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Words that rhyme withfact

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 AE coda K·T
71
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
act2packed7cracked2tracked2pact3lacked2backed310smacked1whacked1blacked75clacked3hacked1jacked14quacked1racked2sacked7shacked2slacked4
2 syllables
contact5attacked1contract1exact1impactreact4intact2attract2distract1abstract1sidetracked1backpacked3backtracked1
3 syllables
counteractinexactinteractmedivacedoveractpaperbackedpiggybackedquarterbackedreenact
4 syllables
overreact1counterattacked
71
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
draggedjagged1baggedbraggedcraggedflaggedgaggedlaggednaggedsaggedshagged
2 syllables
sandbaggedshellackedzig-zaggedkidnapped2adaptbackslappedbootstrappedburlappedcatnapped
3 syllables
handicappedoverlappedwiretapped
72
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
asked5facts10acts1stamped3camped1spanked1banked14basked1blanked2
2 syllables
contacts1contracts1adaptsattracts2compactsdecamped
3 syllables
cataracts1artifactscounteractshandicappeds
4 syllables
overreacts1
327
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
yeah124back6that5bad76had62black75at46sad40mad39track1hat27bag20dad17glad1cat14jack1crack17flat15drag19fat9map9trap13pack11rat10rap18crap2cab4lap10grab2flag7bat8cap8sat5add3lack6chat4labmac5mattlad1snap5sack7pat4tap5wrap1bradtag4slapnap1stabchappad6snack1gap3rag6hack1stack7zachbratzacksmack2mat6wack5chadmack4clap4flap3slack4crabrack2clack3DAT3fag3gag4knack4shack2wag4PAC2sac1tat2brag2gat2nag1
2 syllables
attack20comrade1kidnaprehab1backpack3Cognac2comeback2hashtag1ipad2knapsack2notepad1racetrack2Ahab1backtrack1begat1feedback1format1hatchback1haystack1lilac1setback1tarmac1triad1abackat-batbackslapBalzacblackjackbobcatbootstrapbrickbatburlapbushwhackbuybackcallbackcarjackcatnapchitchatcutbackdoodaddoormatdrawbackdyadentrapfallbackflapjackflashbackflytrapfullbackgrandadgranddadgreenbackgreylaghalfbackhandbaghardbackhijackhorsebackhubcaphumpbackhunchbackkeypad
3 syllables
cadillac10maniac3habitat3Laundromat2pussycat2acrobat1bureaucrat1diplomat1handicap1nordictrack1overlap1plutocrat1Pontiac1thermostat1almanacanorakautocratbutterfatcardiaccaveatcopycatcornerbackcrackerjackdemocratDimetappGalahadGujaratgunnysackhackmatackironcladKodiakleatherbackLeningradlumberjackmedivacMerrimackpaperbackpiggybackpricklebackquarterbackrat-a-tatrazorback
4 syllables
amnesiac1aristocrat1insomniac1biofeedbackcounterattackHyderabadOlympiadolympiadsparanoiac
5 syllables
egomaniackleptomaniacnymphomaniac
6 syllables
megalomaniac
1530
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
man307hand239hands113can87land115am56last88fast81past79stand74dance37band59glass50plan59chance42have27sand47laugh39ass38plans29pass33grass26damn13ask1cash26path18half1passed17tracks19bank14class12than7grand17van15fan16bags10gas14gang9pants10planned15thanks6has3as1ran7match6laughs6Sam6hang3an3thank3France8bang9camp5stands11max3catch1trash9bath8flash12shall1cast9crash7pal5frank1tank7dan2aunt1plant5gaspsfans7lamb7mask6grant2staff1san1sang5task4scratch6lands11banks5
2 syllables
began6command11goddamn5romance14relax6perhaps1japan6advance5program1demand4demands4attached3batman2behalf1examattacks1dianecollapse3advancedcomrades1aircraft1broadcastrelaxed2programme1homeland1exams2collapsedmustang2quicksand4finance2moustache3mustache3canal1commands3expanse2Lowlands1madman3Thailand2wasteland3alas1bloodbath2entranced2expand1mismatched1sedan2snowman1Spokane1unmatched1wingspan2whereasdispatchtransplantafghan1Ajax1amassed1attach1backhands1badass1bandstand1Belfast1
3 syllables
understand125photograph7understands10photographs1circumstance8telegram1businessmanautograph2aftermath3fisherman4Amsterdam3Birmingham1hourglass2overpass2Abraham1alcatraz2caravan1diplomats2hologram2motherland2underpass2wonderland1ampersand1avalanche1boomerang1caravans1chaparral1contraband1diaphragm1Disneyland1Dixieland1Ferdinand1habitats1instagram1journeyman1lumberjacks1marianne1milligram1minivans1overcast1
4 syllables
Afghanistan1sociopaths1misunderstand1sociopath1afghanistans1amnesiacs1analysandanalysandsangiogramangiogramsantiaircraftaristocrats1assemblymanbiofeedbackscatamaranchoreographchoreographedchoreographscounterattacks
5 syllables
egomaniacs
6 syllables
7 syllables
436
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
stopped7kept6looked3worked3dropped9talked2locked4liked1picked3walked3slept5checked14kicked1script4knocked2raped1ripped1slipped1shocked1hoped9cooked1stepped1sucked5booked1parked1hooked1marked1blocked3wipedstrictfreaked3popped3smokedtricked11wrecked4wept3clipped3ached2bucked1chipped2crypt2flopped2scraped1tripped2baked1choked1clicked1cloaked1cocked1croaked1dipped1duct1flipped1leaked1licht1pricked1puked1quaked1rocked1soaked1sparked1stoked1stripped1taped1tucked1bachedbalkedbarked6beaked3beeped2bikedbilkedbleepedboppedbrakedBrechtbrooked2bulkedburkedburpedcakedcalkedcaped8caulked
2 syllables
respect16perfect6expect4protect3accept2except1suspect1effect5correct2subject2collect2direct1escapedconnect1affectaddict3destruct2corrupt1provoked3unlocked1elect2neglect2reflect1adoptdetect1inept1revoked1select1shellshocked1transcript1unchecked1abductabruptadeptafflictantiquedaspectbackstoppedbackstrokedbatikkedbeboppedbedeckedblacktoppedco-optconcoctconfectconscriptconstrictconstructconvokedcritiqueddeadlockeddeductdeflectdejectdepictdislikeddisruptdissectearmarkedeavesdroppedejectembarkedencryptequipped
3 syllables
interrupt2architect1disrespect2aqueduct1dialect2disconnect1recollect2incorrect1bellyachedbenedictbottleneckedcircumspectcontradictdeconstructderelictdisaffectdisembarked2disinfectindirectintellectinterceptinterdictinterjectintersectintrospectmanuscriptmisdirectmotorbikednondescriptovercookedoverlookedoversteppedoverstockedoverworkedphotoshoppedreconstructredirectreelectresurrectretrospectself-destructself-respecttelescopedtomahawked1unprovoked
4 syllables
aftereffectinterconnectoverprotectstereotypedvideotaped
15
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
factor1factored1factors1
3 syllables
artifactfactory3factories1factoring1surfactantsurfactants
4 syllables
benefactor1benefactors1olfactory1malefactormalefactors
6 syllables
unsatisfactory

“fact” at line end — from real songs

Sooner or later, that's a stone-cold factFour men ride out and only three ride back
— Jackson Browne, “Doolin-Dalton/Desperado (reprise)” · rhymes fact / back
'Cause we're lovers, and that is a factYes, we're lovers, and that is that
— David Bowie, ““Heroes”” · rhymes fact / that
The devil pats the briefcase that holds the Faustian PactBecause he knows the Champion’s cloak is but a shroud in fact
— Roger Waters, “Money” · rhymes fact / pact

How to read the 2505 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 71
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 71
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 72
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 326
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1530
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 435
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 15
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.