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Words that rhyme withskull

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 AH coda L
11
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
dull1hull2culcullgulllullmullnull
2 syllables
seagull3earfulWoodhull
79
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
pulse4cult1hulk1bulb1bulbs1dulce1gulp1mulch1pulp1skulls1bulbed1bulgebulgedbulkbulkedbulksculledcullsculscults1
2 syllables
results2resultadult1adults3insultengulfed2insults1seagulls1consultconsultsdivulgedivulgedearfulsengulfengulfsexult
3 syllables
catapultunequaled
13
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
huh54a22the26uhh1dah6suh1duh1
2 syllables
uh-huhpooh-bahShema
3 syllables
Delacroix1kumbaya1Depardieu
1036
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
love304up307one197us131sun174done1and41come105of74run93much87son79fun81gun67from46blood51what29young55but20touch48stuff34luck37comes23some32does20once20trust34tongue28dust35none23cup30won24loved12ones15just9rough25dumb21must15cut16guns17tough14shut9club9front8drunk10bus11drugs13ugh6truck12judge8lunch10stuck9such4jump4months3drum20rush11month5drug5loves4bunch5mud13mum3nuts6bucks5bust12punch5butt6sons5lungs12plus1trunk11runs3buck11gruntsyup6touched3suck4duck5hung5crush8bum4hug2hunt1dump2
2 syllables
enough124above71someone33become17begun32makeup5amongdiscussundone18becomes17beloved1backupgrandson1shotgun3amongstdiscussed2somewhat1income1haircut1destruct2corrupt1adjust1outcome2make-updeluxe2handcuffs1breadcrumbs1distrust2grandsons1manhunt1shotguns2unloved2amok1amuck1donut1doughnuts1foxglove1foxgloved1foxgloves1handcuff1handcuffed1handgun1handguns1mistrust1nightclubs1outrun1pickup1Pilate1roebuck1setup1stardust1stepson1teacup1untouched1abductabductsaboves71abruptabutabutsabuzzadjudgeadjudgedadjunctadjunctsadjusts1
3 syllables
everyone42anyone21interrupt2overcome4aqueduct1supercut1wanderlust2aqueducts1conjurer1jitterbug1overdone1thunderstruck1waterfront1antitrustbattlefrontbattlefrontsbottom-upbuttercupbuttercupscocoanutscoconutcoconutsconjurers1counterpunchcover-updeconstructdeconstructsfirebugfirebugsfisticuffsfollow-upfollowupfollowupshazelnuthazelnutshit-and-runinterrupts2jitterbuggedjitterbugs1ladybugladybugsmegabucksmegatonmegatonsminibusoceanfront
4 syllables
maharajas
730
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
all315girl90well142fall155soul126wall128feel91will65smile100real69hell87still64call83while80tell75hill59school49fool53roll42cool36small43hall36style36hole29deal27ball32jail25wheel26kill20fell28bell24tall31whole15full1fill20steel24pool20cell12bill14fail18spell18steal11Paul7sell8mail12smell6sale13rule9trail11pull4stole7doll12oil5chill11mall16till2shall1pal5tail8nail10meal6heal11file2sail10male3goal5shell10role4mile8crawl18bull5bail5pill8bowl4soil5tale4phil1coal12yell5hail5pole4carlkylefoul5
2 syllables
control47hotel31until7recall16football2female1motel8appeal9detail1farewell5patrol5reveal2baseball1doorbell2awhile12profile2michellemeanwhile1nicole1e-mailideal1parole1blackmailbrazilcocktailintelfulfill2emailmiguelconceal3payroll1pothole3unfurl3canal1lifestyle1chanel2downfall2exhale2inhale3lapel2rainfall3recoil1surreal2unreal1uphill1handfulatoll1excel2exile1footfall2gazelle2goodwill2landfill1nightfall2Rockwell1seagal2seashell1unwell1worthwhile1michelmarceladele1Advil1Asheville1
3 syllables
alcohol5basketball1personnel1protocolcarousel4cannonball4waterfall4isabelMontreal4clientele2jezebel1buttonhole2citadel2oldsmobile2ridicule2amphibole1caravel1chaparral1chippendales1fairytale1fingernail1fireball1Jacksonville1lauderdale1Liverpool1mandeville1molecule1parallel1pocketful1powerball1reconcile1robitaille1abigailaerosolanglophileBartlesvillebookmobileBougainvillebutterballcamomileCarbondalecarrouselcasserole
4 syllables
mademoiselleautomobile2neanderthal1Aix-la-ChapellecholesterolGuadalcanalmaterielSebastopol
5 syllables
antipersonnel
10
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
scull
2 syllables
rascal1fiscalGaskellscullingscully
3 syllables
discolordiscoloreddiscolors
4 syllables
discoloring

“skull” at line end — from real songs

Until we said so long to his skullEffused with the choice of the mind on ice skates, scraping chunks
— Lou Reed, “The Black Angel’s Death Song” · rhymes skull / chunks
And is that other shard a piece of your skullThat once contained the wild brain that used to overflow with loving?
— Mount Eerie, “Earth” · rhymes skull / loving

How to read the 1864 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 11
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 79
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 13
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1031
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 730
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 10
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.