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Words that rhyme withwash

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 SH
17
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
goshjoshbosh1mosh1Boschposhquashsloshsquashtosh
2 syllables
panache1galoshgouachegoulash
3 syllables
macintoshmackintoshMcIntosh
208
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
off116cross20watch15boss9loss12sauce5cosRoss1cloth6cough8toss3scotch2poslasmoss3moth1dazs1floss1hoss1Koch1noth1BochebotchbrothcoifcosscroscrossecrotchdoffDoSdossdrossfossefrothglossGothhaashahs2HothjosskoslothnotchquaffRothsaasscoffswatchswathtoff
2 syllables
across4takeoff1vandross1Alsaceblastoffcrisscrosscutoffdeathwatchdrop-offembossfalloffHamashopscotchjerk-offkickoffknockofflacrosselayoffliftoffloinclothMarkoffone-offPanglosspayoffpilafplayoffrunoffselloffstandoffstopwatchtrade-offtradeoffturnoffwashclothwristwatchgarage4massage1mirage5barrage1
3 syllables
Molotov2albatross1applesauce1butterscotch1HeliosOstrogothRomanoffsemiglosstableclothcamouflage1arbitrageentouragesabotagebaccaratsbrouhahascarreras1chickasawsfermatasfuselagekorunasmackinawsNabokovoverdrawsRomanovSaratovtropopause
4 syllables
BaryshnikovKalashnikov
1115
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
arms61lost74stars83songs43hearts39cars37walls36cost24box18calls21cops15bars26thoughts14cards15falls20dogs9starts13wants8soft15gods13rocks15charge9parts14balls8shots9stops8jobs7march7lots1Charles2large1talks5crossed7guards3watched2marks4walks5bombs1causedsolve2false2mars6odds6scoffssocks7fox3costs2golf2blocks5charged1arts4launchdrops5spots9washed2pops4yards3solved1coughs1scars10frost11arse2sobs2waltz9sargeharsh1halls9locks5dolls5hans1shops4tops7charms9knots9sharks1knocks2starve2clocks6sparks5tossed7arch5barks2charts5
2 syllables
involved10belongs2response3gunshots3regards2guitars3cigars5involveresolve3dissolve3robots1alarms2exhaust3remarks2rooftops1sidewalks1aloft2bygones1cyclops1dissolved2jukebox1junkyards2mailbox2matchbox2postcards1raindrops2resolved2sandbox2sweethearts2treetops2applauds1baseballs1boxcars1breadbox1buckshots1bullfrogs1coupons1defrost1detox1dislodged1embarks1evolve1evolves1eyeballs1fastballs1forearms1icebox1icons1involves1nylons1padlocks1pylons1recalls1revolve1saigons1screenshots1smallpox1sunspots1teapots1aardvarks1abscondsabsolveabsolved
3 syllables
waterfalls4restaurants2overalls2Pentecost2astronauts2debutantes2holocaust1afterthoughts1cosmonauts1firearms1holocausts1lollipops1mastercards1mastodons1overcharged1paradox1paragons1tinderbox1unresolved1abattoirs1aerosolsafrikaansaftershocksagitpropsaileronsalcazarsalcohols5amazons1analogs2analoguesantiknocksantiphonsapricots2aquanautsarbitragedargonautsarthropodsautobahns1avatarsbarbershops1basketballs1bodyguards2boulevards9
4 syllables
automatonsbrachiopodscephalopodscholesterolselectroshocksemoticonsheterodoxneanderthals1thingamabobstriceratopsunorthodox
112
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
ah46ya34law24saw15nah11ahh10draw6raw10blah1moi6bra1straw2hah2jaw3paw3wah2Shawbah2thaw2yah1claw3awe2cha1bois1flaw2haw1trois2chaw1maw1naw1rah1cawcrawdawgnawschwaShahslawspaWaughyaw
2 syllables
grandma1grandpaaha5withdraw1soniaha-hahurrah3outlaw2dada1chainsaw1foresaw1guffaw1AccraArtoisbacksawBanglabedstrawbourgeoisbylawchutzpahcoleslawDohaEsauhacksawhandsawhooplain-lawjigsawmacawMcGrawpashapatoisRorschach
3 syllables
son-in-lawArkansas4Omaha1carrera1Panama1Saginaw1ApiabaccaratBogotabrouhahaChickasawChihuahuaChippewaDerridafermataha-ha-hakorunamackinawOttawaoverdrawquebecoisWarszawaWichita
4 syllables
brother-in-lawsister-in-lawdaughter-in-lawfather-in-lawmother-in-law
1299
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
on293all315heart255gone224long170wrong171song167are134fall155dark107wall1god69car85hard81want39call83far79not69star74strong64stop59got1dawn61bar54start63talk49lot57part40thought25small43park41dog31hall36top28arm31rock30job28ball32shot30hot23walk24block28spot27drop22tall31art26yard23clock22harm24mom12caught18fault11mark13smart14pop15shop10called10farm16bought10bomb9Paul7guard10stopped7card8lawn24john4shock11tom5don2taught10cop7calm3dropped9lock5doll12mall16talked2locked4brought1charm10walked3
2 syllables
apart95along74guitar34belong22upon8forgot14recall16alarm8sweetheart3beyond5football2gunshot1baseball1respond3assaultrobotbelonged2moronabroad2radarsidewalk3Iraq2so-calledlaptop1backyard2Bernardcigar4graveyard4regard1afar7depart6bizarre2postcard4Milananton1anon2bedrock1birdsong3courtyard3downfall2lamar3rainfall3remark3unlocked1hogan1alarmed2amar2applaud1atoll1avant2blacktop2footfall2Hitchcock1impart2Iran1jaguar2nightfall2rockstar1seagal2skylark2unarmed2
3 syllables
restaurant5alcohol5Vietnam3basketball1boulevard9protocolBabylon6dialogue1cannonball4waterfall4bodyguard2astronaut3Montreal4reservoir2superstar4meadowlark3morningstar3afterthought1analog2apricot2avalon1barbershop1catalogue1confidant1debutante2disembark2disregard2echelon1escobar2juggernaut1motorcar1mountaintop2nonchalant2abattoir1amazon1autobahn1Bonaparte1Camelot1caviar1cosmonaut1esplanade1
4 syllables
Agamemnon1neanderthal1automatonAzerbaijanbrachiopodcephalopodcholesterolelectroshockemoticonIditarodphenomenonSaskatchewanSebastopolstate-of-the-artthingamabobUlaanbaatar
5 syllables
middle-of-the-road
114
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
wish14cash26fish10flesh15rush11trash9flash12fresh5crash7push1crush8dish3bush1brush4ash4smash2hush2dash2flush2leash5rash1blush3splash2lush1mush2stash3bash2bish1gash2hash1mash2swish1clash1gauche1gush1ish1lash1Nash1plush1quiche1AschAsheborschbrashcachecrechedoucheFrischGishgnashkirschlouchemeshresh
2 syllables
moustache3mustache3catfish2eyelash1goldfish1rajneesh1refresh1starfish1swordfish1whiplash1ambushabashafreshbacklashbriochecrawfishdealfishdogfishenmeshflatfishgoosefishhorsefleshjewfishlungfishMacLeishmishmashpaintbrushpastichepipefishpotashqueenfishredfishrehashrosebushsagebrushsailfishshadbushshellfishslapdashsunfishunleashwhitefish
3 syllables
jellyfish1angelfishbalderdashBangladeshcuttlefishMarrakechneedlefishunderbrush
18
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
whitewash1backwashbrainwashhogwashmouthwashwashing3washerwasherswasheswashy
3 syllables
Washington4brainwashesbrainwashingdishwasherdishwashersdishwashingwashablewashables

“wash” at line end — from real songs

With a hell bound arm in a acidy washHomemade curfew a thousand o'clock
— Aesop Rock, “ZZZ Top” · rhymes wash / o'clock
'Cause it'll all come out, all come out in the washNo matter how messy it got
— Lori McKenna, “It All Comes Out in the Wash” · rhymes wash / got
Her image on the wallAnd a place where she could wash
— PJ Harvey, “The Wind” · rhymes wash / wall

How to read the 2864 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 17
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 208
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 1115
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 112
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1298
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 114
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 18
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.