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Words that rhyme withonce

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 AH coda N·S
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)
1 syllable
bunce
80
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
lunch10month5bunch5punch5crunch1hunch3brunch1Bunchemunchscrunchcomes1ones15guns17sons5lungs12runs3drums11tons1tongues6suns1thumbs2crumbs2slums1bums1buns1duns1nuns1bungschums1cums4dones173dungsFrunzefuns81gums2hums8mums3nones23numbs10plumbs1plums1pungs
2 syllables
becomes17breadcrumbs1grandsons1shotguns2handguns1blowgunshomespunshumdrumsincomes1outcomes2outruns1rerunssomeones33stepsons1succumbsexpunge
3 syllables
counterpunchmegatonsovercomes4overruns
14
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
months3punched5brunched1bunched5crunched5hunched3lunched10lunged3munchedplungedscrunchedsponged
2 syllables
amongstexpunged
202
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
love304one1us1sun2done2come105of74huh54run93much87son79fun81a22gun67the26from46young55touch48stuff34some32does20tongue28none23won24rough1dumb21tough14bus11judge8such4drum20rush11mum3plus1hung5crush8bum4dove15sung10buzz4brush4thus1thumb9gus1uhh1shove6dutch3gum2fuss4lung3glove8ton1sum1numb10scum1hush2crutch10hum8bluff9kungflush2nun5rum4clutch6dah6dum3puff4bun3grudge4blush3fuzz3lush1mush2rung3strum2crumb2cuff2suh1swung2yum2budge1chum1Donne1duh1dunn1fluff1flung1gush1huff1Hun1muff1plum1plumb1plush1pun1ruff1scuff1shun1sludge1slum1sprung1spun1stun1stung1umm1Bruchbuffbungbusschungcussdahs6drudgeduffdundungfudgeglumgruffguffHusshutchkutchluffnudgepungpusRUFRusrusssloughslushsmudgesnuffstrungthrushtonnetrudgetrusstuff
2 syllables
enough124above71someone33become1begun32uh-huhamongdiscussundone18grandson1shotgun3income1outcome2foxglove1handcuff1handgun1outrun1stepson1abuzzadjudgebegrudgeblowgunbreadcrumbdyestuffearmufffoodstuffhomespunhumdrummisjudgenonesuchoutdoespaintbrushpooh-bahprejudgerebuffrerunsagebrushShemasuccumbthereoftrueloveunsung
3 syllables
everyone42anyone21overcome4Delacroix1kumbaya1overdone1Depardieuhit-and-runmegatonminibusoverdoesoverrunoverstuffsuperfluoustreasonousunderbrush
4 syllables
maharajas
843
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
up307and1blood51what29but1luck1trust34dust35cup30loved12just9must15cut16shut9club9front1drunk10drugs13ugh6truck12stuck9jump4drug5loves4mud13nuts6bucks5bust12butt6trunk11buck11gruntsyup6touched3suck4skull3duck5hug2hunt1pulse4dump2guts1sucks2flood14bug4chuckjumped2punk4bud2doug1junk4struck2monk3gloves1dumped2nut3lust9pump2gut3pub1crushed4fund1sucked5tub4cuts1rubclubs3bugs1rust13trucks4rug9funds3bump1dug2stuffed2hutdull1plug2dusk6cups3thud1mug2stunt1
2 syllables
makeup5results2resultbeloved1adult1backupadults3insultdiscussed2somewhat1haircut1destruct2corrupt1adjust1make-updeluxe2engulfed2seagull3handcuffs1distrust2manhunt1unloved2amok1amuck1donut1doughnuts1foxgloved1foxgloves1handcuffed1insults1mistrust1nightclubs1pickup1Pilate1roebuck1seagulls1setup1stardust1teacup1untouched1consultabductabductsaboves71abruptabutabutsadjudgedadjunctadjunctsadjusts1affrontaffrontsawestruckbackupsbathtubs1begrudgedbeloveds1blowupblowupsbreakupbuildupbuildupsburnupburnupscheckupcheckups
3 syllables
interrupt2aqueduct1supercut1wanderlust2aqueducts1conjurer1jitterbug1thunderstruck1waterfront1antitrustbattlefrontbattlefrontsbottom-upbuttercupbuttercupscatapultcocoanutscoconutcoconutsconjurers1cover-updeconstructdeconstructsfirebugfirebugsfisticuffsfollow-upfollowupfollowupshazelnuthazelnutsinterrupts2jitterbuggedjitterbugs1ladybugladybugsmegabucksoceanfrontoceanfrontsoverstuffedoverstuffsreadjustreadjustsreconstructreconstructsrunner-up
77
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
dance37chance42sense18since9fence13prince6France8tense3vincelance1hans1glance7bouncetrance3hencepence2dense1ounce1pense1stance1bons1flouncemincenancenoncepounceprancequincerinsesconcethencetrouncevancewhencewince
2 syllables
romance14defense6advance5convinceresponse3offense2intense1defence3announceexpense2finance2expanse2suspense2incense1pretense2commence1immense1pronounce1sundance1askancecondensedenouncedispenseenhanceensconceevincefreelanceperchancerenounce
3 syllables
circumstance8commonsensefrankincensehappenstancemispronouncenonchalancePort-au-PrincerecompenserefinanceRenaissanceself-defenceself-defensesynonyms
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 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
sequence
3 syllables
consequence1eloquencesubsequence

“once” at line end — from real songs

Remember the smoke, the late sunI can tolerate, and all at once
— Men I Trust, “I Don’t Like Music” · rhymes once / sun
I’ve said I'm sorry by now, at least onceFor the cold-hearted thing that I have done
— Counting Crows, “August And Everything After” · rhymes once / done
Alive and gone at onceYou learn to take it as it comes
— Angel Olsen, “Sister” · rhymes once / comes

How to read the 1212 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.
Family rhyme 80
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 14
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 201
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 839
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 77
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 4
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.