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Words that rhyme withjohn

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 N
154
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
on2gone1dawn61lawn24don1drawn14sean1Ronjuan1von1con2HanShawnkhanhonbon1swan3yawn3non1fawn1kwon1pawn1spawn1Vaughan1xan1BonnBraunbrawnchonconnHahnKahnnaanprawnvaughnwanXianyon
2 syllables
upon8moronMilananton1anon2hogan1Iran1withdrawn2baton1chiffon1foregone1hassan1neutron1predawn1Saigon1salon1siobhan1thereon1yuan1AmonantoineargonArgonneAtonaxonBataanboronbygonecaponCeyloncome-oncouponcrayonDacrondaikonDhahran
3 syllables
Babylon6avalon1echelon1amazon1autobahn1lexicon1marathon1aileronantiphonAragonAvignoncarilloncimarrondenouementepsilonheliconhexagonKazakhstanliaisonmagnetronmastodonmoldovanoctagonone-on-onepantheon
4 syllables
Agamemnon1automatonemoticonphenomenonSaskatchewan
73
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
long170wrong171song167strong64mom12bomb9tom5calm3palm4kong1hongprom2dong4wongthrong3bong1cong2gong2homme1bom1com1dom1hom1Jong1nom1balmBaumGuamhalmhmongMampompong
2 syllables
along74belong22birdsong3aplomb1Armstrong1Assambecalmdaylongding-dongdiphthongembalmfurlongGuangdongheadlongheadstronghourlongIslamlifelongmonthlongPing-Pongplainsongpogromprolongsalaamsarongsitcom
3 syllables
Vietnam3intercom1firebombscuppernongSurinam
334
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
arms61want39songs43arm31harm24farm16wants8charm10bombs1armed2bond2barn4launchblonde1fond1pond7swamp6darnhans1charms9fontblond1monde3palms5barneshaunt2lawns2wand4wrongs3bonds1moms3psalm3honksbronze2farms1haunts2swans2tonks2yawns2launchedbarns1blondes1bombed1Bronx1charmed1dawned1dawns1dons1farmed1harmed1harms1pawned1pawns1ponds1swamps1thongs1tonk1vons1almsarmesbalmsblonds1bonged1bongs1bonkbonkedbonksbonnesbons1Brahmsbraunsbrawnsbroncbroncsbronzed
2 syllables
alarm8beyond5belongs2response3respond3belonged2alarms2alarmed2avant2bygones1unarmed2coupons1forearm1forearms1icons1nylons1pylons1saigons1storefront1unharmed1abscondabscondsalongs74aplombs1argonsavants2axonsbatons1becalmedbecalmsBelmontbirdsongs3blancmangeboronscaponschiffons1come-onscrayonnedcrayonscroissantcroissantsdaikonsdetentedetentesdiphthongsdisarmdisarmeddisarmsDuchampembalmedembalmsensconceensconcedexonsforearmed1furlongsgendarmegendarmes
3 syllables
restaurant5restaurants2confidant1debutante2debutantes2nonchalant2firearms1mastodons1paragons1afrikaansaileronsamazons1antiphonsautobahns1carillonscatalanscimarronscommandantcommandantscorrespondcorrespondsdenouementsdeuteronsdiatomsechelons1epsilonsfirearmfirebombedfirebombsheliconshexagonsintercoms1leprechaunslexicons1liaisonsmagnetronsmarathons1Mitterrandnonchalance
4 syllables
automatonsemoticons
112
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
ah46ya34law24saw15nah11ahh10draw6raw10blah1moi6bra1straw2hah2jaw3paw3wah2Shawbah2thaw2yah1claw3awe2cha1bois1flaw2haw1trois2chaw1maw1naw1rah1cawcrawdawgnawschwaShahslawspaWaughyaw
2 syllables
grandma1grandpaaha5withdraw1soniaha-hahurrah3outlaw2dada1chainsaw1foresaw1guffaw1AccraArtoisbacksawBanglabedstrawbourgeoisbylawchutzpahcoleslawDohaEsauhacksawhandsawhooplain-lawjigsawmacawMcGrawpashapatoisRorschach
3 syllables
son-in-lawArkansas4Omaha1carrera1Panama1Saginaw1ApiabaccaratBogotabrouhahaChickasawChihuahuaChippewaDerridafermataha-ha-hakorunamackinawOttawaoverdrawquebecoisWarszawaWichita
4 syllables
brother-in-lawsister-in-lawdaughter-in-lawfather-in-lawmother-in-law
2079
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
all315heart255are134off116fall155dark107wall128god69car85hard81was43call83lost74stars83far79not69star74stop59got54bar54start63talk49lot57part40thought25small43park41hearts39dog31cars37hall36top28rock30cause23walls36job28ball32shot30hot23cross20walk24block28spot27drop22tall31art26cost24yard23box18clock22calls21caught18watch15cops15bars26thoughts14fault11cards15falls20mark13smart14pop15shop10called10dogs9starts13boss9bought10Paul7soft15guard10gods13rocks15charge9stopped7card8shock11parts14taught10loss12
2 syllables
apart95guitar34because21forgot14involved10recall16across4sweetheart3applause6football2garage4gunshot1baseball1assaultrobotgunshots3abroad2massage1radarsidewalk3Iraq2so-calledlaptop1backyard2Bernardcigar4regards2graveyard4regard1afar7depart6guitars3bizarre2cigars5mirage5involvepostcard4resolve3dissolve3robots1bedrock1courtyard3downfall2exhaust3lamar3rainfall3remark3remarks2rooftops1sidewalks1unlocked1aloft2amar2applaud1atoll1barrage1blacktop2cyclops1dissolved2footfall2
3 syllables
alcohol5basketball1boulevard9protocoldialogue1cannonball4waterfall4waterfalls4bodyguard2astronaut3Montreal4reservoir2superstar4meadowlark3morningstar3overalls2Pentecost2afterthought1analog2apricot2astronauts2barbershop1catalogue1disembark2disregard2escobar2holocaust1juggernaut1Molotov2motorcar1mountaintop2abattoir1afterthoughts1albatross1applesauce1Bonaparte1butterscotch1Camelot1camouflage1caviar1
4 syllables
neanderthal1BaryshnikovbrachiopodbrachiopodscephalopodcephalopodscholesterolcholesterolselectroshockelectroshocksheterodoxIditarodKalashnikovneanderthals1Sebastopolstate-of-the-artthingamabobthingamabobstriceratops
5 syllables
middle-of-the-road
1067
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
down541in278man307mine275one197town214sun174done173line196rain170pain159own119then97can87fine115moon96run93been63son79mean72stone72wine86soon84fun81seen68train60men59gun67skin69phone60known62shine73when48green52brain52plan59born36turn35clean55win41scene42bone44sign37burn30queen27screen40sin33none23learn26won24tune31chain25crown32thin22brown24plane22ten17pen22than7grown18lane21nine14clown23goin2van15fan16vain26plain15ran7horn11spin14an3june11jane5gain13corn10shown11join2zone9ben4
2 syllables
again332alone286someone33insane50between34machine29begin25explain27within24return15begun32remain17downtown16sunshine23began6unknown17design13amen6complain14champagne6divine13concern4japan6cocaine14online4undone18routine6campaign2berlin3refrain13batman2maintain3balloon7fifteen2dianemarine1grandson1shotgun3christineairplane3contain3hometown7reborn7skyline6uptown8irenebreakdown3grapevine5resign3elaine1define5moonshine4nineteen5unseen5jolene3align4canteen3decline4mainline3saloon1
3 syllables
everyone42anyone21afternoon19telephone20magazine8caroline7honeymoon6seventeen14valentine4halloween2hurricane10gasoline6limousine6violin3businessmankerosene5microphone4trampoline4evergreen2mandolin1borderline3cellophane3clementine3fisherman4overgrown3submarine2unicorn3columbine3Frankenstein3guillotine3josephine1Palestine2windowpane1entertain1Abilene1caravan1chaperone1crystalline2intervene1quarantine1
4 syllables
Afghanistan1evangeline3econoline1aquamarine1acetyleneadenosineamphetamineanticycloneassemblymancatamaranclomipraminecomedienneConcepcioncontrabassoonelephantineglucosamineheterodyne
5 syllables
hydrocortisone1antisubmarine
6 syllables
australopithecine
9
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
jon
2 syllables
UpjohnJohnny3gianni1
3 syllables
AbidjanJonathan
4 syllables
Azerbaijan
5 syllables
azerbaijaniazerbaijanis

“john” at line end — from real songs

But now I'm JohnYou'll just have to carry on
— John Lennon, “God” · rhymes john / on
'neath the sky where our sailors have goneHighlands away, my John
— Joanna Newsom, “Waltz of the 101st Lightborne” · rhymes john / gone
Sister Suzy, brother JohnMartin Luther, Phil and Don
— Paul McCartney, “Let ’em In (Live / 2002)” · rhymes john / don

How to read the 3818 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 154
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 73
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 334
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 112
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 2078
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1067
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 9
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.