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Words that rhyme withdad

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 AE coda D
39
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
bad2had7sad1mad1glad15add3lad1bradpad1chadfad1cad
2 syllables
comrade1ipad1notepad1triad1dyadkeypadMossadnomadRiyadh
3 syllables
GalahadironcladLeningradStalingradundergradVolgograd
4 syllables
HyderabadOlympiadolympiads
281
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
that208at46hat27cat14flat15fat9rat10bat8sat5chat4mattpat4bratmat6DAT3tat2gat2Platte2scat1splat1GATTgnatkatmattenatslatspatvatbag20drag19cab4grab2flag1labtag4stabrag6crabfag3gag4wag4brag2nag1tab2dab1drab1fab1mag1shag1slab1snag1stag1blabBraggcragdagflabgabhagjablagnabsagscabslagzagback310black75track35jack14crack17map9trap13pack11rap18crap2lap10cap8lack6mac5snap5sack7tap5wrap1
2 syllables
begat1format1at-batbobcatbrickbatchitchatdoormatmuskratnonfatpolecattomcatwildcatwombatrehab1hashtag1Ahab1greylaghandbagmailbagprefabragtagsandbagscumbagSontagzig-zagattack20kidnapbackpack3Cognac2comeback2knapsack2racetrack2backtrack1feedback1hatchback1haystack1lilac1setback1tarmac1abackbackslapBalzacblackjackbootstrapburlapbushwhackbuybackcallbackcarjackcatnapcutbackdrawbackentrapfallbackflapjackflashbackflytrapfullbackgreenbackhalfbackhardbackhijackhorseback
3 syllables
habitat3Laundromat2pussycat2acrobat1bureaucrat1diplomat1plutocrat1thermostat1autocratbutterfatcaveatcopycatdemocratGujaratrat-a-tattechnocratzigguratsaddlebagtaxicabcadillac10maniac3handicap1nordictrack1overlap1Pontiac1almanacanorakcardiaccornerbackcrackerjackDimetappgunnysackhackmatackKodiakleatherbacklumberjackmedivacMerrimackpaperbackpiggybackpricklebackquarterbackrazorback
4 syllables
aristocrat1amnesiac1insomniac1biofeedbackcounterattackparanoiac
5 syllables
egomaniackleptomaniacnymphomaniac
6 syllables
megalomaniac
1132
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
hand239hands113land115last88fast81past79stand74band59sand47ask17fact24passed17tracks19bank14grand17bags10act11pants10planned15thanks6asked5thank3camp5facts10stands11max3cast9frank1tank7aunt1plant5gaspsmask6grant2task4lands11banks5packed7cats4blast4trapped1rats5hankasks1tax2damned1brand1drank2plants1grabbed3laughed4acts1bands8lads1stabbed1lamp4draggedwrapped2vast1backs6blank2rank2crashed2tanks2cracked2cracks7champ2francssmashed1wax3hats1rags7ants5draft1grasp6stacks6danced1gasplasts4sands4
2 syllables
command11relax6perhaps1contact5attacked1contract1demand4exact1kidnapped2demands4attached3attacks1impactreact4collapse3advancedcomrades1aircraft1contacts1broadcastrelaxed2intact5homeland1collapsedattract2quicksand4distract1commands3Lowlands1Thailand2wasteland3entranced2expand1mismatched1unmatched1contracts1transplantabstract1Ajax1amassed1backhands1bandstand1Belfast1disband1dreamland1elapse1firsthand1forecast1goddamned1handstands1headband1homelands1hubcaps1lilacs1nightstand1programmed1relapsed1rembrandts1sandbags1setbacks1
3 syllables
understand125understands10diplomats2motherland2wonderland1ampersand1cataracts1contraband1Disneyland1Dixieland1Ferdinand1habitats1lumberjacks1overcast1paperbacks1parallax1riverbank1secondhand1timberlands1unattached1underpants1acrobats1almanacsampersands1anagrammedanoraksantitankartifactartifactsautocratsautographed2avalanchedbeforehandboomeranged1Bundesbankbureaucrats1butterfatscadillacs10caravannedcaveats
4 syllables
misunderstand1overreact1amnesiacs1analysandanalysandsantiaircraftaristocrats1biofeedbackschoreographedcounterattackedcounterattacksenthusiastenthusiastsGondwanalandiconoclasticonoclastsinsomniacs1
5 syllables
egomaniacshemophiliacskleptomaniacs
6 syllables
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)
1 syllable
yeah124
614
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
man307can87am56dance37glass50plan59chance42have1laugh39ass38plans29pass33grass26damn13cash26path18half13class12than7van15fan16gas14gang9has3as1ran7match6laughs6Sam6hang3an3France8bang9catch1trash9bath8flash12shall1crash7pal5dan2fans7lamb7staff1san1sang5scratch6stan4mass2pan7math6Anne1jam5jazz3branch2ann1ash4bass4tan8ralph1badge1patch2ranch3smash2clan1rang4yang2ham2lance1gal4scan1ramkangchancam1wang1brass3pamdam6bam1
2 syllables
began6goddamn5romance14japan6advance5program1batman2behalf1examdianeprogramme1exams2mustang2finance2moustache3mustache3canal1expanse2madman3alas1bloodbath2sedan1snowman1Spokane1wingspan2whereasdispatchafghan1attach1badass1corral1Diaz1divan1eyelash1frogman1goddam1landmass1morale1moulin1royale1sandman1sundance1suzanne1trespass1Walkman1whiplash1abashafghans1amassaskancebacklashbedpanbedpansBhutanbivalvebivalvesbloodbaths2bluegrassbypasscaftan
3 syllables
photograph7photographs1circumstance8telegram1businessmanautograph2aftermath3fisherman4Amsterdam3Birmingham1hourglass2overpass2Abraham1alcatraz2caravan1hologram2underpass2avalanche1boomerang1caravans1chaparral1diaphragm1instagram1journeyman1marianne1milligram1minivans1overhangs1phonograph1plexiglass1psychopath1weatherman1abrahams1aftermaths3allographallographsamaranthamaranthsanagramanagrams
4 syllables
Afghanistan1sociopaths1sociopath1afghanistans1angiogramangiogramsassemblymancatamaranchoreographchoreographsGuadalcanalmimeographmimeographsnewspapermannurserymanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistan
7 syllables
electrocardiogramelectrocardiograms
1675
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
world127head219side201said146good108bed169dead149road127cold121need93god69hard81ride96made86old79gold76child64died74word46blood51lord28hide63could46kid50told49loud49red49heard41pride53hold40crowd41wild35tried34should27read21bird26would21proud25wood28wide39cried37food24scared17paid26yard23lead16field13bride23lied22dude11speed20bread19weird13killed10trade20load19played15called10bored18mood11blade22sold13board10guard10stayed13code11shade35card8sword11stood11cloud17feed11hood13tide22grade8showed6fade27laid9mud13build6
2 syllables
inside131outside53afraid40instead39ahead21decide19record3allowed9parade19agreed5afford7aside7prepared5indeed3destroyed2avoid2explode12reward3beside6provide1aboard2absurd8betrayed2denied10childhood1appeared3proceed1towardsucceed1occurred4compared1enjoyed5award2revealed4abroad2transferreddivide11borrowed1assured5includeforbid1controlledupsidebehold5so-calledcollide8unfurled7ignored6password1backyard2Bernardgraveyard4household1appliedregard1arcade6declaredunfold5abide6bluebird4
3 syllables
understood12satisfied16neighborhood11suicide11disappeared9attitude5hollywood5episode3terrified4homicide1paranoid2boulevard9guaranteed4gratitude1underworld4overhead6qualified1occupied1lemonade5riverside4battlefield4crucified4centerfold4mountainside2overboard3solitude2classifiedbodyguard2mockingbird3countryside2genocide2hummingbird1overload2petrified3promenade2riverbed3unprepared3asteroid2disregard2interlude2
4 syllables
misunderstood9identified1dissatisfied2exemplified1formaldehyde1infanticide1solidified1unparalleled1unsatisfied1acidifiedautomobiledbeatifiedbrachiopodcephalopoddaminozidedecertifieddeclassifieddemystifieddetoxified
5 syllables
corticosteroid
6 syllables
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)
2 syllables
doodadgrandadgranddadSoledaddaddy6Baghdad3Bagdaddaddies6
3 syllables
Trinidadgranddaddiesgranddaddy

“dad” at line end — from real songs

And the candy floss you hadAnd your mother and your dad
— Neil Young, “Sugar Mountain” · rhymes dad / had
But your grandfather was just as badAnd you should have heard him trash his dad
— Loudon Wainwright III, “A Father and a Son” · rhymes dad / bad
And I bought you this coin, it says 'Number One Dad'You lied to me, Dad, and now you made Mommy sad
— Eminem, “When I’m Gone” · rhymes dad / sad

How to read the 3741 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 39
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 280
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 1132
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 614
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1675
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.