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Words that rhyme withstorm

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·M
21
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
warm13form3norm2swarm3dorm1corm
2 syllables
perform1informplatform1transform1conform1lukewarm1reform1waveform1deform
3 syllables
uniform1chloroformmisinformoutperform
4 syllables
cuneiform1underperform
42
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
born3horn11corn10torn8warn1worn4porn3sworn1morn5scorn5mourn3thorn2borne1shorn1thorne1bournbourneHorne
2 syllables
reborn7unborn2popcornairborne1bullhorn1forlorn1stillborn1adornbighornbuckthornfirstbornforewarnhawthorninbornlonghornlowbornOsbornepronghornseaborneshoehornshopwornwellborn
3 syllables
unicorn3waterborne
86
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
warned2forms1horns1formed15thorns4warmth1scorned2storms2dorms1swarms1warms1warnes1warns1borns36bournes
2 syllables
informed1performed1transformed1adornedadornsbarnstormedbarnstormsbighornsbrainstormedbrainstormsbuckthorns
3 syllables
uniforms3misinformed1chloroformedchloroformsfirestormsmisinformsoutperformed
4 syllables
cuneiforms1underperformedunderperforms
116
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
more207door204for1floor1war77shore1store33four18your2score23or5norcore8pour5sore9wore2drawer5bore11roar16swore1corps1tore1ore5chore3gore2soar2snore1sor1yore1boarBoerBohrforehoarloreoarOrrporporeschnorrsporeThortortorr
2 syllables
before1ignore6thereforeexplore2ashore6adore3encore1restoredrugstore1seashore2centaur2Dior1backdoor1decor1folklore1galore1hardcore1igor1implore1rapport1uproar1abhorAborbookstoreclaymoredeploreeyesoreGaborindoorinshoreLahorelakeshorementoroffshoreonshoreoutdooroutscorephosphorpostwarprewarSenorsophomoreTimorwherefore
3 syllables
anymore1Baltimore1evermore2sycamore1troubadour2commodore1Labrador1Singapore1albacoreBangaloreBarrymorecarnivoredinosaurEcuadorfurthermoreguarantorherbivoreheretoforeLivermorematadorMevacornevermoreSalvadorstevedoreTambocortwenty-fourunderscore
431
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
lord1doors18course13horse10York5force1bored18board10short6court6sword11north2George2sort1sport6source5forth3wars8forcedfourth2sports1port3ward3fort2corpse2ford3pork2floors7sorts1stores2porch5roars2morgue2lords3scores1cord2torch1swords2chord5fours3shores2shorts1chords4drawers2forkboards3roared2coarse1cords1hoard1pores2pours1scored1chores1courts1dwarf1dwarves1fjord1fords1forks1fourths1gorge1hoarse1horde1hordes1nord1oars1ord1Porte1quart1scorched1snort1spores1wharf1boarsboersbores11borschborschtborschtsBoursecordescoredcores8corkcorked
2 syllables
record3report3afford7support4records5airport5towards2divorce1reward3aboard2reports1divorced2towardpassport1award2escorttransportignored6resortrestored6landlord1floorboards2outdoors3remorse3adored2broadsword1skateboard2absorb1absorbed1accord1awards1bergdorf1billboard1billboards1carport1chessboard1dartboard1dartboards1dashboard1distort1drugstores1endorse1headboard1import1keyboard1landlords1rewards1warlord1abhorredabhorsabortabortsabsorbs1accords1adores3affords7airports5assortassortsathwartAzoresbackboardbackboardsbackdoors1baseboardbaseboardsblackboard
3 syllables
overboard3commodores1davenport1dinosaurs1stevedores1sycamores1troubadours1aboveboardAgincourtalbacorescarnivorescheckerboardcheckerboardsclavichordclavichordsdavenports1Dusseldorffiberboardfiberboardsfibreboardfibreboardsfingerboardfingerboardsguarantorsharpsichordharpsichordsherbivoresintercourselabradors1Luxembourgmatadorsnotochordnotochordsopen-sourceoverlordoverlordspaperboardpaperboardsplasterboardplasterboardspolymorphpolymorphsprerecordprerecordsreabsorbreabsorbed
425
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
time643home338name243him138them89dream150room147same150come105game106am56from46shame76blame66came41some32arm31crime30flame42damn13scream25harm24dumb21team17mom12seem16fame31farm16climb21swim11cream12bomb9claim15drum20tom5frame18jim8dime28Sam6bloom28boom9calm3Rome8stream16mum3charm10whom1rhyme29prime4kim2lame13aim10lamb7bum4gym6tomb15theme2timfirmroam18term1jam5palm4steam9thumb9gum2prom2scheme5ham2groom2sum2doom7numb10beam2scum1ramgloom9cam1womb8slim6lime10pamdam6bam1hum8limb6
2 syllables
become17lifetime11alarm8bedroom9goddamn5sometime9bathroom3became3program1costume5assumeperfume12meantime3confirm1extreme2examsupreme1sublime13springtime2income1programme1daydream6nicknameesteem3syndrome2outcome2resume1moonbeam2nighttime2courtroom1presumeballroom1condemn2consume1downstream1halftime1headroom1lunchtime2showtime1aflame1aplomb1bloodstream1classroom1daytime1earthworm1forearm1genome1goddam1mainstream1mayhem1noontime1pastime1playroom1proclaim1regime1restroom1shalom1storeroom1upstream1abloomacclaimaffirmagleamairframeall-timeAssam
3 syllables
anytime5Vietnam3overcome4summertime11overtime5telegram1Bethlehem1Amsterdam3Birmingham1monochrome3seraphim3wintertime2Abraham1hologram2honeycomb1aerodrome1astrodome1catacomb1Christmastime1diaphragm1everytime1instagram1intercom1milligram1pantomime1paradigm1pseudonym1Styrofoam1academeanagramAnaheimaspartameBellinghamcablegramCardizemchromosomecounterclaimCunninghamcyclostomediademdiagramdinnertimedithyrambendospermepigram
4 syllables
angiogramdiltiazem
7 syllables
electrocardiogram
14
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
rainstorm1windstorm1barnstormbrainstormhailstormsandstormsnowstormstorming32stormy
3 syllables
thunderstorm2firestormbarnstormingbrainstormingstorminess

“storm” at line end — from real songs

Have I still got you to cross my bridge in this storm?Have I still got you to keep me warm?
— Damien Rice, “Grey Room” · rhymes storm / warm
I came in from the wilderness, a creature void of form"Come in," she said, "I'll give ya shelter from the storm"
— Bob Dylan, “Shelter from the Storm” · rhymes storm / form
Is kicking up into the stormAnd a billion planets are born
— Adrianne Lenker, “Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You” · rhymes storm / born

How to read the 1119 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 21
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 42
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 86
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 115
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 431
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 424
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 14
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.