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

action

acton

airman

alban

alan

alman

amman

apron

ashen

asian

arrant

arson

arrants

around

aspen

atman

auction

auden

austin

certain

bayman

baldwin

bagman

banyan

beaten

bacon

bargain

basin

bason

bastion

baston

barton

barren

baton

batten

batton

beckon

baron

begun

bison

billon

billion

bellon

bisson

billman

bitten

bludgeon

blacken

blowgun

boatman

bobbin

bolden

bookman

bollen

bordman

boston

boughten

bowman

brakeman

bourbon

bracken

brand-new

chasten

brander

brandish

brandle

brandy

brazen

brighten

brindle

brethren

breton

briton

broaden

brogan

broken

bromides

bromide

brownout

brownouts

brunette

brunettes

burman

burgeon

burden

burdon

bullion

caisson

cajun

bushman

burton

button

cabin

canaan

caption

calvin

canton

canon

canyon

cannon

capstan

carbon

carman

carmine

carton

cauldron

captain

cayman

caution

caxton

beacon

chairman

chaplain

chapman

chessman

charon

chieftain

cheapen

christen

christian

children

chicken

chevron

chosen

churchman

citron

claxon

clinton

classman

coachman

colon

common

belgian

bellman

copeman

corban

cordon

cornet

cotton

cousin

courant

cowan

craven

craftsman

cremate

corinth

crandall

cretin

crimson

cumin

crouton

cuban

current

cushion

dagan

curtain

currents

dagon

daman

damson

deacon

dampen

darken

deaden

deafen

dalton

deepen

delphian

demon

crewman

desman

devon

diction

dian

dobson

doctrine

dolman

dolphin

doormats

doormat

dozen

dragon

draftsman

eaten

dutchman

dungeon

driven

dromon

dudgeon

drumhead

drunken

durant

dustman

earthen

eden

elan

emption

ensign

engine

ermine

errand

errands

errant

faction

fashion

fasten

famine

faulcon

fallen

fatten

farrand

faustian

fiction

fielden

fibrin

felon

fireman

flashgun

firman

fission

flatten

flexion

footman

foreman

floren

foreign

forehand

forehands

formats

format

fraction

fortune

fountain

falcon

freeman

friction

freshen

freedman

freshman

friendship

friendly

frighten

friendships

frontal

frozen

fronted

frontier

frontage

frontiers

function

gascon

gammon

gallon

garden

garand

garnet

garron

fusion

gentian

gilden

georgian

german

gibbon

given

gladden

gerund

gerunds

glidden

glisten

golden

goodman

gorgon

gluten

gourmets

gowan

gotten

gourmet

grandchild

frantic

grindle

grandeur

grandson

grandsons

granted

granite

grantors

grantor

graven

greyhound

griffon

greenwood

grenades

grenade

grinding

grinder

grinders

grindstone

grounding

grounder

groundnut

groundling

groundnuts

gumption

groundswell

guardsman

groundwork

gudgeon

hackman

happen

grandly

hasten

harden

harken

harten

hangman

hausen

haven

headman

heathen

hempen

heighten

hearten

heaven

hermit

henchman

hessian

hermits

headsman

heron

hetman

homespun

hidden

houseman

hogan

horehound

horseman

hoten

hornets

hornet

hyson

hoven

human

hymen

hyphen

huntsman

ibsen

burnet

ion

jackman

jason

jetson

jargon

jasmine

jordan

jorden

jetton

junction

keelson

kitchen

kelson

kitten

kansan

kelvin

kirkman

klansman

kenyan

kremlin

layman

lampron

lagan

landman

latin

leaden

landsman

leman

leaven

ledden

laden

mason

legion

lemon

lessen

lesson

leven

lengthen

lighten

lesion

lightman

lichen

liken

liman

linden

lineman

linemen

lisbon

linen

lion

listen

liven

lotion

loosen

lumen

lockman

london

lopeman

longan

logan

loren

luncheon

lyden

kalan

maiden

lynden

m1

mahone

madden

mangan

mansion

margin

marchman

marten

martian

martin

markman

marlin

marron

marksman

matron

mayan

locken

melon

mention

portion

melton

mermaid

mignon

milken

mermaids

minion

mission

mitten

moisten

motion

molten

morgan

mormon

mountain

muffin

mullen

muslin

mutton

nekton

newsman

ninon

norman

notion

oarsman

ocean

olden

odin

often

omen

open

onion

option

organ

outdone

orphan

othman

ornate

outrun

pathan

million

minden

patron

oven

pagan

paean

oxen

packman

pardon

owen

panton

parent

passion

parson

passman

parents

pension

patten

pectin

pavon

penguin

penman

peon

permit

person

persian

perron

permute

pigeon

piston

pillion

pinion

pitman

poison

plantain

platen

platten

pollan

pollen

potion

ponton

postman

permits

portman

primates

primate

pressman

printer

printers

prison

printing

printings

plankton

promotes

promote

proven

prussian

pullen

question

quicken

ration

raven

rayon

reason

reckon

redden

region

prentice

rerun

resin

rincon

ribbon

ridden

ripen

risen

riven

robin

riden

roman

rosen

rosin

rumen

rowan

rowen

ruin

runnion

russian

salmon

salesman

saffron

sadden

seaman

samson

sanction

rotten

satan

santon

satin

saxon

scion

scotsman

scallion

season

scullion

section

suasion

semen

seedsman

selden

shaman

session

sequin

seton

shaken

sermon

seven

sexton

shearman

shipman

sharpen

shorten

shotgun

shogun

showman

silken

sicken

siphon

siren

shrunken

slacken

smarten

spearman

soldan

sovereign

sovran

spartan

solon

statesman

smitten

stepson

soften

spoken

spokesman

sportsman

steven

straighten

stiffen

stillion

squadron

stockman

stolen

stricken

striven

strengthen

stallion

sturgeon

stallman

sodden

slogan

suction

zaman

tubman

sudden

summon

sunken

tungsten

sullen

surgeon

sultan

turndown

sweeten

sylvan

syphon

swollen

surround

surrounds

taken

tarpon

tartan

talon

tappen

tension

tendon

tighten

teston

tillman

thicken

thousand

threaten

termites

termite

titan

toman

token

torrent

torrents

torsion

traction

toughen

townsman

treason

triton

trojan

trillion

trodden

truant

tranter

trundle

turban

turn-out

yeoman

tuscan

tyrant

tyrants

undone

yaupon

union

urson

urchin

urine

urban

vegan

version

waken

vision

villain

vulcan

wagon

wanton

warden

warrant

wheaten

weaken

watchman

warren

weapon

warrants

whiten

whitson

wiccan

women

worsen

widen

wizen

woman

written

woodman

woolman

workman

wooden

woolen

woven

wormwood

yachtsman

zion

zircon

3 syllable words

ablation

ablution

abduction

abdomen

abrasion

abstraction

absorption

abstention

abortion

accession

accretion

addiction

addition

adhesion

acumen

alsatian

admission

affection

affliction

adrian

adsorption

aegean

african

aggression

aleutian

alaskan

albion

albumin

alderman

alien

adoption

allusion

ambition

ambrosian

anglican

andean

anchorman

apportion

appian

arian

australian

anyone

arkansan

ascension

artisan

artesian

aryan

aspersion

assassin

assertion

assumption

attention

attraction

asuncion

audition

attrition

armada

austrian

awaken

aversion

avian

backgammon

backwoodsman

badminton

bandwagon

cistercian

beethoven

baronets

battalion

commission

commotion

baronet

beholden

bermudas

biotin

bermuda

benjamin

compassion

bitumen

bosnian

bouillon

brandenburg

brandishes

brandywine

brazilian

bulletin

deception

capsaicin

caucasian

campion

cambrian

carnation

carnations

castration

cartesian

catalan

carrion

cardigan

cation

chamberlain

chairperson

chairwoman

champion

charlatan

charwoman

chilean

cinnamon

citizen

civilian

coercion

clergyman

clarion

cognition

clarendon

collection

collegian

collusion

cohesion

collagen

collision

coherent

bedizen

combustion

bedouin

bedridden

communion

completion

complexion

companion

concession

compulsion

conception

compunction

conclusion

concoction

confession

confection

concussion

conduction

condition

conflation

connection

connexion

congestion

confusion

congressman

conjunction

confucian

conscription

contagion

constriction

construction

consumption

compression

contention

contraction

contraption

contortion

contrition

contusion

convection

convention

conversion

conviction

convulsion

correction

coronet

coronets

corrosion

corsican

countryman

councilman

corundum

corruption

crestfallen

curmudgeon

croatian

crustacean

curmudgeons

cyprian

currently

declension

decision

abandon

defection

deflection

delusion

deduction

depiction

dentition

denizen

depletion

depression

derision

description

detection

destruction

detention

determine

devotion

digression

digestion

diffraction

diffusion

dilution

direction

discretion

discipline

dissection

discussion

dispersion

disruption

dissension

distraction

distortion

disunion

distinction

diversion

division

dominion

dorian

dramatize

dramatist

durante

downtrodden

edition

election

ejection

egyptian

eleven

emblazon

elison

embolden

emulsion

englishman

encryption

enlighten

enliven

equation

erection

erosion

eruption

etruscan

everyone

eviction

exaction

exception

excision

excretion

exclusion

excursion

exemption

exertion

expansion

exhaustion

expulsion

ignition

expression

explosion

extension

extinction

extortion

extraction

extrusion

fabian

fenian

ferryman

feminine

fijian

filtration

formations

fisherman

foramen

forgotten

forbidden

forewoman

formative

fahrenheit

foundation

franciscan

freudian

frenetic

gravamen

frustration

fruition

galleon

fustian

garrison

furniture

gaussian

gentleman

genuine

gestation

gillian

ghanaian

gordian

granado

granados

grandfathers

grandiose

granddaughter

grandmothers

granddaughters

handwoven

granduncle

granduncles

granitic

grandfather

grobian

groundbreaking

guarantee

guaranteed

guardian

guarantees

guaranties

guarantor

guarantors

guaranty

guncotton

halcyon

grandmother

hammerman

harlequin

harmattan

hawaiian

heartbroken

hermitage

heroin

heroine

horatian

halogen

horizon

housebroken

hydrogen

grandnephews

grandnephew

illusion

insertion

impression

in-person

imprison

inaction

implosion

inception

incision

induction

inclusion

incursion

inflation

infection

inflection

infliction

infraction

infusion

injection

infarction

ingestion

injunction

inscription

inhuman

indian

inspection

invasion

invention

instruction

intention

intestine

inversion

intrusion

irishman

italian

ironwood

jacobin

jamaican

javelin

jettison

irian

jovian

julian

keratin

keynesian

korean

kantian

lactation

laotian

laurentian

lanolin

lecithin

lesbian

libyan

median

lumberman

logician

lutheran

malaysian

malayan

magdalen

magician

mandarin

margarine

marian

marinades

marinate

maronite

marinates

masculine

marinade

medallion

medicine

melanin

menhaden

midshipman

regression

misfortune

mistaken

misshapen

misprision

moroccan

myosin

munition

musician

muskmelon

myrmidon

myrmidons

niacin

nevadan

nebraskan

occasion

nitrogen

omission

nonhuman

nobleman

norwegian

nonunion

normative

nubian

objection

nutrition

obsession

obstruction

occlusion

odeon

octillion

oppression

optation

optician

opinion

orient

origin

ottoman

ornately

orion

outspoken

peterman

overdone

oxygen

overman

overrun

parental

paranoid

parentage

parisian

partition

parthian

partisan

parenthood

perversion

patrician

perfection

pentathlon

pelican

perception

percussion

permian

permission

permeates

permeate

perfusion

persuasion

pavilion

petition

physician

phrygian

plantation

policeman

plebeian

pollution

possession

predestine

prediction

porcelain

precision

preclusion

prenatal

premature

position

profession

phoenician

prescription

presumption

progression

primitive

procession

production

profusion

proportion

promotion

promotions

projection

promoters

promoter

propulsion

prostration

protection

proscription

protean

provision

puritan

pyramids

quarantine

quarantines

ramadan

rebellion

reception

redemption

reduction

reflection

recision

regimen

pyramid

rejection

religion

reopen

rendition

resumption

retraction

restriction

rescission

reptilian

reunion

reversion

revision

revulsion

rhodopsin

rifleman

salvation

saccharin

saleswoman

samoan

submersion

scorpion

scythian

submission

seclusion

secretion

sensation

seduction

selection

sedition

serenade

simian

silicon

singleton

skeleton

snapdragon

stagnation

solution

solomon

specimen

starvation

stygian

succession

subversion

subtraction

suburban

mexican

subscription

suggestion

sumatran

suppression

suspicion

suspension

surrounding

surroundings

syrian

taxation

tamarin

tactician

technician

talisman

timberman

thespian

truncation

tornadoes

tornados

tornado

transaction

tradition

transcription

transfusion

translation

transgression

transmission

transition

traumatic

trinity

tuition

turntable

toboggan

superman

surrender

turntables

unbutton

uncertain

uneven

unbroken

unburden

uncommon

unison

uterine

unwritten

urinate

variant

vatican

variants

venetian

veteran

vermilion

verandas

veranda

venison

volition

vitamin

waterman

wesleyan

warranty

warranties

surrenders

zambian

4 syllable words

admiration

aberration

abdication

acclimation

abnegation

abolition

abrogation

absolution

abyssinian

accusation

activation

adaptation

accordion

acquisition

acclamation

affirmation

adoration

adulation

advocation

adrenaline

affectation

aggravation

aggregation

albanian

aldebaran

alabaman

algerian

algonquian

allegation

agitation

allocation

agrarian

alteration

admonition

altercation

augmentation

alternation

american

ammunition

amputation

amphibian

animation

annotation

annexation

appellation

apparition

application

appalachian

apprehension

approbation

arbitration

arabian

arizonan

armageddon

armadillos

armenian

aspiration

aromatic

arthurian

assemblyman

athenian

attribution

assyrian

armadillo

aviation

avocation

backwardation

barbarian

bavarian

cogitation

barometer

barometers

bifurcation

benediction

bohemian

bolivian

businesswoman

calculation

calibration

cancellation

canadian

californian

carcinogen

celebration

centurion

coloration

commendation

commutation

chameleon

compilation

chromatogram

circulation

combination

circumspection

circumvention

circumcision

chromatograms

coalition

collocation

coloradan

coherently

collodion

columbian

comedian

committeeman

compensation

fabrication

comparison

competition

complication

composition

computation

concentration

confirmation

condemnation

condensation

condescension

confiscation

conflagration

congregation

connotation

conjugation

consecration

conservation

consolation

constellation

consternation

consummation

constipation

constitution

consultation

confrontation

contraception

contradiction

contravention

contribution

contrarian

conversation

convocation

copernican

convolution

copenhagen

contemplation

coronation

corp.

corporation

corinthians

correlation

cotyledon

corinthian

coriander

decoration

criterion

culmination

cultivation

crucifixion

crocodilian

custodian

cyclopean

decimation

darwinian

dandelion

ideation

decompression

declaration

deconstruction

dedication

defamation

definition

degradation

dehydration

delegation

demolition

demonstration

deportation

derivation

depravation

depredation

deprivation

dereliction

deposition

desecration

desiccation

desolation

desperation

designation

destination

destitution

detonation

devastation

devolution

devonian

dietitian

dilatation

diminution

diocesan

disaffection

disconnection

disputation

disillusion

disinflation

dislocation

dispensation

disinfection

disposition

dissertation

dissipation

divination

distillation

dissolution

distribution

domination

dominican

dormitories

draconian

dramatically

dormitory

duplication

dromedary

dramaturgy

dramatizes

education

electrician

elevation

elongation

emanation

emigration

embarkation

elocution

emulation

englishwoman

equitation

eritrean

equestrian

erudition

estimation

estonian

eustachian

european

excavation

excitation

evolution

exclamation

execution

exhumation

exhortation

exhalation

exhibition

expectation

expiration

exploitation

exploration

explanation

explication

expedition

exposition

extradition

extrication

comprehension

fascination

fallopian

federation

fermentation

fibrillation

fluoridation

foliation

fluctuation

floridian

ibuprofen

formulation

fragmentation

formidably

fumigation

generation

gastrulation

gargantuan

galilean

gentlewoman

glaciation

germination

graduation

formidable

gorgonian

grammatical

grandiloquent

grandmotherly

granulation

gravitation

gregorian

greco-roman

grandfatherly

guatemalan

habitation

hegelian

hemoglobin

herculean

hesitation

hibernation

himalayan

historian

hypertension

hydrocarbon

hyperion

hungarian

iberian

immigration

illustration

implication

implantation

inspiration

imputation

impregnation

imperfection

indignation

importation

imposition

incantation

incarnation

inclination

incubation

indication

inattention

incrustation

indecision

indentation

indexation

indigestion

indiscretion

inflammation

information

infestation

infiltration

inhalation

innovation

inhibition

inquisition

indonesian

installation

instigation

integration

insurrection

interaction

interception

intercession

interjection

institution

interruption

intersection

intervention

interurban

interwoven

intimation

intermission

interdiction

intonation

insulation

invitation

invocation

inundation

intuition

irritation

introduction

introspection

iteration

isolation

irrigation

jacobean

jordanian

jubilation

iranian

jurisdiction

kindergarten

laceration

lancastrian

legislation

liberation

levitation

leviathan

liberian

lilliputian

liquidation

liquefaction

librarian

litigation

lubrication

locomotion

machination

mammalian

macedonian

maccabean

malformation

manumission

malnutrition

maturation

masturbation

medication

meditation

melanesian

menstruation

miseration

moderation

ministration

minnesotan

misconception

misbegotten

mitigation

misperception

missourian

motivation

modulation

molestation

mortification

moravian

mongolian

occupation

mutilation

napoleon

navigation

newtonian

nestorian

nicaraguan

nomination

nigerian

nonpartisan

obligation

obfuscation

oblivion

observation

obsidian

obstetrician

nonprescription

olympian

noblewoman

octahedron

ohioan

operation

opposition

ordination

orchestration

oriental

oriented

orientals

oscillation

ostentation

ovulation

oxidation

pagination

palpitation

paramedic

parentheses

pagurian

parameter

parameters

paraguayan

paramedics

perspiration

pelagian

permutation

penetration

regulation

penicillin

permutations

meridian

perforation

permeated

perimeters

pavlovian

persecution

perimeter

perturbation

peruvian

overburden

pedestrian

pigmentation

politician

plutonian

population

polyhedron

polynesian

praetorian

preelection

preconception

precondition

predetermine

predilection

preignition

premeditate

premonition

preparation

presentation

preservation

procreation

proclamation

publication

profanation

provocation

prohibition

propagation

proposition

protestation

prosecution

prostitution

protozoan

punctuation

planarian

radiation

readmission

reassertion

reawaken

recantation

reclamation

recreation

pyramidal

reelection

recitation

recollection

recognition

reformation

reconstruction

reexamine

refutation

registration

reinspection

relaxation

repercussion

reparation

renovation

reorient

replication

repetition

reposition

repossession

retardation

reputation

restoration

republican

reproduction

reservation

requisition

respiration

resignation

restitution

resolution

resurrection

revelation

retrocession

retribution

revocation

rhetorician

revolution

rhododendron

rumination

samaritan

saturation

sanitation

satisfaction

segmentation

segregation

self-deception

separation

sectarian

sequestration

serenity

shakespearean

situation

simulation

simonian

siberian

sicilian

subdivision

speculation

stimulation

stipulation

statistician

strangulation

smithsonian

subluxation

substitution

suffocation

superstition

supervision

supposition

superhuman

syndication

syncopation

tabulation

termination

tasmanian

tamoxifen

tarantula

tarantulas

tetrahedron

titillation

surrogation

toleration

transformation

trepidation

transplantation

tribulation

transportation

ulceration

violation

usurpation

visitation

variation

valuation

validation

vacillation

vaccination

utopian

veneration

vegetation

ventilation

valerian

vindication

victorian

watermelon

wagnerian

5 syllable words

abbreviation

abomination

acceleration

academician

accommodation

accumulation

accreditation

adjudication

administration

alienation

alleviation

affiliation

adulteration

aeronautical

agglomeration

alliteration

amelioration

amortization

amalgamation

amplification

annihilation

anticipation

appreciation

appropriation

argumentation

approximation

argentinian

amazonian

articulation

assassination

assimilation

association

attenuation

assemblywoman

augustinian

babylonian

authorization

beethovenian

centralization

brobdingnagian

brutalization

cauterization

capitulation

canonization

carthaginian

carolinian

caledonian

centenarian

certification

authentication

christianization

chromatography

civilization

clarification

coagulation

classification

codification

cohabitation

collaboration

colonization

commemoration

communication

deceleration

conciliation

concatenation

configuration

confederation

confabulation

conglomeration

congratulation

consideration

consolidation

contamination

continuation

cooperation

coordination

corroboration

decapitation

decomposition

desalination

defenestration

degeneration

deification

deliberation

delineation

delicatessen

denomination

denunciation

depopulation

depreciation

dermatologist

dermatologists

dermatology

desegregation

determination

discoloration

discrimination

disembarkation

disinclination

disintegration

dionysian

dissatisfaction

dissemination

dissociation

domestication

dramatization

dramatizations

edification

elaboration

ejaculation

electrocution

elimination

emancipation

elizabethan

enumeration

epicurean

equalization

eradication

equivocation

ethiopian

evaluation

evaporation

evacuation

examination

exaggeration

exacerbation

exasperation

excoriation

exhilaration

exoneration

exfoliation

exoskeleton

expatriation

expropriation

extermination

facilitation

falsification

fertilization

fortification

gasification

glorification

hallucination

gratification

harmonization

hanoverian

hermetically

humiliation

hybridization

hyperinflation

hydrogenation

hyperborean

illumination

imagination

immunization

inauguration

incineration

improvisation

inactivation

incarceration

incrimination

indoctrination

incorporation

infatuation

initiation

inoculation

inhabitation

insemination

insinuation

instrumentation

interpolation

interrogation

interpretation

interconnection

intimidation

intoxication

invalidation

investigation

ionization

irradiation

jeffersonian

legalization

lithuanian

libertarian

magnetization

magnification

manipulation

localization

manifestation

mathematician

maximization

mechanization

maximilian

juxtaposition

justification

misapplication

miscalculation

misapprehension

misinformation

mobilization

mississippian

modernization

modification

mummification

multiplication

negotiation

neapolitan

neutralization

nonintervention

nitroglycerine

nickelodeon

normalization

notification

obliteration

nonsectarian

nullification

orientation

origination

orientations

organization

oregonian

ossification

ornamentation

ornithology

pacification

overproduction

panamanian

parenthetical

participation

parimutuel

pasteurization

patagonian

pennsylvanian

perpetuation

prognostication

peloponnesian

polarization

pomeranian

predestination

precipitation

premeditation

predisposition

proliferation

philadelphian

preoccupation

presupposition

prevarication

procrastination

pronunciation

proletarian

presbyterian

purification

quantification

qualification

pythagorean

ramification

ratification

reaffirmation

recommendation

recombination

recuperation

recrimination

rectification

reforestation

regeneration

refrigeration

reiteration

reintegration

rejuvenation

remuneration

repatriation

renunciation

repudiation

representation

resuscitation

retaliation

reverberation

revaluation

russification

scandinavian

sanctification

sedimentation

simplification

solicitation

sophistication

specialization

specification

sterilization

stratification

subordination

substantiation

synchronization

theologian

thermodynamics

thermodynamic

triangulation

unification

utilization

vaporization

vulgarization

unitarian

verification

veterinarian

vilification

washingtonian

vegetarian

yugoslavian

metropolitan

8 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word cremation

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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