pushed2blast4feast13nest7host4placed4twist4messed43burst5cursed5laughed4lust9crushed4vest11vast1searched2mist9rust13thirst12crashed2stuffed2theft1wished14facedswitched9guessed3chasedroast1smashed1quest3pressed6draft1waist3stressed4craft2
2 syllables
exist15almost4arrest2released5request2suggestimpressed1resist5insist2depressed5divorced2attached3obsessed2deceased7protest2produced1discussed2replaced2dismissed1aircraft1broadcastpossessed2confessed9assistincreased1reduced2erased2rehearsed3adjust1Midwest2reversed2undressed2approached1investbereft1distrust2facelift2mismatched1oppressed2outstretched2unmatched1unrest2adrift1amassed1behest1Belfast1blacklist1caressed1checklist1cloudburst1compressed1digest1disgraced1dispersed1distaste1divest1expressed1forecast1foremost1handcuffed1headrest1mistrust1
3 syllables
introducedsacrificed1wanderlust2manifest1overcast1overdosed1poltergeist1unattached1unimpressed1acquiescedaftertastealkahestanarchistantitrustautographed2bolshevistBucharestBudapestbulletproofed1chloroplastcoalescedcoexistcolorfastconvalesceddiagnoseddispossessedfireproofedflabbergasthandicrafthectographedhovercraftinnermostinterlacedinterspersedJihadistlithographedlymphoblastnativistnorthernmostoculistoutermostoverdraft
4 syllables
anthologistantiaircraftchoreographedenthusiasticonoclastmimeographednumismatistoverproducedpodiatristproctologistrecidivistreintroduced
5 syllables
spiritualist
7 syllables
epidemiologist
1
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
crisscrossed

“crossed” at line end — from real songs

Now there's a wall between us, something there's been lostI took too much for granted, I got my signals crossed
— Bob Dylan, “Shelter from the Storm” · rhymes crossed / lost
His wiry legs are crossedAnd he's dangling my keys, he even fakes a toss
— Bon Iver, “re: Stacks” · rhymes crossed / toss
Cross BösebrückeFingers are crossed
— David Bowie, “Where Are We Now?” · rhymes crossed / cross

How to read the 3419 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 16
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 44
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 60
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 747
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1887
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 665
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 1
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.