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Words that rhyme withlords

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 AO coda R·D·Z
58
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
swords2chords4boards3cords1fords1hordes1cordesfjords1gourdshoards1swardswards3
2 syllables
records5towards2floorboards2awards1billboards1dartboards1rewards1accords1
3 syllables
checkerboardsclavichordsfiberboardsfibreboardsfingerboardsharpsichords
51
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
sports1sorts1shorts1courts1forts2morgues2orbsports3quarts1quartz
2 syllables
reports1abortsabsorbs1airports5assortscarports1cavorts
3 syllables
davenports1reabsorbsteleports
278
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
more207door204for117floor145war77lord28shore49store33four18York5your2score23or5bored18board1short6court6sword11sort1sport6norcore8pour1sore9wore2port3drawer5ward3bore11fort2roar16ford3pork2swore1corps1morgue2tore1cord2chord5ore5forkchore3gore2roared2hoard1soar2scored1fjord1horde1nord1ord1Porte1quart1snore1snort1sor1yore1boarBoerBohrcoredcorkcorpfloored145foregoredgourdhoarlorenorednorredoaroaredorbOrrporporeporedpoured5schnorrschnorredshoredsnoredsoared2sporestored
2 syllables
before1record3report3afford7support4ignore6airport5reward3aboard2thereforetowardpassport1award2escorttransportexplore2ignored6ashore6resortadore3restored6landlord1encore1restoredrugstore1seashore2adored2broadsword1centaur2Dior1skateboard2absorb1accord1backdoor1billboard1carport1chessboard1dartboard1dashboard1decor1distort1folklore1galore1hardcore1headboard1igor1implore1import1keyboard1rapport1uproar1warlord1abhorabhorredAborabortassortathwartbackboardbaseboardblackboardbookstoreBridgeportcardboardcavortchipboardclapboard
3 syllables
anymore105overboard3Baltimore1evermore2sycamore1troubadour2commodore1davenport1Labrador1Singapore1aboveboardAgincourtalbacoreBangaloreBarrymorecarnivorecheckerboardclavichorddinosaurEcuadorfiberboardfibreboardfingerboardfurthermoreguarantorharpsichordherbivoreheretoforeLivermoreLuxembourgmatadorMevacornevermorenotochordoverlordpaperboardplasterboardprerecordreabsorbSalvadorsmorgasbordstevedoreTambocorteleporttwenty-fourunderscore
315
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
born36storm32warm21doors18course13horse10form15force8horn11north2George2corn10source5forth3wars8torn8forcedfourth2warn1warned2worn4porn3forms1floors7horns3stores2formed15porch5roars2sworn1scores1morn5torch1fours3scorn5shores2mourn3thorn2thorns4drawers2norm2swarm3warmth1coarse1pores2pours1scorned2storms2borne1chores1dorm1dorms1dwarf1dwarves1fourths1gorge1hoarse1oars1scorched1shorn1spores1swarms1thorne1warms1warnes1warns1wharf1boarsboersbores11borns36borschborschtborschtsbournbournebournesbournsBoursecores8corkedcormcormscorned10corns10Corse
2 syllables
divorce1perform3divorced2informinformed1performed1platform1reborn7outdoors3remorse3transform1transformed1unborn2popcornabsorbed1airborne1bergdorf1bullhorn1conform1drugstores1endorse1forlorn1lukewarm1rainstorm1reform1stillborn1waveform1windstorm1abhorsadores3adornadornedadornsAzoresbackdoors1barnstormbarnstormedbarnstormsbighornbighornsblowtorchbookstoresbrainstormbrainstormedbrainstormsbuckthornbuckthornsbullhorns1centaurs2claymoresclotheshorseconcourseconformed1conforms1decors1deformdeformeddeformsdeploresdisgorgedisgorgeddownpours1encores1endorsedenforceenforced
3 syllables
uniform3uniforms3unicorn3thunderstorm2commodores1dinosaurs1misinformed1stevedores1sycamores1troubadours1albacorescarnivoreschloroformchloroformedchloroformsDusseldorffirestormfirestormsguarantorsherbivoresintercourselabradors1matadorsmisinformmisinformsopen-sourceoutperformoutperformedoutperformspolymorphpolymorphsreabsorbedreinforcereinforcedthunderstorms2unadornedunderscoresunenforcedunicorns3uniformed3uninformedwaterborne
4 syllables
cuneiform1cuneiforms1underperformunderperformedunderperforms
646
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
words54kids37clouds22heads21birds15cards15needs11woods11sides16gods13roads11leads3guards3odds6goods2beds7dudes8lads1yards3rides12seeds7weeds9loads3deeds5blades7crowds5aids1reads1fades6codes2feds1reeds5shades5shreds4grades8meds1beads3bleeds3breeds3broads3spades2bards1bloods2braids1floods2foods2glades2hides2moods2thirds2threads1tides2ads1beards1bids1buds1carbs1deads1dreads1fads1feuds1guides1hoods1Leeds1maids1mods1nudes1pads1raids1rods1shards1sheds1shrouds1skids1slides1spreads1studs1voids1adds3adesadz
2 syllables
besides1comrades1crossroads3eyelids5decides19regards2decades1hillsides3parades4subsides3backsides2divides1grenades1insides2junkyards2postcards1abides1applauds1arcades1backwoods1betides1bluebirds1bridesmaids1collides1crosswords1explodes1foreheads1includes1intrudes1mermaids1precedes1preludes1provides1redwoods1resides1abodesabradesabsurds8accedesairheadsairspeedsallgoodsalludesamidesandroids1anodesasides7avoids2azidesbackslides1backyards2balladesbarnyardsbeachheadsbedsides3bedspreads1beechwoodsbeheadsbernardsbirdseedsblackwoods
3 syllables
palisades3hummingbirds3mockingbirds1accolades1attitudes1countrysides1episodes1genocides1lemonades1mastercards1multitudes1promenades1actinidesadenoidsadulthoods1alkaloidsaltitudes1amplitudesamyloidsaniseedsaptitudes1arrowheadsarsenidesarthropodsasteroids2babyhoodsbarricades1bodyguards2boulevards9brotherhoodscavalcades1celluloidscentipedes1certitudesclassifiedscoincidescolonnadescopperheadscottonseedscottonwoods
4 syllables
brachiopodscephalopodsdaminozidesexactitudesformaldehydes1ineptitudesinfanticides1insecticidesnucleotidespolyamidessolicitudessuperoxidesthalidomidestriglycerides
5 syllables
corticosteroidsmonosaccharidespolysaccharides
6 syllables
verisimilitudes
3
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
landlords1warlords1
3 syllables
overlords

“lords” at line end — from real songs

Theyd seen his face beforeNobody was really sure if he was from the house of lords
— John Lennon, “A Day In The Life” · rhymes lords / before
Asking handouts from the ladies, while they criticize the lordsBoasting of the murder of the very hands that pour
— Phil Ochs, “The Party” · rhymes lords / pour
Cast your troubles on the Lord of lordsOr wind up layin' on a coolin' board
— Sturgill Simpson, “Whitehouse Road” · rhymes lords / board

How to read the 1347 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 58
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 51
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.
Subtractive 277
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 315
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 646
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 3
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.