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Words that rhyme withknew

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 UW coda —
191
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
you24do7to2too6through4true5ooh54blue6two118woo29view2who21few19crew11shoe16clue14due5grew7sue5hoo12whoo4doo7threw1screw1flew9lou5blew3boo6drewzoo5dew10Jew2glue5flu4cue3oooh1que2chew2pew7hughwhewstew2queue4soocoo2hue4vous2brew3rue3choo1phew2poo1goo1koo1loo1phu1roux1shoo1stu1thru1vue1bleuchouchucoupewefluehewjooleulieuliumewmoomoueshewSiouxskewslewspewstrewyewyooYueZhou
2 syllables
tattoo1reviewuntrue8pursue1badu4cuckoo1voodoo2hairdo3taboo2accrue2corkscrew1undo1withdrew1askew1ballou1bellevue1breakthrough1debut1ensue1guru1horseshoe1hulu1kazoo1outgrew1shampoo1shamu1subdue1yahoo1Zulu1adieuadoagueaircrewbabuBakubamboocashewCebuconstrueemueschewfescuefondueGuangzhougumshoehinduhoopoeHutuimbueKhufuKwangjululumake-domildewmiscueNehruoutdoPerupreviewpurviewredorevuesnowshoeTartutatutheretoto-dotutuundueUrduwahooYazoo
3 syllables
interview4barbecue4overdue3rendezvous1honeydew2kangaroo2waterloo2angelou1ingenue1isuzu1residue1apercuballyhoobarbequebugaboocariboucockatoofeverfewhithertojujitsuKatmandumaraboumisconstrueMontaguoverdooverviewRichelieuTimbuktuTuvalutwenty-two
4 syllables
hullabalooKalamazooMogadishutiramisu
1175
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
room147moon96truth74shoes83soon1school49lose56fool2blues1move45news1cool36choose36use29tune31food24rules23poor1pool20dude11loose17suit19used14roof15proof18youth20mood11shoot7fools17prove10rule9juice11bloom28boom9rooms7moved4june11group2cute5boots12moves5fruit9whom1huge2whose2soup3tooth12route2rude4noon7tomb15schools7jews4troops1booth6duke1screwed1Lukeboot8tools7suits2Bruce1smooth1root4roots8spoon11tube3booze4dudes8groups1ruth1tool3fooled4oops1goose4groove13provedclues6groom2doom7
2 syllables
confused20excuse7bedroom9bathroom3refuse6costume5assumeperfume12removeremoved3accused1refusedabuse3balloon7produceapprove2assumedimprove2produced1includesalute1pursuit2balloons5tattoos4approvedreduced2accuseamused4intrude4reviews4saloon1resume1costumes1reduceamour1bedrooms2obtuse3recluse2courtroom1abused2presumeballroom1Beirut2cartoon1cartoons2cocoon2confuse1consume1consumed2headroom1immune2lagoon2lawsuit2maroon2platoon2raccoon1uncouth2unglued2abstruse1amours1
3 syllables
afternoon19attitude5introduce1honeymoon6absoluteintroducedinstituteprostitute1gratitude1solitude2interviews1afternoons4molecules2substitute1executebarbecues1bulletproof1interlude2misconstrued2parachute2ridicule2absolutes1altitude1aptitude1attitudes1attributes1avenues1disapprove1Liverpool1molecule1multitudes1pantaloons1prostitutes1ridiculed1saskatoon1substitutes1altitudes1amplitudeamplitudesapercus
4 syllables
electrocute1contrabassooncontrabassoonselectrocutes1exactitudeexactitudeshullabaloosineptitudeineptitudesinopportunemidafternoonmidafternoonsoverproduceoverproducedreconstitutereconstitutesreintroducereintroducedsolicitudesolicitudes
6 syllables
6
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
wounds7boostsdoomeds3oomphsroosts2
2 syllables
accuseds1
33
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
new1gnu
2 syllables
anew8brand-newrenew1canoeNewark1newestnuancenuanced
3 syllables
avenue2revenue1retinueennui1renewal1canoeing
4 syllables
annuitiesannuity
5 syllables
continuitiescontinuity
6 syllables

“knew” at line end — from real songs

Of the rains of our days before we knewWhat I was doing or thinking before you
— Bill Callahan, “From the Rivers to the Ocean” · rhymes knew / you
You ask her if she knewWas this something I would do?
— Laura Marling, “Don’t Pass Me By” · rhymes knew / do
I kill a brown man I never ass knewChoked on spit and then he turned blue
— Tom Waits, “Boots on the Ground” · rhymes knew / blue

How to read the 1372 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 191
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 1175
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 6
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 33
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.