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Words that rhyme withdrunk

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 AH coda NG·K
19
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
trunk1punk1junk4monk1funk4skunk1bunk1chunk1dunk1shrunk1spunk1stunk1sunk1clunkflunkhunkplunk
2 syllables
debunkspelunk
68
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
front8jump4hunt1dump2pump2bump1stunt1blunt4rump4gump1hump2lump1slump1stump1trump1bruntbuntchumpclumpcrumpfrumpgrumpgruntLuntplumppuntshuntsump
2 syllables
manhunt1affrontconfrontforefrontlakefrontupfrontrefundrotundsuccumbed
3 syllables
waterfront1battlefrontoceanfrontSuperfund
84
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
gruntsjumped1dumped2funds1blunts2fronts2stunts1chumps1chunks1drunks1dunks1jumps1lumps1monks1pumps1punks1stumps1trumped1bumped1bruntsbumps1bunked1
2 syllables
adjunctadjunctsaffrontsconfrontsdebunkeddebunksdefunctforefrontslakefrontsmanhunts1refundsspelunkedspelunks
3 syllables
battlefrontsoceanfrontswaterfronts1
278
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
up1one197sun174done173come105huh54run93son79fun81a22gun67the26from46blood51what29young55but20luck37some32tongue28none23cup30won24dumb21cut16shut9club9ugh6truck12stuck9drum20drug5mud13mum3butt6buck11yup6suck4duck5hung5bum4hug2flood14bug4sung10chuckbud2doug1struck2thumb9nut3uhh1gut3pub1gum2lung3tub4rubton1sum2numb10scum1rug9dug2hutplug2hum8kungthud1nun5rum4mug2dah6dum3subbun3tuck1rung3strum2stud3crumb2jug1muck2pluck2pup2rut1suh1swung2yuck1yum2chug1chum1Donne1dub1duh1
2 syllables
someone33become17begun32makeup5uh-huhamongundone18backupgrandson1shotgun3somewhat1income1haircut1outcome2make-upamok1amuck1donut1handgun1outrun1pickup1Pilate1roebuck1setup1stepson1teacup1abutawestruckblowgunblowupbreadcrumbbreakupbuildupburnupcheckupchestnutcleanupclear-cutcloseupdebugdoughnutdumbstruckearplugeggcupgroundnutgrown-upgrownupheads-upholduphomespunhookuphumbughumdrumlay-upletuplifebloodlineuplinkuplockupmarkupmix-upmoonstrucknightclubpileuppooh-bahpotluckpushuprebutredbudrerunrounduprunupshakeupShemashortcutspeedup
3 syllables
everyone42anyone21overcome4supercut1Delacroix1jitterbug1kumbaya1overdone1thunderstruck1bottom-upbuttercupcoconutcover-upDepardieufirebugfollow-upfollowuphazelnuthit-and-runladybugmegatonoverrunrunner-upscuttlebuttundercut
691
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
love304us1of74much87touch48stuff34comes23does20once20trust34dust35loved12ones15just9rough25must15guns17tough14bus11drugs13judge8lunch10such4months3rush11month5loves4bunch5nuts6bucks5bust12punch5sons5lungs12plus1runs3touched3skull3crush8pulse4guts1dove15sucks2drums11buzz4brush4gloves1thus1gus1shove6lust9dutch3crushed4fuss4sucked1cuts1glove8tons1clubs3bugs1rust13trucks4stuffed2hush2tongues6dull1crutch10bluff9dusk6cups3flush2clutch6doves5hull2puff4crunch5grudge4blush3fuzz3hunch3cult1ducks2cubs2lush1mush2suns1
2 syllables
enough1above71results2discussbecomes17resultbeloved1adult1adults3insultamongstdiscussed2destruct2corrupt1adjust1deluxe2engulfed2seagull3handcuffs1breadcrumbs1distrust2grandsons1shotguns2unloved2doughnuts1foxglove1foxgloved1foxgloves1handcuff1handcuffed1handguns1insults1mistrust1nightclubs1seagulls1stardust1untouched1consultabductabductsaboves71abruptabutsabuzzadjudgeadjudgedadjusts1backupsbathtubs1begrudgebegrudgedbeloveds1blowgunsblowupsbuildupsburnupscheckupscleanupscloseupscombustcombustsconductsconstructconstructsconsultscornhusk
3 syllables
interrupt2aqueduct1wanderlust2aqueducts1conjurer1antitrustbuttercupscatapultcocoanutscoconutsconjurers1counterpunchdeconstructdeconstructsfirebugsfisticuffsfollowupshazelnutsinterrupts2jitterbuggedjitterbugs1ladybugsmegabucksmegatonsminibusovercomes4overdoesoverrunsoverstuffoverstuffedoverstuffsreadjustreadjustsreconstructreconstructsscuttlebuttsself-destructself-destructionself-destructssupercuts1superfluoustreasonousunderbrushundercutsunequaledwanderlusts2
4 syllables
maharajas
67
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
think50drink23bank14sink12thank3frank1tank7pink5link5hankdrank2sync1stink4ink7blank2rank2shrink3blink5brink3mink3wink3dank2plank2shank1yank2prankbanc1blanc1chink1flank1INC1rink1sank1stank1tonk1bonkbronccinqueclankclinkconkcrankcronkdinkfinkfrancFranckhonkklinklankPlanckspankswankwankwonkzinc
2 syllables
Burbankgangplankhoodwinkoutflankrethinkuplink
3 syllables
riverbank1antitankBundesbankdoublethinkinterlink
4
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
drunkendrunkarddrunkards
3 syllables
drunkenness

“drunk” at line end — from real songs

And the pot leaf tattoo his friend did drunkLike a badge of mystique though it technically sucked
— Aesop Rock, “ZZZ Top” · rhymes drunk / sucked
I had a dream last night that I was drunkI killed a stranger, and left him in a trunk
— Black Box Recorder, “England Made Me” · rhymes drunk / trunk
He went to get the hanging judge, but the hanging judge was drunkAs the leading actor hurried by in the costume of a monk
— Bob Dylan, “Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts” · rhymes drunk / monk

How to read the 1202 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 19
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 67
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 84
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 275
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 690
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 67
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 4
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.