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Words that rhyme withwounded

feminine
Masculine

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 this word

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 UW coda N·D
66
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)
2 syllables
stupid4fluid1cupid2routed1booted8broodedchutedDruidfeuded
3 syllables
included1secluded1alludedcolludedcommutedcomputedconcluded
4 syllables
executedconvoluted1constituted
5 syllables
electrocuted
5
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)
2 syllables
putrid1boostedEuclidlucidroosted2
1140
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)
2 syllables
wanted18needed9naked7ended5hundred1headed1hated2waited1granted4treated1loaded3landed4wicked3handed3cheated2sounded100haunted8painted1planted2splendid2added3voted1dated1spottedpointed1rented1crowded2seated1faded2counted1blinded2founded2guided1minded2stranded2tinted2grounded2blunted1jaded2mended1sided1tempted1traded2bided1candid1crooked1dreaded1fated1fitted1flooded1footed1fronted1greeted1heeded1hounded1hunted1kindred1lauded1legged1matted1mounted1pleaded1putted1rabid1ragged1rated1rugged1scented1shouted1shrouded1squinted1studded1tainted1witted1printed1aided2antedbaited1banded59bated8battedbeadedbeddedbended19bightedbirded26bladed
3 syllables
decided2excited4created3invited2united1committed2surrounded1related2invented1intended1provideddelighted14defeated2suspended2admittedcompletedoffended3locatedattempted1reminded1devoted1presented8deserted1dividedinflated3lopsided3sedated3promoted1succeeded1frustratedanointed2astounded1enchanted2extended1persuaded2repeated1unleaded2appointedexploded1pretended26alerted1applauded1befriended1blindsided1collided1conceited1contented1discounted1disjointed1diverted1embedded1enshrouded1expended1incited1indicted1inserted1inverted1mistreated1Muhammad1outdated1prevented1remanded1retreated1uncounted1abatedabettedabided
4 syllables
complicated3disappointed1separatedoverrated7isolated1educatedgraduatedcalculated2celebrated1devastated2undecided2antiquated1constipated1discontented1fluctuated1masturbated1medicated1motivated1nominated1overloaded1unattended1understated1uninvited1recommended1abdicatedabrogatedacclimatedactivatedactuated
5 syllables
sophisticatedhumiliatedeliminatedappreciated1domesticated1emaciated1evaporated1exasperated1illuminated1orientated1reincarnated1abbreviatedacceleratedaccentuatedaccommodatedaccumulatedadjudicated
6 syllables
7 syllables
2
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
woundeds1wounding2

“wounded” at line end — from real songs

Breaking news (Fifteen wounded)Authorities say the shooter...
— Paul Simon, “Darkness” · rhymes wounded / shooter

How to read the 1211 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 66
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 5
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1140
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 2
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.