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Words that rhyme withshops

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 AA coda P·S
46
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
cops2stops1drops5pops4tops7props3bops1crops1flops1mops1wops1chops3fops1glops
2 syllables
rooftops1cyclops1raindrops1treetops2backdropsbackstopsbebopsbellhopsblacktops2desktops
3 syllables
lollipops1agitpropscountertopsmalapropsmountaintops2tabletopsturboprops
4 syllables
triceratops
309
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
box18thoughts14rocks15shots9jobs7lots1talks5walks5socks7fox3blocks5spots9sobs2locks5knots9knocks2clocks6docks4dots3pots3clots2flocks2hots2Knox2stocks2watts1yachts2bots1fobs1hawks1knobs1mots1nots1pox1rots1scotts1slots1aughtsbachesbahtsbalksblobsblocsblotchblotsbobs1bockscalkscaulkschalks2chockscobscotscoxcrocksdaubsdocs1
2 syllables
gunshots3robots1sidewalks1jukebox1mailbox2matchbox2sandbox2breadbox1buckshots1detox1icebox1padlocks1screenshots1smallpox1sunspots1teapots1airlocksallotsascotsballcocksbedrocks1blowjobsboardwalksboondocksboycottscatwalkscorncobscornstalkscrackpotscroatscrosstalkscrosswalksdeadlocksdreadnoughtsearshotsersatzeyespotsfeedlotsfeedstocksflintlocksflummoxforethoughtsgamecocksgearbox
3 syllables
astronauts2afterthoughts1cosmonauts1paradox1tinderbox1aftershocksantiknocksapricots2aquanautsargonautsequinoxflowerpotsgoldilockshammerlockshollyhocks1huguenotsinterlocksjuggernauts1kilowattslaughingstocksmaniocsmegawattsocelotsorthodoxoverstockspoppycockstomahawks1analogs2analoguesarthropods
4 syllables
electroshocksheterodoxthingamabobsunorthodoxbrachiopodscephalopods
216
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
hearts39cards15starts13wants8parts14guards3marks4costs2arts4yards3waltz9sharks1sparks5barks2charts5bonds1honksbards1farts2haunts2Marx2tarts2tonks2vaults2blondes1Bronx1carbs1carts1darts1faults1parks1ponds1salts1shards1swamps1angstarbsarcs4arks2
2 syllables
regards2remarks2junkyards2postcards1sweethearts2embarks1aardvarks1abscondsaccostsadoptsasphalts1assaultsavants2backyards2ballparks1barnyardsbasaltsbenchmarksbernardsbirthmarksbismarksblowhardsboatyardsbombardsbrickyardscanardschurchyards1cobaltsconcoctscourtyards3
3 syllables
restaurants2debutantes2holocausts1mastercards1bodyguards2boulevards9commandantscorrespondscounterpartsdisembarks2disregards2hildegardesleotardslumberyardsmatriarchesmeadowlarks3oligarchesoligarchspatriarchespatriarchssomersaults
748
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
off116ah46god69was43ya34not69stop59got54talk49lot57thought25dog31top28rock30cause23law24job28shot30hot23cross20walk24block28spot27saw15drop22clock22nah11caught18watch15pop15shop10ahh10boss9bought10shock11taught10loss12cop7lock5draw6brought1wash3pot6knock2bob1hop9raw10ought1doc1Scott1fought3odd2rob2sauce5squad2goshTodd2coslaws4stock2joshfog15Ross1log6plot5fraud2chop3blah1mob5cloth6cough8rod4toss3claus5moi6dock6scotch2broad1rot2frog1dot4pos
2 syllables
because21forgot14across4applause6grandma1garage4grandpagunshot1robotabroad2aha5massage1sidewalk3Iraq2laptop1withdraw1soniaha-hamirage5bedrock1hurrah3outlaw2applaud1barrage1blacktop2dada1Hitchcock1woodstock2Aesop1Alcott1assad1buckshot1bulldog1bullfrog1chainsaw1collage1distraught1facade1foresaw1grandmas1grandpas1guffaw1heartthrob1hilltop1lapdog1maraud1outlawed1outlaws1panache1pawnshop1Punjab1raindrop1roadblock1rooftop1seesaws1shamrock1takeoff1tripod1vandross1warlock1whitewash1workshop1
3 syllables
dialogue1son-in-lawArkansas4astronaut3Omaha1afterthought1analog2apricot2barbershop1catalogue1juggernaut1Molotov2mountaintop2albatross1applesauce1butterscotch1Camelot1camouflage1carrera1cosmonaut1esplanade1hollyhock1monologue1Panama1photoshop1Saginaw1synagogue1tomahawk1travelogue1aftershockagitpropanalogueantiknockAntiochApiaaquanautAraratArawakarbitrageargonautarthropodbaccarat
4 syllables
brother-in-lawsister-in-lawBaryshnikovbrachiopodcephalopoddaughter-in-lawelectroshockfather-in-lawIditarodKalashnikovmother-in-lawthingamabob
5 syllables
middle-of-the-road
1431
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
on293all315heart255gone224long170wrong171song167are134fall155dark107wall128car85hard81arms61want39call83lost74stars83far79star74strong64dawn61bar54start63songs43part40small43park41cars37hall36arm31walls36ball32tall31art26cost24yard23harm24calls21mom12bars26fault11falls20mark13smart14called10farm16bomb9Paul7soft15guard10charge9stopped7card8lawn24john4tom5don2balls8calm3dropped9doll12mall16talked2locked4charm10march7walked3drawn14Charles2large1crossed7sharp5watched2crawl18salt3jar17Clark2bombs1causedsolve2false2
2 syllables
apart95along74guitar34belong22upon8involved10recall16alarm8sweetheart3beyond5football2belongs2response3baseball1respond3assaultbelonged2moronradarso-calledbackyard2Bernardcigar4graveyard4regard1afar7depart6guitars3bizarre2cigars5involvepostcard4resolve3dissolve3Milananton1alarms2anon2birdsong3courtyard3downfall2exhaust3lamar3rainfall3remark3unlocked1hogan1alarmed2aloft2amar2atoll1avant2bygones1dissolved2footfall2impart2Iran1jaguar2nightfall2resolved2rockstar1seagal2
3 syllables
restaurant5alcohol5Vietnam3basketball1boulevard9protocolBabylon6cannonball4waterfall4waterfalls4bodyguard2Montreal4reservoir2superstar4meadowlark3morningstar3overalls2Pentecost2avalon1confidant1debutante2disembark2disregard2echelon1escobar2holocaust1motorcar1nonchalant2abattoir1amazon1autobahn1Bonaparte1caviar1firearms1fireball1hildegard1intercom1lexicon1marathon1mastodons1overcharged1
4 syllables
Agamemnon1neanderthal1automatonautomatonsAzerbaijancholesterolcholesterolsemoticonemoticonsneanderthals1phenomenonSaskatchewanSebastopolstate-of-the-artUlaanbaatar
2081
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
lights62streets48lips43nights26sex20takes13hurts18tracks19six9books7works8gets8weeks5fix8looks4folks10makes4breaks14states6max3keeps4boots12gates12its1nuts6bucks5jokes11sheets15notes7steps9tricks12likes2rights5ships5speaks3beats10hits5helps3troops1guts1plates8cats4sticks5sucks2hopes2seats4fights6rats5beeps1chips4suits2puts2tax2fits3clicks1hates27checks5lets1roots8sets2brakes9corpse2dates1bits2groups1votes1snakes6chicks1sleeps6doubts5oops1sits4backs6Rex3cuts1eats1boats1types1tapes3
2 syllables
mistakes27relax6perhaps1footsteps3attacks1collapse3regrets5headlights6assets2pancakescreates1deluxe2repeats3awaits2backstreets1barrettes1cassettes2earthquakes1misfits2networks1roommates1snowflakes1sunsets1tightropes2techniques1admits1Ajax1apex1armpits1athletes1baguettes1begets1blackouts1cheapskates1cupcakes1devouts1doorsteps1doughnuts1eclipse1elapse1footlights1forgets1gunboats1handshakes1hubcaps1ignites1landscapes1lifeboats1lilacs1outfits1outskirts1picnics1rednecks1rockettes1setbacks1spotlights1syntax1Tampax1turncoats1websites1
3 syllables
cigarettes13politics9fingertips13fireworks2whereabouts1crucifix2diplomats2absolutes1antelopes1archetypes1attributes1cantaloupes1coronets1devastates1envelopes1habitats1interstates1isotopes1lumberjacks1lunatics1middleweights1motorbikes1overcoats1paperbacks1paperweights1parallax1parasites1petticoats1prostitutes1prototypes1radiates1rattlesnakes1roundabouts1satellites1substitutes1abdicatesabrogatesacclimatesacetatesacolytes
4 syllables
relationships2apocalypse1appreciates1hermaphrodites1abbreviatesacceleratesaccentuatesaccommodatesaccumulatesadjudicatesadministratesadulteratesagglomeratesagglutinatesalienatesamalgamatesamelioratesamnesiacs1annihilates1
5 syllables
ambassadorships
6 syllables
6
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
bookshopspawnshops1sweatshopsworkshops1
3 syllables
barbershops1photoshops1

“shops” at line end — from real songs

Well, go ahead and call the copsYou don't meet nice girls in coffee shops
— Tom Waits, “Hold On” · rhymes shops / cops
On my Apple updating my E-ShopsThen I rap and I pray and the grief stops
— Open Mike Eagle, “Hymnal” · rhymes shops / stops
All the girls in the beauty shopsGirls tongues catching the raindrops
— Patty Griffin, “Be Careful” · rhymes shops / raindrops

How to read the 4829 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 46
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 309
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 216
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 747
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1431
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 2080
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 6
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.