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1 syllable words
2 syllable words

action

acton

airman

aircraft

aircrafts

alan

aircrew

alban

ashen

amman

apron

alman

archers

arson

archer

asian

aspen

auction

atman

billion

banyan

bacon

bagman

baldwin

baron

austin

bargain

basin

bastion

barren

bason

bayman

barton

baston

baton

batten

batton

beacon

beaten

beckon

billman

auden

barkers

belgian

bellman

bellon

begun

berserk

billon

barger

bison

barker

bisson

bitten

bludgeon

blacken

boatman

bordman

bookman

bolden

boston

blowgun

bobbin

bollen

bourbon

brazen

brakeman

bracken

braziers

boughten

bowman

bracer

bragger

braggers

brassard

brethren

breton

brighten

briton

breakers

breaker

brickyard

broaden

broken

burdon

brochure

brochures

brogan

caisson

bullion

burden

browsers

browser

brushwork

burgeon

bushman

burman

burton

button

cabin

burgher

cajun

broker

brokers

calvin

caption

canyon

canaan

capstan

canton

captain

carbon

earthen

cannon

carmine

cayman

canon

caxton

caution

carton

cauldron

chairman

certain

chaplain

chapman

chasten

chevron

chessman

citron

children

carman

cheapen

chicken

chosen

chieftain

christen

christian

churchman

churchyard

claxon

classman

clinton

coachman

colon

common

copeman

corban

cordon

corkscrew

cotton

crackers

cowan

cracker

craftsman

craker

craven

crimson

cretin

crewman

croaker

cruisers

crushers

cruiser

crozier

crusher

crocker

croker

crossroads

cuban

crossroad

crouton

cushion

curtain

dagan

dagon

daman

dampen

dalton

cumin

damson

darken

deaden

deafen

deacon

deepen

delphian

demon

desman

charon

devon

ensign

diction

dian

cousin

chargers

dozen

dolphin

draftsman

dungeon

dragon

driven

dudgeon

drunken

dressers

dresser

dromon

eaten

charger

dustman

dutchman

corsair

eden

elan

dolman

emption

engine

doctrine

ermine

dobson

faction

fairground

zircon

fairgrounds

fashion

fasten

famine

fatten

faulcon

faustian

felon

fibrin

fiction

fielden

fission

firman

falcon

fireman

flashgun

flatten

flexion

footman

floren

foreground

foreign

foreman

fallen

courser

hidden

fortune

fountain

hogan

forgers

fragrant

freeman

freedman

freezer

freezers

freshen

freshman

friction

frighten

frozen

fresher

fusion

gallon

gammon

garden

gascon

gentian

garron

georgian

german

given

gilden

gibbon

gladden

glidden

glisten

goodman

gorgon

golden

gluten

gotten

gowan

grandson

function

hessian

grecian

graven

grazer

greaser

haitian

gudgeon

griffon

grocer

guardsman

grocers

gumption

hackman

hempen

harken

happen

harden

harten

hausen

hasten

haven

heaven

headsman

heathen

hearten

heighten

henchman

headman

heron

hangman

hetman

fraction

horseman

homespun

forsworn

hoven

houseman

human

huntsman

hymen

hyson

hyphen

ibsen

hoten

forger

forswear

foursquare

jetson

jason

jasmine

jetton

jackman

junction

jargon

jordan

jorden

keelson

kelson

kelvin

kenyan

kansan

kirkman

kremlin

laden

klansman

kitchen

lampron

landman

landsman

leaven

kalan

kitten

layman

leaden

ledden

lemon

legion

lengthen

lessen

lesion

lesson

lagan

latin

leman

leven

linden

lichen

lighten

liken

liman

linen

lisbon

listen

mahone

liven

lockman

locken

logan

london

lyden

linemen

luncheon

lotion

lynden

lion

loren

lopeman

lumen

m1

loosen

maiden

madden

mangan

lightman

mansion

lineman

margin

marchman

kercher

marron

margrave

martian

marcor

marksman

markman

marlin

marten

martin

matron

mason

mayan

longan

melton

melon

mention

mergers

merger

markers

million

milken

minden

minion

marchers

mignon

marcher

marker

mercer

mitten

mission

moisten

motion

morgan

molten

mormon

mountain

nation

muffin

mullen

muslin

mutton

nekton

newsman

ninon

norman

notion

ocean

odin

often

olden

omen

onion

oarsman

open

option

organ

orchards

orchard

orphan

outrun

outdone

othman

oven

pagan

oxen

packman

paean

owen

panton

pardon

parkers

parsers

parker

parser

parson

pectin

passion

passman

pathan

patron

patten

pavon

pension

penguin

penman

perjured

perjure

perjures

perron

person

persian

pillion

pinion

pigeon

plankton

piston

pitman

plantain

platen

platten

poison

pollan

pollen

ponton

portion

portman

potion

ion

postman

porkers

porker

preacher

preachers

preserve

cursor

prescribe

prescribes

presser

pressman

prison

pressures

pressure

peon

rayon

programs

proscribes

proscribe

prussian

proven

pullen

purser

question

ration

quicken

raven

programme

reason

reckon

redden

region

program

resin

rerun

risen

rincon

ribbon

ridden

riden

ripen

riven

saxon

robin

roman

rosen

russian

runnion

sadden

rumen

rowen

ruin

saffron

salesman

sanction

samson

satan

santon

rowan

satin

salmon

rotten

scallion

rosin

scullion

scotsman

seaman

season

scion

searchers

searcher

scorcher

section

selden

seedsman

semen

sequin

sermon

scarecrows

session

seven

sexton

shaken

shaman

sharpen

shearman

shipman

shogun

shorten

silken

sicken

shotgun

showman

shrunken

seton

siphon

siren

slacken

smarten

scarecrow

smitten

procure

soldan

slogan

sodden

soften

solon

spearman

sportsman

sovereign

sovran

spartan

squadron

spokesman

spoken

stallion

stallman

station

stepson

stillion

statesman

steven

stiffen

strengthen

straighten

stockman

stolen

striven

stricken

suasion

suction

sultan

sunken

sudden

sullen

summon

surgeon

sylvan

sweeten

syphon

swollen

taken

tarpon

tartan

talon

tappen

tension

tendon

surcharge

teston

tillman

threaten

thicken

thousand

thresher

tighten

titan

token

toman

sturgeon

toughen

traction

townsman

tracers

trackers

tracer

tracker

torsion

treasures

trillion

tubman

urson

treason

treasure

triton

trojan

triggers

trodden

truckers

trigger

trucker

tuscan

urchin

urban

undone

union

urine

tungsten

turban

version

vegan

verser

villain

vision

waken

vulcan

warden

wagon

weaken

wanton

weapon

warren

watchman

whitson

wheaten

whiten

wiccan

widen

wizen

woman

women

worsen

workman

woodman

woolman

woolen

workers

workroom

worker

woven

wrecker

zaman

wooden

written

yachtsman

yorkshire

yaupon

yeoman

yorkers

yorker

zion

3 syllable words

abandon

ablation

abrasion

ablution

abortion

accretion

absorption

abstraction

accession

abstention

addiction

addition

acumen

admission

adhesion

adoption

affliction

adsorption

affection

aegean

african

alaskan

aggression

adrian

albion

aleutian

ascension

assertion

albumin

alsatian

ambition

ambrosian

anchorman

andean

anglican

anyone

apportion

appian

arian

arkansan

archery

artesian

artisan

aryan

allusion

aspersion

alderman

assassin

abduction

alien

assumption

asuncion

attraction

attrition

attention

abdomen

awaken

audition

aversion

avian

australian

austrian

backgammon

bandwagon

backwoodsman

badminton

bedridden

battalion

bedizen

bedouin

beholden

benjamin

beethoven

biotin

bitumen

bosnian

bouillon

brasserie

brazilian

brazier

bulletin

brokerage

bureaucrats

bureaucrat

cambrian

campion

capsaicin

carnation

carrion

castration

causation

caucasian

cation

catalan

cetacean

chairperson

chairwoman

chamberlain

champion

cartesian

cardigan

chilean

cistercian

citation

cinnamon

citizen

civilian

clarendon

clarion

clergyman

coercion

cohesion

cognition

collegian

collection

collision

collusion

collagen

combustion

completion

compassion

companion

commission

commotion

communion

convulsion

complexion

compulsion

compunction

conception

concoction

concussion

conduction

concession

conclusion

condition

confection

conflation

confucian

confusion

confession

congestion

conscription

compression

conjunction

congressman

convection

connection

constriction

contraption

construction

contagion

contraction

consumption

contention

contrition

contortion

contusion

convention

conviction

conversion

connexion

emblazon

charlatan

correction

corruption

corrosion

corsican

countryman

councilman

coworkers

crackerjack

coworker

crustacean

cremation

creation

crestfallen

croatian

dalmatian

crosscurrent

crosscurrents

crockery

damnation

cyprian

cursory

deception

decision

deflation

deduction

defection

deflection

deletion

dentition

depletion

depiction

delusion

depression

denizen

derision

description

destruction

determine

detection

dictation

diffraction

devotion

dilation

digression

dilution

detention

dimension

direction

discipline

discussion

dissension

disruption

dispersion

dissection

discretion

distraction

enlighten

distinction

distortion

disunion

diversion

donation

dominion

dorian

downtrodden

edition

elation

charwoman

egyptian

ejection

encryption

election

eleven

elison

division

emulsion

embolden

emission

emotion

englishman

enliven

equation

diffusion

erosion

erection

erasers

eraser

eruption

etruscan

evasion

everyone

exaction

eviction

digestion

exemption

declension

exertion

excretion

excursion

exhaustion

exception

exclusion

expansion

extension

excision

explosion

extraction

extortion

extinction

expression

expulsion

extrusion

fabian

forewoman

ferryman

feminine

fenian

fijian

filtration

fixation

fisherman

flotation

foramen

forbidden

forgeries

formation

forgotten

foundation

freemason

franciscan

frustration

fruition

freudian

forgery

fustian

galleon

garrison

gaussian

gentleman

genuine

gradation

ghanaian

gillian

gordian

gravamen

grazier

hammerman

guncotton

gyration

guardian

groceries

halcyon

grobian

halogen

grocery

handwoven

harlequin

harassers

harasser

heroin

heartbroken

hawaiian

heroine

gregory

horatian

ignition

hydration

hydrogen

housebroken

illusion

imagine

immersion

impassion

impression

infliction

implosion

inaction

in-person

imprison

inception

inflation

incursion

indian

induction

infarction

infection

inflection

inclusion

infraction

infusion

inhuman

injection

ingestion

injunction

insertion

inscription

instruction

inspection

intention

incision

horizon

intestine

invasion

invention

inversion

intrusion

italian

irishman

jamaican

jettison

javelin

irian

jovian

keratin

kantian

keynesian

lactation

korean

julian

lutheran

lesbian

lecithin

laurentian

libration

ligation

jacobin

libyan

lanolin

location

logician

lumberman

laotian

malaysian

malayan

magician

magdalen

mandarin

marian

margarine

marjoram

masculine

medallion

median

marguerite

menhaden

medicine

melanin

mercuric

mercury

mexican

midshipman

migration

misfortune

misprision

misshapen

mistaken

negation

nebraskan

mutation

moroccan

musician

munition

myosin

muskmelon

nevadan

niacin

nurseries

notation

nobleman

nitrogen

nonhuman

nonunion

norwegian

nubian

nutrition

occasion

patrician

objection

obsession

obstruction

nursery

partition

occlusion

octillion

odeon

omission

opinion

oration

optation

optician

orion

ottoman

ovation

origin

outspoken

overdone

overman

overrun

oxygen

parisian

paragraph

paragraphs

parthian

partisan

oppression

pavilion

pelican

pentathlon

percussion

perfusion

perfection

peregrine

peregrines

perjurer

perjury

persuasion

permission

perversion

phoenician

permian

peterman

petition

plantation

physician

phrygian

pollution

policeman

plebeian

position

possession

perception

praiseworthy

predation

precaution

precession

precision

predestine

preclusion

precursors

precursor

prediction

preemption

prescription

prescriptions

preserver

porcelain

prescribers

preservers

privation

presumption

probation

prevention

pretension

procession

pressurize

snapdragon

procreate

procreates

reception

nemean

production

profusion

profession

procurement

projection

progression

progresses

progressive

promotion

prostration

proportion

propulsion

protean

protection

proscription

provision

puritan

pursuer

quotation

ramadan

procurer

rebellion

recision

pursuers

reaction

reduction

redemption

reflection

regression

regimen

rendition

relation

rejection

religion

remission

reopen

reptilian

recession

repression

rescission

resection

procurements

resumption

retraction

restriction

reunion

reversion

retention

revision

revulsion

rhodopsin

rifleman

rotation

saccharin

saleswoman

samoan

sauerkraut

scorpion

secretion

secession

scythian

seclusion

sedation

prescriber

seduction

sedition

selection

simian

sharecroppers

sharecropper

silicon

singleton

skeleton

tradition

solution

transcription

solomon

stagnation

specimen

transgression

subscription

submersion

submission

stygian

subtraction

suburban

subversion

summation

succession

suggestion

sumatran

superman

taxation

sorcerer

suppression

surgeries

suspicion

suspension

syrian

tamarin

tactician

talisman

technician

surgery

trickery

sorcerers

thespian

timberman

sorcery

toboggan

uterine

surcharges

transaction

transfusion

translation

transmission

treasuries

treasurys

treasurer

treasury

treasurers

treachery

truncation

tuition

unburden

uncertain

unbroken

unbutton

uncommon

uneven

unwritten

unison

vacation

vibration

venetian

veteran

transition

venison

vermilion

vitamin

vocation

waterman

vatican

wesleyan

volition

zambian

three-quarters

4 syllable words

abdication

abnegation

abrogation

abolition

absolution

acclamation

acclimation

abyssinian

accordion

accusation

activation

adaptation

acquisition

admonition

adulation

affectation

advocation

agitation

aggravation

aggregation

agrarian

alabaman

albanian

adrenaline

allocation

allegation

algerian

calibration

altercation

alternation

alteration

animation

annotation

annexation

american

amphibian

amputation

ammunition

appalachian

apparition

appellation

application

approbation

apprehension

arabian

arbitration

arizonan

armenian

armageddon

arthurian

aldebaran

algonquian

assemblyman

assyrian

attribution

augmentation

aviation

avocation

ayrshire

barbarian

bavarian

benediction

athenian

bolivian

bohemian

brokerages

bureaucracy

intervention

bureaucracies

businesswoman

bureaucratese

calculation

duplication

californian

canadian

cancellation

celebration

carcinogen

centurion

chameleon

circulation

circumvention

circumcision

circumspection

cogitation

combination

coalition

collocation

collodion

coloradan

columbian

comedian

commendation

committeeman

commutation

comparison

compensation

compilation

competition

complication

composition

concentration

computation

condemnation

condescension

condensation

confirmation

conflagration

confiscation

confrontation

conjugation

consecration

connotation

consternation

conversation

consolation

congregation

constellation

contemplation

consultation

consummation

constipation

contraception

contradiction

contrarian

contravention

contribution

constitution

convocation

convolution

comprehension

corinthian

coronation

corp.

corporation

correlation

cotyledon

distillation

caracara

criterion

culmination

crucifixion

cultivation

crocodilian

cross-reference

custodian

cyclopean

dandelion

darwinian

deconstruction

deformation

definition

dehydration

decompression

demarcation

demolition

demonstration

deportation

deposition

dereliction

desecration

destitution

destination

devastation

deviation

devolution

dilatation

equitation

estimation

diminution

dietitian

disaffection

disconnection

diocesan

dislocation

disinflation

devonian

disputation

disposition

excavation

dissipation

dispensation

dissolution

distribution

divination

disinfection

disillusion

domination

dominican

draconian

education

elocution

electrician

embarkation

emigration

emulation

elongation

englishwoman

equestrian

eritrean

erudition

estonian

european

eustachian

evocation

evolution

exploration

excitation

exclamation

copernican

execution

exhalation

exhibition

exhumation

expedition

interwoven

expectation

extrication

explanation

explication

exploitation

exposition

fabrication

extradition

fascination

fermentation

fibrillation

firecrackers

fluoridation

fluctuation

foliation

fallopian

floridian

firecracker

formulation

copenhagen

fragmentation

fumigation

galilean

gargantuan

gastrulation

gentlewoman

germination

glaciation

graduation

granulation

gorgonian

greco-roman

gravitation

gregorian

habitation

guatemalan

hara-kiri

hegelian

hemoglobin

herculean

himalayan

historian

inspiration

hungarian

hypertension

hydrocarbon

hyperion

iberian

illustration

imitation

ideation

importation

immolation

imperfection

immigration

implantation

implication

ibuprofen

inclination

impregnation

imposition

incantation

incarnation

imputation

inattention

incrustation

indication

indentation

indexation

incubation

indecision

indigestion

indignation

infestation

inflammation

infiltration

indonesian

indiscretion

intercession

inhalation

inhibition

inquisition

insurrection

interception

installation

insulation

interaction

interjection

instigation

integration

institution

interdiction

intermission

intersection

interruption

interurban

intonation

introduction

intimation

inundation

invitation

invocation

intuition

introspection

nicaraguan

iranian

irrigation

irritation

isolation

misbegotten

jubilation

jurisdiction

jacobean

lubrication

jordanian

kindergarten

lancastrian

legislation

liquidation

liberian

librarian

limitation

lilliputian

leviathan

liquefaction

locomotion

litigation

maccabean

malformation

machination

macedonian

mediation

malnutrition

mammalian

manumission

menstruation

melanesian

meridian

merry-go-round

mercurial

ministration

minnesotan

misperception

moderation

mitigation

motivation

missourian

modulation

molestation

mortification

moravian

mongolian

mutilation

navigation

napoleon

newtonian

operation

nomination

noblewoman

nonprescription

nonpartisan

nurseryman

obstetrician

obfuscation

nestorian

obligation

oblivion

nigerian

occupation

obsidian

octahedron

ohioan

olympian

opposition

orchestration

ordination

ostentation

oscillation

overburden

ovulation

oxidation

pagination

pagurian

palpitation

paraguayan

procreation

pavlovian

misconception

pedestrian

penetration

pelagian

penicillin

population

persecution

peruvian

permutation

pigmentation

planarian

politician

plutonian

polyhedron

polynesian

praetorian

predilection

precondition

predetermine

preconception

preelection

preignition

premonition

preservative

proclamation

pressurizes

procrastinate

procrastinates

profanation

prohibition

propagation

proposition

prosecution

prostitution

protestation

punctuation

publication

provocation

protozoan

radiation

readmission

reassertion

recantation

reawaken

reclamation

recognition

recollection

reconstruction

regulation

realization

refutation

reexamine

reelection

registration

relocation

relaxation

reinspection

reputation

replication

repercussion

repetition

repossession

reposition

republican

requisition

reproduction

resolution

retribution

retardation

retrocession

revolution

rhetorician

restitution

rhododendron

rumination

sanitation

samaritan

satisfaction

sectarian

segmentation

sequestration

self-deception

shakespearean

sicilian

siberian

simulation

simonian

situation

smithsonian

transformation

speculation

stipulation

statistician

stimulation

strangulation

subluxation

substitution

subdivision

suffocation

superstition

superhuman

supervision

termination

supposition

syncopation

surrogation

syndication

tabulation

tamoxifen

tasmanian

tetrahedron

titillation

toleration

validation

transportation

tribulation

transplantation

vacillation

vaccination

utopian

valerian

valuation

vegetation

ventilation

vindication

victorian

violation

watermelon

wagnerian

5 syllable words

assassination

abbreviation

abomination

acceleration

academician

accreditation

accommodation

adjudication

administration

accumulation

alleviation

adulteration

affiliation

agglomeration

alliteration

alienation

amelioration

amortization

amalgamation

amazonian

amplification

annihilation

anticipation

appreciation

appropriation

approximation

argumentation

argentinian

articulation

association

assimilation

assemblywoman

attenuation

authorization

augustinian

authentication

babylonian

beethovenian

brobdingnagian

brutalization

caledonian

canonization

capitulation

carolinian

cauterization

carthaginian

centenarian

centralization

certification

ejaculation

civilization

choreography

christianization

clarification

classification

collaboration

coagulation

cohabitation

commemoration

cooperation

colonization

codification

communication

concatenation

conciliation

confederation

confabulation

configuration

conglomeration

consideration

consolidation

congratulation

continuation

contamination

coordination

corroboration

deceleration

decapitation

decomposition

degeneration

defenestration

deification

depreciation

deliberation

delicatessen

delineation

denomination

denunciation

depopulation

desegregation

desalination

discoloration

determination

enumeration

discrimination

dionysian

disembarkation

disinclination

disintegration

dissatisfaction

dissemination

dissociation

domestication

edification

dramatization

elaboration

elimination

electrocution

elizabethan

emancipation

equalization

epicurean

exacerbation

eradication

evaporation

equivocation

evaluation

evacuation

ethiopian

exaggeration

examination

exasperation

exhilaration

excoriation

exoneration

exfoliation

expatriation

expropriation

extermination

facilitation

exoskeleton

falsification

fertilization

fortification

gratification

gasification

glorification

hallucination

hanoverian

harmonization

humiliation

hyperinflation

hybridization

hydrogenation

hyperborean

imagination

illumination

immunization

inactivation

inauguration

incarceration

improvisation

incorporation

incrimination

infatuation

indoctrination

incineration

inhabitation

initiation

insemination

inoculation

interconnection

insinuation

instrumentation

interpolation

interpretation

interrogation

intimidation

intoxication

neapolitan

investigation

invalidation

ionization

irradiation

jeffersonian

justification

juxtaposition

legalization

libertarian

localization

magnetization

magnification

manifestation

manipulation

mathematician

mechanization

maximilian

maximization

miscalculation

lithuanian

metropolitan

misapplication

misinformation

mississippian

modernization

modification

mobilization

mummification

multiplication

negotiation

obliteration

neutralization

misapprehension

nonintervention

nitroglycerine

normalization

nonsectarian

notification

nullification

pasteurization

oregonian

organization

orientation

origination

ossification

ornamentation

participation

pacification

overproduction

panamanian

patagonian

pennsylvanian

peloponnesian

nickelodeon

perpetuation

pomeranian

polarization

philadelphian

precipitation

predestination

premeditation

predisposition

preoccupation

presbyterian

prevarication

presupposition

procrastination

procrastinator

procrastinators

prognostication

proliferation

proletarian

pronunciation

purification

reaffirmation

ramification

ratification

qualification

quantification

pythagorean

recommendation

recombination

recuperation

refrigeration

recrimination

regeneration

rectification

reforestation

reiteration

remuneration

rejuvenation

renunciation

reintegration

repatriation

representation

repudiation

resuscitation

retaliation

revaluation

reverberation

russification

sanctification

scandinavian

sedimentation

simplification

solicitation

specification

specialization

sterilization

stratification

subordination

substantiation

sophistication

synchronization

vaporization

triangulation

unification

unitarian

utilization

theologian

verification

vegetarian

veterinarian

vilification

vulgarization

washingtonian

yugoslavian

8 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word preservation

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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