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Words that rhyme withdowntown

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
37
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
down4crown32brown24clown23drown15gown15frown1Brownenoun
2 syllables
breakdown3sundown2meltdown2showdown2comedown1hoedown1renown1Charlestownclampdownclosedowncountdowncrackdowncrosstowngodownknockdownletdown
3 syllables
Morristownupside-downWilliamstown
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
ground1sound2round60found71count9sounds11bound16wound2pounds1pound5counts2drowned6grounds3mount3rounds2towns7clowns7downs5bouncehound3hounds4frowns1bounds1gowns3mound3lounge1crowned1crowns2browns1nouns1ounce1bouncedbrowned24clowned23downed541downesdrowns15flounceflouncedfounds71frowned13gowned15loungedmounds3mounts3pouncepouncedscroungescroungedTownestrouncetrounced
2 syllables
around3account5amount3background4accounts5announceannounced1aground6discountprofound2unwound3abound2fairground2surround1unsound2breakdowns1foreground1playground1playgrounds1pronounce1rebound1resounds1surrounds1touchdowns1unbound1abounds2amounts3astoundastoundsbackgrounds4campgroundcampgroundsclampdownsclosedownscomedowns1confoundconfoundscountdownscrackdownsdenouncedenounceddiscountsdowntowns16earthboundeastboundexpoundexpoundsfairgrounds2foregrounds1foxhound
3 syllables
underground16battleground1paramount1battlegrounds1catamountcatamountsmispronouncemispronouncedshantytownsturnaroundturnaroundsultrasoundultrasoundsunannouncedundergrounds16
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
now2how49bow11wow4cow6thou1brow12vow5sow1plow3ciao1bough2Mao2POW2prow1dow1yow1chowFAOFrauGAOhaoHowelaoloughplough
2 syllables
somehow43allow9eyebrow1kowtow1meow1southpaw1avowendowhighbrowknow-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
out275house64mouth75loud49crowd41doubt34proud25south26clouds22shout16cloud17bout8couch11mouse9foul5ouchdoubts5growls2shouts1scout2cows6mouths1bows8crowds5shroud4blouse6owl4howl5vows4drought2growl2clout2ploughed2pout2scouts2snout2sowed1spouse1stout2tout2trout2vouch2brows1crouch1douse1fowl1louse1lout1owls1ploughs1plowed1rousse1scowls1shrouds1slouch1slouched1spout1stoute1Strauss1klausboughed2boughs2bousebousedbouts8bowed11bowsed8browed12browsebrowsed1chowsciaos1clouts2couched11cowed6cowlcowledcowlscrouched1Crousedhowsdouseddowerdowerreddowersdowsedowsed
2 syllables
about71without12allowed9throughoutwarehouse2allows1aloud2arouse1courthouse2fallout2jailhouse1outhouse2penthouse2aroused1blackouts1blowout1devouts1doghouse1endowed1eyebrows1farmhouse1henhouse1hideout1knockout1lookout1madhouse1roadhouse1timeout1townhouse1wildflowers1workouts1alehouseall-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
23
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
town1
2 syllables
hometown7uptown8Georgetown1Motown1BeantownBridgetownFreetownJamestownYorktownYoungstowntowners1
3 syllables
chinatown1Morgantown1AllentownCharlottetownCooperstownHagerstownshantytownWatertown

“downtown” at line end — from real songs

I never took my true heart, I never wrote it downI was lost, standing in the wilderness downtown
— Arcade Fire, “We Used to Wait” · rhymes downtown / down
We used to waste hours just walking aroundAll those wasted lives in the wilderness downtown
— Arcade Fire, “We Used to Wait” · rhymes downtown / around
I called in sick and went downtownI wish he would pull me over now
— Jason Isbell, “It Gets Easier” · rhymes downtown / now

How to read the 1773 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 37
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 23
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.