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Words that rhyme withgoes

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 Z
248
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
knows15nose2rose2shows2those6blows1toes2grows2chose4flows12pose5owes2hoes8hose4woes4throws1crows4prose2foes3froze1glows2lows1rows1snows1beaus1doze1ose1slows1Bosebowesdohs2doughs13floesjoes7lowesmoespows2proespros3rhoesroes2rohs1rowessews1sloessows1
2 syllables
shadows10suppose1photos2proposeeurosexpose1rainbows1elbows1arose2tiptoes1willows2bulldoze1chateaus1demos1disclose1meadows1oppose1plainclothes1aloesAmbroseammoesbackhoesbanjoesbestows1boroughsbozoesbozosburrowesceroesciscoescocoescocos1comboescomposecrossbows
3 syllables
dominoes1studios2decompose2radios1tomorrows2bungalows1calicoes1dominos1eskimos1overflows1ratios1afterglows4albinoesallegroesangelosaudiosbordelloesbuffaloesbuffalos2calypsoescalypsoscameos
4 syllables
adagiosantonios1manifestoesmustachiosoreganoes
5 syllables
aficionadoesbraggadociosdivertimentoesimpresariosmichelangelos2
6 syllables
generalissimoes
61
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
drove3grove4stove3cove1rove1bove1loathe1wove1clotheclovedogelogeNovSoavetroveclose1gross3losdose3bowsegroszboth6coach1
2 syllables
alcovemangrovemorose1engrossfructoseglucoseapproach2reproach1briochecarochecockroachencroachoutgrowthstagecoach
3 syllables
comatose1overdose1adiosadiposebellicosecellulosecentavosComorosdiagnosegrandioseotioseundergrowth
5 syllables
nitrocellulose
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
clothes3bones62ghost35most27closed21coast15holes14folks10stones15souls12Jones10ghosts7homes17roads11jokes11notes7post5toast6groans1phones5hopes2holds5host4owns2votes1boats1Holmes1rolls3moans5loads3roast1codes2throats3goals4coats2poles4smokes4ropes2bolts2coals1droves1floats3olds3quotes3coasts2goats2roles1shoals1boast1clones1colts1cones1croaks1dozed1drones1hosts1knowles1loans1oaths1oats1posed1posts1robes1scones1scopes1scrolls1slopes1soles1spokes1strokes1strolls1thrones1tones1vogues1volts1yokes1zones1bloatsblokes1boasts1bodesbolds6boles
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
know3go473oh95no1so2low1show1though55snow73slow1blow2grow48row30flow33whoa8ow3ohh7joe7throw6bro5glow27owe2dough13pro3toe6crow8hoe4woe5foe2tow4doh2Poe2flo2mow2roe2doe1aux1beau1coe1hoh1joh1koh1roh1sew1stow1Tho1choCROfloeGoghLuomoerhosloeStowe
2 syllables
ago1below43hello15althoughdunno1aglow7Monroe2uno2bestow1drapeau1escrow1outgrow1plateau1tarot1BordeauxchateauCousteauDefoeforegoforgoFoucaultgateaukayoMarceauMunroNGOPernodpoirotrondeaurouleauRousseauso-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
home1road1soul1own119cold2old79stone72gold1phone60known62told49roll42smoke37hold40bone44hole29hope26broke25joke26throat27coat26whole15boat23wrote19grown18load19note10sold13spoke10code11rope13vote6nope5stole7showed6shown11Rome8zone9dope14throne12loan8goal5thrown7tone7role4bowl4blown6coal12woke1pole4coke7roam18goat4bold6soap4owned4pope1joan2hoped9float7colestroke1folk4fold7stoned12bloke1quote2flown9moan9rolled1mole1mode3cope7rode2owed2dome7oak2globe2robe3comb6foam6lone3toll4
2 syllables
alone286control1unknown17explode12patrol5remote1nicole1borrowed1afloat9parole1controlledbehold5household1unfold5threshold2wardrobe1untold2railroad1awoke4payroll1pothole3raincoat1syndrome2Capone3cologne2crossroad1provoked3reload2atone2foretold2trombone2tyrone2wishbone2backbone1backstroke1bestowed1billfold1blindfold1chokehold1commode1condone1consoled1corrode1cyclone1dethroned1elope1erode1extol1flagpole1flintstone1genome1grindstone1headstone1implode1intone1jawbone1milestone1outgrown1paroled1payload1pinhole1raton1revoked1
3 syllables
telephone20episode3envelope2microphone4centerfold4overcoat2overgrown3antidote1monochrome3overload2petticoat3Roanoke2buttonhole2chaperone1honeycomb1overflowed1periscope2aerodrome1amphibole1anemone1astrodome1catacomb1cobblestone1cortisone1firestone1horoscope1marigold1methadone1monotone1oversold1overthrown1saxophone1Styrofoam1telescope1acetoneallophoneallotropeanaerobeanecdoteankleboneantelopeantipode
4 syllables
anticycloneConcepcionheliotropekaleidoscopelaryngoscopemustachioedophthalmoscopeoscilloscopepolariscopeprogesteronetestosterone
5 syllables
hydrocortisone1
2314
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
eyes406is104days124years84was43stars83shoes83trees79knees87please60tears30lies76lose56blues73yours3ways51news42girls23says22cars37rise43does20boys13cause23ears29walls36choose36breeze45skies51stairs28keys24doors18rules23calls21his15feels18miles13bars26noise15these7size16falls20dies22flies25pills17guys5fears25cares14fools17hills15plays12has3as1sighs6wheels20ease18bills15cries16balls8wise12bells13cheese7freeze11sees7heels15whose2cheers2raise1prize6tells2wars8nails8tries7praise9stays4schools7jews4laws4files2mars6
2 syllables
surprise32because21disease26always8disguise26applause6upstairs1degrees6appears4refuse6chinese1details2downstairs2affairs3exhales2louise2supplies2sunrise11advisenightmares2allows1goodbyes5highways2sideways4inhales3despise5guitars3arise5cigars5tattoos4rupeesaccuseablaze4hallways2outdoors3reviews4trapeze3aways3displays3malaise3sundays1appeals1arouse1axes1capsize1confuse1cowboys1demise1doorways1emcees1flores1freeways1striptease2weekdays2hotels1whereasagrees1amaze1amours1appease1
3 syllables
realize10recognize5otherwise1japanese2exercise1realise1holidays4companies10anyways4nowadays2compromise6recogniseHercules1enterprise2overseas7disappears6butterflies5criticize5waterfalls4interviews1fireflies3lullabies3millionaires2alibis3chandeliers1memorize3molecules2overalls2souvenirs1alcatraz2alleyways1amateurs2barbecues1chevrolets2colonize2fantasize2liberties1musketeers2socialize1sympathize2
4 syllables
apologize5apologies2apologiseabilities1automobiles2identities2desensitize1mademoiselles1mythologies1acidifiesactualizeactuariesacyclovirsadversitiesagronomiesalphabetizealuminize
5 syllables
materialize2actualities1americanize
6 syllables
7 syllables
43
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)
1 syllable
goghs
2 syllables
logos1bongoesbongoscargoescargosforegoesforgoesngosoutgoes
3 syllables
amigoesamigosfandangoesindigoeslumbagoesundergoes
4 syllables
GalapagosvitiligoesZaragoza
5 syllables
archipelagoes

“goes” at line end — from real songs

Where no one ever goesBut everybody knows
— Dr. Dog, “The Breeze” · rhymes goes / knows
I'll teach you all you need to knowThis is how it goes
— Black Box Recorder, “Soul Boy” · rhymes goes / know
Was gonna take it as it goesWell I better fold my clothes
— Bon Iver, “33 “GOD”” · rhymes goes / clothes

How to read the 3957 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 248
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 61
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 2314
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 43
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.