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Words that rhyme withodds

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 AA coda D·Z
35
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
gods1broads3mods1rods1baudsbawdscodsdodds1
2 syllables
applauds1balladesdefraudsfacades1ipodsramrods
3 syllables
arthropodsescaladesesplanades1goldenrods
4 syllables
brachiopodscephalopods
325
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
thoughts14dogs9shots9jobs7lots1spots9sobs2knots9dots3pots3clots2hots2watts1yachts2bogs1bots1cogs1fobs1knobs1mots1nots1rots1scotts1slots1aughtsbahtsblobsblogs1blotsbobs1clogs1cobscotsdaubsflogsfogs15frogs1globsgobsgrogsHobbshobshoggshogs4jogsjotskhatskobslatslobs1logs6lottes1mobs5mottsnaughts1plots5robs2scotsslobs1slogssmogs3snobssnogssnotssotssquats1swabsswats
2 syllables
gunshots3robots1buckshots1bullfrogs1screenshots1sunspots1teapots1allotsascotsbacklogsblowjobsboycottsbulldogs1corncobscrackpotscroatsdreadnoughtsearshotseggnogsersatzeyespotsfeedlotsforethoughtsgrapeshotsgroundhogsheadshotsheartthrobs1hedgehogshobnobshotdogshotpotshotshotshotspotsinkblotsjackpotskebabslapdogs1leapfrogslongshotsloquatsmascots2onslaughtspotshotsquahogsslingshotssnapshotstopknotsupshotswatchdogswhatnotsrooftops1sidewalks1
3 syllables
astronauts2afterthoughts1cosmonauts1analogs2analoguesapricots2aquanautsargonautscatalogues1demagoguesdialogues1epiloguesflowerpotshuguenotsjuggernauts1kilowattsmegawattsmonologues1ocelotssynagogues1travelogues1underdogslollipops1paradox1tinderbox1aftershocksagitpropsantiknocksbarbershops1countertopsequinoxgoldilockshammerlockshollyhocks1interlocks
4 syllables
thingamabobselectroshocksheterodoxtriceratopsunorthodox
216
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
hearts39cards15starts13wants8parts14guards3marks4costs2arts4yards1waltz9sharks1sparks5barks2charts5bonds1honksbards1farts2haunts2Marx2tarts2tonks2vaults2blondes1Bronx1carbs1carts1darts1faults1parks1ponds1salts1shards1swamps1angstarbsarcs4arks2
2 syllables
regards2remarks2junkyards2postcards1sweethearts2embarks1aardvarks1abscondsaccostsadoptsasphalts1assaultsavants2backyards2ballparks1barnyardsbasaltsbenchmarksbernardsbirthmarksbismarksblowhardsboatyardsbombardsbrickyardscanardschurchyards1cobaltsconcoctscourtyards3
3 syllables
restaurants2debutantes2holocausts1mastercards1bodyguards2boulevards9commandantscorrespondscounterpartsdisembarks2disregards2hildegardesleotardslumberyardsmatriarchesmeadowlarks3oligarchesoligarchspatriarchespatriarchssomersaults
748
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
off116ah46god1was43ya34not69stop59got54talk49lot57thought25dog31top28rock30cause23law24job28shot30hot23cross20walk24block28spot27saw15drop22clock22nah11caught18watch15pop15shop10ahh10boss9bought10shock11taught10loss12cop7lock5draw6brought1wash3pot6knock2bob1hop9raw10ought1doc1Scott1fought3odd2rob2sauce5squad2goshTodd2coslaws4stock2joshfog15Ross1log6plot5fraud2chop3blah1mob5cloth6cough8rod4toss3claus5moi6dock6scotch2broad1rot2frog1dot4pos
2 syllables
because21forgot14across4applause6grandma1garage4grandpagunshot1robotabroad2aha5massage1sidewalk3Iraq2laptop1withdraw1soniaha-hamirage1bedrock1hurrah3outlaw2applaud1barrage1blacktop2dada1Hitchcock1woodstock2Aesop1Alcott1assad1buckshot1bulldog1bullfrog1chainsaw1collage1distraught1facade1foresaw1grandmas1grandpas1guffaw1heartthrob1hilltop1lapdog1maraud1outlawed1outlaws1panache1pawnshop1Punjab1raindrop1roadblock1rooftop1seesaws1shamrock1takeoff1tripod1vandross1warlock1whitewash1workshop1
3 syllables
dialogue1son-in-lawArkansas4astronaut3Omaha1afterthought1analog2apricot2barbershop1catalogue1juggernaut1Molotov2mountaintop2albatross1applesauce1butterscotch1Camelot1camouflage1carrera1cosmonaut1esplanade1hollyhock1monologue1Panama1photoshop1Saginaw1synagogue1tomahawk1travelogue1aftershockagitpropanalogueantiknockAntiochApiaaquanautAraratArawakarbitrageargonautarthropodbaccarat
4 syllables
brother-in-lawsister-in-lawBaryshnikovbrachiopodcephalopoddaughter-in-lawelectroshockfather-in-lawIditarodKalashnikovmother-in-lawthingamabob
5 syllables
middle-of-the-road
1431
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
on293all315heart255gone224long170wrong171song167are134fall155dark107wall128car85hard81arms61want39call83lost74stars83far79star74strong64dawn61bar54start63songs43part40small43park41cars37hall36arm31walls36ball32tall31art26cost24yard23harm24calls21mom12bars26fault11falls20mark13smart14called10farm16bomb9Paul7soft15guard10charge9stopped7card8lawn24john4tom5don2balls8calm3dropped9doll12mall16talked2locked4charm10march7walked3drawn14Charles2large1crossed7sharp5watched2crawl18salt3jar17Clark2bombs1causedsolve2false2
2 syllables
apart95along74guitar34belong22upon8involved10recall16alarm8sweetheart3beyond5football2belongs2response3baseball1respond3assaultbelonged2moronradarso-calledbackyard2Bernardcigar4graveyard4regard1afar7depart6guitars3bizarre2cigars5involvepostcard4resolve3dissolve3Milananton1alarms2anon2birdsong3courtyard3downfall2exhaust3lamar3rainfall3remark3unlocked1hogan1alarmed2aloft2amar2atoll1avant2bygones1dissolved2footfall2impart2Iran1jaguar2nightfall2resolved2rockstar1seagal2
3 syllables
restaurant5alcohol5Vietnam3basketball1boulevard9protocolBabylon6cannonball4waterfall4waterfalls4bodyguard2Montreal4reservoir2superstar4meadowlark3morningstar3overalls2Pentecost2avalon1confidant1debutante2disembark2disregard2echelon1escobar2holocaust1motorcar1nonchalant2abattoir1amazon1autobahn1Bonaparte1caviar1firearms1fireball1hildegard1intercom1lexicon1marathon1mastodons1overcharged1
4 syllables
Agamemnon1neanderthal1automatonautomatonsAzerbaijancholesterolcholesterolsemoticonemoticonsneanderthals1phenomenonSaskatchewanSebastopolstate-of-the-artUlaanbaatar
893
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
words54kids37legs17clouds22heads21birds15needs11woods11drugs13bags10fields14sides16eggs7roads11leads3holds5pigs5goods2worlds5beds7dudes8lads1rides12seeds7clubs3bugs1weeds9Gibbsloads3boobsdeeds5ribs2lords3blades7crowds5rags7aids1reads1fades6swords2codes2feds1chords4flags4reeds5shades5shreds4grades8meds1beads3bleeds3boards3breeds3cubs2dregs3fags3jags2olds3spades2tags2tribes3bloods2braids1cords1drags2floods2foods2glades2herbs1hides2moods2plugs2rigs2slugs2thirds2threads1thugs2tides2ads1babes1beards1bids1
2 syllables
records5besides1towards2comrades1crossroads3eyelids5decides19decades1floorboards2hillsides3parades4subsides3backsides2divides1grenades1insides2unfolds1abides1arcades1awards1backwoods1betides1billboards1bluebirds1bridesmaids1collides1cornfields1crosswords1dartboards1explodes1foreheads1includes1intrudes1landlords1mermaids1nightclubs1precedes1preludes1provides1redwoods1resides1rewards1sandbags1thresholds1abodesabradesabsurds8accedesaccords1affords7aholdsairfieldsairheadsairspeedsallgoodsalludesamidesandroids1anodesascribesasides7
3 syllables
palisades3hummingbirds3mockingbirds1accolades1attitudes1centerfolds1countrysides1episodes1genocides1lemonades1marigolds1multitudes1promenades1actinidesadenoidsadulthoods1alkaloidsaltitudes1amplitudesamyloidsanaerobesaniseedsaptitudes1arrowheadsarsenidesasteroids2babyhoodsbarricades1battlefields4brotherhoodscavalcades1celluloidscentipedes1certitudescheckerboardschesterfieldsclassifiedsclavichordscoincidescolonnadescopperheads
4 syllables
daminozidesexactitudesformaldehydes1ineptitudesinfanticides1insecticidesnucleotidespolyamidessolicitudessuperoxidesthalidomidestriglycerides
5 syllables
corticosteroidsmonosaccharidespolysaccharides
6 syllables
verisimilitudes
1
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
marauds1

“odds” at line end — from real songs

Play the numbers, play the oddsPlay "Cry Me a River" for the Lord of the gods
— Bob Dylan, “Murder Most Foul” · rhymes odds / gods
A strange form of life kicking through windows, rolling on yardsHitting in loved ones, triggering odds
— Bonnie Prince Billy, “Strange Form of Life” · rhymes odds / yards
We’re up against impossible oddsAnd all your fleeting lovers, a little break from the barrage
— Cassandra Jenkins, “A Break from the Barrage” · rhymes odds / barrage

How to read the 3647 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 35
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 325
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 216
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 747
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1431
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 893
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 1
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.