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Words that rhyme withloaded

feminine
Masculine

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 this word

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 OW coda D
12
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)
2 syllables
bodedcodedgoadedmoded
3 syllables
exploded1corrodeddecodedencodederodedforebodedoutmodedrailroaded1
28
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)
2 syllables
voted1bloatedboated23coated26doted4floated7gloatedmoated2noted69
3 syllables
devoted1promoted1connoteddemoteddenotedfootnotedkeynoted
4 syllables
creosotedmotorboatedpetticoated3undercoated
25
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)
2 syllables
posted1folded2hosted1rosebud1boasted1bolted1coasted15ghosted35joltedmolded4molted
3 syllables
blindfolded1enfoldedremoldedremouldedrevoltedripostedsignpostedunbolted
4 syllables
manifolded
76
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)
2 syllables
soda1Cody1coda1dodo1jodi1jodie1Odin1odor1rhoda1boding
3 syllables
exploding1podium1bimodalcorrodingdecoderdecodersdecoding
4 syllables
antipodesCambodiacambodiancambodianscommodious
1520
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)
2 syllables
wanted18started14needed9stupid4naked7ended5wasted9headed1hated2waited1granted4trusted2sacred2busted2treated1wounded1landed4wicked3handed3cheated2sounded100twisted5haunted8hatred5painted1planted2tested1splendid2added3acted11liquid2dated1spottedpointed1rented1crowded2lifted2seated1fluid1faded2hearted4parted2lasted1tasted2gifted4counted1blinded2cupid2founded2guided1minded2stranded2tinted2grounded2sorted1blasted2blunted1guarded2jaded2mended1shifted2sided1traded2bearded1bested1bided1breasted1candid1crooked1dreaded1fated1fitted1flooded1footed1fronted1greeted1halted1heeded1hounded1hunted1lauded1legged1matted1morbid1mounted1pleaded1putrid1
3 syllables
decided2excited4created3invited2arrested1united1expected1committed2surrounded1connected1accepted2reported1related2exhausted1invented1protected1recorded3intended1providedsuspected1suggesteddelighted14defeated2infected1suspended2admittedcompleteddirected1offended3affected1rejected3existed1adopted1corrected2locatedinsisted2attracted2requested2included1collected1convicted1reminded1distracted1respected16contacted5elected2presented8deserted1divideddeparted3retarded3inflated3lopsided3sedated3succeeded1frustratedinsultedanointed2astounded1conflicted1disgusted1distorted2enchanted2extended1persuaded2repeated1unleaded2
4 syllables
complicated3disappointed1separatedunexpectedexecutedoverrated7isolated1educatedgraduatedcalculated2celebrated1devastated2undecided2unprotected2antiquated1constipated1convoluted1disaffected1disconnected1discontented1disregarded1fluctuated1interrupted1intersected1maladjusted1masturbated1medicated1motivated1nominated1resurrected1unattended1understated1uninvited1unsuspected1recommended1
5 syllables
sophisticatedhumiliatedeliminatedappreciated1domesticated1emaciated1evaporated1exasperated1illuminated1orientated1reincarnated1
6 syllables
7 syllables
36
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
load19lodelowed99
2 syllables
loaderloadersloading19loadingsreload2payload1boatloadcarload
3 syllables
carloadingdownloadeddownloadingfreeloaderfreeloadersimploded
4 syllables
overloaded1collodioncollodions
5 syllables

“loaded” at line end — from real songs

Everybody knows that the dice are loadedEverybody knows the war is over
— Leonard Cohen, “Everybody Knows” · rhymes loaded / over
And I'm already sweatin', but I'm locked and loadedFor rapid fire spittin' for all the concert-goers
— Paul Simon, “Darkness” · rhymes loaded / goers
Bad luck, bitters and sodaBad love, kiss me, I'm loaded
— Sam Cooke, “Brutal Love” · rhymes loaded / soda

How to read the 1661 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 12
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 28
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 25
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 76
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1520
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 36
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.