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Words that rhyme withsounds

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 N·D·Z
28
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
pounds1grounds3rounds2hounds4bounds1founds71mounds3
2 syllables
playgrounds1surrounds1abounds2astoundsbackgrounds4campgroundsconfoundsexpoundsfairgrounds2foregrounds1
3 syllables
battlegrounds1turnaroundsundergrounds16
10
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
counts2mounts3
2 syllables
accounts5amounts3discountsheadcountsmiscountsrecountssurmounts
3 syllables
catamounts
398
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
down3out275town214ground2sound100house64mouth75round60found1loud49crowd41doubt34proud25south26crown1brown24clouds22count9clown23shout16bound16cloud17bout8couch11wound2drown15mouse9gown15pound5ouchdrowned6mount3doubts5frown13shouts1scout2cows6bows8crowds5shroud4blouse6hound3vows4drought2mound3clout2crowned1ploughed2pout2scouts2snout2sowed1spouse1stout2tout2trout2vouch2brows1crouch1douse1louse1lout1ploughs1plowed1rousse1shrouds1slouch1spout1stoute1Strauss1klausboughed2boughs2bousebouts8bowed11browed12Brownebrowned24browsechowsciaos1clouts2clowned23cowed6Crousedhows
2 syllables
around1about71without1downtown16allowed9account5amount3background4throughoutwarehouse2hometown7allows1uptown8breakdown3aground6discountprofound2sundown2unwound3abound2aloud2arouse1courthouse2fairground2fallout2jailhouse1meltdown2outhouse2penthouse2showdown2surround1unsound2blackouts1blowout1comedown1devouts1doghouse1endowed1eyebrows1farmhouse1foreground1Georgetown1henhouse1hideout1hoedown1knockout1lookout1madhouse1Motown1playground1rebound1renown1roadhouse1timeout1townhouse1unbound1workouts1alehouseall-outastoundavowedavowsBeantownblackoutblockhouseblowouts1
3 syllables
underground16whereabouts1roundabout1battleground1chinatown1Morgantown1paramount1roundabouts1slaughterhouse1AllentownboardinghousecatamountCharlottetowncharterhousecoffeehouseCooperstowncottonmouthcuracaosdisalloweddisallowsdisavoweddisavowsfirehouseHagerstownhereabouthereaboutsmenopauseMorristownovercrowdovercrowdspackinghousepowerhouseRittenhouserunaboutrunaboutssauerkrautsauerkrautsScaramouchshantytownthereaboutsturnaboutturnaboutsturnaroundultrasoundupside-downWatertown
4 syllables
merry-go-round
182
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
now305how49bow11wow4cow6thou1foul5brow12growls2vow5towns1clowns7downs5mouths1sow1bounceowl4howl5plow3ciao1frowns1gowns3growl2lounge1bough2crowns2Mao2POW2prow1browns1dow1fowl1nouns1ounce1owls1scowls1slouched1yow1bouncedbousedbowsed8browsed1chowcouched11cowlcowledcowlscrouched1douseddowerdowerred
2 syllables
somehow43allow9announceannounced1eyebrow1aroused1breakdowns1kowtow1meow1pronounce1southpaw1touchdowns1wildflowers1avowcarousedclampdownsclosedownscomedowns1countdownscrackdownsdelouseddenouncedenounceddowntowns16endowespousedfrogmouthsgodownshighbrowhometowns7knockdownsknow-howlandauletdownsLiaolockdownsluauMacaoMacaumeltdowns2
3 syllables
anyhow11AdenauercottonmouthscuracaodisallowdisavowMindanaomispronouncemispronouncedshantytownsunannouncedwaterfowlwaterfowls
154
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
hands113friends106ends36minds23stands11wounds7finds1lands11kinds1winds3bands8sends1blinds10funds3sands4bends3fiends4glands2bonds1brands3tramps2blends1blondes1ponds1strands1trends1ands41binds2blonds1brandesdamneds1denguesdoomeds3fends1frondsgrands17grinds11hindeshinds2
2 syllables
depends4demands4reminds1amends4weekends4girlfriends1commands3Lowlands1unwinds3boyfriends2descends1attends1backhands1handstands1homelands1offends1whirlwinds1abscondsappendsarmbandsascends2badlandsbandstands1befriendsbehinds130bookendscommendscontendsdead-endsdefends8
3 syllables
understands10masterminds1timberlands1ampersands1apprehendscomprehends1condescends1contrabands1correspondsdividendsex-boyfriendsex-girlfriendsfairylandsfatherlandsfirebrandshinterlandshumankindsmotherlands2overspendsrecommends1
4 syllables
analysandsmisunderstands1overextends
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
resounds1
3 syllables
ultrasounds

“sounds” at line end — from real songs

I know the soundsBefore you write it down
— Sufjan Stevens, “Vito’s Ordination Song” · rhymes sounds / down
Always one foot on the groundI got lost in the sounds
— Regina Spektor, “Fidelity” · rhymes sounds / ground
And the love I've never foundAnd the last siren sounds
— Patty Griffin, “When It Don’t Come Easy” · rhymes sounds / found

How to read the 772 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 28
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 10
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 398
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 182
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 154
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.