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1 syllable words
2 syllable words

action

acton

alan

airman

alban

alman

amman

apron

arson

atman

ashen

auction

auden

austin

asian

aspen

bagman

bacon

banyan

baston

bason

bastion

baton

batten

basin

baron

barren

barton

bargain

batton

bayman

belgian

beckon

begun

bellman

bellon

billion

billman

billon

bison

bisson

beacon

bitten

bludgeon

beaten

blacken

blowgun

boatman

bobbin

boston

brazen

breton

boughten

brakeman

bourbon

bowman

brethren

bracken

briton

broken

brighten

broaden

brogan

bullion

bushman

burgeon

burden

burdon

burman

button

burton

cajun

calvin

cabin

caisson

canton

camshaft

capstan

caption

captain

camshafts

canyon

canaan

cannon

canon

carbon

baldwin

carman

carton

cauldron

caution

caxton

certain

chairman

chasten

chaplain

chapman

chessman

cheapen

chevron

charon

chicken

chieftain

christian

children

christen

churchman

chosen

citron

carmine

clinton

classman

claxon

coachman

bolden

bollen

concave

colon

concepts

concept

common

bookman

bordman

cotton

cordon

craftsman

cousin

craven

cowan

cretin

cushion

crimson

crouton

curtain

cumin

cuban

dagan

dagon

crewman

dalton

daman

dampen

deacon

deafen

deepen

delphian

demon

darken

damson

desman

conceive

diction

dian

devon

corban

copeman

dobson

doctrine

dolman

dolphin

draftsman

dungeon

dozen

drunken

dudgeon

dustman

dutchman

earthen

dragon

driven

elan

emption

engine

ensign

ermine

eaten

dromon

fraction

fiction

faction

fashion

famine

falcon

fallen

fasten

fatten

faustian

faulcon

fibrin

felon

fielden

deaden

flashgun

fission

flexion

flatten

fireman

firman

floren

footman

foreman

foreign

fortune

fountain

friction

freshen

freshman

freeman

frighten

freedman

frozen

eden

gallon

gammon

garron

gascon

garden

function

gentian

georgian

fusion

gemsbok

gilden

gibbon

given

gladden

glidden

german

glisten

cayman

gluten

gotten

goodman

grecian

grandson

graven

griffon

gumption

guardsman

hackman

haitian

gudgeon

golden

hangman

happen

gorgon

hasten

haven

harten

headman

headsman

gowan

henchman

heathen

hempen

heighten

heaven

henceforth

heron

hessian

hetman

hidden

homespun

horseman

hoten

harden

harken

huntsman

hymen

hyson

hyphen

ibsen

hogan

hausen

hearten

kitchen

houseman

hoven

hunchback

inspect

inspects

inspires

inspire

ion

jasmine

jackman

jargon

junction

jetson

jetton

jordan

jorden

jason

kenyan

keelson

kelson

kalan

kansan

kelvin

kingbird

kingbirds

kingship

kinship

kirkman

human

kitten

kneecaps

mutton

klansman

lampron

laden

lagan

kremlin

landman

landsman

latin

layman

leaden

leaven

ledden

legion

leman

lengthen

lemon

lesion

lessen

lesson

leven

linkups

linchpin

linden

lightman

lighten

liman

lichen

liken

linemen

linen

lineman

linkup

listen

lisbon

liven

lion

london

lopeman

longan

longspurs

loosen

longspur

logan

longbow

lotion

luncheon

lynden

lungfish

lyden

madden

lockman

m1

mahone

locken

maiden

loren

lumen

mansion

marchman

margin

markman

marksman

mason

martian

marten

martin

marron

marlin

matron

mayan

mention

melton

melon

mignon

milken

million

minden

minion

mission

mitten

mountain

moisten

muffin

mullen

motion

molten

morgan

mormon

mangan

muslin

kneecap

nation

nekton

ninon

newsman

notion

norman

oarsman

ocean

olden

odin

often

omen

option

onion

open

organ

orphan

knockoffs

outdone

outrun

oven

othman

pagan

packman

paean

panton

pardon

parson

passion

pathan

patten

patron

pectin

pavon

passman

penguin

penman

pension

pensive

peon

oxen

perron

person

persian

pinion

piston

pillion

ping-pong

pigeon

pitman

platen

platten

plantain

poison

plankton

pollan

pollen

ponton

owen

portion

portman

postman

potion

knockoff

prussian

ration

question

quicken

pressman

prison

reason

reckon

redden

region

pullen

raven

rayon

samson

proven

sanction

rerun

rincon

ribbon

ridden

riden

ripen

risen

riven

scotsman

resin

rotten

robin

roman

russian

saffron

sadden

salmon

salesman

rosen

rosin

scallion

satin

santon

saxon

satan

scion

scullion

rumen

seaman

season

rowan

runnion

rowen

section

selden

semen

seedsman

session

sequin

sermon

seton

seven

sexton

shipman

shaman

sharpen

shearman

shorten

shaken

shogun

shotgun

showman

shrunken

ruin

sicken

siphon

siren

smarten

slacken

slogan

smitten

spearman

spartan

soldan

sovereign

sovran

sodden

soften

solon

sportsman

steven

spoken

station

stallion

stepson

spokesman

statesman

stallman

stiffen

stillion

strengthen

stricken

straighten

striven

stockman

squadron

stolen

sturgeon

suasion

sudden

suction

sultan

sunken

sullen

summon

surgeon

sylvan

sweeten

syphon

swollen

talon

tappen

tarpon

tartan

taken

tendon

tension

teston

thicken

threaten

thenceforth

tillman

tighten

thankful

thousand

titan

traction

silken

townsman

township

torsion

token

toughen

townsfolk

townships

treason

tungsten

trillion

tubman

triton

trojan

trodden

turban

tuscan

undone

urchin

urine

urban

urson

vegan

union

villain

vengeful

version

vision

vulcan

whitson

wanton

wagon

weaken

waken

warden

watchman

warren

weapon

wheaten

whiten

wiccan

widen

wizen

women

woodman

woman

wooden

woolen

woolman

written

yachtsman

worsen

yaupon

zaman

workman

zion

woven

yeoman

zircon

toman

3 syllable words

abandon

ablation

abstraction

abortion

absorption

ablution

abrasion

abstention

accession

accretion

addiction

acumen

addition

adhesion

admission

aggression

adoption

adsorption

affliction

affection

aegean

african

aleutian

albumin

albion

alderman

alaskan

alien

alsatian

ambition

allusion

adrian

anyone

ambrosian

anchorman

anchovies

andean

angevine

anchovy

anglican

apportion

appian

arian

assertion

assassin

arkansan

artesian

artisan

aryan

assumption

asuncion

attraction

attention

ascension

attrition

audition

australian

austrian

aspersion

aversion

avian

bandwagon

backgammon

backwoodsman

badminton

battalion

biotin

bedizen

bedridden

beethoven

beholden

benjamin

awaken

bedouin

bitumen

abduction

brazilian

bosnian

bouillon

bulletin

cambrian

campion

capsaicin

cardigan

castration

caucasian

causation

cation

cartesian

carrion

catalan

cetacean

cessation

chairperson

chairwoman

chamberlain

champion

cistercian

carnation

charlatan

changeable

citation

civilian

chilean

cinnamon

citizen

charwoman

changeover

clarendon

clarion

changeovers

bankable

clergyman

coercion

cognition

collection

collegian

collision

collagen

collusion

cohesion

commission

combustion

commotion

communion

companion

completion

compassion

complexion

compunction

compression

compulsion

destruction

conception

conceptions

concession

concussion

concoction

conclusion

concubine

concubines

conduction

condition

confection

confession

conflation

conscription

congestion

conjunction

connection

connexion

confucian

congressman

confusion

constriction

consumption

construction

contraction

contagion

contention

contortion

contraption

abdomen

conspire

contrition

dentition

depiction

convection

contusion

convulsion

convention

depletion

conversion

countryman

correction

corrosion

corsican

corruption

councilman

creation

cremation

crestfallen

croatian

crustacean

dalmatian

cyprian

damnation

deception

decision

deduction

declension

defection

deflation

deflection

deletion

delusion

denizen

conviction

description

depression

derision

desertion

detection

detention

determine

dictation

diffraction

devotion

diffusion

digestion

digression

discretion

discipline

dimension

dilation

direction

dilution

discussion

dispersion

disruption

dissection

dissension

distraction

distortion

division

distinction

disunion

diversion

donation

dominion

downtrodden

dorian

expression

duration

expulsion

egyptian

edition

ejection

elation

eleven

election

elison

encryption

englishman

emission

enlighten

emblazon

emotion

embolden

emulsion

enliven

equation

erection

eruption

erosion

exaction

eviction

evasion

everyone

excision

exception

exclusion

excretion

excursion

exemption

exertion

etruscan

expansion

extension

explosion

exhaustion

extinction

extraction

extrusion

fanciful

fenian

ferryman

feminine

fijian

filtration

flirtation

fixation

fisherman

flotation

formation

forgotten

foramen

forbidden

forewoman

foundation

fabian

frustration

extortion

freemason

fruition

franciscan

freudian

garrison

galleon

gamekeepers

gamekeeper

gaussian

fustian

gentleman

genuine

gestation

ghanaian

gillian

indian

gravamen

guncotton

gyration

gordian

guardian

grobian

halcyon

hammerman

halogen

handwoven

hangovers

hawaiian

harlequin

hemisphere

heroin

heroine

infusion

horatian

gradation

horizon

hangover

heartbroken

hydration

hydrogen

ignition

imagine

immersion

illusion

impassion

impression

implosion

imprison

inaction

in-person

inception

incision

inclusion

incursion

incubate

induction

infarction

infection

incubates

housebroken

infliction

infraction

ingestion

inflection

injection

injunction

inhuman

innkeepers

innkeeper

inspection

inspections

insertion

insipid

inspector

inspectors

inspiring

inspired

instruction

inflation

intention

intestine

invention

invasion

inversion

intrusion

inscription

irishman

irian

italian

jacobin

jamaican

jettison

jovian

julian

keratin

kantian

keynesian

kingfishers

javelin

kingfisher

lactation

korean

lanolin

laotian

lecithin

laurentian

lesbian

malaysian

libration

ligation

libyan

location

malayan

logician

lutheran

magdalen

magician

lumberman

munition

marian

margarine

masculine

medallion

medicine

median

menhaden

melanin

midshipman

mexican

migration

minesweepers

minesweeper

misprision

misshapen

misfortune

mistaken

moroccan

musician

muskmelon

mandarin

mutation

myosin

negation

narration

nebraskan

nemean

nutrition

nevadan

niacin

nitrogen

nonhuman

nobleman

nonunion

notation

norwegian

nubian

objection

obsession

octillion

occasion

obstruction

occlusion

odeon

omission

optation

oppression

optician

oration

origin

opinion

orion

ovation

ottoman

overdone

overman

outspoken

oxygen

parisian

pavilion

partition

patrician

parthian

partisan

pelican

pentathlon

perception

percussion

permission

permian

perfusion

persuasion

perversion

peterman

petition

phoenician

phrygian

physician

plantation

plebeian

policeman

pollution

perfection

position

overrun

porcelain

possession

precaution

precession

predation

prediction

precision

preclusion

preemption

presumption

repression

prescription

procession

production

progression

profession

pretension

privation

probation

prostration

projection

propulsion

proportion

proscription

promotion

protection

prevention

predestine

profusion

provision

puritan

quotation

ramadan

reception

recession

recision

rebellion

redemption

reduction

reaction

reflection

regression

reinspect

protean

rejection

rendition

relation

religion

remission

regimen

reptilian

reopen

resection

resumption

restriction

retraction

retention

reversion

reunion

revision

revulsion

rescission

rifleman

rotation

secession

rhodopsin

salvation

saccharin

saleswoman

samoan

scorpion

scythian

sedation

sensation

sedition

seduction

secretion

selection

sensible

seclusion

sensibly

singleton

skeleton

simian

snapdragon

solution

solomon

stygian

specimen

stagnation

starvation

submission

subscription

subtraction

summation

succession

suggestion

subversion

sumatran

suburban

superman

suppression

suspicion

submersion

syncopate

syncopal

syncope

suspension

syrian

taxation

temptation

tactician

talisman

tamarin

tangible

tangibles

technician

timberman

thespian

thanksgiving

transcription

tradition

transaction

translation

townspeople

transition

transfusion

transgression

transmission

truncation

tuition

unbutton

uncouple

uncertain

uncivil

uncommon

unburden

uncovers

uncover

unbroken

uneven

unwritten

vacation

toboggan

unison

uterine

vatican

venetian

venison

vermilion

veteran

vocation

vibration

vitamin

volition

waterman

wesleyan

unsparing

zambian

silicon

4 syllable words

abdication

abrogation

abolition

aberration

abnegation

abyssinian

absolution

acclamation

acclimation

accordion

accusation

adaptation

acquisition

activation

admiration

admonition

adoration

agitation

affectation

advocation

adulation

aggravation

aggregation

affirmation

allegation

allocation

agrarian

alabaman

algerian

albanian

aldebaran

algonquian

appalachian

alteration

adrenaline

altercation

alternation

apparition

amputation

amphibian

ammunition

amicable

amicably

annotation

american

animation

annexation

appellation

arbitration

apprehension

application

approbation

arabian

arizonan

aspiration

assyrian

avocation

attribution

armageddon

assemblyman

armenian

arthurian

athenian

augmentation

aviation

backwardation

barbarian

benediction

bifurcation

bavarian

bohemian

businesswoman

bolivian

carcinogen

calculation

calibration

californian

canadian

cancellation

celebration

circumcision

circumspection

centurion

chameleon

circulation

circumvention

confiscation

coalition

cogitation

collocation

collodion

concentration

coloration

combination

committeeman

commendation

columbian

comedian

coloradan

commutation

computation

fabrication

competition

compilation

composition

compensation

comparison

complication

comprehension

concavity

conceivable

conceptualize

condemnation

condescension

concubinage

connotation

condensation

conflagration

confrontation

confirmation

consecration

congregation

conjugation

conservation

consolation

conceptual

conspiracies

conspiracy

conspirator

constellation

conspirators

contemplation

constipation

consultation

consummation

contraception

contradiction

constitution

contrarian

consternation

contribution

conversation

convocation

convolution

coronation

corp.

corporation

correlation

corinthian

cotyledon

culmination

cultivation

criterion

crocodilian

crucifixion

cyclopean

custodian

demonstration

dandelion

decimation

infestation

declaration

dedication

decompression

decoration

deconstruction

degradation

deformation

definition

dehydration

defamation

delegation

demarcation

demolition

darwinian

deportation

depravation

deposition

copenhagen

depredation

deprivation

dereliction

desecration

designation

destination

derivation

desolation

desperation

devastation

desiccation

destitution

detonation

deviation

dietitian

devolution

devonian

dilatation

disaffection

disconnection

diminution

diocesan

disinflation

disinfection

dispensation

dislocation

disposition

dissipation

disputation

dissertation

disillusion

dissolution

distillation

divination

distribution

domination

dominican

draconian

copernican

contravention

duplication

elevation

education

electrician

elocution

elongation

emanation

emigration

embarkation

emulation

englishwoman

enjoyable

equitation

equestrian

european

eritrean

estimation

erudition

estonian

eustachian

evocation

evolution

excavation

excitation

exclamation

execution

exhalation

expectation

exhortation

fragmentation

exhibition

exhumation

expedition

expiration

explanation

explication

exploitation

exploration

exposition

extradition

extrication

fascination

fallopian

figuration

fibrillation

federation

fermentation

floridian

fluoridation

fluctuation

formulation

foliation

fumigation

gastrulation

galilean

gargantuan

generation

gentlewoman

germination

glaciation

indexation

indication

gravitation

granulation

graduation

greco-roman

gregorian

habitation

guatemalan

indignation

gorgonian

inflammation

herculean

hesitation

hemoglobin

hegelian

himalayan

hibernation

historian

inquisition

illustration

hypertension

hungarian

hyperion

hydrocarbon

imitation

iberian

ideation

ibuprofen

immigration

immolation

immiscible

implantation

importation

imposition

impregnation

implication

imperfection

imputation

incapable

incarnation

inclination

incipient

indentation

inattention

incubation

indecision

incubator

indigestion

incubators

indiscretion

indonesian

inexpensive

infiltration

information

inhalation

innovation

inhibition

intersection

inspectorate

instigation

inspiration

inspirations

installation

institution

insulation

integration

insufficient

intimation

insubstantial

insurrection

interaction

intercession

interdiction

intermission

interruption

interception

interjection

interurban

intervention

interwoven

intonation

introduction

introspection

inundation

intuition

invitation

invocation

irritation

irrigation

ionosphere

isolation

iteration

iranian

jacobean

jurisdiction

jubilation

jordanian

kindergarten

laceration

lancastrian

legislation

levitation

liberation

liberian

leviathan

librarian

limitation

lilliputian

liquidation

litigation

liquefaction

locomotion

longevity

lubrication

machination

macedonian

maccabean

malformation

malnutrition

mutilation

mammalian

manumission

masturbation

maturation

medication

mediation

meridian

meditation

melanesian

menstruation

ministration

minnesotan

misbegotten

misconception

miseration

misperception

missourian

moderation

modulation

mongolian

mitigation

mortification

motivation

molestation

moravian

municipal

municipals

manageable

navigation

napoleon

nestorian

obfuscation

nicaraguan

nigerian

newtonian

obligation

nomination

noblewoman

nonprescription

nonpartisan

obsidian

observation

octahedron

obstetrician

oblivion

occupation

ohioan

olympian

operation

orchestration

ordination

opposition

oscillation

ostentation

overburden

ovulation

population

palpitation

oxidation

pagination

paraguayan

pedestrian

pagurian

pavlovian

penetration

pelagian

penicillin

permutation

perforation

persecution

perspiration

perturbation

peruvian

pigmentation

politician

planarian

plutonian

polyhedron

polynesian

praetorian

sicilian

preconception

precondition

predilection

predetermine

preelection

preparation

reposition

preignition

premonition

presentation

preservation

proclamation

procreation

profanation

prohibition

propagation

proposition

prostitution

prosecution

protestation

reputation

publication

punctuation

provocation

punishable

protozoan

radiation

reexamine

recantation

recitation

reclamation

realization

reassertion

reawaken

recognition

recollection

reconstruction

recreation

reelection

readmission

reformation

requisition

refutation

reinspection

registration

regulation

reinspections

renovation

relaxation

relocation

reparation

reproduction

replication

repetition

repossession

repercussion

retrocession

resignation

reservation

respiration

restitution

restoration

resurrection

retardation

revelation

republican

retribution

revocation

revolution

rhetorician

resolution

rhododendron

rumination

sectarian

samaritan

sanitation

saturation

satisfaction

segmentation

segregation

self-deception

separation

sequestration

shakespearean

siberian

simulation

situation

simonian

smithsonian

speculation

subdivision

statistician

stimulation

stipulation

strangulation

subluxation

substitution

suffocation

supposition

superstition

superhuman

supervision

syndication

surrogation

tabulation

tasmanian

tamoxifen

termination

tetrahedron

titillation

toleration

transplantation

transformation

transportation

trepidation

tribulation

ulceration

uncivilized

unexpected

vaccination

vacillation

usurpation

unspeakable

vegetation

veneration

utopian

validation

valerian

valuation

variation

ventilation

violation

visitation

victorian

vindication

wagnerian

watermelon

whomsoever

5 syllable words

abbreviation

academician

abomination

acceleration

accreditation

accommodation

accumulation

administration

adjudication

alliteration

adulteration

affiliation

alienation

alleviation

amalgamation

agglomeration

amazonian

amelioration

amplification

amortization

annihilation

anticipation

approximation

argumentation

appreciation

appropriation

argentinian

assassination

assimilation

articulation

association

authentication

assemblywoman

attenuation

augustinian

authorization

civilization

babylonian

centralization

beethovenian

clarification

conciliation

confederation

brobdingnagian

brutalization

caledonian

capitulation

canonization

cauterization

carolinian

carthaginian

cohabitation

certification

codification

centenarian

classification

christianization

coagulation

consideration

collaboration

commemoration

communication

concatenation

colonization

conceptualizes

configuration

conglomeration

confabulation

consolidation

congratulation

glorification

contamination

continuation

cooperation

coordination

corroboration

deceleration

deification

decomposition

defenestration

depopulation

degeneration

deliberation

delicatessen

delineation

denomination

dramatization

depreciation

desegregation

desalination

determination

discoloration

discrimination

dionysian

disinclination

disintegration

dissatisfaction

dissemination

dissociation

disembarkation

domestication

elaboration

emancipation

elimination

ejaculation

electrocution

elizabethan

enumeration

epicurean

equalization

edification

eradication

equivocation

evacuation

ethiopian

evaluation

evaporation

exacerbation

exasperation

exaggeration

excoriation

examination

exfoliation

expatriation

exhilaration

exoneration

expropriation

extermination

exoskeleton

falsification

facilitation

fertilization

fortification

gasification

gratification

hallucination

hanoverian

harmonization

humiliation

hybridization

hyperinflation

hydrogenation

hyperborean

illumination

imagination

immunization

inactivation

improvisation

inauguration

incapacity

incarceration

incorporation

incineration

incrimination

incivility

infatuation

indoctrination

inexperience

inexperienced

inescapable

inexplicable

inexplicably

inseparable

initiation

inhospitable

inoculation

insinuation

insemination

inseparably

inspirational

instrumentation

insubordinate

insufficiency

insufficiently

insupportable

interconnection

interrogation

interpolation

insufferable

intimidation

intoxication

invalidation

investigation

ionization

irradiation

justification

juxtaposition

jeffersonian

legalization

libertarian

localization

lithuanian

magnetization

magnification

manipulation

mathematician

maximilian

maximization

mechanization

metropolitan

manifestation

misapplication

misapprehension

miscalculation

misinformation

multiplication

mississippian

mobilization

modification

modernization

mummification

municipally

negotiation

neutralization

neapolitan

nickelodeon

nonsectarian

nonintervention

normalization

notification

nullification

obliteration

nitroglycerine

ornamentation

origination

ossification

organization

orientation

oregonian

overproduction

pacification

pasteurization

panamanian

participation

peloponnesian

patagonian

pennsylvanian

perpetuation

philadelphian

polarization

pomeranian

predestination

predisposition

preoccupation

premeditation

presupposition

prevarication

presbyterian

procrastination

prognostication

pronunciation

proliferation

proletarian

purification

ratification

quantification

ramification

recommendation

qualification

rectification

recuperation

reforestation

reaffirmation

recombination

recrimination

repudiation

refrigeration

reintegration

reiteration

repatriation

rejuvenation

regeneration

remuneration

representation

pythagorean

retaliation

reverberation

revaluation

russification

sanctification

scandinavian

sedimentation

sensibilities

sensibility

simplification

specialization

solicitation

sophistication

specification

sterilization

stratification

substantiation

subordination

theologian

unification

triangulation

unacceptable

unequivocal

unitarian

ungovernable

unsupportable

utilization

vaporization

vulgarization

vegetarian

vilification

verification

veterinarian

washingtonian

yugoslavian

7 syllable words
8 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word incapacitation

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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