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Words that rhyme withunderground

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 AW coda N·D
47
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
sound1found2bound16wound2pound5drowned6hound3mound3crowned1browned24clowned23downed541frowned13gowned15
2 syllables
around4profound2unwound3abound2surround1unsound2rebound1unbound1astoundconfoundearthboundeastboundexpoundfoxhoundgreyhoundhideboundhomebound
3 syllables
turnaroundultrasound
4 syllables
merry-go-round
11
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
count9mount1
2 syllables
account5amount3discountheadcountmiscountrecountsurmount
3 syllables
paramount1catamount
41
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
sounds11pounds1counts2grounds3rounds2hounds4bounds1founds71mounds3mounts3
2 syllables
accounts5playgrounds1resounds1surrounds1abounds2amounts3astounds
3 syllables
battlegrounds1catamountsturnaroundsultrasoundsundergrounds16
204
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
down4now1out275town214how49loud49crowd41doubt34proud25crown32brown24bow11wow4clown23shout16cloud17bout8cow6drown15thou1gown15brow12frown13scout2vow5shroud4sow1plow3ciao1drought2bough2clout2Mao2ploughed2pout2POW2prow1snout2sowed1stout2tout2trout2dow1lout1plowed1spout1stoute1yow1boughed2bowed11browed12Brownechowcowed6FAOfloutFrauGAOgoutgrouthaoHoweKrautlaoloughnounploughroutscowsproutTaovowed5wowed4xiao
2 syllables
about71somehow43without12downtown16allowed9allow9throughouthometown7uptown8breakdown3sundown2aloud2eyebrow1fallout2meltdown2showdown2blowout1comedown1endowed1Georgetown1hideout1hoedown1knockout1kowtow1lookout1meow1Motown1renown1southpaw1timeout1all-outavowavowedBeantownblackoutbreakoutBridgetownbrownoutbuyoutCharlestowncheckoutclampdownclosedowncookoutcountdowncrackdowncrosstowncutoutdevoutdropoutdugouteelpoutendowenshroudFreetowngodownhandouthangouthighbrowhighbrowedholdoutJamestownknockdownknow-howkowtowed1landau
3 syllables
anyhow11roundabout1chinatown1Morgantown1AllentownCharlottetownCooperstowncuracaodisallowdisalloweddisavowdisavowedHagerstownhereaboutMindanaoMorristownovercrowdrunaboutsauerkrautshantytownturnaboutupside-downWatertownWilliamstown
308
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
house64mouth75south26clouds22couch11mouse9foul5ouchdoubts5growls2shouts1cows6towns7clowns7downs5mouths1bows8crowds5bounceblouse6owl4howl5vows4frowns1gowns3growl2lounge1crowns2scouts2spouse1vouch2browns1brows1crouch1douse1fowl1louse1nouns1ounce1owls1ploughs1rousse1scowls1shrouds1slouch1slouched1Strauss1klausboughs2bouncedbousebousedbouts8bowsed8browsebrowsed1chowsciaos1clouts2couched11cowlcowledcowlscrouched1Crousedhowsdoused
2 syllables
warehouse2announceallows1announced1arouse1courthouse2jailhouse1outhouse2penthouse2aroused1blackouts1breakdowns1devouts1doghouse1eyebrows1farmhouse1henhouse1madhouse1pronounce1roadhouse1touchdowns1townhouse1wildflowers1workouts1alehouseavowsblockhouseblowouts1boathousebreakoutsBrockhousebrownoutsbuyoutscarousecarousedcheckoutsclampdownsclosedownsclubhousecomedowns1cookoutscountdownscrackdownscutoutsdelousedelouseddenouncedenounceddollhousedormousedowntowns16dropouts
3 syllables
whereabouts1roundabouts1slaughterhouse1AdenauerboardinghousecharterhousecoffeehousecottonmouthcottonmouthscuracaosdisallowsdisavowsfirehousehereaboutsmenopausemispronouncemispronouncedovercrowdspackinghousepowerhouseRittenhouserunaboutssauerkrautsScaramouchshantytownsthereaboutsturnaboutsunannouncedwaterfowlwaterfowlsWestinghouse
628
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
mind405hand239friend133end125and41land115find116wind59kind77stand74band59blind62sand47spend11grand17learned9bend19planned15burned10turned4send5seemed3signed5named1earned4bond2dreamed3warned2trained2lend4joined2damned1brand1owned4cleaned55blonde1fund1tendfond1pond7stoned12grind11claimed1doomed3gained4mend6blamed1phonedblond1monde3screamed4sinned5strand4blend4fiend3roamed4stained4tuned1wand4framed3pinned2rained3tamed3tanned3trend3climbed1hanged3aimed2bind2hind2scorned2lined1banged1banned1bland1bloomed1bombed1boned1chained1dawned1dined1drained1fend1gland1gleamed1
2 syllables
behind130pretend26weekend8ashamed13command11girlfriend2returned4beyond5concerned3defend8boyfriend1remind1demand4attend3intend1respond3designed13confirmed1explained2mankind3belonged2assumedunkind14depend2assigned1remained2homeland1inclined6descend5quicksand4unwind4defined4aligned3combined3entwined3Thailand2wasteland3adjourned2amend1ascend2complained2consumed2declined2expand1redeemed1refined2transcend2unnamed1whirlwind2extendbandstand1bookend1condemned1confined1dethroned1disband1dreamland1entombed1firsthand1goddamned1godsend1headband1nightstand1obtained1programmed1
3 syllables
understand125recommend1comprehend1intertwined3colorblind1entertained2motherland2undefined2unexplained2wonderland1ampersand1condescend1contraband1Disneyland1Dixieland1Ferdinand1nevermind1redefined1secondhand1unconcerned1anagrammedapprehendascertainedbeforehandboomeranged1caravannedchaperonedcobblestonedcontravenedcorrespondcounterclaimeddiagrammeddisinclineddividendex-boyfriendex-girlfriendfairylandfatherlandfirebombedfirebrandguillotinedHildebrandhinterlandhoneycombed1honeymooned6
4 syllables
misunderstand1analysandGondwanalandheterodynedoverextend
17
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
ground149round60
2 syllables
background4aground6fairground2foreground1playground1campgroundgrounded2groundergroundersgrounding149
3 syllables
battleground1backgrounded4backgrounding4foregrounded1foregrounding1

“underground” at line end — from real songs

Cheatin' and creepin' aroundLeaving the dead underground
— Dr. Dog, “My Old Ways” · rhymes underground / around
But the Saharan one, it's staring me downForcing all forms of life inside of me to retreat underground
— Fiona Apple, “Heavy Balloon” · rhymes underground / down
That was me - treasure hunting, I would bury what I foundThat was me - the gold digger, underground
— Mount Eerie, “Wooly Mammoth’s Mighty Absence” · rhymes underground / found

How to read the 1239 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 47
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 11
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 41
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 204
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 308
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 628
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 17
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.