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Words that rhyme withham

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 M
61
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
am56damn13Sam6lamb7jam5ramcam1pamdam6bam1slam4gram3nam1scambram1clam1spam1cramdramjamblamscramshamtamTammtramwham
2 syllables
goddamn5program1examprogramme1goddam1engramflimflamlogjamPotsdamPriamSiamwolfram
3 syllables
telegram1Amsterdam3hologram1diaphragm1instagram1milligram1anagramcablegramdiagramdithyrambepigramhistogramkilogramlogogrammammogram
4 syllables
angiogram
7 syllables
electrocardiogram
145
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
man307can87plan59than7van15fan16gang9ran7hang3an3bang9dan2san1sang5stan4pan7Anne1ann1tan8clan1rang4yang2scan1kangchanwang1thang3JanChangslang2Shan1span3tang2dang1fang2Klan2ban1gran1kan1LAN1lang1franANGbranclangflanhwangjangLangeliangMannnanpangspangwhang
2 syllables
began6japan6batman2dianemustang2madman3sedan2snowman1Spokane1wingspan2afghan1divan1frogman1moulin1sandman1suzanne1Walkman1bedpanBhutancaftancancancavemanCezannecyandeadpandoormanguardsmanharanguehelmsmanhitmanjazzmankinsmanLausannelifespanmailmanMarplanmermanmilkmanNanchangnewsmanoilmanPyongyang
3 syllables
businessmanfisherman4caravan1boomerang1journeyman1marianne1weatherman1anchormanbogeymancountermanhandymanharmattanHindustanKuomintangKurdistanKyrgyzstanmiddlemanminivanMinutemanoverhangPakistanpatrolmanrepairmanservicemanTalibanturbofanXinjiangYucatan
4 syllables
Afghanistan1assemblymancatamarannewspapermannurserymanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanylang-ylang
539
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
hand239hands113land115stand74dance37band59chance42sand47plans29bank14grand17pants10planned15thanks6thank3France8camp5stands11frank1tank7aunt1plant5fans7grant2lands11banks5hankdamned1brand1drank2plants1branch2bands8lamp4ranch3blank2lance1rank2tanks2champ2francsglance7slams1ants5hangs3danced1sands4tramp4stampcans2strand4blanks2glands2sans1trance3brands3camps2champs2damp1lambs2stamped3tanned3tramps2vans2hanged3amps2aunts2dank2fangs2plank2ranks2shank1yams1yank2blancheprankamp1banc1banged1bangs1banned1blanc1blancs1bland1
2 syllables
command11romance14advance5demand4demands4advancedhomeland1exams2quicksand4finance2commands3expanse2Lowlands1Thailand2wasteland3entranced2expand1transplantbackhands1bandstand1disband1dreamland1firsthand1goddamned1handstands1headband1homelands1nightstand1programmed1rembrandts1sundance1afghans1armbandarmbandsaskancebackhandbadlandsbandstands1bedpansbroadbandBurbankcaftanscancanscyansdecampdecampeddecampsdecantdecantsdisbands1divans1dreamlands1eggplanteggplantsencampencampedencampsenchantenchantsengramsenhanceenhancedexpands1farmhand
3 syllables
understand125understands10circumstance8motherland2wonderland1ampersand1avalanche1caravans1contraband1Disneyland1Dixieland1Ferdinand1minivans1overhangs1riverbank1secondhand1timberlands1underpants1abrahams1amaranthamaranthsampersands1anagrammedanagramsantitankavalanchedbeforehandboomeranged1boomerangs1Bundesbankcablegramscaravannedcoelacanthcoelacanthsconfidanteconfidantesconfidants1contrabands1diagrammeddiagramsdiaphragms1dithyrambsepigramsfairyland
4 syllables
misunderstand1afghanistans1analysandanalysandsangiogramsGondwanalandmisunderstands1
7 syllables
electrocardiograms
1
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
yeah124
1321
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
back310that208bad76last88fast81past79had62black75at46glass50have27laugh39sad40mad39ass38track35pass33hat27bag20grass26dad17ask17cash26fact24path18half13passed17tracks19class12glad15cat14jack14crack17bags10flat15gas14act11drag19fat9asked5map9has3as1trap13pack11match6laughs6rat10facts10max3catch1trash9bath8flash12shall1cast9rap18crash7pal5crap2cab4lap10grab2flag7bat8cap8sat5add3gaspslack6mask6chat4staff1labtask4scratch6mac5packed7mattmass2
2 syllables
attack20relax6perhaps1contact5attacked1contract1exact1kidnapped2comrade1attached3behalf1attacks1impactreact4collapse3comrades1aircraft1contacts1broadcastrelaxed2intact5kidnapcollapsedattract2rehab1distract1backpack3moustache3mustache3canal1alas1bloodbath2Cognac2comeback2hashtag1ipad2knapsack2mismatched1notepad1racetrack2unmatched1whereasdispatchcontracts1abstract1Ahab1Ajax1amassed1attach1backtrack1badass1begat1Belfast1corral1Diaz1elapse1eyelash1feedback1forecast1format1
3 syllables
photograph7photographs1cadillac10maniac3autograph2aftermath3habitat3hourglass2overpass2alcatraz2diplomats2Laundromat2pussycat2underpass2acrobat1bureaucrat1cataracts1chaparral1diplomat1habitats1handicap1lumberjacks1nordictrack1overcast1overlap1paperbacks1parallax1phonograph1plexiglass1plutocrat1Pontiac1psychopath1thermostat1unattached1acrobats1aftermaths3allographallographsalmanacalmanacs
4 syllables
sociopaths1amnesiac1aristocrat1insomniac1overreact1sociopath1amnesiacs1antiaircraftaristocrats1biofeedbackbiofeedbackschoreographchoreographedchoreographscounterattackcounterattackedcounterattacksenthusiast
5 syllables
egomaniacegomaniacs
6 syllables
398
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
time643home338name243him138them89dream150room147same150come105game106from46shame76blame66came41storm32warm21some32arm31crime30flame42scream25harm24dumb21team17mom12form15seem16fame31farm16climb21swim11cream12bomb9claim15drum20tom5frame18jim8dime28bloom28boom9calm3film4Rome8stream16mum3charm10whom1rhyme29prime4kim2lame13aim10bum4gym6tomb15theme2timfirmroam18term1palm4steam9thumb9gum2prom2scheme5groom2sum2doom7numb10beam2scum1gloom9womb8slim6lime10hum8limb6tame7worm1chime6rum4broom5dome7
2 syllables
become17lifetime11alarm8bedroom9sometime9bathroom3became3costume5perform3assumeperfume12meantime3confirm1informextreme2supreme1sublime13springtime2income1platform1daydream6nicknameesteem3syndrome2outcome2resume1moonbeam2nighttime2courtroom1presumeballroom1condemn2consume1downstream1halftime1headroom1lunchtime2showtime1transform1aflame1aplomb1bloodstream1classroom1conform1daytime1earthworm1forearm1genome1lukewarm1mainstream1mayhem1noontime1pastime1playroom1proclaim1rainstorm1reform1regime1restroom1shalom1storeroom1upstream1waveform1wilhelm1windstorm1abloom
3 syllables
uniform3anytime5Vietnam3overcome4summertime11overtime5Bethlehem1monochrome3seraphim3thunderstorm2wintertime2honeycomb1aerodrome1astrodome1catacomb1Christmastime1everytime1intercom1pantomime1paradigm1pseudonym1Styrofoam1academeAnaheimaspartameCardizemchloroformchromosomecounterclaimcyclostomediademdinnertimeendospermepistemefirearmfirebombfirestormGuggenheimhippodromeIbrahimliposomemaritimemicrofilmmisinformoutperform
4 syllables
cuneiform1diltiazemunderperform
25
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
hammer4hammond1hammers1hammered4Hammetthamminghammockhammockshammonds1
3 syllables
Birmingham1Abraham1BellinghamCunninghamRockinghamHamiltonHamelinhamiltonshammering4jackhammer
4 syllables
sledgehammering

“ham” at line end — from real songs

I don't be on the 'Gram goin' hamGivin' information to the pork, that's all spam
— Lauryn Hill, “Moonlight” · rhymes ham / spam
Even when ribs was touchin', never swallowed the hamReal rhymes not your everyday hologram
— MF DOOM, “Vomitspit” · rhymes ham / hologram

How to read the 2463 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 61
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 145
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 539
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 1
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 397
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 25
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.