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Words that rhyme withswirl

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 ER coda L
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 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
girl1pearl7earl2whirl3curl4hurl1earle1twirl1birleburlfurlmerlmerlepurlwhorl
2 syllables
unfurl3cowgirl1showgirl1schoolgirl
40
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
world1girls23worlds5pearls13curls9swirls1hurled3twirled1birledbirlesburled
2 syllables
unfurled7unfurls1cowgirls1dreamworlddreamworldsschoolgirlsshowgirls1
3 syllables
underworld4netherworldnetherworldsunderworlds4
42
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
her38were4sir7perfur3stir3blur3cur1fer1fleur1myrrh1purr1ter1birrburburrfirshirrslur
2 syllables
preferMonsieur1transferoccur3referchauffeurconcurconferdeferdemurdeterincurinferinterliqueur
3 syllables
connoisseursaboteur
4 syllables
entrepreneur1restaurateur
680
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
words54earth55word1work44turn35first39heard41hurt40burn30bird26worse31worth28learn26shirt18hurts18birds15dirt23worst16church9learned9works8curse17birth15burned10turned4turns5worked3serve4third3burns11search2purse8nurse4jerk6nerve5terms1served2hers5earn1firmearned4term1burst5cursed5nerves1verse8burnt2skirt5clerk3searched2thirst12kurtshirts3kirk1worms3worm1Burtserves1spermlearntcurb4curve5flirt4hearse5burkeherdurge2bertsurf3ferns3germs2perch3durst2germ1herbs1lurk2mirth1nerd2smirk2stern2swerve1thirds2Turk2vert2yearns1birch1
2 syllables
return15deserve7returned4concerned3research4concern4alert2reverse6absurd8homework2network1deserves1confirm1occurred4confirmed1disturb1returns2dessert1transferredconcerns1deserveddisturbed2observe1password1reserve3bluebird4t-shirtperverse3rehearsed3preserve1berserk2inverse3reversed2adjourned2clockwork2disperse1networks1obverse1preferred1preserved2reserved1sweatshirt1unheard2artwork1bluebirds1cloudburst1crossword1crosswords1dispersed1earthworm1emerge1footwork1iceberg1observed1outskirts1songbird1submerged1sunbird1unearned1unturned1watchword1woodwork1absurds8accursedadjournadjourns
3 syllables
universe8paperwork1fireworks2mockingbird3hummingbird1hummingbirds3amateurs2mockingbirds1taciturn1butterworth1extrovert1leavenworth1needlework1overheard1reemerge1unconcerned1Ataturkconnoisseurscynosuresdescriptorsdisconcertdisconcertsendospermendospermsextroverts1firebirdfirebirdsfireworkhandiworkhandiworksintersperseinterspersedintrovertintrovertsladybirdladybirdslatticeworklatticeworksmetalworkmetalworksminiskirtminiskirtsneedleworks1openworkopenworks
4 syllables
arbitrageursentrepreneurs1restaurateurs
723
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
all315well142fall155soul126wall128feel91will65smile100real69hell87still64call83while80tell75hill59school49fool53roll42cool36small43hall36style36hole29deal27ball32jail25wheel26kill20fell28bell24tall31whole15full1fill20steel24pool20cell12bill14fail18spell18steal11Paul7sell8mail12smell6sale13rule9trail11pull4stole7doll12oil5chill11mall16till2shall1pal5tail8nail10meal6heal11file2sail10male3goal5skull3shell10role4mile8crawl18bull5bail5pill8bowl4soil5tale4phil1coal12yell5hail5pole4carlkylefoul5
2 syllables
control47hotel31until7recall16football2female1motel8appeal9detail1farewell5patrol5reveal2baseball1doorbell2awhile12profile2michellemeanwhile1nicole1e-mailideal1parole1blackmailbrazilcocktailintelfulfill2emailmiguelconceal3payroll1pothole3canal1lifestyle1chanel2downfall2exhale2inhale3lapel2rainfall3recoil1seagull3surreal2unreal1uphill1handfulatoll1excel2exile1footfall2gazelle2goodwill2landfill1nightfall2Rockwell1seagal2seashell1unwell1worthwhile1michelmarceladele1Advil1Asheville1
3 syllables
alcohol5basketball1personnel1protocolcarousel4cannonball4waterfall4isabelMontreal4clientele2jezebel1buttonhole2citadel2oldsmobile2ridicule2amphibole1caravel1chaparral1chippendales1fairytale1fingernail1fireball1Jacksonville1lauderdale1Liverpool1mandeville1molecule1parallel1pocketful1powerball1reconcile1robitaille1abigailaerosolanglophileBartlesvillebookmobileBougainvillebutterballcamomileCarbondalecarrouselcasserole
4 syllables
mademoiselleautomobile2neanderthal1Aix-la-ChapellecholesterolGuadalcanalmaterielSebastopol
5 syllables
antipersonnel
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)
2 syllables
swirling1

“swirl” at line end — from real songs

Just a little swirlYou understood every word
— Bill Callahan, “Cold-Blooded Old Times” · rhymes swirl / word
A squatter's made a mural of a Mexican girlWith fifteen cans of spray paint and a chemical swirl
— Bright Eyes, “Four Winds” · rhymes swirl / girl
And my brain is starting to swirlDown the drain of this old world
— Sturgill Simpson, “Oh Sarah” · rhymes swirl / world

How to read the 1504 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 19
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 40
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 42
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 680
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 723
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.