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Words that rhyme withground

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 AW coda N·D
48
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
sound22round7found9bound3wound2pound5drowned6hound3mound1crowned1browned24clowned23downed541frowned13gowned15
2 syllables
around34profound1unwound1abound2surround1unsound1rebound1unbound1astoundconfoundearthboundeastboundexpoundfoxhoundgreyhoundhideboundhomeboundhorehound
3 syllables
turnaroundultrasound
4 syllables
merry-go-round
11
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
count9mount3
2 syllables
account5amount3discountheadcountmiscountrecountsurmount
3 syllables
paramount1catamount
41
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
sounds1pounds1counts2grounds3rounds2hounds4bounds1founds71mounds3mounts3
2 syllables
accounts5playgrounds1resounds1surrounds1abounds2amounts3astounds
3 syllables
battlegrounds1catamountsturnaroundsultrasoundsundergrounds16
204
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
downcliché44now5out3town3how49loud49crowd41doubt34proud25crown32brown2bow11wow4clown23shout16cloud1bout8cow6drown15thou1gown1brow12frown13scout2vow5shroud4sow1plow3ciao1drought2bough2clout2Mao2ploughed2pout2POW2prow1snout2sowed1stout2tout2trout2dow1lout1plowed1spout1stoute1yow1boughed2bowed11browed12Brownechowcowed6FAOfloutFrauGAOgoutgrouthaoHoweKrautlaoloughnounploughroutscowsproutTaovowed5wowed4xiao
2 syllables
about71somehow43without12downtown1allowed9allow9throughouthometown1uptown8breakdown3sundown1aloud2eyebrow1fallout2meltdown2showdown2blowout1comedown1endowed1Georgetown1hideout1hoedown1knockout1kowtow1lookout1meow1Motown1renown1southpaw1timeout1all-outavowavowedBeantownblackoutbreakoutBridgetownbrownoutbuyoutCharlestowncheckoutclampdownclosedowncookoutcountdowncrackdowncrosstowncutoutdevoutdropoutdugouteelpoutendowenshroudFreetowngodownhandouthangouthighbrowhighbrowedholdoutJamestownknockdownknow-howkowtowed1landau
3 syllables
anyhow11roundabout1chinatown1Morgantown1AllentownCharlottetownCooperstowncuracaodisallowdisalloweddisavowdisavowedHagerstownhereaboutMindanaoMorristownovercrowdrunaboutsauerkrautshantytownturnaboutupside-downWatertownWilliamstown
308
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
house1mouth1south26clouds2couch11mouse9foul5ouchdoubts5growls2shouts1cows6towns7clowns1downs5mouths1bows8crowds5bounceblouse6owl4howl5vows4frowns1gowns3growl2lounge1crowns2scouts2spouse1vouch2browns1brows1crouch1douse1fowl1louse1nouns1ounce1owls1ploughs1rousse1scowls1shrouds1slouch1slouched1Strauss1klausboughs2bouncedbousebousedbouts8bowsed8browsebrowsed1chowsciaos1clouts2couched11cowlcowledcowlscrouched1Crousedhowsdoused
2 syllables
warehouse2announceallows1announced1arouse1courthouse2jailhouse1outhouse2penthouse2aroused1blackouts1breakdowns1devouts1doghouse1eyebrows1farmhouse1henhouse1madhouse1pronounce1roadhouse1touchdowns1townhouse1wildflowers1workouts1alehouseavowsblockhouseblowouts1boathousebreakoutsBrockhousebrownoutsbuyoutscarousecarousedcheckoutsclampdownsclosedownsclubhousecomedowns1cookoutscountdownscrackdownscutoutsdelousedelouseddenouncedenounceddollhousedormousedowntowns16dropouts
3 syllables
whereabouts1roundabouts1slaughterhouse1AdenauerboardinghousecharterhousecoffeehousecottonmouthcottonmouthscuracaosdisallowsdisavowsfirehousehereaboutsmenopausemispronouncemispronouncedovercrowdspackinghousepowerhouseRittenhouserunaboutssauerkrautsScaramouchshantytownsthereaboutsturnaboutsunannouncedwaterfowlwaterfowlsWestinghouse
628
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
mind405hand239friend133end125and41land115find116wind59kind77stand74band59blind62sand47spend11grand17learned9bend19planned15burned10turned4send5seemed3signed5named1earned4bond2dreamed3warned2trained2lend4joined2damned1brand1owned4cleaned55blonde1fund1tendfond1pond7stoned12grind11claimed1doomed3gained4mend6blamed1phonedblond1monde3screamed4sinned5strand4blend4fiend3roamed4stained4tuned1wand4framed3pinned2rained3tamed3tanned3trend3climbed1hanged3aimed2bind2hind2scorned2lined1banged1banned1bland1bloomed1bombed1boned1chained1dawned1dined1drained1fend1gland1gleamed1
2 syllables
behind130pretend26weekend8ashamed13command11girlfriend2returned4beyond5concerned3defend8boyfriend1remind1demand4attend3intend1respond3designed13confirmed1explained2mankind3belonged2assumedunkind14depend2assigned1remained2homeland1inclined6descend5quicksand4unwind4defined4aligned3combined3entwined3Thailand2wasteland3adjourned2amend1ascend2complained2consumed2declined2expand1redeemed1refined2transcend2unnamed1whirlwind2extendbandstand1bookend1condemned1confined1dethroned1disband1dreamland1entombed1firsthand1goddamned1godsend1headband1nightstand1obtained1programmed1
3 syllables
understand125recommend1comprehend1intertwined3colorblind1entertained2motherland2undefined2unexplained2wonderland1ampersand1condescend1contraband1Disneyland1Dixieland1Ferdinand1nevermind1redefined1secondhand1unconcerned1anagrammedapprehendascertainedbeforehandboomeranged1caravannedchaperonedcobblestonedcontravenedcorrespondcounterclaimeddiagrammeddisinclineddividendex-boyfriendex-girlfriendfairylandfatherlandfirebombedfirebrandguillotinedHildebrandhinterlandhoneycombed1honeymooned6
4 syllables
misunderstand1analysandGondwanalandheterodynedoverextend
16
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
background4aground6fairground2foreground1playground1campgroundgrounded2groundergroundersgrounding149
3 syllables
underground16battleground1backgrounded4backgrounding4foregrounded1foregrounding1

“ground” at line end — from real songs

Oh, you build it up, you wreck it downThen you burn your mansion to the ground
— Tom Waits, “Hold On” · rhymes ground / down
You would always come aroundGet my feet back on the ground
— Black Box Recorder, “Seasons in the Sun” · rhymes ground / around
Will you hit the ground?It's an awful sound
— Arcade Fire, “Awful Sound (Oh Eurydice)” · rhymes ground / sound

How to read the 1240 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 48
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 11
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 41
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 204
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 308
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 628
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 16
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.