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2 syllable words

action

acton

alban

alan

airman

alman

amman

ashen

apron

arson

aspen

asian

bason

bastion

atman

auction

banyan

auden

austin

bagman

baldwin

bacon

baston

baron

barren

basin

bargain

barton

baton

batten

bayman

batton

beckon

beacon

beaten

begun

bellon

bellman

competes

bisson

bludgeon

bison

bitten

billion

billon

blacken

billman

blowgun

boatman

bobbin

bourbon

bracken

brakeman

bollen

bordman

boughten

bowman

bolden

bookman

boston

brazen

brethren

breton

briton

burgeon

bullion

caption

brighten

burden

burdon

burman

burton

cabin

calvin

bushman

button

caisson

cajun

capstan

canaan

canton

broaden

canyon

cannon

canon

brogan

captain

broken

carbon

carman

carmine

carton

caution

caxton

belgian

cayman

cauldron

chairman

certain

chaplain

chessman

charon

chasten

chevron

cheapen

chicken

christen

chapman

christian

churchman

children

chosen

chieftain

classman

clinton

coachman

claxon

citron

combat

combats

colon

common

compete

compote

compute

computes

confide

confides

curtain

corban

cordon

cotton

cushion

craftsman

cousin

crimson

craven

crewman

cowan

cretin

crouton

daman

cuban

cumin

dagan

dagon

dalton

dampen

damson

deaden

deafen

darken

deacon

deepen

delphian

demon

copeman

desman

diction

devon

dian

dobson

doctrine

dolman

dolphin

draftsman

dozen

dragon

downbeat

driven

dromon

drunken

dudgeon

dungeon

dustman

earthen

dutchman

eaten

eden

elan

emption

embed

empties

empty

engine

ensign

ermine

jackman

faction

fashion

famine

fasten

falcon

fatten

fallen

faulcon

faustian

fiction

fibrin

felon

fielden

fireman

firman

fission

flashgun

flexion

flatten

floren

footman

fraction

fortune

foreman

fountain

foreign

freeman

freedman

freshen

gambit

freshman

friction

frighten

frozen

gammon

gambits

gallon

garden

gascon

function

garron

fusion

gentian

glisten

georgian

german

gibbon

given

gladden

glidden

gilden

haitian

grandson

gorgon

gotten

graven

goodman

gowan

grecian

happen

gudgeon

griffon

guardsman

gumption

gluten

golden

hearten

hackman

hangman

harden

harken

hasten

harten

hausen

heaven

haven

gunboat

hempen

headsman

heighten

heathen

henchman

hessian

hidden

headman

heron

hetman

hogan

gunboats

homespun

horseman

hoten

houseman

hoven

hymen

huntsman

ibsen

hyson

hyphen

imbeds

imbed

impedes

impede

inept

impute

human

invite

invites

invade

ion

invades

jetson

kansan

jason

jetton

jordan

jorden

junction

kalan

keelson

kitchen

kelson

kremlin

kitten

klansman

kelvin

kenyan

kirkman

lampron

lagan

lambda

landman

laden

landsman

latin

layman

leaden

ledden

lemon

leman

lengthen

lessen

lesson

lesion

lichen

leven

lightman

lighten

liken

listen

liman

leaven

linen

linden

lineman

linemen

lion

limpets

lisbon

lockman

legion

liven

locken

logan

lotion

london

longan

loosen

loren

lopeman

jasmine

luncheon

m1

mahone

lynden

lyden

lymphoid

madden

maiden

lumen

mangan

mansion

margin

marlin

marchman

markman

marksman

marron

marten

martian

mason

martin

matron

mayan

melon

melton

mention

mignon

milken

million

minden

minion

mission

mitten

moisten

molten

jargon

morgan

mormon

muffin

mullen

mountain

nation

mutton

muslin

nekton

newsman

ninon

notion

norman

oarsman

ocean

often

odin

olden

omen

motion

onion

open

option

organ

orphan

oven

outdone

outrun

othman

oxen

owen

passion

packman

paean

pardon

pagan

parson

pathan

panton

passman

patten

patron

pectin

pavon

pension

penman

peon

perron

person

persian

pigeon

piston

pillion

pinion

plankton

penguin

pitman

plantain

platen

platten

poison

pollan

pollen

portion

shotgun

portman

potion

zion

pressman

prison

ponton

postman

prussian

pullen

proven

ration

question

quicken

raven

rayon

reckon

reason

spoken

redden

region

stockman

rerun

resin

samson

ribbon

ridden

risen

riven

sanction

robin

rincon

riden

ripen

roman

rosin

rotten

rosen

rowan

saffron

rowen

ruin

russian

salmon

rumen

sadden

runnion

salesman

santon

satin

satan

saxon

scallion

scullion

scotsman

seaman

season

shrunken

section

selden

semen

seedsman

session

seven

sexton

shaken

seton

shaman

sharpen

sermon

shorten

station

sicken

stallion

shipman

shearman

shogun

silken

siphon

showman

siren

smarten

sequin

slacken

smitten

snippet

sodden

soften

snippets

soldan

sovereign

sovran

spartan

spearman

solon

slogan

sportsman

spokesman

squadron

stallman

statesman

scion

stepson

stiffen

stillion

steven

stricken

striven

strengthen

straighten

sturgeon

suasion

suction

sudden

sullen

sultan

summon

sunken

sumpter

surgeon

sylvan

sweeten

swollen

removed

symptom

syphon

taken

symptoms

stolen

talon

tappen

tarpon

tartan

tempting

tension

teston

tendon

threaten

thicken

thousand

torsion

toughen

tillman

titan

token

traction

toman

townsman

treason

tubman

trillion

triton

trodden

trojan

turban

tungsten

tuscan

umpteen

umpteenth

undone

unfit

union

tighten

urban

urson

urchin

urine

vegan

version

villain

vision

vulcan

wagon

weapon

wanton

warden

watchman

waken

warren

weaken

whitson

wiccan

whiten

widen

wizen

woman

wheaten

wombat

wombats

women

workman

worsen

wooden

woolen

woodman

woolman

woven

written

yachtsman

yaupon

yeoman

zaman

unbowed

unmoved

zircon

3 syllable words

abduction

ablation

ablution

abdomen

abortion

abstraction

abrasion

accession

absorption

abstention

accretion

addiction

adhesion

adoption

acumen

adrian

adsorption

african

affliction

affection

aggression

alaskan

albion

albumin

alderman

alien

aegean

allusion

alsatian

ambrosian

aleutian

amputate

andean

anglican

anyone

appian

apportion

artesian

arian

arkansan

artisan

ascension

aryan

aspersion

bedridden

assumption

assertion

asuncion

assassin

attention

attraction

austrian

australian

badminton

backwoodsman

avian

bandwagon

aversion

backgammon

awaken

battalion

bedizen

beethoven

anchorman

bedouin

beholden

biotin

benjamin

bitumen

brazilian

bosnian

bouillon

cambrian

campion

cardigan

bulletin

capsaicin

castration

carrion

cartesian

carnation

catalan

cation

causation

chamberlain

cessation

champion

cetacean

chairperson

chairwoman

benefits

charlatan

caucasian

charwoman

cinnamon

chilean

citation

citizen

civilian

clarion

clergyman

clarendon

coercion

collision

collegian

collagen

collection

cohesion

collusion

combatant

combatants

combative

cistercian

compassion

commotion

communion

companion

benefit

competent

completion

compression

compulsion

complexion

compunction

conception

computer

computers

concession

conclusion

concussion

conduction

concoction

confession

confection

confidence

confetti

contortion

consumption

confidante

confident

conjunction

conflation

connexion

connection

congressman

congestion

confusion

conscription

constriction

confucian

construction

contention

contraction

contagion

contraption

confiding

contrition

contusion

convection

convention

deletion

conversion

conviction

convulsion

depiction

correction

corruption

corrosion

corsican

dalmatian

cremation

creation

croatian

crestfallen

crustacean

decision

deception

declension

deduction

defection

deflation

deflection

countryman

councilman

delusion

depletion

denizen

depression

derision

description

desertion

dimension

dilation

detection

detention

destruction

dictation

digression

devotion

digestion

diffraction

diffusion

dilution

determine

direction

dominion

discipline

discussion

dispersion

dissection

disruption

dissension

distinction

distraction

distortion

division

disunion

diversion

dorian

discretion

downtrodden

donation

duration

egyptian

elation

election

ejection

eleven

elison

embattled

emblazon

embattle

embitter

embolden

embodies

embody

emotion

embedded

emptier

emptying

encryption

emulsion

englishman

enlighten

enliven

equation

erection

erosion

eruption

etruscan

evasion

eviction

excision

everyone

exaction

exception

exclusion

excretion

excursion

exemption

exertion

exhaustion

extinction

expansion

fabian

explosion

expression

expulsion

extension

extortion

extraction

extrusion

fenian

feminine

ferryman

fisherman

fijian

filtration

flirtation

flotation

foramen

forbidden

formation

foundation

forewoman

forgotten

freemason

fruition

freudian

frustration

galleon

fixation

fustian

gaussian

gestation

ghanaian

gillian

genuine

gordian

gradation

gravamen

gentleman

guardian

grobian

hawaiian

guncotton

halcyon

halogen

hammerman

handwoven

harlequin

gyration

heartbroken

heroin

heroine

horatian

gunpowder

housebroken

horizon

abandon

hydrogen

hydration

ignition

illusion

imagine

impression

impassion

immersion

impatience

impatient

impedance

implosion

impotent

imprison

inaction

incision

infliction

inception

incursion

inclusion

pollution

indian

induction

infarction

infection

ineptly

infidel

infidels

inflation

in-person

infraction

inflection

inhabit

inhabits

inhibit

inhibits

inhuman

injection

injunction

innovate

innovates

inscription

insertion

inpatient

inpatients

inspection

ingestion

instruction

intention

infusion

intestine

intrusion

invention

invasion

inversion

invading

irian

irishman

inviting

invader

invaders

jacobin

italian

jamaican

javelin

jettison

lactation

jovian

julian

kantian

keynesian

korean

keratin

lanolin

laotian

laurentian

logician

lecithin

lesbian

libyan

libration

ligation

location

lumberman

magdalen

lutheran

lymphatic

magician

malayan

malaysian

mandarin

margarine

marian

masculine

medallion

median

medicine

midshipman

mexican

migration

melanin

misprision

misfortune

misshapen

mistaken

menhaden

origin

moroccan

mummified

nutrition

munition

musician

myosin

narration

muskmelon

mutation

nebraskan

negation

nemean

nevadan

niacin

nitrogen

nobleman

norwegian

nubian

nonunion

notation

nonhuman

objection

obsession

octillion

obstruction

occasion

odeon

occlusion

opinion

oppression

optation

oration

orion

ovation

ottoman

outspoken

overrun

oxygen

parisian

partisan

parthian

pavilion

pelican

perfusion

perception

perfection

percussion

pentathlon

permian

phoenician

plantation

perversion

persuasion

overman

peterman

phrygian

plebeian

overdone

policeman

cyprian

porcelain

possession

precession

precision

precaution

preclusion

predation

pompadour

prediction

preemption

prescription

presumption

pretension

prevention

probation

privation

procession

production

proportion

profession

progression

projection

profusion

promotion

propulsion

proscription

protection

prostration

protean

puritan

provision

singleton

predestine

ramadan

quotation

reaction

recession

recision

rebellion

reception

reduction

redemption

reflection

regression

rejection

religion

relation

regimen

reopen

renovate

repression

reptilian

rescission

resumption

resection

restriction

retention

retraction

reunion

revision

reversion

rotation

revulsion

rhodopsin

rifleman

salvation

samoan

saccharin

saleswoman

secretion

scorpion

secession

scythian

seclusion

stagnation

sedition

sensation

selection

sedation

seduction

simian

silicon

skeleton

solution

snapdragon

specimen

snapdragons

solomon

somebody

starvation

suburban

stygian

subscription

submersion

subtraction

subversion

suggestion

summation

sumatran

succession

superman

suppression

suspension

sympathies

sympathize

uncertain

tamarin

syrian

synoptics

sympathy

talisman

synoptic

taxation

temptation

temptations

thespian

timberman

toboggan

transcription

transaction

transfusion

transgression

tuition

translation

truncation

vacation

unbutton

unburden

uneven

unbroken

unison

uncommon

unfaithful

vibration

unwritten

uterine

vermilion

vatican

venetian

venison

veteran

vitamin

vocation

volition

waterman

wesleyan

4 syllable words

abdication

aberration

abnegation

abyssinian

abrogation

absolution

acclimation

acquisition

accusation

activation

acclamation

admiration

adoration

adaptation

adulation

accordion

adrenaline

advocation

affirmation

affectation

aggravation

aggregation

agitation

agrarian

alabaman

albanian

aldebaran

algerian

allocation

allegation

altercation

alternation

alteration

american

amphibian

algonquian

amputation

animation

annotation

annexation

anybody

application

appalachian

apprehension

arabian

arbitration

approbation

appellation

assemblyman

armageddon

armenian

arizonan

arthurian

aspiration

assyrian

attribution

augmentation

athenian

barbarian

avocation

aviation

backwardation

bavarian

competition

amputations

competitions

benediction

bifurcation

bohemian

bolivian

carcinogen

calibration

cancellation

calculation

businesswoman

californian

canadian

celebration

chameleon

circumcision

circulation

cogitation

circumspection

coalition

combination

circumvention

collodion

collocation

columbian

coloration

coloradan

comedian

commendation

centurion

commutation

comparison

committeeman

compensation

compatibles

competencies

compatriot

competency

compatriots

competently

compatible

competitor

competitive

competitors

compilation

composition

complication

comprehension

computation

computations

computerize

concentration

computerized

condemnation

condescension

condensation

confederate

confederates

confidences

contradiction

confirmation

consummation

confidently

confiscation

conjugation

congregation

conflagration

connotation

constitution

conservation

consternation

consolation

consecration

constellation

constipation

consultation

confrontation

confidential

contemplation

contribution

contraception

contrarian

contravention

conversation

corinthian

corp.

corporation

coronation

correlation

cotyledon

delegation

convocation

convolution

criterion

crocodilian

crucifixion

copernican

cultivation

culmination

cyclopean

custodian

dandelion

darwinian

decimation

declaration

decompression

definition

decoration

defamation

deformation

deconstruction

dedication

degradation

dehydration

demarcation

deposition

demonstration

deportation

depravation

copenhagen

depredation

derivation

desecration

desiccation

designation

desperation

destitution

desolation

destination

diocesan

detonation

deviation

devolution

dilatation

devastation

devonian

diminution

dereliction

disaffection

disconnection

disillusion

disinfection

disinflation

dislocation

dispensation

disposition

dominican

dissertation

dissipation

distribution

dissolution

distillation

divination

disputation

domination

draconian

duplication

electrician

education

elevation

emanation

embarkation

elocution

elongation

embodiment

emigration

emphatically

empty-handed

emulation

englishwoman

equitation

equestrian

erudition

eritrean

estimation

european

eustachian

evolution

evocation

excavation

exclamation

excitation

estonian

execution

deprivation

exhalation

exhibition

expedition

expiration

expectation

explanation

explication

exploitation

exposition

extradition

exploration

extrication

fabrication

fascination

fallopian

federation

fermentation

fibrillation

figuration

floridian

foliation

fluoridation

fluctuation

formulation

fragmentation

exhumation

fumigation

galilean

gastrulation

jacobean

generation

gargantuan

germination

glaciation

exhortation

gravitation

graduation

granulation

gorgonian

guatemalan

greco-roman

gentlewoman

habitation

gregorian

hemoglobin

hegelian

herculean

hibernation

himalayan

hesitation

historian

inflammation

hydrocarbon

hyperion

hypertension

iberian

ideation

ibuprofen

illustration

imitation

immolation

immigration

imperfection

implication

impediment

implantation

imposition

impatiently

impediments

importation

impregnation

imputation

incantation

hungarian

inattention

indecision

incarnation

incubation

inclination

incrustation

indexation

indignation

indiscretion

indication

indigestion

indonesian

ineptitude

infatuate

infatuates

infestation

infiltration

information

inhabitant

inhabitants

inhabited

inhalation

inhibition

inhibitions

inhibiting

inhibitor

inhibited

inhibitors

innovation

intercession

innovations

inquisition

inspiration

installation

innovators

instigation

institution

interdiction

interaction

intermission

insulation

insurrection

integration

interception

interjection

intuition

interruption

intersection

interurban

intervention

innovator

intimation

intonation

inundation

introduction

introspection

interwoven

innovative

invitation

inveterate

invitations

irritation

politician

irrigation

isolation

invocation

iranian

iteration

jordanian

laceration

jurisdiction

jubilation

kindergarten

lancastrian

legislation

liberation

leviathan

levitation

librarian

liberian

limitation

lilliputian

liquidation

liquefaction

locomotion

litigation

lubrication

machination

malnutrition

maccabean

macedonian

malformation

mammalian

manumission

masturbation

maturation

molestation

mediation

medication

melanesian

meditation

meridian

menstruation

minnesotan

ministration

misbegotten

miseration

misperception

mitigation

moderation

missourian

misconception

modulation

mongolian

moravian

motivation

mortification

navigation

mutilation

napoleon

newtonian

nestorian

nomination

nigerian

noblewoman

obfuscation

nicaraguan

nonprescription

nonpartisan

oblivion

obsidian

obstetrician

observation

octahedron

occupation

olympian

ohioan

opposition

omnipotent

operation

obligation

ordination

orchestration

ostentation

oscillation

overburden

ovulation

oxidation

pagination

palpitation

pagurian

paraguayan

pavlovian

pedestrian

penetration

perforation

permutation

perturbation

perspiration

peruvian

persecution

pelagian

pigmentation

planarian

penicillin

plutonian

polynesian

indentation

polyhedron

population

precondition

preconception

praetorian

preignition

preelection

predilection

predetermine

preparation

preservation

presentation

proclamation

procreation

proposition

propagation

prostitution

prosecution

protestation

protozoan

punctuation

profanation

publication

provocation

radiation

recognition

reclamation

reassertion

realization

recitation

recantation

reawaken

recollection

recreation

reconstruction

reformation

reelection

reexamine

refutation

registration

reinspection

regulation

relaxation

relocation

repetition

reparation

repercussion

repossession

renovation

renovations

replication

renovator

renovators

reposition

reproduction

republican

restitution

requisition

reservation

respiration

restoration

reputation

resignation

resurrection

retrocession

resolution

retardation

retribution

revelation

sanitation

revocation

revolution

rhododendron

rumination

samaritan

satisfaction

saturation

segmentation

segregation

self-deception

separation

situation

shakespearean

siberian

simulation

sicilian

sectarian

simonian

sequestration

speculation

smithsonian

statistician

stimulation

stipulation

substitution

strangulation

subdivision

subluxation

suffocation

superstition

superhuman

supposition

supervision

surrogation

symbiotic

tabulation

syndication

syncopation

tamoxifen

tasmanian

termination

tetrahedron

sympathetic

titillation

toleration

transformation

trepidation

transportation

transplantation

tribulation

ulceration

sympathizer

sympathizers

sympathizes

vaccination

vacillation

usurpation

utopian

valerian

validation

valuation

variation

veneration

vegetation

ventilation

visitation

unobtrusive

violation

vindication

watermelon

wagnerian

victorian

5 syllable words

abbreviation

abomination

academician

acceleration

accommodation

accumulation

accreditation

administration

adjudication

adulteration

affiliation

agglomeration

alienation

alliteration

alleviation

amazonian

amelioration

amalgamation

amortization

amphitheatre

amplification

anticipation

annihilation

appreciation

approximation

argentinian

argumentation

articulation

appropriation

assemblywoman

association

assassination

assimilation

attenuation

authorization

augustinian

authentication

babylonian

beethovenian

brutalization

canonization

caledonian

capitulation

brobdingnagian

carolinian

carthaginian

cauterization

centralization

certification

christianization

classification

coagulation

civilization

clarification

codification

cohabitation

collaboration

colonization

commemoration

communication

centenarian

computational

concatenation

conciliation

confabulation

confederation

confederacy

contamination

configuration

conglomeration

congratulation

consideration

consolidation

continuation

confidentially

corroboration

decapitation

deceleration

decomposition

defenestration

degeneration

deification

deliberation

cooperation

delineation

delicatessen

coordination

denunciation

denomination

depopulation

depreciation

exfoliation

desalination

desegregation

determination

dionysian

discoloration

discrimination

disembarkation

disinclination

disintegration

dissemination

dissatisfaction

dissociation

domestication

dramatization

edification

elaboration

ejaculation

electrocution

elimination

emancipation

elizabethan

enumeration

equalization

eradication

equivocation

epicurean

evacuation

evaluation

ethiopian

evaporation

exacerbation

examination

exaggeration

exasperation

excoriation

exhilaration

expatriation

extermination

exoneration

exoskeleton

expropriation

facilitation

falsification

fertilization

fortification

gasification

glorification

gratification

hallucination

harmonization

hanoverian

homeopathic

homeopathy

humiliation

hybridization

hyperborean

hydrogenation

hyperinflation

illumination

imagination

immunization

improvisation

inactivation

incineration

inauguration

incarceration

incrimination

incorporation

indoctrination

infatuation

inevitable

inevitably

infatuated

infidelities

infidelity

inhabitation

inhibitory

initiation

insemination

insinuation

inoculation

instrumentation

interconnection

interpretation

interpolation

interrogation

intimidation

intoxication

invalidation

invitational

investigation

irradiation

ionization

jeffersonian

justification

juxtaposition

legalization

libertarian

localization

lithuanian

magnetization

magnification

manipulation

mathematician

maximilian

maximization

manifestation

mechanization

misapplication

misapprehension

metropolitan

miscalculation

misinformation

mississippian

mobilization

modernization

modification

mummification

origination

neapolitan

negotiation

neutralization

nitroglycerine

nickelodeon

normalization

nonintervention

nonsectarian

notification

nullification

obliteration

multiplication

orientation

oregonian

organization

ornamentation

polarization

ossification

overproduction

pacification

panamanian

participation

pasteurization

patagonian

peloponnesian

pennsylvanian

philadelphian

perpetuation

pomeranian

precipitation

premeditation

predisposition

preoccupation

presbyterian

presupposition

prevarication

procrastination

pronunciation

proletarian

proliferation

purification

predestination

ramification

ratification

quantification

recombination

reaffirmation

recommendation

recrimination

pythagorean

qualification

refrigeration

regeneration

reiteration

reintegration

rejuvenation

rectification

renunciation

repatriation

representation

retaliation

resuscitation

revaluation

repudiation

sanctification

russification

reverberation

scandinavian

sedimentation

prognostication

recuperation

simplification

remuneration

reforestation

solicitation

specification

sophistication

specialization

sterilization

stratification

subordination

substantiation

synchronization

theologian

triangulation

unification

unitarian

utilization

vaporization

verification

vegetarian

veterinarian

unavoidable

vilification

vulgarization

washingtonian

yugoslavian

8 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word ambition

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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