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Words that rhyme withpalms

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·Z
22
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
bombs1moms3balmsBrahmscalms3coms1halmshommes1homs1proms2qualmsroms
2 syllables
aplombs1becalmsembalmspogromssalaams
3 syllables
diatomsfirebombsintercoms1
127
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
songs43hans1lawns2wrongs3bronze2swans2yawns2dawns1dons1pawns1thongs1vons1bongs1bonnesbons1braunsbrawnschonsconnscons2
2 syllables
belongs2response3bygones1coupons1icons1nylons1pylons1saigons1alongs74argonsaxonsbatons1birdsongs3blancmange
3 syllables
mastodons1paragons1afrikaansaileronsamazons1antiphonsautobahns1carillonscatalanscimarrons
4 syllables
automatonsemoticons
23
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
arms61charms9barnesfarms1launchedbarns1harms1almsarmesbronzeddarnsharmes
2 syllables
alarms2forearms1disarmsensconcedgendarmesrearmsunarms
3 syllables
firearms1
575
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
on293gone224long170wrong171song167off116ah46was43ya34strong64dawn61cause23law24cross20saw15nah11mom12watch15ahh10boss9bomb9lawn24john4tom5don2loss12calm3draw6wash3drawn14raw10sauce5goshcoslaws4sean1joshpalm4Ross1kong1hongblah1Roncloth6juan1von1prom2cough8con2HanShawndong4toss3claus5moi6scotch2khanhonjonposbra1pause8pas4lasstraw2hah2raj1jaw3paw3bon1lodge1wah2Shawbah2dodge4moss3thaw2wongyah1swan3claw3claws3jaws4
2 syllables
along74because21belong22upon8across4applause6grandma1garage4grandpamoronaha5massage1withdraw1soniaha-hamirage5Milananton1anon2birdsong3hurrah3outlaw2hogan1barrage1dada1Iran1withdrawn2aplomb1Armstrong1baton1chainsaw1chiffon1collage1foregone1foresaw1grandmas1grandpas1guffaw1hassan1neutron1outlaws1panache1predawn1Saigon1salon1seesaws1siobhan1takeoff1thereon1vandross1whitewash1yuan1AccraAlsaceAmonantoineargonArgonneArtoisAssamAtonaxon
3 syllables
Vietnam3Babylon6son-in-lawArkansas4Omaha1avalon1echelon1Molotov2albatross1amazon1applesauce1autobahn1butterscotch1camouflage1carrera1intercom1lexicon1marathon1Panama1Saginaw1AbidjanaileronantiphonApiaAragonarbitrageAvignonbaccaratbaccaratsBogotabrouhahabrouhahascarilloncarreras1ChickasawchickasawsChihuahuaChippewacimarrondenouementDerridaentourage
4 syllables
brother-in-lawsister-in-lawAgamemnon1automatonAzerbaijanBaryshnikovdaughter-in-lawemoticonfather-in-lawKalashnikovmother-in-lawphenomenonSaskatchewan
2008
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
all315heart255are134fall155dark107wall128god69car85hard81want39call83lost74stars83far79not69star74stop59got54bar54start63talk49lot57part40thought25small43park41hearts39dog31cars37hall36top28arm31rock30walls36job28ball32shot30hot23walk1block28spot27drop22tall1art26cost24yard23box18clock22harm24calls21caught18cops15bars26thoughts14fault11cards15falls20mark13smart14pop15shop10called10dogs9starts13farm16wants8bought10Paul7soft15guard10gods13rocks15charge9stopped7card8shock11parts14taught10balls8cop7
2 syllables
apart95guitar34forgot14involved10recall16alarm8sweetheart3beyond5football2gunshot1baseball1respond3assaultrobotbelonged2gunshots3abroad2radarsidewalk3Iraq2so-calledlaptop1backyard2Bernardcigar4regards2graveyard4regard1afar7depart6guitars3bizarre2cigars5involvepostcard4resolve3dissolve3robots1bedrock1courtyard3downfall2exhaust3lamar3rainfall3remark3remarks2rooftops1sidewalks1unlocked1alarmed2aloft2amar2applaud1atoll1avant2blacktop2cyclops1dissolved2footfall2Hitchcock1
3 syllables
restaurant5alcohol5basketball1boulevard9protocoldialogue1cannonball4waterfall4waterfalls4bodyguard2restaurants2astronaut3Montreal4reservoir2superstar4meadowlark3morningstar3overalls2Pentecost2afterthought1analog2apricot2astronauts2barbershop1catalogue1confidant1debutante2debutantes2disembark2disregard2escobar2holocaust1juggernaut1motorcar1mountaintop2nonchalant2abattoir1afterthoughts1Bonaparte1Camelot1
4 syllables
neanderthal1brachiopodbrachiopodscephalopodcephalopodscholesterolcholesterolselectroshockelectroshocksheterodoxIditarodneanderthals1Sebastopolstate-of-the-artthingamabobthingamabobstriceratopsUlaanbaatarunorthodox
5 syllables
middle-of-the-road
1196
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
dreams122things57times86bones62lines39comes23seems40wings29means34plans29ones15names24rings19guns17signs18games11flames24sins21stones15brings9Jones10screams7turns5rooms7James5homes17kings14jeans22brains8crimes12chains18burns11sons5lungs12runs3groans1fans7terms1phones5sings8wins2twins6drums11beans5veins16films1scenes9trains11owns2teams1planes5strings7claims1forms1shines11pines10rhymes13tons1Holmes1mines7Queens9coins4chimes4tongues6moans5seams10dings1limbs6moons8towns7tunes6rains6worms3clowns7downs5slams1streams7hangs3springs3dimes5
2 syllables
sometimes33begins14remains11machines6becomes17returns2concerns1explains27contains3exams2balloons5marines1daydreams1headphones2costumes1bedrooms2headlines3bloodlines1breadcrumbs1cartoons2designs1extremes2grandsons1landmines2shotguns2sidelines2baboons1breakdowns1complains1crossbones1declines1disclaims1domains1earphones1enzymes1felines1grapevines1gravestones1handguns1itunes1lifetimes1moonbeams1pastimes1pertains1playthings1reclines1restrooms1resumes1rhinestones1routines1shoestrings1shorelines1sustains1touchdowns1trombones1abstainsacclaimsachenesadamesadjoins
3 syllables
magazines11uniforms3limousines3smithereens5violins4afternoons4cobblestones1figurines1telephones2concubines2hurricanes1microphones1valentines1borderlines1caravans1chromosomes1cornerstones1evergreens1everythings1halloweens1honeycombs1mandolins1Maritimes1minivans1overhangs1pantaloons1porcupines1pseudonyms1submarines1tangerines1trampolines1windowpanes1xylophones1abrahams1academesacetonesacroleinsadeninesaerodromes1allophones
4 syllables
amphetamines2acetylenesadenosinesafghanistans1angiogramsanticyclonesaquamarines1clomipraminescomediennescontrabassoonscuneiforms1diltiazemsglucosaminesheterodyneslegerdemainsmidafternoons
5 syllables
hexachloropheneshydrocortisones1
6 syllables
australopithecines
7 syllables
electrocardiograms
2
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
poms
2 syllables
napalms1

“palms” at line end — from real songs

That's a pair of them docksTake me into your palms
— Bon Iver, “666 ʇ” · rhymes palms / docks
Behind a blind of potted palmsWith runs in her nylons
— Joni Mitchell, “The Boho Dance” · rhymes palms / nylons
Sweaty cash passed between palmsNo fuss. Bish bash, yes, bosh
— Kae Tempest, “Marshall Law” · rhymes palms / bosh

How to read the 3950 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 22
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 127
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 23
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 575
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 2007
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1196
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 2
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.