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Words that rhyme withvows

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 Z
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
cows6bows8brows1ploughs1boughs2browsechowsciaos1dhowshaos
2 syllables
allows1arouse1eyebrows1carousedelouseendowsespouse
3 syllables
curacaosdisallowsmenopause
68
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
gougehouse64mouse9blouse6spouse1douse1louse1rousse1Strauss1klausbouseCrousedowsegaussgrouserousemouth75south26couch11ouchvouch2crouch1slouch1grouchpouchsough
2 syllables
warehouse2courthouse2jailhouse1outhouse2penthouse2doghouse1farmhouse1henhouse1madhouse1roadhouse1townhouse1alehouseblockhouseboathouseBrockhouseclubhousedollhousedormousegreenhouse
3 syllables
slaughterhouse1boardinghousecharterhousecoffeehousefirehousepackinghousepowerhouseRittenhouseWestinghousecottonmouthScaramouch
217
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
clouds22sounds11pounds1counts2grounds3rounds2doubts5growls2shouts1towns7clowns7downs5mouths1crowds5bouncehounds4frowns1bounds1gowns3lounge1crowns2scouts2browns1nouns1ounce1owls1scowls1shrouds1slouched1bouncedbousedbouts8bowsed8browsed1clouts2couched11cowlscrouched1douseddowers
2 syllables
accounts5announceannounced1aroused1blackouts1breakdowns1devouts1playgrounds1pronounce1resounds1surrounds1touchdowns1wildflowers1workouts1abounds2amounts3astoundsbackgrounds4blowouts1breakoutsbrownoutsbuyoutscampgroundscarousedcheckoutsclampdownsclosedownscomedowns1confoundscookoutscountdowns
3 syllables
whereabouts1roundabouts1battlegrounds1catamountscottonmouthshereaboutsmispronouncemispronouncedovercrowdsrunaboutssauerkrautsshantytownsthereaboutsturnaboutsturnaroundsultrasoundsunannouncedundergrounds16waterfowls
51
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
now2how49bow11wow4cow6thou1brow12vow5sow1plow3ciao1bough2Mao2POW2prow1dow1yow1chowFAOFrauGAOhaoHowelaoloughplough
2 syllables
somehow43allow9eyebrow1kowtow1meow1southpaw1avowendowhighbrowknow-howlandauLiaoluauMacaoMacaupowwowsnowplow
3 syllables
anyhow1curacaodisallowdisavowMindanao
244
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
down1out275town214ground149sound100round60found71loud49crowd41doubt34proud25crown32brown24count9clown23shout16bound16cloud17bout8wound2drown15gown15foul5pound5drowned6mount3frown13scout2shroud4owl4hound3howl5drought2growl2mound3clout2crowned1ploughed2pout2snout2sowed1stout2tout2trout2fowl1lout1plowed1spout1stoute1boughed2bowed11browed12Brownebrowned24clowned23cowed6cowlcowleddowerdowerreddowned541floutfouled5fowled1frowned13goutgowned15groutgrowled2howled5jowlKrautlourlourednounprowlprowledroutscowlscowledsproutvowed5wowed4
2 syllables
around290about71without12downtown16allowed9account5amount3background4throughouthometown7uptown8breakdown3aground6discountprofound2sundown2unwound3abound2aloud2fairground2fallout2meltdown2showdown2surround1unsound2blowout1comedown1endowed1foreground1Georgetown1hideout1hoedown1knockout1lookout1Motown1playground1rebound1renown1timeout1unbound1all-outastoundavowedBeantownblackoutbreakoutBridgetownbrownoutbuyoutcampgroundCharlestowncheckoutclampdownclosedownconfoundcookoutcountdowncrackdowncrosstowncutoutdevoutdropoutdugoutearthboundeastboundeelpoutenshroudexpoundfoxhoundFreetowngodowngreyhoundhandouthangoutheadcounthideboundhighbrowedholdouthomebound
3 syllables
underground16roundabout1battleground1chinatown1Morgantown1paramount1AdenauerAllentowncatamountCharlottetownCooperstowndisalloweddisavowedHagerstownhereaboutMorristownovercrowdrunaboutsauerkrautshantytownturnaboutturnaroundultrasoundupside-downwaterfowlWatertownWilliamstown
4 syllables
merry-go-round
2599
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
eyes406is104days124years84was43stars83shoes83trees79knees87please60tears30lies76goes61lose56knows53blues73yours3ways51news42girls23says22cars37rise43does20nose37boys13cause23ears29walls36choose36breeze45skies51stairs28keys24doors18rose26rules23calls21his15feels18miles13bars26shows21noise15these7size16those6falls20dies22flies25pills17guys5fears25cares14fools17hills15plays12has3blows14holes14as1sighs6wheels20ease18bills15cries16souls12balls8toes20wise12bells13cheese7freeze11sees7heels15whose2cheers2grows14raise1prize6
2 syllables
surprise32because21disease26always8shadows10suppose7disguise26applause6upstairs1degrees6appears4refuse6photos2chinese1details2downstairs2affairs3exhales2louise2supplies2sunrise11proposeadvisenightmares2euroscontrols47goodbyes5expose1highways2sideways4inhales3despise5guitars3arise5cigars5tattoos4rupeesaccuseablaze4hallways2outdoors3rainbows1reviews4trapeze3aways3displays3elbows3malaise3sundays1appeals1arose2axes1capsize1confuse1cowboys1demise1doorways1emcees1flores1freeways1
3 syllables
realize10recognize5otherwise1japanese2exercise1realise1holidays4companies10anyways4nowadays2compromise6recogniseHercules1enterprise2overseas7disappears6butterflies5dominoes1criticize5waterfalls4interviews1fireflies3lullabies3millionaires2alibis3chandeliers1memorize3molecules2overalls2souvenirs1studios2alcatraz2alleyways1amateurs2barbecues1chevrolets2colonize2decompose2fantasize2liberties1
4 syllables
apologize5apologies2apologiseabilities1automobiles2identities2desensitize1mademoiselles1mythologies1acidifiesactualizeactuariesacyclovirsadagiosadversitiesagronomiesalphabetize
5 syllables
materialize2actualities1aficionadoes
6 syllables
7 syllables
2
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)
2 syllables
avows
3 syllables
disavows

“vows” at line end — from real songs

Broken glass and broken vowsI'll be 18 four years from now
— Jason Isbell, “Dreamsicle” · rhymes vows / now
And no one's listening, anyhowAnd lists of sins and solemn vows
— Joanna Newsom, “The Things I Say” · rhymes vows / anyhow
Under blossom we made our vowsAll the blossoms come sailing down
— Nick Cave, “People Ain’t No Good” · rhymes vows / down

How to read the 3217 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 68
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 217
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 51
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 244
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 2599
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 2
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.