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Words that rhyme withgone

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 AA coda N
145
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
oncliché78dawn9lawn6john1don2drawn2sean1Ronjuan1von1con2HanShawnkhanhonjonbon1swan3yawn1non1fawn1kwon1pawn1spawn1Vaughan1xan1BonnBraunbrawnchonconnHahnKahnnaanprawnvaughnwanXianyon
2 syllables
upon8moronMilananton1anon2Iran1withdrawn2baton1chiffon1hassan1neutron1predawn1salon1siobhan1thereon1yuan1AmonantoineAtonaxonBataanboroncaponCeyloncome-oncouponcrayonDacrondaikonDhahranDijonexonGabon
3 syllables
Babylon4avalon1echelon1amazon1autobahn1lexicon1marathon1AbidjanaileronantiphonAvignoncarilloncimarrondenouementepsilonheliconKazakhstanliaisonmagnetronmastodonmoldovanone-on-one
4 syllables
Agamemnon1automatonAzerbaijanemoticonphenomenonSaskatchewan
73
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
long19wrong14song14strong6mom12bomb9tom5calm3palm4kong1hongprom2dong4wongthrong3bong1cong2gong2homme1bom1com1dom1hom1Jong1nom1balmBaumGuamhalmhmongMampompong
2 syllables
along5belong2birdsong3aplomb1Armstrong1Assambecalmdaylongding-dongdiphthongembalmfurlongGuangdongheadlongheadstronghourlongIslamlifelongmonthlongPing-Pongplainsongpogromprolongsalaamsarongsitcom
3 syllables
Vietnam3intercom1firebombscuppernongSurinam
334
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
arms2want39songs2arm31harm24farm16wants8charm10bombs1armed2bond1barn4launchblonde1fond1pond7swamp6darnhans1charms1fontblond1monde3palms5barneshaunt2lawns2wand4wrongs3bonds1moms3psalm3honksbronze1farms1haunts2swans2tonks2yawns2launchedbarns1blondes1bombed1Bronx1charmed1dawned1dawns1dons1farmed1harmed1harms1pawned1pawns1ponds1swamps1thongs1tonk1vons1almsarmesbalmsblonds1bonged1bongs1bonkbonkedbonksbonnesbons1Brahmsbraunsbrawnsbroncbroncsbronzed
2 syllables
alarm8beyond1belongs1response3respond3belonged2alarms2alarmed2avant2bygones1unarmed2coupons1forearm1forearms1icons1nylons1pylons1saigons1storefront1unharmed1abscondabscondsalongs74aplombs1argonsavants2axonsbatons1becalmedbecalmsBelmontbirdsongs3blancmangeboronscaponschiffons1come-onscrayonnedcrayonscroissantcroissantsdaikonsdetentedetentesdiphthongsdisarmdisarmeddisarmsDuchampembalmedembalmsensconceensconcedexonsforearmed1furlongsgendarmegendarmes
3 syllables
restaurant5restaurants2confidant1debutante2debutantes2nonchalant1firearms1mastodons1paragons1afrikaansaileronsamazons1antiphonsautobahns1carillonscatalanscimarronscommandantcommandantscorrespondcorrespondsdenouementsdeuteronsdiatomsechelons1epsilonsfirearmfirebombedfirebombsheliconshexagonsintercoms1leprechaunslexicons1liaisonsmagnetronsmarathons1Mitterrandnonchalance
4 syllables
automatonsemoticons
112
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
ah46ya34law1saw15nah11ahh10draw6raw10blah1moi6bra1straw2hah2jaw3paw3wah2Shawbah2thaw2yah1claw3awe2cha1bois1flaw2haw1trois2chaw1maw1naw1rah1cawcrawdawgnawschwaShahslawspaWaughyaw
2 syllables
grandma1grandpaaha5withdraw1soniaha-hahurrah3outlaw2dada1chainsaw1foresaw1guffaw1AccraArtoisbacksawBanglabedstrawbourgeoisbylawchutzpahcoleslawDohaEsauhacksawhandsawhooplain-lawjigsawmacawMcGrawpashapatoisRorschach
3 syllables
son-in-lawArkansas4Omaha1carrera1Panama1Saginaw1ApiabaccaratBogotabrouhahaChickasawChihuahuaChippewaDerridafermataha-ha-hakorunamackinawOttawaoverdrawquebecoisWarszawaWichita
4 syllables
brother-in-lawsister-in-lawdaughter-in-lawfather-in-lawmother-in-law
2079
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
all3heart5are134off2fall155dark107wall1god1car85hard81was43call1lost74stars83far1not69star74stop59got1bar54start1talk49lot2part40thought1small43park41hearts39dog31cars37hall1top28rock30cause1walls36job28ball32shot1hot1cross20walk24block28spot27drop22tall31art26cost24yard23box18clock22calls21caught18watch15cops15bars26thoughts1fault11cards15falls20mark13smart14pop15shop10called10dogs9starts13boss9bought10Paul7soft15guard10gods13rocks15charge9stopped7card8shock11parts14taught10loss12
2 syllables
apart95guitar1because21forgot14involved10recall16across4sweetheart3applause6football2garage4gunshot1baseball1assaultrobotgunshots3abroad2massage1radarsidewalk3Iraq2so-calledlaptop1backyard2Bernardcigar4regards2graveyard4regard1afar7depart6guitars3bizarre2cigars5mirage1involvepostcard1resolve3dissolve3robots1bedrock1courtyard3downfall2exhaust3lamar3rainfall3remark3remarks2rooftops1sidewalks1unlocked1aloft2amar2applaud1atoll1barrage1blacktop2cyclops1dissolved1footfall2
3 syllables
alcohol1basketball1boulevard9protocoldialogue1cannonball4waterfall4waterfalls4bodyguard2astronaut3Montreal4reservoir2superstar4meadowlark3morningstar3overalls2Pentecost2afterthought1analog2apricot2astronauts2barbershop1catalogue1disembark2disregard2escobar2holocaust1juggernaut1Molotov2motorcar1mountaintop2abattoir1afterthoughts1albatross1applesauce1Bonaparte1butterscotch1Camelot1camouflage1caviar1
4 syllables
neanderthal1BaryshnikovbrachiopodbrachiopodscephalopodcephalopodscholesterolcholesterolselectroshockelectroshocksheterodoxIditarodKalashnikovneanderthals1Sebastopolstate-of-the-artthingamabobthingamabobstriceratops
5 syllables
middle-of-the-road
1067
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
down541in278man307mine275one197town214sun174done173line196rain170pain159own119then97can87fine115moon96run93been63son79mean72stone72wine86soon84fun81seen68train60men59gun67skin69phone60known62shine73when48green52brain52plan59born36turn35clean55win41scene42bone44sign37burn30queen27screen40sin33none23learn26won24tune31chain25crown32thin22brown24plane22ten17pen22than7grown18lane21nine14clown23goin2van15fan16vain26plain15ran7horn11spin14an3june11jane5gain13corn10shown11join2zone9ben4
2 syllables
again332alone286someone33insane50between34machine29begin25explain27within24return15begun32remain17downtown16sunshine23began6unknown17design13amen6complain14champagne6divine13concern4japan6cocaine14online4undone18routine6campaign2berlin3refrain13batman2maintain3balloon7fifteen2dianemarine1grandson1shotgun3christineairplane3contain3hometown7reborn7skyline6uptown8irenebreakdown3grapevine5resign3elaine1define5moonshine4nineteen5unseen5jolene3align4canteen3decline4mainline3saloon1
3 syllables
everyone42anyone21afternoon19telephone20magazine8caroline7honeymoon6seventeen14valentine4halloween2hurricane10gasoline6limousine6violin3businessmankerosene5microphone4trampoline4evergreen2mandolin1borderline3cellophane3clementine3fisherman4overgrown3submarine2unicorn3columbine3Frankenstein3guillotine3josephine1Palestine2windowpane1entertain1Abilene1caravan1chaperone1crystalline2intervene1quarantine1
4 syllables
Afghanistan1evangeline3econoline1aquamarine1acetyleneadenosineamphetamineanticycloneassemblymancatamaranclomipraminecomedienneConcepcioncontrabassoonelephantineglucosamineheterodyne
5 syllables
hydrocortisone1antisubmarine
6 syllables
australopithecine
18
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
hogan1foregone1Saigon1argonArgonnebygonegonna3goner3goners1
3 syllables
AragonhexagonoctagonparagonpentagonpolygonwoebegoneafghaniNagano

“gone” at line end — from real songs

Oh, and we were goneWe were so turned on
— David Bowie, “The Bewlay Brothers” · rhymes gone / on
Wham, bam, you don't wait longShake, fries, patty - you're gone
— Mark Knopfler, “Boom, Like That” · rhymes gone / long
Outside a train sings its whale songTo a long, long train long long gone
— Bill Callahan, “The Sing” · rhymes gone / song

How to read the 3809 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 145
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 73
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 334
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 112
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 2078
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1067
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 18
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.