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Words that rhyme withgrasp

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 AE coda S·P
5
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
gaspclasp2asp1rasp
2 syllables
handclasp
146
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
last88fast1past2ask17passed17cast9mask6task4blast4laughed4vast1crashed2smashed1draft1craft2flask2mast2raft1bask1caste1daft1gassed1hatched1kast1Nast1shaft1aftashed4assed38bashed2Basque
2 syllables
attached3aircraft1broadcastmismatched1unmatched1amassed1Belfast1forecast1typecast1abashedbacklashedbypassedcamshaftcrankshaftdetacheddispatcheddowncastdowndrafthandcraftharassedholdfastlambastemiscast
3 syllables
overcast1unattached1autographed2chloroplastcolorfastflabbergasthandicrafthectographedhovercraftlithographedlymphoblastoverdraftparagraphedphotographed7rebroadcast
4 syllables
antiaircraftchoreographedenthusiasticonoclastmimeographed
110
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
asked5gaspsasks1danced1lasts4masts1masks1blasts1krafts1tasks1asps1basked1basks1
2 syllables
advancedrelaxed2collapsedentranced2relapsed1aircrafts1bivalvedbroadcastscamshafts
3 syllables
avalanchedchloroplastsflabbergastshandicraftshovercraftslymphoblasts
4 syllables
enthusiastsiconoclasts
491
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
yeah124back310that208bad76had62black75at46glass1have27laugh39sad40mad39ass38track35pass33hat27bag20grass26dad17cash26path18half13class12glad15cat14jack14crack17flat15gas14drag19fat9map9has3as1trap13pack11match6rat10catch1trash9bath8flash12rap18crash7crap2cab4lap10grab2flag7bat8cap8sat5add3lack6chat4staff1labscratch6mac5mattmass2lad1snap5math6sack7pat4jazz3tap5wrap1ash4bradbass4tag4badge1slappatch2smash2nap1stabchappad6brass3
2 syllables
attack20comrade1behalf1kidnaprehab1backpack3moustache3mustache3alas1bloodbath2Cognac2comeback2hashtag1ipad2knapsack2notepad1racetrack2whereasdispatchAhab1attach1backtrack1badass1begat1Diaz1eyelash1feedback1format1hatchback1haystack1landmass1lilac1setback1tarmac1trespass1triad1whiplash1abackabashamassat-batbacklashbackslapBalzacblackjackbluegrassbobcatbootstrapbrickbatburlapbushwhackbuybackbypasscallbackcarafecarjackcatnapchitchatcrevassecutbackdetach
3 syllables
photograph7cadillac10maniac3autograph2aftermath3habitat3hourglass2overpass2alcatraz2Laundromat2pussycat2underpass2acrobat1bureaucrat1diplomat1handicap1nordictrack1overlap1phonograph1plexiglass1plutocrat1Pontiac1psychopath1thermostat1allographalmanacanorakautocratbalderdashbutterfatcardiaccaveatcopycatcornerbackcrackerjackdemocratDimetappepitaphfiberglassGalahadGujarat
4 syllables
amnesiac1aristocrat1insomniac1sociopath1biofeedbackchoreographcounterattackHyderabadmimeographOlympiadolympiadsparanoiac
5 syllables
egomaniackleptomaniacnymphomaniac
6 syllables
megalomaniac
1320
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
man307hand239hands113can87land115am56stand74dance37band59plan59chance42sand47plans29damn13fact24tracks19bank14than7grand17van15fan16bags10gang9act11pants10planned15thanks6ran7laughs6Sam6hang3an3thank3France8bang9camp5facts10stands11max3shall1pal5frank1tank7dan2aunt1plant5fans7lamb7grant2san1sang5lands11banks5packed7stan4cats4pan7trapped1rats5hankAnne1jam5tax2damned1brand1drank2plants1grabbed3branch2ann1tan8acts1ralph1bands8lads1stabbed1lamp4draggedranch3wrapped2
2 syllables
began6command11goddamn5romance14relax6perhaps1contact5japan6advance5program1attacked1contract1demand4exact1kidnapped2demands4batman2examattacks1impactreact4dianecollapse3comrades1contacts1intact5programme1homeland1exams2mustang2attract2quicksand4finance2distract1canal1commands3expanse2Lowlands1madman3Thailand2wasteland3expand1sedan2snowman1Spokane1wingspan2contracts1transplantabstract1afghan1Ajax1backhands1bandstand1corral1disband1divan1dreamland1elapse1firsthand1frogman1
3 syllables
understand125understands10photographs1circumstance8telegram1businessmanfisherman4Amsterdam3Birmingham1Abraham1caravan1diplomats2hologram2motherland2wonderland1ampersand1avalanche1boomerang1caravans1cataracts1chaparral1contraband1diaphragm1Disneyland1Dixieland1Ferdinand1habitats1instagram1journeyman1lumberjacks1marianne1milligram1minivans1overhangs1paperbacks1parallax1riverbank1secondhand1timberlands1underpants1
4 syllables
Afghanistan1sociopaths1misunderstand1overreact1afghanistans1amnesiacs1analysandanalysandsangiogramangiogramsaristocrats1assemblymanbiofeedbackscatamaranchoreographscounterattackedcounterattacks
5 syllables
egomaniacs
6 syllables
7 syllables
electrocardiogramelectrocardiograms
5
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
wisp1lisp2crisp1cusp1wasp1
1
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
grasping1

“grasp” at line end — from real songs

Forget the painful pastLet go of all you grasp
— Cass McCombs, “Meet Me Here at Dawn” · rhymes grasp / past
Woman, quicker than the aspAlways slipping from your grasp
— Anaïs Mitchell, “Chant II” · rhymes grasp / asp
Finding both your hands as second sun came past the glassAnd oh, I know it felt right and I had you in my grasp
— Bon Iver, “715 - CRΣΣKS” · rhymes grasp / glass

How to read the 2076 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 5
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 146
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 110
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 490
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1320
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 5
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 1
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.