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Words that rhyme withharp

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·P
6
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
sharp1tarp1ArpcarpscarpTharp
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
arbbarbgarbheart255dark107start63part40park41art26mark13smart14Clark2shark1cart4spark13Bart1bark6stark1fart1chart3marcarc4lark2ark2clarke1dart1mart1parc1sark1tart1carteharkhartHartemarquenarcquarkhard81yard23guard10card8argh2scarred4garde2barred1charred1nard1bardchardjarredlardmarredparredshardsparredstarred1tarred
2 syllables
rhubarbapart95sweetheart3depart6remark3impart2skylark2aardvark1ballpark1Denmark1Eckhart1flockhart1hallmark1monarch1newhart1restart1trademark1benchmarkbirthmarkBismarckbismarkBogartDescartesearmarkembarkflowchartgo-cartGoldmarkhashmarkHobartjumpstartlandmarkmouthpartoutsmartoxcartpockmarkpostmarkrampartupstartbackyard2Bernardgraveyard4regard1postcard4courtyard3Asgard1churchyard1discard1schoolyard1shipyard1barnyardblowhardboatyardbombardbrickyardcanarddieharddisbarreddockyardfarmyardflashcardFugardgerardGirardGodardjunkyardlifeguardretardsafeguardscorecardstockyard
3 syllables
meadowlark3disembark2Bonaparte1watermark1counterpartmatriarcholigarchpatriarchboulevard9bodyguard2disregard2hildegard1avant-gardeleotardlumberyard
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
hearts39cards15starts13parts14guards3marks4arts4yards3parked1marked1sharks1sparks5barks2charts5bards1farts2Marx2tarts2carbs1carts1darts1parks1shards1sparked1arbsarcs4arks2
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
are134ah46god69car85ya34far79not69star74stop59got54bar54talk49lot57thought25dog31top28rock30law24job28shot30hot23walk24block28spot27saw15drop22clock22nah11caught18pop15shop10ahh10bought10shock11taught10cop7lock5draw6brought1pot6knock2bob1hop9raw10ought1doc1Scott1fought3odd2rob2jar17squad2Todd2stock2fog15scar8log6plot5fraud2chop3blah1mob5rod4moi6dock6broad1rot2frog1dot4bra1bop7straw2knot6hah2jaw3paw3crop4hog4nod3wah2yacht4Shaw
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
on293all315gone224long170wrong171song167off116fall155wall128was43arms61want39call83lost74stars83strong64dawn61songs43small43cars37hall36arm31cause23walls36ball32cross20tall31cost24box18harm24calls21mom12watch15cops15bars26thoughts14fault11falls20called10dogs9farm16wants8boss9bomb9Paul7soft15gods13rocks15charge9stopped7lawn24john4tom5don2loss12balls8calm3shots9stops8dropped9doll12mall16jobs7talked2locked4charm10march7wash3lots1walked3drawn14Charles2large1talks5crossed7watched2crawl18sauce5salt3walks5
2 syllables
along74because21belong22upon8involved10recall16alarm8across4applause6beyond5football2belongs2garage4response3baseball1respond3assaultbelonged2gunshots3moronmassage1so-calledguitars3cigars5mirage5involveresolve3dissolve3robots1Milananton1alarms2anon2birdsong3downfall2exhaust3rainfall3rooftops1sidewalks1unlocked1hogan1alarmed2aloft2atoll1avant2barrage1bygones1cyclops1dissolved2footfall2Iran1jukebox1mailbox2matchbox2nightfall2raindrops2resolved2sandbox2seagal2treetops2
3 syllables
restaurant5alcohol5Vietnam3basketball1protocolBabylon6cannonball4waterfall4waterfalls4restaurants2Montreal4overalls2Pentecost2astronauts2avalon1confidant1debutante2debutantes2echelon1holocaust1Molotov2nonchalant2afterthoughts1albatross1amazon1applesauce1autobahn1butterscotch1camouflage1cosmonauts1firearms1fireball1holocausts1intercom1lexicon1lollipops1marathon1mastodons1overcharged1paradox1
4 syllables
Agamemnon1neanderthal1automatonautomatonsAzerbaijanBaryshnikovbrachiopodscephalopodscholesterolcholesterolselectroshocksemoticonemoticonsheterodoxKalashnikovneanderthals1phenomenonSaskatchewanSebastopolthingamabobs
342
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
up307sleep123deep52keep40hope26cup30ship19step13trip13cheap17map9tape9trap13type9rope13shape7nope5group2rap18yep1crap2dope14lap10sheep10slip8tip6cap8soup3yup6pipe8grip12lip9bleeprape2hip9snap5rip2strip4weep19beep2skip3tap5flip6chip1soap4wipewrap1pope1slapwhip1creep3sweep2nap1leap3chapcope7jeep4gap3cape1dip4clip4peep5coupe6sip4loop1clap4drip4flap3reap4steep5heap2ripe3slope2prepstoop3poop1grape1hype1oop1pup2
2 syllables
asleep35escape27makeup5backupdoorstep4spaceship4kidnaplandscape2make-upelope1pickup1pinstripe1setup1starship1teacup1tightrope1agapeairshipairstripbackslapbagpipeblowpipeblowupbootstrapbopeepbreakupbuildupburlapburnupcatnapcheckupcleanupcloseupcourtshipeggcupentrapequipflagshipflytrapfootstepgrown-upgrownupheads-upheadshipholduphookuphubcapjudgeshipkinshipkneecaplay-upletuplightshiplineuplinkuplocksteplockupmadcapmarkup
3 syllables
envelope2leadershipscholarship1periscope2censorship1handicap1horoscope1overlap1showmanship1sportsmanship1telescope1allotropeantelopearchetypeauthorshipbattleshipbottom-upbrinkmanshipbronchoscopebuttercupcantaloupechairmanshipconsulshipcover-upcraftsmanshipdealershipDimetappdraftsmanshipendoscopeepitopefellowshipfingertipfollow-upfollowupgamesmanshipgastroscopegenotypeGuadeloupegyroscopeinternship
4 syllables
relationship2championship1videotape2apprenticeshipaudiotapecitizenshipcompanionshipdictatorshipdirectorshipeditorshipgeneralshipgovernorshipheliotropekaleidoscopelaryngoscopeone-upmanshipophthalmoscopeoscilloscopepartisanship
5 syllables
ambassadorship
6
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
harperharpersharping3harpistharpistsHarpo

“harp” at line end — from real songs

And "A Key to the Highway" for the king on the harpPlay "Moonlight Sonata" in F-sharp
— Bob Dylan, “Murder Most Foul” · rhymes harp / sharp
To pluck on a harpWe saw on a blue tarp
— Cass McCombs, “I Went to the Hospital” · rhymes harp / tarp
And the devil's got a harpEvery mind is like a shark
— Leonard Cohen, “Happens to the Heart” · rhymes harp / shark

How to read the 3096 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 6
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 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 341
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 6
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.