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Words that rhyme withlooks

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·S
38
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
books2crooks1hooks1brookes1brooks1cooks3gooksnooks1rooks
2 syllables
bankbookscheckbooks1chinookscookbooksguidebookshandbooks
3 syllables
inglenooksovercookspocketbooksstorybooks1
4 syllables
gobbledygooks
62
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
puts2foots2soots1woods11goods2hoods1
2 syllables
caputsinputskibbutzoutputs1throughputsbackwoods1redwoods1allgoods
3 syllables
pussyfootsadulthoods1babyhoodsbrotherhoodscottonwoodsdevilwoods
5
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
schultz1Schulzyurts
2 syllables
dachshundsinsureds1
139
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
good108could46look23should27would21book21wood28took3stood11hood13foot2put2hook5push1cook3bush1Brookebrook2shook3soot1crook2nook1puss2Cooke1mook1butchgookHookeputschrookschnooksnooktush
2 syllables
childhood1facebooknotebook4barefoot1checkbook1deadwood1driftwood1manhood1output1redwood1schoolbook1scrapbook1silkwood1sketchbook1ambushafootallgoodbankbookbeechwoodBigfootBlackfootblackwoodboxwoodboyhoodcaputchinookcoltsfootcookbookcorkwooddogwoodelmwoodfalsehoodforefootgirlhoodgoosefootgreasewoodgreenwoodguidebookhandbookhardwood
3 syllables
understood12neighborhood11hollywood5underfoot1neighbourhood1adulthood1firewood1parenthood1platypus1storybook1womanhood1babyhoodbrotherhoodcottonwooddevilwoodfatherhoodhazelwoodinglenookironwoodIsherwoodleatherwoodlikelihoodlivelihoodmotherhoodnationhoodoctopusovercookoverlookpocketbook
4 syllables
misunderstood9gobbledygook
142
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
sure10yours3full1pure8looked3pull4tour3cure5wolf1pulled2bull5pushed2cooked1booked1hooked1wolves1cured1Jungpulls4wool1cures3moor3moors3Moorebulls1cour1jure1lures1pures1lureboorboorsbrooked2bulled5bushed1fulled1fulls1hoofed1hoofs1luredmoored3mooresMuirpulsrookedRuhrspoorspoorssures10toured3Tours3Wolfe
2 syllables
secure1assure1mature3assured5ensureendure1handfulallure1couture2endured2brochure1contour1detour1endures1impure1insured1lumpur1obscure1procure1werewolves1alluredallures1ambushedassures1bagfulbagfulsbonjourbrochures1contoured1contours1coutures2dachshunddemuredetours1ensuredensureshandfulsinsureinsuresinureinured
3 syllables
Beowulf1immature1overtures1pocketful1reassured1epicureepicuresovercookedoverlookedpocketfuls1prematurereassurereassuresreinsurereinsuredreinsuresuninsuredunsecured
4 syllables
miniature1
2350
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
lights62streets48lips43nights26sex20box18takes13hurts18cops15thoughts14tracks19six9works8gets8weeks5rocks15fix8folks10makes4breaks14shots9stops8states6max3keeps4boots12gates12its1nuts6bucks5jokes11sheets15notes7lots1steps9tricks12likes2rights5talks5ships5speaks3beats10hits5marks4walks5troops1guts1plates8cats4sticks5sucks2hopes2seats4fights6rats5beeps1chips4socks7suits2fox3tax2fits3clicks1hates27blocks5checks5lets1roots8sets2drops5spots9brakes9dates1pops4bits2groups1votes1snakes6chicks1
2 syllables
mistakes27relax6perhaps1footsteps3attacks1gunshots3collapse3regrets5headlights6assets2pancakesrobots1creates1deluxe2remarks2repeats3rooftops1sidewalks1awaits2backstreets1barrettes1cassettes2cyclops1earthquakes1jukebox1mailbox2matchbox2misfits2networks1raindrops2roommates1sandbox2snowflakes1sunsets1tightropes2treetops2techniques1admits1Ajax1apex1armpits1athletes1baguettes1begets1blackouts1breadbox1buckshots1cheapskates1cupcakes1detox1devouts1doorsteps1doughnuts1eclipse1elapse1embarks1footlights1forgets1gunboats1handshakes1
3 syllables
cigarettes13politics9fingertips13fireworks2whereabouts1crucifix2astronauts2diplomats2absolutes1afterthoughts1antelopes1archetypes1attributes1cantaloupes1coronets1cosmonauts1devastates1envelopes1habitats1interstates1isotopes1lollipops1lumberjacks1lunatics1middleweights1motorbikes1overcoats1paperbacks1paperweights1paradox1parallax1parasites1petticoats1prostitutes1prototypes1radiates1rattlesnakes1roundabouts1satellites1substitutes1
4 syllables
relationships2apocalypse1appreciates1hermaphrodites1abbreviatesacceleratesaccentuatesaccommodatesaccumulatesadjudicatesadministratesadulteratesagglomeratesagglutinatesalienatesamalgamatesamelioratesamnesiacs1annihilates1
5 syllables
ambassadorships
6 syllables
2
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
outlooks
3 syllables
overlooks

“looks” at line end — from real songs

You gotta be on somebody's booksYour injured looks
— Dire Straits, “On Every Street” · rhymes looks / books
And they've all liked your looksDiscussed lepers and crooks
— Bob Dylan, “Ballad of a Thin Man” · rhymes looks / crooks
And also wreck my looksI like Foster Brooks
— Loudon Wainwright III, “Wine With Dinner” · rhymes looks / brooks

How to read the 2735 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 38
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 62
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 5
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 139
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 142
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 2349
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 2
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.