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2 syllable words

action

acton

airman

alan

alban

alman

amman

apron

ardor

arson

ashen

asian

aspen

bullion

artwork

atman

auction

austin

auden

banyan

bargain

baron

baldwin

bagman

bacon

barren

artworks

barton

bastion

baton

batten

batton

baston

basin

bason

bayman

beacon

bartram

beaten

beckon

belgian

billion

billman

begun

billon

bellman

bertram

bellon

barter

birthrate

boston

bison

bisson

bitten

bludgeon

boatman

blacken

birthrights

bordman

blowgun

boarder

boarders

bobbin

bolden

bordered

boardroom

bollen

bookman

border

boardrooms

borders

brakeman

birthright

boughten

bourbon

bracken

bowman

bratwurst

brazen

brighten

brethren

briton

breton

broaden

breather

breeder

birders

breeders

brogan

broken

birder

birthrates

brother

brothers

burdon

bushman

burman

burton

burgeon

button

cabin

cajun

calvin

caisson

canyon

carbon

caption

canton

captain

burden

cannon

canon

capstan

canaan

carman

carmine

carton

cartridge

carters

carder

cauldron

caution

caxton

cayman

chaplain

chapman

chicken

children

chessman

certain

chairman

chasten

cheapen

chartered

charters

chevron

chieftain

christian

charon

christen

churchman

chosen

citron

charter

chartreuse

clinton

classman

claxon

coachman

colon

carter

common

cotton

copeman

corban

cordon

crimson

craftsman

cousin

craven

cowan

courtyards

courtyard

crater

craters

cretin

crewman

courter

creature

creatures

crouton

cuban

cumin

critters

critter

crowder

cartwright

dalton

dampen

damson

dagan

dagon

daman

darken

deacon

deaden

deafen

darter

deepen

delphian

demon

desman

devon

dian

diction

dobson

doctrine

dolman

dolphin

draftsman

dutchman

dozen

driven

dragon

drunken

dungeon

dudgeon

dromon

dustman

earthen

eaten

eden

elan

earthworms

earthwork

earthworm

gorgon

engine

cushion

emption

ermine

fibrin

ensign

flexion

faction

falcon

fallen

fashion

faustian

fatten

faulcon

fasten

felon

farther

fiction

fireman

flashgun

flatten

fission

fielden

firman

floren

famine

foreman

fortune

foreign

footman

fraction

fountain

frater

friction

freedman

freshman

forthright

freeman

freshen

frighten

fretter

function

furthers

fusion

garden

gascon

gallon

gammon

frozen

garters

garter

garron

gilden

georgian

gibbon

gentian

german

fritter

given

further

glidden

glisten

gladden

gluten

golden

girders

girder

goodman

gotten

gowan

grandson

grecian

graven

grater

graders

grader

griffon

guardrails

guardrail

hackman

harden

gudgeon

guardsman

gumption

haitian

hangman

happen

harken

harders

hardware

harder

harten

hearten

heathen

headman

headsman

hausen

heaven

heighten

heron

hempen

henchman

herder

herders

hidden

hessian

horseman

hetman

homespun

hoten

hogan

houseman

huntsman

hoven

human

hymen

hasten

haven

hyphen

hyson

ibsen

minion

ion

jackman

jargon

jasmine

jetson

jason

jetton

jordan

jorden

kansan

kalan

keelson

kelson

kenyan

kitten

kitchen

kelvin

kirkman

klansman

kremlin

laden

lagan

lampron

junction

landsman

latin

landman

larder

layman

leaden

legion

ledden

leman

lemon

lengthen

lesion

leaven

lessen

lesson

leven

lightman

lighten

lineman

lichen

liman

linden

liken

linemen

lisbon

linen

lion

london

listen

liven

lockman

locken

logan

lynden

mignon

loren

luncheon

lyden

m1

longan

lotion

lopeman

loosen

lumen

madden

mahone

maiden

mansion

mangan

margin

marchman

marlin

marten

markman

marksman

marron

martian

martin

matron

mason

martyrs

martyr

mayan

melon

melton

mention

million

milken

minden

curtain

mission

moisten

molten

mormon

morgan

mitten

mortars

mortar

motion

mullen

mountain

mutton

muslin

murdered

nation

murders

murder

nekton

muffin

ninon

newsman

norman

northern

norther

northward

notion

nurtures

nurture

oarsman

ocean

onion

odin

organ

often

olden

omen

othman

option

outrun

orphan

open

ordered

orders

order

outdone

oven

oxen

owen

paean

packman

pagan

panton

pardon

parson

patron

pathan

patten

passion

partridge

passman

pavon

pectin

pillion

peon

penman

pension

penguin

perron

persian

person

perturbed

perturbs

perturb

pinion

piston

pigeon

pitman

platen

platten

plantain

poison

pollan

pollen

plankton

portion

portman

portrait

ponton

portraits

portray

porters

porter

postman

potion

praetor

prater

pressman

prison

protract

protrude

proven

prussian

pullen

quicken

question

quarters

portrays

quarter

ration

raven

rayon

reason

reckon

redden

region

rerun

resin

ribbon

ridden

riden

rincon

ripen

risen

riven

robin

rosin

roman

rosen

rotten

rowan

rowen

rumen

ruin

runnion

saffron

salesman

russian

sadden

salmon

samson

santon

sanction

satan

satin

saxon

scallion

scion

scotsman

scullion

shorten

seaman

season

shotgun

section

seedsman

selden

semen

sermon

session

seton

seven

sharpen

shearman

shipman

shaken

shaman

sexton

shogun

shrunken

showman

sequin

silken

sicken

siphon

siren

smitten

smarten

slacken

sodden

slogan

soften

soldan

spearman

sovereign

sovran

spartan

solon

sorters

sorter

squadron

stallion

sportsman

stallman

spokesman

statesman

station

stiffen

stillion

stepson

stockman

steven

spoken

stolen

straighten

strengthen

stricken

striven

sturgeon

suasion

suction

sunken

sudden

sullen

summon

sultan

sweeten

surgeon

swollen

sylvan

syphon

taken

tarpon

talon

tappen

tartan

tartars

tartar

tendon

tension

tighten

thicken

thousand

threaten

teston

tillman

titan

torsion

token

toman

torture

tortures

toughen

traction

townsman

traitors

traitor

traders

trader

treason

treater

trillion

triton

trodden

trojan

trotter

tubman

tuscan

turban

tungsten

undone

union

yachtsman

urban

urson

urchin

urine

vegan

version

villain

vision

vulcan

wagon

waken

warden

watchman

warren

treaters

wanton

wardrobe

wardrobes

women

woodman

woolman

weaken

whiten

wheaten

wiccan

widen

wizen

whitson

weapon

woman

wooden

woolen

warder

worsen

workman

warders

woven

writer

writers

written

yaupon

yeoman

zaman

zion

zircon

3 syllable words

abortion

abrasion

abduction

abdomen

ablation

absorption

ablution

abstention

accretion

accession

abstraction

addiction

addition

adhesion

admission

aegean

adoption

adrian

adsorption

affection

affliction

african

aggression

alaskan

acumen

albion

alien

alderman

aleutian

allusion

ambition

ambrosian

alsatian

anchorman

anyone

albumin

andean

appian

apportion

arian

arkansan

anglican

artesian

arteries

artery

arthropod

arthropods

zambian

artisan

aryan

aspersion

ascension

assassin

attention

assertion

assumption

asuncion

attraction

attrition

austrian

audition

avian

australian

aversion

bedizen

awaken

badminton

backwoodsman

bandwagon

battalion

backgammon

bedridden

bedouin

beholden

benjamin

biotin

beethoven

bitumen

bosnian

bouillon

brazilian

bulletin

brotherly

brotherhood

cambrian

campion

commotion

capsaicin

completion

carrion

cartesian

carnation

cartridges

catalan

cation

caucasian

causation

champion

cardigan

chamberlain

cetacean

cessation

civilian

chilean

clarion

chairperson

charwoman

charterhouse

chairwoman

charlatan

citation

cinnamon

cistercian

citizen

clergyman

clarendon

conception

concession

collegian

collision

cognition

collagen

cohesion

collusion

collection

coercion

commission

companion

communion

compression

compassion

combustion

complexion

compulsion

compunction

castration

concussion

condition

confession

conduction

confection

contagion

confucian

confusion

conflation

congestion

congressman

conscription

connection

connexion

concoction

constriction

construction

conjunction

consumption

contention

contortion

councilman

contraction

contraption

contrition

conviction

contusion

conversion

convection

convention

corruption

convulsion

correction

corridors

corridor

corduroy

corrosion

corsican

countryman

courtiers

creation

conclusion

courtier

crestfallen

cremation

creators

creator

crustacean

croatian

curator

emission

abandon

cyprian

dalmatian

damnation

decision

deception

declension

delusion

deflation

deduction

defection

deflection

deletion

depiction

depletion

dentition

denizen

depression

derision

desertion

determine

detection

detention

destruction

description

devotion

dictation

diffraction

diffusion

digression

digestion

dilation

dilution

dimension

direction

discipline

discretion

discussion

dispersion

disruption

dissection

diversion

distinction

dissension

distortion

disunion

distraction

division

dominion

dorian

downtrodden

donation

elison

duration

edition

egyptian

ejection

elation

election

eleven

emblazon

embolden

gordian

emotion

encryption

englishman

emulsion

equation

erection

eritreans

erosion

etruscan

enlighten

eruption

enliven

everyone

eviction

evasion

exaction

excision

excretion

exception

exclusion

excursion

exertion

exemption

exhaustion

fabian

expansion

explosion

expression

extinction

extension

extortion

extraction

expulsion

extrusion

ferryman

fenian

feminine

fijian

filtration

fixation

flirtation

fisherman

flotation

fratricides

franciscan

forbidden

formation

forewoman

foramen

forgotten

fortresses

foundation

fraternal

freudian

freemason

fratricide

garrison

frustration

furtherance

fruition

furthermore

fustian

fraternize

gillian

galleon

gaussian

gentleman

ghanaian

genuine

gestation

gravamen

guardian

grobian

gridiron

gyration

guncotton

hairdresser

halcyon

hammerman

halogen

handwoven

hairdressers

hairdressing

hardworking

harlequin

hawaiian

heartbroken

heroin

heroine

hydration

housebroken

horizon

horatian

hydrogen

ignition

illusion

imagine

immersion

impassion

implosion

imprison

impression

in-person

indian

inaction

incision

migration

incursion

inception

inclusion

inflation

infarction

induction

infection

inflection

infliction

infusion

inhuman

infraction

ingestion

injection

injunction

insertion

inscription

instruction

inspection

intention

intestine

inversion

gradation

invasion

intrusion

invention

irishman

italian

jacobin

jettison

javelin

jamaican

jovian

julian

kantian

keynesian

keratin

korean

lactation

lanolin

laotian

laurentian

lesbian

lecithin

libyan

libration

ligation

lutheran

logician

lumberman

location

magdalen

magician

malayan

malaysian

mandarin

marian

marauder

marauders

margarine

martyrdom

masculine

median

medallion

medicine

melanin

menhaden

mexican

midshipman

misprision

misfortune

misshapen

mistaken

nemean

moroccan

munition

musician

narration

mutation

muskmelon

narrator

murderer

narrators

nebraskan

negation

myosin

nitrogen

nevadan

nobleman

niacin

murderers

nonunion

norwegian

nonhuman

northerner

northerners

northerly

northernmost

northwardly

nubian

nutrition

obsession

obstruction

occasion

occlusion

objection

opinion

optation

notation

ottoman

omission

optician

odeon

oppression

oration

ordering

orderly

orion

orator

origin

orators

outspoken

ovation

overdone

overman

overrun

oxygen

parisian

pavilion

parthian

partisan

partition

patrician

partridges

pelican

physician

permission

pentathlon

permian

perception

perfection

perfusion

percussion

phoenician

petition

peterman

phrygian

persuasion

perversion

position

plebeian

policeman

plantation

pollution

portrayal

porcelain

portrayals

possession

precaution

precession

precision

predestine

predation

preclusion

prediction

preemption

prescription

presumption

pretension

prevention

privation

production

profusion

progression

procession

profession

projection

provision

promotion

protection

prostration

protean

proportion

proscription

propulsion

prothorax

protracted

probation

prudery

puritan

quarterback

quarterbacks

quarterly

ramadan

quotation

reaction

recision

rebellion

recession

reception

reduction

redemption

reflection

regression

regimen

rejection

remission

religion

rendition

reopen

reorder

repression

reptilian

restriction

retention

rescission

resection

resumption

reunion

retraction

reversion

revision

revulsion

rhodopsin

rifleman

scorpion

rotation

saccharin

saleswoman

samoan

salvation

scythian

secretion

secession

seclusion

sedation

sedition

seduction

selection

sensation

simian

silicon

singleton

snapdragon

skeleton

solomon

solution

stygian

specimen

starvation

stagnation

submission

suburban

subscription

submersion

subversion

subtraction

relation

succession

sumatran

summation

suggestion

superman

suspicion

suppression

suspension

talisman

tactician

tamarin

technician

taxation

temptation

tertiary

thespian

timberman

toboggan

torturer

torturers

tradition

transcription

transaction

transition

transfusion

transgression

transmission

translation

truncation

tuition

unbroken

unburden

uncommon

unbutton

uncertain

uneven

vatican

unwritten

urethra

uterine

vacation

unison

venetian

venison

vitamin

vermilion

vibration

veteran

volition

vocation

waterman

wesleyan

curators

4 syllable words

abdication

activation

abolition

abrogation

aberration

abnegation

absolution

abyssinian

acclamation

acclimation

accusation

accordion

acquisition

agrarian

adaptation

admiration

admonition

adrenaline

adoration

adulation

affectation

affirmation

advocation

alabaman

aggravation

aggregation

agitation

albanian

aldebaran

algonquian

allegation

altercation

alternation

amphibian

alteration

allocation

american

ammunition

amputation

annotation

apparition

appalachian

appellation

application

arbitration

arabian

apprehension

approbation

arizonan

armageddon

armenian

animation

annexation

aspiration

athenian

attribution

augmentation

aviation

avocation

barbarian

backwardation

assemblyman

benediction

bifurcation

bolivian

bohemian

brother-in-law

businesswoman

californian

calibration

calculation

canadian

cancellation

carcinogen

computation

celebration

centurion

chameleon

circumcision

circumvention

circulation

circumspection

cogitation

collodion

coalition

collocation

columbian

coloration

commutation

comedian

comparison

committeeman

competition

coloradan

comprehension

compilation

complication

composition

contrarian

combination

concentration

commendation

compensation

cotyledon

condensation

conflagration

condescension

confirmation

confiscation

congregation

condemnation

confrontation

consecration

connotation

conservation

consolation

conjugation

constellation

constipation

consternation

constitution

consultation

consummation

contemplation

contradiction

contraception

contravention

contribution

conversation

convocation

convolution

corinthian

copernican

corp.

corporation

correlation

copenhagen

coronation

cultivation

crocodilian

crucifixion

culmination

cyclopean

dietitian

custodian

dandelion

darwinian

decimation

declaration

decompression

degradation

dedication

defamation

decoration

definition

deformation

dehydration

deconstruction

delegation

demarcation

deposition

demonstration

deportation

dereliction

depravation

depredation

deprivation

demolition

desecration

derivation

desiccation

desolation

designation

destitution

desperation

destination

devonian

deviation

devastation

devolution

detonation

dilatation

diminution

diocesan

dissipation

disaffection

disconnection

disillusion

disposition

disinfection

disputation

dispensation

distillation

disinflation

dissertation

dissolution

dislocation

distribution

divination

dominican

draconian

domination

duplication

education

electrician

elevation

elocution

elongation

emanation

embarkation

emigration

fibrillation

englishwoman

equestrian

equitation

eritrea

eritrean

estonian

estimation

erudition

european

eustachian

evocation

excitation

excavation

exclamation

exhibition

exhortation

execution

exhalation

fabrication

evolution

fallopian

extrication

emulation

exposition

expedition

exploitation

expiration

explication

extradition

expectation

fluctuation

exploration

federation

explanation

exhumation

figuration

foliation

formulation

fragmentation

fascination

fraternities

fermentation

fluoridation

fraternity

fumigation

galilean

gargantuan

gastrulation

gentlewoman

generation

germination

glaciation

gorgonian

gravitation

gregorian

graduation

granulation

greco-roman

guatemalan

habitation

hungarian

hegelian

historian

hemoglobin

herculean

hesitation

hibernation

himalayan

hydrocarbon

hypertension

ideation

ibuprofen

illustration

imitation

immigration

immolation

imposition

impregnation

imperfection

implication

importation

implantation

imputation

indecision

inattention

indignation

incantation

incarnation

incubation

inclination

interdiction

indexation

indentation

indigestion

indiscretion

indication

infiltration

indonesian

inflammation

infestation

information

inhibition

inhalation

innovation

integration

installation

inspiration

inquisition

instigation

insulation

insurrection

institution

interaction

interception

intercession

interjection

intermission

intimation

invitation

interruption

intervention

interwoven

intonation

intuition

introspection

inundation

introduction

invocation

iranian

isolation

irritation

irrigation

iteration

jacobean

levitation

jordanian

jubilation

jurisdiction

kindergarten

laceration

lancastrian

legislation

leviathan

liberation

limitation

lilliputian

liquefaction

liquidation

litigation

maccabean

locomotion

lubrication

macedonian

machination

malformation

malnutrition

mammalian

manumission

masturbation

maturation

mediation

meditation

medication

melanesian

meridian

menstruation

intersection

interurban

miseration

minnesotan

misperception

misbegotten

misconception

mitigation

mongolian

moderation

modulation

molestation

moravian

mortification

mortuary

motivation

mutilation

newtonian

napoleon

nestorian

navigation

nicaraguan

noblewoman

nomination

nonpartisan

nonprescription

obsidian

oblivion

obligation

observation

octahedron

obstetrician

obfuscation

occupation

operation

olympian

opposition

ohioan

oratory

ordination

oscillation

ostentation

orchestration

overburden

oxidation

ovulation

pagurian

palpitation

pagination

paraguayan

pavlovian

pedestrian

pelagian

incrustation

penicillin

perforation

permutation

persecution

perturbation

perturbations

perspiration

peruvian

penetration

polynesian

plutonian

politician

polyhedron

pigmentation

porterages

population

predetermine

precondition

preconception

predilection

pretoria

preelection

preignition

premonition

preparation

preservation

presentation

prohibition

procreation

proclamation

profanation

protozoan

prostitution

protestation

proposition

prosecution

propagation

publication

provocation

punctuation

ministration

radiation

quartermaster

realization

readmission

recitation

recognition

reawaken

reassertion

recantation

recreation

reelection

reclamation

reconstruction

reexamine

registration

recollection

refutation

reformation

reinspection

regulation

repetition

relocation

renovation

relaxation

reparation

repercussion

reposition

replication

repossession

requisition

retardation

reproduction

reputation

restitution

restoration

resignation

reservation

resolution

respiration

resurrection

republican

retribution

retrocession

revelation

rhetorician

rhododendron

revolution

rumination

samaritan

sartorial

sanitation

satisfaction

saturation

revocation

sectarian

segregation

segmentation

self-deception

sicilian

shakespearean

separation

sequestration

simonian

simulation

smithsonian

situation

statistician

stimulation

stipulation

strangulation

speculation

subdivision

substitution

suffocation

superhuman

superstition

supposition

supervision

surrogation

syndication

syncopation

tabulation

tamoxifen

tasmanian

termination

territories

territory

tetrahedron

titillation

toleration

transformation

transplantation

transportation

trepidation

tribulation

ulceration

usurpation

utopian

vacillation

vaccination

valuation

variation

validation

vegetation

veneration

victorian

ventilation

visitation

vindication

violation

wagnerian

watermelon

subluxation

5 syllable words

abbreviation

abomination

academician

accumulation

accreditation

acceleration

accommodation

administration

adjudication

affiliation

adulteration

agglomeration

alienation

alleviation

alliteration

amalgamation

amazonian

amelioration

amortization

amplification

anticipation

annihilation

argentinian

appropriation

appreciation

approximation

argumentation

articulation

assimilation

attenuation

association

assemblywoman

augustinian

authentication

authorization

babylonian

assassination

beethovenian

brobdingnagian

brutalization

caledonian

capitulation

carthaginian

carolinian

cauterization

centenarian

centralization

certification

christianization

civilization

clarification

commemoration

classification

cohabitation

collaboration

coagulation

codification

communication

canonization

concatenation

colonization

conciliation

configuration

confabulation

confederation

conglomeration

congratulation

consideration

consolidation

continuation

corroboration

coordination

cooperation

contamination

curatorial

decapitation

deceleration

decomposition

degeneration

defenestration

deliberation

delineation

delicatessen

deification

depopulation

denomination

denunciation

depreciation

desalination

desegregation

determination

discoloration

disembarkation

discrimination

disintegration

dissatisfaction

disinclination

dissociation

dissemination

domestication

dramatization

elizabethan

edification

ejaculation

elaboration

electrocution

elimination

emancipation

epicurean

equalization

enumeration

equivocation

eradication

ethiopian

exacerbation

exaggeration

evaluation

evaporation

excoriation

exhilaration

exfoliation

exoneration

expatriation

evacuation

extermination

expropriation

facilitation

examination

fertilization

exasperation

exoskeleton

falsification

fortification

gasification

glorification

gratification

hanoverian

hallucination

harmonization

hyperborean

hybridization

humiliation

hydrogenation

hyperinflation

illumination

imagination

immunization

improvisation

inactivation

incineration

inauguration

incarceration

incorporation

interpolation

initiation

infatuation

inhabitation

inoculation

insinuation

instrumentation

insemination

interconnection

indoctrination

interpretation

interrogation

intimidation

intoxication

invalidation

investigation

ionization

irradiation

irretrievably

jeffersonian

justification

juxtaposition

legalization

libertarian

lithuanian

localization

magnetization

magnification

manipulation

manifestation

mathematician

maximilian

maximization

mechanization

metropolitan

incrimination

misinformation

misapprehension

misapplication

miscalculation

mississippian

moratoria

moratorium

mobilization

modernization

modification

moratoriums

multiplication

mummification

neapolitan

negotiation

nickelodeon

nitroglycerine

neutralization

nonintervention

nonsectarian

normalization

notification

nullification

obliteration

oregonian

oratorio

orientation

origination

organization

ornamentation

oratorical

ossification

overproduction

panamanian

pacification

participation

patagonian

pasteurization

pennsylvanian

perpetuation

philadelphian

polarization

pomeranian

peloponnesian

precipitation

predestination

premeditation

preoccupation

presbyterian

predisposition

presupposition

prevarication

proletarian

proliferation

prognostication

procrastination

pythagorean

pronunciation

purification

reiteration

quantification

reaffirmation

ratification

recombination

ramification

qualification

reintegration

recrimination

recuperation

rectification

refrigeration

regeneration

reforestation

recommendation

repatriation

remuneration

renunciation

representation

retaliation

resuscitation

repudiation

revaluation

reverberation

russification

sanctification

scandinavian

sedimentation

simplification

solicitation

sophistication

specialization

stratification

specification

sterilization

substantiation

subordination

synchronization

territorial

theologian

triangulation

unification

unitarian

vegetarian

vaporization

utilization

veterinarian

verification

vilification

vulgarization

washingtonian

yugoslavian

rejuvenation

8 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word criterion

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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