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2 syllable words

acton

action

afghan

airman

alan

alban

alman

allers

bayman

amman

apron

arson

ashen

asian

aspen

atman

austin

auction

auden

banyan

bagman

bacon

basin

baldwin

baron

bargain

barren

barton

baston

bason

bastion

batman

baton

batten

batton

beacon

beaten

beckon

belgian

bellman

bellon

bedpan

begun

bhutan

billion

billman

birdman

billon

bison

bisson

bitten

blacken

blowers

bludgeon

blowgun

boatman

bobbin

bordman

bourbon

bookman

bolden

boston

bollen

boughten

bowlers

bowman

brakeman

burman

brazen

brethren

breton

burden

bracken

brighten

briton

broaden

brogan

broken

bullion

bulrush

bulwark

boilers

burdon

cajun

burton

bushman

caisson

button

cabin

caftan

calvin

callers

canaan

canyon

capstan

captain

canton

caption

cannon

canon

carbon

kirkman

cancan

carman

carmine

carton

cayman

certain

caxton

caution

chairman

chessman

chevron

chapman

charon

chasten

cheapen

chaplain

chicken

chieftain

children

cauldron

cellars

christian

christen

chosen

chopin

chloric

citron

classman

clergy

claxon

clear-cut

clerics

cleric

clinton

clorox

coachman

collars

colliers

colon

colors

colours

common

copeman

coolers

corban

cordon

daman

craftsman

cotton

craven

cousin

cowan

cretin

crimson

crewman

crouton

curtain

cushion

cumin

cullers

dagon

zircon

cuban

dagan

dalton

darken

dampen

demon

damson

deacon

deaden

deafen

dealers

deepen

delphian

desman

devon

diction

dian

doorman

draftsman

dutchman

dudgeon

eaten

dustman

dozen

dobson

doctrine

dolphin

divan

dollars

dolman

drunken

dragon

driven

dromon

earthen

dungeon

eden

dwellers

ensign

elan

engine

emption

ermine

falcon

faction

fallen

failures

famine

felon

fashion

fasten

fatten

faulcon

faustian

feelers

fellers

fielden

firman

flagman

footman

freedman

fireman

fiction

filers

freeman

flashgun

flatten

flexion

fibrin

flourish

floren

florists

florist

fliers

flours

flowers

fillers

flurries

flyers

foreman

foreign

fortune

fraction

fission

fountain

freshman

freshen

frenchman

friction

frozen

function

fusion

headman

gammon

gallon

garden

gascon

garron

gentian

georgian

german

gilden

gibbon

given

gladden

glidden

glisten

gluten

glories

golden

goodman

grandson

gorgon

gotten

gowan

graven

grecian

guardsman

frighten

griffon

hasten

gudgeon

gumption

haitian

hackman

harten

hangman

happen

harden

harken

haulers

hausen

haven

hetman

headsman

hempen

henchman

heathen

heaven

hessian

heighten

hearten

healers

heron

helmsman

kelvin

kansan

hidden

horseman

houseman

human

hogan

homespun

hoten

hoven

hymen

huntsman

hyphen

ibsen

hyson

iceman

kelson

keelson

ion

iran

jackman

jasmine

jargon

japan

jason

jetson

jetton

jordan

jorden

junction

jailers

kalan

kenyan

kinsman

klansman

leman

landman

kremlin

laden

kitten

lagan

lampron

layman

landsman

lemon

leaden

leaven

ledden

legion

lengthen

lessen

lesion

latin

lesson

leven

liman

lightman

lichen

lighten

liken

linden

lineman

linemen

lisbon

lockman

linen

listen

liven

lion

locken

logan

london

longan

lopeman

loosen

lynden

m1

luncheon

lumen

lyden

lotion

mignon

loran

maiden

mahone

madman

mailman

margin

marchman

marksman

mangan

mansion

markman

marlin

marron

mason

melton

matron

martian

madden

marten

martin

melon

mayan

melrose

mention

merman

loren

milken

milkman

killers

million

minion

minden

mission

mitten

moisten

kitchen

muffin

mullen

molten

motion

mutton

morgan

mormon

muslin

mountain

nation

nekton

ninon

newsman

norman

notion

oarsman

ocean

odin

often

oilman

olden

oilers

onion

omen

open

organ

option

othman

orphan

outdone

outrun

oven

oxen

owen

packman

pagan

paean

panton

pardon

parson

passman

passion

pathan

patron

pectin

patten

pavon

pecan

peelers

penman

pension

peon

penguin

perron

persian

person

pitman

pigeon

pillion

pinion

piston

pillars

plankton

plantain

platen

platten

players

playwright

playwrights

poison

millers

portman

ponton

pollan

pollen

portion

potion

postman

shipman

pressman

prison

prussian

proven

pullen

ration

question

quicken

raven

reckon

rayon

reason

redden

region

rerun

resin

ribbon

ridden

rattan

riden

rincon

ripen

risen

riven

roman

robin

rosen

rosin

rotten

rowan

rowen

ruin

runnion

sadden

russian

saffron

salesman

salmon

santon

rumen

satan

scallion

scotsman

samson

sandman

sampan

sanction

saucepan

saxon

satin

seaman

scion

scullion

rollers

season

selden

seedsman

section

sedan

rulers

semen

sermon

session

sequin

shaman

seton

seven

shaken

sexton

sailors

shearman

scholars

sellers

sharpen

shrunken

showman

threaten

shogun

silken

sicken

tillman

shorten

siphon

siren

shotgun

smitten

smarten

soldan

slogan

sodden

soften

toman

statesman

sportsman

stallion

spartan

solon

spoken

sovereign

sovran

spearman

spokesman

squadron

stallman

stepson

station

steven

stiffen

straighten

strengthen

stillion

stockman

stricken

stolen

striven

suasion

suction

sudden

sultan

slacken

summon

taken

sullen

sunken

sweeten

swollen

sylvan

syphon

tailors

talon

tendon

tension

tarpon

tartan

tellers

teston

skylark

tinman

tappen

thicken

tighten

thousand

titan

token

torsion

townsman

zaman

treason

trillion

triton

trojan

trodden

urchin

tubman

tungsten

turban

urson

urban

urine

undone

union

tuscan

version

toughen

workman

woodman

villain

vision

vulcan

waken

watchman

wagon

weaken

wanton

warren

weapon

warden

wheaten

whalers

woman

whitson

whiten

wiccan

widen

wizen

wheelwright

wheelers

willers

women

wooden

woolman

vegan

woodsman

woolen

worsen

yachtsman

woven

written

yaupon

yeoman

traction

zion

skylarks

sollars

3 syllable words

abdomen

abduction

ablation

ablution

abortion

abrasion

accession

abstraction

absorption

abstention

accretion

acumen

addiction

addition

adhesion

adrian

admission

adoption

adsorption

aegean

african

affliction

affection

albion

albumin

aggression

alaskan

alderman

aleutian

alien

allergic

allergies

allergist

allergists

allergy

allusion

alsatian

ambition

ambrosian

andean

anglican

anchorman

anyone

appian

apportion

artesian

arian

aryan

artisan

arkansan

ascension

aspersion

assassin

assertion

assumption

attention

attraction

asuncion

attrition

avian

audition

austrian

australian

aversion

backgammon

awaken

backwoodsman

badminton

bandwagon

battalion

bedizen

benjamin

bedridden

beethoven

beholden

bitumen

biotin

bogeyman

bosnian

bouillon

bulletin

brazilian

carrion

bedouin

businessman

cambrian

campion

caloric

capsaicin

caravan

cardigan

carnation

cartesian

castration

catalan

caucasian

cation

cessation

cetacean

chairperson

chairwoman

champion

charwoman

charlatan

chamberlain

chilean

cistercian

causation

cinnamon

clerical

civilian

citizen

clarendon

clarion

choleric

coercion

citation

cognition

cohesion

collegian

collagen

collection

collision

collusion

combustion

commission

commotion

communion

completion

compassion

companion

complexion

compression

compulsion

concession

condition

concoction

concussion

conclusion

conduction

conflation

confection

confession

compunction

confucian

conception

confusion

congressman

congestion

conscription

connexion

contagion

constriction

construction

connection

consumption

conjunction

contention

contrition

contusion

contortion

contraption

convection

conversion

contraction

conviction

convention

convulsion

correction

corruption

corrosion

countryman

corsican

councilman

counterman

cremation

creation

crestfallen

croatian

crustacean

cyprian

dalmatian

deception

decision

declension

deduction

deletion

deflation

damnation

deflection

denizen

defection

dentition

delusion

depletion

depiction

depression

derision

desertion

description

destruction

detection

direction

dorian

detention

determine

digestion

dictation

diffusion

digression

devotion

diffraction

dimension

dilation

dilution

discretion

discipline

discussion

disruption

dispersion

dissection

dissension

distinction

distortion

distraction

disunion

diversion

division

dominion

downtrodden

abandon

donation

duration

edition

enlighten

egyptian

ejection

elation

eleven

election

elison

emblazon

emission

emotion

emulsion

encryption

embolden

englishman

enliven

erection

everyone

equation

erosion

etruscan

eruption

evasion

eviction

exertion

exaction

excision

exception

excretion

exclusion

excursion

exemption

exhaustion

expansion

policeman

explosion

expression

expulsion

extension

fabian

extortion

extraction

extrusion

fenian

feminine

fijian

forgotten

fixation

flirtation

flourishes

flotation

fluorescence

fluorescent

fluorescents

followers

forewoman

filtration

forbidden

formation

fisherman

foundation

franciscan

freemason

freudian

galleon

fruition

frustration

garrison

fustian

galleries

gaussian

genuine

gentleman

gestation

gillian

ghanaian

gordian

gradation

gravamen

guardian

grobian

gyration

halcyon

guncotton

hammerman

halogen

harlequin

handwoven

harmattan

hawaiian

heartbroken

heroin

heroine

kantian

horizon

horatian

housebroken

hydration

hydrogen

imagine

immersion

ignition

illusion

impassion

indian

impression

imprison

implosion

inaction

incision

in-person

inception

incursion

inclusion

induction

infarction

inflation

infliction

infection

inflection

infraction

ingestion

infusion

injection

inhuman

inscription

insertion

instruction

inspection

injunction

intention

intestine

intrusion

invasion

inversion

invention

irishman

irian

italian

julian

jacobin

jamaican

javelin

jettison

jewelers

jovian

hindustan

keratin

keynesian

extinction

korean

lactation

lanolin

laotian

lesbian

laurentian

lecithin

logician

libyan

libration

ligation

location

lumberman

lutheran

midshipman

magician

malaysian

malayan

magdalen

marian

margarine

mandarin

median

masculine

medallion

medicine

melanin

menhaden

mexican

middleman

migration

myosin

minuteman

mistaken

misshapen

misprision

plebeian

misfortune

moroccan

muskmelon

mutation

narration

musician

nebraskan

munition

negation

nemean

nubian

nobleman

niacin

nitrogen

omission

norwegian

nonhuman

nevadan

notation

nonunion

objection

nutrition

odeon

occasion

octillion

obstruction

obsession

occlusion

oration

oppression

optation

optician

ottoman

origin

orion

outspoken

ovation

overman

parisian

parthian

overdone

overrun

oxygen

pakistan

partisan

partition

pavilion

patrician

patrolman

pentathlon

perception

perfection

percussion

pelican

perfusion

permission

persuasion

opinion

perversion

peterman

phrygian

phoenician

petition

physician

plantation

pleurisy

polarize

porcelain

pollution

position

possession

precaution

precession

predation

precision

preemption

prediction

prescription

preclusion

presumption

probation

procession

prevention

privation

projection

profusion

progression

profession

production

promotion

predestine

protean

provision

proscription

prostration

propulsion

protection

proportion

puritan

ramadan

quotation

recision

reaction

rebellion

reception

recession

redemption

reduction

reflection

regression

rejection

remission

rendition

relation

religion

reopen

reversion

reptilian

rescission

resumption

pretension

resection

restriction

repression

retention

retraction

reunion

rhodopsin

revulsion

rifleman

revision

rotation

saccharin

scorpion

saleswoman

salvation

scythian

samoan

scholarship

scholarships

salaries

secretion

sedation

sedition

secession

seclusion

seduction

selection

sensation

simian

silicon

skeleton

singleton

snapdragon

specimen

solution

stagnation

starvation

stygian

submersion

submission

subscription

subtraction

suburban

subversion

succession

suggestion

talisman

summation

superman

suppression

suspicion

suspension

syrian

tactician

sumatran

taxation

technician

temptation

tamarin

thespian

timberman

toboggan

solomon

tradition

transcription

transaction

transfusion

transgression

transition

translation

transmission

truncation

tuition

unburden

unbutton

unbroken

uncommon

uncertain

uneven

unwritten

unison

vacation

uterine

venetian

venison

vatican

vermilion

vibration

vitamin

veteran

wesleyan

vocation

waterman

volition

walruses

zambian

4 syllable words

abolition

aberration

abdication

abnegation

abrogation

abyssinian

acclamation

acclimation

accordion

absolution

advocation

acquisition

activation

adaptation

accusation

adoration

admiration

adrenaline

admonition

adulation

affirmation

afghanistan

aggravation

agitation

aggregation

agrarian

alabaman

albanian

aldebaran

algerian

allegation

allergenic

algonquian

affectation

allocation

altercation

alternation

alteration

american

amphibian

animation

amputation

annexation

annotation

appalachian

appellation

apparition

application

arabian

arbitration

arizonan

apprehension

approbation

armenian

arthurian

armageddon

aspiration

assemblyman

assyrian

athenian

attribution

augmentation

aviation

barbarian

avocation

backwardation

bavarian

ammunition

benediction

bifurcation

bohemian

bolivian

businesswoman

calculation

calibration

californian

cancellation

carcinogen

canadian

circumcision

catamaran

centurion

celebration

chameleon

circulation

circumvention

coalition

cogitation

coloration

collocation

collodion

coloradan

columbian

circumspection

comedian

committeeman

comparison

commutation

competition

compilation

compensation

composition

complication

comprehension

confirmation

computation

condemnation

condescension

condensation

congregation

concentration

confiscation

conflagration

confrontation

contrarian

constellation

conjugation

conservation

connotation

consolation

consecration

consternation

consummation

constipation

consultation

constitution

contemplation

contraception

copernican

contradiction

contribution

contravention

conversation

convocation

convolution

copenhagen

corinthian

corp.

correlation

corporation

cotyledon

criterion

crocodilian

crucifixion

cultivation

culmination

custodian

darwinian

coronation

dandelion

decimation

declaration

decompression

decoration

dedication

definition

degradation

delegation

deformation

dehydration

deconstruction

defamation

demolition

demarcation

demonstration

depravation

deportation

deposition

depredation

deprivation

dereliction

derivation

dietitian

desiccation

desolation

desperation

desecration

designation

destination

destitution

devastation

deviation

devonian

devolution

dilatation

detonation

diocesan

diminution

dissertation

disillusion

disinflation

disinfection

disconnection

dissipation

dislocation

disposition

distillation

disputation

dispensation

dissolution

distribution

draconian

divination

domination

dominican

duplication

education

elevation

electrician

disaffection

elocution

embarkation

emulation

emanation

elongation

emigration

englishwoman

eritrean

equitation

erudition

european

equestrian

estimation

estonian

eustachian

excitation

evolution

evocation

excavation

exclamation

exhortation

exhibition

expiration

execution

exhalation

exhumation

expedition

expectation

exploration

exploitation

explanation

exposition

commendation

fabrication

extradition

extrication

fallopian

federation

fermentation

fascination

fibrillation

figuration

fluoridation

floridian

fluctuation

foliation

fluoroscopy

formulation

fragmentation

fumigation

galilean

gargantuan

gastrulation

generation

gentlewoman

germination

glaciation

glorioso

graduation

gorgonian

granulation

gravitation

greco-roman

gregorian

guatemalan

habitation

hegelian

herculean

hemoglobin

hesitation

hibernation

hungarian

hydrocarbon

hypertension

hyperion

iberian

ibuprofen

ideation

imperfection

explication

illustration

imitation

immigration

impregnation

historian

immolation

imposition

implication

implantation

imputation

incrustation

incarnation

indecision

incantation

incubation

inclination

indentation

inattention

indexation

information

indonesian

importation

indignation

indigestion

indication

indiscretion

infestation

inflammation

infiltration

interception

inhalation

inspiration

inhibition

innovation

intercession

inquisition

installation

institution

instigation

insurrection

insulation

interaction

integration

interjection

interruption

interdiction

intermission

intersection

interurban

intervention

interwoven

intimation

intonation

introduction

introspection

invitation

invocation

jacobean

iranian

irrigation

irritation

iteration

isolation

jordanian

inundation

jubilation

jurisdiction

intuition

himalayan

kindergarten

polarizer

laceration

lancastrian

legislation

leviathan

levitation

librarian

liberation

liberian

lilliputian

limitation

liquidation

litigation

liquefaction

locomotion

maccabean

lubrication

macedonian

manumission

malformation

malnutrition

mammalian

masturbation

maturation

mediation

medication

meditation

melanesian

menstruation

machination

miseration

misperception

minnesotan

ministration

moderation

missourian

misbegotten

mitigation

misconception

modulation

moravian

navigation

molestation

motivation

mortification

mongolian

mutilation

napoleon

nestorian

nigerian

nicaraguan

newtonian

noblewoman

nurseryman

nonprescription

nonpartisan

oblivion

ohioan

obligation

obfuscation

observation

obsidian

octahedron

occupation

obstetrician

nomination

olympian

opposition

orchestration

ordination

oscillation

ostentation

overburden

ovulation

oxidation

paraguayan

palpitation

pagurian

pagination

pavlovian

pedestrian

pelagian

penicillin

penetration

perforation

peruvian

persecution

perspiration

perturbation

pigmentation

planarian

permutation

operation

plutonian

polariscope

polarizes

cyclopean

combination

polynesian

polyhedron

politician

population

praetorian

reparation

predetermine

predilection

preelection

preignition

preservation

preparation

premonition

presentation

repercussion

preconception

proclamation

prohibition

procreation

precondition

proposition

provocation

protozoan

prosecution

protestation

prostitution

publication

radiation

punctuation

restitution

reassertion

readmission

reawaken

realization

recitation

recantation

reclamation

recognition

recreation

registration

reconstruction

reformation

reexamine

recollection

reelection

refutation

regulation

reinspection

relocation

relaxation

renovation

resurrection

propagation

repetition

replication

reposition

repossession

profanation

retribution

reservation

reputation

respiration

requisition

resignation

resolution

republican

restoration

reproduction

retardation

revelation

retrocession

revocation

rhetorician

revolution

rhododendron

rumination

samaritan

saturation

satisfaction

sanitation

segregation

sectarian

segmentation

self-deception

separation

sequestration

shakespearean

sicilian

simonian

situation

titillation

smithsonian

siberian

speculation

statistician

strangulation

stimulation

stipulation

subdivision

subluxation

substitution

suffocation

simulation

surrogation

superhuman

supervision

superstition

supposition

tabulation

syndication

syncopation

tamoxifen

termination

tasmanian

tetrahedron

toleration

transformation

trepidation

transportation

transplantation

tribulation

ulceration

usurpation

vacillation

utopian

vaccination

validation

valerian

valuation

variation

vegetation

veneration

ventilation

violation

victorian

vindication

visitation

wagnerian

watermelon

5 syllable words

abbreviation

abomination

academician

acceleration

accommodation

accreditation

adjudication

administration

adulteration

accumulation

affiliation

agglomeration

alienation

alliteration

alleviation

amalgamation

amazonian

amelioration

amplification

annihilation

amortization

anticipation

appreciation

argentinian

argumentation

articulation

appropriation

approximation

assassination

assemblywoman

association

attenuation

authorization

augustinian

authentication

assimilation

babylonian

beethovenian

brutalization

brobdingnagian

caledonian

capitulation

canonization

carolinian

carthaginian

cauterization

certification

centralization

centenarian

christianization

civilization

clarification

classification

codification

cohabitation

collaboration

colonization

coagulation

commemoration

communication

conciliation

confederation

confabulation

configuration

concatenation

conglomeration

congratulation

consideration

consolidation

contamination

continuation

cooperation

coordination

corroboration

deceleration

decapitation

decomposition

degeneration

deification

deliberation

defenestration

delicatessen

delineation

denomination

denunciation

depopulation

depreciation

desegregation

determination

dionysian

discoloration

disembarkation

discrimination

disinclination

disintegration

dissociation

dissemination

dissatisfaction

domestication

edification

elaboration

electrocution

ejaculation

elimination

elizabethan

emancipation

enumeration

eradication

epicurean

equalization

ethiopian

equivocation

exaggeration

exacerbation

evaporation

evaluation

evacuation

examination

exasperation

excoriation

dramatization

exfoliation

exhilaration

exoneration

expropriation

desalination

expatriation

exoskeleton

facilitation

falsification

fertilization

fortification

gasification

glorification

gratification

hanoverian

hallucination

harmonization

humiliation

hyperborean

hyperinflation

hybridization

hydrogenation

illumination

imagination

immunization

improvisation

inactivation

inauguration

incarceration

incorporation

incrimination

indoctrination

infatuation

initiation

insinuation

inoculation

insemination

instrumentation

interpolation

interrogation

interpretation

intimidation

intoxication

interconnection

invalidation

investigation

ionization

irradiation

jeffersonian

justification

juxtaposition

inhabitation

extermination

legalization

libertarian

lithuanian

localization

magnetization

magnification

manifestation

manipulation

maximilian

mathematician

maximization

mechanization

metropolitan

misapprehension

misapplication

miscalculation

mississippian

mobilization

modernization

modification

misinformation

multiplication

mummification

neapolitan

negotiation

nickelodeon

neutralization

nonintervention

nonsectarian

nitroglycerine

normalization

notification

nullification

obliteration

oregonian

organization

orientation

origination

ornamentation

ossification

overproduction

pacification

panamanian

patagonian

participation

pasteurization

pennsylvanian

peloponnesian

perpetuation

philadelphian

polarization

pomeranian

incineration

repatriation

precipitation

premeditation

presbyterian

prevarication

procrastination

proletarian

prognostication

proliferation

repudiation

predestination

preoccupation

purification

qualification

pythagorean

quantification

ratification

presupposition

reaffirmation

recombination

refrigeration

recrimination

recuperation

rectification

reforestation

regeneration

recommendation

reiteration

rejuvenation

remuneration

ramification

reintegration

renunciation

representation

retaliation

resuscitation

revaluation

reverberation

predisposition

pronunciation

russification

sanctification

scandinavian

sedimentation

solicitation

simplification

specification

sophistication

specialization

sterilization

stratification

substantiation

subordination

synchronization

theologian

triangulation

unitarian

unification

utilization

vaporization

verification

veterinarian

vilification

washingtonian

vulgarization

vegetarian

yugoslavian

8 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word clergyman

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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