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Words that rhyme withwithout

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 T
68
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
out2doubt1shout16bout8scout2drought2clout2pout2snout2stout2tout2trout2lout1spout1stoute1floutgoutgroutKrautroutsprout
2 syllables
about3throughoutfallout2blowout1hideout1knockout1lookout1timeout1all-outblackoutbreakoutbrownoutbuyoutcheckoutcookoutcutoutdevoutdropoutdugouteelpouthandouthangout
3 syllables
roundabout1hereaboutrunaboutsauerkrautturnabout
27
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
loud49crowd41proud25cloud17shroud4ploughed2sowed1plowed1boughed2bowed11browed12
2 syllables
allowed9aloud2endowed1avowedenshroudhighbrowedkowtowed1Macleod
3 syllables
disalloweddisavowedovercrowd
228
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
ground149sound1round60found71clouds22count9sounds1bound16wound2pounds1pound5counts2drowned6grounds3mount3rounds2doubts5shouts1crowds5hound3hounds4bounds1mound3crowned1scouts2shrouds1slouched1bouncedbousedbouts8bowsed8browned24browsed1clouts2clowned23couched11cowledcrouched1douseddowerreddowned541dowseddroughts2Faustflouncedfloutsfouled5founds71fowled1frowned13gougedgouts
2 syllables
around1account5amount3background4accounts5announced1aground6discountprofound2unwound3abound2fairground2surround1unsound2aroused1blackouts1devouts1foreground1playground1playgrounds1rebound1resounds1surrounds1unbound1workouts1abounds2amounts3astoundastoundsbackgrounds4blowouts1breakoutsbrownoutsbuyoutscampgroundcampgroundscarousedcheckoutsconfoundconfounds
3 syllables
underground16whereabouts1battleground1paramount1roundabouts1battlegrounds1catamountcatamountshereaboutsmispronouncedovercrowdsrunaboutssauerkrautsthereaboutsturnaboutsturnaroundturnaroundsultrasoundultrasoundsunannouncedundergrounds16
4 syllables
merry-go-round
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
now305how49bow11wow4cow6thou1brow12vow5sow1plow3ciao1bough2Mao2POW2prow1dow1yow1chowFAOFrauGAOhaoHowelaoloughplough
2 syllables
somehow43allow9eyebrow1kowtow1meow1southpaw1avowendowhighbrowknow-howlandauLiaoluauMacaoMacaupowwowsnowplow
3 syllables
anyhow11curacaodisallowdisavowMindanao
246
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
down541town214house64mouth2south26crown32brown24clown23couch11drown15mouse9gown15foul5ouchfrown13growls2cows6towns7clowns7downs5mouths1bows8bounceblouse6owl4howl5vows4frowns1gowns3growl2lounge1crowns2spouse1vouch2browns1brows1crouch1douse1fowl1louse1nouns1ounce1owls1ploughs1rousse1scowls1slouch1Strauss1klausboughs2bouseBrownebrowsechowsciaos1cowlcowlsCrousedhowsdowerdowersdownesdowsedrowns15flouncefouls5fowls1gaussgougegrouchgrousehaoshoweshowls5jowljowls
2 syllables
downtown16warehouse2announcehometown7allows1uptown8breakdown3sundown2arouse1courthouse2jailhouse1meltdown2outhouse2penthouse2showdown2breakdowns1comedown1doghouse1eyebrows1farmhouse1Georgetown1henhouse1hoedown1madhouse1Motown1pronounce1renown1roadhouse1touchdowns1townhouse1wildflowers1alehouseavowsBeantownblockhouseboathouseBridgetownBrockhousecarouseCharlestownclampdownclampdownsclosedownclosedownsclubhousecomedowns1countdowncountdownscrackdowncrackdownscrosstowndelousedenouncedollhousedormousedowntowns16endowsespouse
3 syllables
chinatown1Morgantown1slaughterhouse1AdenauerAllentownboardinghouseCharlottetowncharterhousecoffeehouseCooperstowncottonmouthcottonmouthscuracaosdisallowsdisavowsfirehouseHagerstownmenopausemispronounceMorristownpackinghousepowerhouseRittenhouseScaramouchshantytownshantytownsupside-downwaterfowlwaterfowlsWatertownWestinghouseWilliamstown
1446
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
it444night550heart255right296that208light284street175feet118fight91not69late65wait54what29white61but20got54sight73start63at46yet55lot57tight61sweet49get32beat51meet48part40hurt40thought25met39heat46eat36bright47bit25fate37great29state28seat29hate27straight23shot30hot23hat27hit23throat27flight31coat26spot27might24art26boat23shirt18gate22wrote19write17wet20cut16meat17caught18set13dirt23fit16suit19quit19bet14fault11weight16shut9cat14felt11smart14bite17note10flat15fat9shoot7bought10sit4short6
2 syllables
tonight184alright97apart95forget44regret25forgot14midnight16complete10moonlight31repeat11upset9bullshit5goodnight15admit6sweetheart3report3create5support4defeat8airport5sunset8estate3invite1resultcommit2alert2gunshot1daylight12despiteoutfit2adult1assaultconcrete8remote3robotretreat6passport1polite3escorttransportdessert1insultdebate3delight14permitcompete2roommate1afloat9somewhat1locate1heartbeat3website1twilight4sunlight8salute1relate7haircut1receipt1resortbackseat3
3 syllables
cigarette20internet8celebrate6separate2concentrate6satellite4overnight4appetite8absoluteoperate1hesitate6institutejuliet3prostitute1bittersweet8silhouette4dynamite2indicatetolerateincomplete4astronaut3habitat3interstate4overcoat2parapet2underfoot1antidote3dissipate1obsolete2paperweight2petticoat3substitute1executeafterthought1apricot2bayonet2calculate1candlelight2contemplate2demonstrate2
4 syllables
appreciate1investigate1communicate1cooperatenegotiateeliminatecongratulateparticipate1evaporate1intimidate2meteorite2annihilate1aristocrat1commiserate1electrocute1redecorate1reincarnate1retaliate1sophisticate1
5 syllables
deteriorate1

“without” at line end — from real songs

There are things we need to talk aboutThere are things I cannot do without
— Black Box Recorder, “The English Motorway System” · rhymes without / about
And the complications you could do withoutWhen I kissed you on the mouth
— Sufjan Stevens, “Casimir Pulaski Day” · rhymes without / mouth
For to help you outGood friends you had to do without
— Dire Straits, “It Never Rains” · rhymes without / out

How to read the 2064 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 68
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 27
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 228
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 246
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1444
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.