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Words that rhyme withlaws

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 Z
69
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
was43cause23claus5pause8pas4claws3jaws4paws2flaws1gauze1Dawes1saws1straws1awes2baas
2 syllables
because21grandmas1grandpas1seesaws1backsawsbedstrawscha-chaschainsaws1chutzpahsdadas1guffaws1hacksaws
3 syllables
baccaratsbrouhahascarreras1chickasawsfermataskorunasmackinaws
152
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
raj1lodge1dodge4suave1taj1mauvesalveslavswathecross20boss9loss12sauce5cosRoss1toss3poslasmoss3dazs1floss1hoss1cosscroscrosseDoSdossdrossfosseglosshaashahs2josskossaasoff116watch15wash3gosh
2 syllables
garage4massage1mirage5barrage1collage1corsagedislodgedressagehodgepodgeKarpovmontagepotageacross4vandross1AlsacecrisscrossembossHamaslacrossePanglosspanache1takeoff1whitewash1backwashblastoffbrainwashcutoffdeathwatchdrop-offfalloff
3 syllables
camouflage1arbitrageentouragefuselageNabokovRomanovsabotageSaratovyugoslavalbatross1applesauce1HeliossemiglossMolotov2butterscotch1macintoshmackintoshMcIntoshOstrogothRomanofftablecloth
4 syllables
BaryshnikovKalashnikov
1115
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
arms61lost74stars83songs43hearts39cars37walls36cost24box18calls21cops15bars26thoughts14cards15falls20dogs9starts13wants8soft15gods13rocks15charge9parts14balls8shots9stops8jobs7march7lots1Charles2large1talks5crossed7guards3watched2marks4walks5bombs1causedsolve2false2mars6odds6scoffssocks7fox3costs2golf2blocks5charged1arts4launchdrops5spots9washed2pops4yards3solved1coughs1scars10frost11arse2sobs2waltz9sargeharsh1halls9locks5dolls5hans1shops4tops7charms9knots9sharks1knocks2starve2clocks6sparks5tossed7arch5barks2charts5
2 syllables
involved10belongs2response3gunshots3regards2guitars3cigars5involveresolve3dissolve3robots1alarms2exhaust3remarks2rooftops1sidewalks1aloft2bygones1cyclops1dissolved2jukebox1junkyards2mailbox2matchbox2postcards1raindrops2resolved2sandbox2sweethearts2treetops2applauds1baseballs1boxcars1breadbox1buckshots1bullfrogs1coupons1defrost1detox1dislodged1embarks1evolve1evolves1eyeballs1fastballs1forearms1icebox1icons1involves1nylons1padlocks1pylons1recalls1revolve1saigons1screenshots1smallpox1sunspots1teapots1aardvarks1abscondsabsolveabsolved
3 syllables
waterfalls4restaurants2overalls2Pentecost2astronauts2debutantes2holocaust1afterthoughts1cosmonauts1firearms1holocausts1lollipops1mastercards1mastodons1overcharged1paradox1paragons1tinderbox1unresolved1abattoirs1aerosolsafrikaansaftershocksagitpropsaileronsalcazarsalcohols5amazons1analogs2analoguesantiknocksantiphonsapricots2aquanautsarbitragedargonautsarthropodsautobahns1avatarsbarbershops1basketballs1bodyguards2boulevards9
4 syllables
automatonsbrachiopodscephalopodscholesterolselectroshocksemoticonsheterodoxneanderthals1thingamabobstriceratopsunorthodox
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
1299
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
on1all315heart255gone224long170wrong171song167are134fall155dark107wall128god69car85hard81want39call83far79not69star74strong64stop59got54dawn61bar54start63talk49lot57part40thought25small43park41dog31hall36top28arm31rock30job28ball32shot30hot23walk24block28spot27drop22tall31art26yard23clock22harm24mom12caught18fault11mark13smart14pop15shop10called10farm16bought10bomb9Paul7guard10stopped7card8lawn24john4shock11tom5don2taught10cop7calm3dropped9lock5doll12mall16talked2locked4brought1charm10walked3
2 syllables
apart95along74guitar34belong22upon8forgot14recall16alarm8sweetheart3beyond5football2gunshot1baseball1respond3assaultrobotbelonged2moronabroad2radarsidewalk3Iraq2so-calledlaptop1backyard2Bernardcigar4graveyard4regard1afar7depart6bizarre2postcard4Milananton1anon2bedrock1birdsong3courtyard3downfall2lamar3rainfall3remark3unlocked1hogan1alarmed2amar2applaud1atoll1avant2blacktop2footfall2Hitchcock1impart2Iran1jaguar2nightfall2rockstar1seagal2skylark2unarmed2
3 syllables
restaurant5alcohol5Vietnam3basketball1boulevard9protocolBabylon6dialogue1cannonball4waterfall4bodyguard2astronaut3Montreal4reservoir2superstar4meadowlark3morningstar3afterthought1analog2apricot2avalon1barbershop1catalogue1confidant1debutante2disembark2disregard2echelon1escobar2juggernaut1motorcar1mountaintop2nonchalant2abattoir1amazon1autobahn1Bonaparte1Camelot1caviar1cosmonaut1esplanade1
4 syllables
Agamemnon1neanderthal1automatonAzerbaijanbrachiopodcephalopodcholesterolelectroshockemoticonIditarodphenomenonSaskatchewanSebastopolstate-of-the-artthingamabobUlaanbaatar
5 syllables
middle-of-the-road
2410
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
eyes406is104days124years84shoes83trees79knees87please60tears30lies76goes61lose56knows53blues73yours3ways51news42girls23says22rise43does20nose37boys13ears29choose36breeze45skies51stairs28keys24doors18rose26rules23his15feels18miles13shows21noise15these7size16those6dies22flies25pills17guys5fears25cares14fools17hills15plays12has3blows14holes14as1sighs6wheels20ease18bills15cries16souls12toes20wise12bells13cheese7freeze11sees7heels15whose2cheers2grows14raise1prize6tells2chose4wars8nails8tries7praise9stays4schools7jews4
2 syllables
surprise32disease26always8shadows10suppose7disguise26upstairs1degrees6appears4refuse6photos2chinese1details2downstairs2affairs3exhales2louise2supplies2sunrise11proposeadvisenightmares2eurosallows1controls47goodbyes5expose1highways2sideways4inhales3despise5arise5tattoos4rupeesaccuseablaze4hallways2outdoors3rainbows1reviews4trapeze3aways3displays3elbows3malaise3sundays1appeals1arose2arouse1axes1capsize1confuse1cowboys1demise1doorways1emcees1flores1freeways1logos1pinholes1
3 syllables
realize10recognize5otherwise1japanese2exercise1realise1holidays4companies10anyways4nowadays2compromise6recogniseHercules1enterprise2overseas7disappears6butterflies5dominoes1criticize5interviews1fireflies3lullabies3millionaires2alibis3chandeliers1memorize3molecules2souvenirs1studios2alcatraz2alleyways1amateurs2barbecues1chevrolets2colonize2decompose2fantasize2liberties1musketeers2radios1
4 syllables
apologize5apologies2apologiseabilities1automobiles2identities2desensitize1mademoiselles1mythologies1acidifiesactualizeactuariesacyclovirsadagiosadversitiesagronomiesalphabetize
5 syllables
materialize2actualities1aficionadoes
6 syllables
7 syllables
13
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
laaslawes
2 syllables
applause2outlaws1bylawscoleslawshooplasin-lawsscofflawslozengevilas
3 syllables
lozenges
4 syllables
ayatollahs

“laws” at line end — from real songs

The shadow boys are breaking all the lawsAnd the rain sounds like a round of applause
— Tom Waits, “Time” · rhymes laws / applause
I swallow spores born by the lawsOf a morbid glutton– Alley gospel
— Aesop Rock, “Night Light” · rhymes laws / gospel
And not because he passed some lawsThe great crusade he's on
— Johnny Mercer, “The Phony King Of England” · rhymes laws / on

How to read the 5156 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 69
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 152
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 1115
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 1298
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 2410
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 13
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.