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1 syllable words
2 syllable words

action

acton

airman

alban

alan

alman

amman

apron

arson

ashen

aspen

austin

auction

asian

auden

atman

bacon

bagman

basin

banyan

baldwin

bargain

baron

barren

barton

bason

bastion

baston

bayman

baton

batten

batton

beacon

beaten

beckon

bison

bellman

billion

billman

belgian

begun

bellon

billon

bisson

bitten

boatman

bolden

blowgun

boston

bordman

bookman

bobbin

bollen

bludgeon

boughten

brogan

broaden

brakeman

brethren

broken

bourbon

bracken

brazen

breton

brighten

briton

bullion

blacken

burden

burdon

burgeon

burman

button

caisson

cabin

cajun

crewman

canaan

cannon

canon

calvin

canton

canyon

dampen

capstan

captain

caption

carbon

carman

carmine

carton

caxton

cayman

cauldron

caution

chairman

certain

chosen

chasten

chessman

christian

children

chaplain

colon

cheapen

chapman

chevron

chicken

chieftain

charon

christen

classman

coachman

claxon

citron

churchman

clinton

common

concave

concept

conceive

concepts

copeman

burton

corban

cordon

cotton

craftsman

cowan

cousin

craven

cretin

crimson

bushman

damson

cumin

crouton

cuban

cushion

curtain

daman

dalton

darken

dagan

dagon

camshaft

deacon

camshafts

deaden

deepen

delphian

demon

ensign

desman

devon

dian

diction

dragon

dobson

doctrine

dolman

dolphin

draftsman

drunken

dozen

driven

dudgeon

dungeon

dustman

dutchman

eaten

eden

earthen

elan

emption

engine

faulcon

ermine

faustian

gumption

famine

fasten

faction

falcon

fallen

fashion

fatten

felon

fiction

flashgun

flexion

firman

fission

fibrin

fireman

flatten

floren

frozen

foreman

fortune

foreign

footman

fountain

fraction

golden

friction

freeman

gluten

freshen

freedman

freshman

frighten

function

fusion

gallon

gammon

garden

gascon

gentian

garron

gemsbok

georgian

german

glisten

gilden

gibbon

given

gladden

glidden

gorgon

grandson

goodman

gowan

gotten

grecian

fielden

graven

griffon

haitian

hackman

gudgeon

guardsman

hangman

happen

harden

harken

harten

hasten

hausen

headman

hearten

haven

headsman

heathen

heaven

heighten

hempen

hetman

hogan

hessian

heron

hidden

henchman

henceforth

horseman

houseman

hoten

hoven

human

hunchback

huntsman

ibsen

hymen

hyphen

hyson

deafen

inspect

inspects

inspire

inspires

ion

jackman

jargon

jetson

jordan

jorden

jason

jasmine

jetton

junction

keelson

kelson

kansan

kelvin

kenyan

kalan

landsman

kingbird

kingship

kremlin

kitten

laden

lagan

klansman

landman

kitchen

kneecaps

kneecap

knockoff

lampron

knockoffs

layman

leman

lemon

lessen

lesson

kirkman

latin

leaden

leaven

ledden

lengthen

legion

lesion

leven

kingbirds

kinship

lightman

lichen

lighten

liken

liman

linchpin

linden

lineman

linemen

linen

lion

linkup

linkups

lisbon

listen

lotion

liven

logan

longspurs

lockman

longan

longspur

locken

longbow

loosen

lopeman

loren

lumen

london

luncheon

m1

madden

mason

lynden

lyden

maiden

mahone

mansion

marksman

mangan

marchman

markman

martian

margin

marlin

marten

marron

martin

matron

lungfish

mayan

melon

melton

mention

mignon

milken

million

minden

minion

mission

mitten

moisten

molten

morgan

mormon

motion

mountain

mullen

newsman

muffin

muslin

nation

nekton

mutton

ocean

norman

notion

oarsman

often

olden

odin

ninon

onion

option

organ

owen

orphan

outdone

outrun

othman

oven

oxen

packman

panton

pardon

pagan

paean

parson

passman

passion

patron

pathan

pectin

patten

pavon

portion

pension

penman

peon

penguin

pensive

perron

persian

person

piston

pillion

pinion

pitman

ping-pong

pigeon

plankton

portman

plantain

platten

poison

platen

pollan

pollen

ponton

postman

potion

pressman

prison

ration

question

proven

prussian

pullen

quicken

raven

rayon

reason

reckon

zircon

redden

region

samson

rumen

rowan

rerun

rowen

resin

ribbon

ridden

riden

rosin

rosen

ripen

rincon

risen

riven

robin

rotten

salmon

ruin

spoken

runnion

saffron

sadden

salesman

russian

santon

satan

satin

saxon

scallion

scotsman

seaman

scullion

season

scion

section

seedsman

selden

semen

sermon

sequin

session

seton

seven

sexton

sharpen

shogun

shorten

shaman

shearman

shipman

shotgun

shrunken

shaken

sanction

slogan

soldan

solon

silken

smarten

sicken

siren

slacken

smitten

sodden

soften

sovereign

sovran

spartan

spearman

siphon

stolen

sportsman

squadron

statesman

stallman

station

stallion

stepson

stillion

stockman

steven

stiffen

straighten

suction

stricken

striven

strengthen

sturgeon

suasion

sudden

swollen

summon

sultan

sullen

sunken

surgeon

sweeten

sylvan

token

taken

talon

syphon

tarpon

teston

tension

tappen

tartan

tendon

thankful

thousand

tillman

thicken

threaten

tighten

titan

thenceforth

torsion

toughen

trodden

traction

townsman

townships

trojan

treason

trillion

triton

tubman

tungsten

tuscan

township

turban

undone

union

urson

urban

urchin

urine

woven

warden

warren

version

vengeful

villain

yaupon

vulcan

vision

wanton

wagon

waken

whitson

weapon

worsen

watchman

weaken

wheaten

whiten

woolman

wiccan

woman

women

woodman

wizen

wooden

woolen

workman

widen

written

yachtsman

vegan

zaman

zion

townsfolk

3 syllable words

abdomen

abortion

ablation

ablution

abrasion

abduction

absorption

abstention

accession

accretion

abstraction

admission

addition

acumen

addiction

adoption

adhesion

adrian

adsorption

african

aegean

affection

affliction

aggression

alaskan

albion

aleutian

alien

alderman

albumin

alsatian

ambition

ambrosian

allusion

andean

anglican

anchorman

angevine

anchovies

anchovy

apportion

appian

anyone

arian

aryan

artisan

artesian

arkansan

ascension

aspersion

assassin

assertion

austrian

assumption

attention

awaken

australian

audition

badminton

attrition

avian

aversion

backgammon

asuncion

backwoodsman

attraction

bandwagon

bankable

bedizen

bedouin

battalion

bedridden

beholden

beethoven

biotin

benjamin

bitumen

bosnian

bouillon

brazilian

bulletin

cambrian

abandon

croatian

capsaicin

carrion

cardigan

carnation

cartesian

castration

catalan

caucasian

causation

cation

cessation

cetacean

chairperson

chamberlain

champion

changeable

changeover

charwoman

charlatan

chilean

cistercian

citation

coercion

chairwoman

cinnamon

cohesion

citizen

clarion

clergyman

clarendon

civilian

collagen

cognition

collection

collegian

collision

collusion

changeovers

commission

combustion

commotion

compassion

communion

companion

completion

complexion

compression

compulsion

compunction

conception

conceptions

concession

concoction

conclusion

concubine

concubines

concussion

condition

confession

conduction

confection

confucian

conflation

confusion

congestion

correction

connection

connexion

contagion

corrosion

corsican

councilman

conspire

constriction

construction

consumption

contortion

contention

contraction

contraption

contrition

conversion

convection

convention

conviction

convulsion

contusion

congressman

corruption

conjunction

conscription

countryman

creation

cremation

crestfallen

campion

crustacean

dalmatian

damnation

cyprian

precaution

deception

decision

deduction

declension

defection

deletion

denizen

deflation

deflection

delusion

dentition

depiction

depletion

discipline

depression

derision

desertion

detection

description

destruction

detention

devotion

determine

dictation

dimension

digestion

dilation

dilution

digression

diffraction

diffusion

direction

enlighten

dispersion

discussion

dissection

dissension

distinction

distortion

diversion

division

disunion

dominion

distraction

donation

dorian

disruption

discretion

downtrodden

elation

duration

edition

egyptian

ejection

election

eleven

elison

emblazon

embolden

emission

emotion

emulsion

encryption

englishman

enliven

equation

erosion

erection

eruption

etruscan

grobian

evasion

exaction

exception

excision

excursion

eviction

exclusion

excretion

exemption

everyone

exertion

exhaustion

expression

expansion

explosion

expulsion

extortion

extraction

extinction

extrusion

fabian

fanciful

extension

fenian

feminine

ferryman

fixation

fijian

filtration

fisherman

flotation

flirtation

fruition

formation

forbidden

forewoman

forgotten

foramen

foundation

freudian

freemason

gordian

franciscan

fustian

galleon

gamekeeper

gamekeepers

gaussian

garrison

gentleman

ghanaian

gillian

gestation

genuine

frustration

gradation

gravamen

halcyon

guardian

gyration

guncotton

hammerman

halogen

handwoven

harlequin

hangovers

hawaiian

heartbroken

hemisphere

heroine

heroin

horatian

horizon

housebroken

hydration

hydrogen

ignition

illusion

imagine

immersion

impassion

implosion

imprison

impression

in-person

inaction

inception

incision

inclusion

incubate

indian

incursion

incubates

inflection

ingestion

induction

infection

infarction

infliction

inflation

infraction

infusion

inhuman

insipid

inscription

injection

innkeepers

injunction

innkeeper

insertion

inspection

inspections

inspector

inspectors

inspiring

inspired

instruction

median

intention

medallion

intestine

intrusion

lesbian

invasion

inversion

invention

irian

italian

irishman

jacobin

jovian

jamaican

javelin

jettison

julian

kantian

keratin

keynesian

lactation

korean

lanolin

laotian

laurentian

lecithin

medicine

kingfisher

kingfishers

libration

libyan

ligation

logician

location

lumberman

lutheran

magdalen

magician

malaysian

malayan

mandarin

marian

margarine

masculine

melanin

reopen

mexican

midshipman

migration

minesweepers

minesweeper

misshapen

mistaken

misfortune

misprision

moroccan

munition

musician

nevadan

muskmelon

nemean

mutation

myosin

nebraskan

narration

negation

niacin

nobleman

notation

nitrogen

nonunion

nonhuman

norwegian

nubian

nutrition

obsession

occasion

objection

obstruction

occlusion

odeon

octillion

omission

oppression

optation

opinion

optician

overdone

oration

overrun

orion

outspoken

origin

ottoman

ovation

overman

oxygen

parisian

parthian

partisan

partition

patrician

pavilion

pelican

permian

perception

percussion

perfection

perfusion

permission

pentathlon

porcelain

perversion

petition

persuasion

peterman

phoenician

physician

phrygian

plantation

policeman

plebeian

pollution

position

possession

probation

precession

protean

precision

quotation

predestine

predation

prediction

prescription

preemption

presumption

pretension

prevention

privation

reception

procession

profession

production

ramadan

reaction

promotion

progression

projection

proportion

proscription

protection

prostration

propulsion

provision

puritan

recession

profusion

recision

rebellion

preclusion

hangover

redemption

reduction

reflection

regression

remission

reinspect

regimen

relation

religion

rendition

repression

reptilian

rejection

rescission

reunion

resumption

retention

retraction

restriction

rotation

reversion

revision

rhodopsin

revulsion

rifleman

resection

saccharin

saleswoman

salvation

samoan

scorpion

scythian

secession

secretion

seclusion

sedation

sedition

seduction

selection

sensation

sensible

sensibly

silicon

simian

skeleton

snapdragon

singleton

solution

solomon

specimen

menhaden

stagnation

starvation

submission

stygian

submersion

suburban

subscription

subtraction

subversion

succession

sumatran

summation

suggestion

suspicion

superman

suspension

suppression

tamarin

talisman

syrian

tactician

syncopal

syncope

technician

syncopate

tangible

taxation

temptation

toboggan

thespian

timberman

thanksgiving

tangibles

townspeople

tradition

transcription

transition

transfusion

transaction

translation

transgression

transmission

tuition

truncation

unburden

unbutton

unbroken

uncertain

uncivil

uncouple

uncommon

uncover

uncovers

unison

uneven

unsparing

unwritten

uterine

vacation

vatican

vermilion

venison

venetian

veteran

vibration

volition

vocation

vitamin

waterman

wesleyan

zambian

4 syllable words

aberration

abolition

abdication

abnegation

abrogation

absolution

abyssinian

accordion

acclamation

acclimation

accusation

acquisition

admiration

adoration

adaptation

admonition

adrenaline

affirmation

adulation

activation

advocation

affectation

aggravation

aggregation

agitation

agrarian

albanian

aldebaran

algerian

algonquian

allegation

alteration

alternation

allocation

altercation

american

amicable

amicably

amphibian

animation

alabaman

amputation

ammunition

annexation

annotation

apparition

application

approbation

appalachian

appellation

apprehension

arabian

arbitration

armenian

arizonan

armageddon

arthurian

aspiration

assemblyman

athenian

assyrian

aviation

backwardation

augmentation

avocation

barbarian

attribution

bavarian

bifurcation

benediction

bolivian

bohemian

businesswoman

calculation

calibration

californian

canadian

cancellation

carcinogen

centurion

celebration

chameleon

columbian

circumcision

circulation

coalition

circumspection

cogitation

circumvention

collocation

collodion

coloradan

coloration

comedian

combination

commendation

committeeman

comparison

commutation

competition

compilation

compensation

complication

composition

computation

conceivable

comprehension

concavity

concentration

conceptual

conceptualize

concubinage

confirmation

condemnation

condescension

condensation

confiscation

conflagration

confrontation

conspiracy

conservation

consecration

conspirator

consolation

consummation

conspiracies

congregation

constipation

conspirators

constellation

consternation

constitution

consultation

contraception

contrarian

contradiction

contravention

contribution

conversation

contemplation

convocation

convolution

copenhagen

copernican

corp.

corinthian

coronation

corporation

correlation

conjugation

cotyledon

connotation

criterion

crucifixion

crocodilian

cultivation

culmination

custodian

cyclopean

dandelion

darwinian

decimation

decoration

declaration

decompression

dedication

deconstruction

defamation

deformation

demolition

delegation

definition

demarcation

degradation

demonstration

deportation

dehydration

deposition

depravation

depredation

derivation

devastation

deprivation

desperation

desiccation

dereliction

desolation

desecration

designation

destination

destitution

devolution

devonian

deviation

detonation

dietitian

dilatation

diocesan

diminution

disaffection

disconnection

dislocation

disposition

disillusion

dispensation

disinfection

disinflation

disputation

dissipation

dissertation

dissolution

distillation

distribution

divination

domination

dominican

draconian

education

duplication

electrician

elongation

elevation

elocution

emanation

embarkation

emigration

emulation

englishwoman

enjoyable

equestrian

eritrean

erudition

european

estonian

eustachian

estimation

evocation

evolution

excavation

excitation

exclamation

execution

exhalation

exhumation

expiration

exploration

expectation

explanation

explication

exploitation

exhortation

expedition

exposition

extradition

extrication

fallopian

fabrication

fascination

exhibition

federation

fermentation

figuration

fibrillation

floridian

foliation

formulation

fluoridation

fluctuation

fragmentation

fumigation

galilean

generation

gastrulation

gentlewoman

gargantuan

glaciation

germination

gorgonian

graduation

gravitation

granulation

greco-roman

gregorian

equitation

guatemalan

habitation

hegelian

hemoglobin

himalayan

herculean

historian

hesitation

hibernation

hungarian

hydrocarbon

iberian

hyperion

hypertension

ideation

ibuprofen

illustration

imitation

immolation

immigration

immiscible

imperfection

implantation

implication

imposition

importation

imputation

impregnation

inattention

incapable

incantation

incarnation

incipient

inclination

incrustation

indecision

indexation

incubation

indication

indentation

incubator

incubators

information

indigestion

indignation

indonesian

inexpensive

inflammation

infiltration

indiscretion

inhalation

inhibition

innovation

inquisition

inspiration

inspectorate

inspirations

installation

instigation

institution

insulation

insufficient

insurrection

insubstantial

integration

interaction

interception

intercession

interdiction

interjection

intermission

intimation

interurban

intersection

introspection

interwoven

interruption

intervention

introduction

intonation

intuition

invitation

invocation

liberation

inundation

iranian

iteration

irrigation

irritation

isolation

jacobean

jordanian

jubilation

jurisdiction

levitation

kindergarten

liberian

librarian

laceration

lancastrian

legislation

leviathan

lilliputian

limitation

liquefaction

liquidation

locomotion

longevity

litigation

lubrication

maccabean

ionosphere

macedonian

machination

malformation

malnutrition

mammalian

manumission

manageable

masturbation

maturation

mediation

medication

meditation

melanesian

infestation

meridian

minnesotan

ministration

misbegotten

missourian

miseration

misperception

misconception

mitigation

moderation

modulation

molestation

moravian

mongolian

mortification

motivation

municipal

municipals

napoleon

mutilation

navigation

nestorian

newtonian

nicaraguan

nigerian

noblewoman

nonprescription

nonpartisan

nomination

oblivion

obsidian

obfuscation

obligation

observation

obstetrician

occupation

ohioan

olympian

operation

opposition

orchestration

ordination

overburden

oscillation

octahedron

ostentation

ovulation

oxidation

pagurian

palpitation

pagination

paraguayan

pavlovian

pedestrian

pelagian

penicillin

perforation

penetration

permutation

persecution

peruvian

perspiration

perturbation

planarian

pigmentation

plutonian

politician

polynesian

polyhedron

population

praetorian

procreation

predilection

predetermine

precondition

preelection

preparation

preignition

premonition

preservation

presentation

prohibition

preconception

proclamation

radiation

profanation

protestation

protozoan

prosecution

prostitution

proposition

provocation

punctuation

publication

propagation

punishable

reassertion

readmission

realization

reawaken

recitation

recantation

reclamation

recognition

recollection

reformation

recreation

reelection

reexamine

reconstruction

reinspection

refutation

registration

regulation

reinspections

relocation

relaxation

menstruation

requisition

reparation

renovation

repercussion

repetition

replication

reputation

reposition

repossession

republican

reproduction

respiration

resolution

restoration

resurrection

restitution

retardation

retribution

retrocession

revelation

rhododendron

rhetorician

revocation

revolution

resignation

rumination

samaritan

reservation

sanitation

satisfaction

saturation

sectarian

segregation

segmentation

self-deception

separation

sequestration

shakespearean

siberian

sicilian

simonian

situation

smithsonian

simulation

speculation

statistician

stimulation

stipulation

subdivision

subluxation

substitution

superhuman

superstition

supervision

surrogation

suffocation

supposition

tamoxifen

syndication

tabulation

syncopation

tasmanian

tetrahedron

termination

titillation

toleration

transformation

valerian

strangulation

trepidation

tribulation

ulceration

uncivilized

unexpected

unspeakable

usurpation

utopian

vaccination

vacillation

valuation

validation

transportation

variation

veneration

ventilation

victorian

vegetation

violation

visitation

vindication

wagnerian

watermelon

whomsoever

transplantation

5 syllable words

abbreviation

abomination

academician

acceleration

accommodation

accumulation

accreditation

adjudication

administration

agglomeration

affiliation

adulteration

alienation

amazonian

amalgamation

alliteration

amelioration

alleviation

amortization

amplification

annihilation

anticipation

appropriation

appreciation

approximation

argentinian

argumentation

articulation

association

assimilation

assemblywoman

assassination

babylonian

augustinian

authorization

authentication

attenuation

beethovenian

brobdingnagian

brutalization

caledonian

canonization

capitulation

carolinian

carthaginian

cauterization

centralization

centenarian

certification

christianization

clarification

classification

coagulation

civilization

codification

cohabitation

collaboration

colonization

commemoration

communication

concatenation

conciliation

conceptualizes

confederation

configuration

confabulation

conglomeration

consideration

consolidation

continuation

cooperation

coordination

contamination

congratulation

corroboration

decomposition

defenestration

deliberation

delineation

degeneration

delicatessen

denomination

denunciation

depopulation

depreciation

deification

desalination

desegregation

determination

dionysian

discoloration

disembarkation

discrimination

disinclination

disintegration

dissociation

dissemination

dissatisfaction

domestication

dramatization

ejaculation

edification

elaboration

emancipation

elizabethan

elimination

electrocution

enumeration

equalization

equivocation

eradication

ethiopian

evacuation

evaluation

evaporation

exacerbation

exaggeration

examination

exasperation

excoriation

exfoliation

exoskeleton

expatriation

exoneration

expropriation

exhilaration

extermination

falsification

facilitation

epicurean

fortification

fertilization

glorification

gasification

gratification

hallucination

hanoverian

deceleration

harmonization

humiliation

hybridization

hyperborean

hydrogenation

hyperinflation

illumination

imagination

immunization

improvisation

inactivation

inauguration

incapacitate

incarceration

incapacity

incineration

incorporation

incrimination

incivility

inexperience

inescapable

inexperienced

infatuation

inexplicable

inexplicably

indoctrination

inhabitation

inhospitable

initiation

inoculation

insemination

inseparably

insinuation

inseparable

inspirational

insufficiently

insufficiency

insubordinate

instrumentation

insufferable

insupportable

interconnection

interpolation

intimidation

intoxication

interpretation

investigation

irradiation

jeffersonian

invalidation

justification

juxtaposition

legalization

libertarian

lithuanian

localization

magnetization

magnification

manifestation

manipulation

mathematician

maximilian

maximization

mechanization

ionization

interrogation

metropolitan

misapplication

misapprehension

mississippian

misinformation

miscalculation

mobilization

modernization

modification

mummification

multiplication

municipally

negotiation

neapolitan

neutralization

nickelodeon

nitroglycerine

nonsectarian

normalization

nonintervention

notification

nullification

obliteration

oregonian

orientation

ornamentation

origination

ossification

organization

overproduction

pacification

panamanian

patagonian

participation

pasteurization

peloponnesian

pennsylvanian

perpetuation

philadelphian

polarization

pomeranian

predestination

predisposition

premeditation

presbyterian

preoccupation

presupposition

prevarication

proletarian

procrastination

proliferation

pythagorean

purification

qualification

quantification

pronunciation

ramification

ratification

prognostication

reaffirmation

precipitation

recombination

decapitation

recommendation

recuperation

recrimination

rectification

reforestation

regeneration

refrigeration

reintegration

reiteration

rejuvenation

remuneration

repatriation

renunciation

repudiation

representation

resuscitation

revaluation

retaliation

reverberation

russification

scandinavian

sedimentation

sensibility

sensibilities

simplification

solicitation

sophistication

specialization

specification

sanctification

sterilization

substantiation

subordination

synchronization

theologian

stratification

triangulation

unacceptable

unitarian

unification

ungovernable

unsupportable

utilization

unequivocal

vaporization

verification

veterinarian

vilification

vulgarization

washingtonian

vegetarian

yugoslavian

8 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word homespun

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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