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Words that rhyme withworked

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 ER coda K·T
10
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
burkedclerked3irkedjerked6lurked2murked1perkedquirkedshirkedsmirked2
9
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
burpedchirped1slurpedcurbed1
2 syllables
usurpeddisturbed2perturbed
3 syllables
undisturbedunperturbed
213
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
her38word46work44heard41hurt1bird26were4shirt18sir7dirt1third3jerk6perskirt5clerk3fur3kurtkirk1Burtcurb4flirt4stir3burkeherdblur3bertlurk2nerd2smirk2Turk2vert2blurred1chirp1cur1fer1ferg1fleur1herb1murk1myrrh1perc1purr1slurred1squirt1stirred1ter1verb1bergberkbirrbirredblurbblurtburburgBurkburpburrburredByrdcertchertcirquecurdcurtdirkfirfurredgirdirkkerbKurdperkpertpurred1quirkSerbshirk
2 syllables
preferMonsieur1alert2absurd8homework2network1transferoccurred4disturb1dessert1transferredoccur3password1bluebird4t-shirtberserk2clockwork2preferred1sweatshirt1unheard2referartwork1crossword1footwork1iceberg1songbird1sunbird1watchword1woodwork1assertavertbeadworkbrushworkbywordcaseworkcatbirdcatchwordchauffeurchauffeuredconcurconcurredconferconferredcowherddeferdeferreddemurdemurreddeterdeterreddivertearthworkevertexertfieldworkforewordframeworkgroundworkguessworkhouseworkincur
3 syllables
paperwork1mockingbird3hummingbird1extrovert1needlework1overheard1Ataturkconnoisseurdisconcertfirebirdfireworkhandiworkintrovertladybirdlatticeworkmetalworkminiskirtopenworkoverworkplasterworkreassertsaboteurthunderbirdundershirtundeterred
4 syllables
entrepreneur1restaurateur
546
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
world127girl90words54earth1turn35first39girls23burn30worse31worth28learn26hurts18birds15worst16church9learned9works8curse17birth15burned10turned4turns5serve4burns11search2purse8nurse4nerve5terms1served2hers5earn1firmearned4term1worlds5pearl7earl2burst5cursed5nerves1verse8burnt2searched2pearls13thirst12curls9shirts3worms3worm1serves1spermlearntcurve5hearse5swirl4swirls5whirl3urge2curl4surf3ferns3germs2hurled3perch3durst2germ1herbs1hurl1mirth1stern2swerve1thirds2yearns1birch1bursts1churn1curves1earle1ers1fern1merge1Perth1purge1scourge1skirts1
2 syllables
return15deserve7returned4concerned3research4concern4reverse6deserves1confirm1confirmed1returns2concerns1deservedobserve1unfurled7reserve3perverse3rehearsed3unfurl3preserve1inverse3reversed2adjourned2disperse1networks1obverse1preserved2reserved1bluebirds1cloudburst1cowgirl1crosswords1dispersed1earthworm1emerge1observed1outskirts1showgirl1submerged1unearned1unfurls1unturned1absurds8accursedadjournadjournsadverseaffirmaffirmedaffirmsalerts2amperesartworks1assertsavertsbeadworksberserks2bookwormbookwormsbrushworksbywordscaseworkscatbirdscatchers1catchwordschauffeurs
3 syllables
universe8fireworks2underworld4hummingbirds3amateurs2mockingbirds1taciturn1butterworth1leavenworth1reemerge1unconcerned1connoisseurscynosuresdescriptorsdisconcertsendospermendospermsextroverts1firebirdshandiworksintersperseinterspersedintrovertsladybirdslatticeworksmetalworksminiskirtsneedleworks1netherworldnetherworldsopenworksoverturnoverturnedoverturnsoverworkspaperworks1plasterworksreaffirmreaffirmedreaffirmsreassertsreconfirmreconfirmedreconfirmsreemerged
4 syllables
arbitrageursentrepreneurs1restaurateurs
530
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
fact24act11stopped7kept6looked3dropped9talked2locked4liked1picked3walked3slept5checked14packed7kicked1script4knocked2trapped1raped1ripped1slipped1shocked1hoped9cooked1stepped1wrapped2sucked5booked1parked1hooked1marked1blocked3cracked2wipedstrictfreaked3popped3smokedtricked11tracked2wrecked4pact4wept3clipped3tapped3ached2bucked1capped2chipped2crypt2flopped2lacked2scraped1strapped2tripped2baked1backed310choked1clapped1clicked1cloaked1cocked1croaked1dipped1duct1flipped1leaked1licht1pricked1puked1quaked1rapped1rocked1smacked1soaked1sparked1stoked1stripped1taped1tucked1whacked1aptbachedbalked
2 syllables
respect16perfect6expect4contact5protect3accept2except1suspect1effect5correct2subject2attacked1contract1collect2exact1direct1escapedkidnapped2impactconnect1react4affectaddict3intact5attract2destruct2distract1corrupt1provoked3unlocked1elect2neglect2reflect1adoptabstract1detect1inept1revoked1select1shellshocked1sidetracked1transcript1unchecked1abductabruptadaptadeptafflictantiquedaspectbackpacked3backslappedbackstoppedbackstrokedbacktracked1batikkedbeboppedbedeckedblackjackedblacktoppedbootstrappedburlappedbushwhackedcarjacked
3 syllables
interrupt2architect1disrespect2aqueduct1dialect2disconnect1recollect2incorrect1artifactbellyachedbenedictbottleneckedcircumspectcontradictcounteractdeconstructderelictdisaffectdisembarked2disinfecthandicappedindirectinexactintellectinteractinterceptinterdictinterjectintersectintrospectmanuscriptmedivacedmisdirectmotorbikednondescriptoveractovercookedoverlappedoverlookedoversteppedoverstockedpaperbackedphotoshoppedpiggybacked
4 syllables
overreact1aftereffectcounterattackedinterconnectoverprotectstereotypedvideotaped
4
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
networked1reworkedbulwarked
3 syllables
overworked

“worked” at line end — from real songs

That's the way our world workedThe sand and the dirt
— Mary Gauthier, “Iraq” · rhymes worked / dirt
Rich men died and tried, but none of it workedBut what's it all worth? Can't take it with you under this Earth
— Nas, “Nas Is Like” · rhymes worked / earth
You told me put all of my heart in the song, and it workedAnd when Jake got knocked, you knew that I was hurt
— Sufjan Stevens, “Razorblade Salvation” · rhymes worked / hurt

How to read the 1307 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 10
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 9
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.
Subtractive 213
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 546
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 529
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 4
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.