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Words that rhyme withshroud

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 AW coda D
25
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
loud49crowd41proud2cloud17ploughed2sowed1plowed1boughed2bowed11browed12
2 syllables
allowed9aloud2endowed1avowedhighbrowedkowtowed1Macleod
3 syllables
disalloweddisavowedovercrowd
69
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
out275doubt34shout16bout8scout2drought2clout2pout2snout2stout2tout2trout2lout1spout1stoute1floutgoutgroutKrautroutsprout
2 syllables
about71without12throughoutfallout2blowout1hideout1knockout1lookout1timeout1all-outblackoutbreakoutbrownoutbuyoutcheckoutcookoutcutoutdevoutdropoutdugouteelpouthandouthangoutholdout
3 syllables
roundabout1hereaboutrunaboutsauerkrautturnabout
228
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
ground149sound100round60found71clouds1count9sounds11bound16wound2pounds1pound5counts2drowned6grounds3mount3rounds2doubts5shouts1crowds5hound3hounds4bounds1mound3crowned1scouts2shrouds1slouched1bouncedbousedbouts8bowsed8browned24browsed1clouts2clowned23couched11cowledcrouched1douseddowerreddowned541dowseddroughts2Faustflouncedfloutsfouled5founds71fowled1frowned13gougedgouts
2 syllables
around290account5amount3background4accounts5announced1aground6discountprofound2unwound3abound2fairground2surround1unsound2aroused1blackouts1devouts1foreground1playground1playgrounds1rebound1resounds1surrounds1unbound1workouts1abounds2amounts3astoundastoundsbackgrounds4blowouts1breakoutsbrownoutsbuyoutscampgroundcampgroundscarousedcheckoutsconfoundconfounds
3 syllables
underground16whereabouts1battleground1paramount1roundabouts1battlegrounds1catamountcatamountshereaboutsmispronouncedovercrowdsrunaboutssauerkrautsthereaboutsturnaboutsturnaroundturnaroundsultrasoundultrasoundsunannouncedundergrounds16
4 syllables
merry-go-round
51
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
now305how49bow11wow4cow6thou1brow12vow5sow1plow3ciao1bough2Mao2POW2prow1dow1yow1chowFAOFrauGAOhaoHowelaoloughplough
2 syllables
somehow1allow9eyebrow1kowtow1meow1southpaw1avowendowhighbrowknow-howlandauLiaoluauMacaoMacaupowwowsnowplow
3 syllables
anyhow11curacaodisallowdisavowMindanao
246
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
down541town214house64mouth75south26crown32brown24clown23couch11drown15mouse9gown15foul5ouchfrown13growls2cows6towns7clowns7downs5mouths1bows8bounceblouse6owl4howl5vows4frowns1gowns3growl2lounge1crowns2spouse1vouch2browns1brows1crouch1douse1fowl1louse1nouns1ounce1owls1ploughs1rousse1scowls1slouch1Strauss1klausboughs2bouseBrownebrowsechowsciaos1cowlcowlsCrousedhowsdowerdowersdownesdowsedrowns15flouncefouls5fowls1gaussgougegrouchgrousehaoshoweshowls5jowljowls
2 syllables
downtown16warehouse2announcehometown7allows1uptown8breakdown3sundown2arouse1courthouse2jailhouse1meltdown2outhouse2penthouse2showdown2breakdowns1comedown1doghouse1eyebrows1farmhouse1Georgetown1henhouse1hoedown1madhouse1Motown1pronounce1renown1roadhouse1touchdowns1townhouse1wildflowers1alehouseavowsBeantownblockhouseboathouseBridgetownBrockhousecarouseCharlestownclampdownclampdownsclosedownclosedownsclubhousecomedowns1countdowncountdownscrackdowncrackdownscrosstowndelousedenouncedollhousedormousedowntowns16endowsespouse
3 syllables
chinatown1Morgantown1slaughterhouse1AdenauerAllentownboardinghouseCharlottetowncharterhousecoffeehouseCooperstowncottonmouthcottonmouthscuracaosdisallowsdisavowsfirehouseHagerstownmenopausemispronounceMorristownpackinghousepowerhouseRittenhouseScaramouchshantytownshantytownsupside-downwaterfowlwaterfowlsWatertownWestinghouseWilliamstown
1686
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
world127head219side201said146good108bed169dead149road127cold121need93god69bad76hard81ride96made86old79gold76child64had62died74word46blood51lord28hide63could46kid50told49red49heard41pride53hold40sad40mad39wild35tried34should27read21bird26would21wood28wide39cried37food24scared17paid26dad17yard23lead16field13bride23lied22dude11speed20bread19weird13glad15killed10trade20load19played15called10bored18mood11blade22sold13board10guard10stayed13code11shade35card8sword11stood11feed11hood13tide22grade8showed6fade27laid9
2 syllables
inside131outside53afraid40instead39ahead21decide19record3parade19agreed5afford7aside7prepared5indeed3destroyed2avoid2explode12reward3beside6provide1aboard2absurd8betrayed2denied10childhood1comrade1appeared3proceed1towardsucceed1occurred4compared1enjoyed5award2revealed4abroad2transferreddivide11borrowed1assured5includeforbid1controlledupsidebehold5so-calledcollide8unfurled7ignored6password1backyard2Bernardgraveyard4household1appliedregard1arcade6declaredunfold5abide6bluebird4
3 syllables
understood12satisfied16neighborhood11suicide11disappeared9attitude5hollywood5episode3terrified4homicide1paranoid2boulevard9guaranteed4gratitude1underworld4overhead6qualified1occupied1lemonade5riverside4battlefield4crucified4centerfold4mountainside2overboard3solitude2classifiedbodyguard2mockingbird3countryside2genocide2hummingbird1overload2petrified3promenade2riverbed3unprepared3asteroid2disregard2interlude2
4 syllables
misunderstood9identified1dissatisfied2exemplified1formaldehyde1infanticide1solidified1unparalleled1unsatisfied1acidifiedautomobiledbeatifiedbrachiopodcephalopoddaminozidedecertifieddeclassifieddemystifieddetoxified
5 syllables
corticosteroid
6 syllables
5
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
enshroudshrouded1shrouding4
3 syllables
enshrouded1enshrouding

“shroud” at line end — from real songs

And the tears which well beneath his somber shroudNaked tree of winter seems to stand so proud
— Sandy Denny, “One More Chance” · rhymes shroud / proud
Rows and rows of big dark cloudsBut I'm holding on underneath this shroud
— Patty Griffin, “Rain” · rhymes shroud / clouds
It’s a sin that somehowAnd casting its shroud
— Pink Floyd, “On the Turning Away” · rhymes shroud / somehow

How to read the 2305 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 25
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 69
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 228
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 51
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 246
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1686
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 5
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.