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Words that rhyme withroads

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·Z
36
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
loads1codes2bodesgoadshodeslodesmodes3nodes1odes
2 syllables
explodes1abodesanodesboatloadsbusloadscarloadscathodes
3 syllables
episodes1microcodesnematodesoverloads2
147
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
notes7votes1boats1throats3coats2floats3quotes3goats2oats1robes1vogues1bloatscotesdotesdroguesfobesgloatsglobes2groatsjobeskobes1lobesmoats2motesOatesprobes
2 syllables
gunboats1lifeboats1turncoats1banknotesbathrobescapotesconnotescutthroatsdemotesdenotesdevotesdovecotesflatboatsfootnoteshouseboatskeynotesmicrobesmisquotesoutvotespromotes
3 syllables
overcoats1petticoats1anaerobesanecdotesantidotes3asymptotescreosotesferryboatsmotorboatspowerboatstechnophobesundercoats
4 syllables
heliotropeskaleidoscopeslaryngoscopesophthalmoscopesoscilloscopespolariscopes
60
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
ghosts7holds5bolts2olds3coasts2colts1hosts1posts1volts1boasts1bolds6coaxedcolds121
2 syllables
unfolds1thresholds1aholdsbeholds5billfolds1blindfolds1chokeholds1deadboltsenfolds
3 syllables
centerfolds1marigolds1manifoldsstrangleholds
712
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
know1go1oh95no90road127so92low99show96though55snow73goes61slow61knows53blow43grow48smoke37close28nose37hope26broke25joke26throat27coat26row30flow33boat23rose26wrote19whoa8shows1ow3those6both6load1note10ohh7spoke10blows14code11joe7throw6rope13toes20vote6nope5showed6bro5glow27dope14owe2grows14coach1dough13drove3chose4woke1coke7gross3goat4lossoap4pro3pope1float7stroke1folk4flows12toe6bloke1crow8quote2oath1mode3cope7pose5growth1rode2owed2owes2hoes8
2 syllables
ago68below43hello15shadows10suppose7photos2althoughexplode12approach2remote3proposedunno1borrowed1afloat9eurosexpose1aglow7wardrobe1railroad1awoke4rainbows1raincoat1Monroe2crossroad1elbows3reload2arose2logos1morose1tiptoes1uno2willows2backstroke1bestow1bestowed1bulldoze1chateaus1commode1corrode1demos1disclose1drapeau1elope1erode1escrow1implode1meadows1oppose1outgrow1payload1plainclothes1plateau1reproach1scapegoat1speedboat1tarot1tightrope1unbowed1upload1abode
3 syllables
radio35Mexico1episode3studio1Tokyo1Romeo2envelope2buffalo2dominoes1stereo2undertow6Idaho5rodeo4tupelo3afterglow4Jericho3overcoat2patio2antidote3comatose1overload1petticoat3Roanoke2studios2bungalow2decompose2figaro2indigo2kokomo1overflow2overflowed1periscope2radios1ratio1tomorrows2apropos1bigelow1Borneo1bungalows1calicoes1
4 syllables
DiMaggio1adagioadagiosantonios1ArapahoArapahoeGeronimoGuantanamoheliotrope
5 syllables
Michelangelo2aficionadoesarchipelagoarchipelagoesbraggadociobraggadociosdivertimentoesimpresarioimpresarios
6 syllables
generalissimogeneralissimoes
700
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
home338soul126own119cold1old79stone72gold1phone60clothes64known62bones62told49roll42hold40bone44ghost35hole29most27whole15closed21grown18coast15sold13holes14stones15souls12Jones10stole7homes17shown11Rome8zone9post5throne12toast6loan8groans1goal5thrown7tone7role4phones5bowl4blown6coal12pole4roam18host4owns2bold6owned4joan2hoped9colefold7Holmes1stoned12rolls3flown9moans5moan9rolled1mole1roast1dome7comb6foam6lone3toll4goals4solesmokedphonedchrome4sown4Mon3colt2drone3mold4poles4roamed4stroll3bolt1
2 syllables
alone286control47unknown17almost4supposed1patrol5exposed1nicole1parole1controlledbehold5controls47household1unfold5proposedthreshold2opposed1untold2headphones2payroll1pothole3syndrome2Capone3cologne2provoked3approached1atone2composed1foretold2pinholes1trombone2tyrone2wishbone2arseholes1backbone1billfold1blindfold1chokehold1condone1consoled1crossbones1cyclone1dethroned1disposed1earphones1extol1flagpole1flintstone1foremost1foxholes1genome1gravestones1grindstone1headstone1intone1jawbone1loopholes1milestone1outgrown1paroled1pinhole1raton1revoked1
3 syllables
telephone20microphone4centerfold4overgrown3cobblestones1monochrome3telephones2buttonhole2chaperone1honeycomb1microphones1predisposed2aerodrome1amphibole1anemone1astrodome1buttonholes1catacomb1chromosomes1cobblestone1cornerstones1cortisone1firestone1honeycombs1marigold1methadone1monotone1orioles1overdosed1oversold1overthrown1saxophone1Styrofoam1xylophones1acetoneacetonesaerodromes1allophoneallophonesamphiboles1anemones1ankleboneanklebones
4 syllables
anticycloneanticyclonesConcepcionoverexposedprogesteroneprogesteronessuperimposedtestosteronetestosterones
5 syllables
hydrocortisone1hydrocortisones1
947
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
words54kids37legs17clouds22heads21birds15cards15needs11woods11dogs9drugs13bags10fields14sides16gods13eggs7jobs7leads3guards3odds6pigs5goods2worlds5beds7dudes8lads1yards3rides12seeds7clubs3bugs1sobs2weeds9Gibbsboobsdeeds5ribs2lords3blades7crowds5rags7aids1reads1fades6swords2feds1chords4flags4reeds5shades5shreds4grades8meds1beads3bleeds3boards3breeds3broads3cubs2dregs3fags3jags2spades2tags2tribes3bards1bloods2braids1cords1drags2floods2foods2glades2herbs1hides2moods2plugs2rigs2slugs2thirds2threads1
2 syllables
records5besides1towards2comrades1eyelids5decides19regards2decades1floorboards2hillsides3parades4subsides3backsides2divides1grenades1insides2junkyards2postcards1abides1applauds1arcades1awards1backwoods1betides1billboards1bluebirds1bridesmaids1bullfrogs1collides1cornfields1crosswords1dartboards1foreheads1includes1intrudes1landlords1mermaids1nightclubs1precedes1preludes1provides1redwoods1resides1rewards1sandbags1abradesabsurds8accedesaccords1affords7airfieldsairheadsairspeedsallgoodsalludesamidesandroids1ascribesasides7avoids2
3 syllables
palisades3hummingbirds3mockingbirds1accolades1attitudes1countrysides1genocides1lemonades1mastercards1multitudes1promenades1actinidesadenoidsadulthoods1alkaloidsaltitudes1amplitudesamyloidsanalogs2analoguesaniseedsaptitudes1arrowheadsarsenidesarthropodsasteroids2babyhoodsbarricades1battlefields4bodyguards2boulevards9brotherhoodscatalogues1cavalcades1celluloidscentipedes1certitudescheckerboardschesterfieldsclassifieds
4 syllables
brachiopodscephalopodsdaminozidesexactitudesformaldehydes1ineptitudesinfanticides1insecticidesnucleotidespolyamidessolicitudessuperoxidesthalidomidesthingamabobstriglycerides
5 syllables
corticosteroidsmonosaccharidespolysaccharides
6 syllables
verisimilitudes
8
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
Rhodesroadesrodes2
2 syllables
crossroads1erodes1inroadsrailroads1
3 syllables
electrodes

“roads” at line end — from real songs

It was out at the crossroadsWell, I chased him through them county roads
— Bruce Springsteen, “Highway Patrolman” · rhymes roads / crossroads
Well, you roll on roadsFor your lorry loads
— Cat Stevens, “Where Do the Children Play?” · rhymes roads / loads
Rain, it wets muddy roadsI find myself exposed
— Damien Rice, “Eskimo” · rhymes roads / exposed

How to read the 2602 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 36
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 147
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 60
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 712
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 700
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 947
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 8
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.