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Words that rhyme withdropped

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 AA coda P·T
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
stopped1popped1flopped2boppedchoppedcoppedcroppedhoppedloppedmoppedoptploppedproppedshopped
2 syllables
adoptbackstoppedbeboppedblacktoppedco-opt
3 syllables
photoshopped
79
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
robbed2bobbed1sobbed1blobbeddaubedfobbedhobbedjobbedknobbedlobbedmobbedswabbedthrobbed
2 syllables
hobnobbedunlocked1shellshocked1concoctdeadlockedgridlockedhalf-cockedjaywalkedlandlockedpadlocked
3 syllables
interlockedoverstockedtomahawked1cataloguedwaterlogged
35
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
parked1marked1sparked1barbedbarked6bonkedcarpedchompedconkedcronked
2 syllables
adoptsconcoctsearmarkedembarkedpockmarkedpostmarkedremarked3skylarked2
3 syllables
disembarked2unremarked
517
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
ah46god69ya34not69stop1got54talk49lot1thought25dog31top28rock30law24job28shot30hot23walk24block28spot27saw15drop22clock1nah11caught18pop15shop10ahh10bought10shock11taught10cop7lock5draw6brought1pot6knock2bob1hop9raw10ought1doc1Scott1fought3odd2rob2squad2Todd2stock2fog15log6plot5fraud2chop3blah1mob5rod4moi6dock6broad1rot2frog1dot4bra1bop7straw2knot6hah2jaw3paw3crop4hog4nod3wah2yacht4Shawbah2glock4thaw2hawkyah1claw3smog3
2 syllables
forgot14grandma1grandpagunshot1robotabroad2aha5sidewalk3Iraq2laptop1withdraw1soniaha-habedrock1hurrah3outlaw2applaud1blacktop2dada1Hitchcock1woodstock2Aesop1Alcott1assad1buckshot1bulldog1bullfrog1chainsaw1distraught1facade1foresaw1guffaw1heartthrob1hilltop1lapdog1maraud1outlawed1pawnshop1Punjab1raindrop1roadblock1rooftop1shamrock1tripod1warlock1workshop1AccraagogairlockallotArtoisascotatopbackdropbacklogbacksawbackstopballadeballcockBangkokBanglabebopbedstraw
3 syllables
dialogue1son-in-lawArkansas4astronaut3Omaha1afterthought1analog2apricot2barbershop1catalogue1juggernaut1mountaintop2Camelot1carrera1cosmonaut1esplanade1hollyhock1monologue1Panama1photoshop1Saginaw1synagogue1tomahawk1travelogue1aftershockagitpropanalogueantiknockAntiochApiaaquanautAraratArawakargonautarthropodbaccaratBogotabrouhahaChickasawChihuahuaChippewacountertopdemagogue
4 syllables
brother-in-lawsister-in-lawbrachiopodcephalopoddaughter-in-lawelectroshockfather-in-lawIditarodmother-in-lawthingamabob
5 syllables
middle-of-the-road
2100
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
on293all315heart255gone224long170wrong171song167are134off1fall155dark107wall128car85hard81was43arms61want39call83lost74stars83far79star74strong64dawn61bar54start63songs43part40small43park41hearts39cars37hall36arm31cause23walls36ball32cross20tall31art26cost24yard23box18harm24calls21mom12watch15cops15bars26thoughts14fault11cards15falls20mark13smart14called10dogs9starts13farm16wants8boss9bomb9Paul7soft15guard10gods13rocks15charge9card8lawn24john4tom5parts14don2loss12balls8calm3shots9stops8doll12
2 syllables
apart95along74guitar34because21belong22upon8involved10recall16alarm8across4sweetheart3applause6beyond5football2belongs2garage4response3baseball1respond3assaultbelonged2gunshots3moronmassage1radarso-calledbackyard2Bernardcigar4regards2graveyard4regard1afar7depart6guitars3bizarre2cigars5mirage5involvepostcard4resolve3dissolve3robots1Milananton1alarms2anon2birdsong3courtyard3downfall2exhaust3lamar3rainfall3remark3remarks2rooftops1sidewalks1hogan1alarmed2aloft2
3 syllables
restaurant5alcohol5Vietnam3basketball1boulevard9protocolBabylon6cannonball4waterfall4waterfalls4bodyguard2restaurants2Montreal4reservoir2superstar4meadowlark3morningstar3overalls2Pentecost2astronauts2avalon1confidant1debutante2debutantes2disembark2disregard2echelon1escobar2holocaust1Molotov2motorcar1nonchalant2abattoir1afterthoughts1albatross1amazon1applesauce1autobahn1Bonaparte1butterscotch1
4 syllables
Agamemnon1neanderthal1automatonautomatonsAzerbaijanBaryshnikovbrachiopodscephalopodscholesterolcholesterolselectroshocksemoticonemoticonsheterodoxKalashnikovneanderthals1phenomenonSaskatchewanSebastopolstate-of-the-art
454
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
fact24act11kept6looked3worked3liked1picked3slept5helped1checked14packed7kicked1script4trapped1raped1ripped1slipped1hoped9cooked1stepped1wrapped2sucked5booked1hooked1cracked2wipedstrictfreaked3smokedtricked11tracked2wrecked4pact4wept3clipped3tapped3ached2bucked1capped2chipped2crypt2lacked2scraped1strapped2tripped2baked1backed310choked1clapped1clicked1cloaked1croaked1dipped1duct1flipped1leaked1licht1pricked1puked1quaked1rapped1smacked1soaked1stoked1stripped1taped1tucked1whacked1aptbeaked3beeped2bikedblacked75bleepedbrakedBrechtbrooked2burkedburpedcakedcaped8chappedcheeked17chequed
2 syllables
respect16perfect6expect4contact5protect3accept2except1suspect1effect5correct2subject2attacked1contract1collect2exact1direct1escapedkidnapped2impactconnect1react4affectaddict3intact5attract2destruct2distract1corrupt1provoked3elect2neglect2reflect1abstract1detect1inept1revoked1select1sidetracked1transcript1unchecked1abductabruptadaptadeptafflictantiquedaspectbackpacked3backslappedbackstrokedbacktracked1batikkedbedeckedblackjackedbootstrappedburlappedbushwhackedcarjackedcatnappedconfectconscriptconstrictconstructconvoked
3 syllables
interrupt2architect1disrespect2aqueduct1dialect2disconnect1recollect2incorrect1artifactbellyachedbenedictbottleneckedcircumspectcontradictcounteractdeconstructderelictdisaffectdisinfecthandicappedindirectinexactintellectinteractinterceptinterdictinterjectintersectintrospectmanuscriptmedivacedmisdirectmotorbikednondescriptoveractovercookedoverlappedoverlookedoversteppedoverworkedpaperbackedpiggybackedquarterbackedreconstruct
4 syllables
overreact1aftereffectcounterattackedinterconnectoverprotectstereotypedvideotaped
1
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
eavesdropped

“dropped” at line end — from real songs

Even own all the ice in the Sprite you just droppedAnd own all the rights and the lights and the locks
— Aesop Rock, “Whales” · rhymes dropped / locks
'Bout the year Drizzy and Cole droppedBefore K.Dot had it locked
— Bill Withers, “The Season / Carry Me” · rhymes dropped / locked
I set my watch to the atomic clockI hear the crowd count down until the bomb gets dropped
— Bright Eyes, “Easy/Lucky/Free” · rhymes dropped / clock

How to read the 3207 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 79
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 35
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 516
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 2100
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 453
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 1
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.