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Words that rhyme withown

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 OW coda N
129
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
stone9phone3known3bone3grown4shown11zone9throne1loan1thrown1tone2blown6joan2flown3moan9lone1sown4Mon3drone3clone1cone3groan3roan1sewn1shone1CohncronehoneproneRhonescone
2 syllables
alone37unknown3Capone3cologne2atone2trombone2tyrone2wishbone2backbone1condone1cyclone1flintstone1grindstone1headstone1intone1jawbone1milestone1outgrown1raton1simone1smartphone1timezone1Bayonnebemoanbloodstonebluestonebrownstonecapstonecheekbonecurbstonedethronedisownearphoneflagstonefreestonefull-blowngallstonegemstoneGladstonegoldstonegravestonehailstonehalftoneheadphonehipbonehomegrownhormonekeystonelimestonelodestoneMalonemillstone
3 syllables
telephone20microphone4overgrown3anemone1cobblestone1cortisone1firestone1methadone1monotone1overthrown1saxophone1acetoneallophoneanklebonebaritonebourguignoncherrystonecollarbonecornerstoneDictaphonehomophoneLivingstonemegaphoneoverblownovertonepheromonesiliconesousaphonespeakerphoneunbeknownundertonexylophoneYellowstone
4 syllables
anticyclone
5 syllables
hydrocortisone1
34
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
home14Rome8roam1dome7comb6foam6chrome1loam2gnome1BoehmBoehmegloamNomeohmtome
2 syllables
syndrome2genome1shalom1biomeJeromerhizome
3 syllables
monochrome3honeycomb1aerodrome1astrodome1catacomb1Styrofoam1chromosomecyclostomehippodromeliposomepolychromeproteomevelodrome
177
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
bones4stones1Jones10homes1groans1phones5owns2owned4Holmes1stoned12moans1phonedroamed4boned1clones1cones1drones1loaned1loans1moaned1scones1thrones1toned1tones1zones1chromedchromes4clonedcombed6combescombs6coned2crones
2 syllables
headphones2crossbones1dethroned1earphones1gravestones1rhinestones1trombones1atonedatones2backbones1bemoanedbemoansbiomesbloodstonesbluestonesbrownstonescapstonescellphonescheekbonescolognes2condonedcondones1curbstonescyclones1daimones
3 syllables
cobblestones1telephones2microphones1chromosomes1cornerstones1honeycombs1xylophones1acetonesaerodromes1allophonesanemones1anklebonesastrodomes1baritonesbourguignonscatacombs1
4 syllables
anticyclonesprogesteronestestosterones
5 syllables
hydrocortisones1
158
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
know2go3oh1no90so92low1show96though55snow73slow61blow1grow2row30flow33whoa8ow3ohh7joe7throw6bro5glow27owe2dough13pro3toe6crow8hoe4woe5foe2tow4doh2Poe2flo2mow2roe2doe1aux1beau1coe1hoh1joh1koh1roh1sew1stow1Tho1choCROfloeGoghLuomoerhosloeStowe
2 syllables
ago68below43hello15althoughdunno1aglow7Monroe2uno2bestow1drapeau1escrow1outgrow1plateau1tarot1BordeauxchateauCousteauDefoeforegoforgoFoucaultgateaukayoMarceauMunroNGOPernodpoirotrondeaurouleauRousseauso-sotableauThoreauTruffautturbot
3 syllables
radio2Mexico17studio1Tokyo1Romeo2buffalo2stereo2undertow6Idaho5rodeo4tupelo3afterglow4Jericho1patio2bungalow2figaro2indigo2kokomo1overflow2ratio1apropos1bigelow1Borneo1embryo1Eskimo1mistletoe1Monaco1Navajo1zydeco1angeloaudiocalicocameocicerodominodynamoKosovomedicooleooverthrowpiccolopoliopompanoporticoportmanteauScorpiotaekwondoundergovertigo
4 syllables
DiMaggio1adagioArapahoArapahoeGeronimoGuantanamomustachiooreganopistachiopoliticoportfoliopresidio
5 syllables
Michelangelo2archipelagobraggadocioimpresarioMontevideo
6 syllables
generalissimo
1157
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
road2soul126cold2old79gold76clothes64goes61knows53told49roll42smoke37close28hold1nose37ghost35hole29most27hope26broke25joke26throat27coat26whole15closed21boat23rose26wrote19shows21those6both6load19note10coast15sold13spoke10blows14holes14code11folks10rope13souls12toes20ghosts7vote6nope5stole7showed6roads11jokes11notes7dope14post5grows14coach1toast6drove3chose4goal5role4bowl4coal12woke1pole4coke7hopes2holds5gross3host4goat4losbold6soap4pope1hoped9votes1float7colestroke1folk4fold7
2 syllables
control47shadows10suppose7almost4supposed1photos2explode12approach2patrol5remote3exposed3nicole1proposeborrowed1afloat9parole1controlledbehold5euroscontrols47crossroads3expose1household1unfold5proposedthreshold2opposed1wardrobe1untold2railroad1awoke4payroll1pothole3rainbows1raincoat1crossroad1elbows3provoked3reload2approached1arose2composed1foretold2logos1morose1pinholes1tightropes2tiptoes1unfolds1willows2arseholes1backstroke1bestowed1billfold1blindfold1bulldoze1chateaus1chokehold1commode1consoled1
3 syllables
episode3envelope2dominoes1centerfold4overcoat2antidote3comatose1overload2petticoat3Roanoke2studios2buttonhole2decompose2overflowed1periscope2predisposed2radios1tomorrows2amphibole1antelopes1bungalows1buttonholes1calicoes1cantaloupes1centerfolds1dominos1envelopes1episodes1eskimos1horoscope1isotopes1marigold1marigolds1orioles1overcoats1overdose1overdosed1overflows1oversold1petticoats1
4 syllables
adagiosantonios1heliotropeheliotropeskaleidoscopekaleidoscopeslaryngoscopelaryngoscopesmanifestoesmustachioedmustachiosophthalmoscope
5 syllables
aficionadoesarchipelagoesbraggadociosdivertimentoesimpresariosmichelangelos2nitrocellulose
6 syllables
generalissimoes
1092
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
down541on293in278man307gone224mine275one197town214sun174done173line196rain170pain159then97can87fine115moon96run93been63son79mean72wine86soon84fun81seen68train60men59gun67skin69dawn61shine73when48green52brain52plan59born36turn35clean55win41scene42sign37burn30queen27screen40sin33none23learn26won24tune31chain25crown32thin22brown24plane22ten17pen22than7lane21nine14clown23goin2van15fan16vain26plain15lawn24john4ran7horn11spin14don2an3june11jane5gain13corn10join2ben4main3drown15
2 syllables
again332someone33insane50between34machine29begin25explain27within24return15begun32upon8remain17downtown16sunshine23began6design13amen6complain14champagne6divine13concern4japan6cocaine14online4undone18routine6campaign2berlin3refrain13batman2maintain3balloon7fifteen2morondianemarine1grandson1shotgun3christineairplane3contain3hometown7reborn7skyline6uptown8irenebreakdown3grapevine5resign3elaine1define5moonshine4nineteen5unseen5jolene3align4canteen3decline4mainline3saloon1
3 syllables
everyone42anyone21afternoon19magazine8caroline7honeymoon6seventeen14valentine4halloween2hurricane10Babylon6gasoline6limousine6violin3businessmankerosene5trampoline4evergreen2mandolin1borderline3cellophane3clementine3fisherman4submarine2unicorn3columbine3Frankenstein3guillotine3josephine1Palestine2windowpane1entertain1Abilene1avalon1caravan1crystalline2echelon1intervene1quarantine1sugarcane1
4 syllables
Afghanistan1evangeline3econoline1Agamemnon1aquamarine1acetyleneadenosineamphetamineassemblymanautomatonAzerbaijancatamaranclomipraminecomediennecontrabassoonelephantineemoticonglucosamine
5 syllables
antisubmarine
6 syllables
australopithecine
25
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
leoneSaoneowner1owners1Onoonusowning119
3 syllables
chaperone1ciceronefiona1corona2maroney1coronalcoronalscoronas2
4 syllables
Concepcionprogesteronetestosteronechaperoningmacaroni

“own” at line end — from real songs

Just how it feels to be all aloneFor just a little place you can call your own
— Ray LaMontagne, “Let It Be Me” · rhymes own / alone
Even if the blood is your own”To turn against their home
— Cass McCombs, “Bum Bum Bum” · rhymes own / home
'Cause as for your elbows, they're on their ownWandering like a rolling stone
— Adrianne Lenker, “Spud Infinity” · rhymes own / stone

How to read the 2747 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 129
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 34
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 177
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 158
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1157
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1092
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 25
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.