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Words that rhyme withplans

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 N·Z
47
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
fans7cans2sans1vans2clans1mans1pans1trans1bans1
2 syllables
afghans1bedpanscaftanscancanscyansdivans1
3 syllables
caravans1minivans1harmattanstalibans
4 syllables
afghanistans1
103
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
flangeTangedance37chance2France1lance1glance7slams1hangs3trance3lambs2fangs2yams1bangs1grams1jams1scams1stance1bams1brams1cams1clams1clangscrams
2 syllables
romance14advance5exams2finance2expanse2sundance1askanceengramsenhanceflimflamsfreelanceharangueslogjamsmustangs2perchanceprogrammes1programs1wolframs
3 syllables
circumstance8overhangs1abrahams1anagramsboomerangs1cablegramsdiagramsdiaphragms1dithyrambsepigramshappenstancehistograms
4 syllables
angiograms
7 syllables
electrocardiograms
24
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
danced1blanchedbranched2chancedGdanskglancedlancedprancedranched3
2 syllables
advancedentranced2enhancedfinancedfreelancedMurmanskrhodanthes
3 syllables
amaranthsavalanchedcoelacanthspleonasms
377
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
yeah124man3can87am56glass50plan1have27laugh39ass38pass33grass26damn13cash26path18half13class12than7van15fan16gas14gang9has3as1ran7match6Sam6hang3an3bang9catch1trash9bath8flash12crash7dan2lamb7staff1san1sang5scratch6stan4mass2pan1math6Anne1jam1jazz3ann1ash4bass4tan8badge1patch2smash2clan1rang4yang2ham2scan1ramkangchancam1wang1brass3pamdam6bam1dash2thang3JanChangslam4rash1hatchcalf3gram3slang2splash2wrath3Shan1nam1
2 syllables
began6goddamn5japan6program1batman2behalf1examdianeprogramme1mustang2moustache3mustache3madman3alas1bloodbath2sedan2snowman1Spokane1wingspan2whereasdispatchafghan1attach1badass1Diaz1divan1eyelash1frogman1goddam1landmass1moulin1sandman1suzanne1trespass1Walkman1whiplash1abashamassbacklashbedpanBhutanbluegrassbypasscaftancancancarafecavemanCezannecrevassecyandeadpandetachdoormandumbasseelgrassengrameyeglassfail-safeFalstafffirst-classflagstaffflimflam
3 syllables
photograph7telegram1businessmanautograph2aftermath3fisherman4Amsterdam1Birmingham1hourglass2overpass2Abraham1alcatraz2caravan1hologram2underpass2boomerang1diaphragm1instagram1journeyman1marianne1milligram1phonograph1plexiglass1psychopath1weatherman1allographanagramanchormanbalderdashBellinghambogeymancablegramcountermanCunninghamdiagramdithyrambepigramepitaphfiberglasshandymanharmattanhectograph
4 syllables
Afghanistan1sociopath1angiogramassemblymancatamaranchoreographmimeographnewspapermannurserymanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanylang-ylang
7 syllables
electrocardiogram
1521
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
back310that208hand4hands5land2bad76last88fast81past2had62black75stand1at46band59sand47sad40mad39track35hat27bag20dad17ask17fact24passed17tracks19bank14glad15cat14grand17jack14crack17bags10flat15act11pants10drag19fat9planned15thanks6asked5map9trap13pack11laughs6rat10thank3camp5facts10stands11max3shall1cast9rap18pal5frank1crap2cab4lap10grab2flag7tank7bat8aunt1plant5cap8sat5add3gaspslack6mask6grant2chat4labtask4mac5lands11banks5packed7mattcats4
2 syllables
attack20command11relax6perhaps1contact5attacked1contract1demand4exact1kidnapped2comrade1demands4attached3attacks1impactreact4collapse3comrades1aircraft1contacts1broadcastrelaxed2intact5homeland1kidnapcollapsedattract2rehab1quicksand4distract1backpack3canal1commands3Lowlands1Thailand2wasteland3Cognac2comeback2expand1hashtag1ipad2knapsack2mismatched1notepad1racetrack2unmatched1contracts1transplantabstract1Ahab1Ajax1amassed1backhands1backtrack1bandstand1begat1Belfast1corral1disband1dreamland1
3 syllables
understand2understands10photographs1cadillac10maniac3habitat3diplomats2Laundromat2motherland2pussycat2wonderland1acrobat1ampersand1bureaucrat1cataracts1chaparral1contraband1diplomat1Disneyland1Dixieland1Ferdinand1habitats1handicap1lumberjacks1nordictrack1overcast1overlap1paperbacks1parallax1plutocrat1Pontiac1riverbank1secondhand1thermostat1timberlands1unattached1underpants1acrobats1aftermaths3allographs
4 syllables
sociopaths1amnesiac1aristocrat1insomniac1misunderstand1overreact1amnesiacs1analysandanalysandsantiaircraftaristocrats1biofeedbackbiofeedbackschoreographedchoreographscounterattackcounterattackedcounterattacks
5 syllables
egomaniacegomaniacs
6 syllables
1213
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
dreams122things57times86bones62songs43lines39comes23seems40wings29means34ones15names24rings19guns17signs18games11flames24sins21stones15brings9Jones10screams7turns5rooms7James5homes17kings14jeans22brains8crimes12chains18burns11sons5lungs12runs3groans1terms1phones5bombs1sings8wins2twins6drums11beans5veins16scenes9trains11owns2teams1planes5strings7claims1shines11pines10horns3rhymes13tons1Holmes1mines7Queens9coins4chimes4tongues6moans5seams10dings1limbs6moons8towns7tunes6rains6worms3clowns7downs5streams7springs3dimes5greens5plains6spins3
2 syllables
sometimes33begins14remains11belongs2machines6becomes17returns2concerns1explains27contains3balloons5marines1daydreams1headphones2costumes1bedrooms2headlines3bloodlines1breadcrumbs1bygones1cartoons2designs1extremes2grandsons1landmines2shotguns2sidelines2baboons1breakdowns1complains1coupons1crossbones1declines1disclaims1domains1earphones1enzymes1felines1grapevines1gravestones1handguns1icons1itunes1lifetimes1moonbeams1nylons1pastimes1pertains1playthings1pylons1reclines1restrooms1resumes1rhinestones1routines1saigons1shoestrings1shorelines1sustains1touchdowns1
3 syllables
magazines11limousines3smithereens5violins4afternoons4cobblestones1figurines1telephones2concubines2hurricanes1microphones1valentines1borderlines1chromosomes1cornerstones1evergreens1everythings1halloweens1honeycombs1mandolins1Maritimes1mastodons1pantaloons1paragons1porcupines1pseudonyms1submarines1tangerines1trampolines1windowpanes1xylophones1academesacetonesacroleinsadeninesaerodromes1afrikaansaileronsallophonesamazons1
4 syllables
amphetamines2acetylenesadenosinesanticyclonesaquamarines1automatonsclomipraminescomediennescontrabassoonsdiltiazemsemoticonsglucosaminesheterodyneslegerdemainsmidafternoonsmujahadeensmujahedeens
5 syllables
hexachloropheneshydrocortisones1
6 syllables
australopithecines

“plans” at line end — from real songs

Ice has covered up my parents' handsDon't have any dreams, don't have any plans
— Arcade Fire, “Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)” · rhymes plans / hands
Laugh at all the lovers and their plansI wouldn't feel the need to hold your hand
— Jason Isbell, “If We Were Vampires” · rhymes plans / hand
That she bought from a rubber manIn a town full of rubber plans
— Radiohead, “Fake Plastic Trees” · rhymes plans / man

How to read the 3284 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 47
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 103
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 24
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 377
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1520
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1213
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.