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Words that rhyme withheart

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·T
30
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
start25part21art7smart2cart1Bart1fart1chart1dart1mart1tart1carte
2 syllables
apartcliché60depart4impart2restart1BogartDescartesflowchartgo-cartHobartjumpstartmouthpartoutsmartoxcartrampartupstart
3 syllables
Bonaparte1counterpart
4 syllables
state-of-the-art
115
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
hard4yard2guard10card8scarred4garde2barred1charred1nard1bardchardjarredlardmarredparredshardsparredstarred1tarreddark15park3mark3sharp1Clark2shark1spark3bark6stark1marcharp3arc2lark2ark2tarp2clarke1parc1sark1ArpcarpharkmarquenarcquarkscarpTharpargh2arbbarbgarb
2 syllables
backyard1Bernardgraveyard4regard1postcard4courtyard3Asgard1churchyard1discard1schoolyard1shipyard1barnyardblowhardboatyardbombardbrickyardcanarddieharddisbarreddockyardfarmyardflashcardFugardgerardGirardGodardjunkyardlifeguardretardsafeguardscorecardstockyardvanguardremark3skylark2aardvark1ballpark1Denmark1hallmark1monarch1trademark1benchmarkbirthmarkBismarckbismarkearmark
3 syllables
boulevard9bodyguard2disregard1hildegard1avant-gardeleotardlumberyardmeadowlark3disembark2watermark1matriarcholigarchpatriarch
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
hearts1cards2starts4parts3guards3marks4arts1yards3parked1marked1sharks1sparks5barks1charts5bards1farts2Marx2tarts2carbs1carts1darts1parks1shards1sparked1arbsarcs4arks2
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
are6ah1god3car2ya1far3not69star1stop2got54bar1talk1lot57thought1dog31top28rock30law24job28shot1hot23walk24block28spot1saw15drop22clock22nah11caught1pop15shop10ahh10bought10shock11taught10cop7lock5draw6brought1pot6knock2bob1hop9raw10ought1doc1Scott1fought1odd2rob2jar2squad2Todd2stock2fog15scar2log6plot5fraud2chop3blah1mob5rod4moi6dock1broad1rot2frog1dot4bra1bop7straw2knot6hah2jaw3paw3crop4hog4nod3wah2yacht4Shaw
2 syllables
guitar1forgot14grandma1grandpagunshot1robotabroad1aha5radarsidewalk3Iraq2laptop1cigar4withdraw1soniaafar1ha-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
on3all2gone5long170wrong1song3off5fall2wall1was43arms2want39call83lost74stars4strong64dawn1songs43small43cars37hall36arm31cause1walls1ball32cross20tall31cost24box18harm24calls21mom12watch1cops15bars1thoughts14fault11falls1called10dogs9farm16wants8boss9bomb9Paul7soft15gods13rocks15charge9stopped7lawn24john4tom5don2loss12balls8calm3shots9stops8dropped9doll1mall16jobs7talked2locked4charm10march1wash3lots1walked3drawn14Charles2large1talks5crossed7watched2crawl18sauce5salt3walks5
2 syllables
along74because21belong22upon8involved10recall16alarm8across4applause6beyond5football2belongs2garage1response3baseball1respond3assaultbelonged2gunshots3moronmassage1so-calledguitars3cigars5mirage5involveresolve3dissolve3robots1Milananton1alarms2anon2birdsong3downfall2exhaust3rainfall3rooftops1sidewalks1unlocked1hogan1alarmed2aloft2atoll1avant2barrage1bygones1cyclops1dissolved2footfall2Iran1jukebox1mailbox2matchbox2nightfall2raindrops2resolved2sandbox2seagal2treetops2
3 syllables
restaurant5alcohol5Vietnam3basketball1protocolBabylon6cannonball4waterfall4waterfalls4restaurants2Montreal4overalls2Pentecost2astronauts2avalon1confidant1debutante2debutantes2echelon1holocaust1Molotov2nonchalant2afterthoughts1albatross1amazon1applesauce1autobahn1butterscotch1camouflage1cosmonauts1firearms1fireball1holocausts1intercom1lexicon1lollipops1marathon1mastodons1overcharged1paradox1
4 syllables
Agamemnon1neanderthal1automatonautomatonsAzerbaijanBaryshnikovbrachiopodscephalopodscholesterolcholesterolselectroshocksemoticonemoticonsheterodoxKalashnikovneanderthals1phenomenonSaskatchewanSebastopolthingamabobs
1313
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
it444night550out275right296that208light284street175feet118fight91late65wait54what29white61but20sight73at46yet55tight61sweet49get32beat51meet48hurt40met39heat46eat36bright47doubt34bit25fate37great29state28seat29hate27straight23hat27hit23throat27flight31coat26might24boat23shirt18gate22wrote19write17wet20cut16meat17set13dirt23fit16suit19quit19bet14weight16shut9cat14bite17note10flat15fat9shoot7shout16sit4short6plate14court6date8eight6quite4bout8rat10split9foot2vote6sort1put2debt8
2 syllables
tonight184alright97about71forget44regret25without12midnight16complete10moonlight31repeat11upset9bullshit5goodnight15admit6report3create5support4defeat8airport5sunset8estate3invite1commit2alert2daylight12despiteoutfit2concrete8throughoutremote3retreat6passport1polite3escorttransportdessert1debate3delight14permitcompete2roommate1afloat9somewhat1locate1heartbeat3website1twilight4sunlight8salute1relate7haircut1receipt1resortbackseat3corvette5pursuit2spotlight4starlight4upright5uptight4
3 syllables
cigarette20internet8celebrate6separate2concentrate6satellite4overnight4appetite8absoluteoperate1hesitate6institutejuliet3prostitute1bittersweet8silhouette4dynamite2indicatetolerateincomplete4habitat3interstate4overcoat2parapet2underfoot1antidote3dissipate1obsolete2paperweight2petticoat3substitute1executebayonet2calculate1candlelight2contemplate2demonstrate2elevate2escalate1featherweight2
4 syllables
appreciate1investigate1communicate1cooperatenegotiateeliminatecongratulateparticipate1evaporate1intimidate2meteorite2annihilate1aristocrat1commiserate1electrocute1redecorate1reincarnate1retaliate1sophisticate1
5 syllables
deteriorate1
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)
1 syllable
hartHarte
2 syllables
sweetheart3Eckhart1flockhart1newhart1hearted4hearty1BernhardtEarharthartinghearten
3 syllables
halfhearted1wholehearted1bighearteddisheartenedfaintheartedhalf-heartedheartening
4 syllables
disheartening

“heart” at line end — from real songs

Their hearts weren't ripe, so they fell apartAnd I found myself with a joyful heart
— Andy Shauf, “Wendell Walker” · rhymes heart / apart
"Juliet, the dice was loaded from the startAnd I bet, when you exploded into my heart
— Dire Straits, “Romeo and Juliet” · rhymes heart / start
But anyone who ever had a heartAnd anyone who's ever played a part
— Lou Reed, “Sweet Jane (Live)” · rhymes heart / part

How to read the 4060 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 30
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 115
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 1311
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.