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Words that rhyme withprove

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 UW coda V
5
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
move4groove13
2 syllables
removebehoove
3 syllables
countermove
265
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
shoes83lose3blues73news42choose36huge2whose2jews4smooth1booze4clues6cruise2dues7fuse6muse3views4bruise5rouge3ruse5pews3queues2cruz2cues2hues2screws2soothe2twos2coups1crews1Hughes1juge1loos1snooze1stews1bleusboos6brews3chews2chousclewscrewescrusedews10drewesdrewsDruseDruzeewesfews19fluesflus4glues5gnusgoos1heweshewshoos12hughsjooskoos1leuslieuslugeMeusemewesmewsmoosmouesoohs54ooohs1oozeques2rouxes1rues3schmooze
2 syllables
refuse6tattoos4accusereviews4confuse1infuse1snowshoes1tissues1accrues2adieusadoesaguesaircrewsamuseAndrewsbabusbamboosbemusebreakthroughs1canoescashewschartreuseconstruescorkscrews1defuseemusensues1enthuseeschewsfescuesgumshoesgurus1hairdoeshairdos3hindushoopoeshorseshoes1hutusimbueskazoos1lulusmildewsmiscuesmisuseperusepreviewspursues1purviewsrecuserenews1rescues1revuesshampoos1statues1subdues1suffusesundews
3 syllables
interviews1barbecues1avenues1apercusballyhoosbarbequesbugabooscaribouscentrifugecockatoosfeverfewshoneydews2ingenues1jujitsuskangaroos2marabousmisconstruesoveruseoverviewsrendezvouses3residues1retinuesrevenues1subterfugeSyracusewaterloos2bulletproof1fireproofshatterproofwaterproofweatherproofintroduce1disabusereproduce
4 syllables
hullabaloostiramisusoverproducereintroduce
436
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
rules23used14fools17rooms7moved4boots12moves5wounds7schools7troops1tools7suits2roots1dudes8groups1oops1provedjulesmoons8tunes6boobsproves10pools6shoots1fumes2blooms3truths3foods2moods2roost2spoons2whoops2youths2booms1cools1cubes1dukes1dunes1feuds1goons1hoops1hoots1loons1mules1noons1nudes1roofs1routes1soothed1stools1tombs1toothed1boons1boostboostsbooths6boozedboulesbrooched1broodsbrooms5bruisedbrutesbuhlsbuttes1chutes1coonescoons2coops1cootscoupes6
2 syllables
confused20removed3accused1refusedproduced1balloons5approvedreduced2amused4costumes1bedrooms2abused2cartoons2amours1baboons1diffused1includes1intrudes1itunes1misused1preludes1restrooms1resumes1unmoved1accuseds1acutesalludesapproves2archdukesassumesattunesbackroomsballrooms1barroomsbassoons1bathrooms3behoovedbehoovesbemusedboardroomsbreadfruitsbridegroomsbuffoons1cahootscardoonscesspoolschatroomsclassrooms1cloakroomscocoons2colludescommutes1computes1concludes1
3 syllables
introducedafternoons4molecules2absolutes1attitudes1attributes1multitudes1pantaloons1prostitutes1substitutes1altitudes1amplitudesaptitudes1arrowrootsbandicootsbitterrootsbulletproofed1bulletproofs1centrifugedcertitudesconstitutesconvolutescountermovescountersuitsdisabuseddisapproveddisapproves1disreputesexecutesfireproofedfireproofsfortitudesgratitudes1honeymoons6institutesinterludes2latitudes
4 syllables
contrabassoonselectrocutes1exactitudesineptitudesmidafternoonsoverproducedreconstitutesreintroducedsolicitudes
6 syllables
verisimilitudes
201
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
you1221do566to201too284through241true220ooh54blue160two118knew72new73woo29view50who21few19crew11shoe16clue14due5grew7sue5hoo12whoo4doo7threw1screw1flew9lou5blew3boo6drewzoo5dew10Jew2glue5flu4cue3oooh1que2chew2pew7hughwhewstew2queue4soocoo2hue4vous2brew3rue3choo1phew2poo2goo1koo1loo1phu1roux1shoo1stu1thru1vue1bleuchouchucoupewefluegnuhewjooleulieuliumewmoomoueshewSiouxskewslewspewstrewyewyooYueZhou
2 syllables
tattoo15reviewuntrue8anew8pursue1brand-newbadu4cuckoo4voodoo2hairdo3taboo2accrue2corkscrew1undo1withdrew1askew1ballou1bellevue1breakthrough1debut1ensue1guru1horseshoe1hulu1kazoo1outgrew1renew1shampoo1shamu1subdue1yahoo1Zulu1adieuadoagueaircrewbabuBakubamboocanoecashewCebuconstrueemueschewfescuefondueGuangzhougumshoehinduhoopoeHutuimbueKhufuKwangjululumake-domildewmiscueNehruoutdoPerupreviewpurviewredorevuesnowshoeTartutatutheretoto-dotutuundueUrduwahoo
3 syllables
avenue24interview4barbecue4overdue3rendezvous3honeydew2kangaroo2waterloo2angelou1ingenue1isuzu1residue1revenue1apercuballyhoobarbequebugaboocariboucockatoofeverfewhithertojujitsuKatmandumaraboumisconstrueMontaguoverdooverviewretinueRichelieuTimbuktuTuvalutwenty-two
4 syllables
hullabalooKalamazooMogadishutiramisu
470
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
room1moon96soon84school49fool53cool36tune31food24poor1pool20dude11suit19mood11shoot7rule9bloom28boom9june11group2cute5fruit9whom1soup3route2rude4noon7tomb15duke1screwed1Lukeboot8root4spoon11tube3tool3fooled4groom2doom7gloom9womb8doomed3ruled1broom5coupe6jour1mule3stool4loop1loon4loom4swoon2tuned1crude3flute2Jude1mute1stoop3sued2vroom2yule2joonpoop1yoonbutte1coon2croon1glued2loot1oop1troop2bloomed1boon1boop1chute1coeur1cooled1coop1drool1flume1fume1goon1hoot1lewd1moot1
2 syllables
bedroom9bathroom3costume5assumeperfume12balloon7assumedincludesalute1pursuit2intrude4saloon1resume1amour1courtroom1presumeballroom1Beirut2cartoon1cocoon2consume1consumed2headroom1immune2lagoon2lawsuit2maroon2platoon2raccoon1unglued2bassoon1buffoon1carpool1classroom1commute1compute1conclude1entombed1exude1grandeur1lampoon1monsoon1playroom1pursued1restroom1storeroom1tattooed1teaspoon1velour1youtube1abloomaccruedacutealludearchdukeastuteattuneattunedbaboonbackroomballooned7barroomBaruchBethune
3 syllables
afternoon19attitude5honeymoon6absoluteinstituteprostitute1gratitude1solitude2substitute1executeinterlude2misconstrued2parachute2ridicule2altitude1aptitude1Liverpool1molecule1ridiculed1saskatoon1amplitudearrowrootattributeballyhooedbandicootbarbecuedbarbequedbitterrootCamerooncertitudeconstituteconvolutecountersuitdestitutedevalueddisreputefortitudeGuadeloupehoneymooned6interviewed4Istanbullatitudelongitude
4 syllables
electrocute1contrabassoonexactitudeineptitudeinopportunemidafternoonreconstitutesolicitude
6 syllables
verisimilitude
173
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
love304of74leave71live39have27give19grave52drive41five27wave24brave24save13gave10serve4slave8eve4nerve5dave3steve1drove3cave5solve2dove15sleeve19dive7shave10twelve1shove6glove8starve2grove4stove3curve5strive5thrive5crave4grieve3jive3weave4cove1rove1swerve1bove1cleave1hive1suave1vive1wove1carveCliveclovedelvedevgreavehalveheaveknavelavelevmauvenaveneveNovpavepeeveravereavereeverevsalveshelvesieveslavSoavestavethievetrove
2 syllables
alive100believe67above71survive26forgive5deserve7arrive5receive7behave5achieve2naive4observe1reserve3involveresolve3dissolve3preserve1conceive1deceive2aviv1beehive1evolve1foxglove1perceive1relieve1reprieve1revolve1shortwave1absolveaggrieveairwavealcoveAlevearchivebereavebivalveconcaveconclaveconniveconservecontrivedepravedeprivederivedevolveenclaveengraveenslaveGeneveKarpovKhrushchevKievlandgravemaglevmangrovemargravemisgiveNegevnosediveoutliverelive
3 syllables
aftershave1autoclave1interweave1microwave1misbehave1overdrive1architravedisbelieveforty-fiveinterleavemisconceivemisperceiveNabokovpreconceiveProkofievRomanovSaratovthirty-fivetwenty-fiveyugoslav
4 syllables
associativeBaryshnikovKalashnikovseventy-five
5 syllables
corroborativedeterminative
16
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
approve2improve2disproveprovenproving1
3 syllables
disapprove1approval2improving1approvals2approvingprovableunproven
4 syllables
disapproval1approvinglydisapprovals1disapproving

“prove” at line end — from real songs

Up until now in a rush to proveBut now I only move to move
— Fiona Apple, “On I Go” · rhymes prove / move
Had nothing to proveGave me something to lose
— Phoebe Bridgers, “Sidelines” · rhymes prove / lose
But you tear and tear your hair from rootsA lock of hair you said would prove
— Bright Eyes, “Haligh, Haligh, a Lie, Haligh” · rhymes prove / roots

How to read the 1550 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 5
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 265
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 436
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 201
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 470
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 173
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 16
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.