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Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word affliction.This is ordered by best match. Changing color means the start of the next best set of words.
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2 syllable words

ablaze

abeles

ables

action

acton

afflict

afflicts

airman

alban

alman

alan

amman

appalls

appeals

applause

apples

applies

apron

arson

ashen

aspen

asian

auction

atman

austin

auden

bacon

baldwin

bastion

bagman

bason

banyan

bargain

barton

baston

baron

barren

basin

baton

batten

batton

baffles

beacon

beckon

bayman

beaten

befalls

begun

belgian

bellman

bellon

bibles

billion

billman

bisson

bludgeon

billon

bison

bitten

blacken

boatman

blowgun

bobbin

bookman

bollen

bordman

bolden

boston

boughten

bourbon

bowman

bracken

brakeman

brazen

baubles

brethren

breton

brighten

bullion

burgeon

bubbles

brogan

burden

burdon

burman

burton

bushman

calvin

button

cabin

caisson

cajun

cables

canaan

cannon

canon

canton

caption

capstan

canyon

captain

carbon

carman

carmine

caples

cauldron

caution

carton

caxton

cayman

certain

chairman

briton

chaplain

chapman

broaden

chicken

christen

christian

children

chessman

chevron

chieftain

chasten

charon

citron

chosen

claxon

classman

clinton

churchman

cheapen

coachman

colon

common

copeman

corban

cordon

cotton

craftsman

cousin

couples

cowan

crimson

craven

cretin

crewman

crouton

cuban

broken

cushion

cumin

curtain

dagan

dagon

dabbles

dalton

daman

emption

damson

deacon

deafen

deflects

deflect

delphian

demon

deploys

devilish

desman

diction

devon

devils

deepen

dian

deaden

divulge

dolman

dolphin

doctrine

dobson

doubles

draftsman

dustman

dozen

drunken

dungeon

dudgeon

duplex

dromon

dutchman

efflux

elan

eaten

eden

driven

earthen

dragon

gumption

darken

engine

ensign

evils

ermine

eyeballs

fables

faction

falcon

faulcon

fallen

famine

fashion

faustian

fasten

felon

fatten

fibrin

fiction

fielden

flexion

fission

flashgun

fireman

flatten

floren

firman

gallon

footman

fortune

foreman

fountain

foreign

function

fraction

friction

freshen

freshman

frighten

frozen

freedman

fusion

freeman

foibles

gascon

garden

garron

glidden

gentian

gibbon

gilden

georgian

german

given

gladden

gammon

golden

goodman

gotten

gowan

glisten

grandson

gorgon

grecian

graven

gluten

griffon

gobbles

gables

gudgeon

dampen

guardsman

hackman

haitian

hangman

harken

harden

harten

happen

hasten

hausen

havelock

haven

headman

headsman

hearten

hempen

heaven

heighten

heathen

henchman

hessian

hidden

hetman

heron

hobbles

horseman

hogan

homespun

hovels

hoven

human

huntsman

hymen

hyson

hyphen

ibsen

hoten

houseman

ion

jackman

junction

jasmine

jorden

jason

jetson

jetton

jordan

keelson

kansan

kalan

kelson

kitchen

kelvin

kremlin

kitten

klansman

kirkman

labels

kenyan

lampron

landsman

landman

lagan

latin

laden

lapels

layman

leaden

leaven

lessen

lesson

lengthen

lemon

lesion

leman

levels

leven

lichen

lifelike

lightman

legion

liken

ledden

lighten

linden

lineman

linemen

linen

listen

liman

lisbon

lockman

locken

liven

lion

logan

lobules

london

longan

loopholes

loosen

lotion

lopeman

lynden

m1

lyden

madden

mahone

mangan

mansion

lumen

markman

marksman

martian

marlin

margin

marten

martin

marron

mason

luncheon

mayan

maiden

melon

matron

melton

milken

mignon

million

minden

minion

mention

marchman

mission

mitten

maples

mobiles

loren

moisten

jargon

molten

morgan

mormon

muffin

mullen

motion

mountain

muffles

muslin

nekton

nation

ninon

newsman

nibbles

nipples

noblesse

nobles

mutton

oblique

novels

oarsman

oblige

ocean

norman

often

olden

odin

omen

onion

open

option

notion

organ

outdone

orphan

outrun

othman

oven

oxen

packman

ovules

owen

parson

panton

pardon

paean

pagan

passion

pectin

pathan

patten

patron

pebbles

pavon

penguin

penman

pension

perron

persian

person

peon

peoples

pigeon

passman

pillion

piston

pitman

pinion

plankton

plantain

platen

platten

pollan

pollen

ponton

publish

portion

portman

potion

postman

pressman

prison

prussian

proven

public

poison

publics

pullen

quicken

question

quibbles

raffles

ration

raven

reason

rayon

reckon

redden

rebels

reflect

reflects

reflex

refills

reflux

region

pupils

repels

repeals

replace

zircon

resin

rerun

replies

ribbon

ridden

revels

riden

rincon

risen

riven

ripen

robin

rosin

rotten

rifles

ripples

roman

rosen

rivals

rowan

rowen

repulse

russian

runnion

sadden

rumen

ruin

saffron

salesman

sanction

samson

santon

salmon

satin

satan

saxon

scullion

scallion

scotsman

scuffles

scion

seaman

section

seedsman

season

selden

semen

reveals

robles

session

sexton

sequin

shipman

sharpen

seven

shaken

shearman

sermon

seton

shaman

shogun

shorten

shotgun

silken

shrunken

sicken

shuffles

shovels

showman

slacken

smitten

smarten

siren

sodden

slogan

soften

soldan

spearman

siphon

sovereign

sovran

spartan

solon

rubles

stallion

stallman

sportsman

ruffles

spokesman

squadron

spoken

splices

splashy

statesman

station

squabbles

stepson

stricken

stiffen

stillion

stockman

striven

stolen

straighten

sables

strengthen

sturgeon

suasion

steven

sublease

traction

suction

sultan

sullen

sudden

summon

sunken

supplies

sylvan

surgeon

swollen

sweeten

swivels

syphon

tables

tension

talon

taken

tappen

tarpon

tartan

tendon

teston

thicken

tillman

thousand

threaten

tighten

titan

token

splashes

toman

torsion

topples

toughen

townsman

trillion

tubman

tungsten

triton

trodden

trojan

turban

tuscan

undone

union

treason

urson

urchin

urban

urine

version

vegan

vision

villain

vulcan

warden

wanton

wagon

waken

warren

waffles

watchman

weaken

whiplash

weapon

wheaten

weevils

whiten

whitson

wiccan

women

woodman

wizen

woman

wooden

woolen

woolman

workman

written

yachtsman

widen

worsen

yaupon

woven

yeoman

zaman

zion

3 syllable words

abduction

ablution

abolish

abdomen

abortion

ablation

accession

absorption

abstention

abrasion

abstraction

accretion

adoption

acumen

adhesion

adsorption

aegean

adrian

admission

aggression

african

aleutian

alderman

alaskan

albion

albumin

alien

ambition

alsatian

allusion

ambrosian

anchorman

andean

anglican

anyone

appian

applesauce

applicant

apportion

artesian

arian

arkansan

ascension

aspersion

aryan

assassin

asuncion

assumption

applicants

assertion

artisan

brazilian

attraction

attention

austrian

australian

aversion

audition

awaken

avian

backgammon

backwoodsman

aviles

badminton

bandwagon

battalion

bedridden

bedizen

bedouin

beethoven

biblical

beholden

benjamin

bitumen

biotin

bosnian

bouillon

collusion

bulletin

buffalos

campion

cambrian

cablegram

cardigan

carnation

capsaicin

carrion

cartesian

castration

caucasian

catalan

cation

causation

cavalcade

cessation

cetacean

chairwoman

champion

chairperson

chilean

chamberlain

citizen

charlatan

charwoman

civilian

citation

cistercian

cinnamon

clarion

clergyman

cognition

civilize

collegian

infraction

coercion

cohesion

collagen

civilized

clarendon

combustion

cobblestone

cobblestones

compassion

communion

companion

completion

compunction

compression

compulsion

conception

concession

concoction

concussion

conclusion

conflation

confession

confucian

confusion

congestion

conjunction

conscription

construction

commotion

contention

consumption

contraction

contortion

contagion

conversion

contraption

contrition

convention

contusion

convulsion

congressman

correction

corruption

corsican

corrosion

councilman

countryman

crestfallen

crustacean

cremation

creation

croatian

dalmatian

cyprian

damnation

abandon

decision

deception

deduction

deflation

deflected

deflectors

deflector

deletion

dentition

delusion

denizen

depletion

direction

discussion

depression

derision

description

destruction

detection

desertion

detention

determine

dictation

devotion

diffraction

encryption

dilation

dilution

diffusion

digestion

dimension

digression

discipline

discretion

dissection

dissension

disruption

dispersion

distinction

distraction

diversion

distortion

disunion

division

dominion

donation

downtrodden

dorian

elison

elation

duration

duplicate

duplicates

egyptian

ejection

eleven

emission

emblazon

embolden

emotion

emulsion

enlighten

enliven

englishman

equation

erection

exaction

eruption

erosion

etruscan

everyone

expansion

excision

evasion

exception

excursion

exclusion

excretion

exertion

exhaustion

exemption

explosion

expression

expulsion

extinction

extraction

extension

extortion

extrusion

fabian

fenian

feminine

ferryman

fixation

fisherman

flirtation

flotation

epilogue

fijian

filtration

frustration

franciscan

foundation

forewoman

formation

forgotten

fruition

freemason

freudian

fustian

galleon

garrison

foramen

forbidden

gestation

ghanaian

gillian

gentleman

genuine

gaussian

gordian

gradation

gravamen

guardian

grobian

gyration

halcyon

halogen

hammerman

handwoven

harlequin

hawaiian

heartbroken

heroin

heroine

horatian

horizon

housebroken

inaction

irishman

hydration

hydrogen

ignition

illusion

immersion

impassion

imagine

implosion

imprison

impression

in-person

irian

incision

inclusion

inception

insertion

incursion

indian

infarction

infection

induction

injection

inflation

inscription

infusion

ingestion

injunction

inhuman

inspection

instruction

intention

intestine

invention

invasion

inversion

intrusion

italian

jamaican

jettison

guncotton

javelin

jovian

julian

kantian

logician

korean

keynesian

keratin

lactation

laurentian

laotian

lanolin

lesbian

libration

libyan

ligation

location

lecithin

jacobin

lumberman

lutheran

malaysian

malayan

magdalen

mandarin

marian

masculine

margarine

medallion

medicine

median

menhaden

melanin

midshipman

migration

mexican

misprision

misfortune

misshapen

mistaken

mobilize

replica

moroccan

munition

musician

muskmelon

negation

narration

nebraskan

myosin

nemean

nepalese

nevadan

niacin

nitrogen

nobleman

nonhuman

obsession

oppression

opinion

norwegian

nonunion

nutrition

obligates

obliging

obliquely

nubian

obliges

obligate

novelists

obstruction

octillion

obloquy

omission

occasion

occlusion

notation

odeon

optician

mutation

optation

novelist

oration

partition

origin

orion

outspoken

ovation

ottoman

overdone

overman

overrun

oxygen

parisian

parthian

partisan

pavilion

payables

pelican

percussion

perfection

perception

phoenician

perfusion

permission

permian

persuasion

pentathlon

perversion

peterman

phrygian

publicize

plebeian

publicly

pollution

policeman

possession

porcelain

predation

precaution

precision

preclusion

precession

predestine

prediction

preemption

presumption

prevention

privation

probation

pretension

procession

progression

profusion

promotion

proportion

provision

propulsion

proscription

prostration

protean

populace

publishers

publisher

publicists

publicist

populist

populists

redemption

quotation

ramadan

reaction

recision

recession

reception

rebellion

reflecting

reflective

reflected

reflectors

reflector

reflexes

reflexive

regression

puritan

rejection

rendition

religion

remission

relation

regimen

reopen

replicas

plantation

replacement

replacements

replicate

replicates

replaces

reptilian

repression

stygian

rescission

resection

restriction

resumption

retraction

retention

reunion

revulsion

revision

reversion

rotation

rhodopsin

rifleman

repulsive

saccharin

salvation

samoan

saleswoman

secretion

seduction

secession

scorpion

seclusion

scythian

sedition

sedation

sensation

suppression

simian

silicon

snapdragon

skeleton

solution

solomon

specimen

taxation

singleton

stagnation

starvation

subscription

subtraction

suburban

subversion

succession

suggestion

sumatran

summation

supplicant

suspension

superman

syrian

truncation

upholster

tactician

talisman

tamarin

technician

temptation

transcription

submersion

thespian

toboggan

timberman

transaction

unwritten

transfusion

transmission

translation

tuition

transgression

transition

unbutton

uneven

unbroken

unburden

uncommon

uncertain

unison

tablecloth

vacation

uterine

vatican

vermilion

venison

veteran

venetian

volition

vibration

vitamin

vocation

tablespoon

whiplashes

waterman

wesleyan

zambian

tablecloths

tablespoons

4 syllable words

abdication

abolishes

aberration

abnegation

abolition

abyssinian

absolution

abrogation

acclamation

acclimation

accordion

acquisition

activation

affectation

adaptation

admonition

accusation

admiration

adulation

adoration

advocation

adrenaline

affirmation

applicable

aggravation

agitation

aggregation

agrarian

algerian

aldebaran

algonquian

altercation

alteration

alternation

allegation

allocation

american

amphibian

alabaman

ammunition

annexation

animation

annotation

amputation

albanian

apparition

appellation

apologist

apologise

apologists

appalachians

apology

apologize

appalachian

apologies

apprehension

application

approbation

applications

arbitration

arabian

armenian

arizonan

armageddon

arthurian

aspiration

assyrian

athenian

assemblyman

attribution

augmentation

aviation

avocation

backwardation

barbarian

bavarian

benediction

bifurcation

bohemian

bolivian

culmination

businesswoman

calibration

californian

calculation

canadian

cancellation

carcinogen

celebration

centurion

chameleon

collocation

circumspection

circumcision

circumvention

circulation

collodion

cultivation

cogitation

coloration

committeeman

comedian

commendation

coloradan

combination

columbian

comparison

compensation

commutation

competition

compilation

composition

comprehension

complication

computation

concentration

condescension

condemnation

condensation

conflagration

confirmation

confiscation

confrontation

congregation

connotation

consecration

conservation

consultation

consolation

constellation

consternation

constipation

constitution

contradiction

contraception

consummation

contravention

contribution

contrarian

conversation

contemplation

convocation

convolution

conjugation

corporation

correlation

cotyledon

coronation

corp.

corinthian

crucifixion

copernican

criterion

crocodilian

copenhagen

custodian

cyclopean

diminution

dandelion

darwinian

decimation

declaration

deconstruction

decompression

dedication

decoration

defamation

deportation

deformation

dehydration

degradation

delegation

demolition

definition

demonstration

disaffection

demarcation

deposition

disconnection

derivation

depravation

desecration

designation

desiccation

devolution

deprivation

desperation

deviation

devastation

detonation

destination

destitution

dietitian

desolation

devonian

dilatation

depredation

diocesan

disposition

disillusion

disinflation

dissolution

dislocation

disinfection

dissipation

dispensation

dissertation

disputation

distillation

divination

distribution

dominican

domination

elevation

duplications

duplicative

duplication

duplicity

draconian

education

electrician

embarkation

elocution

emigration

emanation

elongation

emulation

englishwoman

fibrillation

evolution

eritrean

erudition

estimation

equestrian

equitation

eustachian

european

estonian

evocation

excitation

exhibition

excavation

exclamation

execution

exhortation

exhalation

exhumation

expedition

exploration

exploitation

expiration

explanation

explication

exposition

extradition

extrication

fabrication

expectation

federation

fallopian

fascination

fermentation

figuration

fluctuation

floridian

fluoridation

gastrulation

formulation

fragmentation

fumigation

galilean

foliation

generation

germination

gentlewoman

glaciation

gorgonian

gravitation

graduation

granulation

gregorian

greco-roman

gargantuan

habitation

hemoglobin

hegelian

herculean

hibernation

hesitation

himalayan

historian

hungarian

hyperion

hydrocarbon

hypertension

iberian

ideation

immolation

imperfection

imposition

illustration

immigration

imitation

implantation

implication

importation

ibuprofen

impregnation

imputation

inattention

irritation

incantation

inclination

guatemalan

incarnation

indecision

incrustation

indexation

incubation

indication

installation

indentation

indiscretion

indigestion

indignation

inflammation

information

infiltration

inhalation

inhibition

infestation

inquisition

innovation

insulation

instigation

institution

inspiration

insurrection

integration

interaction

intersection

intercession

interdiction

interjection

intermission

interruption

intonation

interception

intimation

interurban

intervention

interwoven

invitation

intuition

introspection

introduction

inundation

invocation

iranian

indonesian

isolation

irrigation

iteration

jacobean

jurisdiction

jordanian

jubilation

kindergarten

laceration

lancastrian

leviathan

levitation

legislation

liberian

liberation

librarian

lilliputian

limitation

liquidation

liquefaction

litigation

locomotion

lubrication

maccabean

macedonian

machination

malformation

manumission

mammalian

malnutrition

masturbation

mediation

medication

meditation

maturation

melanesian

menstruation

mitigation

meridian

ministration

misconception

miseration

misperception

misbegotten

minnesotan

missourian

moderation

modulation

molestation

mongolian

moravian

motivation

repetition

napoleon

navigation

nebulizer

neoplasm

nestorian

nicaraguan

newtonian

nigerian

nomination

noblewoman

nonprescription

obfuscation

oblivion

nonpartisan

obligation

obligations

obligated

obsidian

observation

obstetrician

occupation

octahedron

olympian

ohioan

operation

opposition

mutilation

orchestration

oscillation

ovulation

ostentation

overburden

oxidation

palpitation

pagination

pagurian

paraguayan

pelagian

penetration

penicillin

ordination

pedestrian

pavlovian

perforation

persecution

permutation

perspiration

perturbation

peruvian

pigmentation

planarian

politician

polynesian

polyhedron

population

populism

plutonian

precondition

praetorian

preconception

predetermine

predilection

preelection

preignition

premonition

preparation

preservation

presentation

prohibition

procreation

profanation

propagation

proposition

prosecution

provocation

prostitution

protestation

protozoan

proclamation

publicity

repercussion

punctuation

radiation

readmission

realization

reassertion

recollection

reawaken

recitation

reclamation

recognition

reconstruction

recantation

recreation

reelection

reexamine

reformation

reinspection

registration

regulation

refutation

relocation

relaxation

renovation

reparation

mortification

replicated

replaceable

replication

republican

reproduction

repossession

requisition

reservation

resignation

reputation

resolution

respiration

restitution

resurrection

restoration

retribution

retardation

retrocession

subluxations

rhetorician

reposition

revolution

revocation

rhododendron

rumination

samaritan

sanitation

satisfaction

saturation

sectarian

segmentation

segregation

self-deception

separation

revelation

shakespearean

siberian

sicilian

simonian

simulation

situation

smithsonian

speculation

subluxation

statistician

subdivision

stimulation

stipulation

strangulation

substitution

syndication

superhuman

supposition

surrogation

superstition

sequestration

supervision

syncopation

tabulation

termination

tamoxifen

tasmanian

tetrahedron

titillation

toleration

topology

transformation

transplantation

transportation

trepidation

tribulation

ulceration

typology

typologies

upholstery

valerian

vacillation

usurpation

vaccination

utopian

validation

valuation

variation

ventilation

veneration

vegetation

victorian

visitation

violation

vindication

wagnerian

watermelon

5 syllable words

abbreviation

abomination

academician

accommodation

accreditation

acceleration

adjudication

administration

adulteration

accumulation

agglomeration

amortization

alienation

alleviation

alliteration

amalgamation

amelioration

amazonian

amplification

annihilation

anticipation

apologises

apologizes

appreciation

appropriation

approximation

articulation

argumentation

argentinian

association

assassination

assimilation

attenuation

assemblywoman

augustinian

authentication

authorization

babylonian

beethovenian

bibliographies

bibliography

brutalization

canonization

caledonian

capitulation

carolinian

certification

cauterization

carthaginian

centenarian

centralization

cephalosporin

brobdingnagian

christianization

clarification

civilizations

civilization

classification

coagulation

codification

collaboration

cohabitation

colonization

commemoration

communication

concatenation

conciliation

confabulation

configuration

confederation

conglomeration

congratulation

consideration

consolidation

continuation

contamination

cooperation

coordination

corroboration

decapitation

deceleration

decomposition

deification

degeneration

deliberation

delineation

delicatessen

denomination

denunciation

depopulation

desalination

defenestration

determination

desegregation

diabolical

discoloration

depreciation

discrimination

disinclination

dissatisfaction

disintegration

dissemination

dissociation

domestication

elimination

edification

elaboration

ejaculation

electrocution

dramatization

elizabethan

emancipation

dionysian

disembarkation

equalization

epicurean

equivocation

eradication

enumeration

exhilaration

evaluation

evacuation

evaporation

ethiopian

examination

exfoliation

exaggeration

exacerbation

exasperation

exoneration

excoriation

extermination

expropriation

exoskeleton

falsification

facilitation

fertilization

expatriation

fortification

gasification

glorification

gratification

hallucination

harmonization

hanoverian

humiliation

hybridization

hyperinflation

hydrogenation

hyperborean

illumination

imagination

immunization

improvisation

inauguration

inactivation

incineration

incarceration

incorporation

incrimination

infatuation

inhabitation

inoculation

initiation

insinuation

instrumentation

indoctrination

insemination

ionization

intimidation

interconnection

interpretation

interpolation

interrogation

invalidation

intoxication

investigation

irradiation

jeffersonian

modification

justification

juxtaposition

mobilization

mobilizations

legalization

libertarian

localization

lithuanian

maximilian

magnification

manifestation

magnetization

manipulation

mechanization

mathematician

maximization

metropolitan

misinformation

miscalculation

mississippian

misapplication

misapprehension

modernization

multiplication

mummification

notification

neapolitan

negotiation

neutralization

nitroglycerine

nickelodeon

nonintervention

normalization

obliteration

nullification

nonsectarian

obligatory

organization

orientation

oregonian

ornamentation

ossification

origination

overproduction

pacification

participation

panamanian

peloponnesian

pasteurization

pennsylvanian

perpetuation

philadelphian

patagonian

polarization

pomeranian

precipitation

predestination

predisposition

premeditation

preoccupation

presbyterian

prevarication

presupposition

proliferation

proletarian

prognostication

pronunciation

procrastination

public-spirited

purification

qualification

ramification

ratification

quantification

pythagorean

reaffirmation

rectification

recombination

recrimination

recommendation

recuperation

refrigeration

reforestation

reintegration

reiteration

rejuvenation

remuneration

renunciation

regeneration

repatriation

representation

repudiation

resuscitation

retaliation

revaluation

reverberation

russification

sanctification

scandinavian

sedimentation

simplification

solicitation

sophistication

specification

specialization

sterilization

stratification

subordination

substantiation

synchronization

theologian

triangulation

unification

unitarian

utilization

verification

vaporization

vegetarian

vilification

veterinarian

vulgarization

washingtonian

yugoslavian

8 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word affliction

Welcome to the Rhyme Finder! This rhyming dictionary allows users to explore rhymes for any given word. This includes rhymes based on syllables, near rhymes, and more.


How to use the rhyming dictionary

Enter your "starter" word in the FIND RHYMES input box, and click search. It's really that simple! We separate perfect rhymes (near the top) from the imperfect rhymes (toward the bottom). In your rhyming results, colors descend based on the best rhyme. Once the color changes, you will notice the results reset back into alphabetical order. Click on any of the results for the word's definition, part of speech, use in Scrabble, and more. Please note that many of our results are proper nound or slang. While we may not store definitions for all of these words, we can direct you to the Google results for that word.


Perfect Rhymes

Perfect rhymes are just what they sound like. No pun intended! Think of perfect rhymes as words which definitively rhyme. Words that most people would not question. Here are some examples:

  • Cat and Hat
  • Head and Red
  • Egg and Beg
  • Soap and Hope
  • True and Blue

Imperfect Rhymes

Near rhymes, otherwise known as imperfect rhymes, are words that sound the same but are not perfect rhymes. Having trouble deciding if a word is a perfect or imperfect rhyme? Here are some examples:

  • Cat and Bad
  • Head and Mud
  • Egg and Peck
  • Soap and Chap
  • True and Cure

Using Rhymes

Rhymes are most useful in creating lyrics, but they can also be used as a tool to memorize. It is a powerful mnemonic device. This is why song lyrics can be so easy to remember! It's also why rhymes are a great study tool for memorizing! Use this tool to help write poetry, win rhyme games, write a rap song, create lyrics, and expand your vocabulary! Rhyming is very important in music because it creates a rhythm that further creates meaning, emotion, and feeling. It also creates an echo in the lyrics. With children, rhyming is a very important tool. Rhyming teaches children how language works, helps them understand the rhythm of language, and learn how to make predictions. In other words, rhymes teach children phrases to anticipate and rhymes enhance their memory. Within all contexts, rhyming is helpful in expanding your imagination no matter if you’re a child or an adult.

When creating lyrics, there are five types of rhymes to choose from.

  • End rhymes: rhyming of the final word of a line
  • Internal rhymes: rhyming of two words within the same line
  • Slant rhymes: near rhymes
  • Identical rhymes: use the same word at the end of each line
  • Eye rhymes: look like they rhyme but sound different

Different Types of Rhymes
  • Mascline rhymes: have a stressed syllable
  • Feminine rhymes: have a stressless syllable.

Ready for a challenge? Try to come up with rhymes for these surprising words that just aren’t very rhymy. Check them with our dictionary! Examples of tough rhymes:

  • Month
  • Silver
  • Bulb
  • Wolf
  • Husband
  • Walrus
  • Orange

Rhyming Dictionary


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