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Words that rhyme withporch

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 AO coda R·CH
3
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
torch1scorch
2 syllables
blowtorch
114
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
course13horse10force8north2source5forth3fourth2coarse1dwarf1hoarse1wharf1borschBourseCorsemorphMorsenorseGeorge2gorge1forgeNorgedoors18wars8floors7stores2roars2scores1fours3shores2drawers2pores2pours1chores1oars1
2 syllables
divorce1remorse3bergdorf1endorse1clotheshorseconcourseenforcehenceforthoutsourceperforceracehorsethenceforthWhitehorseworkforceworkhorsedisgorgeoutdoors3drugstores1abhorsadores3Azoresbackdoors1bookstorescentaurs2claymoresdecors1
3 syllables
Dusseldorfintercourseopen-sourcepolymorphreinforcecommodores1dinosaurs1stevedores1sycamores1troubadours1albacorescarnivoresguarantorsherbivoreslabradors1matadorsunderscores
30
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
forceddwarves1fourths1scorched1borschtborschtscourseddwarfed1dwarfs1forgedgorged
2 syllables
divorced2disgorgedendorsedenforcedoutsourcedunhorsed
3 syllables
polymorphsreinforcedunenforced
116
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
more207door1for117floor145war77shore49store33four18your2score23or5norcore8pour5sore9wore2drawer5bore11roar16swore1corps1tore1ore5chore3gore2soar2snore1sor1yore1boarBoerBohrforehoarloreoarOrrporporeschnorrsporeThortortorr
2 syllables
before155ignore6thereforeexplore2ashore6adore3encore1restoredrugstore1seashore2centaur2Dior1backdoor1decor1folklore1galore1hardcore1igor1implore1rapport1uproar1abhorAborbookstoreclaymoredeploreeyesoreGaborindoorinshoreLahorelakeshorementoroffshoreonshoreoutdooroutscorephosphorpostwarprewarSenorsophomoreTimorwherefore
3 syllables
anymore2Baltimore1evermore2sycamore1troubadour2commodore1Labrador1Singapore1albacoreBangaloreBarrymorecarnivoredinosaurEcuadorfurthermoreguarantorherbivoreheretoforeLivermorematadorMevacornevermoreSalvadorstevedoreTambocortwenty-fourunderscore
442
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
lord28born36storm32warm21York5form15bored18board10short6court6horn11sword11sort1corn10sport6torn8warn1sports1port3warned2ward3worn4porn3fort2corpse2ford3pork2forms1sorts1horns3formed15morgue2sworn1lords3morn5cord2swords2chord5scorn5shorts1chords4mourn3thorn2thorns4norm2swarm3forkboards3roared2warmth1cords1hoard1scorned2storms2scored1borne1courts1dorm1dorms1fjord1fords1forks1horde1hordes1nord1ord1Porte1quart1shorn1snort1swarms1thorne1warms1warnes1warns1borns36bournbournebournesbournscordescoredcorkcorkedcorks
2 syllables
record3report3afford7support4records5airport5towards2reward3perform3aboard2reports1towardinformpassport1award2informed1escorttransportperformed1ignored6platform1reborn7resortrestored6landlord1floorboards2adored2broadsword1skateboard2transform1transformed1unborn2popcornabsorb1absorbed1accord1airborne1awards1billboard1billboards1bullhorn1carport1chessboard1conform1dartboard1dartboards1dashboard1distort1forlorn1headboard1import1keyboard1landlords1lukewarm1rainstorm1reform1rewards1stillborn1warlord1waveform1windstorm1abhorredabortabortsabsorbs1
3 syllables
uniform3uniforms3overboard3unicorn3thunderstorm2davenport1misinformed1aboveboardAgincourtcheckerboardcheckerboardschloroformchloroformedchloroformsclavichordclavichordsdavenports1fiberboardfiberboardsfibreboardfibreboardsfingerboardfingerboardsfirestormfirestormsharpsichordharpsichordsLuxembourgmisinformmisinformsnotochordnotochordsoutperformoutperformedoutperformsoverlordoverlordspaperboardpaperboardsplasterboardplasterboardsprerecordprerecordsreabsorbreabsorbed
4 syllables
cuneiform1cuneiforms1underperformunderperformedunderperforms
126
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
much87touch48beach33reach22watch15rich12church9such4which2match6teach6each3couch11switch9witch8catch1speech5march7search2coach1scratch6ditch9pitch4stretch2fetchouchpatch2dutch3mitchscotch2crutch10preach8screech1breach1arch5clutch6hatchpeach4stitch4sketchitch3hitch3kitsch3perch3vouch2batch1birch1brooch1crouch1Koch1niche1roach1slouch1snatch1snitch1stich1twitch1wretch1beechbleachBochebotchbreechbroachBruchbutchcrotchetchfitchglitchgrouchhoochhutchKachketchkutchkvetchlarchlatchleachleechlurchnotchparchpoachpoochpouchputschsmoochstarchswatchthatchtroche
2 syllables
research4approach2dispatchattach1impeach1reproach1unhitch1beseechbewitchcarochecockroachcornstarchdeathwatchdemarchedetachencroachenrichhomestretchhopscotchmismatchnonesuchoutreachpotlatchrematchstagecoachstopwatchwristwatch
3 syllables
butterscotch1LubavitchmicroficheoverreachScaramouch
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)
2 syllables
porches1
3 syllables
Portugal

“porch” at line end — from real songs

No trouble anymoreMattress still on the porch
— Men I Trust, “Purple Box” · rhymes porch / anymore
I walked up the steps and stood on the porchA woman I didn't recognize came and spoke to me through a chained door
— Bruce Springsteen, “My Father’s House” · rhymes porch / door
In a rainstormSuckin' down a dart on the back porch
— Julien Baker, “Black Hole” · rhymes porch / rainstorm

How to read the 829 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 3
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 114
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 30
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 115
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 442
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 125
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.