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Words that rhyme withunderstands

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·Z
54
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
hands3lands1bands8sands4glands2brands3strands1ands41brandesgrands17landes
2 syllables
demands4commands1Lowlands1backhands1homelands1armbandsbadlandsdisbands1
3 syllables
timberlands1ampersands1contrabands1fairylandsfatherlandsfirebrands
4 syllables
analysands
70
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
pants10plants1ants5aunts2Nantes1brantscantschantsdamneds1grants2rantsscantsslantsthanks6banks5tanks2francsblanks2camps2champs2tramps2
2 syllables
rembrandts1decantseggplantsenchantsimplantslevantsrecantsreplantssupplantssweatpantstransplantsdecampsencampsgangplanksoutflanksrevamps
3 syllables
underpants1confidantesconfidants1firedampsriverbanks1
1225
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
man307back310that208hand2can1land115bad76am56had62black75stand74at46band59glass50plan59have27sand47laugh39sad40mad39ass38track35pass33hat27bag20grass26damn13dad17cash26path18half13tracks19bank14class12than7glad15cat14grand1jack14van15fan16crack17bags10flat15gas14gang9drag19fat9planned15map9has3as1ran7trap13pack11match6Sam6hang3an3rat10thank3bang9camp5max3catch1trash9bath8flash12rap18crash7frank1crap2cab4lap10grab2flag7tank7bat8dan2aunt1
2 syllables
attack20began6command11goddamn5relax6perhaps1japan6program1demand4comrade1batman2behalf1examattacks1dianecollapse3comrades1programme1homeland1kidnapmustang2rehab1quicksand4backpack3moustache3mustache3madman3Thailand2wasteland3alas1bloodbath2Cognac2comeback2expand1hashtag1ipad2knapsack2notepad1racetrack2sedan2snowman1Spokane1wingspan2whereasdispatchtransplantafghan1Ahab1Ajax1attach1backtrack1badass1bandstand1begat1Diaz1disband1divan1dreamland1elapse1eyelash1
3 syllables
understand125photograph7cadillac10maniac3telegram1businessmanautograph2aftermath3fisherman4habitat3Amsterdam3Birmingham1hourglass2overpass2Abraham1alcatraz2caravan1diplomats2hologram2Laundromat2motherland2pussycat2underpass2wonderland1acrobat1ampersand1boomerang1bureaucrat1contraband1diaphragm1diplomat1Disneyland1Dixieland1Ferdinand1habitats1handicap1instagram1journeyman1lumberjacks1marianne1
4 syllables
Afghanistan1amnesiac1aristocrat1insomniac1misunderstand1sociopath1amnesiacs1analysandangiogramaristocrats1assemblymanbiofeedbackbiofeedbackscatamaranchoreographcounterattackcounterattacks
5 syllables
egomaniacegomaniacs
6 syllables
7 syllables
electrocardiogram
715
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
yeah124last88fast81past79dance37chance42plans29ask17fact24passed17act11asked5laughs6France8facts10shall1cast9pal5gaspsfans7mask6task4packed7blast4trapped1asks1grabbed3branch2laughed4acts1ralph1stabbed1draggedranch3wrapped2vast1lance1gal4crashed2cracked2glance7valsmashed1slams1hangs3caldraft1grasp6danced1gasplasts4craft2cans2haltracked2sal1pact4sans1trance3lambs2stamped3tapped3vans2Alps1capped2clasp2fangs2flask2lacked2mast2masts1raft1strapped2yams1blanchepaths1backed310masks1alf1asp1bangs1
2 syllables
romance14contact5advance5attacked1contract1exact1kidnapped2attached3impactreact4advancedaircraft1contacts1broadcastrelaxed2intact5exams2collapsedattract2finance2distract1canal1expanse2entranced2mismatched1unmatched1contracts1abstract1amassed1Belfast1corral1forecast1morale1relapsed1royale1sidetracked1sundance1typecast1abashedadaptadaptsafghans1aircrafts1askanceattracts2backlashedbackpacked3backslappedbacktracked1bedpansbivalvebivalvedbivalvesblackjackedbloodbaths2bootstrappedbroadcastsburlappedbushwhackedbypassedcaftans
3 syllables
photographs1circumstance8avalanche1caravans1cataracts1chaparral1minivans1overcast1overhangs1unattached1abrahams1aftermaths3allographsamaranthamaranthsanagramsartifactartifactsautographed2autographs2avalanchedboomerangs1cablegramschaparrals1chloroplastchloroplastscoelacanthcoelacanthscolorfastcounteractcounteractsdiagramsdiaphragms1dithyrambsepigramsepitaphsflabbergastflabbergastshandicappedhandicappedshandicraft
4 syllables
sociopaths1overreact1afghanistans1angiogramsantiaircraftchoreographedchoreographscounterattackedenthusiastenthusiastsGuadalcanaliconoclasticonoclastsmimeographedmimeographsoverreacts1
7 syllables
electrocardiograms
120
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
friends106ends36minds23sounds11wounds7finds1pounds1kinds1grounds3winds3rounds2sends1blinds10funds3hounds4bends3fiends4bonds1bounds1blends1blondes1ponds1trends1binds2blonds1denguesdoomeds3fends1founds71frondsgrinds11hindeshinds2lends4
2 syllables
depends4reminds1amends4weekends4girlfriends1unwinds3boyfriends2descends1attends1offends1playgrounds1resounds1surrounds1whirlwinds1abounds2abscondsappendsascends2astoundsbackgrounds4befriendsbehinds130bookendscampgroundscommendsconfounds
3 syllables
masterminds1apprehendsbattlegrounds1comprehends1condescends1correspondsdividendsex-boyfriendsex-girlfriendshumankindsoverspendsrecommends1turnaroundsultrasoundsundergrounds16
4 syllables
overextends
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
stands11
2 syllables
handstands1bandstands1grandstandsnewsstandsnightstands1withstands
4 syllables
misunderstands1

“understands” at line end — from real songs

No one understandsIn your sweaty hands
— The Beatles, “Hey Bulldog” · rhymes understands / hands
You can hold her handSo she understands
— Damien Rice, “Coconut Skins” · rhymes understands / hand
Papa went to other landsAnd he found someone who understands
— Damien Rice, “Older Chests” · rhymes understands / lands

How to read the 2183 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 54
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 70
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.
Subtractive 1224
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 715
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 120
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.