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1 syllable words
2 syllable words

acton

airman

alan

alban

alman

amman

baron

bason

bastion

anthem

anthems

beckon

apron

arson

asian

aspen

atman

banyan

basin

auction

auden

bantam

austin

bacon

bagman

baldwin

banding

bantams

bargain

barren

barton

baston

baton

batten

batton

bayman

beacon

beaten

bellman

bellon

bisson

bending

begun

billion

billman

billon

bison

bindings

binding

bitten

blacken

bludgeon

blowgun

boatman

bolden

bookman

bobbin

bollen

bordman

bonding

boston

breton

brakeman

brethren

bourbon

bracken

brazen

briton

boughten

bowman

bounding

brighten

broaden

brogan

broken

caisson

bushman

bullion

burgeon

bunting

burden

burdon

burman

burton

button

cabin

canaan

cajun

calvin

canton

canyon

cannon

canon

cantons

canteen

canteens

capstan

captain

carbon

carman

carmine

carton

cauldron

caution

caxton

cayman

centime

certain

centimes

chairman

centner

charon

chaplain

chapman

chasten

chessman

chevron

christen

chicken

children

chieftain

chosen

christian

churchman

cheapen

chanting

citron

claxon

clinton

classman

coachman

colon

comedown

common

condemn

condemned

condemns

condensed

condense

condone

condones

contain

contains

contemn

contempt

contend

contends

content

contents

copeman

corban

cordon

cousin

craftsman

cotton

cowan

craven

crimson

cretin

crewman

crouton

cuban

cumin

curtain

damson

dampen

dagan

dagon

daman

dalton

darken

deaden

deafen

deacon

deepen

delphian

demon

daunting

dentine

desman

devon

dian

dobson

dolman

doctrine

dolphin

dozen

draftsman

dragon

driven

dromon

drunken

dudgeon

earthen

dutchman

dustman

eaten

eden

elan

ending

endings

entomb

entwine

ermine

fasten

felon

falcon

fainting

fallen

famine

fatten

faustian

faulcon

fibrin

firman

fielden

fireman

findings

finding

flashgun

flatten

footman

foreign

foreman

fortune

fountain

fountains

founding

freedman

freeman

frighten

frozen

garden

floren

fusion

gallon

garron

funding

gammon

gascon

georgian

german

gilden

gibbon

glisten

gladden

glidden

golden

gluten

goodman

gorgon

gotten

gowan

gumption

hempen

gudgeon

grecian

graven

griffon

guardsman

hasten

headman

hangman

happen

haven

harden

harken

harten

headsman

hausen

handmade

heaven

heathen

hearten

heighten

heron

hackman

hetman

given

hidden

zircon

homespun

horseman

lyden

houseman

hoven

human

hunting

huntsman

hogan

hymen

hyson

hyphen

ibsen

indent

intense

intends

intend

intent

intents

intone

intones

jackman

ion

jason

jetton

jasmine

jargon

jordan

jorden

kansan

kelvin

kremlin

kitchen

klansman

kirkman

kitten

melton

kalan

knitting

laden

leaden

lagan

landman

landsman

lampron

landmark

landmarks

landings

landing

latin

leaven

layman

ledden

legion

leman

lemon

hoten

lending

lendings

lesion

leven

liven

lightman

lichen

lighten

liken

liman

lindane

linden

linen

listen

lineman

linemen

lisbon

lion

lockman

logan

london

lotion

longan

loosen

lopeman

loren

lumen

lynden

mahone

madden

maiden

maintain

m1

maintains

locken

mangan

marron

margin

marlin

marksman

martian

marchman

markman

marten

mason

matron

martin

melon

mignon

mayan

milken

million

minden

hounding

minion

mountain

mitten

motion

moisten

mountains

molten

morgan

mormon

muslin

muffin

mullen

mundane

mutton

nekton

newsman

ninon

nineteen

nineteenth

pillion

norman

notion

oarsman

ocean

organ

odin

often

olden

onion

option

ointment

omen

open

pinion

plantain

orphan

oxen

packman

oven

outrun

owen

paean

pagan

paintings

parson

panton

pardon

panting

painting

pathan

passman

patron

patten

pectin

outdone

pavon

penguin

pending

pentane

peon

person

perron

persian

phantom

phantoms

pigeon

othman

piston

pitman

plankton

platen

platten

minding

mounting

poison

pointing

portion

potion

ponton

portman

pontoon

pontoons

postman

sharpen

shunting

pollan

pressman

prison

proven

pullen

quantum

quicken

quintin

random

raven

rayon

reason

reckon

redden

region

resin

rerun

robin

runnion

pollen

rincon

ribbon

ridden

risen

riven

ripen

santon

roman

rosen

saxon

rosin

rotten

rumen

rowan

rowen

samson

saffron

salmon

salesman

ruin

sandman

satan

satin

scallion

scullion

sadden

scotsman

scion

seaman

season

riden

selden

seedsman

semen

seven

sermon

shaken

shaman

sequin

seton

pounding

shipman

shorten

shotgun

shogun

showman

shrunken

thicken

silken

sicken

siphon

siren

smarten

slacken

slogan

smitten

soldan

sodden

soften

solon

smoothens

smoothen

smoothing

somethings

tillman

sometime

rounding

shearman

spearman

sovran

spartan

spoken

spokesman

statesman

stallion

squinting

squadron

stallman

sportsman

stiffen

steven

stillion

stolen

stricken

striven

sturgeon

suasion

stockman

sultan

straighten

sudden

sullen

summon

sundown

sunken

surgeon

sylvan

sweeten

syphon

tandem

taken

swollen

tappen

tarpon

thousand

threaten

talon

sounding

tartan

teston

taunting

torsion

something

tighten

titan

token

toman

toughen

townsman

sovereign

treason

trillion

trojan

triton

trodden

tungsten

tubman

turban

tuscan

undone

union

urchin

urson

urban

urine

undine

vegan

version

villain

vision

vulcan

vintner

vintners

wagon

weaken

weapon

wanton

wiccan

warden

watchman

whitson

woodman

woolman

warren

wheaten

whiten

woman

widen

worsen

wizen

windmills

windmill

winding

women

wooden

workman

waken

woolen

written

zaman

woven

wanting

yachtsman

yaupon

yeoman

zion

sometimes

soundings

3 syllable words

abandon

abduction

ablation

ablution

abortion

abstention

abrasion

abdomen

absorption

abstraction

addition

accession

accretion

addiction

admission

adhesion

adoption

acumen

adrian

adsorption

affection

aegean

affliction

african

aggression

aleutian

alaskan

albion

albumin

alderman

alien

alsatian

allusion

ambition

ambrosian

anyone

anything

andean

antennas

antenna

anglican

appian

apportion

arian

arkansan

aryan

artesian

artisan

assertion

aspersion

assassin

asuncion

assumption

attrition

attraction

audition

aversion

avian

austrian

australian

awaken

badminton

backgammon

bandanas

backwoodsman

bandana

bandwagon

battalion

anchorman

andante

bedizen

bedouin

beethoven

beholden

benjamin

bentonite

biotin

bitumen

bosnian

bouillon

brazilian

bulletin

campion

cambrian

cantonal

carrion

capsaicin

carnation

cardigan

cartesian

cation

castration

catalan

caucasian

causation

cetacean

chairperson

champion

chamberlain

charlatan

charwoman

chairwoman

chilean

cinnamon

citizen

cistercian

citation

compassion

civilian

clarion

clergyman

collection

coercion

cognition

cohesion

collagen

collegian

collision

collusion

combustion

commission

commotion

commitment

communion

commitments

complexion

commuting

companion

completion

clarendon

compression

bedridden

compulsion

concession

concussion

conception

concoction

conclusion

condenser

condensate

condensates

condiment

condiments

condition

conduction

confection

confession

connexion

conflation

confucian

congestion

confusion

connection

congressman

conjunction

contagion

conviction

conscription

constriction

construction

conversion

consumption

contented

container

contemplate

contemplates

contenders

contender

contention

contentions

contortion

contentment

containment

continent

continents

contingent

contingents

continue

continued

continues

contraction

containers

contraption

contrition

convention

convection

contusion

convulsion

corrosion

councilman

countryman

corsican

creation

crustacean

cremation

crestfallen

croatian

dalmatian

damnation

cyprian

defection

declension

decision

deception

deduction

deflation

deflection

deletion

delusion

derision

depiction

desertion

depletion

depression

description

detection

determine

destruction

devotion

digression

dictation

dissection

digestion

dilation

dilution

diffraction

diffusion

discipline

discretion

discussion

disruption

dispersion

distinction

division

distortion

distraction

disunion

diversion

donations

dorian

downtrodden

duration

edition

egyptian

ejection

election

elison

elation

eleven

emission

emblazon

embolden

emitting

emotion

emotions

emulsion

endangers

endanger

encryption

enlighten

endowment

endangered

endowments

englishman

enliven

endemic

entangle

entangled

entombment

erection

equation

eruption

eviction

erosion

evasion

etruscan

everyone

exertion

compunction

exception

exaction

excision

exclusion

exemption

excursion

excretion

expansion

exhaustion

explosion

expression

extension

extortion

fabian

extraction

extinction

extrusion

expulsion

fandango

feminine

fenian

ferryman

filtration

fijian

fisherman

fixation

dominion

donation

flirtation

flotation

foramen

foundation

gestation

forbidden

formation

forgotten

franciscan

ghanaian

freemason

freudian

fruition

forewoman

frustration

garrison

galleon

fustian

genuine

gentleman

gaussian

gillian

gradation

gordian

gravamen

guncotton

grobian

gyration

guardian

halcyon

hammerman

handwoven

halogen

hawaiian

harlequin

heartbroken

heroin

heroine

horizon

hydration

hydrogen

ignition

illusion

imagine

impassion

immersion

impression

implosion

imprison

in-person

inaction

incision

inception

indian

induction

infection

inclusion

incursion

indenture

indentured

indentures

indians

inflation

infarction

inflection

infliction

indium

ingestion

infraction

infusion

insertion

injection

inspection

inhuman

injunction

inscription

instruction

intention

intensely

intended

intensive

intentioned

intentions

intently

intimate

intimates

intrusion

invention

intestine

invasion

irian

irishman

italian

jacobin

jettison

javelin

jovian

julian

janthina

keratin

keynesian

lactation

korean

lanolin

lanthanum

landowner

landowners

landmasses

kantian

lecithin

lesbian

inversion

libyan

ligation

libration

logician

location

londoner

londoners

lumberman

lutheran

magician

magdalen

housebroken

malayan

malaysian

mandarin

mexican

marian

jamaican

margarine

masculine

medicine

median

medallion

menhaden

melanin

midshipman

maintenance

migration

policeman

minuteman

misshapen

misfortune

misprision

mistaken

moroccan

monotone

mountaineer

mountaineers

munition

munitions

musician

mutation

muskmelon

negation

myosin

nebraskan

nemean

notation

niacin

nobleman

nevadan

nitrogen

nonhuman

nonunion

objection

nutrition

nubian

obsession

occasion

occlusion

obstruction

octillion

odeon

opinion

oppression

oration

omission

optation

optician

norwegian

origin

orion

ovation

outspoken

overdone

overman

oxygen

overrun

pandemic

pantheon

parisian

pantomime

partition

parthian

partisan

patrician

pelican

penitent

pentathlon

perception

perfection

percussion

permission

permian

perfusion

perversion

persuasion

peterman

petition

physician

pavilion

phrygian

plantation

plebeian

ottoman

pollution

position

porcelain

possession

countenance

precession

precaution

predation

prediction

predestine

preclusion

preemption

presumption

prescription

privation

procession

profession

production

probation

profusion

progression

promotion

projection

proportion

propulsion

proscription

protection

prostration

protean

provision

puritan

reaction

redemption

quotation

ramadan

randomize

randomly

reflection

reception

rebellion

recession

recision

reduction

regression

regimen

rejection

relation

religion

remission

remittance

reopen

repression

reptilian

rescission

resection

resumption

restriction

reversion

retraction

reunion

revision

revulsion

rhodopsin

rotation

secession

salvation

samoan

saleswoman

saccharin

scorpion

scythian

secretion

seclusion

sedation

rifleman

sedition

seduction

selection

sentiment

sentences

sentinel

sentiments

sentinels

solution

silicon

simian

singleton

precision

skeleton

snapdragon

solomon

specimen

stagnation

starvation

summation

submission

stygian

submersion

succession

subscription

subtraction

suburban

subversion

suggestion

sumatran

summations

suspension

suppression

superman

suspicion

tactician

syrian

tamarin

talisman

tantamount

temptation

tendency

thespian

taxation

tendencies

toboggan

timberman

tradition

transaction

transcription

transfusion

transition

translation

transmission

truncation

tuition

unbutton

uncertain

uneven

unburden

uncommon

unbroken

undaunted

undoing

unison

undying

unthinking

untangle

vacation

unwritten

unwitting

untimely

uterine

vatican

vermilion

veteran

vocation

vibration

vitamin

volition

vomiting

wesleyan

wantonly

waterman

zambian

transgression

4 syllable words

abolition

abnegation

aberration

abdication

abrogation

absolution

acquisition

abyssinian

accusation

accordion

admonition

acclamation

activation

adaptation

admiration

adoration

adrenaline

acclimation

adulation

affectation

affirmation

algerian

agitation

advocation

aggravation

aggregation

agrarian

alabaman

albanian

aldebaran

algonquian

allegation

allocation

alteration

altercation

alternation

ammunition

american

amphibian

amputation

anathema

annotation

animation

annexation

apparition

antinomy

antimatter

appalachian

appellation

application

apprehension

approbation

arabian

arbitration

arizonan

armenian

armageddon

arthurian

aspiration

assyrian

assemblyman

athenian

attribution

augmentation

avocation

aviation

backwardation

barbarian

anatomy

anatomist

bavarian

andantino

benediction

bifurcation

bolivian

bohemian

businesswoman

calibration

calculation

californian

canadian

canadians

cancellation

carcinogen

celebration

centenary

centennial

centurion

centimetre

centimetres

chameleon

circulation

circumcision

circumvention

circumspection

coalition

cogitation

collocation

collodion

coloration

combination

coloradan

comedian

columbian

comedians

comedienne

commendation

committeeman

commutation

comparison

compensation

competition

compilation

complication

composition

comprehension

concentration

condemnation

condescension

condemnations

condensation

confirmation

confrontation

confiscation

conflagration

congregation

conjugation

connotation

conservation

consolation

consecration

constellation

consternation

constipation

constitution

consultation

consummation

contaminate

contaminates

contemplation

contemplative

contemptible

contemptuously

containerized

contingency

contingencies

continental

continentals

continual

continuance

contraception

contradiction

conversation

contravention

contrarian

contribution

corinthian

coronation

copernican

corp.

convolution

copenhagen

corporation

correlation

cotyledon

countenances

crucifixion

criterion

culmination

crocodilian

cultivation

convocation

custodian

cyclopean

dandelion

defamation

darwinian

decimation

declaration

decompression

deconstruction

definition

decoration

dedication

demolition

deformation

delegation

degradation

dehydration

demonstration

demarcation

designation

deposition

depravation

depredation

deportation

derivation

deprivation

desecration

desiccation

dereliction

desolation

desperation

detonation

devolution

destitution

devastation

devonian

deviation

diminution

dietitian

disaffection

dilatation

diocesan

disconnection

disinfection

disillusion

disinflation

dislocation

dispensation

disposition

disputation

dissertation

dissipation

dissolution

distillation

divination

distribution

domination

draconian

dominican

emanation

education

duplication

elevation

electrician

elocution

elongation

embarkation

emigration

destination

emulation

endangerment

englishwoman

entanglement

entanglements

erudition

equitation

equestrian

eritrean

estimation

estonian

european

eustachian

evocation

evolution

excitation

exclamation

execution

exhibition

exhortation

exhalation

exhumation

expectation

expiration

explanation

expedition

exploration

exposition

explication

exploitation

fabrication

extradition

extrication

fallopian

fascination

federation

fermentation

emotional

fibrillation

figuration

germination

fluoridation

fluctuation

foliation

floridian

formulation

fragmentation

gargantuan

fundamental

galilean

gentlewoman

gastrulation

fundamentals

fumigation

hibernation

gondwanaland

graduation

gorgonian

granulation

glaciation

gravitation

greco-roman

gregorian

guatemalan

habitation

hegelian

hemoglobin

herculean

hesitation

excavation

himalayan

computation

maccabean

historian

hungarian

hypertension

hyperion

macedonian

imitation

ideation

illustration

ibuprofen

immigration

immolation

impregnation

imperfection

imposition

implantation

implication

importation

imputation

inattention

incantation

incarnation

inattentive

indentation

indecision

incubation

incrustation

indemnify

indemnity

indemnities

indexation

indication

inclination

indignation

infestation

indonesian

indiscretion

infiltration

inflammation

information

indigestion

inhalation

inhibition

innovation

inquisition

inspiration

installation

instigation

institution

insulation

insurrection

intangible

intangibles

integration

intemperate

intensify

intensified

intensifies

intensity

intensities

intensively

intuition

intentional

interaction

intermission

interruption

interception

interdiction

interjection

intercession

intersection

interurban

intervention

intimation

intonation

inundation

intimacy

intimately

intimations

intimidates

intonations

introduction

intimidate

introspection

interwoven

invitation

invocation

iranian

iteration

irrigation

irritation

isolation

jacobean

jubilation

jordanian

jurisdiction

laceration

kindergarten

lancastrian

legislation

levitation

leviathan

liberation

iberian

librarian

lilliputian

limitation

litigation

liquidation

liquefaction

locomotion

liberian

lubrication

hydrocarbon

machination

malnutrition

malformation

mammalian

manumission

maturation

masturbation

medication

meditation

mediation

melanesian

menstruation

meridian

minnesotan

ministration

misbegotten

miseration

misperception

misconception

missourian

mitigation

moderation

modulation

molestation

monotony

moravian

mortification

monatomic

motivation

mongolian

mountaineering

ianthina

mutilation

navigation

napoleon

nestorian

newtonian

nigerian

noblewoman

nomination

nonpartisan

nonprescription

nicaraguan

obligation

obfuscation

oblivion

observation

obsidian

occupation

obstetrician

octahedron

operation

ohioan

olympian

ordination

opposition

orchestration

ostentation

oscillation

ovulation

oxidation

overburden

pagination

palpitation

pagurian

paraguayan

pelagian

pedestrian

pavlovian

penicillin

penetration

perforation

permutation

persecution

perspiration

perturbation

peruvian

pigmentation

planarian

plutonian

politician

polynesian

population

polyhedron

preelection

precondition

predilection

preconception

predetermine

preignition

premonition

preparation

presentation

preservation

profanation

proclamation

procreation

prohibition

propagation

proposition

prosecution

prostitution

protestation

protozoan

provocation

punctuation

radiation

readmission

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recantation

realization

publication

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recitation

recognition

recreation

reclamation

recollection

reconstruction

reelection

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reexamine

refutation

registration

regulation

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relaxation

relocation

renovation

reparation

repetition

replication

repercussion

resurrection

revelation

reposition

repossession

reproduction

reservation

resignation

resolution

respiration

restoration

reputation

requisition

restitution

revocation

republican

retrocession

retribution

retardation

revolution

rhetorician

rhododendron

rumination

sanitation

samaritan

saturation

satisfaction

sectarian

segmentation

segregation

self-deception

remittances

separation

sentimental

sequestration

shakespearean

sicilian

situation

simonian

simulation

siberian

praetorian

smithsonian

transformation

speculation

statistician

stimulation

stipulation

subluxation

subdivision

substitution

suffocation

strangulation

surrogation

supposition

superstition

supervision

syndication

tabulation

superhuman

syncopation

tamoxifen

termination

tetrahedron

titillation

tasmanian

toleration

transplantation

transportation

trepidation

tribulation

variation

ulceration

valerian

validation

vaccination

vacillation

usurpation

utopian

valuation

vanadium

ventilation

vegetation

vindication

victorian

violation

visitation

wagnerian

watermelon

5 syllable words

abbreviation

abomination

academician

acceleration

accreditation

accumulation

administration

adjudication

accommodation

affiliation

adulteration

alienation

alleviation

alliteration

amazonian

agglomeration

amalgamation

amelioration

amortization

amplification

annihilation

anticipation

appreciation

appropriation

approximation

argumentation

argentinian

articulation

anatomical

assassination

assimilation

assemblywoman

association

attenuation

authentication

authorization

babylonian

augustinian

anatomically

beethovenian

brobdingnagian

brutalization

caledonian

canonization

capitulation

carolinian

carthaginian

cauterization

centenarian

centenarians

certification

centralization

christianization

clarification

classification

coagulation

collaboration

codification

cohabitation

colonization

commemoration

communication

civilization

conciliation

confederation

confabulation

condominium

condominiums

conglomeration

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configuration

consideration

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contamination

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contaminating

contemporary

contemporaries

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continually

continuity

continuously

continuances

cooperation

coordination

corroboration

decapitation

deceleration

decomposition

degeneration

delineation

deification

deliberation

delicatessen

denationalize

defenestration

denomination

denunciation

depreciation

depopulation

desalination

desegregation

dissemination

discoloration

discrimination

disembarkation

disinclination

disintegration

dissatisfaction

dionysian

dissociation

domestication

dramatization

concatenation

edification

ejaculation

elimination

elaboration

elizabethan

electrocution

emancipation

enumeration

epicurean

equalization

entomology

entomologists

equivocation

eradication

ethiopian

evacuation

evaluation

evaporation

entomologist

exasperation

exacerbation

exoneration

excoriation

exfoliation

exhilaration

exoskeleton

expatriation

expropriation

facilitation

extermination

falsification

exaggeration

examination

fertilization

determination

fortification

fundamentalist

gasification

fundamentalists

fundamentally

gametangia

glorification

gratification

hallucination

hanoverian

harmonization

humiliation

hydrogenation

hyperborean

hyperinflation

hybridization

imagination

illumination

immunization

improvisation

inauguration

incarceration

inactivation

incorporation

incrimination

inadmissible

incineration

infatuation

indoctrination

indomitable

indonesians

inhabitation

initiation

insemination

inoculation

insinuation

instrumentation

intensifying

intentionally

interpolation

interpretation

interrogation

interconnection

intimidating

intimidated

intimidation

intoxication

invalidation

ionization

investigation

irradiation

jeffersonian

juxtaposition

justification

legalization

lithuanian

localization

magnetization

magnification

libertarian

manifestation

manipulation

mathematician

maximilian

maximization

mechanization

metropolitan

misapprehension

misapplication

miscalculation

misinformation

mississippian

modernization

mobilization

modification

mummification

multiplication

negotiation

neapolitan

neutralization

nitroglycerine

nonintervention

nickelodeon

nonsectarian

orientation

normalization

nullification

obliteration

oregonian

organization

notification

origination

ornamentation

overproduction

pacification

panamanian

pandemonium

participation

patagonian

pasteurization

peloponnesian

penitentiary

penitentiaries

pennsylvanian

perpetuation

philadelphian

ossification

polarization

pomeranian

predestination

predisposition

premeditation

presbyterian

preoccupation

presupposition

prevarication

procrastination

prognostication

pronunciation

proliferation

proletarian

purification

qualification

quantification

pythagorean

ramification

ratification

recommendation

recombination

recrimination

rectification

recuperation

reaffirmation

regeneration

refrigeration

reforestation

reintegration

reiteration

rejuvenation

renunciation

repatriation

representation

retaliation

resuscitation

revaluation

reverberation

repudiation

russification

sanctification

scandinavian

scandinavians

sedimentation

remuneration

precipitation

simplification

solicitation

sophistication

specification

specialization

sterilization

stratification

subordination

substantiation

synchronization

theologian

triangulation

undeniably

unification

unitarian

undeniable

utilization

vaporization

vegetarian

verification

vilification

veterinarian

vulgarization

washingtonian

yugoslavian

8 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word mention

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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