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Words that rhyme withlooked

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·T
8
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
cooked1booked1hooked1brooked2rooked
2 syllables
precookedunhooked
3 syllables
overcooked
127
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
good108could46look23should27would21book1wood28took3stood11hood13foot2put2hook5cook3Brookebrook1shook3soot1crook2nook1Cooke1mook1gookHookerookschnooksnook
2 syllables
childhood1facebooknotebook4barefoot1checkbook1deadwood1driftwood1manhood1output1redwood1schoolbook1scrapbook1silkwood1sketchbook1afootallgoodbankbookbeechwoodBigfootBlackfootblackwoodboxwoodboyhoodcaputchinookcoltsfootcookbookcorkwooddogwoodelmwoodfalsehoodforefootgirlhoodgoosefootgreasewoodgreenwoodguidebookhandbook
3 syllables
understood12neighborhood11hollywood5underfoot1neighbourhood1adulthood1firewood1parenthood1storybook1womanhood1babyhoodbrotherhoodcottonwooddevilwoodfatherhoodhazelwoodinglenookironwoodIsherwoodleatherwoodlikelihoodlivelihoodmotherhoodnationhoodovercookoverlookpocketbook
4 syllables
misunderstood9gobbledygook
252
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
sure10yours3full1woods11books7looks4pure8pull4push1tour3cure5wolf1pulled2bull5pushed2puts2goods2bush1wolves1cured1Jungpulls4wool1crooks3cures3moor3moors3Moorehooks1puss2brookes1brooks1bulls1cour1hoods1jure1lures1pures1schultz1lureboorboorsbulled5bushed1butchcooks3foots2fulled1fulls1gookshoofed1hoofs1luredmoored3mooresMuirnooks1pulsputschrooks
2 syllables
secure1assure1mature3assured5ensureendure1handfulallure1couture2endured2backwoods1brochure1contour1detour1endures1impure1insured1lumpur1obscure1procure1redwoods1werewolves1ambushallgoodsalluredallures1ambushedassures1bagfulbagfulsbankbooksbeechwoodsblackwoodsbonjourboxwoodsboyhoodsbrochures1caputscheckbooks1childhoods1chinookscontoured1contours1cookbookscorkwoodscoutures2
3 syllables
Beowulf1immature1overtures1platypus1pocketful1reassured1adulthoods1babyhoodsbrotherhoodscottonwoodsdevilwoodsepicureepicuresfatherhoodsfirewoods1hazelwoodsinglenooksironwoodsleatherwoodslikelihoodslivelihoodsmotherhoodsnationhoodsneighborhoods11neighbourhoods1octopusovercooksoverlooksparenthoods1pocketbookspocketfuls1premature
4 syllables
miniature1gobbledygooks
538
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
fact24act11stopped7kept6worked3dropped9talked2locked4liked1picked3walked3slept5checked14packed7kicked1script4knocked2trapped1raped1ripped1slipped1shocked1hoped9stepped1wrapped2sucked5parked1marked1blocked3cracked2wipedstrictfreaked3popped3smokedtricked11tracked2wrecked4pact4wept3clipped3tapped3ached2bucked1capped2chipped2crypt2flopped2lacked2scraped1strapped2tripped2baked1backed310choked1clapped1clicked1cloaked1cocked1croaked1dipped1duct1flipped1leaked1licht1pricked1puked1quaked1rapped1rocked1smacked1soaked1sparked1stoked1stripped1taped1tucked1whacked1aptbachedbalkedbarked6beaked3beeped2
2 syllables
respect16perfect6expect4contact5protect3accept2except1suspect1effect5correct2subject2attacked1contract1collect2exact1direct1escapedkidnapped2impactconnect1react4affectaddict3intact5attract2destruct2distract1corrupt1provoked3unlocked1elect2neglect2reflect1adoptabstract1detect1inept1revoked1select1shellshocked1sidetracked1transcript1unchecked1abductabruptadaptadeptafflictantiquedaspectbackpacked3backslappedbackstoppedbackstrokedbacktracked1batikkedbeboppedbedeckedblackjackedblacktoppedbootstrappedburlappedbushwhackedcarjacked
3 syllables
interrupt2architect1disrespect2aqueduct1dialect2disconnect1recollect2incorrect1artifactbellyachedbenedictbottleneckedcircumspectcontradictcounteractdeconstructderelictdisaffectdisembarked2disinfecthandicappedindirectinexactintellectinteractinterceptinterdictinterjectintersectintrospectmanuscriptmedivacedmisdirectmotorbikednondescriptoveractoverlappedoversteppedoverstockedoverworkedpaperbackedphotoshoppedpiggybackedquarterbacked
4 syllables
overreact1aftereffectcounterattackedinterconnectoverprotectstereotypedvideotaped
1
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)
3 syllables
overlooked

“looked” at line end — from real songs

"Well," she says, "I'm right here in front of you, or haven't you looked?"I say, "All right, I know, but I don't have my drawing book"
— Bob Dylan, “Highlands” · rhymes looked / book
She didn't care if the whole world lookedShe was a sister who really cooked
— Donny Hathaway, “And Then There’s Maude (Maude Theme Song)” · rhymes looked / cooked
Wiped my tears away and lookedLike a steaming scarlet brook
— Nick Cave, “O’Malley’s Bar” · rhymes looked / brook

How to read the 924 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 8
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Subtractive 127
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 252
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 537
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 1
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.