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Words that rhyme withworks

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·S
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
berkesberksburkesburkscirquesclerks3dirkesdirksirksjerks6kirks1lurks2murks1percs1perksquirksshirkssmirks2turks2
2 syllables
berserks2
80
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
hurts18shirts3skirts1spurts1bergsblurtsburgesburgsburpsburtscertscherts
2 syllables
outskirts1alerts2assertsavertsdesserts1divertsexertsinserts
3 syllables
disconcertsextroverts1introvertsminiskirtsreassertsundershirts
10
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
worlds5bursts1firsts39thirsts12worsts16
2 syllables
cloudbursts1dreamworldsoutbursts
3 syllables
netherworldsunderworlds4
337
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
her38earth55word46work44heard41hurt1bird26worse1worth1were4shirt18sir7dirt23church9curse2birth15serve4third3search2purse8nurse4jerk6nerve5perhers5verse8skirt5clerk3fur3kurtkirk1Burtcurb4curve5flirt4hearse5stir3burkeherdurge2blur3bertsurf3perch3lurk2mirth1nerd2smirk2swerve1Turk2vert2birch1blurred1chirp1cur1ers1fer1ferg1fleur1herb1merge1murk1myrrh1perc1Perth1purge1purr1scourge1slurred1spurs1squirt1stirred1surge1ter1verb1verge1vers1bergberkberthbirrbirredbirrsblurbblurs3blurtburburgBurk
2 syllables
deserve7research4preferMonsieur1alert2reverse6absurd8homework2network1transferoccurred4disturb1dessert1transferredobserve1occur3password1reserve3bluebird4t-shirtperverse3preserve1berserk2inverse3clockwork2disperse1obverse1preferred1sweatshirt1unheard2referartwork1crossword1emerge1footwork1iceberg1songbird1sunbird1watchword1woodwork1adverseamperesassertavertbeadworkbrushworkbywordcaseworkcatbirdcatchers1catchwordchauffeurchauffeuredchauffeurschildbirthcoerceconcurconcurredconcursconferconferredconfersconserveconvergecowherddeferdeferreddefers
3 syllables
universe8paperwork1mockingbird3hummingbird1amateurs2butterworth1extrovert1leavenworth1needlework1overheard1reemerge1Ataturkconnoisseurconnoisseurscynosuresdescriptorsdisconcertfirebirdfireworkhandiworkintersperseintrovertladybirdlatticeworkmetalworkminiskirtopenworkoverworkplasterworkreassertreimbursesaboteursaboteurssilencersthunderbirdundershirtundeterredwhisperers
4 syllables
entrepreneur1arbitrageursentrepreneurs1restaurateurrestaurateurs
302
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
world127girl90turn35first1girls23burn30learn26worst16learned9burned10turned4turns5worked3burns11terms1served2earn1firmearned4term1pearl7earl2burst5cursed5nerves1burnt2searched2pearls13thirst1curls9worms3worm1serves1spermlearntswirl4swirls5whirl3curl4ferns3germs2hurled3durst2germ1hurl1stern2yearns1churn1curbed1curves1earle1fern1spurn1twirl1twirled1urn1yearn1bermbermsBernBernebernsberthedberthsbirched1birlebirledbirlesbirthed15births15burkedburlburledburlsburnesburnsed11burpedchirped1churched9churned1churns1clerked3curled4curved
2 syllables
return15returned4concerned3concern4deserves1confirm1confirmed1returns2concerns1deserveddisturbed2unfurled7rehearsed3unfurl3reversed2adjourned2preserved2reserved1cloudburst1cowgirl1dispersed1earthworm1observed1showgirl1submerged1unearned1unfurls1unturned1accursedadjournadjournsaffirmaffirmedaffirmsbookwormbookwormschildbirthscoercedconfirms1conservedconservesconvergedconversedcowgirls1cutwormcutwormsdisburseddiscerndiscerneddiscernsdivergeddownturndownturnsdreamworldearthworms1emergedheadfirstheartburnheartburnsimmersedinfirminfirmedinternedlong-termmidterm
3 syllables
underworld4taciturn1unconcerned1endospermendospermsinterspersednetherworldoverturnoverturnedoverturnsoverworkedreaffirmreaffirmedreaffirmsreconfirmreconfirmedreconfirmsreemergedreimbursedtwenty-firstunconcernunconcernsunconfirmedundeservedundisturbedunperturbedunrehearsed
2309
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
lights62streets48lips43nights26sex20box18takes13cops15thoughts14tracks19six9books7gets8weeks5rocks15fix8looks4folks10makes4breaks14shots9stops8states6max3keeps4boots12gates12its1nuts6bucks5jokes11sheets15notes7lots1steps9tricks12likes2rights5talks5ships5speaks3beats10hits5marks4walks5troops1guts1plates8cats4sticks5sucks2hopes2seats4fights6rats5beeps1chips4socks7suits2fox3puts2tax2fits3clicks1hates27blocks5checks5lets1roots8sets2drops5spots9brakes9dates1pops4bits2groups1votes1snakes6
2 syllables
mistakes27relax6perhaps1footsteps3attacks1gunshots3collapse3regrets5headlights6assets2pancakesrobots1creates1deluxe2remarks2repeats3rooftops1sidewalks1awaits2backstreets1barrettes1cassettes2cyclops1earthquakes1jukebox1mailbox2matchbox2misfits2raindrops2roommates1sandbox2snowflakes1sunsets1tightropes2treetops2techniques1admits1Ajax1apex1armpits1athletes1baguettes1begets1blackouts1breadbox1buckshots1cheapskates1cupcakes1detox1devouts1doorsteps1doughnuts1eclipse1elapse1embarks1footlights1forgets1gunboats1handshakes1hubcaps1
3 syllables
cigarettes13politics9fingertips13whereabouts1crucifix2astronauts2diplomats2absolutes1afterthoughts1antelopes1archetypes1attributes1cantaloupes1coronets1cosmonauts1devastates1envelopes1habitats1interstates1isotopes1lollipops1lumberjacks1lunatics1middleweights1motorbikes1overcoats1paperbacks1paperweights1paradox1parallax1parasites1petticoats1prostitutes1prototypes1radiates1rattlesnakes1roundabouts1satellites1substitutes1tinderbox1
4 syllables
relationships2apocalypse1appreciates1hermaphrodites1abbreviatesacceleratesaccentuatesaccommodatesaccumulatesadjudicatesadministratesadulteratesagglomeratesagglutinatesalienatesamalgamatesamelioratesamnesiacs1annihilates1
5 syllables
ambassadorships
6 syllables
33
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
networks1artworks1beadworksbrushworkscaseworksclockworks2earthworksfieldworksfootworks1frameworksgroundworks
3 syllables
fireworks2handiworkslatticeworksmetalworksneedleworks1openworksoverworkspaperworks1plasterworks

“works” at line end — from real songs

See how the universe works?It's a gift and a curse
— Donny Hathaway, “Legacy” · rhymes works / curse
Somethin' told me, "Try to fake a stomach ache, it works"My palms were sweaty, and I started to shake at first
— Eminem, “Brain Damage” · rhymes works / first
There's a concept that worksTwenty million other white rappers emerge
— Eminem, “Without Me” · rhymes works / emerge

How to read the 3057 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 80
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 10
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 337
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 302
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 2308
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 33
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.