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Words that rhyme withsparks

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 R·K·S
45
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
marks4sharks1barks2Marx2parks1arcs4arks2barkesclarks2
2 syllables
remarks2embarks1aardvarks1ballparks1benchmarksbirthmarksbismarks
3 syllables
disembarks2matriarchesmeadowlarks3oligarches
80
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
hearts39starts13parts14arts4charts5farts2tarts2carts1darts1arpsbarts1carpscartesharps3hartsmarts1scarpssharps5
2 syllables
sweethearts2departs6flowchartsimparts2jumpstartsmouthpartsoutsmartsoxcartsrampartsrestarts1upstartsregards2junkyards2postcards1
3 syllables
counterpartsmastercards1bodyguards2boulevards9disregards2hildegardesleotardslumberyards
1228
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
heart255are134off116dark2god69car85hard81was43far79not69star74stop59got54bar54start63talk49lot57part40thought25park1dog31top28rock30cause23job28shot30hot23cross20walk24block28spot27drop22art26yard23box18clock22caught18watch15cops15thoughts14mark13smart14pop15shop10dogs9boss9bought10guard10gods13rocks15card8shock11taught10loss12cop7shots9stops8lock5jobs7brought1wash3lots1pot6knock2bob1hop9talks5ought1sharp5doc1Scott1fought3odd2rob2sauce5walks5jar17squad2Clark2gosh
2 syllables
apart1guitar34because21forgot14across4sweetheart3applause6garage4gunshot1robotgunshots3abroad2massage1radarsidewalk3Iraq2laptop1backyard2Bernardcigar4graveyard4regard1afar7depart6bizarre2mirage5postcard4robots1bedrock1courtyard3lamar3remark3rooftops1sidewalks1amar2applaud1barrage1blacktop2cyclops1Hitchcock1impart2jaguar2jukebox1mailbox2matchbox2raindrops2rockstar1sandbox2skylark2treetops2woodstock2aardvark1Aesop1ajar1Alcott1applauds1Asgard1assad1Babar1ballpark1breadbox1
3 syllables
boulevard9dialogue1bodyguard2astronaut3reservoir2superstar4meadowlark3morningstar3afterthought1analog2apricot2astronauts2barbershop1catalogue1disembark2disregard2escobar2juggernaut1Molotov2motorcar1mountaintop2abattoir1afterthoughts1albatross1applesauce1Bonaparte1butterscotch1Camelot1camouflage1caviar1cosmonaut1cosmonauts1esplanade1hildegard1hollyhock1lollipops1monologue1paradox1photoshop1synagogue1tinderbox1
4 syllables
BaryshnikovbrachiopodbrachiopodscephalopodcephalopodselectroshockelectroshocksheterodoxIditarodKalashnikovstate-of-the-artthingamabobthingamabobstriceratopsUlaanbaatarunorthodox
5 syllables
middle-of-the-road
1402
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
on293all315gone224long170wrong171song167fall155ah46wall128arms61want39call83ya34lost74stars83strong64dawn61songs43small43cars37hall36arm31law24walls36ball32saw15tall31cost24harm24calls21nah11mom12bars26fault11falls20called10ahh10farm16wants8bomb9Paul7soft15charge9stopped7lawn24john4tom5don2balls8calm3dropped9doll12mall16draw6talked2locked4charm10march7walked3drawn14Charles2large1crossed7raw10watched2crawl18salt3bombs1causedsolve2false2mars6armed2sean1carlknocked2bond2scoffspalm4costs2golf2
2 syllables
along74belong22upon8involved10recall16alarm8beyond5football2grandma1belongs2grandparesponse3baseball1respond3assaultbelonged2moronaha5so-calledwithdraw1soniaguitars3ha-hacigars5involveresolve3dissolve3Milananton1alarms2anon2birdsong3downfall2exhaust3hurrah3outlaw2rainfall3unlocked1hogan1alarmed2aloft2atoll1avant2bygones1dada1dissolved2footfall2Iran1nightfall2resolved2seagal2unarmed2withdrawn2adoptaplomb1appalled1Armstrong1asphalt1banal1baseballs1baton1
3 syllables
restaurant5alcohol5Vietnam3basketball1protocolBabylon6son-in-lawArkansas4cannonball4waterfall4waterfalls4restaurants2Montreal4Omaha1overalls2Pentecost2avalon1confidant1debutante2debutantes2echelon1holocaust1nonchalant2amazon1autobahn1carrera1firearms1fireball1holocausts1intercom1lexicon1marathon1mastodons1overcharged1Panama1paragons1powerball1Saginaw1unresolved1abattoirs1
4 syllables
brother-in-lawsister-in-lawAgamemnon1neanderthal1automatonautomatonsAzerbaijancholesterolcholesterolsdaughter-in-lawemoticonemoticonsfather-in-lawmother-in-lawneanderthals1phenomenonSaskatchewanSebastopol
608
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
sex20takes13tracks19six9books7works8weeks5fix8looks4folks10makes4breaks14max3bucks5jokes11tricks12likes2speaks3sticks5sucks2sports1tax2clicks1checks5brakes9corpse2snakes6chicks1sorts1backs6Rex3trucks4strikes2cracks7kicks7wax3cakes2cheeks5stacks6sakes2freaks3bricks5axe3shorts1lexwakes5lakes5necks5picks8aches3smokes4ducks2blacks2crooks3dykes2fakes2flex1lax3mics1slacks2snacks1stakes3chucks2flux2hooks1nikes1peaks1plaques2racks2shacks2shakes1specs2streaks1tecs2tex2ticks2tux2brookes1brooks1bucs1cheques1courts1
2 syllables
mistakes27relax6reports1attacks1pancakesdeluxe2earthquakes1networks1snowflakes1techniques1Ajax1apex1cupcakes1handshakes1lilacs1picnics1rednecks1setbacks1syntax1Tampax1abortsairports5alikes1AMEXannexantiquesarchdukesartworks1assortsawakes31aztecsbackachesbackpacks3backstrokes1backtracks1bankbooksbaroquesbeadworksbedecksbeefsteaksberserks2bespeaksblackjacksboraxboutiquesbroomsticksbrushworksbushwhacksbuybackscaciquescallbackscarjackscarports1caseworkscavortscheckbooks1cheesecakes1chinookschopsticksclimaxclockworks2comebacks2
3 syllables
politics9fireworks2crucifix2lumberjacks1lunatics1motorbikes1paperbacks1parallax1rattlesnakes1almanacsangeliquesanoraksartichokesbailiwicksbellyaches1biotechesbiotechsbolsheviksbottleneckscadillacs10candlesticks3cornerbackscounterstrikescountryfolkscrackerjackscybersexdavenports1discothequesdoublespeaks1fenugreeksfirebricksFosamaxgunnysackshackmatacksHalifaxhandiworksinglenooksintermixkittiwakeslatticeworksleatherbacksmaniacs3
4 syllables
amnesiacs1biofeedbackscounterattacksgobbledygooksinsomniacs1paranoiacsrealpolitiks
5 syllables
biostatisticsegomaniacshemophiliacskleptomaniacsnymphomaniacs
6 syllables
megalomaniacs
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)
1 syllable
sparkes

“sparks” at line end — from real songs

Just sinking into the darkMourning these wasted old sparks
— John Moreland, “No Glory in Regret” · rhymes sparks / dark
I used to dream in the dark of Palisades ParkUp over the cliffs and down among the sparks
— Counting Crows, “Palisades Park” · rhymes sparks / park
Explosives have nothing compared to these sparksSo let's fall apart
— Kae Tempest, “Firesmoke” · rhymes sparks / apart

How to read the 3362 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 45
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 80
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 1227
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1402
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 608
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.