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Words that rhyme withguard

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 R·D
47
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
hard4yard2card8scarred4barred1charred1nard1bardchardjarredlardmarredparredshardsparredstarred1tarred
2 syllables
backyard2Bernardgraveyard4postcard4courtyard3churchyard1discard1schoolyard1shipyard1barnyardblowhardboatyardbombardbrickyard
3 syllables
boulevard9leotardlumberyard
93
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
heart255start63part40art26smart14cart4Bart1fart1chart3dart1mart1tart1cartehartHarteargh2arbbarbgarbdark107park41mark13sharp5Clark2shark1spark13bark6stark1marcharp3arc4lark2ark2tarp2clarke1parc1sark1ArpcarpharkmarquenarcquarkscarpTharp
2 syllables
apart95sweetheart3depart6impart2Eckhart1flockhart1newhart1restart1BogartDescartesflowchartgo-cartHobartjumpstartmouthpartoutsmartoxcartrampartupstartrhubarbremark3skylark2aardvark1ballpark1Denmark1hallmark1monarch1trademark1benchmarkbirthmarkBismarckbismarkearmarkembarkGoldmarkhashmarklandmarkpockmarkpostmark
3 syllables
Bonaparte1counterpartmeadowlark3disembark2watermark1matriarcholigarchpatriarch
4 syllables
state-of-the-art
148
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
hearts39cards1starts13parts14guards3marks4arts4yards3parked1marked1sharks1sparks5barks2charts5bards1farts2Marx2tarts2carbs1carts1darts1parks1shards1sparked1arbsarcs4arks2
2 syllables
regards2remarks2junkyards2postcards1sweethearts2embarks1aardvarks1backyards2ballparks1barnyardsbenchmarksbernardsbirthmarksbismarksblowhardsboatyardsbombardsbrickyardscanardschurchyards1courtyards3
3 syllables
mastercards1bodyguards2boulevards9counterpartsdisembarked2disembarks2disregards2hildegardesleotardslumberyardsmatriarchesmeadowlarks3oligarchesoligarchs
595
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
are134ah46god69car85ya34far79not69star74stop59got54bar1talk49lot57thought25dog31top28rock30law24job28shot30hot23walk24block28spot27saw15drop22clock22nah11caught18pop15shop10ahh10bought10shock11taught10cop7lock5draw6brought1pot6knock2bob1hop9raw10ought1doc1Scott1fought3odd2rob2jar17squad2Todd2stock2fog15scar8log6plot5fraud2chop3blah1mob5rod4moi6dock6broad1rot2frog1dot4bra1bop7straw2knot6hah2jaw3paw3crop4hog4nod3wah2yacht4Shaw
2 syllables
guitar34forgot14grandma1grandpagunshot1robotabroad2aha5radarsidewalk3Iraq2laptop1cigar4withdraw1soniaafar7ha-habizarre2bedrock1hurrah3lamar3outlaw2amar2applaud1blacktop2dada1Hitchcock1jaguar2rockstar1woodstock2Aesop1ajar1Alcott1assad1Babar1buckshot1bulldog1bullfrog1chainsaw1crowbar1distraught1facade1foresaw1guffaw1heartthrob1hilltop1lapdog1lumbar1maraud1nascar1outlawed1pawnshop1Punjab1raindrop1revoir1roadblock1rooftop1shamrock1tripod1victoire1warlock1workshop1Accra
3 syllables
dialogue1son-in-lawArkansas4astronaut3Omaha1reservoir2superstar4morningstar3afterthought1analog2apricot2barbershop1catalogue1escobar2juggernaut1motorcar1mountaintop2abattoir1Camelot1carrera1caviar1cosmonaut1esplanade1hollyhock1monologue1Panama1photoshop1Saginaw1synagogue1tomahawk1travelogue1aftershockagitpropalcazaranalogueantiknockAntiochApiaaquanautAraratArawakargonaut
4 syllables
brother-in-lawsister-in-lawbrachiopodcephalopoddaughter-in-lawelectroshockfather-in-lawIditarodmother-in-lawthingamabobUlaanbaatar
5 syllables
middle-of-the-road
1862
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
on293all315gone224long170wrong171song167off116fall155wall128was43arms1want39call83lost74stars83strong64dawn61songs43small43cars37hall36arm1cause23walls36ball32cross20tall31cost24box18harm24calls21mom12watch15cops15bars26thoughts14fault11falls20called10dogs9farm16wants8boss9bomb9Paul7soft15gods13rocks15charge9stopped7lawn24john4tom5don2loss12balls8calm3shots9stops8dropped9doll12mall16jobs7talked2locked4charm10march7wash3lots1walked3drawn14Charles2large1talks5crossed7watched2crawl18sauce5salt3walks5
2 syllables
along74because21belong22upon8involved10recall16alarm8across4applause6beyond5football2belongs2garage4response3baseball1respond3assaultbelonged2gunshots3moronmassage1so-calledguitars3cigars5mirage5involveresolve3dissolve3robots1Milananton1alarms2anon2birdsong3downfall2exhaust3rainfall3rooftops1sidewalks1unlocked1hogan1alarmed2aloft2atoll1avant2barrage1bygones1cyclops1dissolved2footfall2Iran1jukebox1mailbox2matchbox2nightfall2raindrops2resolved2sandbox2seagal2treetops2
3 syllables
restaurant5alcohol5Vietnam3basketball1protocolBabylon6cannonball4waterfall4waterfalls4restaurants2Montreal4overalls2Pentecost2astronauts2avalon1confidant1debutante2debutantes2echelon1holocaust1Molotov2nonchalant2afterthoughts1albatross1amazon1applesauce1autobahn1butterscotch1camouflage1cosmonauts1firearms1fireball1holocausts1intercom1lexicon1lollipops1marathon1mastodons1overcharged1paradox1
4 syllables
Agamemnon1neanderthal1automatonautomatonsAzerbaijanBaryshnikovbrachiopodscephalopodscholesterolcholesterolselectroshocksemoticonemoticonsheterodoxKalashnikovneanderthals1phenomenonSaskatchewanSebastopolthingamabobs
1233
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
head219side201said146good108bed169dead149road127need93bad76ride96made86had62died74word46blood51lord28hide63could46kid50loud49red49heard41pride53crowd41sad40mad39tried34should27read21bird26would21proud25wood28wide39cried37food24scared17paid26dad17lead16bride23lied22dude11speed20bread19weird13glad15trade20load19played15bored18mood11blade22board10stayed13code11shade35sword11stood11cloud17feed11hood13tide22grade8showed6fade27laid9mud13tied9led7bleed19third3spread6seed17maid8guide10slide14ridadd3fed5
2 syllables
inside131outside53afraid40instead39ahead21decide19record3allowed9parade19agreed5afford7aside7prepared5indeed3destroyed2avoid2explode12reward3beside6provide1aboard2absurd8betrayed2denied10childhood1comrade1appeared3proceed1towardsucceed1occurred4compared1enjoyed5award2transferreddivide11borrowed1assured5includeforbid1upsidecollide8ignored6password1appliedarcade6declaredabide6bluebird4reside6restored6unsaid5untied5landlord1persuadelandslide4mermaid3railroad1annoyed1bedside3
3 syllables
understood12satisfied16neighborhood11suicide11disappeared9attitude5hollywood5episode3terrified4homicide1paranoid2guaranteed4gratitude1overhead6qualified1occupied1lemonade5riverside4crucified4mountainside2overboard3solitude2classifiedmockingbird3countryside2genocide2hummingbird1overload2petrified3promenade2riverbed3unprepared3asteroid2interlude2justified2magnified2misconstrued2neighbourhood1overflowed1overjoyed2
4 syllables
misunderstood9identified1dissatisfied2exemplified1formaldehyde1infanticide1solidified1unsatisfied1acidifiedbeatifieddaminozidedecertifieddeclassifieddemystifieddetoxifieddisqualifieddiversifiedelectioneeredelectrified
5 syllables
corticosteroid
6 syllables
31
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
garde2
2 syllables
regard1Asgard1Fugardlifeguardsafeguardvanguardgarden20guarded2gardens1gardened20guarding10
3 syllables
bodyguard2disregard2hildegard1avant-gardeguardian1regarding1gardening2unguarded1gardenergardenersguardedlyguardians1
4 syllables
disregarded1disregarding2guardianshipguardianships

“guard” at line end — from real songs

An assault upon the order, the changing of the guardChosen for a challenge that is hopelessly hard
— Phil Ochs, “Crucifixion” · rhymes guard / hard
And a panther in the yardI was friendly with the guard
— Leonard Cohen, “Happens to the Heart” · rhymes guard / yard
I have too been playing with fifty-two cardsWhatever I've got, I've got no reason to guard
— Fiona Apple, “O’ Sailor” · rhymes guard / cards

How to read the 3977 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 47
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 93
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 148
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 594
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1862
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1233
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 31
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.