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Words that rhyme withman

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 AE coda N
73
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
can30plan17than3van4fan8ran2an3dan2san1stan4pan7Anne1ann1tan3clan1scan1chanJanShan1span1Klan1ban1gran1kan1LAN1franbranflannanyan
2 syllables
began1japan6dianesedan2Spokane1wingspan2afghan1divan1moulin1suzanne1bedpanBhutancaftancancanCezannecyandeadpanLausannelifespanMarplanrattansaransaucepanSudansuntanTarzanTristan
3 syllables
caravan1marianne1harmattanHindustanKurdistanKyrgyzstanminivanPakistanTalibanturbofanYucatan
4 syllables
Afghanistan1catamaranTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistan
102
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
am10damn1gang9Sam1hang3bang9lamb1sang1jam2rang4yang2ham2ramkangcam1wang1pamdam1bam1thang3Changslam2gram3slang2nam1tang2dang1scamfang1bram1clam1lang1spam1ANGclangcramdramhwangjambjanglamLangeliangpangscramshamspangtam
2 syllables
goddamn3program1examprogramme1mustang2goddam1engramflimflamharanguelogjamNanchangPotsdamPriamPyongyangShenyangSiamwolfram
3 syllables
telegram1Amsterdam1Birmingham1Abraham1hologram1boomerang1diaphragm1instagram1milligram1anagramBellinghamcablegramCunninghamdiagramdithyrambepigramhistogramkilogramKuomintanglogogrammammogrammicrogrammonogramoverhangRockinghamRotterdamsonogramXinjiang
4 syllables
angiogramylang-ylang
7 syllables
electrocardiogram
539
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
handcliché40hands18land13stand8dance37band8chance1sand6plans1bank14grand1pants1planned1thanks6thank3France8camp1stands2frank1tank7aunt1plant5fans7grant2lands1banks5hankdamned1brand1drank2plants1branch2bands1lamp4ranch3blank2lance1rank2tanks2champ2francsglance7slams1ants5hangs3danced1sands4tramp4stampcans2strand4blanks2glands2sans1trance3brands3camps2champs2damp1lambs2stamped3tanned3tramps2vans1hanged3amps2aunts2dank2fangs2plank2ranks2shank1yams1yank2blancheprankamp1banc1banged1bangs1banned1blanc1blancs1bland1
2 syllables
command2romance1advance5demand1demands4advancedhomeland1exams2quicksand4finance2commands3expanse2Lowlands1Thailand2wasteland3entranced2expand1transplantbackhands1bandstand1disband1dreamland1firsthand1goddamned1handstands1headband1homelands1nightstand1programmed1rembrandts1sundance1afghans1armbandarmbandsaskancebackhandbadlandsbandstands1bedpansbroadbandBurbankcaftanscancanscyansdecampdecampeddecampsdecantdecantsdisbands1divans1dreamlands1eggplanteggplantsencampencampedencampsenchantenchantsengramsenhanceenhancedexpands1farmhand
3 syllables
understand32understands1circumstance1motherland2wonderland1ampersand1avalanche1caravans1contraband1Disneyland1Dixieland1Ferdinand1minivans1overhangs1riverbank1secondhand1timberlands1underpants1abrahams1amaranthamaranthsampersands1anagrammedanagramsantitankavalanchedbeforehandboomeranged1boomerangs1Bundesbankcablegramscaravannedcoelacanthcoelacanthsconfidanteconfidantesconfidants1contrabands1diagrammeddiagramsdiaphragms1dithyrambsepigramsfairyland
4 syllables
misunderstand1afghanistans1analysandanalysandsangiogramsGondwanalandmisunderstands1
7 syllables
electrocardiograms
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)
1 syllable
yeah10
1321
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
back6that7bad76last88fast1past79had62black75at1glass1have1laugh39sad40mad39ass1track35pass33hat27bag20grass26dad17ask17cash26fact24path18half13passed17tracks19class2glad15cat14jack14crack17bags10flat15gas14act11drag19fat9asked5map9has3as1trap13pack1match6laughs6rat10facts10max3catch1trash9bath8flash12shall1cast9rap18crash7pal5crap2cab4lap10grab2flag7bat8cap8sat5add3gaspslack6mask6chat4staff1labtask4scratch6mac5packed7mattmass2
2 syllables
attack20relax6perhaps1contact5attacked1contract1exact1kidnapped2comrade1attached3behalf1attacks1impactreact4collapse3comrades1aircraft1contacts1broadcastrelaxed2intact5kidnapcollapsedattract2rehab1distract1backpack3moustache3mustache3canal1alas1bloodbath2Cognac2comeback2hashtag1ipad2knapsack2mismatched1notepad1racetrack2unmatched1whereasdispatchcontracts1abstract1Ahab1Ajax1amassed1attach1backtrack1badass1begat1Belfast1corral1Diaz1elapse1eyelash1feedback1forecast1format1
3 syllables
photograph7photographs1cadillac10maniac3autograph2aftermath3habitat3hourglass2overpass2alcatraz2diplomats2Laundromat2pussycat2underpass2acrobat1bureaucrat1cataracts1chaparral1diplomat1habitats1handicap1lumberjacks1nordictrack1overcast1overlap1paperbacks1parallax1phonograph1plexiglass1plutocrat1Pontiac1psychopath1thermostat1unattached1acrobats1aftermaths3allographallographsalmanacalmanacs
4 syllables
sociopaths1amnesiac1aristocrat1insomniac1overreact1sociopath1amnesiacs1antiaircraftaristocrats1biofeedbackbiofeedbackschoreographchoreographedchoreographscounterattackcounterattackedcounterattacksenthusiast
5 syllables
egomaniacegomaniacs
6 syllables
1119
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
down541on293in278gone224mine275one197town214sun174done173line196rain170pain159own119then97fine115moon96run93been63son79mean72stone72wine86soon84fun81seen68train60men59gun67skin69phone60known62dawn61shine73when48green52brain52born36turn35clean55win41scene42bone44sign37burn30queen27screen40sin33none23learn26won24tune31chain25crown32thin22brown24plane22ten17pen22grown18lane21nine14clown23goin2vain26plain15lawn24john4horn11spin14don2june11jane5gain13corn10shown11join2zone9ben4main3drown15
2 syllables
again332alone286someone33insane50between34machine29begin25explain27within24return15begun32upon8remain17downtown16sunshine23unknown17design13amen6complain14champagne6divine13concern4cocaine14online4undone18routine6campaign2berlin3refrain13maintain3balloon7fifteen2moronmarine1grandson1shotgun3christineairplane3contain3hometown7reborn7skyline6uptown8irenebreakdown3grapevine5resign3elaine1define5moonshine4nineteen5unseen5jolene3align4canteen3decline4mainline3saloon1Milananton1
3 syllables
everyone42anyone21afternoon19telephone20magazine8caroline7honeymoon6seventeen14valentine4halloween2hurricane10Babylon6gasoline6limousine6violin3kerosene5microphone4trampoline4evergreen2mandolin1borderline3cellophane3clementine3overgrown3submarine2unicorn3columbine3Frankenstein3guillotine3josephine1Palestine2windowpane1entertain1Abilene1avalon1chaperone1crystalline2echelon1intervene1quarantine1
4 syllables
evangeline3econoline1Agamemnon1aquamarine1acetyleneadenosineamphetamineanticycloneautomatonAzerbaijanclomipraminecomedienneConcepcioncontrabassoonelephantineemoticonglucosamine
5 syllables
hydrocortisone1antisubmarine
6 syllables
australopithecine
80
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
Mann
2 syllables
batman2madman3snowman1frogman1sandman1Walkman1cavemandoormanguardsmanhelmsmanhitmanjazzmankinsmanmailmanmermanmilkmannewsmanoilmanstrongmanmanage3managed1manner2manners2manny
3 syllables
businessmanfisherman4journeyman1weatherman1anchormanbogeymancountermanhandymanmiddlemanMinutemanpatrolmanrepairmanservicemanmanager3managementmannequin2mannequins1
4 syllables
assemblymannewspapermannurserymanhumanity3manageable1humanities3manicuringmanifestlyRachmaninoff
5 syllables
inhumanitiesinhumanityunmanageable

“man” at line end — from real songs

You could be a woman or you could be a manWear the glove on the other hand
— Dr. Dog, “Shadow People” · rhymes man / hand
So I wait my turn, I'm a modern manAnd the people behind me, they can't understand
— Arcade Fire, “Modern Man” · rhymes man / understand
Won't you save her while you can?Cut down the other man"
— Andy Shauf, “Wendell Walker” · rhymes man / can

How to read the 3154 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 73
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 102
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 539
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 1320
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1119
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 80
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.