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Words that rhyme withtoe

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 OW coda —
148
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
know465go1oh95no1so1low99show96though55snow73slow61blow43grow48row1flow33whoa8ow3ohh7joe7throw6bro5glow27owe2dough1pro3crow8hoe4woe5foe2doh2Poe2flo2mow2roe2doe1aux1beau1coe1hoh1joh1koh1roh1sew1stow1Tho1choCROfloeGoghLuomoerhosloeStowe
2 syllables
ago68below43hello15althoughdunno1aglow7Monroe2uno2drapeau1escrow1outgrow1tarot1BordeauxDefoeforegoforgoFoucaultkayoMarceauMunroNGOPernodpoirotrondeaurouleauRousseauso-sotableauThoreauTruffautturbot
3 syllables
radio35Mexico17studio1Tokyo1Romeo2buffalo2stereo2Idaho5rodeo4tupelo3afterglow4Jericho3patio2bungalow2figaro2indigo2kokomo1overflow2ratio1apropos1bigelow1Borneo1embryo1Eskimo1Monaco1Navajo1zydeco1angeloaudiocalicocameocicerodominodynamoKosovomedicooleooverthrowpiccolopoliopompanoporticoScorpiotaekwondoundergovertigo
4 syllables
DiMaggio1adagioArapahoArapahoeGeronimoGuantanamomustachiooreganopistachiopoliticoportfoliopresidio
5 syllables
Michelangelo2archipelagobraggadocioimpresarioMontevideo
6 syllables
generalissimo
1442
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
home338road127soul126own119cold121old79stone72gold76phone60clothes64known62goes61bones62knows53told49roll42smoke37close28hold40bone44nose37ghost35hole29most27hope26broke25joke26throat27coat26whole15closed21boat23rose26wrote19shows21those6grown18both6load19note10coast15sold13spoke10blows14holes14code11folks10stones15rope13souls12Jones10toes20vote6nope5stole7homes17showed6shown11Rome8zone9roads11jokes11notes7dope14post5throne12grows14coach1toast6loan8groans1drove3chose4goal5thrown7tone7role4phones5bowl4blown6
2 syllables
alone286control47shadows10suppose7unknown17almost4supposed1photos2explode12approach2patrol5remote3exposed3nicole1proposeborrowed1afloat9parole1controlledbehold5euroscontrols47crossroads3expose1household1unfold5proposedthreshold2opposed1wardrobe1untold2railroad1awoke4headphones2payroll1pothole3rainbows1raincoat1syndrome2Capone3cologne2crossroad1elbows3provoked3reload2approached1arose2atone2composed1foretold2logos1morose1pinholes1tightropes2tiptoes1trombone2tyrone2willows2wishbone2arseholes1
3 syllables
telephone20episode3envelope2dominoes1microphone4centerfold4overcoat2overgrown3antidote3cobblestones1comatose1monochrome3overload2petticoat3Roanoke2studios2telephones2buttonhole2chaperone1decompose2honeycomb1microphones1overflowed1periscope2predisposed2radios1tomorrows2aerodrome1amphibole1anemone1antelopes1astrodome1bungalows1buttonholes1calicoes1cantaloupes1catacomb1chromosomes1cobblestone1cornerstones1
4 syllables
adagiosanticycloneanticyclonesantonios1Concepcionheliotropeheliotropeskaleidoscopekaleidoscopeslaryngoscopelaryngoscopesmanifestoes
5 syllables
hydrocortisone1aficionadoesarchipelagoesbraggadociosdivertimentoeshydrocortisones1impresarios
6 syllables
generalissimoes
63
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
ghosts7holds5bolts2olds3coasts2colts1hosts1posts1volts1boasts1bolds6coaxed
2 syllables
unfolds1thresholds1aholdsbeholds5billfolds1blindfolds1chokeholds1deadboltsenfolds
3 syllables
centerfolds1marigolds1manifoldsstrangleholdsunbeknownst
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
tow4
2 syllables
bestow1plateau1chateauCousteaugateauphoto3Kyoto1kototoeing6towing4
3 syllables
undertow6mistletoe1portmanteauplateauing1tiptoeingvetoing
4 syllables
telephotoYamamoto

“toe” at line end — from real songs

Dancing the same toe-to-toeTogether we row
— Dr. Dog, “Still Can’t Believe” · rhymes toe / row
I'm gonna keep drinkin' 'til I can't move a toeAnd then maybe my heart won't hurt me so
— Hank Williams, “There’s A Tear In My Beer” · rhymes toe / so
Some bwoy could a big like Bam Bam BigelowBuss off trigger finger, trigger hand and trigger toe
— Irving Berlin, “Road to Zion” · rhymes toe / bigelow

How to read the 1653 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 148
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 1442
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 63
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.