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Words that rhyme withlamb

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 AE coda M
64
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
am2damn13Sam6jam5ham2ramcam1pamdam6bam1slam4gram3nam1scambram1clam1spam1cramdramjambscramshamtamTammtramwhamyam
2 syllables
goddamn5program1examprogramme1goddam1engramlogjamPotsdamPriamSiamwolfram
3 syllables
telegram1Amsterdam3Birmingham1Abraham1hologram2diaphragm1instagram1milligram1anagramBellinghamcablegramCunninghamdiagramdithyrambepigramhistogramkilogramlogogrammammogrammicrogram
4 syllables
angiogram
7 syllables
electrocardiogram
145
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
man1can87plan59than7van15fan16gang9ran7hang3an3bang9dan2san1sang5stan4pan7Anne1ann1tan8clan1rang4yang2scan1kangchanwang1thang3JanChangslang2Shan1span3tang2dang1fang2Klan2ban1gran1kan1LAN1lang1franANGbranclangflanhwangjangLangeliangMannnanpangspangwhang
2 syllables
began6japan6batman2dianemustang2madman3sedan2snowman1Spokane1wingspan2afghan1divan1frogman1moulin1sandman1suzanne1Walkman1bedpanBhutancaftancancancavemanCezannecyandeadpandoormanguardsmanharanguehelmsmanhitmanjazzmankinsmanLausannelifespanmailmanMarplanmermanmilkmanNanchangnewsmanoilmanPyongyang
3 syllables
businessmanfisherman4caravan1boomerang1journeyman1marianne1weatherman1anchormanbogeymancountermanhandymanharmattanHindustanKuomintangKurdistanKyrgyzstanmiddlemanminivanMinutemanoverhangPakistanpatrolmanrepairmanservicemanTalibanturbofanXinjiangYucatan
4 syllables
Afghanistan1assemblymancatamarannewspapermannurserymanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanylang-ylang
539
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
hand2hands113land115stand74dance37band59chance42sand47plans29bank14grand17pants10planned15thanks6thank3France8camp5stands11frank1tank7aunt1plant5fans7grant2lands11banks5hankdamned1brand1drank2plants1branch2bands8lamp4ranch3blank2lance1rank2tanks2champ2francsglance7slams1ants5hangs3danced1sands4tramp4stampcans2strand4blanks2glands2sans1trance3brands3camps2champs2damp1lambs2stamped3tanned3tramps2vans2hanged3amps2aunts2dank2fangs2plank2ranks2shank1yams1yank2blancheprankamp1banc1banged1bangs1banned1blanc1blancs1bland1
2 syllables
command11romance14advance5demand4demands4advancedhomeland1exams2quicksand4finance2commands3expanse2Lowlands1Thailand2wasteland3entranced2expand1transplantbackhands1bandstand1disband1dreamland1firsthand1goddamned1handstands1headband1homelands1nightstand1programmed1rembrandts1sundance1afghans1armbandarmbandsaskancebackhandbadlandsbandstands1bedpansbroadbandBurbankcaftanscancanscyansdecampdecampeddecampsdecantdecantsdisbands1divans1dreamlands1eggplanteggplantsencampencampedencampsenchantenchantsengramsenhanceenhancedexpands1farmhand
3 syllables
understand125understands10circumstance8motherland2wonderland1ampersand1avalanche1caravans1contraband1Disneyland1Dixieland1Ferdinand1minivans1overhangs1riverbank1secondhand1timberlands1underpants1abrahams1amaranthamaranthsampersands1anagrammedanagramsantitankavalanchedbeforehandboomeranged1boomerangs1Bundesbankcablegramscaravannedcoelacanthcoelacanthsconfidanteconfidantesconfidants1contrabands1diagrammeddiagramsdiaphragms1dithyrambsepigramsfairyland
4 syllables
misunderstand1afghanistans1analysandanalysandsangiogramsGondwanalandmisunderstands1
7 syllables
electrocardiograms
1
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
yeah124
1321
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
back310that208bad76last88fast81past79had62black75at46glass50have27laugh39sad40mad39ass38track35pass33hat27bag20grass26dad17ask17cash26fact24path18half13passed17tracks19class12glad15cat14jack14crack17bags10flat15gas14act11drag19fat9asked5map9has3as1trap13pack11match6laughs6rat10facts10max3catch1trash9bath8flash12shall1cast9rap18crash7pal5crap2cab4lap10grab2flag7bat8cap8sat5add3gaspslack6mask6chat4staff1labtask4scratch6mac5packed7mattmass2
2 syllables
attack20relax6perhaps1contact5attacked1contract1exact1kidnapped2comrade1attached3behalf1attacks1impactreact4collapse3comrades1aircraft1contacts1broadcastrelaxed2intact5kidnapcollapsedattract2rehab1distract1backpack3moustache3mustache3canal1alas1bloodbath2Cognac2comeback2hashtag1ipad2knapsack2mismatched1notepad1racetrack2unmatched1whereasdispatchcontracts1abstract1Ahab1Ajax1amassed1attach1backtrack1badass1begat1Belfast1corral1Diaz1elapse1eyelash1feedback1forecast1format1
3 syllables
photograph7photographs1cadillac10maniac3autograph2aftermath3habitat3hourglass2overpass2alcatraz2diplomats2Laundromat2pussycat2underpass2acrobat1bureaucrat1cataracts1chaparral1diplomat1habitats1handicap1lumberjacks1nordictrack1overcast1overlap1paperbacks1parallax1phonograph1plexiglass1plutocrat1Pontiac1psychopath1thermostat1unattached1acrobats1aftermaths3allographallographsalmanacalmanacs
4 syllables
sociopaths1amnesiac1aristocrat1insomniac1overreact1sociopath1amnesiacs1antiaircraftaristocrats1biofeedbackbiofeedbackschoreographchoreographedchoreographscounterattackcounterattackedcounterattacksenthusiast
5 syllables
egomaniacegomaniacs
6 syllables
398
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
time643home338name243him138them89dream150room147same150come105game106from46shame76blame66came41storm32warm21some32arm31crime30flame42scream25harm24dumb21team17mom12form15seem16fame31farm16climb21swim11cream12bomb9claim15drum20tom5frame18jim8dime28bloom28boom9calm3film4Rome8stream16mum3charm10whom1rhyme29prime4kim2lame13aim10bum4gym6tomb15theme2timfirmroam18term1palm4steam9thumb9gum2prom2scheme5groom2sum2doom7numb10beam2scum1gloom9womb8slim6lime10hum8limb6tame7worm1chime6rum4broom5dome7
2 syllables
become17lifetime11alarm8bedroom9sometime9bathroom3became3costume5perform3assumeperfume12meantime3confirm1informextreme2supreme1sublime13springtime2income1platform1daydream6nicknameesteem3syndrome2outcome2resume1moonbeam2nighttime2courtroom1presumeballroom1condemn2consume1downstream1halftime1headroom1lunchtime2showtime1transform1aflame1aplomb1bloodstream1classroom1conform1daytime1earthworm1forearm1genome1lukewarm1mainstream1mayhem1noontime1pastime1playroom1proclaim1rainstorm1reform1regime1restroom1shalom1storeroom1upstream1waveform1wilhelm1windstorm1abloom
3 syllables
uniform3anytime5Vietnam3overcome4summertime11overtime5Bethlehem1monochrome3seraphim3thunderstorm2wintertime2honeycomb1aerodrome1astrodome1catacomb1Christmastime1everytime1intercom1pantomime1paradigm1pseudonym1Styrofoam1academeAnaheimaspartameCardizemchloroformchromosomecounterclaimcyclostomediademdinnertimeendospermepistemefirearmfirebombfirestormGuggenheimhippodromeIbrahimliposomemaritimemicrofilmmisinformoutperform
4 syllables
cuneiform1diltiazemunderperform
15
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
lam
2 syllables
flimflamEelamlambing7lamming
3 syllables
laminalaminarlaminaslaminatelaminatesWillamette
4 syllables
calamity1calamities1calamitous
5 syllables
hypothalamic

“lamb” at line end — from real songs

Being led to the slaughter like a sacrificial lambHe said, "Wait a minute, boys, you know who I am?"
— Bob Dylan, “Murder Most Foul” · rhymes lamb / am
With a heavy lip and a steady handLike a little child loves a little lamb
— Joanna Newsom, “Kingfisher” · rhymes lamb / hand
Turning to waltz, hold high in the lowlandsIt harms me, it harms me, it harms me like a lamb
— Bon Iver, “00000 Million” · rhymes lamb / lowlands

How to read the 2466 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 64
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 145
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 539
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 1
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1320
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 397
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 15
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.