Quantcast
Words that rhyme with north — 808 rhymes by quality | Rhyme Land
RhymeLand

the rhymes and the songs that used them

Words that rhyme withnorth

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·TH
4
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
forth3fourth1
2 syllables
henceforththenceforth
113
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
course13horse10force1source5porch5torch1coarse1dwarf1hoarse1wharf1borschBourseCorsemorphMorsenorsescorchdoors18George2wars8floors7stores2roars2scores1fours3shores2drawers2pores2pours1chores1gorge1oars1spores1
2 syllables
divorce1remorse3bergdorf1endorse1blowtorchclotheshorseconcourseenforceoutsourceperforceracehorseWhitehorseworkforceworkhorseoutdoors3drugstores1abhorsadores3Azoresbackdoors1bookstorescentaurs2claymoresdecors1deplores
3 syllables
Dusseldorfintercourseopen-sourcepolymorphreinforcecommodores1dinosaurs1stevedores1sycamores1troubadours1albacorescarnivoresguarantorsherbivoreslabradors1matadorsunderscores
30
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
forceddwarves1fourths1scorched1borschtborschtscourseddwarfed1dwarfs1forgedgorged
2 syllables
divorced2disgorgedendorsedenforcedoutsourcedunhorsed
3 syllables
polymorphsreinforcedunenforced
116
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
more207door204for117floor145war77shore49store33four18your2score23or5norcore8pour5sore9wore2drawer5bore11roar16swore1corps1tore1ore5chore3gore2soar2snore1sor1yore1boarBoerBohrforehoarloreoarOrrporporeschnorrsporeThortortorr
2 syllables
before155ignore6thereforeexplore2ashore6adore3encore1restoredrugstore1seashore2centaur2Dior1backdoor1decor1folklore1galore1hardcore1igor1implore1rapport1uproar1abhorAborbookstoreclaymoredeploreeyesoreGaborindoorinshoreLahorelakeshorementoroffshoreonshoreoutdooroutscorephosphorpostwarprewarSenorsophomoreTimorwherefore
3 syllables
anymore105Baltimore1evermore2sycamore1troubadour2commodore1Labrador1Singapore1albacoreBangaloreBarrymorecarnivoredinosaurEcuadorfurthermoreguarantorherbivoreheretoforeLivermorematadorMevacornevermoreSalvadorstevedoreTambocortwenty-fourunderscore
442
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
lord28born36storm32warm21York5form15bored18board10short6court6horn11sword11sort1corn10sport6torn8warn1sports1port3warned2ward3worn4porn3fort2corpse2ford3pork2forms1sorts1horns3formed15morgue2sworn1lords3morn5cord2swords2chord5scorn5shorts1chords4mourn3thorn2thorns4norm2swarm3forkboards3roared2warmth1cords1hoard1scorned2storms2scored1borne1courts1dorm1dorms1fjord1fords1forks1horde1hordes1nord1ord1Porte1quart1shorn1snort1swarms1thorne1warms1warnes1warns1borns36bournbournebournesbournscordescoredcorkcorkedcorks
2 syllables
record3report3afford7support4records5airport5towards2reward3perform3aboard2reports1towardinformpassport1award2informed1escorttransportperformed1ignored6platform1reborn7resortrestored6landlord1floorboards2adored2broadsword1skateboard2transform1transformed1unborn2popcornabsorb1absorbed1accord1airborne1awards1billboard1billboards1bullhorn1carport1chessboard1conform1dartboard1dartboards1dashboard1distort1forlorn1headboard1import1keyboard1landlords1lukewarm1rainstorm1reform1rewards1stillborn1warlord1waveform1windstorm1abhorredabortabortsabsorbs1
3 syllables
uniform3uniforms3overboard3unicorn3thunderstorm2davenport1misinformed1aboveboardAgincourtcheckerboardcheckerboardschloroformchloroformedchloroformsclavichordclavichordsdavenports1fiberboardfiberboardsfibreboardfibreboardsfingerboardfingerboardsfirestormfirestormsharpsichordharpsichordsLuxembourgmisinformmisinformsnotochordnotochordsoutperformoutperformedoutperformsoverlordoverlordspaperboardpaperboardsplasterboardplasterboardsprerecordprerecordsreabsorbreabsorbed
4 syllables
cuneiform1cuneiforms1underperformunderperformedunderperforms
104
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
mouth75truth74death82earth55breath60teeth35worth28south26faith21path18both6youth20birth15bath8tooth12smith3booth6math6bethkeith1ruth1cloth6oath1myth3Sethgrowth1wrath3hearth1heath1meth2mirth1moth1noth1Perth1Plath1sheath1sleuth1sloth1hathBarthberthbrothdearthfirthfrothgirthGoetheGothhethHothlathloathlothpithRothswathtrothwithewreath
2 syllables
beneath6bloodbath2Macbeth1uncouth2bequeath1locksmith1vermouth1blacksmithchildbirthdalethDuluthfootpathforthwithfrogmouthGalbraithgoldsmithherewithHogarthloinclothoutgrowthrebirthtollboothunearthuntruthwarpathwashclothWoolworthwordsmith
3 syllables
underneath5aftermath3butterworth1leavenworth1psychopath1arrowsmithcoppersmithcottonmouthinterfaithmegadeathmonolithneolithOstrogothshibbolethtableclothundergrowth
4 syllables
sociopath1

“north” at line end — from real songs

Cozy with the east Africans up northBet that, head crack, blunt force
— Earl Sweatshirt, “2010” · rhymes north / force
But it's December the twenty-fourthAnd I am longing to be up North
— Irving Berlin, “White Christmas” · rhymes north / fourth

How to read the 808 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 4
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 113
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 30
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 115
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 442
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 104
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.