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Words that rhyme withrest

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 EH coda S·T
68
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
best10chest6west4test2dressed1guest5breast3blessed3nest2messed43vest11guessed3quest3pressed6stressed4jest1EST2crest2fest2pest1blestBrestfessedzest
2 syllables
arrest2request1suggestobsessed2protest2possessed2confessed9Midwest1investbehest1caressed1digest1divest1southwest1abscessedaccessedassessedattestbequestcongestdetestfinessedincestinfestingestinquestmolestnorthwestoutguessedprofessedrecessedslugfest
3 syllables
manifest1acquiescedalkahestBucharestBudapestcoalescedconvalesceddispossessedpalimpsestreassessedrepossessedunprocessed
35
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
left1theft1stretched1fetched1cleftdeafed3deftetchedfleshed15
2 syllables
bereft1outstretched2enmeshedfarfetchedrefreshed1burlesquegrotesque
3 syllables
kafkaesquepicaresqueRomanesquestatuesque
101
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
next13text4guests1tests1breasts2texts3rests2desks1nests1pests1shelved1vexed1belchedbenched3bests63chests48
2 syllables
against3suggestsperplexed3conquests1requests1armrestsarrests2attestsavengedbackrestsbehests1bequests
3 syllables
alkahestshypertexthypertextsmanifests1palimpsestsrecompensed
443
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
head1said146bed1dead149death3yes36yet55breath60get32red49dress2met1mess2says22read21neck1guess1less22lead16wet20check14set13bet14bread19step13edge9flesh15leg8press8debt8let1sweat14heh2led7fresh5yep1spread6bless1beg1jeff2chef3fed5deck8wreck11egg3threat1shed6stress4fred1heck4net4pet4Tedgregdeaf3jet6sec1stretch2web3bethfetchjessfled5thread9tech1chess1Sethdread9ned1meg1wed6les2tessness1tread3sketchpledge1bled4DES3prepvet1pegwesledge3bred2fret2
2 syllables
forget1instead39ahead1regret25upset9address9success6confess9unlessprocess3progress3sunset8accessexpress3impress1distress3possess4corvette5doorstep4excess6unsaid5caress3undress2cassette2flores1Macbeth1misled2outlet2seabed1baez1Bankhead1bedspread1beget1brubeck1cadet1chevette1cornbread1Cortez1deadhead1deathbed1digress1dragnet1flatbed1inez1inlet1Juarez1largesse1learjet1obsess1offset1paycheck1quintet1recheck1redhead1redress1refresh1reset1spearhead1vignette1Wynette1abedabetabscessafreshaggress
3 syllables
cigarette20internet8juliet3overhead6silhouette4parapet2riverbed3bayonet2juliette1pirouette1alphabet1Lafayette1letterhead1nonetheless1overfed1quarterdeck1statuette1suffragette1thoroughbred1acquiesceangrinessanisettearrowheadavocetBangladeshbashfulnessbiomedbiotechbottleneckcalumetcarefulnessclarinetcoalesceconvalescecopperheadcoronetcutting-edgediscothequedispossessdouble-checkdragonheadepithetethernetExocetfaithfulness
4 syllables
nevertheless1Viramuneviramunes
5 syllables
videocassette
1414
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
there278them1well1friend133end125hair131air127then97friends106care113hell87men59else1tell75tears30when48fair45where26ends36chair38help32went23share27sense18stairs28bear24fell28scared17bell24sex20legs17ten17wear15heads21prayer21cell12spend11health19pen22felt11square15spent12spell18stare24meant8bend19gets8rent13cares14sent10strength6tear3sell8smell6shelf33self14their2fence1eggs7kept6dare4send5spare11swear3bells13ben4rare9held4french2steps9belt9pair6slept5tells2wealth11helped1shell10checked14scare2shared9
2 syllables
again1myself100yourself52hotel31nowhere18somewhere14pretend26himself15itself12respect16perfect6weekend8herself7themselves6affair9girlfriend2expect4aware5amen6protect3prepared5defense6accept2upstairs1defend8revenge5except1boyfriend1suspect1nightmare5accent4event4effect5correct2depends4subject2downstairs2prepareevents4yourselves2percent2motel8collect2footsteps3direct1farewell5attend3affairs3intend1attempt1effects3doorbell2despair14offense2repair6compared1michellecompare8unfair4intense1
3 syllables
everywhere35anywhere22ourselves13president5cigarettes13underwear3represent2recommend1personnel1carousel4millionaire7billionaire4represents2isabelBethlehem1millionaires2architect1clientele2comprehend1disrespect2jezebel1overwhelmed3unprepared3citadel2debonair1Delaware2dialect2disconnect1disrepair2recollect2unawares2Rooseveltambien1billionaires1businessmen1caravel1condescend1coronets1incorrect1legionnaire1
4 syllables
mademoisellemademoiselles1unparalleled1aftereffectaftereffectsAix-la-Chapellecomediennecomediennesconcessionaireconcessionairesdiltiazemdiltiazemsdisorientdisorientsinterconnectinterconnectsmaterielmaterielsmisrepresent
5 syllables
antipersonnel
597
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
last88lost74fast81past79first39ghost35trust34dust35most27just9cost24waste26taste23must15list16passed17east15worst16coast15least8gift13christ9soft15beast11shift16priest11missed7lift10cast9bust12fist14post5kissed9toast6crossed7touched3wrist17watched2pissed2forcedbasedreached1pushed2blast4feast13host4placed4twist4burst5washed2cursed5laughed4lust9crushed4vast1searched2frost11mist9rust13thirst12crashed2stuffed2wished14facedswitched9chasedroast1smashed1draft1waist3tossed7craft2drift2loft3swift3rushed1durst2hushed1laced1mast2moist1raft1
2 syllables
exist15almost4released5resist5insist2divorced2attached3deceased7produced1discussed2replaced2dismissed1aircraft1broadcastassistincreased1reduced2erased2rehearsed3adjust1exhaust3reversed2approached1aloft2distrust2facelift2mismatched1unmatched1adrift1amassed1Belfast1blacklist1checklist1cloudburst1defrost1disgraced1dispersed1distaste1forecast1foremost1handcuffed1mistrust1retraced1southeast1stardust1sufficed1toothpaste1typecast1untouched1abashedaccostaccursedairliftambushedbacklashedbequeathed1beseechedbewitchedboldfacedbrainwashedbypassedcamshaft
3 syllables
introducedsacrificed1Pentecost2holocaust1wanderlust2overcast1overdosed1poltergeist1unattached1aftertasteanarchistantitrustautographed2bolshevistbulletproofed1chloroplastcoexistcolorfastdiagnosedfireproofedflabbergasthandicrafthectographedhovercraftinnermostinterlacedinterspersedJihadistlithographedlymphoblastnativistnorthernmostoculistoutermostoverdraftoverpricedoverreachedoverstuffedparagraphedphotographed7preexistreadjust
4 syllables
anthologistantiaircraftchoreographedenthusiasticonoclastmimeographednumismatistoverproducedpodiatristproctologistrecidivistreintroduced
5 syllables
spiritualist
7 syllables
epidemiologist
39
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)
1 syllable
wrest
2 syllables
impressed1depressed5undressed2oppressed1unrest2compressed1expressed1headrest1repressed1suppressed1abreastaddressed9aggressedarmrestbackrestdigressed1distressed3
3 syllables
unimpressed1overdressedunaddressedOrestesrestivenessunrested2

“rest” at line end — from real songs

I’m stopping now 'cause I’m due for a restAnd it kills you the worst by some blue ribbon best
— Bahamas, “No Wrong” · rhymes rest / best
You help me get it off my chestYou hold the pain and leave the rest
— Bahamas, “Overjoyed” · rhymes rest / chest
Like your soul could use the restYou're a ghost in the west
— Magnolia Electric Co., “The Last 3 Human Words” · rhymes rest / west

How to read the 2658 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 68
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 35
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 101
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 443
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1414
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 597
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 39
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.