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Words that rhyme withstop

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 P
52
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
top9drop10pop3shop2cop2hop9chop3bop7crop1mop2flop2wop1fop1opp1gloplopploppropslopsopswap
2 syllables
laptop1blacktop2Aesop1hilltop1pawnshop1raindrop1rooftop1workshop1atopbackdropbebopbellhopbookshopchop-chopco-opdesktopeavesdropeyedrophip-hoplagniappe
3 syllables
barbershop1mountaintop2photoshop1agitpropcountertoplollipopmalaproptabletopturboprop
349
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
job28bob1rob2mob5knob1lob1prob1slob1sob1throb1blobcobdaubfobglobgobhobsnobswabnot5got54talk49lot1thought1rock1shot1hot23walk24block2spot27clock1caught18bought10shock11taught10lock5brought1pot6knock2ought1doc1Scott1fought3stock2plot5dock6rot2dot4knot6yacht4glock4hawksock3jacques1sought3chalk2Spock3flock2frock2Mach2mock2roc2bot1clot1jock1laut1lotte1mok1naught1squat1stalk1taut1tot1trot1twat1wat1aughtbachbahtbalkblocBlochBlokblot
2 syllables
heartthrob1Punjab1blowjobcorncobhobnobkebabforgot14gunshot1robotsidewalk3Iraq2bedrock1Hitchcock1woodstock2Alcott1buckshot1distraught1roadblock1shamrock1warlock1airlockallotascotballcockBangkokBharatboardwalkboycottcatwalkComstockcornstalkcrackpotCroatcrosstalkcrosswalkdeadlockdreadnoughtearshoteyespotfeedlotfeedstockflintlockforethoughtgamecockgoshawkgrapeshotgridlockhalf-cockHancockhavelockhaycockheadshothemlockhotpothotshothotspotinkblotjackpotjaywalkLeacocklivestocklongshotloquatmarocmatchlock
3 syllables
astronaut3afterthought1apricot2juggernaut1Camelot1cosmonaut1hollyhock1tomahawk1aftershockantiknockAntiochaquanautAraratArawakargonautEndicottflowerpothammerlockHuguenotinterlockkilowattLancelotlaughingstockmaniocmegawattMontserratocelotovershotoverstockoverwroughtpoppycockscattershotdialogue1analog2catalogue1esplanade1monologue1synagogue1travelogue1analoguearthropoddemagogueepilogueescalade
4 syllables
thingamabobelectroshockbrachiopodcephalopodIditarod
5 syllables
middle-of-the-road
1109
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
heart2dark107hard81want1lost2start1part40park41hearts39art26cost24yard23box18cops15thoughts14fault11cards15mark13smart14called10dogs9starts13wants8soft15guard10gods13rocks15stopped7card8parts14shots9stops8dropped1jobs7talked2locked4lots1walked3talks5crossed7sharp5guards3watched2marks4salt3walks5Clark2causedarmed2knocked2bond2odds6socks7fox3costs2blocks5charged1arts4shark1robbed2drops5spots9washed2pops4shocked1blonde1yards3solved1cart4spark13fond1halt2argh2pond7parked1frost11sobs2waltz9marked1swamp6blocked3vault1waltlocks5
2 syllables
apart95involved10sweetheart3beyond5respond3assaultbelonged2gunshots3so-calledbackyard2Bernardregards2graveyard4regard1depart6postcard4robots1courtyard3exhaust3remark3remarks2rooftops1sidewalks1unlocked1alarmed2aloft2avant2cyclops1dissolved2impart2jukebox1junkyards2mailbox2matchbox2postcards1raindrops2resolved2sandbox2skylark2sweethearts2treetops2unarmed2adoptaardvark1appalled1applauds1Asgard1asphalt1ballpark1blackballed1breadbox1buckshots1bullfrogs1churchyard1default1defrost1Denmark1detox1discard1dislodged1Eckhart1embarks1enthralled1flockhart1
3 syllables
restaurant5boulevard9bodyguard2restaurants2meadowlark3Pentecost2astronauts2confidant1debutante2debutantes2disembark2disregard2holocaust1nonchalant2afterthoughts1Bonaparte1cosmonauts1hildegard1holocausts1lollipops1mastercards1overcharged1paradox1tinderbox1unresolved1watermark1aftershocksagitpropsanalogs2analoguesantiknocksapricots2aquanautsarbitragedargonautsarthropodsavant-gardebarbershops1bodyguards2boulevards9Buchenwaldcamouflagedcataloguedcatalogues1
4 syllables
brachiopodscephalopodselectroshocksheterodoxstate-of-the-artthingamabobstriceratopsunorthodox
112
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
ah46ya1law24saw15nah11ahh10draw6raw10blah1moi6bra1straw2hah2jaw3paw3wah2Shawbah2thaw2yah1claw3awe2cha1bois1flaw2haw1trois2chaw1maw1naw1rah1cawcrawdawgnawschwaShahslawspaWaughyaw
2 syllables
grandma1grandpaaha5withdraw1soniaha-hahurrah3outlaw2dada1chainsaw1foresaw1guffaw1AccraArtoisbacksawBanglabedstrawbourgeoisbylawchutzpahcoleslawDohaEsauhacksawhandsawhooplain-lawjigsawmacawMcGrawpashapatoisRorschach
3 syllables
son-in-lawArkansas4Omaha1carrera1Panama1Saginaw1ApiabaccaratBogotabrouhahaChickasawChihuahuaChippewaDerridafermataha-ha-hakorunamackinawOttawaoverdrawquebecoisWarszawaWichita
4 syllables
brother-in-lawsister-in-lawdaughter-in-lawfather-in-lawmother-in-law
1131
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
on3all315gone1long170wrong171song167are1off116fall1wall128car85was43arms61call83stars83far79star74strong1dawn1bar54songs43small43cars37hall36arm31cause23walls36ball32cross20tall31harm24calls21mom12watch15bars26falls20farm16boss9bomb9Paul7charge9lawn24john4tom5don2loss12balls8calm3doll12mall16charm10march7wash3drawn14Charles2large1crawl18sauce5jar17bombs1goshcoslaws4solve2false2mars6sean1carljoshscoffspalm4golf2Ross1barn4kong1scar8honglaunchRoncloth6juan1von1
2 syllables
along74guitar1because21belong22upon8recall16alarm8across4applause6football2belongs2garage4response3baseball1moronmassage1radarcigar4afar7guitars3bizarre2cigars5mirage5involveresolve3dissolve3Milananton1alarms2anon2birdsong3downfall2lamar3rainfall3hogan1amar2atoll1barrage1bygones1footfall2Iran1jaguar2nightfall2rockstar1seagal2withdrawn2ajar1aplomb1Armstrong1Babar1banal1baseballs1baton1boxcars1chiffon1collage1coupons1crowbar1drywall1evolve1evolves1
3 syllables
alcohol5Vietnam3basketball1protocolBabylon6cannonball4waterfall4waterfalls4Montreal4reservoir2superstar4morningstar3overalls2avalon1echelon1escobar2Molotov2motorcar1abattoir1albatross1amazon1applesauce1autobahn1butterscotch1camouflage1caviar1firearms1fireball1intercom1lexicon1marathon1mastodons1paragons1powerball1abattoirs1Abidjanaerosolaerosolsafrikaansaileronailerons
4 syllables
Agamemnon1neanderthal1automatonautomatonsAzerbaijanBaryshnikovcholesterolcholesterolsemoticonemoticonsKalashnikovneanderthals1phenomenonSaskatchewanSebastopolUlaanbaatar
349
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
up307sleep123deep52keep40help32hope26cup30ship19step13trip13cheap17map9tape9trap13type9rope13shape7nope5group2rap18yep1crap2dope14lap10sheep10slip8tip6cap8soup3yup6pipe8grip12lip9bleeprape2hip9snap5rip2strip4weep19beep2skip3tap5flip6chip1soap4wipewrap1pope1slapwhip1creep3sweep2nap1leap3chapcope7jeep4gap3cape1dip4clip4peep5coupe6sip4loop1clap4drip4flap3reap4steep5heap2kelp1ripe3slope2prepstoop3poop1grape1hype1
2 syllables
asleep35escape27makeup5backupdoorstep4spaceship4kidnaplandscape2make-upelope1pickup1pinstripe1setup1starship1teacup1tightrope1agapeairshipairstripbackslapbagpipeblowpipeblowupbootstrapbopeepbreakupbuildupburlapburnupcatnapcheckupcleanupcloseupcourtshipeggcupentrapequipflagshipflytrapfootstepgrown-upgrownupheads-upheadshipholduphookuphubcapjudgeshipkinshipkneecaplay-upletuplightshiplineuplinkuplocksteplockupmadcapmarkup
3 syllables
envelope2leadershipscholarship1periscope2censorship1handicap1horoscope1overlap1showmanship1sportsmanship1telescope1allotropeantelopearchetypeauthorshipbattleshipbottom-upbrinkmanshipbronchoscopebuttercupcantaloupechairmanshipconsulshipcover-upcraftsmanshipdealershipDimetappdraftsmanshipendoscopeepitopefellowshipfingertipfollow-upfollowupgamesmanshipgastroscopegenotypeGuadeloupegyroscopeinternship
4 syllables
relationship2championship1videotape2apprenticeshipaudiotapecitizenshipcompanionshipdictatorshipdirectorshipeditorshipgeneralshipgovernorshipheliotropekaleidoscopelaryngoscopeone-upmanshipophthalmoscopeoscilloscopepartisanship
5 syllables
ambassadorship
15
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
backstopnonstopshortstopstopping2stoppagestopperstopperedstoppers
3 syllables
Gestapo1backstoppingstoppagesstoppering
4 syllables
unstoppable1Sevastopol
5 syllables
postoperative

“stop” at line end — from real songs

Always waiting for the rain to stopThe other shoe to drop
— Dr. Dog, “My Old Ways” · rhymes stop / drop
Boy-on-boy, boys on topBoys together, boys don't stop
— Black Box Recorder, “Sex Life” · rhymes stop / top
Why should I be good if you're not?To be trapped in your full stop
— Radiohead, “Ful Stop” · rhymes stop / not

How to read the 3100 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 52
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 348
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.
Additive 1109
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 112
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1131
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 348
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 15
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.