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Words that rhyme withholds

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 OW coda L·D·Z
19
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
olds3bolds6colds121folds7golds76molds4mouldsscolds1wolds
2 syllables
unfolds1thresholds1billfolds1blindfolds1enfoldsmangoldsremolds
3 syllables
centerfolds1marigolds1manifolds
9
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
bolts2colts1volts1holtsjoltsmolts
2 syllables
deadboltsrevoltsunbolts
902
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
road127soul1cold121old79gold76goes61knows53told49roll42smoke37close28hold40nose37hole29hope26broke25joke26throat27coat26whole15boat23rose26wrote19shows21those6both6load19note10sold13spoke10blows1code11folks10rope13toes20vote6nope5stole7showed6roads11jokes11notes7dope14grows14coach1drove3chose4goal5role4bowl4coal12woke1pole4coke7hopes2gross3goat4losbold6soap4pope1votes1float7colestroke1folk4fold7boats1flows12bloke1quote2oath1loads3rolled1mole1mode3cope7pose5growth1rode2
2 syllables
control47shadows10suppose7photos2explode12approach2patrol5remote3nicole1proposeborrowed1afloat9parole1controlledbehold5euroscrossroads3expose1household1unfold5threshold2wardrobe1untold2railroad1awoke4payroll1pothole3rainbows1raincoat1crossroad1elbows3reload2arose2foretold2logos1morose1tightropes2tiptoes1willows2backstroke1bestowed1billfold1blindfold1bulldoze1chateaus1chokehold1commode1consoled1corrode1demos1disclose1elope1erode1explodes1extol1flagpole1gunboats1implode1lifeboats1meadows1
3 syllables
episode3envelope2dominoes1centerfold4overcoat2antidote3comatose1overload2petticoat3Roanoke2studios2buttonhole2decompose2overflowed1periscope2radios1tomorrows2amphibole1antelopes1bungalows1calicoes1cantaloupes1dominos1envelopes1episodes1eskimos1horoscope1isotopes1marigold1overcoats1overdose1overflows1oversold1petticoats1ratios1telescope1adiosadiposeafterglows4albinoes
4 syllables
adagiosantonios1heliotropeheliotropeskaleidoscopekaleidoscopeslaryngoscopelaryngoscopesmanifestoesmustachioedmustachiosophthalmoscope
5 syllables
aficionadoesarchipelagoesbraggadociosdivertimentoesimpresariosmichelangelos2nitrocellulose
6 syllables
generalissimoes
719
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
know465go1home1oh95no90own119so92low99show96stone72though55phone60snow73clothes64known62slow61bones62blow43grow48bone44ghost35most27row30flow33closed21whoa8ow3grown18coast15ohh7holes14joe7stones15throw6souls12Jones10ghosts7homes17bro5shown11Rome8zone9glow27post5owe2throne12toast6loan8groans1dough13thrown7tone7phones5blown6roam18host4owns2pro3owned4joan2hoped9Holmes1stoned12toe6crow8rolls3flown9moans5moan9roast1dome7hoe4comb6foam6lone3woe5goals4smokedphonedchrome4
2 syllables
alone286ago68below43hello15unknown17almost4supposed1althoughexposed3dunno1controls47aglow7proposedopposed1headphones2syndrome2Monroe2Capone3cologne2provoked3approached1atone2composed1pinholes1trombone2tyrone2uno2wishbone2arseholes1backbone1bestow1condone1crossbones1cyclone1dethroned1disposed1drapeau1earphones1escrow1flintstone1foremost1foxholes1genome1gravestones1grindstone1headstone1intone1jawbone1loopholes1milestone1outgrow1outgrown1plateau1raton1revoked1rhinestones1shalom1simone1smartphone1tadpoles1
3 syllables
radio35telephone20Mexico17studio1Tokyo1Romeo2buffalo2microphone4stereo2undertow6Idaho5rodeo4tupelo3afterglow4Jericho3overgrown3patio2cobblestones1monochrome3telephones2bungalow2chaperone1figaro2honeycomb1indigo2kokomo1microphones1overflow2predisposed2ratio1aerodrome1anemone1apropos1astrodome1bigelow1Borneo1buttonholes1catacomb1chromosomes1cobblestone1
4 syllables
DiMaggio1adagioanticycloneanticyclonesArapahoArapahoeConcepcionGeronimoGuantanamomustachiooreganooverexposed
5 syllables
Michelangelo2hydrocortisone1archipelagobraggadociohydrocortisones1impresarioMontevideo
6 syllables
generalissimo
589
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
words54kids37clouds22heads21birds15needs11woods11fields14sides16gods13leads3odds6goods2worlds5beds7dudes8lads1rides12seeds7weeds9deeds5blades7crowds5aids1reads1fades6feds1reeds5shades5shreds4grades8meds1beads3bleeds3breeds3broads3spades2bloods2braids1floods2foods2glades2hides2moods2thirds2threads1tides2ads1bids1buds1bulbs1deads1dreads1fads1feuds1guides1hoods1Leeds1maids1mods1nudes1pads1raids1rods1sheds1shrouds1skids1slides1spreads1studs1voids1adds3adesadzaides1auldsbads76balds2baudsbawdsbides1
2 syllables
besides1comrades1eyelids5decides19decades1hillsides3parades4subsides3backsides2divides1grenades1insides2abides1applauds1arcades1backwoods1betides1bluebirds1bridesmaids1collides1cornfields1crosswords1foreheads1includes1intrudes1mermaids1precedes1preludes1provides1redwoods1resides1abradesabsurds8accedesairfieldsairheadsairspeedsallgoodsalludesamidesandroids1asides7avoids2azidesbackfieldsbackslides1balladesbeachheadsbedsides3bedspreads1beechwoodsbeheadsbirdseedsblackwoodsblindsides1blockadesblockheadsbloodshedsbobsledsboxwoodsboyhoods
3 syllables
palisades3hummingbirds3mockingbirds1accolades1attitudes1countrysides1genocides1lemonades1multitudes1promenades1actinidesadenoidsadulthoods1alkaloidsaltitudes1amplitudesamyloidsaniseedsaptitudes1arrowheadsarsenidesarthropodsasteroids2babyhoodsbarricades1battlefields4brotherhoodscavalcades1celluloidscentipedes1certitudeschesterfieldsclassifiedscoincidescolonnadescopperheadscottonseedscottonwoodscyanidesdevilwoods
4 syllables
brachiopodscephalopodsdaminozidesexactitudesformaldehydes1ineptitudesinfanticides1insecticidesnucleotidespolyamidessolicitudessuperoxidesthalidomidestriglycerides
5 syllables
corticosteroidsmonosaccharidespolysaccharides
6 syllables
verisimilitudes
13
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
aholdsbeholds5chokeholds1footholdsfreeholdshandholdshouseholds1leaseholdsstrongholdstoeholdsupholds1withholds
3 syllables
strangleholds

“holds” at line end — from real songs

Of all the other books you'll find, there's none salvation holdsGet the dust off the Bible and redeem your poor soul
— Hank Williams, “Dust On The bible” · rhymes holds / soul
And the cold rain blowsThe future, it holds
— Lyle Lovett, “I Will Rise Up / Ain’t No More Cane” · rhymes holds / blows
But you know, oh, you know, in the quiet he holdsRuns a river that'll never find home
— Mitski, “Fireworks” · rhymes holds / home

How to read the 2238 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 19
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 9
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.
Subtractive 902
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 719
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 589
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 13
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.