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Words that rhyme withoff

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 F
27
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
cough7coifdoffquaffscofftofftrough
2 syllables
takeoff1blastoffcutoffdrop-offfalloffjerk-offkickoffknockoffliftoffMarkoffone-off
3 syllables
Molotov2Romanoff
200
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
cross2watch15boss9loss12wash3sauce1goshcosjoshRoss1cloth6toss1scotch2poslasmoss3moth1bosh1dazs1floss1hoss1Koch1mosh1noth1BocheBoschbotchbrothcosscroscrossecrotchDoSdossdrossfossefrothglossGothhaashahs2HothjosskoslothnotchposhquashRothsaassloshsquashswatch
2 syllables
across4panache1vandross1whitewash1AlsacebackwashbrainwashcrisscrossdeathwatchembossgaloshgouachegoulashHamashogwashhopscotchlacrosseloinclothmouthwashPanglossstopwatchwashclothwristwatchKarpovbecause21applause6garage1massage1mirage5barrage1collage1grandmas1grandpas1outlaws1seesaws1backsawsbedstrawsbylawscha-chaschainsaws1chutzpahs
3 syllables
albatross1applesauce1butterscotch1HeliosmacintoshmackintoshMcIntoshOstrogothsemiglosstableclothNabokovRomanovSaratovyugoslavcamouflage1arbitragebaccaratsbrouhahascarreras1chickasawsentouragefermatasfuselagekorunasmackinawsoverdrawssabotagetropopause
4 syllables
BaryshnikovKalashnikov
1115
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
arms1lost7stars1songs1hearts39cars1walls36cost1box18calls21cops15bars26thoughts1cards15falls20dogs9starts13wants8soft5gods13rocks15charge1parts14balls1shots9stops8jobs1march7lots1Charles2large1talks5crossed7guards3watched2marks4walks5bombs1causedsolve2false2mars6odds6scoffssocks7fox3costs2golf2blocks5charged1arts4launchdrops1spots9washed2pops4yards3solved1coughs1scars10frost11arse2sobs2waltz9sargeharsh1halls9locks5dolls1hans1shops4tops7charms9knots1sharks1knocks2starve2clocks6sparks5tossed7arch5barks2charts5
2 syllables
involved1belongs2response3gunshots3regards2guitars3cigars5involveresolve3dissolve3robots1alarms2exhaust3remarks2rooftops1sidewalks1aloft2bygones1cyclops1dissolved2jukebox1junkyards2mailbox2matchbox2postcards1raindrops2resolved2sandbox2sweethearts2treetops2applauds1baseballs1boxcars1breadbox1buckshots1bullfrogs1coupons1defrost1detox1dislodged1embarks1evolve1evolves1eyeballs1fastballs1forearms1icebox1icons1involves1nylons1padlocks1pylons1recalls1revolve1saigons1screenshots1smallpox1sunspots1teapots1aardvarks1abscondsabsolveabsolved
3 syllables
waterfalls4restaurants2overalls2Pentecost2astronauts2debutantes2holocaust1afterthoughts1cosmonauts1firearms1holocausts1lollipops1mastercards1mastodons1overcharged1paradox1paragons1tinderbox1unresolved1abattoirs1aerosolsafrikaansaftershocksagitpropsaileronsalcazarsalcohols5amazons1analogs2analoguesantiknocksantiphonsapricots2aquanautsarbitragedargonautsarthropodsautobahns1avatarsbarbershops1basketballs1bodyguards2boulevards9
4 syllables
automatonsbrachiopodscephalopodscholesterolselectroshocksemoticonsheterodoxneanderthals1thingamabobstriceratopsunorthodox
112
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
ah46ya1law24saw15nah11ahh1draw6raw10blah1moi6bra1straw2hah1jaw1paw3wah2Shawbah2thaw2yah1claw3awe2cha1bois1flaw2haw1trois2chaw1maw1naw1rah1cawcrawdawgnawschwaShahslawspaWaughyaw
2 syllables
grandma1grandpaaha5withdraw1soniaha-hahurrah3outlaw1dada1chainsaw1foresaw1guffaw1AccraArtoisbacksawBanglabedstrawbourgeoisbylawchutzpahcoleslawDohaEsauhacksawhandsawhooplain-lawjigsawmacawMcGrawpashapatoisRorschach
3 syllables
son-in-lawArkansas4Omaha1carrera1Panama1Saginaw1ApiabaccaratBogotabrouhahaChickasawChihuahuaChippewaDerridafermataha-ha-hakorunamackinawOttawaoverdrawquebecoisWarszawaWichita
4 syllables
brother-in-lawsister-in-lawdaughter-in-lawfather-in-lawmother-in-law
1299
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
on6all5heart6gone2long170wrong1song1are134fall1dark107wall128god1car1hard1want4call83far79not69star74strong64stop59got1dawn61bar54start1talk2lot1part40thought25small1park1dog3hall36top1arm1rock1job1ball2shot30hot23walk2block28spot27drop22tall1art26yard1clock1harm24mom12caught1fault1mark13smart14pop15shop10called10farm16bought10bomb1Paul7guard10stopped7card8lawn24john4shock11tom5don2taught1cop7calm3dropped9lock5doll12mall16talked2locked4brought1charm10walked3
2 syllables
apart95along74guitar34belong22upon8forgot14recall16alarm8sweetheart3beyond5football2gunshot1baseball1respond3assaultrobotbelonged2moronabroad2radarsidewalk3Iraq2so-calledlaptop1backyard2Bernardcigar4graveyard4regard1afar7depart6bizarre2postcard4Milananton1anon2bedrock1birdsong3courtyard3downfall2lamar3rainfall3remark3unlocked1hogan1alarmed2amar2applaud1atoll1avant2blacktop2footfall2Hitchcock1impart2Iran1jaguar2nightfall2rockstar1seagal2skylark2unarmed2
3 syllables
restaurant5alcohol5Vietnam3basketball1boulevard9protocolBabylon6dialogue1cannonball4waterfall4bodyguard2astronaut1Montreal4reservoir2superstar4meadowlark3morningstar3afterthought1analog2apricot2avalon1barbershop1catalogue1confidant1debutante2disembark2disregard2echelon1escobar2juggernaut1motorcar1mountaintop2nonchalant2abattoir1amazon1autobahn1Bonaparte1Camelot1caviar1cosmonaut1esplanade1
4 syllables
Agamemnon1neanderthal1automatonAzerbaijanbrachiopodcephalopodcholesterolelectroshockemoticonIditarodphenomenonSaskatchewanSebastopolstate-of-the-artthingamabobUlaanbaatar
5 syllables
middle-of-the-road
169
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
life315wife64stuff34laugh39safe22knife31rough25tough14half13roof15proof18thief14if5shelf33self14chief5wolf1beef9jeff2chef3grief9staff1cliff6deaf3brief3ralph1leaf2stiff2bluff9puff4strife4calf3surf3woof2cuff2alf1chafe1chaff1clef1dwarf1elf1fluff1geoff1goof1hoof1huff1keef1loaf1muff1rife1riff1ruff1scuff1sniff1wharf1biffbuffcoiffedufffieffifegaffgaffeGrafgraphgruffguffgulfliefluffmorphpoofRAFreefrefRolfRUFserfsheafskiffsloughsnuff
2 syllables
enough124myself100yourself52himself15itself12herself7relief14belief7behalf1ex-wifebergdorf1handcuff1midwife1nightlife1themself1alewifealoofbookshelfcarafedebriefdyestuffearmuffengulffail-safeFalstaffflagstafffoodstufffoolproofgiraffehousewifeloosestrifemassifmotifrebuffriffraffrustproofsunroofunsafewerewolfwildlife
3 syllables
photograph7afterlife4autograph2disbelief2bulletproof1Beowulf1ourself1phonograph1allographcloverleafDusseldorfepitaphfireproofhectographhieroglyphinterleafleitmotiflithographmonographoverstuffparagraphpetroglyphpolygraphpolymorphshatterproofspectrographtelegraphUNICEFwaterproofweatherproofYellowknife
4 syllables
aperitifchoreographmimeograph
23
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
layoffpayoffplayoffoften7office1offer3awful3offered3offers3offing116
3 syllables
officer1officers2offering1offices5offerings1awfulnessoffererofferersofficered1
4 syllables
counteroffercounteroffersofficering1

“off” at line end — from real songs

My kind of life's no better offIt's got the map or if it's lost
— Jason Molina, “Farewell Transmission” · rhymes off / lost
In this room the heat pipes just coughBut there's nothing, really nothing to turn off
— Bob Dylan, “Visions of Johanna” · rhymes off / cough
My nail colors are wearing offYou can hear my high heels walking on
— Mitski, “Bag of Bones” · rhymes off / on

How to read the 2921 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 27
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 200
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 1115
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 112
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1298
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 169
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 23
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.