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Words that rhyme withsorts

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 AO coda R·T·S
34
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
sports1shorts1courts1forts2ports3quarts1quartzsnorts1swartsthwarts
2 syllables
reports1abortsairports5carports1cavortscomportscontortsdeports
3 syllables
davenports1teleports
76
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
corpse2lords3swords2chords4boards3cords1fords1forks1hordes1cordescorksfjords1gourdshoards1porks2
2 syllables
records5towards2floorboards2awards1billboards1dartboards1landlords1rewards1accords1affords7backboardsbaseboards
3 syllables
checkerboardsclavichordsfiberboardsfibreboardsfingerboardsharpsichordsnotochords
278
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
more207door204for1floor145war77lord28shore49store33four18York5your2score23or5bored18board10short6court6sword11sort1sport6norcore8pour5sore9wore2port3drawer5ward3bore11fort2roar16ford3pork2swore1corps1morgue2tore1cord2chord5ore5forkchore3gore2roared2hoard1soar2scored1fjord1horde1nord1ord1Porte1quart1snore1snort1sor1yore1boarBoerBohrcoredcorkcorpfloored145foregoredgourdhoarlorenorednorredoaroaredorbOrrporporeporedpoured5schnorrschnorredshoredsnoredsoared2sporestored
2 syllables
before155record3report3afford7support4ignore6airport5reward3aboard2thereforetowardpassport1award2escorttransportexplore2ignored6ashore6resortadore3restored6landlord1encore1restoredrugstore1seashore2adored2broadsword1centaur2Dior1skateboard2absorb1accord1backdoor1billboard1carport1chessboard1dartboard1dashboard1decor1distort1folklore1galore1hardcore1headboard1igor1implore1import1keyboard1rapport1uproar1warlord1abhorabhorredAborabortassortathwartbackboardbaseboardblackboardbookstoreBridgeportcardboardcavortchipboardclapboard
3 syllables
anymore105overboard3Baltimore1evermore2sycamore1troubadour2commodore1davenport1Labrador1Singapore1aboveboardAgincourtalbacoreBangaloreBarrymorecarnivorecheckerboardclavichorddinosaurEcuadorfiberboardfibreboardfingerboardfurthermoreguarantorharpsichordherbivoreheretoforeLivermoreLuxembourgmatadorMevacornevermorenotochordoverlordpaperboardplasterboardprerecordreabsorbSalvadorsmorgasbordstevedoreTambocorteleporttwenty-fourunderscore
315
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
born36storm32warm21doors18course13horse10form15force8horn11north2George2corn10source5forth3wars8torn8forcedfourth2warn1warned2worn4porn3forms1floors7horns3stores2formed15porch5roars2sworn1scores1morn5torch1fours3scorn5shores2mourn3thorn2thorns4drawers2norm2swarm3warmth1coarse1pores2pours1scorned2storms2borne1chores1dorm1dorms1dwarf1dwarves1fourths1gorge1hoarse1oars1scorched1shorn1spores1swarms1thorne1warms1warnes1warns1wharf1boarsboersbores11borns36borschborschtborschtsbournbournebournesbournsBoursecores8corkedcormcormscorned10corns10Corse
2 syllables
divorce1perform3divorced2informinformed1performed1platform1reborn7outdoors3remorse3transform1transformed1unborn2popcornabsorbed1airborne1bergdorf1bullhorn1conform1drugstores1endorse1forlorn1lukewarm1rainstorm1reform1stillborn1waveform1windstorm1abhorsadores3adornadornedadornsAzoresbackdoors1barnstormbarnstormedbarnstormsbighornbighornsblowtorchbookstoresbrainstormbrainstormedbrainstormsbuckthornbuckthornsbullhorns1centaurs2claymoresclotheshorseconcourseconformed1conforms1decors1deformdeformeddeformsdeploresdisgorgedisgorgeddownpours1encores1endorsedenforceenforced
3 syllables
uniform3uniforms3unicorn3thunderstorm2commodores1dinosaurs1misinformed1stevedores1sycamores1troubadours1albacorescarnivoreschloroformchloroformedchloroformsDusseldorffirestormfirestormsguarantorsherbivoresintercourselabradors1matadorsmisinformmisinformsopen-sourceoutperformoutperformedoutperformspolymorphpolymorphsreabsorbedreinforcereinforcedthunderstorms2unadornedunderscoresunenforcedunicorns3uniformed3uninformedwaterborne
4 syllables
cuneiform1cuneiforms1underperformunderperformedunderperforms
1345
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
lights62streets48hearts39nights26hurts18thoughts14starts13gets8parts14shots9states6boots12gates12its1nuts6sheets15notes7lots1rights5beats10hits5marks4guts1plates8cats4seats4fights6rats5suits2puts2fits3hates27lets1roots8arts4sets2spots9dates1bits2votes1doubts5sits4cuts1eats1boats1heights8shouts1threats3meets1debts2mates2shirts3waits6bets2knots9sharks1hats1writes17ritz7sights7sparks5sites4shoots1sweets49throats3barks2charts5dots3knights1bites3coats2fates2flats3pots3floats3jets1kits2quits2quotes3
2 syllables
gunshots3regrets5headlights6assets2robots1creates1remarks2repeats3awaits2backstreets1barrettes1cassettes2misfits2roommates1sunsets1sweethearts2admits1armpits1athletes1baguettes1begets1blackouts1buckshots1cheapskates1devouts1doughnuts1embarks1footlights1forgets1gunboats1ignites1lifeboats1outfits1outskirts1rockettes1screenshots1spotlights1sunspots1teapots1turncoats1websites1workouts1aardvarks1abatesabetsablatesabutsacquitsacutesairfreightsalerts2alights4allotsascotsassertsat-batsavertsbackbitesbackdatesbacklights1
3 syllables
cigarettes13whereabouts1astronauts2diplomats2absolutes1afterthoughts1attributes1coronets1cosmonauts1devastates1habitats1interstates1middleweights1overcoats1paperweights1parasites1petticoats1prostitutes1radiates1roundabouts1satellites1substitutes1abdicatesabrogatesacclimatesacetatesacolytesacrobats1activatesactuatesadulatesaggravatesagitatesaguacatesallocates1alphabets1alternatesambulatesammonitesamputates
4 syllables
appreciates1hermaphrodites1abbreviatesacceleratesaccentuatesaccommodatesaccumulatesadjudicatesadministratesadulteratesagglomeratesagglutinatesalienatesamalgamatesamelioratesannihilates1anticipatesappropriatesaristocrats1asphyxiates
5 syllables
2
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
assortsconsorts

“sorts” at line end — from real songs

Whether on ball courts, attires of all sortsSome wave, some air guns – the days of the fair one is over for
— Sam Cooke, “The Food” · rhymes sorts / for

How to read the 2046 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 34
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 76
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 277
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 315
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1344
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 2
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.