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Words that rhyme withwounds

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 UW coda N·D·Z
1
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
doomeds3
826
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
room1moon3truth74shoes83soon84lose56blues73move45news42choose36use29tune31food24dude11loose17suit19roof15proof18youth20mood11shoot1prove10juice11bloom28boom9june11group2cute5boots12fruit9whom1huge2whose2soup3tooth12route2rude4noon7tomb15jews4troops1booth6duke1screwed1Lukeboot8suits2Bruce1smooth1root4roots8spoon11tube3booze4dudes8groups1ruth1oops1goose4groove13clues6groom2doom7gloom9cruise2womb8doomed3boobsdues7broom5fuse6shoots1coupe6muse3noose6views4loop1bruise5loon4rouge3ruse5
2 syllables
excuse7bedroom9bathroom3refuse6costume5assumeperfume12removeabuse3balloon7produceapprove2assumedimprove2includesalute1pursuit2tattoos4accuseintrude4reviews4saloon1resume1reduceobtuse3recluse2courtroom1presumeballroom1Beirut2cartoon1cocoon2confuse1consume1consumed2headroom1immune2lagoon2lawsuit2maroon2platoon2raccoon1uncouth2unglued2abstruse1bassoon1buffoon1caboose1classroom1commute1compute1conclude1entombed1exude1includes1infuse1intrudes1lampoon1monsoon1playroom1
3 syllables
afternoon19attitude5introduce1honeymoon6absoluteinstituteprostitute1gratitude1solitude2interviews1substitute1executebarbecues1bulletproof1interlude2misconstrued2parachute2absolutes1altitude1aptitude1attitudes1attributes1avenues1disapprove1multitudes1prostitutes1saskatoon1substitutes1altitudes1amplitudeamplitudesapercusaptitudes1arrowrootarrowrootsattributeballyhooedballyhoosbandicootbandicoots
4 syllables
electrocute1contrabassoonelectrocutes1exactitudeexactitudeshullabaloosineptitudeineptitudesinopportunemidafternoonoverproducereconstitutereconstitutesreintroducesolicitudesolicitudestiramisus
6 syllables
verisimilitudeverisimilitudes
554
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
you1221do566to201too284through241true220ooh54blue160two118knew72new73school49fool53woo29view50cool36who21rules23few19poor1pool20used14crew11fools17shoe16rule9clue14rooms1moved4due5moves5grew7sue5hoo12whoo4doo7threw1screw1flew9lou5schools7blew3tools7boo6drewzoo5tool3fooled4proveddew10Jew2glue5julesflu4cue3moons8tunes6proves10ruled1oooh1que2chew2pools6pew7hughwhewjour1mule3stool4stew2queue4soocoo2fumes2hue4vous2blooms3brew3rue3truths3yule2choo1phew2poo2
2 syllables
confused20tattoo15removed3accused1refusedreviewproduced1untrue8anew8pursue1balloons5approvedreduced2brand-newamused4badu4cuckoo4voodoo2costumes1amour1bedrooms2hairdo3taboo2abused2accrue2cartoons2corkscrew1undo1withdrew1amours1askew1baboons1ballou1bellevue1breakthrough1carpool1debut1diffused1ensue1grandeur1guru1horseshoe1hulu1itunes1kazoo1misused1outgrew1renew1restrooms1resumes1shampoo1shamu1subdue1unmoved1velour1yahoo1Zulu1accuseds1adieuadoagueaircrewapproves2assumes
3 syllables
avenue24interview4introducedbarbecue4afternoons4overdue3rendezvous3honeydew2molecules2kangaroo2ridicule2waterloo2angelou1ingenue1isuzu1Liverpool1molecule1pantaloons1residue1revenue1ridiculed1apercuballyhoobarbequebugaboobulletproofed1bulletproofs1cariboucentrifugedcockatoocountermovesdisabuseddisapproveddisapproves1feverfewfireproofedfireproofshithertohoneymoons6IstanbuljujitsuKatmandumarabouminuscule
4 syllables
contrabassoonshullabalooKalamazoomidafternoonsMogadishuoverproducedreintroducedtiramisu
183
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
hands113friends106ends36minds23sounds11stands11finds1lands11pounds1kinds1grounds3winds3rounds2bands8sends1blinds10funds3sands4hounds4bends3fiends4glands2bonds1bounds1brands3tramps2blends1blondes1ponds1strands1trends1ands41binds2blonds1brandesdamneds1denguesfends1founds71frondsgrands17grinds11hindeshinds2landeslends4
2 syllables
depends4demands4reminds1amends4weekends4girlfriends1commands3Lowlands1unwinds3boyfriends2descends1attends1backhands1handstands1homelands1offends1playgrounds1resounds1surrounds1whirlwinds1abounds2abscondsappendsarmbandsascends2astoundsbackgrounds4badlandsbandstands1befriendsbehinds130bookendscampgroundscommendsconfounds
3 syllables
understands10masterminds1timberlands1ampersands1apprehendsbattlegrounds1comprehends1condescends1contrabands1correspondsdividendsex-boyfriendsex-girlfriendsfairylandsfatherlandsfirebrandshinterlandshumankindsmotherlands2overspendsrecommends1reprimandsturnaroundsultrasounds
4 syllables
analysandsmisunderstands1overextends

“wounds” at line end — from real songs

Well, I used to wake and run with the moonI covered my lovers with flowers and wounds
— Townes Van Zandt, “Rake” · rhymes wounds / moon
Illusory shadows upon open woundsBetween me and my brother stands our sister, don’t shoot!
— Cass McCombs, “Run Sister Run” · rhymes wounds / shoot
Where the players lick their woundsPrivately probing the public rooms
— Joni Mitchell, “Coyote” · rhymes wounds / rooms

How to read the 1564 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.

Family rhyme 1
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 826
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 554
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 183
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.