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Words that rhyme withwaltz

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 AA coda L·T·S
14
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
vaults1faults1salts1halts2maltsschmaltz
2 syllables
asphalts1assaultsbasaltscobaltsdefaults1exalts
3 syllables
somersaultsthunderbolts
4
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
auldsbalds2fauldsscalds
1
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
waltzed9
1171
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
all1off116fall155wall128god69was43call83not69stop59got54talk49lot57thought25small43dog31hall36top28rock30cause23job28ball32shot30hot23cross1walk24block28spot27drop22tall31box18clock22caught18watch15cops15thoughts14fault11pop1shop10called10dogs9boss9bought10Paul7gods13rocks15shock11taught10loss12cop7shots9stops8lock5doll12mall16jobs7brought1wash3lots1pot6knock2bob1hop9talks5ought1doc1Scott1fought3odd2crawl18rob2sauce5salt3walks5squad2goshTodd2coslaws4stock2odds6
2 syllables
because21forgot14recall16across4applause6football2garage4gunshot1baseball1assaultrobotgunshots3abroad2massage1sidewalk3Iraq2so-calledlaptop1mirage5robots1bedrock1downfall2rainfall3rooftops1sidewalks1applaud1atoll1barrage1blacktop2cyclops1footfall2Hitchcock1jukebox1mailbox2matchbox2nightfall2raindrops2sandbox2seagal2treetops2woodstock2Aesop1Alcott1appalled1applauds1asphalt1assad1banal1blackballed1breadbox1buckshot1buckshots1bulldog1bullfrog1bullfrogs1collage1default1detox1distraught1drywall1enthralled1
3 syllables
alcohol5basketball1protocoldialogue1cannonball4waterfall4astronaut3Montreal4afterthought1analog2apricot2astronauts2barbershop1catalogue1juggernaut1Molotov2mountaintop2afterthoughts1albatross1applesauce1butterscotch1Camelot1camouflage1cosmonaut1cosmonauts1esplanade1fireball1hollyhock1lollipops1monologue1paradox1photoshop1powerball1synagogue1tinderbox1tomahawk1travelogue1aerosolaftershockaftershocks
4 syllables
neanderthal1BaryshnikovbrachiopodbrachiopodscephalopodcephalopodscholesterolelectroshockelectroshocksheterodoxIditarodKalashnikovSebastopolthingamabobthingamabobstriceratopsunorthodox
5 syllables
middle-of-the-road
1565
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
on293heart255gone224long170wrong171song167are134dark107ah46car85hard81arms61want39ya34lost74stars1far79star74strong64dawn61bar54start63songs43part40park41hearts39cars37arm31law24walls1saw15art26cost24yard23harm24calls21nah11mom12bars26cards15falls20mark13smart14starts13ahh10farm16wants8bomb9soft15guard10charge9stopped7card8lawn24john4tom5parts14don2balls8calm3dropped9draw6talked2locked4charm10march7walked3drawn14Charles2large1crossed7raw10sharp5guards3watched2marks4jar17Clark2bombs1causedsolve2
2 syllables
apart95along74guitar34belong22upon8involved10alarm8sweetheart3beyond5grandma1belongs2grandparesponse3respond3belonged2moronaha5radarbackyard2Bernardcigar4withdraw1regards2graveyard4regard1soniaafar7depart6guitars3ha-habizarre2cigars5involvepostcard4resolve3dissolve3Milananton1alarms2anon2birdsong3courtyard3exhaust3hurrah3lamar3outlaw2remark3remarks2unlocked1hogan1alarmed2aloft2amar2avant2bygones1dada1dissolved2impart2Iran1jaguar2junkyards2
3 syllables
restaurant5Vietnam3boulevard9Babylon6son-in-lawArkansas4waterfalls1bodyguard2restaurants2Omaha1reservoir2superstar4meadowlark3morningstar3overalls2Pentecost2avalon1confidant1debutante2debutantes2disembark2disregard2echelon1escobar2holocaust1motorcar1nonchalant2abattoir1amazon1autobahn1Bonaparte1carrera1caviar1firearms1hildegard1holocausts1intercom1lexicon1marathon1mastercards1mastodons1
4 syllables
brother-in-lawsister-in-lawAgamemnon1automatonautomatonsAzerbaijancholesterolsdaughter-in-lawemoticonemoticonsfather-in-lawmother-in-lawneanderthals1phenomenonSaskatchewanstate-of-the-artUlaanbaatar
1243
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
lights62streets48nights26hurts18gets8states6boots12gates12its1nuts6sheets15notes7rights5beats10hits5helps3guts1plates8cats4seats4fights6rats5suits2puts2fits3hates27lets1roots8sets2dates1bits2votes1doubts5sits4cuts1eats1boats1heights8shouts1threats3meets1debts2mates2shirts3waits6bets2hats1writes17ritz7sights7sites4shoots1sweets49throats3knights1bites3coats2fates2flats3bolts2floats3jets1kits2quits2quotes3wits2treats5Alps1fats1fritz2gats2goats2grits2scouts2skates1tights2bates1bats1belts1
2 syllables
results2adults3regrets5headlights6assets2creates1repeats3awaits2backstreets1barrettes1cassettes2misfits2roommates1sunsets1admits1armpits1athletes1baguettes1begets1blackouts1cheapskates1devouts1doughnuts1footlights1forgets1gunboats1ignites1insults1lifeboats1outfits1outskirts1rockettes1spotlights1turncoats1websites1workouts1abatesabetsablatesabutsacquitsacutesairfreightsalerts2alights4assertsat-batsavertsbackbitesbackdatesbacklights1backseats3banknotesbarbettesbefitsbenightsberatesbesetsbirthratesbirthrights1
3 syllables
cigarettes13whereabouts1diplomats2absolutes1attributes1coronets1devastates1habitats1interstates1middleweights1overcoats1paperweights1parasites1petticoats1prostitutes1radiates1roundabouts1satellites1substitutes1abdicatesabrogatesacclimatesacetatesacolytesacrobats1activatesactuatesadulatesaggravatesagitatesaguacatesallocates1alphabets1alternatesambulatesammonitesamputatesandesitesanecdotesangulates
4 syllables
appreciates1hermaphrodites1abbreviatesacceleratesaccentuatesaccommodatesaccumulatesadjudicatesadministratesadulteratesagglomeratesagglutinatesalienatesamalgamatesamelioratesannihilates1anticipatesappropriatesaristocrats1asphyxiates
5 syllables
5
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
walts
2 syllables
waltzers1waltzerwaltzes9waltzing9

“waltz” at line end — from real songs

Outside, the street's on fire in a real death waltzAnd the poets down here don't write nothing at all
— Bruce Springsteen, “Jungleland” · rhymes waltz / all
A fallen angel, Jesus on the crossA skating ballerina, you should have seen her do the skater's waltz
— Dire Straits, “In the Gallery” · rhymes waltz / cross
Now I'm all grown, same song, just a different waltzFire what I talk, but still cooler than an Otter Pop
— Earl Sweatshirt, “Oldie” · rhymes waltz / pop

How to read the 3996 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 14
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 4
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 1
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 1170
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1565
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1242
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 5
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.