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Words that rhyme withworlds

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 L·D·Z
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
world1girl1words54earth55word46work44heard41hurt40bird26worse31worth28shirt18hurts18birds15dirt23church9works8curse17birth15serve4third3search2purse8nurse4jerk6nerve5hers5pearl7earl2verse8skirt5clerk3kurtshirts3kirk1Burtcurb4curve5flirt4hearse5swirl4whirl3burkeherdurge2curl4bertsurf3hurled3perch3herbs1hurl1lurk2mirth1nerd2smirk2swerve1thirds2Turk2vert2birch1blurred1chirp1earle1ers1ferg1herb1merge1murk1perc1Perth1purge1scourge1skirts1slurred1spurs1spurts1squirt1stirred1surge1twirl1twirled1verb1verge1vers1berg
2 syllables
deserve7research4alert2reverse6absurd8homework2network1occurred4disturb1dessert1transferredobserve1unfurled7password1reserve3bluebird4t-shirtperverse3unfurl3preserve1berserk2inverse3clockwork2disperse1networks1obverse1preferred1sweatshirt1unheard2artwork1bluebirds1cowgirl1crossword1crosswords1emerge1footwork1iceberg1outskirts1showgirl1songbird1sunbird1watchword1woodwork1absurds8adversealerts2amperesartworks1assertassertsavertavertsbeadworkbeadworksberserks2brushworkbrushworksbywordbywordscaseworkcaseworkscatbirdcatbirdscatchers1catchwordcatchwords
3 syllables
universe8paperwork1fireworks2underworld4mockingbird3hummingbird1hummingbirds3amateurs2mockingbirds1butterworth1extrovert1leavenworth1needlework1overheard1reemerge1Ataturkconnoisseurscynosuresdescriptorsdisconcertdisconcertsextroverts1firebirdfirebirdsfireworkhandiworkhandiworksintersperseintrovertintrovertsladybirdladybirdslatticeworklatticeworksmetalworkmetalworksminiskirtminiskirtsneedleworks1netherworldopenworkopenworksoverworkoverworkspaperworks1
4 syllables
arbitrageursentrepreneurs1restaurateurs
314
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
her38turn35first39girls2burn30learn26were4sir7worst16learned9burned10turned4turns5worked3burns11terms1served2perearn1firmearned4term1burst5cursed5nerves1burnt2searched2pearls13thirst12fur3curls9worms3worm1serves1spermlearntswirls5stir3blur3ferns3germs2durst2germ1stern2yearns1bursts1churn1cur1curbed1curves1fer1fern1fleur1myrrh1purr1spurn1ter1urn1yearn1bermbermsBernBernebernsberthedberthsbirched1birlesbirrbirthed15births15burburkedburlsburnesburnsed11burpedburrchirped1churched9churned1churns1clerked3curveddearthsearles1
2 syllables
return15returned4concerned3concern4preferMonsieur1deserves1transferconfirm1confirmed1returns2concerns1deserveddisturbed2occur3rehearsed3reversed2adjourned2preserved2reserved1refercloudburst1dispersed1earthworm1observed1submerged1unearned1unfurls1unturned1accursedadjournadjournsaffirmaffirmedaffirmsbookwormbookwormschauffeurchildbirthscloudbursts1coercedconcurconferconfirms1conservedconservesconvergedconversedcowgirls1cutwormcutwormsdeferdemurdeterdisburseddiscerndiscerneddiscernsdivergeddownturndownturnsearthworms1emergedheadfirstheartburnheartburnsimmersed
3 syllables
taciturn1unconcerned1connoisseurendospermendospermsinterspersedoverturnoverturnedoverturnsoverworkedreaffirmreaffirmedreaffirmsreconfirmreconfirmedreconfirmsreemergedreimbursedsaboteurtwenty-firstunconcernunconcernsunconfirmedundeservedundisturbedunperturbedunrehearsed
4 syllables
entrepreneur1restaurateur
631
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
kids37clouds22heads21needs11woods11fields14sides16gods13roads11leads3odds6holds5goods2beds7dudes8lads1rides12seeds7weeds9loads3deeds5blades7crowds5aids1reads1fades6codes2feds1reeds5shades5shreds4grades8meds1beads3bleeds3breeds3broads3olds3spades2bloods2braids1floods2foods2glades2hides2moods2threads1tides2ads1bids1buds1bulbs1deads1dreads1fads1feuds1guides1hoods1Leeds1maids1mods1nudes1pads1raids1rods1sheds1shrouds1skids1slides1spreads1studs1voids1adds3adesadzaides1auldsbads76balds2baudsbawds
2 syllables
besides1comrades1crossroads3eyelids5decides19decades1hillsides3parades4subsides3backsides2divides1grenades1insides2unfolds1abides1applauds1arcades1backwoods1betides1bridesmaids1collides1cornfields1explodes1foreheads1includes1intrudes1mermaids1precedes1preludes1provides1redwoods1resides1thresholds1abodesabradesaccedesaholdsairfieldsairheadsairspeedsallgoodsalludesamidesandroids1anodesasides7avoids2azidesbackfieldsbackslides1balladesbeachheadsbedsides3bedspreads1beechwoodsbeheadsbeholds5billfolds1birdseedsblackwoodsblindfolds1
3 syllables
palisades3accolades1attitudes1centerfolds1countrysides1episodes1genocides1lemonades1marigolds1multitudes1promenades1actinidesadenoidsadulthoods1alkaloidsaltitudes1amplitudesamyloidsaniseedsaptitudes1arrowheadsarsenidesarthropodsasteroids2babyhoodsbarricades1battlefields4brotherhoodscavalcades1celluloidscentipedes1certitudeschesterfieldsclassifiedscoincidescolonnadescopperheadscottonseedscottonwoodscyanides
4 syllables
brachiopodscephalopodsdaminozidesexactitudesformaldehydes1ineptitudesinfanticides1insecticidesnucleotidespolyamidessolicitudessuperoxidesthalidomidestriglycerides
5 syllables
corticosteroidsmonosaccharidespolysaccharides
6 syllables
verisimilitudes
3
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
dreamworlds
3 syllables
netherworldsunderworlds4

“worlds” at line end — from real songs

With all those Brooklyn girlsThey try so hard to break out of their little worlds
— Tom Waits, “Downtown Train” · rhymes worlds / girls
There's so many different worldsAnd we have just one world
— Dire Straits, “Brothers in Arms” · rhymes worlds / world
Straddling two worldsAround a slash pile burning
— Mount Eerie, “Widows” · rhymes worlds / burning

How to read the 1409 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.

Subtractive 464
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 314
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 631
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 3
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.