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Words that rhyme withroad

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 OW coda D
67
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
load12code3showed2mode1owed2flowed1snowed1toad2crowed1knowed1node1slowed1stowed1towed1blowed43bodeglowed27goadlodelowed99mowed2odesewed1
2 syllables
explode6reload2bestowed1commode1corrode1implode1payload1unbowed1upload1abodeanodeboatloadbusloadcarloadcathodedecodediodedownload
3 syllables
episode1overload1overflowed1antipodebuffaloed2microcodenematodeporticoedradioed35torpedoed
4 syllables
mustachioed
149
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
throat27coat26boat23wrote19note10vote6goat4float7quote2moat2bloatcotedotegloatgroatmoteoatrotetoteglobe2robe3rogue2droguelobeLoebprobestrobevoguesmoke37hope26broke25joke26spoke10rope13nope5dope14woke1coke7soap4pope1stroke1folk4bloke1cope7oak2choke2slope2
2 syllables
remote3afloat9raincoat1scapegoat1speedboat1banknotecapoteconnotecutthroatdemotedenotedevotedovecoteflatboatfootnotegunboathouseboatkeynotelifeboatmisquoteoutvotepromoteredcoatrowboatsailboatshowboatsteamboattowboattugboatturncoatwardrobe1bathrobeLatrobemicrobeawoke4
3 syllables
overcoat2antidote3petticoat3anecdoteasymptotecreosoteferryboatmotorboatpowerboatundercoatanaerobetechnophobeenvelope2Roanoke2periscope2horoscope1telescope1allotropeantelopeartichokebronchoscopecantaloupecountryfolkendoscope
4 syllables
heliotropekaleidoscopelaryngoscopeophthalmoscopeoscilloscopepolariscope
475
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
cold3old79gold4told6hold2ghost35most27closed1coast2sold13folks10ghosts7roads11jokes11notes7post5toast6hopes2holds5host4bold6owned4hoped9votes1fold7boats1stoned12loads1rolled1roast1codes2throats3smokedphonedcoats2colt2mold4roamed4smokes4bolt1ropes2bolts2floats3olds3quotes3coasts2goats2boast1boned1choked1cloaked1colts1croaked1croaks1dozed1hosts1loaned1moaned1oats1posed1posts1probed1robes1scold1scopes1slopes1soaked1spokes1stoked1strokes1tolled1toned1vogues1volt1volts1yokes1bloatsblokes1boasts1bodesbolds6bowled4broachedchokes2
2 syllables
almost4supposed1exposed3controlledbehold5crossroads3household1unfold5proposedthreshold2opposed1untold2provoked3approached1composed1foretold2tightropes2unfolds1billfold1blindfold1chokehold1consoled1dethroned1disposed1explodes1foremost1gunboats1lifeboats1paroled1revoked1tenfold1threefold1thresholds1turncoats1uphold1abodesaholdaholdsanodesatonedbackstrokedbackstrokes1banknotesbankrolledbaroquesbathrobesbeholds5bemoanedbillfolds1blindfolds1boatloadsbulldozedbusloadscajoledcapotescarloadscathodescharcoaledchokeholds1commodes1condonedconnotesconvokedconvokes
3 syllables
centerfold4predisposed2antelopes1cantaloupes1centerfolds1envelopes1episodes1isotopes1marigold1marigolds1overcoats1overdosed1oversold1petticoats1allotropesanaerobesanecdotesantidotes3artichokesasymptotesbronchoscopesbuttonholedchaperonedcobblestonedcountryfolkscreosotesdecomposeddecontrolleddiagnosedendoscopesepitopesferryboatsgastroscopesgyroscopeshoneycombed1horoscopes1innermostinterposedjuxtaposedmanifoldmanifoldsmasterstrokesmicrocodesmicroscopes
4 syllables
heliotropeskaleidoscopeslaryngoscopesophthalmoscopesoscilloscopesoverexposedpolariscopessuperimposed
158
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
know8go13oh3no2so1low1show96though55snow1slow61blow43grow48row30flow33whoa1ow3ohh7joe7throw6bro5glow27owe2dough13pro3toe6crow8hoe4woe1foe2tow4doh2Poe2flo2mow2roe2doe1aux1beau1coe1hoh1joh1koh1roh1sew1stow1Tho1choCROfloeGoghLuomoerhosloeStowe
2 syllables
ago2below43hello1althoughdunno1aglow7Monroe2uno2bestow1drapeau1escrow1outgrow1plateau1tarot1BordeauxchateauCousteauDefoeforegoforgoFoucaultgateaukayoMarceauMunroNGOPernodpoirotrondeaurouleauRousseauso-sotableauThoreauTruffautturbot
3 syllables
radio4Mexico1studio1Tokyo1Romeo2buffalo2stereo2undertow6Idaho5rodeo4tupelo3afterglow4Jericho1patio2bungalow2figaro2indigo2kokomo1overflow2ratio1apropos1bigelow1Borneo1embryo1Eskimo1mistletoe1Monaco1Navajo1zydeco1angeloaudiocalicocameocicerodominodynamoKosovomedicooleooverthrowpiccolopoliopompanoporticoportmanteauScorpiotaekwondoundergovertigo
4 syllables
DiMaggio1adagioArapahoArapahoeGeronimoGuantanamomustachiooreganopistachiopoliticoportfoliopresidio
5 syllables
Michelangelo1archipelagobraggadocioimpresarioMontevideo
6 syllables
generalissimo
805
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
home5soul2own3stone2phone60clothes2known62goes1bones62knows1roll42close28bone44nose1hole1whole15rose26shows21those6grown18both6blows1holes14stones15souls12Jones10toes20stole7homes17shown11Rome8zone9throne12grows14coach1loan8groans1drove1chose4goal5thrown7tone7role4phones5bowl4blown6coal12pole4gross3roam18owns2losjoan2coleflows12Holmes1oath1rolls3flown9moans5moan9mole1pose5growth1owes2hoes8dome7grove4stove1comb6foam6lone3toll4goals4soledose3chrome4hose4sown4woes4
2 syllables
alone7control1shadows10suppose7unknown17photos2approach2patrol5nicole1proposeparole1euroscontrols47expose1headphones2payroll1pothole3rainbows1syndrome2Capone3cologne2elbows3arose2atone2logos1morose1pinholes1tiptoes1trombone2tyrone2willows2wishbone2arseholes1backbone1bulldoze1chateaus1condone1crossbones1cyclone1demos1disclose1earphones1extol1flagpole1flintstone1foxholes1genome1gravestones1grindstone1headstone1intone1jawbone1loopholes1meadows1milestone1oppose1outgrown1pinhole1plainclothes1raton1
3 syllables
telephone20dominoes1microphone4overgrown3cobblestones1comatose1monochrome3studios2telephones2buttonhole2chaperone1decompose2honeycomb1microphones1radios1tomorrows2aerodrome1amphibole1anemone1astrodome1bungalows1buttonholes1calicoes1catacomb1chromosomes1cobblestone1cornerstones1cortisone1dominos1eskimos1firestone1honeycombs1methadone1monotone1orioles1overdose1overflows1overthrown1ratios1saxophone1
4 syllables
adagiosanticycloneanticyclonesantonios1Concepcionmanifestoesmustachiosoreganoesostinatoesoverexpose
5 syllables
hydrocortisone1aficionadoesarchipelagoesbraggadociosdivertimentoeshydrocortisones1impresariosmichelangelos2nitrocellulose
6 syllables
generalissimoes
1570
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
world127head219side201said146good108bed169dead149need93god69bad76hard81ride96made86child64had62died74word46blood51lord28hide63could46kid50loud49red49heard41pride53crowd41sad40mad39wild35tried34should27read21bird26would21proud25wood28wide39cried37food24scared17paid26dad17yard23lead16field13bride23lied22dude11speed20bread19weird13glad15killed10trade20played15called10bored18mood11blade22board10guard10stayed13shade35card8sword11stood11cloud17feed11hood13tide22grade8fade27laid9mud13build6tied9led7held4bleed19
2 syllables
inside131outside53afraid40instead39ahead21decide19record3allowed9parade19agreed5afford7aside7prepared5indeed3destroyed2avoid2reward3beside6provide1aboard2absurd8betrayed2denied10childhood1comrade1appeared3proceed1towardsucceed1occurred4compared1enjoyed5award2revealed4abroad2transferreddivide11assured5includeforbid1upsideso-calledcollide8unfurled7ignored6password1backyard2Bernardgraveyard4appliedregard1arcade6declaredabide6bluebird4reside6restored6unsaid5untied5windshield2
3 syllables
understood12satisfied16neighborhood11suicide11disappeared9attitude5hollywood5terrified4homicide1paranoid2boulevard9guaranteed4gratitude1underworld4overhead6qualified1occupied1lemonade5riverside4battlefield4crucified4mountainside2overboard3solitude2classifiedbodyguard2mockingbird3countryside2genocide2hummingbird1petrified3promenade2riverbed3unprepared3asteroid2disregard2interlude2justified2magnified2misconstrued2
4 syllables
misunderstood9identified1dissatisfied2exemplified1formaldehyde1infanticide1solidified1unparalleled1unsatisfied1acidifiedautomobiledbeatifiedbrachiopodcephalopoddaminozidedecertifieddeclassifieddemystifieddetoxified
5 syllables
corticosteroid
6 syllables
26
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
rode1rowed30
2 syllables
borrowed1railroad1crossroad1erode1farrowedinroadrhoda1escrowed1harrowednarrowed1
3 syllables
electrodeerodederodingrailroaded1railroading1rhodiumrhodiumswheelbarrowed

“road” at line end — from real songs

When a cop pulled him over to the side of the roadIn Paterson that’s just the way things go
— Bob Dylan, “Hurricane” · rhymes road / go
Oh it's a dangerous roadAnd a hazardous load
— Dire Straits, “On Every Street” · rhymes road / load
Down New Mexico way, something about the open roadWe're just impostors in this country, you know
— Tori Amos, “A Sorta Fairytale” · rhymes road / know

How to read the 3224 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 67
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 149
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 475
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 158
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 805
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1570
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 26
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.