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Words that rhyme withdown

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 AW coda N
33
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
towncliché107crown16brown8clown9drown10gown7frown7Brownenoun
2 syllables
downtown4hometown3uptown1Georgetown1Motown1renown1BeantownBridgetownCharlestowncrosstownFreetownJamestown
3 syllables
chinatown1Morgantown1AllentownCharlottetownCooperstownHagerstownMorristownshantytownWatertown
168
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
groundcliché49sound27round24found16count9sounds3bound3wound2pounds1pound1counts2drowned1grounds1mount3rounds1towns1clowns2downs5bouncehound3hounds4frowns1bounds1gowns3mound3lounge1crowned1crowns2browns1nouns1ounce1bouncedbrowned24clowned23downed541downesdrowns15flounceflouncedfounds71frowned13gowned15loungedmounds3mounts3pouncepouncedscroungescroungedTownestrouncetrounced
2 syllables
aroundcliché93account5amount3background2accounts5announceannounced1aground3discountprofound2unwound1abound2fairground2surround1unsound2breakdowns1foreground1playground1playgrounds1pronounce1rebound1resounds1surrounds1touchdowns1unbound1abounds2amounts3astoundastoundsbackgrounds4campgroundcampgroundsclampdownsclosedownscomedowns1confoundconfoundscountdownscrackdownsdenouncedenounceddiscountsdowntowns16earthboundeastboundexpoundexpoundsfairgrounds2foregrounds1foxhound
3 syllables
underground4battleground1paramount1battlegrounds1catamountcatamountsmispronouncemispronouncedshantytownsturnaroundturnaroundsultrasoundultrasoundsunannouncedundergrounds16
4 syllables
merry-go-round
51
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
nowcliché54how2bow1wow1cow6thou1brow12vow1sow1plow3ciao1bough2Mao2POW2prow1dow1yow1chowFAOFrauGAOhaoHowelaoloughplough
2 syllables
somehow43allow1eyebrow1kowtow1meow1southpaw1avowendowhighbrowknow-howlandauLiaoluauMacaoMacaupowwowsnowplow
3 syllables
anyhow11curacaodisallowdisavowMindanao
345
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
out28house2mouth7loud3crowd5doubt34proud1south26clouds1shout16cloud4bout1couch1mouse9foul5ouchdoubts5growls2shouts1scout2cows6mouths1bows8crowds1shroud4blouse6owl4howl5vows2drought2growl2clout2ploughed2pout2scouts2snout2sowed1spouse1stout2tout2trout2vouch2brows1crouch1douse1fowl1louse1lout1owls1ploughs1plowed1rousse1scowls1shrouds1slouch1slouched1spout1stoute1Strauss1klausboughed2boughs2bousebousedbouts8bowed11bowsed8browed12browsebrowsed1chowsciaos1clouts2couched11cowed6cowlcowledcowlscrouched1Crousedhowsdouseddowerdowerreddowersdowsedowsed
2 syllables
about2without12allowed9throughoutwarehouse2allows1aloud2arouse1courthouse2fallout1jailhouse1outhouse2penthouse2aroused1blackouts1blowout1devouts1doghouse1endowed1eyebrows1farmhouse1henhouse1hideout1knockout1lookout1madhouse1roadhouse1timeout1townhouse1wildflowers1workouts1alehouseall-outavowedavowsblackoutblockhouseblowouts1boathousebreakoutbreakoutsBrockhousebrownoutbrownoutsbuyoutbuyoutscarousecarousedcheckoutcheckoutsclubhousecookoutcookoutscutoutcutoutsdelousedelouseddevoutdollhousedormousedropoutdropoutsdugoutdugoutseelpouteelpoutsendowsenshroud
3 syllables
whereabouts1roundabout1roundabouts1slaughterhouse1AdenauerboardinghousecharterhousecoffeehousecottonmouthcottonmouthscuracaosdisalloweddisallowsdisavoweddisavowsfirehousehereabouthereaboutsmenopauseovercrowdovercrowdspackinghousepowerhouseRittenhouserunaboutrunaboutssauerkrautsauerkrautsScaramouchthereaboutsturnaboutturnaboutswaterfowlwaterfowlsWestinghouse
1172
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
on293in278man307gone224mine275one197sun174done173line196rain170pain159own119then97can87fine115moon96run93been63son79mean72stone72wine86soon84fun81seen68train60men59gun67skin69phone60known62dawn61shine73when48green52brain52plan59born36turn35clean55win41scene42bone44sign37burn30queen27screen40sin33none23learn26won24tune31chain25thin22plane22ten17pen22than7grown18lane21nine14goin2van15fan16vain26plain15lawn24john4ran7horn11spin14don2an3june11jane5gain13corn10shown11join2zone9
2 syllables
again332alone286someone33insane50between34machine29begin25explain27within24return15begun32upon8remain17sunshine23began6unknown17design13amen6complain14champagne6divine13concern4japan6cocaine14online4undone18routine6campaign2berlin3refrain13batman2maintain3balloon7fifteen2morondianemarine1grandson1shotgun3christineairplane3contain3reborn7skyline6irenegrapevine5resign3elaine1define5moonshine4nineteen5unseen5jolene3align4canteen3decline4mainline3saloon1Milananton1
3 syllables
everyone42anyone21afternoon19telephone20magazine8caroline7honeymoon6seventeen14valentine4halloween2hurricane10Babylon6gasoline6limousine6violin3businessmankerosene5microphone4trampoline4evergreen2mandolin1borderline3cellophane3clementine3fisherman4overgrown3submarine2unicorn3columbine3Frankenstein3guillotine3josephine1Palestine2windowpane1entertain1Abilene1avalon1caravan1chaperone1crystalline2
4 syllables
Afghanistan1evangeline3econoline1Agamemnon1aquamarine1acetyleneadenosineamphetamineanticycloneassemblymanautomatonAzerbaijancatamaranclomipraminecomedienneConcepcioncontrabassoon
5 syllables
hydrocortisone1antisubmarine
6 syllables
australopithecine
27
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
breakdown3sundown2meltdown1showdown1comedown1hoedown1clampdownclosedowncountdowncrackdowngodownknockdownletdownlockdownrun-downrundownshakedownshutdownslowdown
3 syllables
upside-down

“down” at line end — from real songs

Since the circus left townWe've already been down
— Black Box Recorder, “It’s Only the End of the World” · rhymes down / town
If I had've known I would've stuck around'Cause what kinda man lets his brother down
— Bahamas, “Way with Words” · rhymes down / around
These will just be places to me nowThe foreman is down
— Bon Iver, “33 “GOD”” · rhymes down / now

How to read the 1769 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 33
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 168
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 51
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 345
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1172
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 27
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.