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Words that rhyme withsue

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 UW coda —
193
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
you1221do566to201too284through1true220ooh54blue160two3knew72new73woo29view50who21few19crew11shoe16clue14due5grew7hoo12whoo4doo7threw1screw1flew9lou1blew3boo6drewzoo5dew10Jew2glue5flu4cue3oooh1que2chew2pew7hughwhewstew2queue4coo2hue4vous2brew3rue3choo1phew2poo2goo1koo1loo1phu1roux1shoo1stu1thru1vue1bleuchouchucoupewefluegnuhewjooleulieuliumewmoomoueshewskewslewspewstrewyewyooYueZhou
2 syllables
tattoo15reviewuntrue8anew8brand-newbadu4cuckoo4voodoo2hairdo3taboo2accrue2corkscrew1undo1withdrew1askew1ballou1bellevue1breakthrough1debut1guru1horseshoe1hulu1kazoo1outgrew1renew1shampoo1shamu1subdue1yahoo1Zulu1adieuadoagueaircrewbabuBakubamboocanoecashewCebuconstrueemueschewfescuefondueGuangzhougumshoehinduhoopoeHutuimbueKhufuKwangjululumake-domildewmiscueNehruoutdoPerupreviewpurviewredorevuesnowshoeTartutatutheretoto-dotutuundueUrduwahooYazoo
3 syllables
avenue24interview4barbecue4overdue3rendezvous3honeydew2kangaroo2waterloo2angelou1ingenue1isuzu1residue1revenue1ballyhoobarbequebugaboocariboucockatoofeverfewhithertoKatmandumaraboumisconstrueMontaguoverdooverviewretinueRichelieuTimbuktuTuvalutwenty-two
4 syllables
hullabalooKalamazooMogadishu
1175
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
room147moon96truth74shoes83soon84school49lose56fool53blues73move45news42cool36choose36use29tune31food24rules23poor1pool20dude11loose17suit19used14roof15proof18youth20mood11shoot7fools17prove10rule9juice11bloom28boom9rooms7moved4june11group2cute5boots12moves5fruit9whom1huge2whose2soup3tooth12route2rude4noon7tomb15schools7jews4troops1booth6duke1screwed1Lukeboot8tools7suits2Bruce1smooth1root4roots8spoon11tube3booze4dudes8groups1ruth1tool3fooled4oops1goose4groove13provedclues6groom2doom7
2 syllables
confused20excuse7bedroom9bathroom3refuse6costume5assumeperfume12removeremoved3accused1refusedabuse3balloon7produceapprove2assumedimprove2produced1includesalute1pursuit2balloons5tattoos4approvedreduced2accuseamused4intrude4reviews4saloon1resume1costumes1reduceamour1bedrooms2obtuse3recluse2courtroom1abused2presumeballroom1Beirut2cartoon1cartoons2cocoon2confuse1consume1consumed2headroom1immune2lagoon2lawsuit2maroon2platoon2raccoon1uncouth2unglued2abstruse1amours1
3 syllables
afternoon19attitude5introduce1honeymoon6absoluteintroducedinstituteprostitute1gratitude1solitude2interviews1afternoons4molecules2substitute1executebarbecues1bulletproof1interlude2misconstrued2parachute2ridicule2absolutes1altitude1aptitude1attitudes1attributes1avenues1disapprove1Liverpool1molecule1multitudes1pantaloons1prostitutes1ridiculed1saskatoon1substitutes1altitudes1amplitudeamplitudesapercus
4 syllables
electrocute1contrabassooncontrabassoonselectrocutes1exactitudeexactitudeshullabaloosineptitudeineptitudesinopportunemidafternoonmidafternoonsoverproduceoverproducedreconstitutereconstitutesreintroducereintroducedsolicitudesolicitudes
6 syllables
6
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
wounds7boostsdoomeds3oomphsroosts2
2 syllables
accuseds1
19
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
sooSioux
2 syllables
pursue1ensue1sewer1sewers1sewageSewardSuezsuing
3 syllables
apercujujitsupursuing1pursuerpursuerssewagessewerage
4 syllables
tiramisusewerages

“sue” at line end — from real songs

You take Sally and I'll take SueThere ain't no difference between the two
— Jackson Browne, “Cocaine” · rhymes sue / two
With Arthur, Jane and LouWith Barbara, Gene and Sue
— Andrew Bird, “Bellevue Bridge Club” · rhymes sue / lou
It's hard to find the words, I'm aloof, nervous, and SueNow how am I supposed to tell this girl that we're through?
— Eminem, “River” · rhymes sue / through

How to read the 1374 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 193
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 1175
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 6
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 19
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.