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Words that rhyme withghosts

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 S·T·S
14
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
coasts2hosts1posts1boasts1roasts1toasts6
2 syllables
goalpostsguidepostslamppostsoutpostsseacoastssignpostssternpostsutmosts
815
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
road127goes61knows53smoke1close1nose37ghost35most1hope1broke25joke26throat27coat26closed21boat23rose26wrote19shows21those6both6load19note10coast15spoke10blows14code11folks10rope13toes20vote6nope5showed6roads11jokes11notes1dope14post5grows14coach1toast6drove3chose4woke1coke7hopes2gross3host1goat4lossoap4pope1votes1float7stroke1folk4boats1flows12bloke1quote2oath1loads3mode3cope7pose5growth1roast1rode2owed2owes2hoes8grove4oak2globe2stove3codes2robe3throats3rogue2choke2dose3
2 syllables
shadows10suppose7almost4supposed1photos2explode12approach2remote3exposed3proposeborrowed1afloat9euroscrossroads3expose1proposedopposed1wardrobe1railroad1awoke4rainbows1raincoat1crossroad1elbows3reload2approached1arose2composed1logos1morose1tightropes2tiptoes1willows2backstroke1bestowed1bulldoze1chateaus1commode1corrode1demos1disclose1disposed1elope1erode1explodes1foremost1gunboats1implode1lifeboats1meadows1oppose1payload1plainclothes1reproach1scapegoat1speedboat1tightrope1turncoats1unbowed1upload1
3 syllables
episode3envelope2dominoes1overcoat2antidote3comatose1overload2petticoat3Roanoke2studios2decompose2overflowed1periscope2predisposed2radios1tomorrows2antelopes1bungalows1calicoes1cantaloupes1dominos1envelopes1episodes1eskimos1horoscope1isotopes1overcoats1overdose1overdosed1overflows1petticoats1ratios1telescope1adiosadiposeafterglows4albinoesallegroesallotropeallotropes
4 syllables
adagiosantonios1heliotropeheliotropeskaleidoscopekaleidoscopeslaryngoscopelaryngoscopesmanifestoesmustachioedmustachiosophthalmoscope
5 syllables
aficionadoesarchipelagoesbraggadociosdivertimentoesimpresariosmichelangelos2nitrocellulose
6 syllables
generalissimoes
833
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
know465go473home338oh95no90soul126own119so92cold121low99show96old79stone72gold76though55phone60snow73clothes64known62slow61bones62told49blow43roll42grow48hold40bone44hole29row30whole15flow33whoa8ow3grown18ohh7sold13holes14joe7stones15throw6souls12Jones10stole7homes17bro5shown11Rome8zone9glow27owe2throne12loan8groans1dough13goal5thrown7tone7role4phones5bowl4blown6coal12pole4holds5roam18owns2bold6pro3owned4joan2hoped9colefold7Holmes1stoned12toe6crow8rolls3flown9moans5
2 syllables
alone286ago68control47below43hello15unknown17althoughpatrol5nicole1dunno1parole1controlledbehold5controls47aglow7household1unfold5threshold2untold2headphones2payroll1pothole3syndrome2Monroe2Capone3cologne2provoked3atone2foretold2pinholes1trombone2tyrone2unfolds1uno2wishbone2arseholes1backbone1bestow1billfold1blindfold1chokehold1condone1consoled1crossbones1cyclone1dethroned1drapeau1earphones1escrow1extol1flagpole1flintstone1foxholes1genome1gravestones1grindstone1headstone1intone1jawbone1loopholes1
3 syllables
radio35telephone20Mexico17studio1Tokyo1Romeo2buffalo2microphone4stereo2undertow6centerfold4Idaho5rodeo4tupelo3afterglow4Jericho3overgrown3patio2cobblestones1monochrome3telephones2bungalow2buttonhole2chaperone1figaro2honeycomb1indigo2kokomo1microphones1overflow2ratio1aerodrome1amphibole1anemone1apropos1astrodome1bigelow1Borneo1buttonholes1catacomb1
4 syllables
DiMaggio1adagioanticycloneanticyclonesArapahoArapahoeConcepcionGeronimoGuantanamomustachiooreganopistachio
5 syllables
Michelangelo2hydrocortisone1archipelagobraggadociohydrocortisones1impresarioMontevideo
6 syllables
generalissimo
268
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
gaspsguests1gifts5tests1costs2asks1tastes2breasts2risks3wrists6fists3lasts4priests2beasts2crisps2lifts1masts1rests2masks1blasts1bursts1desks1discs1krafts1nests1pests1shifts1tasks1trysts1twists1
2 syllables
exists3suggestsinsists1assists1conquests1requests1accostsadjusts1aircrafts1airliftsarmrestsarrests2attestsbackrestsbehests1bequestsblacklists1broadcastsburlesquescamshaftschecklists1cloudbursts1combusts
3 syllables
holocausts1aftertastesalkahestsanarchistschloroplastscoexistsflabbergastshandicraftshovercraftsjihadistslymphoblastsmanifests1moralists1nativists
4 syllables
anthologistsenthusiastsiconoclastsmonetaristsnumismatistspodiatrists
5 syllables
7 syllables
epidemiologists

“ghosts” at line end — from real songs

I dream I never know anyone at the party and I'm always the hostThen memories are films about ghosts
— Counting Crows, “Mrs. Potter’s Lullaby” · rhymes ghosts / host
Jenny would dance with her ghostsAnd the ones who had loved her the most
— Florence + the Machine, “Jenny of Oldstones (Game of Thrones)” · rhymes ghosts / most
Fathers, sons and holy ghostsAll come back or they all come close
— Iron & Wine, “Autumn Town Leaves” · rhymes ghosts / close

How to read the 1930 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 14
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Subtractive 815
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 833
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 268
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.