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Words that rhyme withohio

feminine
Masculine

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 this word

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 AY coda —
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 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)
2 syllables
brio
20
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)
2 syllables
psychorhino1hydro1pyro1Shiloh1CairoDidogyrohypoILOIMOIwomicromilosideshowsilotypo
3 syllables
albino1Hokkaidoproviso
609
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)
2 syllables
maestrofire1dying44crying34tired27trying23quiet9lying13wire22trial12liar11flying7fired4science2giant3tires6ryan1clientiron4lion3brian1buying16clients1fires7sighing5diet2Maya1dial2choir5tire1sirelions3riot2priorwires5Wyattviabayou3squire5triumph3spying1pyre4pliers2Zion1liars3lyre1wired3buyer2flyer1giants1pious1pryor2choirs1dials1dire1drier1dryer1eyeing1fliers1flyers1friar1grier1irons1mire1shire1trials1vials1vying1bayous3biasbiasedbriarbriarsbrierbriersbriosBryanbryansbuyers2choired5criercriersdialed2Diasdiets2driers1dryers1
3 syllables
desire23violence5entire1violent5quietly2scientists1admire4scientist1inspired3requiredretire4retired1desires6diary1requiregunfirerequiresallianceHawaii1violet1denial1Ireland1desired3expired3messiah1aspire2attire1campfire1conspire2defying2denying2goliath2perspire1lionelacquire1admired1admires1afire1bonfire1compliant1defiance1diapers1expire1expires1fiery1hellfire1inquire1inquired1inspire1mariah1Orion1piety1quagmire1quieter1reliant1relying1tobias1umpire1wireless1acquiredacquires1andironandironsanionanionsapplianceapplying1
4 syllables
society4entirelypsychiatrist1retirementanxiety1terrifyingreliableuninspired4variety1Lancashire2qualifiers1horrifying1pacifier1proprieties1societies1violently1acquireracquirersalibiing1alliancesamplifieramplifiersamplifying1anxieties1appliancesarchdioceseattiringbackfiringbeautifyingbiedermeierbiosciencebutterflying7calcifyingcalliopecertifyingclarifyingclassifying1codifyingcompliancescrucifying1
5 syllables
undeniable1electrifying1acidifyingarchdiocesesbeatifyingclassifiable
6 syllables
11
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
high127hi2
2 syllables
higher12hire1hiredhighesthires1hyunshanghai
3 syllables
hyacinths1shanghaiing

“ohio” at line end — from real songs

Oh Mario, we're only to OhioI'm all about denial
— Aimee Mann, “Pavlov’s Bell” · rhymes ohio / denial
Cross the muddy OhioAnd I dream on two bright eyes
— Bonnie Prince Billy, “Ohio River Boat Song” · rhymes ohio / eyes
Newly-released surveillance video shows the moments leading up to a mass shooti…A deadly shooting at a newspaper office in Annapolis (A gunman opened fire)
— Paul Simon, “Darkness” · rhymes ohio / fire

How to read the 630 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 1
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 20
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 609
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 11
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.