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Words that rhyme withhard

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
56
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
yard11guard4card2scarred2garde2barred1charred1nard1bardchardjarredlardmarredparredshardsparredstarred1tarred
2 syllables
backyard2Bernardgraveyard1regard1postcard1courtyard3Asgard1churchyard1discard1schoolyard1shipyard1barnyardboatyardbombardbrickyardcanarddisbarreddockyardfarmyardflashcardFugard
3 syllables
boulevard2bodyguard2disregard2hildegard1avant-gardeleotardlumberyard
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
heart4start1part1art2smart14cart4Bart1fart1chart3dart1mart1tart1cartehartHarteargh2arbbarbgarbdark107park41mark13sharp5Clark2shark1spark13bark6stark1marcharp3arc4lark2ark2tarp2clarke1parc1sark1ArpcarpharkmarquenarcquarkscarpTharp
2 syllables
apart3sweetheart3depart6impart2Eckhart1flockhart1newhart1restart1BogartDescartesflowchartgo-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
hearts39cards4starts13parts14guards3marks4arts4yards3parked1marked1sharks1sparks5barks2charts5bards1farts2Marx2tarts2carbs1carts1darts1parks1shards1sparked1arbsarcs4arks2
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
are1ah46god3car2ya34far1not69star74stop1got54bar1talk49lot57thought25dog31top28rock30law24job1shot30hot1walk24block28spot27saw15drop22clock22nah11caught18pop15shop10ahh10bought10shock11taught10cop7lock5draw6brought1pot6knock2bob1hop9raw10ought1doc1Scott1fought3odd2rob2jar17squad2Todd2stock2fog15scar1log6plot5fraud2chop3blah1mob5rod4moi6dock6broad1rot2frog1dot4bra1bop7straw2knot6hah2jaw3paw3crop4hog4nod3wah2yacht4Shaw
2 syllables
guitar34forgot1grandma1grandpagunshot1robotabroad2aha5radarsidewalk3Iraq2laptop1cigar4withdraw1soniaafar7ha-habizarre2bedrock1hurrah3lamar1outlaw2amar2applaud1blacktop2dada1Hitchcock1jaguar2rockstar1woodstock1Aesop1ajar1Alcott1assad1Babar1buckshot1bulldog1bullfrog1chainsaw1crowbar1distraught1facade1foresaw1guffaw1heartthrob1hilltop1lapdog1lumbar1maraud1nascar1outlawed1pawnshop1Punjab1raindrop1revoir1roadblock1rooftop1shamrock1tripod1victoire1warlock1workshop1Accra
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
on2all3gone224long1wrong171song167off116fall2wall128was43arms1want39call83lost74stars1strong1dawn61songs43small43cars1hall36arm31cause23walls36ball32cross20tall31cost24box1harm24calls21mom12watch15cops15bars26thoughts14fault11falls20called1dogs9farm16wants8boss9bomb9Paul7soft15gods13rocks15charge1stopped7lawn24john4tom5don2loss12balls8calm3shots9stops8dropped9doll12mall16jobs7talked2locked4charm10march7wash3lots1walked3drawn14Charles2large1talks5crossed7watched2crawl18sauce5salt3walks5
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
12
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
blowharddiehardharder13hardest1hardened4hardenhardensharders13harding81hardy
3 syllables
foolhardyhardening

“hard” at line end — from real songs

Sometimes I think I try too hardGet caught on the dirt in the yard
— Adrianne Lenker, “Free Treasure” · rhymes hard / yard
And both are so hardOn my heart
— Bill Callahan, “The Ballad of the Hulk” · rhymes hard / heart
It was back in '32 when times were hardHe had a Colt .45 and a deck of cards
— Nick Cave, “Stagger Lee” · rhymes hard / cards

How to read the 3986 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 56
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 12
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.