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Words that rhyme withcurb

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 ER coda B
8
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
herb1verb1blurbSerb
2 syllables
disturb1perturbsuburbsuperb
161
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
chirp1burpslurptwerpword1heard41bird1third3herdnerd2blurred1ferg1slurred1stirred1bergbirredburgburredByrdcurdfurredgirdKurdpurred1shirredspurredwork44hurt40shirt18dirt23jerk6skirt5clerk3kurtkirk1Burtflirt4burkebertlurk2smirk2Turk2vert2murk1perc1squirt1berkblurtBurkcertchertcirquecurtdirkirk
2 syllables
usurpabsurd8occurred4transferredpassword1bluebird4preferred1unheard2crossword1iceberg1songbird1sunbird1watchword1bywordcatbirdcatchwordchauffeuredconcurredconferredcowherddeferreddemurreddeterredforewordincurredinferredinterredkingbirdone-thirdpreferedrecurredredbirdreferredrewordshorebirdsnowbirdtransfereduncuredalert2homework2network1dessert1
3 syllables
mockingbird3hummingbird1overheard1firebirdladybirdthunderbirdundeterredpaperwork1extrovert1needlework1Ataturkdisconcertfireworkhandiworkintrovertlatticeworkmetalworkminiskirtopenworkoverworkplasterworkreassertundershirt
278
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
world127words54first39hurts18birds15worst16learned9works8burned10turned4worked3served2earned4worlds5burst5cursed5burnt2searched2thirst12shirts3learnthurled3durst2herbs1thirds2bursts1curbed1skirts1spurts1twirled1bergsberkesberksberthedbirched1birledbirthed15blurbsblurtsburgesburgsburkedburkesburksburledburnsed11burpedburpsburts
2 syllables
returned4concerned3confirmed1deserveddisturbed2unfurled7rehearsed3reversed2adjourned2networks1preserved2reserved1bluebirds1cloudburst1crosswords1dispersed1observed1outskirts1submerged1unearned1unturned1absurds8accursedaffirmedalerts2artworks1assertsavertsbeadworksberserks2brushworksbywordscaseworkscatbirdscatchwordsclockworks2cloudbursts1
3 syllables
fireworks2underworld4hummingbirds3mockingbirds1unconcerned1disconcertsextroverts1firebirdshandiworksinterspersedintrovertsladybirdslatticeworksmetalworksminiskirtsneedleworks1netherworldnetherworldsopenworksoverturnedoverworkedoverworkspaperworks1plasterworksreaffirmedreasserts
42
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
her38were4sir7perfur3stir3blur3cur1fer1fleur1myrrh1purr1ter1birrburburrfirshirrslur
2 syllables
preferMonsieur1transferoccur3referchauffeurconcurconferdeferdemurdeterincurinferinterliqueur
3 syllables
connoisseursaboteur
4 syllables
entrepreneur1restaurateur
291
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
girl90earth55turn35girls23burn30worse31worth28learn26church1curse17birth15turns5serve4burns11search2purse8nurse4nerve5terms1hers5earn1firmterm1pearl7earl2nerves1verse8pearls13curls9worms3worm1serves1spermcurve5hearse5swirl4swirls5whirl3urge2curl4surf3ferns3germs2perch3germ1hurl1mirth1stern2swerve1yearns1birch1churn1curves1earle1ers1fern1merge1Perth1purge1scourge1spurn1spurs1surge1twirl1urn1verge1vers1yearn1bermbermsBernBernebernsberthberthsbirlebirlesbirrsbirths15blurs3burlburlsburnesburresburrsburschurns1curs1dearthdearthsdirgeearles1
2 syllables
return15deserve7research4concern4reverse6deserves1confirm1returns2concerns1observe1reserve3perverse3unfurl3preserve1inverse3disperse1obverse1cowgirl1earthworm1emerge1showgirl1unfurls1adjournadjournsadverseaffirmaffirmsamperesbookwormbookwormscatchers1chauffeurschildbirthchildbirthscoerceconcursconfersconfirms1conserveconservesconvergecowgirls1cutwormcutwormsdefersdemursdetersdisbursediscerndiscernsdivergediversedownturndownturnsearthworms1heartburnheartburnsimmerseincursinfersinfirminterslarkspursliqueurslong-termmidtermmidtermsmonsieurs1observes1occurs3preferspreserves1rebirth
3 syllables
universe8amateurs2taciturn1butterworth1leavenworth1reemerge1connoisseurscynosuresdescriptorsendospermendospermsintersperseoverturnoverturnsreaffirmreaffirmsreconfirmreconfirmsreimbursesaboteurssilencersunconcernunconcernswhisperers
4 syllables
arbitrageursentrepreneurs1restaurateurs
133
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
babe44job28club9cab4grab2bob1rob2labtribe4tube3web3mob5pub1tub4rubstabcrib10vibe7globe2robe3subcrabbribetab2bulb1dab1drab1dub1fab1grub1knob1lob1nub1prob1scrub1slab1slob1sob1stub1throb1abearbbarbbibblabblobboobcobcubcubedaubdebdrubdweebebbElbefibflabfobgab
2 syllables
describe3rehab1wardrobe1absorb1Ahab1heartthrob1inscribe1Punjab1youtube1ad-libascribebathrobeblowjobcaribecobwebcorncobcorncribhobnobimbibejujubekebabLatrobelightbulbmicrobenightclubprefabprescribeproscriberhubarbsubscribetranscribewashtubZagreb
3 syllables
diatribe1anaerobecircumscribereabsorbtaxicabtechnophobe
4 syllables
thingamabob
3
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
kerb
2 syllables
kirby1curbing4

“curb” at line end — from real songs

You should have seen me in the 90s, I could ollie up a curbThese kids are running wild, I'm still recovering from church
— Aesop Rock, “Lotta Years” · rhymes curb / church
Here like ear 'til I'm beer on the curbPeach fuzz buzz, but beard on the verge
— Curtis Mayfield, “Touch the Sky” · rhymes curb / verge
Then I turn and cross over the median curbI am no longer scared now, I'm free as a bird
— Eminem, “8 Mile” · rhymes curb / bird

How to read the 913 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 8
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 161
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 278
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 42
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 291
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 133
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 3
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.