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Words that rhyme withlook

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 UH coda K
43
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
book12took3hook1cook1Brookebrook1shook2crook2nook1Cooke1mook1gookHookerookschnooksnook
2 syllables
facebooknotebook4checkbook1schoolbook1scrapbook1sketchbook1bankbookchinookcookbookguidebookhandbookhornbookKirkuklogbookmatchbook
3 syllables
storybook1inglenookovercookpocketbook
4 syllables
gobbledygook
80
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
foot2put2soot1good108could46should27would21wood28stood11hood13
2 syllables
barefoot1output1afootBigfootBlackfootcaputcoltsfootforefootgoosefootinputthroughputchildhood1deadwood1driftwood1manhood1redwood1silkwood1allgoodbeechwoodblackwoodboxwoodboyhoodcorkwooddogwoodelmwood
3 syllables
underfoot1pussyfootunderstood1neighborhood11hollywood5neighbourhood1adulthood1firewood1parenthood1womanhood1babyhoodbrotherhoodcottonwooddevilwoodfatherhoodhazelwoodironwoodIsherwoodleatherwoodlikelihood
4 syllables
misunderstood9
149
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
woods11books1looks4looked3pulled2pushed2puts2goods2cooked1booked1hooked1cured1crooks3hooks1brookes1brooks1hoods1schultz1brooked2bulled5bushed1
2 syllables
assured5endured2backwoods1insured1redwoods1allgoodsalluredambushedbankbooksbeechwoodsblackwoodsboxwoodsboyhoodscaputscheckbooks1childhoods1
3 syllables
reassured1adulthoods1babyhoodsbrotherhoodscottonwoodsdevilwoodsfatherhoodsfirewoods1hazelwoodsinglenooks
4 syllables
gobbledygooks
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)
2 syllables
milieu
113
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
sure10yours3full1pure8pull4push1tour3cure5wolf1bull5bush1wolves1Jungpulls4wool1cures3moor3moors3Moorepuss2bulls1cour1jure1lures1pures1lureboorboorsbutchfulls1hoofs1mooresMuirpulsputschRuhrspoorspoorssures10Tours3tushWolfeWolffwolfs1Woolfwools1
2 syllables
secure1assure1mature3ensureendure1handfulallure1couture2brochure1contour1detour1endures1impure1lumpur1obscure1procure1werewolves1ambushallures1assures1bagfulbagfulsbonjourbrochures1contours1coutures2demuredetours1ensureshandfulsinsureinsuresinureinuresmanuremanuresmatures3milieusmouthful
3 syllables
Beowulf1immature1overtures1platypus1pocketful1epicureepicuresoctopuspocketfuls1prematurereassurereassuresreinsurereinsures
4 syllables
miniature1
710
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
back310dark107like73black75work44talk49take47break45smoke37speak46luck37park41week33make32rock30sick32neck28track35broke25quick27lake26walk24joke26block28clock22York5cake19shake20weak22check14jack14sake14mark13crack17truck12stick10pick8spoke10milk10wake5stuck9shock11pack11trick11fake9kick5lock5mike3nick4strike6snake9knock2buck11jerk6seek6suck4duck5lack6deck8wreck11doc1freak3stake6cheek17jakebike2Blake2thick7chick3mac5Clark2woke1stock2heck4coke7rickduke1Lukechuck
2 syllables
awake31mistake27attack20unique1homework2network1headache3unlikealike1technique1sidewalk3Iraq2picnic1lipstick1heartbreak2heartache2earthquakesidekick5awoke4backpack3handshake1bedrock1berserk2intake2remark3clockwork2Cognac2comeback2Hitchcock1homesick1knapsack2newsweek2physique2racetrack2skylark2toothpick2turnpike2woodstock2aardvark1amok1amuck1artwork1backstroke1backtrack1ballpark1brubeck1cheesecake1childlike1Denmark1dreamlike1feedback1footwork1forsake1hallmark1hatchback1haystack1klondike1Kubrick1lilac1monarch1mystique1opaque1
3 syllables
paperwork1cadillac10maniac3lunatic1candlestick3meadowlark3motorbike3Roanoke2disembark2rattlesnake2bellyache1doublespeak1hollyhock1ladylike1needlework1nordictrack1Pontiac1quarterdeck1thunderstruck1tomahawk1watermark1aftershockalmanacangeliqueanorakantiknockAntiochArawakartichokeAtaturkbailiwickberrylikebiotechbolshevikbottleneckbusinesslikebuttermilkcardiaccornerbackcounterstrikecountryfolkcrackerjack
4 syllables
amnesiac1insomniac1biofeedbackcounterattackelectroshockimpoliticparanoiacrealpolitikstatesmanlikeunsportsmanlike
5 syllables
egomaniackleptomaniacnymphomaniac
6 syllables
megalomaniac
11
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
outlooklooking1lookerlookerslookuplookups
3 syllables
overlookgood-lookingonlookeronlookers
4 syllables
overlooking

“look” at line end — from real songs

Every trick in the bookBut how come I look?
— Thom Yorke, “Skip Divided” · rhymes look / book
I blamed the wind when my legs shookBut your eyes, that hungry look
— Jeff Tweedy, “Where I’ll Find You” · rhymes look / shook
Mama taught me how to read 'em when I lookMiss me at the precinct getting booked
— Burt Bacharach, “Grief” · rhymes look / booked

How to read the 1093 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 43
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 80
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 149
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 113
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 707
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 11
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.