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Words that rhyme withsolved

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 L·V·D
9
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)
2 syllables
involved10dissolved2resolved2absolveddevolvedevolvedrevolved
3 syllables
unresolved1uninvolved
1
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
golfed2
939
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
all315off116fall155wall128god69was43call83lost74not69stop59got54talk49lot57thought25small43dog31hall36top28rock30cause23walls36job28ball32shot30hot23cross20walk24block28spot27drop22tall31cost24clock22calls21caught18watch15falls20pop15shop10boss9bought10Paul7soft15shock11taught10loss12balls8cop7lock5doll12mall16brought1wash3pot6knock2bob1hop9crossed7ought1doc1Scott1fought3odd2watched2crawl18rob2sauce5squad2goshTodd2coslaws4causedsolve2false2stock2joshfog15golf2Ross1log6plot5
2 syllables
because21forgot14recall16across4applause6football2garage4gunshot1baseball1robotabroad2massage1sidewalk3Iraq2laptop1mirage5involveresolve3dissolve3bedrock1downfall2exhaust3rainfall3aloft2applaud1atoll1barrage1blacktop2footfall2Hitchcock1nightfall2seagal2woodstock2Aesop1Alcott1assad1banal1baseballs1buckshot1bulldog1bullfrog1collage1defrost1dislodged1distraught1drywall1evolve1eyeball1eyeballs1facade1fastballs1foosball1grandmas1grandpas1heartthrob1hilltop1lapdog1maraud1outlawed1outlaws1panache1pawnshop1
3 syllables
alcohol5basketball1protocoldialogue1cannonball4waterfall4waterfalls4astronaut3Montreal4overalls2Pentecost2afterthought1analog2apricot2barbershop1catalogue1holocaust1juggernaut1Molotov2mountaintop2albatross1applesauce1butterscotch1Camelot1camouflage1cosmonaut1esplanade1fireball1hollyhock1monologue1photoshop1powerball1synagogue1tomahawk1travelogue1aerosolaerosolsaftershockagitpropalcohols5analogueantiknock
4 syllables
neanderthal1BaryshnikovbrachiopodcephalopodcholesterolcholesterolselectroshockIditarodKalashnikovneanderthals1Sebastopolthingamabob
5 syllables
middle-of-the-road
1806
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
on293heart255gone224long170wrong171song167are134dark107ah46car85hard81arms61want39ya34stars83far79star74strong64dawn61bar54start63songs43part40park41hearts39cars37arm31law24saw15art26yard23box18harm24nah11mom12cops15bars26thoughts14fault11cards15mark13smart14called10dogs9starts13ahh10farm16wants8bomb9guard10gods13rocks15charge9stopped7card8lawn24john4tom5parts14don2calm3shots9stops8dropped9draw6jobs7talked2locked4charm10march7lots1walked3drawn14Charles2large1talks5raw10sharp5guards3marks4
2 syllables
apart95along74guitar34belong22upon8alarm8sweetheart3beyond5grandma1belongs2grandparesponse3respond3assaultbelonged2gunshots3moronaha5radarso-calledbackyard2Bernardcigar4withdraw1regards2graveyard4regard1soniaafar7depart6guitars3ha-habizarre2cigars5postcard4robots1Milananton1alarms2anon2birdsong3courtyard3hurrah3lamar3outlaw2remark3remarks2rooftops1sidewalks1unlocked1hogan1alarmed2amar2avant2bygones1cyclops1dada1impart2Iran1jaguar2
3 syllables
restaurant5Vietnam3boulevard9Babylon6son-in-lawArkansas4bodyguard2restaurants2Omaha1reservoir2superstar4meadowlark3morningstar3astronauts2avalon1confidant1debutante2debutantes2disembark2disregard2echelon1escobar2motorcar1nonchalant2abattoir1afterthoughts1amazon1autobahn1Bonaparte1carrera1caviar1cosmonauts1firearms1hildegard1holocausts1intercom1lexicon1lollipops1marathon1mastercards1
4 syllables
brother-in-lawsister-in-lawAgamemnon1automatonautomatonsAzerbaijanbrachiopodscephalopodsdaughter-in-lawelectroshocksemoticonemoticonsfather-in-lawheterodoxmother-in-lawphenomenonSaskatchewanstate-of-the-artthingamabobstriceratops
103
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
loved12saved12lived5moved4served2provedpaved4caved1craved1peeved2raved2shaved2grieved1jived1shelved1shoved1weaved1bravedbulgedcurveddelveddivedglovedgravedgroovedhalvedheavedhivedlavednervedreavedreevedrevvedrovedsievedslavedsleevedstavedswerved
2 syllables
arrived8believed5received3survived8removed3beloved1deservedrelieveddeceived7approvedachieved1perceived3behaved2conceived2deprived1enslaved2preserved2reserved1unloved2contrived1foxgloved1observed1reprieved1unmoved1aggrievedarchivedbehoovedbereavedbivalvedconnivedconserved
3 syllables
autoclaveddisapproveddisbelievedinterleavedmicrowavedmisbehavedmisconceivedmisperceivedpreconceivedundeservedunimprovedunrelieved
1
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
unsolved

“solved” at line end — from real songs

She's got problemsTo be solved
— Lou Reed, “Chelsea Girls” · rhymes solved / problems

How to read the 2857 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 9
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 1
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.
Subtractive 938
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1806
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 103
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 1
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.