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Words that rhyme withhung

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 AH coda NG
18
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
young1tongue1sung1lung3kungrung3swung2flung1sprung1stung1bungchungdungpungstrungtung
2 syllables
amongunsung
70
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
one197sun174done173come105run1son79fun1gun67from46some32none23won24dumb21drum20mum3bum4thumb9gum2ton1sum2numb10scum1hum8nun5rum4dum3bun3strum2crumb2yum2chum1Donne1dunn1Hun1plum1plumb1pun1shun1slum1spun1stun1umm1dunglumtonne
2 syllables
someone33become17begun32undone18grandson1shotgun3income1outcome2handgun1outrun1stepson1blowgunbreadcrumbhomespunhumdrumrerunsuccumb
3 syllables
everyone42anyone21overcome4overdone1hit-and-runmegatonoverrun
267
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
and41comes23once20ones15guns17front8drunk10lunch10jump4months3month5bunch5punch5sons5lungs12trunk11runs3gruntshunt1dump2drums11jumped2punk4junk4monk3dumped2pump2fund1tons1funds3bump1tongues6stunt1funk4crunch5blunt4rump4hunch3blunts2suns1thumbs2crumbs2fronts2gump1hump2plunge1skunk1slums1stunts1punched5brunch1bums1bunk1buns1chumps1chunk1chunks1drunks1dunk1dunks1duns1jumps1lump1lumps1monks1nuns1pumps1punks1shrunk1slump1sponge1spunk1stump1stumps1stunk1stunned1sunk1trump1trumped1bumped1brunched1bruntbruntsbummedbumps1bunceBunchebunched5bungedbungsbunked1bunks1buntbuntschumpchums1chunked1clumpclumpedclumpsclunkclunkedclunkscrumbed2crumpcrumpedcrumpscrunched5cums4dones173drummeddumps2dungeddungsdunked1dunned1flunkflunkedflunksfrumpfrumpsFrunzefunked4funks4
2 syllables
becomes17amongstbreadcrumbs1grandsons1manhunt1shotguns2handguns1adjunctaffrontaffrontsblowgunsconfrontconfrontsdebunkdebunkeddebunksdefunctexpungeexpungedforefrontforefrontshomespunshumdrumsincomes1lakefrontlakefrontsmanhunts1outcomes2outruns1refundrefundsrerunsrotundsomeones33spelunkspelunkedspelunksstepsons1succumbedsuccumbsupfront
3 syllables
waterfront1battlefrontbattlefrontscounterpunchmegatonsoceanfrontoceanfrontsovercomes4overrunsSuperfundwaterfronts1
13
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
huh54a22the26uhh1dah6suh1duh1
2 syllables
uh-huhpooh-bahShema
3 syllables
Delacroix1kumbaya1Depardieu
772
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
love304up307us131of74much87blood51what29but20touch48stuff34luck37does20trust34dust35cup30loved12just9rough25must15cut16tough14shut9club9bus11drugs13ugh6truck12judge8stuck9such4rush11drug5loves4mud13nuts6bucks5bust12butt6plus1buck11yup6touched3suck4skull3duck5crush8hug2pulse4guts1dove15sucks2flood14bug4chuckbuzz4bud2doug1struck2brush4gloves1thus1nut3gus1shove6lust9gut3pub1dutch3crushed4fuss4sucked5tub4cuts1rubglove8clubs3bugs1rust13trucks4rug9dug2stuffed2huthush2
2 syllables
enough124above71makeup5results2discussresultbeloved1adult1backupadults3insultdiscussed2somewhat1haircut1destruct2corrupt1adjust1make-updeluxe2engulfed2seagull3handcuffs1distrust2unloved2amok1amuck1donut1doughnuts1foxglove1foxgloved1foxgloves1handcuff1handcuffed1insults1mistrust1nightclubs1pickup1Pilate1roebuck1seagulls1setup1stardust1teacup1untouched1consultabductabductsaboves71abruptabutabutsabuzzadjudgeadjudgedadjunctsadjusts1awestruckbackupsbathtubs1begrudgebegrudgedbeloveds1blowupblowupsbreakupbuildup
3 syllables
interrupt2aqueduct1supercut1wanderlust2aqueducts1conjurer1jitterbug1thunderstruck1antitrustbottom-upbuttercupbuttercupscatapultcocoanutscoconutcoconutsconjurers1cover-updeconstructdeconstructsfirebugfirebugsfisticuffsfollow-upfollowupfollowupshazelnuthazelnutsinterrupts2jitterbuggedjitterbugs1ladybugladybugsmegabucksminibusoverdoesoverstuffoverstuffedoverstuffsreadjustreadjustsreconstructreconstructsrunner-upscuttlebuttscuttlebutts
4 syllables
maharajas
137
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
long170wrong171song167thing115sing83strong64ring57king49spring29bring18wing23gang9swing15hang3string13bang9sang5kong1hongsting10rang4dong4yang2kangding1singhwang1Jungthang3Changting4Mingwongling2cling3fling3slang2tang2throng3dang1bing2bong1cong2fang2gong2ching1deng1ing1Jong1lang1ping1sling1ANGchengcheungclangfenghmonghwangjangjeongLangeliangpangpongprongQingspangthongtongtwang
2 syllables
along74belong22mustang2birdsong3coiling2offspring2plaything2Armstrong1puking1shoestring1BeijingChongqingdaylongding-dongdiphthongdownswingErvingforewingfurlongginsengGuangdonghamstringharangueheadlongheadstronghourlonglifelongmonthlongNanchangPekingPing-Pongpissing8plainsongprolongPyongyangsarongsextingShenyangtexting4weeklongwellspringwolfing1yearlong
3 syllables
everything65anything29boomerang1staggering1colouring2Kuomintangmodeling5modellingnuzzlingoverhangscuppernongsnorkelingsplattering1unboxingworshiping2Xinjiang
4 syllables
bellyachingylang-ylang

“hung” at line end — from real songs

Take me to the place Tom Dooley was hungPlay me that "Only the Good Die Young"
— Bob Dylan, “Murder Most Foul” · rhymes hung / young
But the song of my life will still be sungBy the light of the moon you hung
— Guy Clark, “Bang The Drum Slowly” · rhymes hung / sung
How the bending willows hung?And you found on your tongue?
— Magnolia Electric Co., “The Last 3 Human Words” · rhymes hung / tongue

How to read the 1272 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 18
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 69
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 266
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 13
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 769
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 137
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.