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Words that rhyme withlaugh

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 F
31
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
half4staff1calf2chaff1gaffgaffeGrafgraph
2 syllables
behalf1carafefail-safeFalstaffflagstaffgiraffe
3 syllables
photograph4autograph1phonograph1allograph
4 syllables
choreographmimeograph
132
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
glass50ass1pass33grass1cash26path3class12gas14match6catch1trash9bath2flash12crash2scratch6mass2math1ash4bass4patch2smash2brass3dash2rash1hatchsplash2wrath3stash3bash2bras1crass2gash2hash1mash2batch1clash1gras1lash1Nash1Plath1snatch1hathAschAshebrashcachecasschassedasfahsgnashKachlasslatchlathmasseRASSASsashsassslashthatchthrashhave27halvehas1as1jazz3badge1spaz1cadgehajj
2 syllables
moustache3mustache3alas1bloodbath2dispatchattach1badass1eyelash1landmass1trespass1whiplash1abashamassbacklashbluegrassbypasscrevassedetachdumbasseelgrasseyeglassfirst-classfootpathharassimpassejackassmishmashmismatchmorassoutclasspotashpotlatchrehashrematchshortgrassslapdashspyglasssunglasssurpasstallgrasswarpathworld-classwhereasDiaz1pizzazztopaz
3 syllables
aftermath3hourglass2overpass2underpass2plexiglass1psychopath1balderdashfiberglassmiddle-classsassafrasunderclassalcatraz2razzmatazz
4 syllables
sociopath1
969
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
hands1last1fast81past3dance37chance42plans29ask17passed17tracks19bags10pants10thanks6asked5laughs6France8facts10stands11max3cast9gaspsfans7mask6task4lands11banks5cats4blast4rats5asks1tax2plants1branch2laughed4acts1ralph1bands8lads1ranch3vast1backs6lance1crashed2tanks2cracks7francsglance7smashed1wax3slams1hats1rags7ants5hangs3draft1grasp6stacks6danced1gasplasts4sands4axe3craft2cans2caps4flags4blanks2flats3glands2raps3sans1trance3traps3blacks2brands3camps2champs2fags3jags2lambs2
2 syllables
romance14relax6perhaps1advance5demands4attached3attacks1collapse3advancedcomrades1aircraft1contacts1broadcastrelaxed2exams2collapsedfinance2commands3expanse2Lowlands1entranced2mismatched1unmatched1contracts1Ajax1amassed1backhands1Belfast1elapse1forecast1handstands1homelands1hubcaps1lilacs1relapsed1rembrandts1sandbags1setbacks1sundance1syntax1Tampax1typecast1abashedadaptsafghans1aircrafts1armbandsaskanceat-batsattracts2backlashedbackpacks3backslapsbacktracks1badlandsbandstands1bedpansbivalvebivalvedbivalves
3 syllables
understands10photographs1circumstance8diplomats2avalanche1caravans1cataracts1habitats1lumberjacks1minivans1overcast1overhangs1paperbacks1parallax1timberlands1unattached1underpants1abrahams1acrobats1aftermaths3allographsalmanacsamaranthamaranthsampersands1anagramsanoraksartifactsautocratsautographed2autographs2avalanchedboomerangs1bureaucrats1butterfatscablegramscadillacs10caveatschaparrals1chloroplast
4 syllables
sociopaths1afghanistans1amnesiacs1analysandsangiogramsantiaircraftaristocrats1biofeedbackschoreographedchoreographscounterattacksenthusiastenthusiastsiconoclasticonoclastsinsomniacs1
5 syllables
egomaniacshemophiliacskleptomaniacs
6 syllables
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
939
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
man1back3that1hand239can87land115bad76am56had2black75stand74at46band59plan59sand47sad40mad39track35hat27bag20damn13dad17fact24bank14than7glad15cat14grand17jack14van15fan16crack17flat15gang9act11drag19fat9planned15map9ran7trap13pack11Sam6hang3an3rat10thank3bang9camp5shall1rap1pal5frank1crap2cab4lap10grab2flag7tank7bat8dan2aunt1plant5cap8sat5add3lack6lamb7grant2chat4san1labsang5mac5packed7mattstan4lad1pan7trapped1
2 syllables
attack1began6command11goddamn5contact5japan6program1attacked1contract1demand4exact1kidnapped2comrade1batman2examimpactreact4dianeintact5programme1homeland1kidnapmustang2attract2rehab1quicksand4distract1backpack3canal1madman3Thailand2wasteland3Cognac2comeback2expand1hashtag1ipad2knapsack2notepad1racetrack2sedan2snowman1Spokane1wingspan2transplantabstract1afghan1Ahab1backtrack1bandstand1begat1corral1disband1divan1dreamland1feedback1firsthand1format1frogman1goddam1
3 syllables
understand125cadillac10maniac3telegram1businessmanfisherman4habitat3Amsterdam3Birmingham1Abraham1caravan1hologram2Laundromat2motherland2pussycat2wonderland1acrobat1ampersand1boomerang1bureaucrat1chaparral1contraband1diaphragm1diplomat1Disneyland1Dixieland1Ferdinand1handicap1instagram1journeyman1marianne1milligram1nordictrack1overlap1plutocrat1Pontiac1riverbank1secondhand1thermostat1weatherman1
4 syllables
Afghanistan1amnesiac1aristocrat1insomniac1misunderstand1overreact1analysandangiogramassemblymanbiofeedbackcatamarancounterattackcounterattackedGondwanalandGuadalcanalHyderabad
5 syllables
egomaniackleptomaniac
6 syllables
megalomaniac
7 syllables
electrocardiogram
169
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
life315off116wife64stuff34safe22knife31rough25tough14roof15proof18thief14if5shelf33self14chief5wolf1beef9jeff2chef3grief9cliff6deaf3golf2brief3cough8leaf2stiff2bluff9puff4strife4surf3scarfwoof2cuff2barf1chafe1clef1dwarf1elf1fluff1geoff1goof1hoof1huff1keef1loaf1muff1rife1riff1ruff1scuff1sniff1wharf1biffbuffcoifcoiffedoffdufffieffifegruffguffgulfliefluffmorphpoofquaffreefrefRolf
2 syllables
enough124myself100yourself52himself15itself12herself7relief14belief7ex-wifebergdorf1handcuff1midwife1nightlife1takeoff1themself1alewifealoofblastoffbookshelfcutoffdebriefdrop-offdyestuffearmuffengulffallofffoodstufffoolproofhousewifejerk-offkickoffknockofflayoffliftoffloosestrifeMarkoffmassifmotifone-offpayoffpilafplayoffrebuffrunoffrustproofselloffstandoffsunrooftrade-offtradeoffturnoffunsafewerewolfwildlife
3 syllables
afterlife4disbelief2bulletproof1Molotov2Beowulf1ourself1cloverleafDusseldorffireproofhieroglyphinterleafleitmotifoverstuffpetroglyphpolymorphRomanoffshatterproofUNICEFwaterproofweatherproofYellowknife
4 syllables
aperitif
4
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
laughing8Laffer
3 syllables
laughable1laughingly1

“laugh” at line end — from real songs

Some tourists take a photographLes boys don't get one laugh
— Dire Straits, “Les Boys” · rhymes laugh / photograph
She wanted a whole man, not just a halfYou kind of remind me of her when you laugh
— Mark Knopfler, “Sweetheart Like You” · rhymes laugh / half
Takes home the laughEverything feels better when I'm thumbing through the past
— Andy Shauf, “Green Glass” · rhymes laugh / past

How to read the 2240 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 31
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 132
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 969
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 938
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 169
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 4
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.