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Words that rhyme withpass

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 AE coda S
45
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
glass8ass2grass5class1gas2mass1bass4brass3bras1crass2gras1casschassedasfahs
2 syllables
alas1badass1landmass1amassbluegrasscrevassedumbasseelgrasseyeglassfirst-classharass
3 syllables
hourglass1plexiglass1fiberglassmiddle-classsassafrasunderclass
112
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
laugh2cash26path18half13match6catch1trash9bath8flash12crash7staff1scratch6math6ash4patch2smash2dash2rash1hatchcalf3splash2wrath3stash3bash2gash2hash1mash2batch1chaff1clash1lash1Nash1Plath1snatch1hathAschAshebrashcachegaffgaffegnashGrafgraphKachlatchlathRAFsashslashstaphthatchthrashhas3as1jazz3spaz1have27badge1cadgehajjhalve
2 syllables
behalf1moustache3mustache3bloodbath2dispatchattach1eyelash1whiplash1abashbacklashcarafedetachfail-safeFalstaffflagstafffootpathgiraffemishmashmismatchpotashpotlatchrehashrematchriffraffslapdashwarpathwhereasDiaz1pizzazztopaz
3 syllables
photograph7autograph2aftermath3phonograph1psychopath1allographbalderdashepitaphhectographlithographmonographparagraphpolygraphspectrographtelegraphalcatraz2razzmatazz
4 syllables
sociopath1choreographmimeograph
969
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
hands113last4fast1past79dance37chance42plans29ask17passed17tracks19bags10pants10thanks6asked5laughs6France8facts10stands11max3cast1gaspsfans7mask6task4lands11banks5cats4blast4rats5asks1tax2plants1branch2laughed4acts1ralph1bands8lads1ranch3vast1backs6lance1crashed2tanks2cracks7francsglance7smashed1wax3slams1hats1rags7ants5hangs3draft1grasp6stacks6danced1gasplasts4sands4axe3craft2cans2caps4flags4blanks2flats3glands2raps3sans1trance3traps3blacks2brands3camps2champs2fags3jags2lambs2
2 syllables
romance14relax6perhaps1advance5demands4attached3attacks1collapse3advancedcomrades1aircraft1contacts1broadcastrelaxed2exams2collapsedfinance2commands3expanse2Lowlands1entranced2mismatched1unmatched1contracts1Ajax1amassed1backhands1Belfast1elapse1forecast1handstands1homelands1hubcaps1lilacs1relapsed1rembrandts1sandbags1setbacks1sundance1syntax1Tampax1typecast1abashedadaptsafghans1aircrafts1armbandsaskanceat-batsattracts2backlashedbackpacks3backslapsbacktracks1badlandsbandstands1bedpansbivalvebivalvedbivalves
3 syllables
understands10photographs1circumstance8diplomats2avalanche1caravans1cataracts1habitats1lumberjacks1minivans1overcast1overhangs1paperbacks1parallax1timberlands1unattached1underpants1abrahams1acrobats1aftermaths3allographsalmanacsamaranthamaranthsampersands1anagramsanoraksartifactsautocratsautographed2autographs2avalanchedboomerangs1bureaucrats1butterfatscablegramscadillacs10caveatschaparrals1chloroplast
4 syllables
sociopaths1afghanistans1amnesiacs1analysandsangiogramsantiaircraftaristocrats1biofeedbackschoreographedchoreographscounterattacksenthusiastenthusiastsiconoclasticonoclastsinsomniacs1
5 syllables
egomaniacshemophiliacskleptomaniacs
6 syllables
7 syllables
electrocardiograms
1
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
yeah124
939
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
man307back1that208hand239can87land115bad76am56had62black75stand74at46band59plan59sand47sad40mad39track35hat27bag20damn13dad17fact24bank14than7glad15cat14grand17jack14van15fan16crack17flat15gang9act11drag19fat9planned15map9ran7trap13pack11Sam6hang3an3rat10thank3bang9camp5shall1rap18pal5frank1crap2cab4lap10grab2flag7tank7bat8dan2aunt1plant5cap8sat5add3lack6lamb7grant2chat4san1labsang5mac5packed7mattstan4lad1pan7trapped1
2 syllables
attack20began6command11goddamn5contact5japan6program1attacked1contract1demand4exact1kidnapped2comrade1batman2examimpactreact4dianeintact5programme1homeland1kidnapmustang2attract2rehab1quicksand4distract1backpack3canal1madman3Thailand2wasteland3Cognac2comeback2expand1hashtag1ipad2knapsack2notepad1racetrack2sedan2snowman1Spokane1wingspan2transplantabstract1afghan1Ahab1backtrack1bandstand1begat1corral1disband1divan1dreamland1feedback1firsthand1format1frogman1goddam1
3 syllables
understand125cadillac10maniac3telegram1businessmanfisherman4habitat3Amsterdam3Birmingham1Abraham1caravan1hologram2Laundromat2motherland2pussycat2wonderland1acrobat1ampersand1boomerang1bureaucrat1chaparral1contraband1diaphragm1diplomat1Disneyland1Dixieland1Ferdinand1handicap1instagram1journeyman1marianne1milligram1nordictrack1overlap1plutocrat1Pontiac1riverbank1secondhand1thermostat1weatherman1
4 syllables
Afghanistan1amnesiac1aristocrat1insomniac1misunderstand1overreact1analysandangiogramassemblymanbiofeedbackcatamarancounterattackcounterattackedGondwanalandGuadalcanalHyderabad
5 syllables
egomaniackleptomaniac
6 syllables
megalomaniac
7 syllables
electrocardiogram
488
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
us131face250this149place169house64else57kiss55yes36space48voice19dress44close28mess43case35peace30nice29twice33guess29use29ice30worse31cross20grace26less22race29choice16course13horse10miss13loose17piece13chase18bus11force8boss9curse17price12press8loss12juice11piss8trace10purse8nurse4base4plus1source5bless1rice5chris1pace17mouse9sauce5pulse4cosfalse2stress4gross3Bruce1Ross1vice2losthus1niece4jessgus1verse8ace3fuss4sis2goose4toss3dice7arse2chess1cease6slice2pierceposbliss7laslace4les2blouse6
2 syllables
advice16release17police7excuse7address9across4success6confess9unlessembrace15process3progress3divorce1discussaccessexpress3reverse6device1suitcase5replace2someplace1abuse3warehouse2increase2produceimpress2disgrace4erase6denisemauricedistress3possess4preciseexcess6luis1abyss5caress3perverse3rejoice2briefcasereduceinverse3obtuse3recluse2remorse3suffice2undress2courthouse2disperse1jailhouse1morose1mouthpiece1obverse1outhouse2penthouse2Scarface2staircase1abstruse1apiece1caboose1decrease1digress1dismiss1doghouse1
3 syllables
paradise30universe8sacrifice9introduce1marketplace4masterpiece1databasecomatose1anyplace1albatross1applesauce1centerpiece1cyberspace1edelweiss1fireplace1nonetheless1overdose1platypus1slaughterhouse1acquiesceadiosadiposeaerospacealtarpieceangrinessbashfulnessbellicoseboardinghousecarefulnesscellulosecentavoscharterhousecoalescecoffeehousecommonplaceComorosconvalescediagnosedisabusedispossesseveryplaceface-to-facefaithfulness
4 syllables
nevertheless1vietnamese1overproduceplagioclasepolymerasereintroducereiteratesstreptokinase
5 syllables
nitrocellulose
46
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
trespass1bypassimpassesurpasspassing8passes4passagepasser1passive1passelpasselspassers1passives1
3 syllables
overpass2underpass2passengers2passenger2passengered1passersby1bypassesbypassingimpasses
4 syllables
capacity1overpasses1capacitancecapacities1capacitor
5 syllables
capacitances

“pass” at line end — from real songs

It's days like these that passPleasures of tilt and glass
— Cass McCombs, “Pregnant Pause” · rhymes pass / glass
Crossing up progress driving on the grassLeaving just enough for room to pass
— Dire Straits, “Once Upon a Time in the West” · rhymes pass / grass
Had a second alone with a chance let passAnd everybody's gone at last
— Elliott Smith, “No Name No. 5” · rhymes pass / last

How to read the 2553 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 45
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 112
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 969
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 1
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 938
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 488
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 46
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.