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Words that rhyme withcurse

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 S
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 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
worse5purse8nurse1verse4hearse5vers1persterse
2 syllables
reverse6perverse3inverse3disperse1obverse1adversecoercedisbursediverseimmerserehearsesubmersetransverse
3 syllables
universe1interspersereimburse
99
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
earth55worth28church9birth15search2surf3perch3mirth1birch1Perth1berthdearthfirthgirthkirschlurchserfturfhers5ers1spurs1birrsblurs3burresburrsburscurs1firsfors117furs3
2 syllables
research4childbirthrebirthunearthWoolworthamperescatchers1chauffeursconcursconfersdefersdemursdetersincursinfersinterslarkspursliqueursmonsieurs1occurs3prefersrecursrefers
3 syllables
butterworth1leavenworth1amateurs2connoisseurscynosuresdescriptorssaboteurssilencerswhisperersreemerge1
4 syllables
arbitrageursentrepreneurs1restaurateurs
304
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
words54first39girls23hurts18birds15worst2works2turns5burns11terms1served2worlds5burst5cursed5nerves1searched2pearls13thirst1curls9shirts3worms3serves1swirls5ferns3germs2durst2herbs1thirds2yearns1bursts1curves1skirts1spurts1bergsberkesberksbermsbernsberthedberthsbirched1birlesbirthed15births15blurbsblurts
2 syllables
deserves1returns2concerns1deservedrehearsed3reversed2networks1preserved2reserved1bluebirds1cloudburst1crosswords1dispersed1observed1outskirts1submerged1unfurls1absurds8accursedadjournsaffirmsalerts2artworks1assertsavertsbeadworksberserks2bookwormsbrushworksbywordscaseworkscatbirdscatchwordschildbirthsclockworks2
3 syllables
fireworks2hummingbirds3mockingbirds1disconcertsendospermsextroverts1firebirdshandiworksinterspersedintrovertsladybirdslatticeworksmetalworksminiskirtsneedleworks1netherworldsopenworksoverturnsoverworkspaperworks1plasterworksreaffirmsreassertsreconfirmsreemerged
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
312
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
world127girl90word46work44turn35heard1hurt40burn30bird26learn26shirt18dirt23learned9burned10turned4worked3third3jerk6earn1firmearned4term1pearl7earl2burnt2skirt5clerk3kurtkirk1worm1Burtspermlearntcurb4flirt4swirl4whirl3burkeherdcurl4berthurled3germ1hurl1lurk2nerd2smirk2stern2Turk2vert2blurred1chirp1churn1curbed1earle1ferg1fern1herb1murk1perc1slurred1spurn1squirt1stirred1twirl1twirled1urn1verb1yearn1bergberkbermBernBernebirlebirledbirredblurbblurtburgBurkburkedburlburledburpburpedburredByrdcertchertchirped1
2 syllables
return15returned4concerned3concern4alert2absurd8homework2network1confirm1occurred4confirmed1disturb1dessert1transferreddisturbed2unfurled7password1bluebird4t-shirtunfurl3berserk2adjourned2clockwork2preferred1sweatshirt1unheard2artwork1cowgirl1crossword1earthworm1footwork1iceberg1showgirl1songbird1sunbird1unearned1unturned1watchword1woodwork1adjournaffirmaffirmedassertavertbeadworkbookwormbrushworkbywordcaseworkcatbirdcatchwordchauffeuredconcurredconferredcowherdcutwormdeferreddemurreddeterreddiscerndiscerneddivertdownturndreamworldearthworkevertexertfieldworkforewordframework
3 syllables
paperwork1underworld4mockingbird3hummingbird1taciturn1extrovert1needlework1overheard1unconcerned1Ataturkdisconcertendospermfirebirdfireworkhandiworkintrovertladybirdlatticeworkmetalworkminiskirtnetherworldopenworkoverturnoverturnedoverworkoverworkedplasterworkreaffirmreaffirmedreassertreconfirmreconfirmedthunderbirdunconcernunconfirmedundershirtundeterredundisturbedunperturbed
515
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
us131face250this149place169house64else57kiss55yes36glass50space48voice19dress44close28mess43case35ass38peace30nice29twice33guess29use29ice30pass33cross20grace26grass26less22race29choice16course13horse10miss13loose17piece13class12chase18bus11force8gas14boss9price12press8loss12juice11piss8trace10base4plus1source5bless1rice5chris1pace17mouse9sauce5pulse4cosfalse2stress4mass2gross3Bruce1Ross1vice2losthus1niece4bass4jessgus1ace3fuss4sis2goose4toss3dice7arse2chess1cease6slice2brass3pierceposbliss7
2 syllables
advice16release17police7excuse7address9across4success6confess9unlessembrace15process3progress3divorce1discussaccessexpress3device1suitcase5replace2someplace1abuse3warehouse2increase2produceimpress2disgrace4erase6denisemauricedistress3possess4preciseexcess6luis1abyss5caress3rejoice2briefcasereduceobtuse3recluse2remorse3suffice2undress2alas1courthouse2jailhouse1morose1mouthpiece1outhouse2penthouse2Scarface2staircase1abstruse1apiece1badass1caboose1decrease1digress1dismiss1doghouse1endorse1farmhouse1felice1
3 syllables
paradise30sacrifice9introduce1marketplace4masterpiece1databasecomatose1hourglass2overpass2anyplace1underpass2albatross1applesauce1centerpiece1cyberspace1edelweiss1fireplace1nonetheless1overdose1platypus1plexiglass1slaughterhouse1acquiesceadiosadiposeaerospacealtarpieceangrinessbashfulnessbellicoseboardinghousecarefulnesscellulosecentavoscharterhousecoalescecoffeehousecommonplaceComorosconvalescediagnosedisabusedispossess
4 syllables
nevertheless1vietnamese1overproduceplagioclasepolymerasereintroducereiteratesstreptokinase
5 syllables
nitrocellulose
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 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
cursing1cursescursorcursors
3 syllables
cursoryprecursorprecursorsrecursive

“curse” at line end — from real songs

On ITV and BBC they talk about the cursePhilosophy is useless, theology is worse
— Dire Straits, “Industrial Disease” · rhymes curse / worse
You weren't my curseHe was my next verse
— Laura Marling, “Saved These Words” · rhymes curse / verse
I got a pretty good friend who's seen me at my worstHe can't tell if I'm a blessing or a curse
— Guy Clark, “Stuff That Works” · rhymes curse / worst

How to read the 1296 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 24
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 99
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 304
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 312
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 515
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 8
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.