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Words that rhyme withdough

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 —
152
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
know1go1oh95no90so92low3show96though55snow73slow61blow43grow48row30flow1whoa8ow3ohh7joe7throw6bro5glow27owe2pro3toe1crow8hoe4woe5foe2tow4Poe2flo2mow2roe2aux1beau1coe1hoh1joh1koh1roh1sew1stow1Tho1choCROfloeGoghLuomoerhosloeStowe
2 syllables
ago2below43hello15althoughdunno1aglow7Monroe2uno2bestow1drapeau1escrow1outgrow1plateau1tarot1chateauCousteauDefoeforegoforgoFoucaultgateaukayoMarceauMunroNGOPernodpoirotrouleauRousseauso-sotableauThoreauTruffautturbot
3 syllables
radio1Mexico17studio1Tokyo1Romeo2buffalo2stereo2undertow6Idaho5rodeo4tupelo3afterglow4Jericho3patio2bungalow2figaro2indigo2kokomo1overflow2ratio1apropos1bigelow1Borneo1embryo1Eskimo1mistletoe1Monaco1Navajo1zydeco1angeloaudiocalicocameocicerodominodynamoKosovomedicooleooverthrowpiccolopoliopompanoporticoportmanteauScorpioundergovertigo
4 syllables
DiMaggio1adagioArapahoArapahoeGeronimoGuantanamomustachiooreganopistachiopoliticoportfoliopresidio
5 syllables
Michelangelo2archipelagobraggadocioimpresarioMontevideo
6 syllables
generalissimo
1442
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
home338road127soul126own119cold121old79stone72gold76phone60clothes64known62goes61bones62knows53told49roll42smoke37close28hold40bone44nose37ghost35hole29most27hope26broke25joke26throat27coat1whole15closed21boat23rose26wrote19shows21those6grown18both6load19note10coast15sold13spoke10blows14holes14code11folks10stones15rope13souls12Jones10toes20vote6nope5stole7homes17showed6shown11Rome8zone9roads11jokes11notes7dope14post5throne12grows14coach1toast6loan8groans1drove3chose4goal5thrown7tone7role4phones5bowl4blown6
2 syllables
alone286control47shadows10suppose7unknown17almost4supposed1photos2explode12approach2patrol5remote3exposed3nicole1proposeborrowed1afloat9parole1controlledbehold5euroscontrols47crossroads1expose1household1unfold5proposedthreshold2opposed1wardrobe1untold2railroad1awoke4headphones2payroll1pothole3rainbows1raincoat1syndrome2Capone3cologne2crossroad1elbows3provoked3reload2approached1arose2atone2composed1foretold2logos1morose1pinholes1tightropes2tiptoes1trombone2tyrone2willows2wishbone2arseholes1
3 syllables
telephone20episode3envelope2dominoes1microphone4centerfold4overcoat2overgrown3antidote3cobblestones1comatose1monochrome3overload2petticoat3Roanoke2studios2telephones2buttonhole2chaperone1decompose2honeycomb1microphones1overflowed1periscope2predisposed2radios1tomorrows2aerodrome1amphibole1anemone1antelopes1astrodome1bungalows1buttonholes1calicoes1cantaloupes1catacomb1chromosomes1cobblestone1cornerstones1
4 syllables
adagiosanticycloneanticyclonesantonios1Concepcionheliotropeheliotropeskaleidoscopekaleidoscopeslaryngoscopelaryngoscopesmanifestoes
5 syllables
hydrocortisone1aficionadoesarchipelagoesbraggadociosdivertimentoeshydrocortisones1impresarios
6 syllables
generalissimoes
63
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
ghosts7holds5bolts2olds3coasts2colts1hosts1posts1volts1boasts1bolds6coaxed
2 syllables
unfolds1thresholds1aholdsbeholds5billfolds1blindfolds1chokeholds1deadboltsenfolds
3 syllables
centerfolds1marigolds1manifoldsstrangleholdsunbeknownst
9
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
doh2doe1
2 syllables
Bordeauxrondeaudodo1doughy
3 syllables
taekwondodadoing1
4 syllables
torpedoing

“dough” at line end — from real songs

Such a vision in the sun, how they lay lowI catch my breath and count my dough
— Big Thief, “Animals” · rhymes dough / low
A while agoPride stiffens like dough
— Men I Trust, “Hard To Let Go” · rhymes dough / ago
Wet nose on the glass, Garibaldi half cookie doughLock jaw, Don 4 walls like a wooden coat
— Aesop Rock, “Leisureforce” · rhymes dough / coat

How to read the 1657 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 152
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 1442
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 63
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 9
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.