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Words that rhyme withgold

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·D
73
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
cold10old7told9hold9sold3bold6fold7rolled1mold4scold1tolled1bowled4coaled12doledfoaledholedmouldpoledpolledscrolled2soledstrolled3trolled1wold
2 syllables
controlledbehold1household1unfold1threshold2untold2foretold2billfold1blindfold1chokehold1consoled1paroled1tenfold1threefold1uphold1aholdbankrolledcajoledcharcoaledeightfoldenfoldenrolledextolled
3 syllables
centerfold4oversold1buttonholeddecontrolledmanifoldpigeonholedsevenfoldstrangleholduncontrolled
10
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
colt2bolt1volt1holtjoltmolt
2 syllables
deadboltHumboldtrevoltunbolt
42
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
holds5bolts2olds3colts1volts1bolds6colds121folds7golds76
2 syllables
unfolds1thresholds1aholdsbeholds5billfolds1blindfolds1chokeholds1
3 syllables
centerfolds1marigolds1manifoldsstrangleholds
454
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
know1go473oh95no1road2soul8so92low99show1though55snow1slow61blow1roll42grow48smoke37hole1hope26broke25joke26throat2coat26row30whole15flow33boat23wrote19whoa8ow3load19note10ohh7spoke10code11joe7throw6rope13vote6nope5stole7showed6bro5glow27dope14owe2dough13goal5role4bowl4coal2woke1pole4coke7goat4soap4pro3pope1float7colestroke1folk4toe6bloke1crow8quote2mole1mode3cope7rode2owed2hoe4oak2globe2robe3toll4woe5rogue2choke2solefoe2
2 syllables
ago1control47below43hello15althoughexplode12patrol1remote3nicole1dunno1borrowed1afloat9parole1aglow7wardrobe1railroad1awoke4payroll1pothole3raincoat1Monroe2crossroad1reload2uno2backstroke1bestow1bestowed1commode1corrode1drapeau1elope1erode1escrow1extol1flagpole1implode1outgrow1payload1pinhole1plateau1scapegoat1speedboat1tarot1tightrope1unbowed1upload1abodeanodearseholebanknotebankrollbaroquebathrobebespokeblowholeboatloadBordeauxbusloadcajole
3 syllables
radio35Mexico17episode3studio1Tokyo1Romeo2envelope2buffalo2stereo2undertow6Idaho5rodeo4tupelo3afterglow4Jericho3overcoat2patio2antidote3overload2petticoat3Roanoke2bungalow2buttonhole2figaro2indigo2kokomo1overflow2overflowed1periscope2ratio1amphibole1apropos1bigelow1Borneo1embryo1Eskimo1horoscope1mistletoe1Monaco1Navajo1
4 syllables
DiMaggio1adagioArapahoArapahoeGeronimoGuantanamoheliotropekaleidoscopelaryngoscopemustachiomustachioedophthalmoscopeoreganooscilloscope
5 syllables
Michelangelo1archipelagobraggadocioimpresarioMontevideo
6 syllables
generalissimo
1081
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
home3own119stone1phone60clothes64known62goes1bones62knows53close28bone44nose37ghost35most27closed21rose26shows21those6grown18both6coast15blows14holes14folks10stones15souls2Jones10toes20ghosts7homes17shown11Rome1zone9roads11jokes11notes7post5throne12grows14coach1toast6loan8groans1drove3chose4thrown7tone7phones5blown6hopes2gross3roam18host4owns2losowned4joan2hoped9votes1boats1flows12Holmes1stoned12oath1rolls3flown9moans5moan9loads3pose5growth1roast1owes2hoes8dome7grove4stove3codes1comb6foam6
2 syllables
alone286shadows10suppose7unknown17almost4supposed1photos2approach2exposed3proposeeuroscontrols47crossroads3expose1proposedopposed1headphones2rainbows1syndrome2Capone3cologne2elbows3provoked3approached1arose2atone2composed1logos1morose1pinholes1tightropes2tiptoes1trombone2tyrone2willows2wishbone2arseholes1backbone1bulldoze1chateaus1condone1crossbones1cyclone1demos1dethroned1disclose1disposed1earphones1explodes1flintstone1foremost1foxholes1genome1gravestones1grindstone1gunboats1headstone1intone1jawbone1lifeboats1
3 syllables
telephone20dominoes1microphone4overgrown3cobblestones1comatose1monochrome3studios2telephones2chaperone1decompose2honeycomb1microphones1predisposed2radios1tomorrows2aerodrome1anemone1antelopes1astrodome1bungalows1buttonholes1calicoes1cantaloupes1catacomb1chromosomes1cobblestone1cornerstones1cortisone1dominos1envelopes1episodes1eskimos1firestone1honeycombs1isotopes1methadone1monotone1orioles1overcoats1
4 syllables
adagiosanticycloneanticyclonesantonios1Concepcionheliotropeskaleidoscopeslaryngoscopesmanifestoesmustachios
5 syllables
hydrocortisone1aficionadoesarchipelagoesbraggadociosdivertimentoeshydrocortisones1impresariosmichelangelos2nitrocellulose
6 syllables
generalissimoes
1305
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
world127head219side201said146good108bed169dead149need93god69bad76ride96made86child64had62died74word46blood51hide63could46kid50loud49red49heard41pride53crowd41sad40mad39wild35tried34should27read21bird26would21proud25wood28wide39cried37food24paid26dad17lead16field13bride23lied22dude11speed20bread19glad15killed10trade20played15called10mood11blade22stayed13shade35stood11cloud17feed11hood13tide22grade8fade27laid9mud13build6tied9led7held4bleed19failed5third3spread6seed17maid8guide10slide14pulled2ridadd3
2 syllables
inside131outside53afraid40instead39ahead21decide19allowed9parade19agreed5aside7indeed3destroyed2avoid2beside6provide1absurd8betrayed2denied10childhood1comrade1proceed1succeed1occurred4enjoyed5revealed4abroad2transferreddivide11includeforbid1upsideso-calledcollide8unfurled7password1appliedarcade6abide6bluebird4reside6unsaid5untied5windshield2persuadeconcealed5landslide4mermaid3annoyed1bedside3beguiled4hillside1intrude4replied4roadside2decade1delayed2cornfield3employed1grenade3repaid2
3 syllables
understood12satisfied16neighborhood11suicide11attitude5hollywood5terrified4homicide1paranoid2guaranteed4gratitude1underworld4overhead6qualified1occupied1lemonade5riverside4battlefield4crucified4mountainside2solitude2classifiedmockingbird3countryside2genocide2hummingbird1petrified3promenade2riverbed3asteroid2interlude2justified2magnified2misconstrued2neighbourhood1overjoyed2renegade1unemployed1Adelaide1adulthood1
4 syllables
misunderstood9identified1dissatisfied2exemplified1formaldehyde1infanticide1solidified1unparalleled1unsatisfied1acidifiedautomobiledbeatifiedbrachiopodcephalopoddaminozidedecertifieddeclassifieddemystifieddetoxified
5 syllables
corticosteroid
6 syllables
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
mangoldgolden4golding76
3 syllables
marigold1

“gold” at line end — from real songs

But baby, just when this world seems mean and coldOur love comes shining red and gold
— Dire Straits, “Why Worry?” · rhymes gold / cold
You can fall for chains of goldAnd the promises they hold
— Dire Straits, “Romeo and Juliet” · rhymes gold / hold
In Heaven His throne is made of goldA throne from which I'm told
— Nick Cave, “The Mercy Seat” · rhymes gold / told

How to read the 2965 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 73
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 10
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 42
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 454
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1081
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1305
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.