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

acton

action

airman

alban

alan

alman

amman

antler

antlered

antlers

apron

arson

aspen

ashen

asian

carman

atman

austin

bagman

baldwin

bacon

banyan

baston

barton

baron

barren

basin

bargain

bastion

baton

bason

batten

boatman

batton

bayman

beckon

beaten

beacon

bludgeon

belgian

bellman

billman

bellon

begun

billion

billon

bitten

bisson

bison

blacken

blowgun

bollen

bookman

auden

bolden

bordman

brethren

boston

brakeman

boughten

bourbon

bowman

bracken

brazen

bobbin

breton

brighten

briton

bullion

bundle

brogan

broken

bundled

bundles

burton

bushman

button

burden

burman

burdon

cabin

burgeon

caisson

cajun

calvin

canaan

candle

cantle

canton

candles

cantel

cannon

canon

canyon

captain

capstan

caption

carbon

broaden

auction

cauldron

carton

caution

caxton

cayman

chairman

certain

chaplain

chandler

chapman

charon

chessman

chevron

children

chieftain

chicken

chosen

christen

christian

citron

churchman

clinton

cheapen

classman

claxon

coachman

chasten

colon

common

gentles

copeman

corban

cordon

cotton

craftsman

cousin

craven

cowan

crimson

cretin

crewman

crouton

curtain

cushion

cumin

dagan

dagon

dalton

cuban

daman

dampen

damson

deafen

demon

darken

dental

deacon

deaden

deepen

delphian

dentals

desman

devon

dian

diction

doctrine

dobson

dolman

dolphin

draftsman

dungeon

dutchman

drunken

dudgeon

driven

dustman

dragon

dromon

dwindles

earthen

dwindle

eaten

eden

entail

elan

engine

emption

ensign

entails

dozen

ermine

gentian

gentiles

gentle

felon

fallen

faintly

falcon

famine

faction

fantail

faulcon

fatten

fasten

fashion

faustian

fielden

fountain

fibrin

flexion

fiction

firman

flatten

fission

flashgun

footman

fondle

fondly

foreign

foreman

fireman

floren

fortune

freedman

freeman

freshen

fraction

friction

frighten

gammon

freshman

garden

frozen

function

gantlet

gauntlet

gallon

gascon

garron

fusion

foundling

genteel

gentile

klansman

german

georgian

huntsman

gibbon

gilden

given

gladden

glidden

glisten

gluten

golden

gotten

gowan

grandson

graven

grecian

guardsman

griffon

goodman

gudgeon

gorgon

gumption

hangman

hackman

handle

handled

haitian

headsman

headman

handles

handlers

happen

handling

harden

harken

harten

hasten

haven

hausen

handler

hearten

heathen

heaven

hetman

hessian

heron

heighten

hidden

hempen

horseman

houseman

hoten

human

hoven

hymen

hyphen

hyson

ibsen

hogan

homespun

carmine

gently

indulge

kitten

ion

jackman

jetson

jetton

jasmine

jason

jargon

jointly

kirkman

jordan

junction

kansan

kalan

keelson

jorden

kelson

kelvin

kendal

kenyan

kindle

kindling

kindly

knittle

kitchen

laden

lagan

lampron

lengthen

landman

landsman

layman

leaden

landlocked

landlord

landlock

landlords

leaven

latin

ledden

legion

leman

lemon

lentil

lentils

lintel

lightman

lineman

lessen

lighten

lesion

lichen

liken

liman

linden

linemen

lesson

linen

leven

lisbon

listen

lion

liven

mantles

kremlin

locken

luncheon

london

lynden

lopeman

longan

lumen

loosen

loren

m1

lyden

logan

mantel

madden

mangan

mahone

maiden

mantle

mansion

lotion

matron

marchman

marron

lockman

marksman

markman

marlin

marten

martin

mason

margin

martian

mayan

mental

melton

mendel

melon

menthol

mention

milken

million

minion

mignon

minden

mitten

mission

moisten

molten

mullen

mountain

monthly

mormon

morgan

motion

muffin

muslin

mutton

othman

nekton

nation

newsman

ninon

norman

oarsman

notion

omen

often

ocean

onion

open

option

organ

orphan

outdone

oven

packman

oxen

owen

pagan

paean

panton

pardon

parson

pathan

passman

patron

pectin

patten

passion

pavon

outrun

penman

odin

penguin

pension

pigeon

perron

person

persian

pillion

pitman

plantain

pinion

piston

plankton

ponton

platen

platten

pollen

pollan

poison

portion

portman

peon

postman

olden

potion

pressman

prison

proven

quintile

pullen

quaintly

quicken

quintal

rentals

prussian

ration

rayon

reason

raven

reckon

redden

region

rental

question

shrunken

sadden

rerun

resin

saffron

ribbon

ridden

rincon

salmon

riven

rotten

riden

russian

robin

rosin

runnion

salesman

roman

scallion

roundly

rowan

rowen

ruin

rundle

rumen

rosen

saintly

santon

sanction

sandals

sandal

satan

satin

samson

saxon

scandal

scandals

scullion

section

scotsman

scion

seaman

season

seedsman

selden

risen

shindle

semen

session

sequin

sermon

sexton

seven

shaman

shearman

seton

shaken

sharpen

shipman

shogun

shorten

shotgun

ripen

showman

silken

sicken

siphon

siren

smitten

smittle

smarten

slacken

slogan

smoothly

sodden

soften

soldan

spartan

sovereign

sovran

soundly

statesman

spearman

stallman

sportsman

stallion

spokesman

squadron

spoken

solon

stepson

station

steven

stillion

stiffen

stockman

stolen

straighten

strengthen

stricken

sturgeon

suasion

tension

suction

sudden

sullen

summon

swindles

sultan

swindle

sundial

sunken

surgeon

sweeten

swindlers

sylvan

swollen

taken

syphon

talon

striven

tartan

tappen

tarpon

tendon

teston

threaten

thicken

thousand

tighten

tillman

tindal

titan

token

toman

townsman

trillion

toughen

torsion

traction

treason

triton

trodden

trojan

tubman

tungsten

tuscan

turban

undone

until

untold

union

urban

urson

urchin

urine

vandals

vandal

vegan

villain

vision

version

vulcan

watchman

wagon

wanton

waken

warden

warren

weapon

weaken

wheaten

yachtsman

whiten

whitson

windle

woolman

woodman

workman

woman

women

woolen

written

wiccan

wooden

worsen

widen

wizen

woven

yaupon

yeoman

zaman

zion

zircon

3 syllable words

abduction

abdomen

ablation

ablution

abstraction

abortion

abrasion

absorption

abstention

accession

accretion

acumen

addiction

addition

adrian

adhesion

african

admission

adoption

adsorption

aegean

affection

alaskan

albion

aggression

aleutian

albumin

alderman

affliction

alien

allusion

ambition

alsatian

ambrosian

anglican

antelope

anchorman

andean

anyone

appian

apportion

artisan

arian

arkansan

artesian

assassin

ascension

aspersion

aryan

assertion

assumption

attention

attraction

attrition

asuncion

australian

austrian

audition

backgammon

bandolier

awaken

aversion

avian

bandoliers

bandwagon

backwoodsman

bedridden

badminton

bandleader

bandleaders

battalion

bedouin

bedizen

beethoven

beholden

bitumen

biotin

bimodal

brazilian

bondholders

bosnian

bouillon

bondholder

bulletin

bundling

campion

candlelight

cantaloupes

candlestick

cantaloupe

candela

candlesticks

cambrian

capsaicin

cardigan

cation

carrion

castration

cartesian

caucasian

causation

chairwoman

cessation

chairperson

chamberlain

cetacean

chandelier

champion

chandeliers

charlatan

charwoman

chilean

citizen

cistercian

citation

civilian

clarion

clarendon

clergyman

cognition

coercion

cohesion

collagen

collegian

combustion

collision

collusion

collection

committal

commotion

compassion

communion

companion

compulsion

conduction

completion

complexion

commission

concussion

congressman

conception

concession

connection

conclusion

concoction

compression

confection

condition

confession

condolence

conflation

congestion

confucian

confusion

connexion

conjunction

compunction

conscription

contention

construction

consumption

contortion

constriction

contagion

contraction

contraption

contrition

convection

conviction

contusion

conversion

corruption

convention

correction

corrosion

corsican

countryman

creation

cremation

crestfallen

croatian

crustacean

daintily

dalmatian

cyprian

damnation

carnation

detention

decision

declension

induction

deception

deduction

defection

deflection

deletion

delusion

depiction

deflation

depletion

description

derision

desertion

depression

destruction

determine

dictation

devotion

direction

dimension

diffraction

diffusion

digestion

dilation

dilution

digression

discipline

discussion

disruption

dispersion

dissension

dissection

distortion

discretion

distraction

distinction

division

disunion

diversion

enliven

dwindling

downtrodden

donation

dorian

dominion

duration

edition

egyptian

elison

eleven

ejection

elation

election

enlighten

emulsion

embolden

encryption

englishman

emblazon

endlessly

emission

emotion

equation

erosion

erection

eruption

etruscan

everyone

eviction

evasion

exaction

excision

exception

exclusion

excursion

excretion

exemption

exhaustion

exertion

expansion

explosion

expulsion

extortion

extraction

extension

extrusion

extinction

expression

feminine

fenian

genitals

ferryman

genital

fisherman

flirtation

fixation

filtration

fondling

foramen

forbidden

franciscan

forewoman

fijian

foundation

forgotten

flotation

formation

freudian

galleon

frustration

freemason

fustian

fruition

garrison

gaussian

gestation

detection

ghanaian

gillian

gondola

gondolas

gondolier

gondoliers

gordian

gradation

gravamen

grobian

guardian

guncotton

gyration

handlebars

halogen

handlebar

hammerman

handily

halcyon

handwoven

harlequin

hawaiian

heartbroken

heroin

heroine

abandon

inception

horizon

housebroken

hydrogen

hydration

incision

ignition

impassion

imagine

immersion

illusion

implosion

in-person

inaction

imprison

impression

horatian

fabian

inclusion

incursion

indian

indolent

indulgence

indulgent

indulges

infarction

infection

inflation

inflection

infraction

inhuman

infusion

ingestion

infliction

injection

initials

initial

innately

injunction

inspection

inscription

insertion

instruction

intellect

intellects

intention

intestine

intrusion

invasion

inversion

invention

jettison

italian

irishman

irian

jacobin

javelin

jauntily

jamaican

julian

kantian

keratin

keynesian

kindler

jovian

myosin

landholder

landholders

korean

lecithin

laurentian

landlady

laotian

lesbian

libyan

ligation

libration

magdalen

mantilla

logician

lumberman

lutheran

location

malayan

mandarin

magician

malaysian

masculine

marian

margarine

menhaden

lactation

medicine

median

melanin

mentally

mexican

midshipman

minutely

misfortune

migration

misshapen

misprision

mistaken

moroccan

mutation

narration

munition

musician

muskmelon

landholdings

medallion

nemean

nevadan

nitrogen

negation

nobleman

niacin

nonhuman

pantaloon

nonunion

ottoman

nebraskan

nutrition

objection

nubian

obsession

octillion

obstruction

occlusion

notation

occasion

odeon

omission

norwegian

optician

optation

opinion

oppression

oration

origin

orion

pelican

pantaloons

oxygen

overman

overdone

overrun

ovation

parisian

outspoken

parthian

partisan

partition

patrician

pavilion

porcelain

percussion

peterman

petition

perfusion

perfection

permission

permian

persuasion

perversion

phoenician

plantation

perception

policeman

plebeian

pollution

phrygian

physician

position

possession

landholding

precaution

precession

predestine

predation

prediction

presumption

preemption

prescription

pretension

prevention

preclusion

procession

privation

probation

production

projection

profusion

progression

promotion

propulsion

profession

prostration

protean

proportion

proscription

protection

provision

puritan

quotation

ramadan

rebellion

regimen

reaction

recision

reception

recession

reduction

redemption

reflection

regression

rendition

rejection

religion

relation

remission

remodel

precision

reopen

rescission

repression

resection

restriction

resumption

retention

retraction

reunion

rifleman

revulsion

rhodopsin

revision

reversion

rotation

saccharin

scandalize

saleswoman

samoan

salvation

scintilla

scantily

seduction

scythian

seclusion

secession

sedition

scorpion

sedation

secretion

sensation

selection

silicon

skeleton

singleton

simian

snapdragon

solomon

solution

stagnation

starvation

subtraction

submersion

submission

suburban

subscription

tantalize

subversion

succession

superman

suppression

suspension

suspicion

swindler

suggestion

sumatran

tactician

summation

syrian

talisman

tamarin

technician

stygian

temptation

taxation

thespian

timberman

toboggan

transaction

transcription

transfusion

transition

translation

transmission

transgression

tradition

unbroken

unburden

unbutton

uncertain

tuition

uncommon

undulate

unison

undulates

uneven

truncation

unduly

unwritten

uterine

vacation

vatican

venetian

ventilate

vitamin

vermilion

veteran

volition

vibration

vocation

wesleyan

waterman

zambian

4 syllable words

abdication

aberration

abnegation

abolition

absolution

activation

abrogation

acclamation

acclimation

accusation

acquisition

accordion

adaptation

abyssinian

advocation

alabaman

admiration

adrenaline

admonition

adoration

adulation

affectation

aggravation

aggregation

agitation

agrarian

albanian

affirmation

aldebaran

algerian

algonquian

american

allocation

alternation

alteration

altercation

amputation

amphibian

animation

annexation

annotation

anthologies

anthologist

anthologists

anthology

ammunition

assemblyman

appalachian

application

apprehension

approbation

arizonan

apparition

appellation

arabian

arbitration

armageddon

armenian

arthurian

aspiration

allegation

assyrian

attribution

bohemian

augmentation

avocation

aviation

backwardation

barbarian

bavarian

benediction

bifurcation

athenian

bolivian

carcinogen

businesswoman

calculation

cancellation

californian

canadian

calibration

candelabra

candlemaker

celebration

chameleon

circulation

circumcision

circumspection

circumvention

coalition

cogitation

columbian

collocation

collodion

coloration

coloradan

comedian

combination

commendation

compilation

committeeman

comparison

competition

commutation

complication

composition

comprehension

concentration

condemnation

conjugation

condescension

confiscation

condolences

conflagration

confrontation

confirmation

congregation

condensation

connotation

computation

consecration

conservation

consolation

constipation

constitution

consultation

consummation

contemplation

contraception

contradiction

contrarian

contravention

contribution

convocation

convolution

copernican

corinthian

cotyledon

conversation

copenhagen

correlation

corp.

corporation

coronation

constellation

criterion

crocodilian

crucifixion

cyclopean

custodian

cultivation

culmination

dandelions

demolition

consternation

decimation

declaration

decompression

darwinian

dedication

defamation

decoration

degradation

delegation

deformation

dehydration

demarcation

demonstration

deposition

deportation

destination

depravation

depredation

deprivation

dereliction

derivation

desecration

desiccation

designation

desolation

destitution

deconstruction

definition

desperation

detonation

devolution

devastation

devonian

deviation

dietitian

dilatation

diocesan

diminution

disaffection

dissolution

disconnection

disillusion

distillation

disposition

disinfection

disinflation

disputation

dispensation

dislocation

dissertation

dissipation

distribution

divination

estimation

equitation

dominican

duplication

education

elevation

elocution

electrician

elongation

emanation

emulation

englishwoman

embarkation

emigration

domination

equestrian

erudition

eritrean

draconian

estonian

european

evolution

evocation

excavation

exclamation

excitation

execution

exhalation

exhibition

exhumation

exhortation

expectation

expedition

explication

exposition

exploration

explanation

exploitation

federation

extradition

extrication

fabrication

fallopian

fascination

expiration

fermentation

fibrillation

figuration

fluoridation

fluctuation

foliation

generation

formulation

floridian

fumigation

galilean

gastrulation

gargantuan

fragmentation

eustachian

gentility

germination

glaciation

granulation

himalayan

gorgonian

greco-roman

graduation

gravitation

guatemalan

gregorian

historian

habitation

hesitation

herculean

hibernation

hegelian

hemoglobin

hungarian

hypertension

hydrocarbon

hyperion

iberian

ibuprofen

ideation

illustration

immolation

imperfection

imitation

immigration

implantation

implication

imposition

imputation

incantation

inattention

impregnation

importation

incarnation

indecision

incrustation

inclination

praetorian

indication

indigestion

indentation

indexation

indignation

indiscretion

intermission

incubation

indelible

indulgences

indonesian

inflammation

inhalation

infiltration

information

infestation

inhibition

innovation

initialize

initially

inquisition

installation

instigation

inspiration

institution

insulation

integration

insurrection

intelligence

intelligent

interception

interaction

intercession

interdiction

interjection

interruption

interwoven

intolerance

intolerant

intonation

intimation

interurban

introduction

intersection

intervention

introspection

intuition

invocation

invitation

irrigation

isolation

irritation

iteration

jacobean

iranian

jordanian

jubilation

jurisdiction

kindergarten

inundation

indelicate

compensation

lancastrian

napoleon

legislation

leviathan

levitation

litigation

liberation

librarian

liberian

lilliputian

limitation

liquefaction

liquidation

locomotion

maccabean

lubrication

macedonian

malnutrition

mammalian

malformation

maturation

manumission

masturbation

laceration

medication

meditation

mediation

menstruation

melanesian

mentality

meridian

ministration

minnesotan

misbegotten

miseration

machination

mitigation

modulation

missourian

misperception

moderation

molestation

mongolian

mutilation

motivation

mortification

moravian

misconception

navigation

nicaraguan

ontology

nestorian

neonatal

noblewoman

newtonian

nigerian

nomination

nonpartisan

obligation

obfuscation

oblivion

observation

obstetrician

octahedron

occupation

obsidian

olympian

oscillation

opposition

orchestration

operation

ordination

ostentation

nonprescription

palpitation

oxidation

ovulation

overburden

pagurian

pagination

paraguayan

pavlovian

pedestrian

pelagian

penicillin

penetration

ohioan

permutation

perforation

persecution

perturbation

perspiration

peruvian

planarian

population

politician

plutonian

polyhedron

polynesian

pigmentation

predilection

predetermine

precondition

preconception

preelection

preignition

presentation

protozoan

preparation

preservation

premonition

proclamation

procreation

reexamine

prohibition

propagation

prostitution

proposition

prosecution

profanation

protestation

provocation

regulation

punctuation

radiation

realization

recantation

recollection

reassertion

readmission

reawaken

recitation

reclamation

recognition

recreation

reconstruction

reelection

refutation

publication

reformation

registration

reinspection

remedial

relocation

relaxation

renovation

replication

reputation

requisition

repetition

republican

reposition

repossession

reproduction

reservation

resignation

resolution

revelation

restitution

resurrection

restoration

respiration

retribution

retardation

retrocession

reparation

revolution

revocation

rhetorician

rhododendron

satisfaction

repercussion

rumination

sanitation

saturation

samaritan

sectarian

segregation

segmentation

self-deception

sequestration

separation

shakespearean

simulation

sicilian

simonian

situation

smithsonian

speculation

stimulation

statistician

stipulation

tantalizes

strangulation

substitution

syncopation

tabulation

suffocation

supposition

superstition

superhuman

supervision

surrogation

syndication

tamoxifen

tasmanian

tetrahedron

subdivision

termination

subluxation

titillation

toleration

transformation

tribulation

trepidation

transportation

transplantation

ulceration

undulating

undulated

usurpation

utopian

vaccination

vacillation

vegetation

veneration

vandalism

validation

valerian

valuation

variation

ventilator

victorian

vindication

violation

visitation

siberian

wagnerian

watermelon

5 syllable words

abbreviation

academician

abomination

acceleration

accumulation

accreditation

accommodation

adjudication

adulteration

administration

agglomeration

affiliation

amalgamation

alleviation

alliteration

amazonian

assimilation

amelioration

annihilation

amortization

amplification

alienation

anticipation

argentinian

argumentation

appreciation

articulation

approximation

assassination

appropriation

assemblywoman

association

attenuation

augustinian

authentication

babylonian

authorization

beethovenian

brutalization

caledonian

brobdingnagian

canonization

capitulation

cauterization

carolinian

carthaginian

centenarian

centralization

certification

coagulation

christianization

civilization

clarification

classification

cohabitation

codification

collaboration

colonization

commemoration

communication

concatenation

conciliation

confabulation

confederation

configuration

congratulation

conglomeration

consideration

consolidation

contamination

continuation

cooperation

coordination

corroboration

deceleration

defenestration

degeneration

deification

deliberation

delicatessen

delineation

denomination

depopulation

denunciation

depreciation

desalination

decomposition

desegregation

deontology

dionysian

discoloration

discrimination

disembarkation

disinclination

disintegration

dissatisfaction

dissemination

dissociation

determination

domestication

dramatization

edification

epicurean

elizabethan

elimination

elaboration

electrocution

emancipation

ejaculation

equalization

enumeration

eradication

equivocation

ethiopian

exacerbation

exaggeration

exasperation

excoriation

examination

exhilaration

exfoliation

decapitation

exoneration

expatriation

exoskeleton

evaporation

facilitation

extermination

falsification

expropriation

fertilization

fortification

gasification

evaluation

evacuation

glorification

gratification

hanoverian

hallucination

harmonization

hematology

humiliation

hybridization

hyperinflation

hyperborean

hydrogenation

immunization

illumination

imagination

inactivation

improvisation

inauguration

incarceration

incineration

incrimination

incorporation

infatuation

inhabitation

initiation

inoculation

insemination

insinuation

intellectual

intellectuals

intelligently

intelligibly

instrumentation

intelligible

interconnection

interrogation

interpolation

interpretation

intolerable

intoxication

intimidation

investigation

indoctrination

irradiation

invalidation

jeffersonian

justification

juxtaposition

ionization

legalization

libertarian

lithuanian

localization

magnetization

magnification

manipulation

manifestation

maximilian

mathematician

maximization

misapplication

misapprehension

miscalculation

metropolitan

misinformation

mississippian

mobilization

modernization

modification

multiplication

mummification

negotiation

neutralization

nickelodeon

nitroglycerine

nonintervention

nonsectarian

notification

obliteration

nullification

ontological

oregonian

neapolitan

orientation

ornamentation

ossification

origination

organization

normalization

panamanian

overproduction

pacification

participation

patagonian

pasteurization

peloponnesian

pennsylvanian

perpetuation

philadelphian

polarization

pomeranian

mechanization

precipitation

predestination

predisposition

presbyterian

preoccupation

premeditation

presupposition

prevarication

procrastination

proletarian

prognostication

proliferation

pronunciation

pythagorean

purification

ratification

ramification

reaffirmation

rectification

recommendation

recombination

recrimination

recuperation

refrigeration

reforestation

regeneration

qualification

quantification

reintegration

reiteration

remuneration

rejuvenation

renunciation

representation

repudiation

retaliation

resuscitation

revaluation

repatriation

russification

sanctification

scandinavian

sedimentation

reverberation

simplification

specialization

sophistication

solicitation

specification

sterilization

stratification

substantiation

subordination

synchronization

tantalizingly

thanatology

theologian

triangulation

unitarian

unification

utilization

vaporization

vegetarian

verification

vilification

veterinarian

vulgarization

washingtonian

yugoslavian

8 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word gentleman

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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