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Words that rhyme withwant

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 N·T
20
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
fonthaunt2dauntflauntgauntjaunttaunt
2 syllables
avant2storefront1BelmontcroissantdetentepiedmontsavantVermont
3 syllables
restaurant2confidant1debutante1nonchalant2commandant
59
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
bond2blonde1fond1pond7blond1monde3wand4dawned1pawned1conneddonnedfawned1frondGondmaundprawned
2 syllables
beyond5respond3abscondcrayonnedGirondebelonged2becalmedDuchampembalmedprolongedsalaamed
3 syllables
correspondMitterrandfirebombed
66
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
wants1armed2bonds1honkshaunts2tonks2blondes1Bronx1charmed1farmed1harmed1ponds1swamps1angstblonds1bonkedbonksbroncschomped
2 syllables
alarmed2unarmed2unharmed1abscondsavants2croissantsdetentesdisarmedforearmed1piedmontsrearmedresponds3storefronts1
3 syllables
restaurants2debutantes2commandantscorresponds
749
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
on1gone224long170wrong1song167ah1god2ya34not69strong1stop1got54dawn61talk3lot57thought1dog31top28rock30law24job28shot30hot23walk1block28spot27saw15drop22clock22nah11mom12caught18pop15shop10ahh10bought10bomb9lawn24john4shock11tom5don2taught10cop7calm3lock5draw6brought1pot6drawn14knock2bob1hop9raw10ought1doc1Scott1fought3odd2rob2squad2Todd2stock2sean1fog15palm4kong1log6hongplot5fraud2chop3blah1Ronmob5juan1von1prom2con2Han
2 syllables
along1belong22upon8forgot14grandma1grandpagunshot1robotmoronabroad2aha5sidewalk3Iraq2laptop1withdraw1soniaha-haMilananton1anon2bedrock1birdsong3hurrah3outlaw2hogan1applaud1blacktop2dada1Hitchcock1Iran1withdrawn2woodstock2Aesop1Alcott1aplomb1Armstrong1assad1baton1buckshot1bulldog1bullfrog1chainsaw1chiffon1distraught1facade1foregone1foresaw1guffaw1hassan1heartthrob1hilltop1lapdog1maraud1neutron1outlawed1pawnshop1predawn1Punjab1raindrop1roadblock1rooftop1
3 syllables
Vietnam3Babylon6dialogue1son-in-lawArkansas4astronaut3Omaha1afterthought1analog2apricot2avalon1barbershop1catalogue1echelon1juggernaut1mountaintop2amazon1autobahn1Camelot1carrera1cosmonaut1esplanade1hollyhock1intercom1lexicon1marathon1monologue1Panama1photoshop1Saginaw1synagogue1tomahawk1travelogue1AbidjanaftershockagitpropaileronanalogueantiknockAntiochantiphon
4 syllables
brother-in-lawsister-in-lawAgamemnon1automatonAzerbaijanbrachiopodcephalopoddaughter-in-lawelectroshockemoticonfather-in-lawIditarodmother-in-lawphenomenonSaskatchewanthingamabob
5 syllables
middle-of-the-road
1862
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
all1heart255are3off3fall155dark1wall128car85hard81was43arms1call83lost1stars1far79star74bar54start63songs43part40small43park41hearts39cars37hall36arm31cause23walls36ball32cross20tall31art26cost24yard23box18harm24calls21watch15cops15bars26thoughts14fault11cards15falls20mark13smart14called10dogs9starts13farm16boss9Paul7soft15guard10gods13rocks15charge9stopped7card8parts14loss12balls8shots9stops8dropped9doll12mall16jobs7talked2locked4charm10march7wash3lots1walked3Charles2large1talks5crossed7sharp5guards3
2 syllables
apart95guitar34because1involved10recall16alarm8across4sweetheart3applause6football2belongs2garage4response1baseball1assaultgunshots3massage1radarso-calledbackyard2Bernardcigar4regards2graveyard4regard1afar7depart6guitars3bizarre2cigars5mirage5involvepostcard4resolve3dissolve3robots1alarms2courtyard3downfall2exhaust3lamar3rainfall3remark3remarks2rooftops1sidewalks1unlocked1aloft2amar2atoll1barrage1bygones1cyclops1dissolved2footfall2impart2jaguar2jukebox1junkyards2mailbox2matchbox2
3 syllables
alcohol5basketball1boulevard9protocolcannonball4waterfall4waterfalls4bodyguard2Montreal4reservoir2superstar4meadowlark3morningstar3overalls2Pentecost2astronauts2disembark2disregard2escobar2holocaust1Molotov2motorcar1abattoir1afterthoughts1albatross1applesauce1Bonaparte1butterscotch1camouflage1caviar1cosmonauts1firearms1fireball1hildegard1holocausts1lollipops1mastercards1mastodons1overcharged1paradox1
4 syllables
neanderthal1automatonsBaryshnikovbrachiopodscephalopodscholesterolcholesterolselectroshocksemoticonsheterodoxKalashnikovneanderthals1Sebastopolstate-of-the-artthingamabobstriceratopsUlaanbaatarunorthodox
168
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
went23front8count9spent12point5meant8rent13sent10paint13saint11joint5aunt1plant5grant2hunt1tent5print1mount3burnt2faint3bent6Kent3scent3hint1stunt1cent1learntdreamtvent4blunt4dent2quaint1flint1gent1lent1lint1mint1sprint1stint1tant1tint1Trent1zandt1antBrandtbrantbrentbruntbuntcantchantdintfeintGhentglintgruntKantLuntpantpentpintpuntquintrantscantshunt
2 syllables
account5accent4event4amount3percent2preventcomplaint1consentrepent4extent2discountintent1cement1descent2gunpoint1manhunt1transplantanoint1footprint1lament1newsprint1relent1acquaintadventaffrontappointascentassentaugmentblueprintcheckpointconfrontconstraintdecantdisjointdissenteggplantenchantendpointfermentflashpointforefrontheadcountimplantimprintindentinventlakefrontlevantmidpointmiscountmisprint
3 syllables
president5represent2disappoint1fingerprint1paramount1waterfront1battlefrontcatamountcircumventconfidantecongruentcounterpointdiscontentfingerpaintmalcontentneedlepointnoneventoccidentoceanfrontorientpeppermintreinventself-torment
4 syllables
disorientmisrepresent
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)
2 syllables
wanted1wanting3wanton1wantoned1wantons1
3 syllables
unwantedwantoning1wantonly

“want” at line end — from real songs

I'm taking the cure so I can be quiet wherever I wantI can't be myself and I don't want to talk
— Elliott Smith, “Needle in the Hay” · rhymes want / talk
Don't be cross, it's sick I wantI've seen the boss blink on and off
— Elliott Smith, “Christian Brothers” · rhymes want / off
Look at what you wantNot at where you are
— Stephen Sondheim, “Move On” · rhymes want / are

How to read the 2922 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 20
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 59
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 66
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 748
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1862
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 167
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.