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

action

acton

airman

alan

alban

alman

align

aligned

aligns

alkanes

asian

amman

ashen

apron

arson

aspen

atman

auction

auden

banyan

austin

balsam

bagman

bacon

baldwin

bargain

baron

barren

baston

bolden

bason

bastion

baton

batten

batton

bayman

beckon

begun

billion

billman

billon

bisson

bitten

blacken

beaten

blackens

bollen

blessing

boatman

blessings

beacon

bison

blowgun

blazing

blowguns

blocking

bleaching

blacksmith

bobbin

blossom

blossoms

blackmail

blushing

brakeman

breton

bookman

bourbon

bracken

brazen

boston

boughten

bordman

brethren

bowman

briton

brighten

broaden

bullion

burden

burdon

burman

broken

calvin

burton

bushman

calkin

button

cabin

caisson

calkins

brogan

canaan

canton

canyon

cannon

canon

caption

capstan

captain

carbon

carman

carmine

carton

chairman

cayman

certain

cauldron

caxton

caution

caulking

chaplain

chapman

charon

chessman

chevron

children

chasten

chicken

chieftain

cheapen

christian

chosen

christen

churchman

citron

classman

classmate

classmates

claxon

clinton

cloaking

clocking

clogging

closing

closings

clucking

coachman

barton

basin

colon

cologne

common

copeman

corban

cordon

cotton

cousin

craven

craftsman

cretin

crewman

cowan

crimson

cushion

curtain

crouton

cuban

cumin

dagan

dagon

deaden

deafen

dalton

dampen

damson

daman

darken

deacon

deepen

demon

zircon

desman

dozen

devon

diction

dian

dobson

dolman

doctrine

dolphin

dragon

driven

drunken

draftsman

dromon

earthen

dutchman

dustman

eaten

eden

elan

emption

ensign

ermine

landman

falcon

faulcon

faction

falcons

fallen

fashion

famine

fasten

fatten

faustian

fiction

fission

fielden

firman

fibrin

flashgun

fireman

flagman

flagging

flashing

flatten

footman

floren

flogging

fraction

fortune

foreman

fountain

foreign

freedman

freeman

freshman

friction

fulsome

fusion

gammon

frozen

gallon

gascon

garden

garron

frighten

gilden

georgian

function

german

gibbon

given

gladden

glidden

glisten

lotion

golden

goodman

grandson

gorgon

gluten

gotten

gowan

graven

gumption

haitian

griffon

grecian

guardsman

hackman

headman

hempen

haven

hangman

happen

hasten

heathen

heaven

harden

harken

harten

henchman

headsman

hearten

hausen

heighten

heron

hetman

hidden

hogan

homespun

horseman

hoten

houseman

hoven

human

huntsman

hymen

hyphen

hyson

ibsen

glazing

jackman

jasmine

jargon

jason

ion

jetson

jetton

junction

jordan

jorden

kalan

kansan

kenyan

leaden

kirkman

kremlin

kitchen

kitten

klansman

flushing

laden

lagan

leaven

lampron

latin

layman

landsman

ledden

lemon

legion

leman

lesion

lessen

lesson

leven

london

lockman

lightman

lichen

lighten

liken

linden

lisbon

linen

listen

lineman

linemen

liman

liven

lion

locken

logan

lopeman

longan

loosen

loren

mission

m1

luncheon

lynden

lumen

lyden

mahone

madden

maiden

mansion

malign

malkin

mangan

maligned

marchman

margin

marron

martian

marlin

marten

martin

markman

marksman

mason

milken

matron

mayan

million

mignon

milkens

milkman

minden

mitten

molten

morgan

moisten

motion

mormon

mountain

muffin

mullen

nation

nekton

muslin

mutton

ninon

newsman

minion

norman

notion

ocean

odin

oarsman

olden

onion

often

option

omen

open

orphan

oven

outdone

outrun

othman

packman

pagan

organ

oxen

owen

panton

paean

pardon

perron

persian

parson

pectin

passion

pathan

passman

patron

patten

pavon

penman

penguin

peon

person

pillion

pinion

piston

pitman

plantain

placement

plaisance

placements

plankton

platen

pleasant

platten

pleasants

plasma

pleasing

pollan

pollen

poison

plugging

shaman

shearman

portion

portman

postman

potion

shipman

prison

ponton

pressman

showman

slogan

prussian

pullen

proven

quicken

ration

reason

raven

rayon

reckon

redden

region

sodden

rerun

resin

ribbon

ridden

riden

rincon

risen

riven

ripen

robin

roman

rosen

rosin

rotten

rowan

rowen

ruin

russian

rumen

runnion

salesman

saffron

samson

santon

sadden

salmon

sanction

satan

satin

saxon

scallion

scullion

scotsman

seaman

season

seedsman

scion

semen

seven

sexton

sermon

shaken

sequin

seton

sharpen

shrunken

shorten

shotgun

shogun

silken

soldan

sicken

siphon

siren

slacken

slackens

smitten

smarten

slogans

soften

spearman

solon

sovereign

sovran

spartan

stallman

stallion

spoken

spokesman

sportsman

station

stolen

straighten

squadron

stepson

stillion

stiffen

stockman

steven

statesman

suasion

stricken

striven

sultan

sudden

sullen

suction

summon

sunken

swollen

sylvan

sweeten

syphon

slouching

taken

talcum

tendon

teston

tappen

tarpon

tartan

trillion

threaten

thicken

thousand

tighten

tillman

titan

token

torsion

traction

toughen

townsman

trojan

toman

tubman

treason

triton

trodden

tuscan

turban

tungsten

talking

talon

urban

union

urchin

urson

urine

vegan

version

villain

vision

vulcans

vulcan

wagon

waken

wanton

warden

watchman

warren

walking

welcome

weaken

weapon

welcomes

undone

well-known

whitson

wiccan

wholesome

whiten

widen

wizen

woman

women

woolen

woolman

woodman

workman

wooden

worsen

woven

written

zaman

yaupon

yachtsman

yeoman

wheaten

zion

3 syllable words

ablation

ablution

abduction

abdomen

abortion

abrasion

abstention

absorption

abstraction

accession

accretion

addition

adhesion

addiction

admission

adoption

adrian

acumen

adsorption

aegean

affection

affliction

african

aggression

alaskan

alaskans

albion

albumin

alchemist

alchemy

aleutian

alien

allegiance

alignment

aligning

alignments

allusion

allusions

alderman

alsatian

ambition

ambrosian

anyone

anglican

andean

anchorman

appian

apportion

artesian

arian

arkansan

artisan

aryan

ascension

aspersion

assertion

assassin

assumption

attention

asuncion

attrition

attraction

audition

avian

awaken

aversion

austrian

backgammon

balcony

balconies

badminton

balkanize

backwoodsman

bandwagon

australian

collagen

keratin

battalion

bedouin

bedridden

bedizen

beethoven

beholden

benjamin

bitumen

biotin

blackmailing

blossoming

brazilian

bouillon

bosnian

bulletin

bologna

calcium

campion

cambrian

capsaicin

carrion

carnation

cardigan

cartesian

castration

catalan

cessation

cation

caucasian

causation

chairwoman

cetacean

chairperson

chamberlain

champion

charlatan

chilean

citizen

charwoman

cinnamon

cistercian

citation

civilian

clarion

clergyman

clarendon

coercion

coelacanth

cognition

cohesion

collection

collegians

collision

collusion

combustion

commission

commotion

completion

compassion

compulsion

conception

compression

communion

complexion

conclusion

concession

compunction

concussion

condition

concoction

companion

conduction

confection

confession

connection

conflation

connexion

congestion

contagion

contention

confucian

confusion

conjunction

congressman

conscription

constriction

construction

consumption

convection

contortion

contusion

contrition

contraction

contraption

convention

conversion

conviction

convulsion

correction

corruption

corrosion

corsican

councilman

countryman

creation

crestfallen

cremation

croatian

crustacean

denizen

cyprian

dalmatian

decision

damnation

deception

declension

depletion

deduction

delusions

deletion

delusion

defection

deflation

deflection

collisions

dentition

depiction

dorian

derision

desertion

depression

description

detection

destruction

detention

determine

devotion

diligent

dictation

diffraction

diligence

digestion

diffusion

digression

dilation

direction

dimension

dilution

dulcimer

discretion

ejection

discipline

elation

discussion

dispersion

disruption

donation

dissension

division

diversion

distortion

distraction

disunion

distinction

dissection

dominion

dulciana

election

duration

edition

egyptian

encryption

elegant

eleven

eloquence

eloquent

emblazon

embolden

emission

emotion

emulsion

englishman

enlighten

enliven

erection

equation

erosion

eruption

etruscan

evasion

everyone

exception

eviction

exaction

excision

exclusion

excretion

helicon

excursion

exertion

explosion

exhaustion

abandon

expansion

expulsion

keynesian

expression

extension

downtrodden

extortion

extraction

falconer

fabian

falconers

falconet

falconry

extrusion

falconets

feminine

fenian

ferryman

fijian

filtration

fisherman

fixation

flirtation

fluxional

exemption

flotation

foramen

forgotten

franciscan

formation

foundation

forbidden

forewoman

freemason

galleon

fustian

freudian

fruition

frustration

garrison

gaussian

genuine

gestation

gentleman

ghanaian

gillian

lanolin

gradation

gordian

gravamen

grobian

guncotton

guardian

gyration

halcyon

hammerman

harlequin

heartbroken

helicons

hawaiian

glassmaker

heroin

handwoven

heroine

horatian

horizon

housebroken

hydrogen

inaction

hydration

extinction

illusion

illusions

ignition

imagine

immersion

implosion

impassion

impression

in-person

glaucoma

inception

inflation

inclusion

incision

incursion

indian

induction

infection

ingestion

inflection

infliction

infusion

infraction

injection

insertion

inhuman

infarction

inspection

injunction

inscription

instruction

glockenspiel

imprison

intention

invention

intestine

intrusion

invasion

inversion

italian

jacobin

irian

irishman

jamaican

javelin

jettison

julian

jovian

kantian

lactation

korean

lecithin

laotian

laurentian

lesbian

libyan

ligation

location

libration

logician

lutheran

malayan

magdalen

magician

malaysian

malaysians

malcontent

malcontents

malignant

mandarin

margarine

marian

masculine

medallion

median

medicine

mexican

midshipman

menhaden

migration

nubian

misfortune

misshapen

misprision

mistaken

moleskin

moroccan

narration

lumberman

nobleman

muskmelon

musician

mutation

myosin

nebraskan

negation

nemean

nevadan

niacin

nitrogen

munition

nonhuman

nonunion

norwegian

notation

nutrition

objection

odeon

occlusion

occasion

obsession

octillion

obstruction

opinion

oppression

omission

oration

optation

optician

origin

orion

ovation

ottoman

outspoken

overdone

overman

parisian

overrun

oxygen

permission

pavilion

patrician

pelicans

perception

perfection

pentathlon

percussion

permian

partisan

perfusion

parthian

persuasion

perversion

partition

petition

peterman

phrygian

phoenician

physician

phlegmatic

plebeian

plantation

pleasantly

pleasantry

pleasantries

pliocene

pollution

policeman

polishing

polygon

position

possession

porcelain

preclusion

precession

precision

predation

preemption

prevention

predestine

prediction

pretension

presumption

prescription

procession

privation

probation

profession

projection

production

profusion

progression

promotion

propulsion

proportion

proscription

prostration

protection

provision

protean

puritan

precaution

quotation

ramadan

realign

reaction

realism

rebellion

reception

recision

regimen

religions

redemption

reflection

rejection

reduction

regression

relation

rendition

recession

remission

reopen

submersion

resection

reptilian

rescission

retention

resumption

restriction

retraction

reunion

revulsion

reversion

revision

rhodopsin

rifleman

rotation

repression

salvation

saleswoman

samoan

seclusion

secession

scythian

secretion

scorpion

sedation

selection

sedition

seduction

sensation

saccharin

silicon

simian

singleton

snapdragon

solomon

solution

specimen

stagnation

starvation

stygian

submission

succession

suggestion

suburban

subversion

subtraction

summation

sumatran

suspension

suspicion

suppression

talisman

syrian

tactician

superman

unbroken

technician

temptation

tamarin

taxation

subscription

thespian

timberman

toboggan

tradition

translation

transition

transaction

transmission

transcription

transfusion

transgression

truncation

tuition

unbutton

uncertain

uncommon

vocation

unwritten

uneven

unison

vacation

uterine

vatican

unburden

venetian

venison

veteran

vermilion

vibration

vitamin

volition

volcano

volcanoes

volcanos

waterman

wesleyan

zambian

volcanic

4 syllable words

aberration

abdication

abnegation

abolition

absolution

abrogation

abyssinian

accusation

acclamation

acquisition

activation

adaptation

admiration

adoration

acclimation

admonition

adrenaline

advocation

accordion

adulation

aggravation

affirmation

agitation

aggregation

agrarian

alabaman

albanian

alchemically

algerian

affectation

alexanders

alexander

alexandrine

alexandrines

algonquian

allegation

alleghany

allocation

aldebaran

alteration

altercation

american

ammunition

amphibian

amputation

animation

annotation

annexation

appalachian

apparition

appellation

application

approbation

arabian

apprehension

arbitration

arizonan

armageddon

armenian

arthurian

alternation

assemblyman

aspiration

assyrian

attribution

athenian

augmentation

avocation

aviation

backwardation

barbarian

benediction

bifurcation

bavarian

bohemian

bolivian

bolognese

calculation

calibration

californian

businesswoman

carcinogen

centurion

celebration

chameleon

cancellation

circulation

circumcision

circumvention

circumspection

coalition

coalescence

cogitation

coliseum

canadian

coloration

collodion

columbian

coloradan

comedian

combination

colloquium

colosseum

commendation

comparison

compilation

committeeman

competition

compensation

complication

composition

comprehension

commutation

computation

concentration

condescension

condemnation

condensation

confirmation

confiscation

conflagration

confrontation

congregation

connotation

consultation

conjugation

consolation

constellation

conservation

consecration

consternation

constipation

constitution

consummation

contrarian

contraception

contravention

contradiction

contribution

contemplation

conversation

convocation

convolution

copernican

copenhagen

corinthian

correlation

coronation

corp.

corporation

cotyledon

criterion

culmination

cultivation

crucifixion

custodian

cyclopean

declaration

dandelion

darwinian

decimation

demolition

decoration

decompression

deconstruction

dedication

defamation

delegation

definition

dehydration

deformation

delusional

degradation

demarcation

demonstration

polygyny

deposition

depravation

desolation

deportation

dereliction

derivation

desiccation

deprivation

desecration

designation

desperation

destination

destitution

depredation

detonation

devastation

deviation

devolution

dietitian

devonian

dilatation

diligently

diminution

diocesan

disaffection

disconnection

disillusion

disinfection

disinflation

dislocation

disposition

disputation

dissolution

distillation

dissertation

dissipation

divination

distribution

domination

dualism

dominican

draconian

dualisms

dulcinea

evolution

education

duplication

electrician

elevation

elegantly

elocution

eloquently

elysium

emanation

embarkation

elongation

emigration

englishwoman

dispensation

emulation

equitation

equestrian

eritrean

erudition

estimation

european

estonian

eustachian

excavation

evocation

excitation

exclamation

exploration

exhalation

exhibition

expiration

exhortation

expedition

expectation

exhumation

explanation

explication

exploitation

collocation

exposition

execution

fabrication

fallopian

fascination

federation

fermentation

fibrillation

figuration

fluoridation

floridian

fluctuation

foliation

formulation

fragmentation

galilean

fumigation

generation

gargantuan

gastrulation

gentlewoman

germination

glaciation

extradition

graduation

granulation

gorgonian

gravitation

greco-roman

guatemalan

habitation

gregorian

hallucinates

hallucinate

hegelian

hemoglobin

herculean

hesitation

himalayan

hibernation

historian

extrication

hungarian

hyperion

hypertension

illusionist

illusionists

illustration

ideation

imitation

immolation

iberian

imperfection

implication

immigration

implantation

imposition

impregnation

importation

imputation

incantation

inattention

lubrication

inclination

incarnation

incrustation

incubation

indentation

indexation

indecision

indication

indigestion

indonesian

indignation

indiscretion

inflammation

infiltration

information

inhalation

inhibition

infestation

innovation

inspiration

inquisition

installation

instigation

institution

insurrection

interception

interjection

interaction

intercession

intermission

integration

interdiction

interruption

intuition

intersection

intervention

intimation

intonation

inundation

introspection

invitation

interurban

interwoven

introduction

invocation

isolation

jacobean

iteration

irrigation

iranian

irritation

jubilation

jordanian

jurisdiction

laceration

kindergarten

hydrocarbon

ibuprofen

lancastrian

legislation

levitation

leviathan

liberation

lilliputian

liberian

librarian

limitation

litigation

liquidation

liquefaction

locomotion

polygonal

maccabean

macedonian

machination

malignancies

malformation

malignancy

mammalian

malnutrition

manumission

maturation

masturbation

medication

melanesian

meridian

meditation

menstruation

mediation

minnesotan

miseration

misbegotten

misconception

ministration

missourian

insulation

mitigation

moderation

molestation

mongolian

modulation

moravian

mortification

motivation

napoleon

mutilation

navigation

nestorian

nihilism

newtonian

nicaraguan

nigerian

noblewoman

nomination

nonprescription

nonpartisan

oblivion

obsidian

obligation

observation

occupation

obfuscation

octahedron

obstetrician

ohioan

operation

olympian

opposition

ordination

orchestration

misperception

oscillation

ostentation

overburden

ovulation

pagurian

palpitation

pagination

oxidation

paraguayan

pavlovian

pelagian

pedestrian

pelagians

penetration

penicillin

perforation

persecution

permutation

peruvian

perspiration

perturbation

phylogeny

pigmentation

planarian

plasmodium

plasmodia

polygamy

politician

plutonian

polynesian

crocodilian

polyhedron

preconception

precondition

predilection

preelection

preignition

predetermine

premonition

preparation

preservation

presentation

proclamation

population

prohibition

profanation

praetorian

proposition

prosecution

prostitution

protestation

provocation

protozoan

publication

punctuation

radiation

reawaken

readmission

realization

realizing

reassertion

recantation

reclamation

recitation

recognition

recollection

reconstruction

recreation

reelection

reformation

reexamine

refutation

regulation

reinspection

registration

relaxation

renovation

religionist

relocation

replication

repetition

repercussion

reposition

procreation

repossession

reservation

propagation

reparation

republican

reputation

requisition

resignation

reproduction

respiration

restoration

resurrection

restitution

resolution

retrocession

retribution

revelation

revolution

rhetorician

revocation

rhododendron

rumination

samaritan

sanitation

saturation

satisfaction

sectarian

segmentation

segregation

self-deception

separation

syncopation

shakespearean

siberian

sicilian

simulation

situation

retardation

simonian

smithsonian

speculation

statistician

stimulation

stipulation

strangulation

subdivision

subluxation

suffocation

substitution

surrogation

supposition

superstition

supervision

sequestration

superhuman

syndication

tabulation

termination

tasmanian

tetrahedron

tamoxifen

theologians

titillation

toleration

transformation

transplantation

trepidation

tribulation

transportation

ulceration

utopian

vacillation

valerian

vaccination

usurpation

validation

valuation

variation

vegetation

veneration

ventilation

victorian

vindication

violation

visitation

wagnerian

watermelon

volcanically

5 syllable words

abbreviation

academician

abomination

acceleration

accumulation

accommodation

adjudication

administration

adulteration

accreditation

affiliation

agglomeration

alienation

allegiances

alleviation

alliteration

amelioration

amortization

amplification

annihilation

anticipation

appreciation

appropriation

approximation

argumentation

argentinian

articulation

assemblywoman

assimilation

assassination

association

attenuation

augustinian

amazonian

authentication

authorization

babylonian

amalgamation

beethovenian

brutalization

caledonian

brobdingnagian

canonization

capitulation

carolinian

carthaginian

cauterization

centralization

certification

centenarian

christianization

clarification

classification

coagulation

civilization

codification

cohabitation

collaboration

commemoration

colonization

communication

concatenation

conciliation

confederation

configuration

congratulation

conglomeration

consolidation

consideration

confabulation

contamination

continuation

cooperation

coordination

corroboration

deceleration

decapitation

decomposition

degeneration

delicatessen

deliberation

delineation

defenestration

deification

denomination

denunciation

depopulation

desalination

desegregation

depreciation

determination

discoloration

disembarkation

disinclination

discrimination

disintegration

dissemination

dissociation

dionysian

dramatization

domestication

elaboration

dissatisfaction

edification

ejaculation

elimination

elizabethan

emancipation

enumeration

epicurean

equalization

eradication

equivocation

ethiopian

evacuation

evaluation

evaporation

exaggeration

exasperation

exacerbation

examination

electrocution

excoriation

exfoliation

exoskeleton

exhilaration

exoneration

expatriation

facilitation

falsification

fertilization

fortification

expropriation

gasification

extermination

gratification

hallucination

hallucinations

hallucinating

hanoverian

harmonization

humiliation

hybridization

hydrogenation

hyperborean

hyperinflation

illusionary

illumination

imagination

immunization

improvisation

inactivation

inauguration

incineration

incorporation

incrimination

indoctrination

inhabitation

infatuation

initiation

inoculation

insemination

insinuation

instrumentation

interpolation

interconnection

interpretation

interrogation

invalidation

intimidation

intoxication

investigation

ionization

irradiation

jeffersonian

justification

juxtaposition

legalization

libertarian

localization

lithuanian

glorification

magnetization

magnification

manifestation

manipulation

maximilian

mechanization

mathematician

maximization

incarceration

metropolitan

misapplication

miscalculation

misapprehension

misinformation

oregonian

mississippian

mobilization

modernization

modification

mummification

neapolitan

negotiation

neutralization

nickelodeon

multiplication

nitroglycerine

ornamentation

nonsectarian

normalization

nonintervention

nullification

notification

obliteration

origination

orientation

organization

ossification

pacification

panamanian

overproduction

pasteurization

patagonian

peloponnesian

perpetuation

participation

pennsylvanian

philadelphian

polarization

pomeranian

precipitation

predestination

premeditation

presbyterian

prevarication

preoccupation

presupposition

proletarian

proliferation

purification

qualification

quantification

ramification

ratification

reaffirmation

pythagorean

recommendation

rectification

predisposition

recombination

recrimination

recuperation

regeneration

refrigeration

reforestation

reiteration

reintegration

rejuvenation

remuneration

renunciation

procrastination

pronunciation

retaliation

repatriation

revaluation

reverberation

representation

repudiation

scandinavian

sedimentation

resuscitation

russification

prognostication

simplification

solicitation

sanctification

specialization

specification

sterilization

stratification

sophistication

subordination

theologian

triangulation

substantiation

unitarian

unification

utilization

vegetarian

verification

veterinarian

vilification

vaporization

synchronization

vulgarization

washingtonian

yugoslavian

8 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word belgian

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

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