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Words that rhyme withgoals

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 L·Z
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
holes14souls12rolls3poles4coals1roles1shoals1knowles1scrolls1soles1strolls1bolesbollesbollsbowlesbowls4coles
2 syllables
controls47pinholes1arseholes1foxholes1loopholes1tadpoles1bankrollsblowholescajolescharcoalsconsolescreoles2dipoles
3 syllables
buttonholes1orioles1amphiboles1casserolescubbyholesdecontrolsglycerolspigeonholes
1
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
Rolf
2
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
rolfesrolfs
558
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
know465go473oh95no90soul1so92low99show96though55snow73goes61slow61knows53blow43roll1grow48close28nose37hole29row30whole15flow33rose26whoa8shows21ow3those6both6ohh7blows14joe7throw6toes20stole7bro5glow27owe2grows14coach1dough13drove3chose4goal5role1bowl4coal12pole4gross3lospro3coleflows12toe6crow8oath1mole1pose5growth1owes2hoes8grove4hoe4stove3toll4woe5soledose3foe2hose4tow4woes4throws1crows4doh2prose2stroll3cove1foes3Poe2Seoul
2 syllables
ago68control47below43hello15shadows10suppose7photos2althoughapproach2patrol5nicole1proposedunno1parole1eurosexpose1aglow7payroll1pothole3rainbows1Monroe2elbows3arose2logos1morose1tiptoes1uno2willows2bestow1bulldoze1chateaus1demos1disclose1drapeau1escrow1extol1flagpole1meadows1oppose1outgrow1pinhole1plainclothes1plateau1reproach1tarot1alcovealoesAmbroseammoesarseholebackhoesbanjoesbankrollbestows1blowholebongoesbongosBordeauxboroughs
3 syllables
radio35Mexico17studio1Tokyo1Romeo2buffalo2dominoes1stereo2undertow6Idaho5rodeo4tupelo3afterglow4Jericho3patio2comatose1studios2bungalow2buttonhole2decompose2figaro2indigo2kokomo1overflow2radios1ratio1tomorrows2amphibole1apropos1bigelow1Borneo1bungalows1calicoes1dominos1embryo1Eskimo1eskimos1mistletoe1Monaco1Navajo1
4 syllables
DiMaggio1adagioadagiosantonios1ArapahoArapahoeGeronimoGuantanamomanifestoes
5 syllables
Michelangelo2aficionadoesarchipelagoarchipelagoesbraggadociobraggadociosdivertimentoesimpresarioimpresarios
6 syllables
generalissimogeneralissimoes
1030
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
home338road127own119cold121old79stone72gold76phone60clothes64known62bones62told49smoke37hold40bone44ghost35most27hope26broke25joke26throat27coat26closed21boat23wrote19grown18load19note10coast15sold13spoke10code11folks10stones15rope13Jones10ghosts7vote6nope5homes1showed6shown11Rome8zone9roads11jokes11notes7dope14post5throne12toast6loan8groans1thrown7tone7phones5blown6woke1coke7hopes2holds5roam18host4goat4owns2bold6soap4owned4pope1joan2hoped9votes1float7stroke1folk4fold7boats1Holmes1stoned12bloke1
2 syllables
alone286unknown17almost4supposed1explode12remote3exposed3borrowed1afloat9controlledbehold5crossroads3household1unfold5proposedthreshold2opposed1wardrobe1untold2railroad1awoke4headphones2raincoat1syndrome2Capone3cologne2crossroad1provoked3reload2approached1atone2composed1foretold2tightropes2trombone2tyrone2unfolds1wishbone2backbone1backstroke1bestowed1billfold1blindfold1chokehold1commode1condone1consoled1corrode1crossbones1cyclone1dethroned1disposed1earphones1elope1erode1explodes1flintstone1foremost1genome1gravestones1
3 syllables
telephone20episode3envelope2microphone4centerfold4overcoat2overgrown3antidote3cobblestones1monochrome3overload2petticoat3Roanoke2telephones2chaperone1honeycomb1microphones1overflowed1periscope2predisposed2aerodrome1anemone1antelopes1astrodome1cantaloupes1catacomb1centerfolds1chromosomes1cobblestone1cornerstones1cortisone1envelopes1episodes1firestone1honeycombs1horoscope1isotopes1marigold1marigolds1methadone1
4 syllables
anticycloneanticyclonesConcepcionheliotropeheliotropeskaleidoscopekaleidoscopeslaryngoscopelaryngoscopesmustachioedophthalmoscopeophthalmoscopesoscilloscopeoscilloscopesoverexposedpolariscopepolariscopesprogesterone
5 syllables
hydrocortisone1hydrocortisones1
1954
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
eyes406is104days124was43shoes83trees79knees87please60lies76lose56blues73ways51news42girls23says22rise43does20boys13cause23walls36choose36breeze45skies51keys24rules23calls21his15feels18miles13noise15these7size16falls20dies22flies25pills17guys5fools17hills15plays12has3as1sighs6wheels20ease18bills15cries16balls8wise12bells13cheese7freeze11sees7heels15whose2Charles2raise1prize6tells2nails8tries7praise9stays4schools7jews4laws4files2smells1skills3kills3hers5sales6tools7buzz4phase8toys7pays4jazz3deals8squeeze4
2 syllables
surprise32because21disease26always8disguise26applause6degrees6refuse6chinese1details2exhales2louise2supplies2sunrise11adviseallows1goodbyes5highways2sideways4inhales3despise5arise5tattoos4rupeesaccuseablaze4hallways2reviews4trapeze3aways3displays3malaise3sundays1appeals1arouse1axes1capsize1confuse1cowboys1demise1doorways1emcees1flores1freeways1striptease2weekdays2hotels1whereasagrees1amaze1appease1baez1baptize1baseballs1bouquets1byways1cafes1cocktails1compels1congeals1
3 syllables
realize10recognize5otherwise1japanese2exercise1realise1holidays4companies10anyways4nowadays2compromise6recogniseHercules1enterprise2overseas7butterflies5criticize5waterfalls4interviews1fireflies3lullabies3alibis3chandeliers1memorize3molecules2overalls2alcatraz2alleyways1amateurs2barbecues1chevrolets2colonize2fantasize2liberties1socialize1sympathize2wannabes1yesterdays2ABCs1advertise1
4 syllables
apologize5apologies2apologiseabilities1automobiles2identities2desensitize1mademoiselles1mythologies1acidifiesactualizeactuariesadversitiesagronomiesalphabetizealuminizeanalyses
5 syllables
materialize2actualities1americanize
6 syllables
7 syllables

“goals” at line end — from real songs

Creature comfort goalsThey only numb my soul
— Carole King, “Pleasant Valley Sunday” · rhymes goals / soul
Short on long term goalsIf you still love rock and roll
— Jeff Tweedy, “Misunderstood” · rhymes goals / roll
All your dreams, all your goalsGot a plan for us, got a plan to grow, got a plan for homes
— Mos Def, “HUSBAND” · rhymes goals / homes

How to read the 3616 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 1
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 2
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 558
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1030
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1954
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.