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Words that rhyme withpulse

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 AH coda L·S
1
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
dulce1
19
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
mulch1gulchgulfskulls1cullsculsdulls1gullshulls2lullsmullsnullsscullsbulge
2 syllables
engulfseagulls1earfulsdivulgeindulge
9
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
bulgedgulfsmulched1pulsed
2 syllables
engulfed2divulgedengulfsindulgedrepulsed
126
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
love304us131of74huh54much87a22the26touch48stuff34does20rough25tough14bus11judge8such4rush11plus1skull3crush8dove15buzz4brush4thus1gus1uhh1shove6dutch3fuss4glove8hush2dull1crutch10bluff9flush2clutch6dah6hull2puff4grudge4blush3fuzz3lush1mush2cuff2suh1budge1duh1fluff1gush1huff1muff1plush1ruff1scuff1sludge1Bruchbuffbussculcullcussdahs6drudgedufffudgegruffguffgullHusshutchkutchlufflullmullnudgenullpusRUFRusrussscullsloughslushsmudgesnuffthrushtrudgetrusstuffwuss
2 syllables
enough124above71uh-huhdiscussseagull3foxglove1handcuff1abuzzadjudgebegrudgedyestuffearfulearmufffoodstuffmisjudgenonesuchoutdoespaintbrushpooh-bahprejudgerebuffsagebrushShemathereoftrueloveWoodhull
3 syllables
Delacroix1kumbaya1Depardieuminibusoverdoesoverstuffsuperfluoustreasonousunderbrush
4 syllables
maharajas
984
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
up307one197sun174done173and41come105run1son79fun81gun67from46blood51what29young55but20luck37comes23some32once20trust34tongue28dust35none23cup30won24loved12ones15just9dumb21must15cut16guns17shut9club9front8drunk10drugs13ugh6truck12lunch10stuck9jump4months3drum20month5drug5loves4bunch5mud13mum3nuts6bucks5bust12punch5butt6sons5lungs12trunk11runs3buck11gruntsyup6touched3suck4duck5hung5bum4hug2hunt1dump2guts1sucks2flood14bug4drums11sung10chuckjumped2punk4bud2doug1junk4struck2monk3gloves1
2 syllables
someone33become17begun32makeup5results2amongundone18becomes17resultbeloved1adult1backupadults1insultgrandson1shotgun3amongstdiscussed2somewhat1income1haircut1destruct2corrupt1adjust1outcome2make-updeluxe2handcuffs1breadcrumbs1distrust2grandsons1manhunt1shotguns2unloved2amok1amuck1donut1doughnuts1foxgloved1foxgloves1handcuffed1handgun1handguns1insults1mistrust1nightclubs1outrun1pickup1Pilate1roebuck1setup1stardust1stepson1teacup1untouched1consultabductabductsaboves71abruptabutabutsadjudgedadjunctadjunctsadjusts1affront
3 syllables
everyone42anyone21interrupt2overcome4aqueduct1supercut1wanderlust2aqueducts1conjurer1jitterbug1overdone1thunderstruck1waterfront1antitrustbattlefrontbattlefrontsbottom-upbuttercupbuttercupscatapultcocoanutscoconutcoconutsconjurers1counterpunchcover-updeconstructdeconstructsfirebugfirebugsfisticuffsfollow-upfollowupfollowupshazelnuthazelnutshit-and-runinterrupts2jitterbuggedjitterbugs1ladybugladybugsmegabucksmegatonmegatonsoceanfront
484
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
face250this149place169house64else57kiss55yes36glass50space48voice19dress44close28mess43case35ass38peace30nice29twice33guess29use29ice30worse31pass33cross20grace26grass26less22race29choice16miss13loose17piece13class12chase18gas14boss9curse17price12press8loss12juice11piss8trace10purse8nurse4base4bless1rice5chris1pace17mouse9sauce5cosfalse2stress4mass2gross3Bruce1Ross1vice2losniece4bass4jessverse8ace3sis2goose4toss3dice7chess1cease6slice2brass3posbliss7laslace4les2blouse6Joyce2noose6tessdose3
2 syllables
advice16release17police7excuse7address9across4success6confess9unlessembrace15process3progress3accessexpress3reverse6device1suitcase5replace2someplace1abuse3warehouse2increase2produceimpress2disgrace4erase6denisemauricedistress3possess4preciseexcess6luis1abyss5caress3perverse3rejoice2briefcasereduceinverse3obtuse3recluse2suffice2undress2alas1courthouse2disperse1jailhouse1morose1mouthpiece1obverse1outhouse2penthouse2Scarface2staircase1abstruse1apiece1badass1caboose1decrease1digress1dismiss1doghouse1farmhouse1
3 syllables
paradise30universe8sacrifice9introduce1marketplace4masterpiece1databasecomatose1hourglass2overpass2anyplace1underpass2albatross1applesauce1centerpiece1cyberspace1edelweiss1fireplace1nonetheless1overdose1platypus1plexiglass1slaughterhouse1acquiesceadiosadiposeaerospacealtarpieceangrinessbashfulnessbellicoseboardinghousecarefulnesscellulosecentavoscharterhousecoalescecoffeehousecommonplaceComorosconvalescediagnosedisabuse
4 syllables
nevertheless1vietnamese1overproduceplagioclasepolymerasereintroducereiteratesstreptokinase
5 syllables
nitrocellulose
13
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
repulsepulsing1impulsepulses
3 syllables
impulsive1compulsivecompulsivesrepulsesrepulsingrepulsive
4 syllables
compulsivelycompulsoryimpulsively

“pulse” at line end — from real songs

Slacker-bound intimate tabloid headline with a pulse (Pulse)Shimmy across the centerfold, enter dead time engulfed
— Aesop Rock, “Daylight” · rhymes pulse / engulfed
Nurse, we're losin' him, check the pulseA kid who refused to respect adults
— Eminem, “Brain Damage” · rhymes pulse / adults
And I'll be back in the pulseAnd I know none of this will matter in the long run
— Fiona Apple, “I Want You to Love Me” · rhymes pulse / run

How to read the 1618 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 1
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 19
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 9
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 126
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 979
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 484
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 13
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.