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Words that rhyme withpalm

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 M
31
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
mom12bomb9tom5calm3prom2homme1bom1com1dom1hom1nom1balmBaumGuamhalmMam
2 syllables
aplomb1AssambecalmembalmIslampogromsalaamsitcom
3 syllables
Vietnam3intercom1firebombSurinam
199
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
on293gone224long170wrong171song167strong64dawn61lawn24john4don1drawn14sean1kong1hongRonjuan1von1con2HanShawndong4khanhonjonbon1wongswan3yawn3throng3non1bong1cong2fawn1gong2Jong1kwon1pawn1spawn1Vaughan1xan1BonnBraunbrawnchonconnHahnhmongKahnnaanpongprawnprongthongtongtwangvaughnwanXianyon
2 syllables
along74belong22upon8moronMilananton1anon2birdsong3hogan1Iran1withdrawn2Armstrong1baton1chiffon1foregone1hassan1neutron1predawn1Saigon1salon1siobhan1thereon1yuan1AmonantoineargonArgonneAtonaxonBataanboronbygonecaponCeyloncome-oncouponcrayonDacrondaikondaylongDhahranDijonding-dongdiphthongexonfurlong
3 syllables
Babylon6avalon1echelon1amazon1autobahn1lexicon1marathon1AbidjanaileronantiphonAragonAvignoncarilloncimarrondenouementepsilonheliconhexagonKazakhstanliaisonmagnetronmastodonmoldovanoctagonone-on-onepantheonparagonParmesanParthenonpentagonpi-meson
4 syllables
Agamemnon1automatonAzerbaijanemoticonphenomenonSaskatchewan
334
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
arms1want39songs43arm31harm24farm16wants8charm10bombs1armed2bond2barn4launchblonde1fond1pond7swamp6darnhans1charms9fontblond1monde3palms5barneshaunt2lawns2wand4wrongs3bonds1moms3psalm1honksbronze2farms1haunts2swans2tonks2yawns2launchedbarns1blondes1bombed1Bronx1charmed1dawned1dawns1dons1farmed1harmed1harms1pawned1pawns1ponds1swamps1thongs1tonk1vons1almsarmesbalmsblonds1bonged1bongs1bonkbonkedbonksbonnesbons1Brahmsbraunsbrawnsbroncbroncsbronzed
2 syllables
alarm8beyond5belongs2response3respond3belonged2alarms2alarmed2avant2bygones1unarmed2coupons1forearm1forearms1icons1nylons1pylons1saigons1storefront1unharmed1abscondabscondsalongs74aplombs1argonsavants2axonsbatons1becalmedbecalmsBelmontbirdsongs3blancmangeboronscaponschiffons1come-onscrayonnedcrayonscroissantcroissantsdaikonsdetentedetentesdiphthongsdisarmdisarmeddisarmsDuchampembalmedembalmsensconceensconcedexonsforearmed1furlongsgendarmegendarmes
3 syllables
restaurant5restaurants2confidant1debutante2debutantes2nonchalant2firearms1mastodons1paragons1afrikaansaileronsamazons1antiphonsautobahns1carillonscatalanscimarronscommandantcommandantscorrespondcorrespondsdenouementsdeuteronsdiatomsechelons1epsilonsfirearmfirebombedfirebombsheliconshexagonsintercoms1leprechaunslexicons1liaisonsmagnetronsmarathons1Mitterrandnonchalance
4 syllables
automatonsemoticons
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
ah46ya34law24saw15nah11ahh10draw6raw10blah1moi6bra1straw2hah2jaw3paw3wah2Shawbah2thaw2yah1claw3awe2cha1bois1flaw2haw1trois2chaw1maw1naw1rah1cawcrawdawgnawschwaShahslawspaWaughyaw
2 syllables
grandma1grandpaaha5withdraw1soniaha-hahurrah3outlaw2dada1chainsaw1foresaw1guffaw1AccraArtoisbacksawBanglabedstrawbourgeoisbylawchutzpahcoleslawDohaEsauhacksawhandsawhooplain-lawjigsawmacawMcGrawpashapatoisRorschach
3 syllables
son-in-lawArkansas4Omaha1carrera1Panama1Saginaw1ApiabaccaratBogotabrouhahaChickasawChihuahuaChippewaDerridafermataha-ha-hakorunamackinawOttawaoverdrawquebecoisWarszawaWichita
4 syllables
brother-in-lawsister-in-lawdaughter-in-lawfather-in-lawmother-in-law
2079
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
all315heart255are134off116fall155dark107wall128god69car85hard81was43call83lost74stars83far79not69star74stop59got54bar54start63talk49lot57part40thought25small43park41hearts39dog31cars37hall36top28rock30cause23walls36job28ball32shot30hot23cross20walk24block28spot27drop22tall31art26cost24yard23box18clock22calls21caught18watch15cops15bars26thoughts14fault11cards15falls20mark13smart14pop15shop10called10dogs9starts13boss9bought10Paul7soft15guard10gods13rocks15charge9stopped7card8shock11parts14taught10loss12
2 syllables
apart95guitar34because21forgot14involved10recall16across4sweetheart3applause6football2garage4gunshot1baseball1assaultrobotgunshots3abroad2massage1radarsidewalk3Iraq2so-calledlaptop1backyard2Bernardcigar4regards2graveyard4regard1afar7depart6guitars3bizarre2cigars5mirage5involvepostcard4resolve3dissolve3robots1bedrock1courtyard3downfall2exhaust3lamar3rainfall3remark3remarks2rooftops1sidewalks1unlocked1aloft2amar2applaud1atoll1barrage1blacktop2cyclops1dissolved2footfall2
3 syllables
alcohol5basketball1boulevard9protocoldialogue1cannonball4waterfall4waterfalls4bodyguard2astronaut3Montreal4reservoir2superstar4meadowlark3morningstar3overalls2Pentecost2afterthought1analog2apricot2astronauts2barbershop1catalogue1disembark2disregard2escobar2holocaust1juggernaut1Molotov2motorcar1mountaintop2abattoir1afterthoughts1albatross1applesauce1Bonaparte1butterscotch1Camelot1camouflage1caviar1
4 syllables
neanderthal1BaryshnikovbrachiopodbrachiopodscephalopodcephalopodscholesterolcholesterolselectroshockelectroshocksheterodoxIditarodKalashnikovneanderthals1Sebastopolstate-of-the-artthingamabobthingamabobstriceratops
5 syllables
middle-of-the-road
419
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
time643home338name243him138them89dream150room147same150come105game106am56from46shame76blame66came41storm32warm21some32crime30flame42damn13scream25dumb21team17form15seem16fame31climb21swim11cream12claim15drum20frame18jim8dime28Sam6bloom28boom9film4Rome8stream16mum3whom1rhyme29prime4kim2lame13aim10lamb7bum4gym6tomb15theme2timfirmroam18term1jam5steam9thumb9gum2scheme5ham2groom2sum2doom7numb10beam2scum1ramgloom9cam1womb8slim6lime10pamdam6bam1hum8limb6tame7worm1chime6rum4
2 syllables
become17lifetime11bedroom9goddamn5sometime9bathroom3became3program1costume5perform3assumeperfume12meantime3confirm1informextreme2examsupreme1sublime13springtime2income1platform1programme1daydream6nicknameesteem3syndrome2outcome2resume1moonbeam2nighttime2courtroom1presumeballroom1condemn2consume1downstream1halftime1headroom1lunchtime2showtime1transform1aflame1bloodstream1classroom1conform1daytime1earthworm1genome1goddam1lukewarm1mainstream1mayhem1noontime1pastime1playroom1proclaim1rainstorm1reform1regime1restroom1shalom1storeroom1upstream1waveform1
3 syllables
uniform3anytime5overcome4summertime11overtime5telegram1Bethlehem1Amsterdam3Birmingham1monochrome3seraphim3thunderstorm2wintertime2Abraham1hologram2honeycomb1aerodrome1astrodome1catacomb1Christmastime1diaphragm1everytime1instagram1milligram1pantomime1paradigm1pseudonym1Styrofoam1academeanagramAnaheimaspartameBellinghamcablegramCardizemchloroformchromosomecounterclaimCunninghamcyclostomediademdiagramdinnertimedithyrambendosperm
4 syllables
cuneiform1angiogramdiltiazemunderperform
7 syllables
electrocardiogram
12
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
pom
2 syllables
Palmernapalm1palming4palmistpalmistspommelpommeledpommels
3 syllables
palmistriespalmistrypommeling

“palm” at line end — from real songs

And every line in your palmOn our brothers in arms
— Dire Straits, “Brothers in Arms” · rhymes palm / arms
I'm like Paulie in GoodFellas, you can call me the DonLike Malcolm by any means with my gun in my palm
— Eminem, “Many Men (Wish Death)” · rhymes palm / don
'Cause with all that’s going on I got the world in my palmAnd I remain calm reading the 73rd Psalm
— Lauryn Hill, “Final Hour” · rhymes palm / psalm

How to read the 3172 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 31
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 199
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 334
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 2078
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 418
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 12
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.