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2 syllable words

accedes

action

acids

acquits

acton

agates

airman

alban

alan

alman

apron

amman

billion

ashen

arson

asian

asides

aspen

assets

atman

austin

auction

auden

bacon

beacon

aztec

azides

aztecs

bagman

backstage

backsides

baldwin

banyan

bisson

basin

barton

bason

baskets

barren

bastion

baston

brakeman

bayman

beaten

baton

batton

beachheads

beckon

batten

blacken

begun

bellman

belgian

bellon

begets

biscuits

billon

bitten

billman

briton

besides

bestows

bigots

bison

boston

boatman

bludgeon

bolden

blowgun

bobbin

bollen

bookman

bordman

bracken

bargain

boughten

bourbon

bowman

boycotts

bouquets

brazen

baron

brethren

breton

brighten

bullion

bushman

broken

buckets

broaden

brogan

burton

burden

burdon

burman

burgeon

bustos

button

caisson

calvin

canton

cannon

canon

capstan

canyon

captain

caption

carbon

carman

carmine

carton

cascades

cassettes

caskets

cauldron

caustic

caxton

chairman

certain

caution

chaplain

chevron

chapman

chicken

chasten

chessman

cheapen

charon

chastised

chastise

checkouts

christen

children

chieftain

chicots

chosen

christian

churchman

cayman

citron

canaan

clinton

classman

claxon

coachman

colon

common

deacon

copeman

corban

cordon

cotton

cousin

cowan

craftsman

craven

crimson

cretin

crewman

crouton

cushion

curtain

cuban

cumin

cycads

cystic

dagan

dagon

daman

costas

dalton

dampen

damson

darken

deaden

decides

cabin

cajun

deafen

deepen

delphian

demon

desman

devon

dian

digits

diction

distaste

diskettes

doctrine

dobson

dockets

dolman

dicots

dogwoods

dolphin

dozen

draftsman

dragon

driven

elan

dustman

drunken

dudgeon

dugouts

dutchman

earthen

eaten

eden

eighties

emption

ensign

engine

equates

ermine

exceeds

excites

exits

falcon

faction

faulcon

exudes

fallen

facades

facets

fasten

famine

fashion

fatten

dromon

faucets

faustian

dungeon

felon

fibrin

fiction

fielden

fission

flexion

flatten

flashgun

fireman

firman

floren

footman

foreman

foreign

fountain

fortune

fraction

freeman

freshman

friction

freshen

frighten

frozen

function

fusion

gascon

freedman

gaskets

garden

gallon

gammon

gentian

georgian

german

garron

gilden

given

glidden

gluten

gladden

glisten

golden

goodman

gotten

gorgon

gowan

gibbon

mission

graven

griffon

grecian

grandson

guardsman

gudgeon

gumption

haitian

hackman

hasten

haven

haystacks

harden

hangman

happen

harken

harten

hausen

haystack

headman

headsman

heathen

henchman

hearten

hempen

heaven

hectic

heighten

heron

hetman

hessian

ibsen

hidden

homespun

horseman

hostage

hoten

houseman

huntsman

hymen

human

hoven

hyphen

hyson

hogan

deceits

ion

jackets

jetson

jason

jargon

jasmine

jetton

jordan

jorden

justice

kalan

kenyan

junction

keelson

kelson

kansan

kelvin

kirkman

kitten

kitchen

kremlin

klansman

laden

lampron

landman

lagan

lactose

layman

landsman

lactic

latin

lawsuits

leaden

leaven

ledden

legates

legion

leman

lemon

lessen

lesson

leven

lengthen

lesion

lichen

lightman

liken

lighthouse

lightweight

lighten

liman

listen

linden

lisbon

linen

liquids

lion

lineman

linemen

locken

lockman

locates

lockets

logan

london

luncheon

loosen

m1

lopeman

longan

loren

lumen

lynden

lyden

lotion

madden

maggots

mahone

maiden

liven

lockouts

marchman

maoists

markman

mangan

mansion

margin

marten

marksman

marlin

marron

martin

martian

matron

mayan

melton

mention

melon

milken

mignon

million

minion

misguides

misjudge

minden

misquotes

mistook

mitten

moisten

molten

motion

morgan

mormon

mystique

mountain

moustache

muffin

muslin

mullen

mystics

mustache

mystic

mutton

nation

nekton

newsman

nightclub

nightclubs

nighthawks

nighthawk

jackman

nightsticks

ninon

nightstick

nightshirts

nightshirt

norman

notion

nuggets

oarsman

pillion

mason

onion

olden

odin

often

omen

open

option

organ

orphan

ocean

outdone

outrun

othman

oven

oxen

owen

oxides

pagan

paean

packman

packets

panton

pathan

pardon

pastas

passion

parson

passman

patron

patten

pectin

penguin

penman

pension

pavon

peon

pectic

perron

person

persian

pickets

pigeon

pinion

pitman

plantain

platen

plankton

platten

poison

pollan

pollen

pockets

ponton

postman

portman

portion

posits

potion

postscript

postage

pressman

prison

prussian

pullen

proven

question

quicken

rayon

reason

rackets

racquets

reacts

ration

nightshade

raven

recedes

reckon

redden

region

recites

decodes

rerun

resets

resides

resin

ribbon

ridden

riden

zion

postscripts

waken

rincon

risen

riven

robin

roman

rosen

rosin

rockets

rosettes

russian

rotten

runnion

rumen

russets

rowan

rowen

ruin

rustic

ripen

rustys

saffron

salesman

salmon

samson

sanction

satan

santon

satin

scallion

sadden

scion

saxon

scotsman

scullion

seaman

season

sexton

section

selden

shaken

seedsman

sequin

semen

seton

session

seven

sermon

shipman

shaman

shearman

sharpen

shogun

shorten

shotgun

silken

sicken

shrunken

sight-seer

siphon

siren

sixties

slacken

smitten

smarten

soldan

sodden

soften

solon

sockets

spearman

slogan

spartan

sovereign

sovran

stallion

stillion

spokesman

station

stepson

statesman

sportsman

squadron

steven

stallman

stiffen

spoken

straighten

strengthen

stockman

stolen

stricken

suasion

sturgeon

striven

suction

showman

sudden

succeeds

sultan

summon

wagon

teston

sylvan

sunken

sweeten

weaken

whitson

syphon

swollen

sullen

tendon

taken

wiccan

tartan

tarpon

talon

tappen

tactics

tension

tactic

testes

thicken

threaten

thickets

tickets

tighten

thousand

tillman

titan

token

toughen

townsman

torsion

traction

toman

trillion

treason

triton

trodden

trojan

tungsten

tuscan

turban

tuesdays

undone

union

urson

urine

urban

urchin

tubman

vegan

vulcan

vestige

version

vistas

villain

vision

visits

tsetse

wanton

warden

watchman

warren

washouts

written

woman

wheaten

weapon

whiten

women

wickets

woodman

woolman

workman

widen

wizen

wooden

woolen

worsen

yachtsman

woven

zaman

yaupon

yeoman

surgeon

zircon

decades

3 syllable words

ablation

abdomen

ablution

abduction

abortion

abrasion

abstention

abstraction

accession

absorption

aegean

accretion

acetic

acidic

acumen

addition

addiction

admission

adhesion

adoption

adrian

adsorption

affection

affliction

african

aggression

alaskan

alderman

albumin

aleutian

albion

alien

alsatian

allusion

ambition

ambrosian

anchorman

andean

anglican

anyone

appian

apportion

aquatic

aqueduct

aqueducts

arian

artisan

artesian

ascetic

aryan

arkansan

aspersion

assassin

assertion

assumption

asuncion

attention

attraction

audition

attrition

australian

austrian

bedizen

aversion

backgammon

bitumen

avian

bandwagon

battalion

bedouin

backwoodsman

bedridden

beholden

benjamin

beethoven

biotin

badminton

bosnian

bouillon

brazilian

deception

ascension

bulletin

abandon

decision

completion

capsaicin

cambrian

cardigan

carnation

castration

cartesian

carrion

castigates

castaways

castigate

caucasian

catalan

cation

causation

cessation

campion

chairwoman

chairperson

cicadas

chamberlain

champion

chastises

charwoman

chilean

charlatan

cinnamon

citizen

citation

civilian

clarendon

clarion

clergyman

collection

collegian

cohesion

cognition

collision

coercion

collagen

collusion

commission

combustion

commotion

communion

complexion

cockatoos

compassion

compression

compulsion

compunction

connection

companion

connexion

conception

confection

conduction

concussion

condition

conclusion

concoction

concession

conflation

confucian

confusion

congestion

confession

congressman

conjunction

conscription

contagion

constriction

construction

consumption

contraction

contention

contraption

contortion

convection

convention

conversion

contrition

contusion

conviction

correction

convulsion

infection

councilman

countryman

cremation

crestfallen

creation

croatian

cyprian

dalmatian

damnation

corrosion

corruption

corsican

declension

deflation

deflection

defection

deduction

deletion

delusion

dentition

denizen

depletion

depression

determine

depiction

detection

description

destruction

derision

desertion

detention

devotion

diastase

dispersion

diffraction

diffusion

dilation

digestion

digression

digitize

dimension

dilution

discipline

direction

discretion

dioxides

discussion

dissension

disruption

distasteful

distortion

dissection

distinction

disunion

division

diversion

donation

dominion

dorian

downtrodden

elation

duration

equation

edition

ecstasy

egyptian

egotist

ejection

election

eleven

elison

emblazon

embolden

emission

emotion

emulsion

englishman

encryption

enlighten

enliven

erection

erosion

equities

eruption

evasion

excursion

etruscan

everyone

eviction

exaction

excretion

excision

exertion

exclusion

exemption

exception

exhaustion

expansion

exotic

exotics

expulsion

extension

extinction

extortion

explosion

extraction

expression

extrusion

fabian

ferryman

fenian

feminine

objection

fixation

fisherman

fisticuffs

flirtation

fijian

flotation

formation

foundation

foramen

forbidden

forewoman

forgotten

franciscan

freemason

fruition

freudian

gaussian

garrison

gentleman

gyration

genuine

galleon

ghanaian

gradation

gillian

gordian

gravamen

grobian

guardian

halcyon

guncotton

hammerman

handwoven

hawaiian

harlequin

heartbroken

heroin

hectograph

heroine

hostesses

housebroken

horatian

hostages

hydration

hydrogen

illusion

ignition

imagine

immersion

horizon

impassion

implosion

inaction

in-person

impression

imprison

indian

inflation

inception

incision

incursion

induction

inclusion

infarction

inflection

inspection

injection

infraction

infusion

inhuman

ingestion

injunction

infliction

insertion

intention

inscription

instruction

intestine

inversion

intrusion

halogen

invasion

invention

irishman

irian

italian

jacobin

jettison

javelin

jesuits

jovian

justices

kantian

lecithin

keratin

keynesian

korean

lactation

laotian

lanolin

laurentian

jujitsu

julian

lesbian

libyan

libration

ligation

location

malaysian

logician

lumberman

malayan

lutheran

magician

machetes

magdalen

marian

mandarin

margarine

masculine

medallion

median

medicine

menhaden

mexican

midshipman

mestizo

melanin

migration

misfortune

misprision

misjudgment

misjudgments

misjudges

mutation

moroccan

mosquitos

mosquitoes

muskmelon

munition

musician

narration

myosin

negation

nevadan

nebraskan

nemean

niacin

niceties

parisian

nitrogen

nobleman

notation

nonhuman

nonunion

norwegian

nubian

nutrition

obstruction

obsession

optation

occasion

octillion

occlusion

optician

odeon

opinion

omission

oppression

oration

orion

origin

outspoken

ottoman

ovation

octagon

overdone

oxidize

oxidized

oxygen

pagodas

pesetas

overrun

phrygian

partisan

partition

parthian

patrician

pentathlon

pelican

perception

perversion

percussion

persuasion

permission

perfusion

permian

perfection

peterman

phoenician

pavilion

petition

physician

overman

plantation

plebeian

policeman

pollution

preclusion

position

porcelain

possession

precaution

precession

precision

predation

relation

predestine

prediction

preemption

prescription

pretension

presumption

privation

probation

procession

production

profusion

prevention

profession

projection

promotion

progression

proportion

religion

prostration

protection

protean

rebellion

propulsion

recession

puritan

provision

quotation

reception

quixotic

reaction

ramadan

reflection

recision

redemption

reduction

regimen

regattas

regression

rejection

proscription

remission

rendition

reopen

rescission

reptilian

repression

resection

restriction

retraction

reversion

resumption

residues

retention

reunion

revulsion

revision

rhodopsin

rifleman

submersion

righteously

rotation

saccharin

samoan

salvation

saleswoman

scythian

sedation

secession

seclusion

secretion

seduction

sedition

selection

sensation

scorpion

silicon

simian

singleton

skeleton

snapdragon

solution

solomon

specimen

subtraction

starvation

stagnation

stygian

submission

subscription

suburban

subversion

succession

suggestion

summation

sumatran

suicides

superman

syrian

temptation

suspension

suspicion

tactical

testicle

taxation

talisman

tamarin

technician

tacticians

testicles

tactician

translation

thespian

timberman

toboggan

tradition

transcription

transaction

transfusion

transition

transmission

transgression

truncation

vacation

tuition

unburden

unbroken

uneven

uncertain

unbutton

uncommon

uterine

unwritten

unison

venetian

veteran

vatican

vermilion

venison

vestiges

vocation

vibration

vitamin

volition

waterman

wesleyan

suppression

zambian

4 syllable words

aberration

abdication

abnegation

abolition

abrogation

abyssinian

acclamation

acclimation

absolution

accordion

adaptation

affectation

accusation

activation

acquisition

adoration

admiration

adulation

admonition

adrenaline

advocation

affirmation

aggravation

aggregation

agitation

agrarian

alabaman

arabian

albanian

algerian

algonquian

aldebaran

alteration

altercation

alternation

allegation

allocation

american

annexation

amputation

animation

amphibian

annotation

appalachian

appellation

application

approbation

apprehension

apparition

ammunition

arbitration

arthurian

armageddon

armenian

asiatic

aspiration

assyrian

assemblyman

athenian

augmentation

attribution

avocation

aviation

backwardation

bifurcation

arizonan

bavarian

benediction

bolivian

bohemian

barbarian

businesswoman

decimation

calibration

californian

calculation

canadian

cancellation

carcinogen

celebration

centurion

chameleon

circulation

circumcision

complication

collocation

collodion

coalition

cogitation

consecration

circumvention

coloration

committeeman

comedian

columbian

coloradan

combination

commendation

commutation

compilation

circumspection

composition

comparison

comprehension

computation

condemnation

condescension

confiscation

confrontation

conjugation

confirmation

conflagration

congregation

connotation

compensation

conservation

consolation

constellation

consternation

constipation

consultation

consummation

constitution

concentration

contrarian

contemplation

contraception

contradiction

contravention

conversation

contribution

copernican

convocation

corinthian

corp.

corporation

convolution

coronation

copenhagen

correlation

cotyledon

criterion

crocodilian

crucifixion

cultivation

custodian

culmination

cyclopean

dandelion

darwinian

infestation

condensation

competition

declaration

decoration

dedication

defamation

deformation

decompression

deconstruction

definition

degradation

dehydration

delegation

demonstration

demarcation

demolition

deportation

desiccation

depravation

depredation

deposition

deprivation

derivation

desecration

dereliction

destination

desolation

desperation

designation

destitution

devastation

detonation

deviation

devonian

devolution

dispensation

dilatation

dietitian

disconnection

disaffection

diocesan

diminution

disinfection

disillusion

disinflation

dislocation

disputation

disposition

dissatisfied

dissatisfy

distillation

dissipation

dissolution

distribution

divination

domination

dominican

draconian

federation

duplication

education

egotism

electrician

equitation

elevation

elongation

emigration

embarkation

emulation

elocution

emanation

englishwoman

estimation

estonian

equestrian

eritrean

erudition

evocation

european

evolution

excitation

exclamation

excavation

execution

exhalation

expectation

exhibition

expiration

exhortation

exhumation

expedition

exploitation

explication

exploration

explanation

exposition

fabrication

extradition

extrication

fallopian

fermentation

fascination

fibrillation

renovation

figuration

floridian

fluctuation

fluoridation

foliation

formulation

fragmentation

fumigation

gastrulation

habitation

generation

galilean

gentlewoman

gargantuan

glaciation

gravitation

gorgonian

granulation

graduation

gregorian

greco-roman

guatemalan

germination

indonesian

hesitation

hemoglobin

hegelian

herculean

historian

hibernation

illustration

imitation

himalayan

immolation

hyperion

hungarian

hydrocarbon

hypertension

iberian

ideation

ibuprofen

immigration

implantation

imperfection

implication

importation

imputation

inattention

impregnation

imposition

incantation

incrustation

incarnation

indentation

inclination

indexation

incubation

indecision

indication

interurban

indignation

indiscretion

indigestion

infiltration

inflammation

inspiration

inhalation

information

inhibition

installation

instigation

insulation

innovation

institution

insurrection

inquisition

interaction

integration

interception

interdiction

intercession

interjection

intermission

intimation

reparation

interruption

intersection

intervention

interwoven

intonation

introspection

introduction

intuition

inundation

invitation

invocation

iranian

irrigation

irritation

iteration

isolation

jacobean

jordanian

legislation

jubilation

jurisdiction

kindergarten

laceration

lancastrian

levitation

leviathan

liberation

limitation

liberian

librarian

lilliputian

liquidation

liquefaction

litigation

mammalian

lubrication

macedonian

maccabean

machination

malformation

malnutrition

locomotion

manumission

mediation

masturbation

maturation

medication

meditation

menstruation

meridian

melanesian

miseration

ministration

minnesotan

misbegotten

misconception

misperception

missourian

mitigation

moderation

modulation

molestation

motivation

mongolian

moravian

mortification

mustachio

mysticism

mutilation

napoleon

nigerian

mustachioed

navigation

nestorian

newtonian

nicaraguan

noblewoman

nomination

nonprescription

nonpartisan

obfuscation

obligation

oblivion

observation

obsidian

obstetrician

octagonal

octahedron

orchestration

ohioan

operation

olympian

opposition

oscillation

occupation

ordination

ostentation

pigmentation

overburden

ovulation

oxidation

oxidizer

palpitation

pagurian

pagination

paraguayan

penetration

pavlovian

pelagian

pedestrian

penicillin

perforation

perspiration

permutation

perturbation

persecution

peruvian

pistachios

pistachio

planarian

plutonian

politician

polyhedron

polynesian

population

praetorian

preparation

precondition

preconception

predetermine

preelection

predilection

preignition

presentation

premonition

preservation

propagation

relocation

proclamation

procreation

profanation

prohibition

proposition

protestation

prosecution

prostitution

protozoan

publication

provocation

reawaken

realization

radiation

readmission

reassertion

recantation

recitation

recreation

reclamation

punctuation

recognition

recollection

reconstruction

registration

reexamine

reelection

reinspection

refutation

reformation

regulation

relaxation

reputation

republican

repercussion

replication

reproduction

repetition

reposition

repossession

requisition

respiration

restoration

reservation

retardation

resurrection

resignation

resolution

revelation

retribution

retrocession

revocation

restitution

rhetorician

rhododendron

revolution

rumination

sanitation

samaritan

satisfaction

saturation

segmentation

sectarian

segregation

separation

sequestration

self-deception

shakespearean

sicilian

situation

siberian

simulation

simonian

smithsonian

societies

statistician

stimulation

stipulation

strangulation

subdivision

subluxation

substitution

speculation

suffocation

superhuman

syndication

surrogation

syncopation

supervision

tabulation

tasmanian

tamoxifen

testicular

termination

titillation

tetrahedron

transformation

toleration

testosterone

trepidation

tribulation

transportation

ulceration

vacillation

valerian

usurpation

transplantation

utopian

vaccination

validation

valuation

variation

vegetation

veneration

ventilation

vestigial

victorian

visitation

vindication

violation

wagnerian

superstition

watermelon

supposition

5 syllable words

abbreviation

abomination

acceleration

accommodation

academician

accreditation

administration

adjudication

adulteration

accumulation

affiliation

agglomeration

alliteration

alleviation

amalgamation

amazonian

alienation

amelioration

annihilation

amortization

amplification

anticipation

appreciation

approximation

appropriation

argentinian

argumentation

articulation

association

assimilation

assemblywoman

astigmatism

assassination

attenuation

augustinian

authorization

authentication

babylonian

beethovenian

brutalization

brobdingnagian

caledonian

capitulation

carolinian

carthaginian

cauterization

certification

centralization

centenarian

christianization

civilization

clarification

classification

coagulation

cohabitation

collaboration

codification

commemoration

communication

canonization

deceleration

concatenation

confabulation

confederation

configuration

conciliation

conglomeration

congratulation

continuation

consideration

decapitation

consolidation

contamination

cooperation

coordination

corroboration

colonization

defenestration

degeneration

deification

deliberation

delineation

delicatessen

denomination

denunciation

depreciation

depopulation

desalination

desegregation

determination

dionysian

discoloration

disembarkation

disinclination

discrimination

disintegration

dissatisfaction

dissemination

dissociation

domestication

egotistical

edification

ejaculation

elaboration

electrocution

emancipation

elimination

elizabethan

enumeration

epicurean

equalization

eradication

equivocation

dramatization

evaporation

evaluation

evacuation

ethiopian

exacerbation

exaggeration

exasperation

excoriation

examination

exfoliation

exhilaration

facilitation

exoneration

exoskeleton

expatriation

extermination

expropriation

falsification

fertilization

fortification

gasification

glorification

gratification

hanoverian

harmonization

hyperinflation

humiliation

hybridization

hyperborean

hydrogenation

illumination

imagination

immunization

inactivation

improvisation

inauguration

incarceration

incineration

incorporation

incrimination

indoctrination

infatuation

initiation

inhabitation

inoculation

instrumentation

insemination

insinuation

interrogation

interconnection

interpolation

interpretation

intimidation

intoxication

invalidation

investigation

ionization

irradiation

jeffersonian

justification

juxtaposition

lackadaisical

legalization

libertarian

lithuanian

localization

manifestation

magnetization

magnification

manipulation

hallucination

maximization

maximilian

mathematician

mechanization

metropolitan

misapplication

miscalculation

misapprehension

misinformation

decomposition

mississippian

mobilization

modification

modernization

mummification

multiplication

nickelodeon

negotiation

neapolitan

neutralization

notification

nitroglycerine

nonsectarian

normalization

nullification

nonintervention

obliteration

orientation

ornamentation

ossification

oregonian

origination

organization

pacification

panamanian

participation

pasteurization

patagonian

pennsylvanian

peloponnesian

perpetuation

philadelphian

overproduction

polarization

pomeranian

precipitation

predestination

predisposition

premeditation

presbyterian

preoccupation

presupposition

prevarication

procrastination

prognostication

proliferation

proletarian

pronunciation

quantification

purification

qualification

pythagorean

ramification

ratification

reaffirmation

recrimination

recombination

recommendation

rectification

recuperation

reforestation

regeneration

refrigeration

reiteration

reintegration

rejuvenation

remuneration

renunciation

repatriation

repudiation

representation

resuscitation

retaliation

revaluation

reverberation

russification

scandinavian

sanctification

sedimentation

simplification

solicitation

sophistication

specialization

specification

sterilization

stratification

subordination

substantiation

synchronization

theologian

triangulation

unification

utilization

unitarian

vegetarian

verification

vaporization

vilification

veterinarian

vulgarization

washingtonian

yugoslavian

8 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word mistaken

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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