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Words that rhyme withdrove

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 V
12
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
grove4stove3cove1rove1bove1wove1cloveNovSoavetrove
2 syllables
alcovemangrove
316
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
goes61knows53nose37rose26shows21those6blows14toes20grows14chose4flows12pose5owes2hoes8hose4woes4throws1crows4prose2foes3froze1glows2lows2rows2snows1beaus1doze1loathe1ose1slows1Bosebowesclothedogedohs2doughs13floesgoghsjoes7logelowesmoespows2proespros3rhoesroes2rohs1rowessews1sloessows1stows1throestows4loaf1close28both6coach1gross3losoath1
2 syllables
shadows10suppose7photos2proposeeurosexpose1rainbows1elbows3arose2logos1tiptoes1willows2bulldoze1chateaus1demos1disclose1meadows1oppose1plainclothes1aloesAmbroseammoesbackhoesbanjoesbestows1bongoesbongosboroughsbozoesbozosburrowescargoescargosceroesciscoescocoescocos1comboescomposecrossbowsdadoesdeposedildoesdildosdisposeencloseescrows1
3 syllables
dominoes1studios2decompose2radios1tomorrows2bungalows1calicoes1dominos1eskimos1overflows1ratios1afterglows4albinoesallegroesamigoesamigosangelosaudiosbordelloesbuffaloesbuffalos2calypsoescalypsoscameosciceroescilantroescommandoescommandosdynamoesembryoes
4 syllables
adagiosantonios1manifestoesmustachiosoreganoesostinatoesoverexposepistachios
5 syllables
aficionadoesarchipelagoesbraggadociosdivertimentoesimpresariosmichelangelos2
6 syllables
generalissimoes
555
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
clothes64bones62ghost35most27closed21coast15holes14folks10stones15souls12Jones10ghosts7homes17roads11jokes11notes7post5toast6groans1phones5hopes2holds5host4owns2votes1boats1Holmes1rolls3moans5loads3roast1codes2throats3goals4coats2poles4smokes4ropes2bolts2coals1droves2floats3olds3quotes3coasts2goats2roles1shoals1boast1clones1colts1cones1croaks1dozed1drones1hosts1knowles1loans1oaths1oats1posed1posts1robes1scones1scopes1scrolls1slopes1soles1spokes1strokes1strolls1thrones1tones1vogues1volts1yokes1zones1bloatsblokes1boasts1bodesbolds6boles
2 syllables
almost4supposed1exposed3controls47crossroads3proposedopposed1headphones2approached1composed1pinholes1tightropes2unfolds1arseholes1crossbones1disposed1earphones1explodes1foremost1foxholes1gravestones1gunboats1lifeboats1loopholes1rhinestones1tadpoles1thresholds1trombones1turncoats1abodesaholdsalcovesanodesatones2backbones1backstrokes1banknotesbankrollsbaroquesbathrobesbeholds5bemoansbillfolds1biomesblindfolds1bloodstonesblowholesbluestonesboatloadsbrownstonesbulldozedbusloadscajolescapotescapstonescarloadscathodescellphonescharcoalscheekboneschokeholds1colognes2commodes1
3 syllables
cobblestones1telephones2microphones1predisposed2antelopes1buttonholes1cantaloupes1centerfolds1chromosomes1cornerstones1envelopes1episodes1honeycombs1isotopes1marigolds1orioles1overcoats1overdosed1petticoats1xylophones1acetonesaerodromes1allophonesallotropesamphiboles1anaerobesanecdotesanemones1anklebonesantidotes3artichokesastrodomes1asymptotesbaritonesbourguignonsbronchoscopescasserolescatacombs1chaperones1cherrystonesciceronescollarbones
4 syllables
anticyclonesheliotropeskaleidoscopeslaryngoscopesophthalmoscopesoscilloscopesoverexposedpolariscopesprogesteronessuperimposedtestosterones
5 syllables
hydrocortisones1
158
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
know465go473oh95no90so92low99show96though55snow73slow61blow43grow48row30flow33whoa8ow3ohh7joe7throw6bro5glow27owe2dough13pro3toe6crow8hoe4woe5foe2tow4doh2Poe2flo2mow2roe2doe1aux1beau1coe1hoh1joh1koh1roh1sew1stow1Tho1choCROfloeGoghLuomoerhosloeStowe
2 syllables
ago68below43hello15althoughdunno1aglow7Monroe2uno2bestow1drapeau1escrow1outgrow1plateau1tarot1BordeauxchateauCousteauDefoeforegoforgoFoucaultgateaukayoMarceauMunroNGOPernodpoirotrondeaurouleauRousseauso-sotableauThoreauTruffautturbot
3 syllables
radio35Mexico17studio1Tokyo1Romeo2buffalo2stereo2undertow6Idaho5rodeo4tupelo3afterglow4Jericho3patio2bungalow2figaro2indigo2kokomo1overflow2ratio1apropos1bigelow1Borneo1embryo1Eskimo1mistletoe1Monaco1Navajo1zydeco1angeloaudiocalicocameocicerodominodynamoKosovomedicooleooverthrowpiccolopoliopompanoporticoportmanteauScorpiotaekwondoundergovertigo
4 syllables
DiMaggio1adagioArapahoArapahoeGeronimoGuantanamomustachiooreganopistachiopoliticoportfoliopresidio
5 syllables
Michelangelo2archipelagobraggadocioimpresarioMontevideo
6 syllables
generalissimo
621
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
home1road1soul126own119cold121old79stone72gold76phone60known62told49roll42smoke37hold40bone44hole29hope26broke25joke26throat27coat26whole15boat23wrote19grown18load19note10sold13spoke10code11rope13vote6nope5stole7showed6shown11Rome8zone9dope14throne12loan8goal5thrown7tone7role4bowl4blown6coal12woke1pole4coke7roam18goat4bold6soap4owned4pope1joan2hoped9float7colestroke1folk4fold7stoned12bloke1quote2flown9moan9rolled1mole1mode3cope7rode2owed2dome7oak2globe2robe3comb6foam6lone3toll4
2 syllables
alone286control47unknown17explode12patrol5remote3nicole1borrowed1afloat9parole1controlledbehold5household1unfold5threshold2wardrobe1untold2railroad1awoke4payroll1pothole3raincoat1syndrome2Capone3cologne2crossroad1provoked3reload2atone2foretold2trombone2tyrone2wishbone2backbone1backstroke1bestowed1billfold1blindfold1chokehold1commode1condone1consoled1corrode1cyclone1dethroned1elope1erode1extol1flagpole1flintstone1genome1grindstone1headstone1implode1intone1jawbone1milestone1outgrown1paroled1payload1pinhole1raton1revoked1
3 syllables
telephone20episode3envelope2microphone4centerfold4overcoat2overgrown3antidote3monochrome3overload2petticoat3Roanoke2buttonhole2chaperone1honeycomb1overflowed1periscope2aerodrome1amphibole1anemone1astrodome1catacomb1cobblestone1cortisone1firestone1horoscope1marigold1methadone1monotone1oversold1overthrown1saxophone1Styrofoam1telescope1acetoneallophoneallotropeanaerobeanecdoteankleboneantelopeantipode
4 syllables
anticycloneConcepcionheliotropekaleidoscopelaryngoscopemustachioedophthalmoscopeoscilloscopepolariscopeprogesteronetestosterone
5 syllables
hydrocortisone1
170
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
love304of74leave71live39move45have27give19grave52drive41five27wave24brave24save13gave10prove10serve4slave8eve4nerve5dave3steve1cave5solve2dove15sleeve19dive7shave10twelve1shove6groove13glove8starve2curve5strive5thrive5crave4grieve3jive3weave4swerve1cleave1hive1suave1vive1carveClivedelvedevgreavehalveheaveknavelavelevmauvenavenevepavepeeveravereavereeverevsalveshelvesieveslavstavethievevalvevervewaive
2 syllables
alive100believe67above71survive26forgive5deserve7arrive5receive7behave5removeachieve2approve2naive4improve2observe1reserve3involveresolve3dissolve3preserve1conceive1deceive2aviv1beehive1evolve1foxglove1perceive1relieve1reprieve1revolve1shortwave1absolveaggrieveairwaveAlevearchivebehoovebereavebivalveconcaveconclaveconniveconservecontrivedepravedeprivederivedevolvedisproveenclaveengraveenslaveGeneveKarpovKhrushchevKievlandgravemaglevmargravemisgiveNegevnosediveoutliverelive
3 syllables
aftershave1autoclave1disapprove1interweave1microwave1misbehave1overdrive1architravecountermovedisbelieveforty-fiveinterleavemisconceivemisperceiveNabokovpreconceiveProkofievRomanovSaratovthirty-fivetwenty-fiveyugoslav
4 syllables
associativeBaryshnikovKalashnikovseventy-five
5 syllables
corroborativedeterminative
5
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
drover1drovers1
3 syllables
drovering1landroverlandrovers

“drove” at line end — from real songs

Last night, my brother, he got drunk and droveAnd this cop, he pulled him off to the side of the road
— Bright Eyes, “Waste of Paint” · rhymes drove / road
But I want that Rolls-Royce that the homie Lennon droveSo, if you don't talk about some money, I'ma send you home
— Earl Sweatshirt, “The Star Room” · rhymes drove / home
Black road long and I drove and droveAnd came upon a crossroad
— Nick Cave, “Higgs Boson Blues” · rhymes drove / crossroad

How to read the 1832 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 12
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 316
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 555
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 158
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 621
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 170
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 5
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.