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Words that rhyme withwaterfalls

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·Z
97
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
walls36calls21balls1halls9dolls5stalls3malls2crawls1rawls1shawls1smalls1alls315bawls1
2 syllables
baseballs1eyeballs1fastballs1recalls1appallsatolls1beachballsblackballscabalsCasals
3 syllables
overalls2aerosolsalcohols5basketballs1butterballscannonballs4cortisols
4 syllables
cholesterolsneanderthals1
11
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
solve2false2golf2walsh
2 syllables
involveresolve3dissolve3evolve1revolve1absolvedevolve
28
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
Charles2solved1carlescarlsgnarlsgolfed2golfs2karlssnarlssolves2
2 syllables
involved10dissolved2resolved2evolves1involves1absolvedabsolvesdevolved
3 syllables
unresolved1uninvolved
464
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
all315off116fall155ah46wall1was43call83ya34small43hall36cause23law24ball32cross20saw15tall31nah11watch15ahh10boss9Paul7loss12doll12mall16draw6wash3raw10crawl18sauce5goshcoslaws4joshRoss1blah1cloth6cough8toss3claus5moi6scotch2stall5posbra1pause8pas4lasstraw2hah2raj1jaw3paw3lodge1haul3wah2Shawbah2dodge4moss3thaw2yah1claw3claws3jaws4awe2drawl2paws2sprawl2squall1cha1bois1flaw2flaws1gall2gauze1haw1moth1pall1trois2bawl1bosh1brawl1chaw1Dawes1
2 syllables
because21recall16across4applause6football2grandma1garage4grandpabaseball1aha5massage1withdraw1soniaha-hamirage5downfall2hurrah3outlaw2rainfall3atoll1barrage1dada1footfall2nightfall2seagal2banal1chainsaw1collage1drywall1eyeball1foosball1foresaw1grandmas1grandpas1guffaw1outlaws1panache1seesaws1takeoff1vandross1whitewash1wormhole1AccraAlsaceappallArtoisawolbacksawbacksawsbackwashBanglabeachballbedstrawbedstrawsbefallblackballblastoffbourgeoisbrainwashbylawbylawscabalcatcall
3 syllables
alcohol5basketball1protocolson-in-lawArkansas4cannonball4waterfall1Montreal4Omaha1Molotov2albatross1applesauce1butterscotch1camouflage1carrera1fireball1Panama1powerball1Saginaw1aerosolApiaarbitragebaccaratbaccaratsBogotabrouhahabrouhahasbutterballcarreras1ChickasawchickasawsChihuahuaChippewacortisolcoverallDerridaentourageethanolfermatafermatasfree-for-allfuselagegasohol
4 syllables
brother-in-lawsister-in-lawneanderthal1Baryshnikovcholesteroldaughter-in-lawfather-in-lawKalashnikovmother-in-lawSebastopol
2145
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
on293heart255gone224long170wrong171song167are134dark107god69car85hard81arms61want39lost74stars83far79not69star74strong64stop59got54dawn61bar54start63talk49lot57songs43part40thought25park41hearts39dog31cars37top28arm31rock30job28shot30hot23walk24block28spot27drop22art26cost24yard23box18clock22harm24mom12caught18cops15bars26thoughts14fault11cards15mark13smart14pop15shop10called10dogs9starts13farm16wants8bought10bomb9soft15guard10gods13rocks15charge9stopped7card8lawn24john4shock11tom5parts14don2
2 syllables
apart95along74guitar34belong22upon8forgot14alarm8sweetheart3beyond5belongs2gunshot1response3respond3assaultrobotbelonged2gunshots3moronabroad2radarsidewalk3Iraq2so-calledlaptop1backyard2Bernardcigar4regards2graveyard4regard1afar7depart6guitars3bizarre2cigars5postcard4robots1Milananton1alarms2anon2bedrock1birdsong3courtyard3exhaust3lamar3remark3remarks2rooftops1sidewalks1unlocked1hogan1alarmed2aloft2amar2applaud1avant2blacktop2bygones1cyclops1
3 syllables
restaurant5Vietnam3boulevard9Babylon6dialogue1bodyguard2restaurants2astronaut3reservoir2superstar4meadowlark3morningstar3Pentecost2afterthought1analog2apricot2astronauts2avalon1barbershop1catalogue1confidant1debutante2debutantes2disembark2disregard2echelon1escobar2holocaust1juggernaut1motorcar1mountaintop2nonchalant2abattoir1afterthoughts1amazon1autobahn1Bonaparte1Camelot1caviar1cosmonaut1
4 syllables
Agamemnon1automatonautomatonsAzerbaijanbrachiopodbrachiopodscephalopodcephalopodselectroshockelectroshocksemoticonemoticonsheterodoxIditarodphenomenonSaskatchewanstate-of-the-artthingamabobthingamabobs
5 syllables
middle-of-the-road
2099
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
eyes406is104days124shoes83trees79knees87please60lies76goes61lose56knows53blues73ways51news42girls23says22rise43does20nose37boys13choose36breeze45skies51keys24rose26rules23his15feels18miles13shows21noise15these7size16those6dies22flies25pills17guys5fools17hills15plays12has3blows14holes14as1sighs6wheels20ease18bills15cries16souls12toes20wise12bells13cheese7freeze11sees7heels15whose2grows14raise1prize6tells2chose4nails8tries7praise9stays4schools7jews4files2smells1skills3kills3hers5sales6tools7buzz4phase8toys7
2 syllables
surprise32disease26always8shadows10suppose7disguise26degrees6refuse6photos2chinese1details2exhales2louise2supplies2sunrise11proposeadviseeurosallows1controls47goodbyes5expose1highways2sideways4inhales3despise5arise5tattoos4rupeesaccuseablaze4hallways2rainbows1reviews4trapeze3aways3displays3elbows3malaise3sundays1appeals1arose2arouse1axes1capsize1confuse1cowboys1demise1doorways1emcees1flores1freeways1logos1pinholes1striptease2tiptoes1weekdays2willows2hotels1whereas
3 syllables
realize10recognize5otherwise1japanese2exercise1realise1holidays4companies10anyways4nowadays2compromise6recogniseHercules1enterprise2overseas7butterflies5dominoes1criticize5interviews1fireflies3lullabies3alibis3chandeliers1memorize3molecules2studios2alcatraz2alleyways1amateurs2barbecues1chevrolets2colonize2decompose2fantasize2liberties1radios1socialize1sympathize2tomorrows2wannabes1
4 syllables
apologize5apologies2apologiseabilities1automobiles2identities2desensitize1mademoiselles1mythologies1acidifiesactualizeactuariesadagiosadversitiesagronomiesalphabetizealuminize
5 syllables
materialize2actualities1aficionadoes
6 syllables
7 syllables
11
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
falls20
2 syllables
befallsdownfalls2footfalls2landfallsnightfalls2pitfallspratfallsrainfalls3shortfallswindfalls

“waterfalls” at line end — from real songs

Water races down the waterfallsWater races down the waterfall
— Damien Rice, “I Don’t Want to Change You” · rhymes waterfalls / waterfall
You've got the Miller High Life bouncing ballsYou've got the Utica Club waterfalls
— Loudon Wainwright III, “Down Drinking at the Bar” · rhymes waterfalls / balls
Shadows on my wallThey dream of waterfalls
— Neutral Milk Hotel, “Bucket” · rhymes waterfalls / wall

How to read the 4843 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 97
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 11
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 28
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 464
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 2144
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 2099
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 11
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.