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Words that rhyme withverse

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 ER coda S
15
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
worse1curse4purse8nurse4hearse5persterse
2 syllables
disperse1coercedisburseimmerserehearsesubmerse
3 syllables
interspersereimburse
99
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
earth55worth28church9birth15search2surf3perch3mirth1birch1Perth1berthdearthfirthgirthkirschlurchserfturfhers5ers1spurs1birrsblurs3burresburrsburscurs1firsfors117furs3
2 syllables
research4childbirthrebirthunearthWoolworthamperescatchers1chauffeursconcursconfersdefersdemursdetersincursinfersinterslarkspursliqueursmonsieurs1occurs3prefersrecursrefers
3 syllables
butterworth1leavenworth1amateurs2connoisseurscynosuresdescriptorssaboteurssilencerswhisperersreemerge1
4 syllables
arbitrageursentrepreneurs1restaurateurs
304
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
words54first3girls23hurts18birds15worst16works8turns5burns11terms1served2worlds5burst5cursed5nerves1searched2pearls13thirst12curls9shirts3worms3serves1swirls5ferns3germs2durst2herbs1thirds2yearns1bursts1curves1skirts1spurts1bergsberkesberksbermsbernsberthedberthsbirched1birlesbirthed15births15blurbsblurts
2 syllables
deserves1returns2concerns1deservedrehearsed3reversed2networks1preserved2reserved1bluebirds1cloudburst1crosswords1dispersed1observed1outskirts1submerged1unfurls1absurds8accursedadjournsaffirmsalerts2artworks1assertsavertsbeadworksberserks2bookwormsbrushworksbywordscaseworkscatbirdscatchwordschildbirthsclockworks2
3 syllables
fireworks2hummingbirds3mockingbirds1disconcertsendospermsextroverts1firebirdshandiworksinterspersedintrovertsladybirdslatticeworksmetalworksminiskirtsneedleworks1netherworldsopenworksoverturnsoverworkspaperworks1plasterworksreaffirmsreassertsreconfirmsreemerged
42
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
her38were4sir7perfur3stir3blur3cur1fer1fleur1myrrh1purr1ter1birrburburrfirshirrslur
2 syllables
preferMonsieur1transferoccur3referchauffeurconcurconferdeferdemurdeterincurinferinterliqueur
3 syllables
connoisseursaboteur
4 syllables
entrepreneur1restaurateur
312
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
world127girl90word46work44turn35heard41hurt40burn30bird26learn26shirt18dirt23learned9burned10turned4worked3third3jerk6earn1firmearned4term1pearl7earl2burnt2skirt5clerk3kurtkirk1worm1Burtspermlearntcurb4flirt4swirl4whirl3burkeherdcurl4berthurled3germ1hurl1lurk2nerd2smirk2stern2Turk2vert2blurred1chirp1churn1curbed1earle1ferg1fern1herb1murk1perc1slurred1spurn1squirt1stirred1twirl1twirled1urn1verb1yearn1bergberkbermBernBernebirlebirledbirredblurbblurtburgBurkburkedburlburledburpburpedburredByrdcertchertchirped1
2 syllables
return15returned4concerned3concern4alert2absurd8homework2network1confirm1occurred4confirmed1disturb1dessert1transferreddisturbed2unfurled7password1bluebird4t-shirtunfurl3berserk2adjourned2clockwork2preferred1sweatshirt1unheard2artwork1cowgirl1crossword1earthworm1footwork1iceberg1showgirl1songbird1sunbird1unearned1unturned1watchword1woodwork1adjournaffirmaffirmedassertavertbeadworkbookwormbrushworkbywordcaseworkcatbirdcatchwordchauffeuredconcurredconferredcowherdcutwormdeferreddemurreddeterreddiscerndiscerneddivertdownturndreamworldearthworkevertexertfieldworkforewordframework
3 syllables
paperwork1underworld4mockingbird3hummingbird1taciturn1extrovert1needlework1overheard1unconcerned1Ataturkdisconcertendospermfirebirdfireworkhandiworkintrovertladybirdlatticeworkmetalworkminiskirtnetherworldopenworkoverturnoverturnedoverworkoverworkedplasterworkreaffirmreaffirmedreassertreconfirmreconfirmedthunderbirdunconcernunconfirmedundershirtundeterredundisturbedunperturbed
515
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
us131face250this149place169house64else57kiss55yes36glass50space48voice19dress44close28mess43case35ass38peace30nice29twice33guess29use29ice30pass33cross20grace26grass26less22race29choice16course13horse10miss13loose17piece13class12chase18bus11force8gas14boss9price12press8loss12juice11piss8trace10base4plus1source5bless1rice5chris1pace17mouse9sauce5pulse4cosfalse2stress4mass2gross3Bruce1Ross1vice2losthus1niece4bass4jessgus1ace3fuss4sis2goose4toss3dice7arse2chess1cease6slice2brass3pierceposbliss7
2 syllables
advice16release17police7excuse7address9across4success6confess9unlessembrace15process3progress3divorce1discussaccessexpress3device1suitcase5replace2someplace1abuse3warehouse2increase2produceimpress2disgrace4erase6denisemauricedistress3possess4preciseexcess6luis1abyss5caress3rejoice2briefcasereduceobtuse3recluse2remorse3suffice2undress2alas1courthouse2jailhouse1morose1mouthpiece1outhouse2penthouse2Scarface2staircase1abstruse1apiece1badass1caboose1decrease1digress1dismiss1doghouse1endorse1farmhouse1felice1
3 syllables
paradise30sacrifice9introduce1marketplace4masterpiece1databasecomatose1hourglass2overpass2anyplace1underpass2albatross1applesauce1centerpiece1cyberspace1edelweiss1fireplace1nonetheless1overdose1platypus1plexiglass1slaughterhouse1acquiesceadiosadiposeaerospacealtarpieceangrinessbashfulnessbellicoseboardinghousecarefulnesscellulosecentavoscharterhousecoalescecoffeehousecommonplaceComorosconvalescediagnosedisabusedispossess
4 syllables
nevertheless1vietnamese1overproduceplagioclasepolymerasereintroducereiteratesstreptokinase
5 syllables
nitrocellulose
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 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
vers1
2 syllables
reverse6perverse3inverse3obverse1adversediversetransverseversusverses1converse1traverseversing1
3 syllables
universe8reverses1aversiveconversinginversesobversesreversalreversalsreversingsubversive
4 syllables
universal2controversy1universes1adversity
5 syllables
universityanniversary3anniversaries3
6 syllables

“verse” at line end — from real songs

You weren't my curseHe was my next verse
— Laura Marling, “Saved These Words” · rhymes verse / curse
Well it seemed like a routine case at firstWith the death of the shadow came a lightness of verse
— Bill Callahan, “Jim Cain” · rhymes verse / first
That's why I'm clever when I put together every verse'Cause in my heart of hearts I know nothin' could ever be worse
— Eminem, “Till I Collapse” · rhymes verse / worse

How to read the 1287 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 15
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 99
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 304
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 42
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 312
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 515
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 47
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.