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Words that rhyme withunderstand

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 AE coda N·D
85
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
hand33land10band2sand47grand1planned1brand1strand4banned1bland1gland1panned1cannedfannedmannedrandscannedspanned
2 syllables
command11demand4homeland1quicksand4Thailand2wasteland3expand1disband1dreamland1firsthand1headband1armbandbackhandbroadbandfarmhandfarmlandFinlandforehandfreehandgrasslandheartlandinlandjapannedLapland
3 syllables
motherland2wonderland1ampersand1contraband1Disneyland1Dixieland1Ferdinand1secondhand1beforehandcaravannedfairylandfatherlandfirebrandHildebrandhinterlandoverlandreprimandSamarkand
4 syllables
analysandGondwanaland
106
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
aunt1plant5grant2tant1zandt1antBrandtbrantcantchantKantpantrantscantslantdamned1hanged3banged1jammed1slammed1clammedclangedcrammeddammedfanged2ganged9hamed2hammedlambed7lammedrammedscammedscrammedshammedslanged2spammedspangedtrammedwhammedbank14thank3camp5frank1tank7hankdrank1lamp4blank2rank2champ2tramp4stamp
2 syllables
transplantdecanteggplantenchantimplantlevantrecantRembrandtreplantsupplantgoddamned1programmed1haranguedBurbankdecampencampgangplankoutflankrevamp
3 syllables
confidanteanagrammedboomeranged1diagrammedmonogrammedriverbank1antitankBundesbankfiredamp
162
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
hands10pants10thanks6stands11lands11banks5plants1bands8tanks2francsants5sands4blanks2glands2brands3camps2champs2stamped3tramps2amps2aunts2ranks2blancs1camped1cramps1Nantes1ramps1spanked1stamps1strands1ands41banked14bankesblanked2brandes
2 syllables
demands4commands3Lowlands1backhands1handstands1homelands1rembrandts1armbandsbadlandsbandstands1decampeddecampsdecantsdisbands1dreamlands1eggplantsencampedencampsenchantsexpands1farmhandsfarmlandsforehandsgangplanksgrandstandsgrasslandsheadbands1
3 syllables
understands10timberlands1underpants1ampersands1confidantesconfidants1contrabands1fairylandsfatherlandsfirebrandsfiredampshinterlandsmotherlands2reprimandsriverbanks1wonderlands1
4 syllables
analysandsmisunderstands1
539
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
yeah2man29back310that208can6bad76am5had62black75at46plan1sad40mad39track35hat27bag20damn13dad17than7glad15cat14jack14van15fan1crack17flat15gang9drag19fat9map9ran1trap13pack11Sam6hang3an3rat10bang9rap18crap2cab4lap10grab2flag7bat8dan2cap8sat5add3lack6lamb7chat4san1labsang5mac5mattstan4lad1pan7snap5Anne1sack7jam5pat4tap5wrap1ann1bradtan8tag4slapclan1rang4yang2ham2nap1scan1ramkang
2 syllables
attack20began6goddamn5japan1program1comrade1batman2examdianeprogramme1kidnapmustang2rehab1backpack3madman3Cognac2comeback2hashtag1ipad2knapsack2notepad1racetrack2sedan1snowman1Spokane1wingspan2afghan1Ahab1backtrack1begat1divan1feedback1format1frogman1goddam1hatchback1haystack1lilac1moulin1sandman1setback1suzanne1tarmac1triad1Walkman1abackat-batbackslapBalzacbedpanBhutanblackjackbobcatbootstrapbrickbatburlapbushwhackbuybackcaftancallback
3 syllables
cadillac10maniac3telegram1businessmanfisherman4habitat3Amsterdam3Birmingham1Abraham1caravan1hologram2Laundromat2pussycat2acrobat1boomerang1bureaucrat1diaphragm1diplomat1handicap1instagram1journeyman1marianne1milligram1nordictrack1overlap1plutocrat1Pontiac1thermostat1weatherman1almanacanagramanchormananorakautocratBellinghambogeymanbutterfatcablegramcardiaccaveat
4 syllables
Afghanistan1amnesiac1aristocrat1insomniac1angiogramassemblymanbiofeedbackcatamarancounterattackHyderabadnewspapermannurserymanOlympiadolympiadsparanoiac
5 syllables
egomaniackleptomaniacnymphomaniac
6 syllables
megalomaniac
7 syllables
electrocardiogram
1171
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
last88fast81past79dance37glass50chance1have27laugh39ass1plans2pass33grass26ask17cash26fact24path18half13passed17tracks19class12bags10gas14act11asked5has3as1match6laughs6France8facts10max3catch1trash9bath8flash12shall1cast9crash7pal5gaspsfans7mask6staff1task4scratch6packed7mass2cats4blast4trapped1rats5math6asks1tax2jazz3grabbed3branch2ash4bass4laughed4acts1ralph1badge1patch2lads1stabbed1draggedranch3smash2wrapped2vast1backs6lance1gal4crashed2cracked2cracks7brass3glance7val
2 syllables
romance14relax6perhaps1contact5advance5attacked1contract1exact1kidnapped2attached3behalf1attacks1impactreact4collapse3advancedcomrades1aircraft1contacts1broadcastrelaxed2intact5exams2collapsedattract2finance2distract1moustache3mustache3canal1expanse2alas1bloodbath2entranced2mismatched1unmatched1whereasdispatchcontracts1abstract1Ajax1amassed1attach1badass1Belfast1corral1Diaz1elapse1eyelash1forecast1hubcaps1landmass1lilacs1morale1relapsed1royale1sandbags1setbacks1sidetracked1sundance1
3 syllables
photograph7photographs1circumstance8autograph2aftermath3hourglass2overpass2alcatraz2diplomats2underpass2avalanche1caravans1cataracts1chaparral1habitats1lumberjacks1minivans1overcast1overhangs1paperbacks1parallax1phonograph1plexiglass1psychopath1unattached1abrahams1acrobats1aftermaths3allographallographsalmanacsamaranthamaranthsanagramsanoraksartifactartifactsautocratsautographed2autographs2
4 syllables
sociopaths1overreact1sociopath1afghanistans1amnesiacs1angiogramsantiaircraftaristocrats1biofeedbackschoreographchoreographedchoreographscounterattackedcounterattacksenthusiastenthusiastsGuadalcanal
5 syllables
egomaniacshemophiliacs
6 syllables
7 syllables
electrocardiograms
559
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
mind405ground149friend133end125and41find116sound100wind59round60found71kind77blind62spend11learned9bend19bound16burned10turned4send5wound2seemed3signed5named1earned4bond2dreamed3warned2trained2lend4joined2pound5owned4cleaned55drowned6blonde1fund1tendfond1pond7stoned12grind11claimed1doomed3gained4mend6blamed1phonedblond1hound3monde3screamed4sinned5blend4fiend3roamed4stained4tuned1wand4framed3mound3pinned2rained3tamed3trend3climbed1aimed2bind2crowned1hind2scorned2lined1bloomed1bombed1boned1chained1dawned1dined1drained1fend1gleamed1loaned1moaned1pawned1rind1shamed1shined1
2 syllables
around290behind130pretend26weekend8ashamed13girlfriend2returned4beyond5concerned3defend8boyfriend1background4remind1attend3intend1respond3designed13confirmed1explained2mankind3belonged2assumedunkind14depend2assigned1remained2aground6inclined6descend5unwind4defined4aligned3combined3entwined3profound2unwound3abound2adjourned2amend1ascend2complained2consumed2declined2fairground2redeemed1refined2surround1transcend2unnamed1unsound2whirlwind2extendbookend1condemned1confined1dethroned1entombed1foreground1godsend1obtained1playground1rebound1suspend1unbound1unearned1unsigned1
3 syllables
underground16recommend1comprehend1intertwined3colorblind1entertained2undefined2unexplained2battleground1condescend1nevermind1redefined1unconcerned1apprehendascertainedchaperonedcobblestonedcontravenedcorrespondcounterclaimeddisinclineddividendex-boyfriendex-girlfriendfirebombedguillotinedhoneycombed1honeymooned6humankindintervenedmastermindMitterrandnonalignedoverspendoverturnedpantaloonedpantomimedpolychromedpreordainedquarantinedreaffirmedrealignedreassignedrecombinedreconfirmed
4 syllables
heterodynedmerry-go-roundoverextend
34
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
stand74tanned3
2 syllables
bandstand1nightstand1grandstandhandstandnewsstandwithstandstanding6standard1standards1standerstandersstandings6
3 syllables
outstanding1bystander1withstanding1bystanders1freestandinggrandstandinglongstandingnonstandardsubstandard
4 syllables
misunderstand1understanding3
5 syllables
misunderstanding1understandable1misunderstandings

“understand” at line end — from real songs

So can you understandI want to hold her hand
— Arcade Fire, “The Suburbs” · rhymes understand / hand
So I wait my turn, I'm a modern manAnd the people behind me, they can't understand
— Arcade Fire, “Modern Man” · rhymes understand / man
Come mothers and fathers throughout the landAnd don't criticize what you can't understand
— Bob Dylan, “The Times They Are A-Changin’” · rhymes understand / land

How to read the 2621 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 85
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 106
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 162
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 538
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1171
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 559
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 34
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.