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Words that rhyme withun

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 AH coda N
38
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
one1sun174done173run93son79fun81gun67none23won24ton1nun5bun3Donne1dunn1Hun1pun1shun1spun1stun1duntonne
2 syllables
someone33begun32undone18grandson1shotgun3handgun1outrun1stepson1blowgunhomespunrerun
3 syllables
everyone42anyone21overdone1hit-and-runmegatonoverrun
51
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
come105from46young55some32tongue28dumb21drum20mum3hung5bum4sung10thumb9gum2lung3sum2numb10scum1hum8kungrum4dum3rung3strum2crumb2swung2yum2chum1flung1plum1plumb1slum1sprung1stung1umm1bungchungdungglumpungstrungtung
2 syllables
become17amongincome1outcome2breadcrumbhumdrumsuccumbunsung
3 syllables
overcome4
267
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
and41comes23once20ones15guns17front8drunk10lunch10jump4months3month5bunch5punch5sons5lungs12trunk11runs3gruntshunt1dump2drums11jumped2punk4junk4monk3dumped2pump2fund1tons1funds3bump1tongues6stunt1funk4crunch5blunt4rump4hunch3blunts2suns1thumbs2crumbs2fronts2gump1hump2plunge1skunk1slums1stunts1punched5brunch1bums1bunk1buns1chumps1chunk1chunks1drunks1dunk1dunks1duns1jumps1lump1lumps1monks1nuns1pumps1punks1shrunk1slump1sponge1spunk1stump1stumps1stunk1stunned1sunk1trump1trumped1bumped1brunched1bruntbruntsbummedbumps1bunceBunchebunched5bungedbungsbunked1bunks1buntbuntschumpchums1chunked1clumpclumpedclumpsclunkclunkedclunkscrumbed2crumpcrumpedcrumpscrunched5cums4dones173drummeddumps2dungeddungsdunked1dunned1flunkflunkedflunksfrumpfrumpsFrunzefunked4funks4
2 syllables
becomes17amongstbreadcrumbs1grandsons1manhunt1shotguns2handguns1adjunctaffrontaffrontsblowgunsconfrontconfrontsdebunkdebunkeddebunksdefunctexpungeexpungedforefrontforefrontshomespunshumdrumsincomes1lakefrontlakefrontsmanhunts1outcomes2outruns1refundrefundsrerunsrotundsomeones33spelunkspelunkedspelunksstepsons1succumbedsuccumbsupfront
3 syllables
waterfront1battlefrontbattlefrontscounterpunchmegatonsoceanfrontoceanfrontsovercomes4overrunsSuperfundwaterfronts1
13
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
huh54a1the26uhh1dah6suh1duh1
2 syllables
uh-huhpooh-bahShema
3 syllables
Delacroix1kumbaya1Depardieu
772
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
love304up307us131of74much87blood51what29but20touch48stuff34luck37does20trust34dust35cup30loved12just9rough25must15cut16tough14shut9club9bus11drugs13ugh6truck12judge8stuck9such4rush11drug5loves4mud13nuts6bucks5bust12butt6plus1buck11yup6touched3suck4skull3duck5crush8hug2pulse4guts1dove15sucks2flood14bug4chuckbuzz4bud2doug1struck2brush4gloves1thus1nut3gus1shove6lust9gut3pub1dutch3crushed4fuss4sucked5tub4cuts1rubglove8clubs3bugs1rust13trucks4rug9dug2stuffed2huthush2
2 syllables
enough124above71makeup5results2discussresultbeloved1adult1backupadults3insultdiscussed2somewhat1haircut1destruct2corrupt1adjust1make-updeluxe2engulfed2seagull3handcuffs1distrust2unloved2amok1amuck1donut1doughnuts1foxglove1foxgloved1foxgloves1handcuff1handcuffed1insults1mistrust1nightclubs1pickup1Pilate1roebuck1seagulls1setup1stardust1teacup1untouched1consultabductabductsaboves71abruptabutabutsabuzzadjudgeadjudgedadjunctsadjusts1awestruckbackupsbathtubs1begrudgebegrudgedbeloveds1blowupblowupsbreakupbuildup
3 syllables
interrupt2aqueduct1supercut1wanderlust2aqueducts1conjurer1jitterbug1thunderstruck1antitrustbottom-upbuttercupbuttercupscatapultcocoanutscoconutcoconutsconjurers1cover-updeconstructdeconstructsfirebugfirebugsfisticuffsfollow-upfollowupfollowupshazelnuthazelnutsinterrupts2jitterbuggedjitterbugs1ladybugladybugsmegabucksminibusoverdoesoverstuffoverstuffedoverstuffsreadjustreadjustsreconstructreconstructsrunner-upscuttlebuttscuttlebutts
4 syllables
maharajas
1191
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
down541on293in278man307gone224mine275town214line196rain170pain159own119then97can87fine115moon96been63mean72stone72wine86soon84seen68train60men59skin69phone60known62dawn61shine73when48green52brain52plan59born36turn35clean55win41scene42bone44sign37burn30queen27screen40sin33learn26tune31chain25crown32thin22brown24plane22ten17pen22than7grown18lane21nine14clown23goin2van15fan16vain26plain15lawn24john4ran7horn11spin14don2an3june11jane5gain13corn10shown11join2zone9ben4main3drown15drawn14
2 syllables
again332alone286insane50between34machine29begin25explain27within24return15upon8remain17downtown16sunshine23began6unknown17design13amen6complain14champagne6divine13concern4japan6cocaine14online4routine6campaign2berlin3refrain13batman2maintain3balloon7fifteen2morondianemarine1christineairplane3contain3hometown7reborn7skyline6uptown8irenebreakdown3grapevine5resign3elaine1define5moonshine4nineteen5unseen5jolene3align4canteen3decline4mainline3saloon1Milananton1anon2
3 syllables
afternoon19telephone20magazine8caroline7honeymoon6seventeen14valentine4halloween2hurricane10Babylon6gasoline6limousine6violin3businessmankerosene5microphone4trampoline4evergreen2mandolin1borderline3cellophane3clementine3fisherman4overgrown3submarine2unicorn3columbine3Frankenstein3guillotine3josephine1Palestine2windowpane1entertain1Abilene1avalon1caravan1chaperone1crystalline2echelon1intervene1
4 syllables
Afghanistan1evangeline3econoline1Agamemnon1aquamarine1acetyleneadenosineamphetamineanticycloneassemblymanautomatonAzerbaijancatamaranclomipraminecomedienneConcepcioncontrabassoon
5 syllables
hydrocortisone1antisubmarine
6 syllables
australopithecine

“un” at line end — from real songs

Get you a ripe one, don't get a hard oneEvery time I go out and pick me a big 'un
— Guy Clark, “Homegrown Tomatoes” · rhymes un / one
Y un haiku ocupa un paísY el mundo me ocupa a mí
— Patti Smith, “La Yugular” · rhymes un / a

How to read the 2327 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 38
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 50
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 266
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 13
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 769
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1191
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.