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1 syllable words
2 syllable words

action

acton

airman

alan

alman

amman

alban

apron

arson

asian

aspen

asper

aspire

atman

aspirin

auction

ashen

austin

auden

bacon

banyan

bargain

baldwin

baron

backboards

barren

bagman

backboard

baseboard

baseboards

basin

bason

barton

bastion

billion

bisson

bayman

beacon

beaten

beckon

batten

batton

begun

belgian

bellman

bellon

billman

billon

bison

bitten

bookman

bludgeon

boatman

bolden

blacken

blowgun

baton

bobbin

bollen

brethren

bordman

bourbon

brazen

brakeman

bowman

bracken

boston

boughten

briton

breton

brighten

broaden

brogan

broken

burgeon

baston

bullion

burden

burdon

burman

bushman

burton

caisson

cajun

canaan

canyon

canton

cannon

canon

capstan

captain

caption

carbon

carman

carmine

carton

cauldron

chairman

caxton

cayman

chevron

certain

chasten

charon

cheapen

chaplain

chapman

chessman

chessboards

chicken

chieftain

caution

chessboard

children

christian

citron

churchman

classman

claxon

clinton

coachman

colon

common

chosen

christen

copeman

cretin

corban

cordon

craven

crewman

craftsman

cousin

crimson

cowan

crouton

cushion

cuban

curtain

cumin

dagan

dagon

daman

dalton

cotton

deacon

dampen

damson

darken

dashboard

dashboards

deaden

deafen

calvin

button

cabin

delphian

demon

desman

despair

despairs

diction

devon

dian

disbar

disburse

disperse

dispersed

dispair

desperate

deepen

doctrine

dobson

disprove

driven

dudgeon

draftsman

drunken

dozen

dromon

dragon

dungeon

earthen

eaten

eden

elan

dustman

dutchman

dolphin

emption

engine

dolman

ensign

ermine

esprit

expert

fraction

experts

expire

expressed

exports

expired

export

faction

falcon

fallen

famine

friction

fashion

faustian

felon

fiction

firman

fielden

fireman

fission

fibrin

flashgun

flatten

flexion

fasten

faulcon

footman

foreman

fortune

foreign

freeman

floren

freshen

fatten

freshman

fountain

function

fusion

freedman

frighten

garden

frozen

garron

gascon

gentian

georgian

german

gibbon

gilden

given

gallon

gammon

glisten

gluten

golden

goodman

gorgon

gowan

gladden

grecian

glidden

graven

griffon

gudgeon

guardsman

gumption

hackman

grandson

haitian

hangman

hasten

haven

harden

harten

hausen

harken

headman

happen

gotten

headsman

hempen

henchman

heighten

heron

hessian

hidden

hetman

highbrow

highbrows

hesper

homespun

hogan

huntsman

horseman

human

houseman

hoten

hoven

hymen

hyson

ibsen

icebergs

hyphen

iceberg

ion

jason

hearten

jackman

jargon

jasmine

jaspers

jasper

jetson

jetton

jordan

jorden

heaven

heathen

junction

kalan

keelson

kelson

kansan

kelvin

kitchen

kitten

kirkman

kremlin

klansman

laden

nation

lampron

kenyan

landsman

landman

layman

leaden

leaven

ledden

legion

leman

lengthen

lemon

lesion

lessen

lesson

leven

lichen

lighten

lightman

linden

linen

luncheon

liken

listen

lisbon

liven

locken

lockman

lion

loosen

lotion

lopeman

london

logan

loren

longan

liman

lumen

lineman

linemen

lynden

m1

lyden

lagan

lakefront

mangan

mansion

maiden

margin

marron

marksman

marlin

markman

marten

martian

marchman

mason

mignon

martin

mahone

matron

melton

melon

mention

mayan

million

minden

minion

milken

misprint

misprints

mission

moisten

motion

mitten

molten

morgan

mormon

mountain

muslin

muffin

mullen

mutton

latin

madden

nekton

newsman

neighbors

ninon

norman

notion

oarsman

ocean

olden

odin

often

omen

onion

option

organ

orphan

othman

outdone

outrun

open

oven

neighbor

oxen

oxfords

oxford

owen

pagan

packman

paean

panton

pardon

peon

parson

passion

passman

passport

patron

passports

pathan

patten

pavon

pectin

penguin

pension

perron

penman

person

persian

phosphor

newsprint

pillion

pinion

pigeon

piston

pitman

phosphors

plankton

plantain

poison

platen

platten

pollan

pollen

portion

postman

potion

pressman

prison

proven

prussian

portman

pullen

quicken

question

ration

raven

rayon

reason

reckon

redden

region

resin

rerun

rincon

risen

riden

ripen

riven

robin

ruin

roman

rosen

rosin

rotten

rumen

rowan

russian

runnion

sadden

saffron

salesman

sagebrush

rowen

salmon

sanction

satan

samson

santon

satin

saxon

scallion

scullion

ridden

seaman

season

scotsman

scion

section

ribbon

seedsman

selden

semen

sequin

sexton

session

seton

shaken

shaman

seven

sharpen

shearman

showman

shipman

shorten

shrunken

shogun

shotgun

sicken

silken

siphon

siren

smarten

smitten

soldan

slacken

slogan

sodden

soften

solon

spearman

sovereign

sovran

spartan

spokesman

sportsman

station

stepson

stillion

statesman

squadron

stallion

spoken

stallman

steven

stiffen

stricken

straighten

strengthen

striven

stockman

stolen

sturgeon

suasion

suction

sudden

sultan

sullen

summon

sylvan

surgeon

sweeten

syphon

taken

swollen

talon

tappen

tarpon

tartan

sunken

tendon

tension

teston

thicken

tillman

sermon

thousand

threaten

tighten

titan

token

toman

torsion

traction

townsman

toughen

treason

trillion

turban

trojan

tungsten

triton

trodden

tubman

tuscan

urson

union

urchin

urban

undone

urine

vegan

version

vision

villain

vesper

vulcan

waken

weaken

weapon

warden

warren

wanton

watchman

wagon

washboard

wheaten

whisper

whitson

wiccan

whispers

women

woodman

whiten

widen

wizen

woman

wooden

worsen

woolen

woolman

workman

written

woven

yachtsman

zaman

yaupon

yeoman

zion

zircon

ponton

3 syllable words

ablation

abduction

abdomen

ablution

abrasion

abortion

absorption

abstention

accretion

accession

achiever

achievers

abstraction

acumen

addiction

addition

admission

adhesion

adoption

adrian

adsorption

aggression

aegean

affection

affliction

african

alaskan

aleutian

alderman

albumin

alien

albion

allusion

alsatian

ambition

ambrosian

anchorman

anyone

appian

anglican

apportion

aquifers

aquifer

arian

arkansan

artesian

andean

artisan

aryan

ascension

aspersion

aspirant

aspirates

aspirate

aspirants

aspartame

aspersions

attention

aspires

assertion

assumption

asuncion

assassin

aspiring

attraction

attrition

aversion

australian

austrian

awaken

audition

avian

backwoodsman

backgammon

bandwagon

badminton

beholden

bedizen

battalion

bedridden

bedouin

benjamin

beethoven

bishoprics

biotin

bitumen

bookkeeper

bookkeepers

brazilian

bouillon

bosnian

bulletin

decision

campion

capsaicin

carnation

carrion

cartesian

cardigan

castration

caucasian

causation

catalan

cation

cetacean

chairperson

cessation

cambrian

chairwoman

champion

chamberlain

commotion

cheeseburgers

cheeseburger

charlatan

charwoman

compression

coercion

cistercian

citation

citizen

clarion

cinnamon

clarendon

clergyman

cognition

cohesion

collegian

collection

collision

collusion

combustion

commission

civilian

collagen

completion

chilean

compassion

communion

companion

complexion

compulsion

concession

conversion

conception

conclusion

concoction

confucian

conduction

conflation

confession

confection

congestion

confusion

condition

connection

connexion

conscription

conjunction

congressman

contention

contagion

consumption

contortion

contraction

contraption

convention

contusion

conviction

constriction

convection

construction

contrition

convulsion

concussion

croatian

crestfallen

correction

corruption

corrosion

cremation

countryman

creation

corsican

councilman

crustacean

cyprian

dalmatian

damnation

deception

decipher

declension

compunction

defection

deduction

deflection

deletion

delusion

denizen

dentition

depiction

depletion

desertion

description

derision

despairing

devotion

deflation

detection

detention

destruction

determine

diffraction

diffusion

digression

digestion

dimension

dilation

dilution

direction

disappear

disappears

disapprove

disbarment

disbursement

discretion

disbursements

discipline

discover

discovers

discussion

dispersal

dispersion

dispersive

disparage

disparate

disruption

dissension

distraction

distinction

distortion

disunion

diversion

division

emblazon

englishman

donation

downtrodden

dorian

duration

elation

egyptian

edition

election

ejection

eleven

elison

dissection

dominion

erection

emotion

emulsion

emission

encryption

erosion

eruption

etruscan

embolden

evasion

everyone

eviction

exaction

excursion

exertion

exception

excision

exclusion

exemption

exhaustion

enlighten

enliven

dogberry

implosion

foundation

explosion

expiring

expires

expresses

expiry

exporters

exporter

expressive

expressly

expulsion

extension

extraction

extinction

extortion

extrusion

fabian

fenian

feminine

ferryman

abandon

fijian

fisherman

flirtation

flotation

foramen

formation

forewoman

forgotten

forbidden

freemason

freudian

expertly

franciscan

frustration

fruition

fustian

galleon

gaussian

gentleman

gestation

genuine

ghanaian

gillian

garrison

gordian

gooseberries

gooseberry

gradation

gravamen

grobian

guardian

gossipers

gossiper

gyration

hammerman

hackberry

halcyon

halogen

handwoven

hawaiian

guncotton

harlequin

jovian

heroin

heroine

high-powered

horatian

horizon

housebroken

hydration

hydrogen

ignition

imagine

icebreaker

icebreakers

immersion

impassion

illusion

heartbroken

in-person

imprison

inception

inaction

incision

incursion

inclusion

indian

infarction

induction

infection

inflation

inflection

infraction

infusion

infliction

ingestion

inspection

injection

insertion

instruction

inscription

injunction

inhuman

intention

intestine

intrusion

invention

invasion

inversion

irian

irishman

italian

jamaican

jacobin

javelin

jettison

julian

keratin

lactation

korean

kantian

laotian

nebraskan

keynesian

lesbian

lecithin

libration

ligation

libyan

lumberman

lutheran

location

logician

lucifer

macabre

neighborhood

midshipman

masculine

magician

malaysian

malayan

mandarin

marian

margarine

menhaden

medallion

medicine

median

migration

mexican

misfortunes

misprision

misfortune

mispronounce

misshapen

mistaken

mutation

moroccan

musician

lanolin

munition

muskmelon

myosin

nubian

laurentian

negation

melanin

notation

neighborhoods

nemean

neighboring

neighborly

neighbourly

nevadan

niacin

norwegian

nonunion

magdalen

nonhuman

nobleman

nitrogen

narration

nutrition

objection

occasion

obsession

occlusion

obstruction

omission

outspoken

odeon

octillion

ovation

oppression

optation

oration

optician

orion

origin

ottoman

opinion

overdone

overman

overrun

oxygen

parisian

partition

patrician

parthian

passover

partisan

pavilion

pelican

perception

percussion

permission

perfection

pentathlon

perfusion

permian

phoenician

persuasion

peterman

perversion

petition

phosphorite

pollution

phrygian

physician

phosphorites

plantation

policeman

plebeian

phosphoric

possession

preclusion

predation

position

precaution

precession

preemption

prediction

prescription

probation

privation

procession

precision

presumption

pretension

prevention

progression

profession

profusion

production

prostration

projection

proportion

propulsion

promotion

proscription

protection

protean

predestine

provision

puritan

quotation

ramadan

raspberries

reaction

rebellion

reception

receivers

receiver

recession

raspberry

recision

recover

recovers

reflection

recovery

redemption

reduction

reexports

reexport

regression

rejection

relation

religion

rendition

reopen

repression

remission

reptilian

resection

restriction

resumption

reversion

reunion

rescission

retention

retraction

revision

revulsion

regimen

rifleman

rotation

saccharin

saleswoman

sedation

salvation

samoan

secretion

seclusion

scythian

secession

scorpion

sedition

seduction

selection

sensation

rhodopsin

porcelain

silicon

simian

singleton

skeleton

snapdragon

solution

solomon

specimen

starvation

stagnation

subtraction

submersion

subversion

succession

stygian

subscription

submission

suburban

suggestion

sumatran

summation

suppression

suspension

superman

taxation

suspicion

syrian

tactician

tamarin

takeovers

talisman

takeover

temptation

technician

taxpayer

taxpayers

timberman

thespian

toboggan

transgression

translation

tradition

transaction

transcription

transfusion

transition

transmission

truncation

tuition

unburden

unbroken

unbutton

unison

uneven

uncommon

unwritten

uterine

uncertain

vacation

venetian

venison

vatican

vermilion

vibration

vocation

veteran

vitamin

volition

wesleyan

waterman

whisperer

whispering

whisperers

zambian

4 syllable words

aberration

abdication

acquisition

abnegation

abrogation

absolution

abolition

abyssinian

acclamation

acclimation

accusation

accordion

activation

admiration

adoration

adaptation

admonition

adrenaline

adulation

affirmation

affectation

advocation

agitation

aggravation

aggregation

agrarian

alabaman

albanian

algerian

aldebaran

algonquian

allegation

alteration

altercation

alternation

allocation

amputation

american

ammunition

amphibian

apparition

annexation

appellation

application

animation

annotation

appalachian

apprehension

arbitration

approbation

arabian

arizonan

armageddon

armenian

arthurian

aspiration

aspirated

asperity

aspirations

assyrian

assemblyman

athenian

attribution

avocation

augmentation

aviation

barbarian

bavarian

bifurcation

benediction

bolivian

bohemian

calculation

calibration

californian

composition

businesswoman

canadian

cancellation

carcinogen

celebration

centurion

chameleon

circulation

circumspection

circumvention

cogitation

circumcision

coalition

coloration

collocation

collodion

coloradan

combination

columbian

commendation

comedian

committeeman

comparison

compilation

compensation

commutation

competition

complication

comprehension

concentration

conversation

computation

convocation

condemnation

condensation

condescension

confirmation

conflagration

confiscation

confrontation

conservation

conjugation

consecration

connotation

congregation

consolation

constipation

constellation

consternation

contemplation

consultation

consummation

constitution

expectation

contraception

contrarian

contribution

contradiction

contravention

convolution

corp.

corporation

copernican

coronation

correlation

corinthian

criterion

culmination

cultivation

custodian

cyclopean

crucifixion

cotyledon

crocodilian

darwinian

dandelion

copenhagen

decimation

decompression

deconstruction

disposition

dedication

dehydration

deformation

degradation

delegation

defamation

demonstration

demarcation

deportation

depravation

depredation

deprivation

desecration

deposition

dereliction

designation

derivation

desiccation

desolation

desperadoes

desperado

definition

destination

detonation

devonian

destitution

devolution

dilatation

devastation

deviation

desperately

diaspora

dietitian

demolition

diminution

disapproving

disaffection

disappearance

disapproval

disappearing

disconnection

discoverer

discoverers

discoveries

dislocation

disinflation

disinfection

disillusion

dispiriting

discovery

dispensation

disparaging

disparages

disparity

disparities

dispirited

diocesan

dissertation

dissipation

dissolution

distillation

divination

distribution

disputation

domination

draconian

duplication

education

elevation

electrician

elocution

elongation

emanation

embarkation

emigration

estimation

emulation

equestrian

eritrean

erudition

esperanto

estonian

european

eustachian

englishwoman

evocation

evolution

excavation

excitation

exclamation

execution

exhalation

exhibition

exhortation

exhumation

dominican

experience

expedition

experienced

experiment

experiments

explanation

explication

exploitation

exportable

expressionist

exposition

extrication

expropriate

exuberance

extradition

exuberant

fabrication

fallopian

fascination

federation

fermentation

fibrillation

fluctuation

fluoridation

jubilation

foliation

floridian

formulation

fragmentation

fumigation

galilean

graduation

gastrulation

generation

germination

glaciation

gentlewoman

granulation

gargantuan

gorgonian

guatemalan

greco-roman

gregorian

gravitation

habitation

herculean

hemoglobin

hesitation

hibernation

historian

impregnation

himalayan

hungarian

hyperion

hydrocarbon

hypertension

imitation

ideation

imperfection

immolation

importation

implantation

implication

illustration

imposition

iberian

incantation

incarnation

incubation

imputation

inattention

inclination

incrustation

ibuprofen

indentation

indecision

indexation

indication

indigestion

indignation

indonesian

indiscretion

infestation

infiltration

inflammation

inhalation

inhibition

insulation

innovation

inquisition

installation

instigation

institution

integration

insurrection

interaction

intercession

interception

interdiction

interjection

intonation

intersection

intervention

intermission

interruption

interurban

intimation

interwoven

inundation

intuition

introspection

introduction

invitation

irrigation

invocation

iranian

irritation

isolation

jacobean

jordanian

jurisdiction

hegelian

polyhedron

napoleon

laceration

lancastrian

legislation

leviathan

levitation

limitation

lubrication

liberian

librarian

machination

kindergarten

liquefaction

litigation

lilliputian

locomotion

maccabean

macedonian

malformation

malnutrition

mammalian

manumission

masturbation

maturation

meditation

mediation

medication

menstruation

melanesian

meridian

misconception

ministration

minnesotan

misperception

mitigation

misperceptions

misgovernment

misbegotten

mispronounces

moderation

missourian

modulation

mutilation

molestation

mortification

moravian

mongolian

motivation

navigation

low-spirited

overburden

newtonian

nicaraguan

nestorian

nigerian

nonpartisan

nomination

noblewoman

nonprescription

operation

obfuscation

obligation

observation

oblivion

obsidian

obstetrician

occupation

olympian

octahedron

ohioan

occupiers

occupier

orchestration

ordination

oscillation

ostentation

opposition

paraguayan

oxidation

palpitation

pagurian

pacifier

pagination

pacifiers

perforation

pavlovian

penetration

pelagian

penicillin

permutation

pedestrian

ovulation

phosphorescence

persecution

perspiration

perturbation

peruvian

pigmentation

planarian

plutonian

politician

sequestration

polynesian

population

reformation

precondition

praetorian

preconception

publication

preelection

predilection

preignition

premonition

presentation

preservation

predetermine

proclamation

procreation

profanation

propagation

prostitution

proposition

prosecution

protestation

prohibition

provocation

protozoan

punctuation

radiation

realization

reawaken

recantation

readmission

reassertion

receivership

receiverships

reciprocal

reclamation

recollection

recitation

recognition

recreation

recoveries

reconstruction

reelection

reexamine

reciprocates

reciprocate

refutation

reinspection

regulation

registration

relaxation

relocation

repercussion

requisition

renovation

replication

repetition

rhetorician

repossession

reposition

reproduction

republican

reputation

restoration

reservation

resignation

restitution

respirators

resolution

respirator

resurrection

retardation

revelation

retrocession

revocation

retribution

segmentation

segregation

revolution

rumination

sanitation

satisfaction

saturation

sectarian

samaritan

rhododendron

self-deception

shakespearean

sicilian

siberian

simulation

simonian

speculation

smithsonian

statistician

stimulation

stipulation

strangulation

substitution

subdivision

suffocation

subluxation

superstition

superhuman

supervision

supposition

surrogation

syncopation

syndication

tabulation

tasmanian

tamoxifen

termination

tetrahedron

toleration

titillation

transportation

transformation

transplantation

trepidation

tribulation

ulceration

usurpation

vaccination

utopian

vacillation

veneration

ventilation

valuation

variation

vegetation

validation

valerian

visitation

victorian

vindication

violation

vociferate

vociferates

wagnerian

watermelon

whosoever

5 syllable words

abbreviation

abomination

acceleration

accumulation

accommodation

accreditation

academician

administration

adjudication

adulteration

agglomeration

affiliation

alienation

alleviation

amelioration

alliteration

amalgamation

amazonian

amortization

amplification

anticipation

annihilation

appreciation

appropriation

articulation

approximation

argumentation

argentinian

attenuation

assassination

association

assimilation

assemblywoman

authorization

authentication

augustinian

babylonian

brutalization

beethovenian

brobdingnagian

caledonian

capitulation

canonization

carolinian

carthaginian

cauterization

certification

centralization

centenarian

communication

christianization

clarification

classification

cohabitation

codification

coagulation

collaboration

civilization

colonization

commemoration

decapitation

conciliation

confederation

cooperation

configuration

conglomeration

confabulation

congratulation

consideration

consolidation

continuation

contamination

coordination

corroboration

decomposition

expatriation

defenestration

deification

delicatessen

delineation

denomination

denunciation

depopulation

depreciation

desalination

desegregation

determination

disappearances

discoverable

discrimination

disinclination

disintegration

disembarkation

dionysian

disparagingly

disproportionate

emancipation

dissociation

dissemination

domestication

dissatisfaction

dramatization

edification

ejaculation

elimination

electrocution

elizabethan

equivocation

equalization

evaluation

eradication

ethiopian

epicurean

evacuation

exaggeration

exacerbation

examination

exhilaration

excoriation

exfoliation

exoneration

concatenation

exoskeleton

experiential

experiences

experimental

experimenter

experimenters

expiratory

expressionism

expressionistic

expropriation

extermination

expropriations

expropriated

facilitation

falsification

fertilization

fortification

gasification

glorification

gratification

hallucination

hanoverian

harmonization

humiliation

hybridization

hyperinflation

hydrogenation

hyperborean

illumination

imagination

immunization

inauguration

incineration

inactivation

improvisation

incrimination

indoctrination

infatuation

inhabitation

initiation

insinuation

inoculation

insemination

instrumentation

interconnection

interpolation

interpretation

interrogation

intoxication

intimidation

invalidation

investigation

irradiation

ionization

jeffersonian

juxtaposition

justification

legalization

libertarian

localization

lithuanian

magnification

magnetization

manifestation

manipulation

maximilian

maximization

mechanization

metropolitan

mathematician

misapplication

misapprehension

misappropriate

misappropriates

misinformation

miscalculation

mississippian

mobilization

modernization

modification

mummification

multiplication

neapolitan

negotiation

neutralization

nickelodeon

nonintervention

nonsectarian

normalization

nitroglycerine

notification

obliteration

oregonian

organization

orientation

origination

ossification

ornamentation

overproduction

pacification

nullification

panamanian

participation

pasteurization

patagonian

peloponnesian

perpetuation

pennsylvanian

philadelphian

polarization

pomeranian

prevarication

precipitation

predestination

preoccupation

premeditation

predisposition

presbyterian

presupposition

procrastination

prognostication

proliferation

pronunciation

proletarian

purification

quantification

ramification

qualification

ratification

reaffirmation

pythagorean

recombination

recommendation

reciprocity

recoverable

recrimination

rectification

reforestation

refrigeration

repudiation

regeneration

reiteration

rejuvenation

reintegration

renunciation

repatriation

representation

respiratory

resuscitation

reverberation

retaliation

revaluation

russification

sanctification

scandinavian

sedimentation

simplification

solicitation

sterilization

specialization

specification

sophistication

stratification

subordination

substantiation

synchronization

theologian

triangulation

unification

unitarian

utilization

vaporization

vegetarian

verification

vilification

veterinarian

vulgarization

washingtonian

yugoslavian

8 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word recuperation

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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