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Words that rhyme withmat

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 T
52
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
that2at46hat27cat14flat15fat9rat10bat1sat5chat1pat4bratDAT3tat2gat2Platte1scat1splat1GATTgnatkatnatslatspatvat
2 syllables
begat1at-batbobcatbrickbatchitchatmuskratnonfatpolecattomcatwildcatwombat
3 syllables
habitat3pussycat2acrobat1bureaucrat1plutocrat1thermostat1autocratbutterfatcaveatcopycatdemocratGujaratrat-a-tattechnocratziggurat
4 syllables
aristocrat1
267
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
bad76had62sad40mad39dad17glad15add3lad1bradpad6chadfad1cadcladgadgradplaidradscadshadtadback310black75track35jack14crack17map9trap13pack11rap18crap2lap10cap8lack6mac5snap5sack7tap5wrap1slapnap1chapsnack1gap3hack1stack7zachzacksmack2wack5mack4clap4flap3slack4rack2clack3knack4shack2PAC2sac1sap2strap2whack1ack1app1flack1lac1pap1quack1scrap1tack1yack1yap1BraquedakflakfraphapJapLappMAKplaquewrackyakzapbag20drag19
2 syllables
comrade1ipad2notepad1triad1doodaddyadgrandadgranddadkeypadMossadnomadRiyadhSinbadSoledadattack20kidnapbackpack3Cognac2comeback2knapsack2racetrack2backtrack1feedback1hatchback1haystack1lilac1setback1tarmac1abackbackslapBalzacblackjackbootstrapburlapbushwhackbuybackcallbackcarjackcatnapcutbackdrawbackentrapfallbackflapjackflashbackflytrapfullbackgreenbackhalfbackhardbackhijackhorsebackhubcaphumpbackhunchbackkickbackkneecapknickknackmadcapmishapmousetrapoutbackpaybackplaybackProzacpullback
3 syllables
GalahadironcladLeningradStalingradTrinidadundergradVolgogradcadillac10maniac3handicap1nordictrack1overlap1Pontiac1almanacanorakcardiaccornerbackcrackerjackDimetappgunnysackhackmatackKodiakleatherbacklumberjackmedivacMerrimackpaperbackpiggybackpricklebackquarterbackrazorbackwiretapzodiacsaddlebagtaxicab
4 syllables
HyderabadOlympiadolympiadsamnesiac1insomniac1biofeedbackcounterattackparanoiac
5 syllables
egomaniackleptomaniacnymphomaniac
6 syllables
megalomaniac
1132
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
hand239hands113land115last88fast81past79stand74band59sand47ask17fact24passed17tracks19bank14grand17bags10act11pants10planned15thanks6asked5thank3camp5facts10stands11max3cast9frank1tank7aunt1plant5gaspsmask6grant2task4lands11banks5packed7cats4blast4trapped1rats5hankasks1tax2damned1brand1drank2plants1grabbed3laughed4acts1bands8lads1stabbed1lamp4draggedwrapped2vast1backs6blank2rank2crashed2tanks2cracked2cracks7champ2francssmashed1wax3hats1rags7ants5draft1grasp6stacks6danced1gasplasts4sands4
2 syllables
command11relax6perhaps1contact5attacked1contract1demand4exact1kidnapped2demands4attached3attacks1impactreact4collapse3advancedcomrades1aircraft1contacts1broadcastrelaxed2intact5homeland1collapsedattract2quicksand4distract1commands3Lowlands1Thailand2wasteland3entranced2expand1mismatched1unmatched1contracts1transplantabstract1Ajax1amassed1backhands1bandstand1Belfast1disband1dreamland1elapse1firsthand1forecast1goddamned1handstands1headband1homelands1hubcaps1lilacs1nightstand1programmed1relapsed1rembrandts1sandbags1setbacks1
3 syllables
understand125understands10diplomats2motherland2wonderland1ampersand1cataracts1contraband1Disneyland1Dixieland1Ferdinand1habitats1lumberjacks1overcast1paperbacks1parallax1riverbank1secondhand1timberlands1unattached1underpants1acrobats1almanacsampersands1anagrammedanoraksantitankartifactartifactsautocratsautographed2avalanchedbeforehandboomeranged1Bundesbankbureaucrats1butterfatscadillacs10caravannedcaveats
4 syllables
misunderstand1overreact1amnesiacs1analysandanalysandsantiaircraftaristocrats1biofeedbackschoreographedcounterattackedcounterattacksenthusiastenthusiastsGondwanalandiconoclasticonoclastsinsomniacs1
5 syllables
egomaniacshemophiliacskleptomaniacs
6 syllables
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
yeah124
614
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
man307can1am56dance37glass50plan59chance42have27laugh39ass38plans29pass33grass26damn13cash26path18half13class12than7van15fan16gas14gang9has3as1ran7match6laughs6Sam6hang3an3France8bang9catch1trash9bath8flash12shall1crash7pal5dan2fans7lamb7staff1san1sang5scratch6stan4mass2pan7math6Anne1jam5jazz3branch2ann1ash4bass4tan8ralph1badge1patch2ranch3smash2clan1rang4yang2ham2lance1gal4scan1ramkangchancam1wang1brass3pamdam6bam1
2 syllables
began6goddamn5romance14japan6advance5program1batman2behalf1examdianeprogramme1exams2mustang2finance2moustache3mustache3canal1expanse2madman3alas1bloodbath2sedan2snowman1Spokane1wingspan2whereasdispatchafghan1attach1badass1corral1Diaz1divan1eyelash1frogman1goddam1landmass1morale1moulin1royale1sandman1sundance1suzanne1trespass1Walkman1whiplash1abashafghans1amassaskancebacklashbedpanbedpansBhutanbivalvebivalvesbloodbaths2bluegrassbypasscaftan
3 syllables
photograph7photographs1circumstance8telegram1businessmanautograph2aftermath3fisherman4Amsterdam3Birmingham1hourglass2overpass2Abraham1alcatraz2caravan1hologram2underpass2avalanche1boomerang1caravans1chaparral1diaphragm1instagram1journeyman1marianne1milligram1minivans1overhangs1phonograph1plexiglass1psychopath1weatherman1abrahams1aftermaths3allographallographsamaranthamaranthsanagramanagrams
4 syllables
Afghanistan1sociopaths1sociopath1afghanistans1angiogramangiogramsassemblymancatamaranchoreographchoreographsGuadalcanalmimeographmimeographsnewspapermannurserymanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistan
7 syllables
electrocardiogramelectrocardiograms
1456
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
it444night550out275heart255right296light284street175feet118fight91not69late65wait54what29white61but20got54sight73start63yet55lot57tight61sweet49get32beat51meet48part40hurt40thought25met39heat46eat36bright47doubt34bit25fate37great29state28seat29hate27straight23shot30hot23hit23throat27flight31coat26spot27might24art26boat23shirt18gate22wrote19write17wet20cut16meat17caught18set13dirt23fit16suit19quit19bet14fault11weight16shut9felt11smart14bite17note10shoot7bought10shout16sit4short6plate14court6date8
2 syllables
tonight184alright97about71apart95forget44regret25forgot14without12midnight16complete10moonlight31repeat11upset9bullshit5goodnight15admit6sweetheart3report3create5support4defeat8airport5sunset8estate3invite1resultcommit2alert2gunshot1daylight12despiteoutfit2adult1assaultconcrete8throughoutremote3robotretreat6passport1polite3escorttransportdessert1insultdebate3delight14permitcompete2roommate1afloat9somewhat1locate1heartbeat3website1twilight4sunlight8salute1relate7haircut1
3 syllables
cigarette20internet8celebrate6separate2concentrate6satellite4overnight4appetite8absoluteoperate1hesitate6institutejuliet3prostitute1bittersweet8silhouette4dynamite2indicatetolerateincomplete4astronaut3interstate4overcoat2parapet2underfoot1antidote3dissipate1obsolete2paperweight2petticoat3substitute1executeafterthought1apricot2bayonet2calculate1candlelight2contemplate2demonstrate2elevate2
4 syllables
appreciate1investigate1communicate1cooperatenegotiateeliminatecongratulateparticipate1evaporate1intimidate2meteorite2annihilate1commiserate1electrocute1redecorate1reincarnate1retaliate1sophisticate1abbreviate
5 syllables
deteriorate1
78
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
mattmatte
2 syllables
format1doormatmatter15matters10mattered5matic1matted1Matissemattingmattocksmatty
3 syllables
Laundromat2diplomat1dramaticasthmaticclimaticdogmaticdramaticsformattedformatting
4 syllables
automatic1mathematics2cinematic1antimatterantimatters
5 syllables
6 syllables
mathematically1

“mat” at line end — from real songs

But you know that you never really go to the matWhen you know that it didn't go exactly like that
— Fiona Apple, “For Her” · rhymes mat / that
Splayed out on a bath matSix miles north of South Platte
— Andrew Bird, “A Nervous Tic Motion of the Head to the Left” · rhymes mat / platte
Don't forget the key is under the matVisit Grandpa every chance that you can
— Lori McKenna, “Humble & Kind” · rhymes mat / can

How to read the 3519 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 52
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 266
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 1132
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 614
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1454
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 78
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.