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Words that rhyme withtexas

feminine
Masculine

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 this word

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 EH coda K·S
6
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)
2 syllables
lexus4lexisnexusplexus
3 syllables
alexis1telexes
mosaic rhyme
sex uschecks usnecks usvex us
2
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)
2 syllables
sepsis
3 syllables
infectious1
3
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)
2 syllables
dextroussexless
4 syllables
ambidextrous
12
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)
2 syllables
precious2lettuce1crevicelevisMetisNevispreface
3 syllables
berettas1prosthesistransgresses
4 syllables
sacrilegioussemiprecious
150
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)
2 syllables
Paris5jealous3fellas2necklace4dennis1helpless4Elvis2Harrisendless3tennisMemphis7restless5reckless5Venicecareless1terrace2heiress1menace1premise1prentice1selfless1senseless1wetness1airbusairlessbennisbreathlesscensusdeafnessellisestrousestrusfairnessfecklessferrous
3 syllables
tremendous1embarrassdefenseless2asbestos1pretentious1rebellious1relentless1apprenticeawarenessBruxellesconsensuscontentiouscorrectnessdirectnesshorrendousimpetuousincestuousineptnesslicentiousmomentousPolarisportentousprospectusstupendoustendentiousunfairnessexcellent
4 syllables
conscientiousoverzealousunpretentiousdyslexia1alexiaalexiasanorexicanorexicsapoplexiesapoplexycomplexitiescomplexitycybersexesdyslexias1excellencesexcellently
5 syllables
anorexia1anorexias1
240
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)
2 syllables
Jesus11nervous6purpose11notice4service7office5focus8surface5vegas2crisis1circus2status2lucasDavisbasis2goddess1anxioustravisvicious5Curtis1versusaxis2righteous2cautious1pocus2purchasegracious1Moses1Otis2bogus1Brutus1Clovis1gattis1gladys1judas1lotus1luscious1Midas1regis1ruckus1thesis1aegisavis1BacchusbodiceburgesscaucusCetuscoccuscoituscrocusCurtissdegasDreyfusduchessfetusfichus
3 syllables
delicious4suspicious1religious2contagious6ambitious1outrageous1adidas3courageous2Confucius1facetious1ferocious1fictitious1hypnosis1manassas1oasis1obnoxious1onassis1osmosis1psychosis1resurface1all-purposeAnubisarthritisatrociousaudaciousauspiciousbodegas1bronchitiscapaciouscapriciousCaracascirrhosiscolossuscretaceouscrustaceousdetritusdisserviceegregiousfactitiousfallaciousfibrosisflirtatiousgastritisherbaceous
4 syllables
calabasas1diagnosis1hepatitis1margaritas1superstitious1acidosisadvantageousapparatusasbestosisbodhisattvasdermatitisefficaciouseohippusEpictetusexpeditiousheterosishomozygousinauspiciousinjudicious
5 syllables
anaphylaxisapotheosisdisadvantageousencephalitisheterozygoushomeostasis
6 syllables
actinomycosisamniocentesisatherosclerosiselectrophoresisendometriosis
7 syllables
arteriosclerosis
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)
1 syllable
tecs2tex2techestechs1
2 syllables
texan1texans1aztecslatexvertex
3 syllables
texaco1vertexesbiotechesbiotechsdiscotheques

“texas” at line end — from real songs

This old porch is a palace walk-in on a Main Street in TexasIt ain't never seen or heard the days of G's and R's and X's
— Lyle Lovett, “The Front Porch Song” · rhymes texas / x's
Come on, to my thick chicks down in TexasTo Detroit, yeah, the place that I rest
— Aretha Franklin, “Selfish” · rhymes texas / rest
And near impossible to forgetThe size of Texas
— Bill Callahan, “I’m New Here” · rhymes texas / forget

How to read the 413 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 6
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 2
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 3
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 12
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 150
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 240
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.