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Words that rhyme withtunes

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 N·Z
43
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
moons1spoons2dunes1goons1loons1noons1boons1coones
2 syllables
balloons1baboons1bassoons1buffoons1cardoonscocoons2
3 syllables
afternoons4pantaloons1honeymoons6tablespoons
4 syllables
contrabassoonsmidafternoons
54
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
rooms7fumes2blooms3booms1tombs1brooms5dooms7flumes1glooms9groomesgrooms2
2 syllables
costumes1bedrooms2restrooms1resumes1assumesbackroomsballrooms1barroomsbathrooms3
1
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
oomphs
592
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
you1221do566to201too284through241true220ooh54room147blue160two118moon1truth74shoes1soon84knew72new73lose56blues73woo29move45view50news42choose36use29who21tune31few19loose17roof15proof18youth20crew11prove10shoe16clue14juice11bloom1boom9june11due5grew7whom1huge2whose2sue5hoo12whoo4doo7threw1tooth12screw1flew9noon7lou5tomb15blew3jews4booth6boo6Bruce1smooth1drewzoo5spoon11booze4ruth1goose4groove13clues6groom2dew10doom7Jew2gloom9cruise2glue5womb8flu4cue3oooh1que2chew2dues7
2 syllables
excuse7tattoo15bedroom9bathroom3refuse6costume5assumeperfume12removeabuse3balloon7producereviewapprove2improve2untrue8anew8pursue1tattoos4accusebrand-newbadu4cuckoo4reviews4saloon1voodoo2resume1reducehairdo3obtuse3recluse2taboo2courtroom1presumeaccrue2ballroom1cartoon1cocoon2confuse1consume1corkscrew1headroom1immune2lagoon2maroon2platoon2raccoon1uncouth2undo1withdrew1abstruse1askew1ballou1bassoon1bellevue1breakthrough1buffoon1caboose1classroom1debut1ensue1guru1horseshoe1
3 syllables
afternoon19avenue24interview4introduce1honeymoon6barbecue4interviews1overdue3rendezvous3honeydew2barbecues1bulletproof1kangaroo2waterloo2angelou1avenues1disapprove1ingenue1isuzu1residue1revenue1saskatoon1apercuapercusballyhooballyhoosbarbequebarbequesbugaboobugaboosCamerooncariboucaribouscentrifugecockatoocockatooscountermovedisabusefeverfewfeverfewsfireproofhithertohoneydews2
4 syllables
contrabassoonhullabaloohullabaloosinopportuneKalamazoomidafternoonMogadishuoverproducereintroducetiramisutiramisus
683
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
school49fool53cool36food24rules23poor1pool20dude11suit19used14mood11shoot7fools17rule9moved4group2cute5boots12moves5fruit9wounds7soup3route2rude4schools7troops1duke1screwed1Lukeboot8tools7suits2root4roots8tube3dudes8groups1tool3fooled4oops1provedjulesdoomed3boobsproves10ruled1pools6shoots1coupe6jour1mule3stool1loop1tuned1crude3flute2Jude1mute1stoop3sued2truths3yule2poop1butte1foods2glued2loot1moods2oop1roost2troop2whoops2youths2bloomed1boop1chute1coeur1cooled1cools1coop1cubes1drool1
2 syllables
confused20removed3accused1refusedassumedproduced1includesalute1pursuit2approvedreduced2amused4intrude4amour1abused2Beirut2consumed2lawsuit2unglued2amours1carpool1commute1compute1conclude1diffused1entombed1exude1grandeur1includes1intrudes1misused1preludes1pursued1tattooed1unmoved1velour1youtube1accruedaccuseds1acuteacutesalludealludesapproves2archdukearchdukesastuteattunedballooned7BaruchbehoovedbehoovesbemusedBlackpoolbreadfruitbreadfruitscahootcahootscanoedcartooned1cesspoolcesspools
3 syllables
attitude5absoluteintroducedinstituteprostitute1gratitude1solitude2molecules2substitute1executeinterlude2misconstrued2parachute2ridicule2absolutes1altitude1aptitude1attitudes1attributes1Liverpool1molecule1multitudes1prostitutes1ridiculed1substitutes1altitudes1amplitudeamplitudesaptitudes1arrowrootarrowrootsattributeballyhooedbandicootbandicootsbarbecuedbarbequedbitterrootbitterrootsbulletproofed1bulletproofs1centrifuged
4 syllables
electrocute1electrocutes1exactitudeexactitudesineptitudeineptitudesoverproducedreconstitutereconstitutesreintroducedsolicitudesolicitudes
6 syllables
verisimilitudeverisimilitudes
1224
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
dreams122things57times86bones62songs43lines39comes23seems40wings29means34plans29ones15names24rings19guns17signs18games11flames24sins21stones15brings9Jones10screams7turns5James5homes17kings14jeans22brains8crimes12chains18burns11sons5lungs12runs3groans1fans7terms1phones5bombs1sings8wins2twins6drums11beans5veins16scenes9trains11owns2teams1planes5strings7claims1shines11pines10horns3rhymes13tons1Holmes1mines7Queens9coins4chimes4tongues6moans5seams10dings1limbs6towns7rains6worms3clowns7downs5slams1streams7hangs3springs3dimes5greens5plains6
2 syllables
sometimes33begins14remains11belongs2machines6becomes17returns2concerns1explains27contains3exams2marines1daydreams1headphones2headlines3bloodlines1breadcrumbs1bygones1designs1extremes2grandsons1landmines2shotguns2sidelines2breakdowns1complains1coupons1crossbones1declines1disclaims1domains1earphones1enzymes1felines1grapevines1gravestones1handguns1icons1lifetimes1moonbeams1nylons1pastimes1pertains1playthings1pylons1reclines1rhinestones1routines1saigons1shoestrings1shorelines1sustains1touchdowns1trombones1abstainsacclaimsachenesadamesadjoinsadjourns
3 syllables
magazines11limousines3smithereens5violins4cobblestones1figurines1telephones2concubines2hurricanes1microphones1valentines1borderlines1caravans1chromosomes1cornerstones1evergreens1everythings1halloweens1honeycombs1mandolins1Maritimes1mastodons1minivans1overhangs1paragons1porcupines1pseudonyms1submarines1tangerines1trampolines1windowpanes1xylophones1abrahams1academesacetonesacroleinsadeninesaerodromes1afrikaansailerons
4 syllables
amphetamines2acetylenesadenosinesafghanistans1angiogramsanticyclonesaquamarines1automatonsclomipraminescomediennesdiltiazemsemoticonsglucosaminesheterodyneslegerdemainsmujahadeens
5 syllables
hexachloropheneshydrocortisones1
6 syllables
australopithecines
7 syllables
electrocardiograms
8
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
toons
2 syllables
cartoons2itunes1attunesfestoonsplatoons2pontoons
3 syllables
saskatoons1

“tunes” at line end — from real songs

Making up jokes about bicycle spokes and red balloons'Cause the radio has learned all of my favorite tunes
— John Prine, “Sweet Revenge” · rhymes tunes / balloons
I'm watching Naomi, full bloomInto one billion tastes and tunes
— Neutral Milk Hotel, “Naomi” · rhymes tunes / bloom
And if the band you're in starts playing different tunesI'll see you on the dark side of the moon
— Roger Waters, “Brain Damage” · rhymes tunes / moon

How to read the 2597 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 43
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 54
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 1
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 592
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 683
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1224
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 8
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.