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3 syllable words
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1 syllable words
2 syllable words

acting

action

actions

alan

alban

alman

airman

amman

apron

asian

arson

ashen

aspen

astound

astounds

asthma

auden

bacon

auction

bagman

auctions

baron

banyan

baldwin

bargain

barren

basin

bason

beacon

basting

bastion

bastions

bayman

beckon

begun

belgian

bellon

bellman

billion

billman

billon

bisson

bitten

blacken

bobbin

bludgeon

boatman

blowgun

boasting

bolden

bollen

bourbon

bookstand

bracken

brazen

breton

briton

bowman

brakeman

bookman

brethren

bookstands

broaden

bordman

brogan

broken

bullion

burden

burdon

burgeon

cheapen

burman

burton

cabin

caisson

cajun

bushman

canyon

canaan

cannon

canon

castings

calvin

capstan

carbon

carman

carmine

caption

cayman

caution

caxton

cauldron

casting

certain

chairman

chaplain

chapman

chasten

chastened

charon

chessman

chicken

chosen

christen

chevron

children

christian

chestnut

chestnuts

citron

claxon

classman

clinton

coachman

coasting

colon

churchman

common

cousin

craven

crouton

curtain

cordon

copeman

corban

costing

costume

costumes

cowan

craftsman

dagan

crewman

crimson

deacon

cumin

dagon

cuban

cushion

custom

daman

customs

dampen

damson

darken

deaden

deafen

zircon

deepen

delphian

demon

dictum

earthen

destin

desman

devon

diction

dustman

disdain

disdained

disdains

dozen

dragon

dudgeon

distance

distant

distinct

doctrine

dobson

dolman

dolphin

draftsman

driven

dromon

drunken

dungeon

distend

dukedom

dutchman

eden

eighteen

eighteens

firman

eighteenth

elan

floren

freeman

gallon

gammon

garron

engine

ensign

ermine

fightings

esteem

footman

extend

extends

extant

extent

extinct

eyestone

fallen

famine

falcon

factions

fasten

fashion

faction

fastened

fielden

foreign

faulcon

faustian

felon

fiction

festoon

fictions

flashgun

fission

flexion

foreman

freedman

fortune

fraction

garden

freshen

frozen

fusion

function

freshman

friction

gascon

emption

georgian

gentian

german

gibbon

given

gladden

gluten

gorgon

glidden

glisten

gilden

golden

goodman

gowan

graven

grecian

griffon

grandson

gudgeon

guardsman

hackman

haitian

gumption

hasten

harden

harken

hastens

hangman

happen

hausen

haven

hoten

heathen

heaven

headman

hempen

headsman

heron

hosting

henchman

hetman

hidden

hogan

hessian

horseman

homespun

houseman

hoven

human

huntsman

ibsen

kalan

kitten

jackman

jason

jargon

jetton

jasmine

jetson

jordan

jorden

junction

laden

kansan

lagan

kitchen

keelson

kelson

kelvin

kenyan

keystone

kirkman

klansman

keystones

kremlin

lactone

lampron

landman

landsman

layman

legion

lasting

leaden

leaven

ledden

leman

leven

lesion

lemon

lessen

lesson

lengthen

lightning

lightnings

linen

lisbon

locken

linden

listen

listens

lockman

listing

listings

logan

london

longan

loren

loosen

lumen

luncheon

lotion

lopeman

lynden

madden

m1

maiden

mahone

mangan

mansion

marlin

margin

marron

martian

mason

marchman

markman

marksman

melon

melton

mention

mignon

milken

persian

million

minion

mitten

moisten

molten

morgan

mission

mormon

motion

muffin

mullen

muslin

mustang

mustangs

nation

nekton

nighttime

ninon

newsman

nightmare

nightmares

nighttimes

norman

notion

oarsman

person

ocean

octane

often

odin

olden

packman

onion

open

organ

option

othman

orphan

ousting

oven

paean

pagan

omen

oxen

owen

pardon

parson

passion

passman

pastime

pastimes

pavon

pectin

peacetime

penman

pension

penguin

peon

perron

pigeon

piston

pitman

plankton

pistons

pillion

pinion

poison

pollan

pollen

portion

portman

postman

prison

posting

postings

postmark

potion

pressman

prussian

proven

pullen

question

raven

reason

rayon

quicken

ragtime

ration

questions

reckon

redden

rectum

region

rerun

resin

resting

right-hand

ribbon

ridden

rincon

robin

rosin

risen

riven

roman

rosen

roasting

rowan

rowen

rumen

seedsman

ruin

russian

runnion

sadden

salmon

saffron

salesman

samson

scotsman

sanction

scallion

scullion

seaman

season

saxon

section

sections

selden

tendon

shaken

sequin

sermon

seven

session

sexton

shakedown

shakedowns

shaman

sharpen

shearman

shogun

showman

shrunken

sicken

shipman

sightings

solon

silken

sistine

sixteen

slacken

smitten

sodden

soften

slogan

soldan

sixteens

sixteenth

sixteenths

suction

sovereign

sovran

spoken

sportsman

spearman

spokesman

squadron

steven

station

statesman

stallion

stallman

stiffen

stepson

stillion

stockman

stolen

stricken

strengthen

striven

sturgeon

suasion

sudden

semen

summon

sunken

swollen

surgeon

sustain

sustained

sustains

sylvan

system

systems

taken

talon

tappen

tarpon

tasting

tastings

testing

sullen

thousand

threaten

toughen

teston

thicken

tillman

token

torsion

toasting

touchdown

touchdowns

treason

toman

trodden

tubman

tuscan

townsman

tungsten

trojan

trillion

undone

traction

turban

twisting

urban

union

urson

urchin

urine

tension

vegan

version

victim

vesting

vestment

vestments

victims

villain

vulcan

vision

wagon

waken

warren

weaken

warden

whitson

wasting

watchman

weapon

wiccan

wisdom

written

yaupon

yachtsman

woman

yachting

women

wooden

woolen

worsen

woven

yeoman

woodman

woolman

workman

zaman

3 syllable words

ablation

abandon

abdomen

abduction

ablution

abrasion

abortion

abstention

academe

abstraction

absorption

accretion

acumen

acetone

accident

adhesion

adrian

accession

addition

addiction

admission

adoption

aegean

adsorption

accidents

affection

ambition

ambrosian

affliction

african

aggression

alderman

albion

alaskan

albumin

alien

alsatian

allusion

aleutian

andean

anchorman

anglican

anyone

appian

apportion

arian

aryan

artisan

artesian

ascension

arkansan

aspersion

assassin

assertion

assumption

astonish

astounded

asthmatic

asthmatics

astounding

australian

asuncion

attention

attrition

audition

auctioneer

auctioneers

austrian

avian

awaken

attraction

aversion

backgammon

backwoodsman

badminton

bandwagon

battalion

bedizen

beethoven

begotten

bedridden

beholden

bedouin

benjamin

besetting

bitumen

bouillon

brazilian

bosnian

bulletin

bystander

bystanders

cartesian

campion

cambrian

capsaicin

cardigan

carnation

carrion

catalan

cation

caucasian

causation

castration

cetacean

chairperson

chairwoman

chamberlain

charlatan

cessation

champion

charwoman

chilean

cinnamon

citation

citizen

civilian

cistercian

clarendon

clarion

clergyman

cognition

cohesion

coercion

collagen

collegian

collision

collusion

collection

communion

commission

commotion

companion

compassion

combustion

completion

complexion

concession

concussion

condition

compulsion

conception

concoction

compunction

conclusion

confession

conduction

confection

conflation

confucian

confusion

connection

congestion

conjunction

connexion

conscription

congressman

constriction

compression

contagion

construction

contention

countryman

consumption

contrition

contortion

contraction

contraption

conversion

convention

conviction

corsican

corruption

corrosion

correction

costumer

costumers

councilman

contusion

cremation

crestfallen

croatian

convection

creation

crustacean

customer

customers

customize

cyprian

dalmatian

damnation

decadent

convulsion

decedent

decadents

ghanaian

decedents

decision

declension

emission

deduction

defection

deflation

deletion

deflection

delusion

depiction

denizen

dentition

depletion

depression

detection

determine

destinies

desertion

destiny

destruction

devotion

detention

dictation

description

digression

derision

digestion

diffusion

diffraction

dilation

dilution

discipline

discussion

dissidence

discretion

disdainful

dissension

dissection

disruption

dispersion

dissident

dissidents

distances

distinction

distinctions

distortion

distinctive

distinctly

distinguish

distinguished

distraction

disunion

diversion

dorian

donation

dominion

division

downtrodden

distemper

duration

dimension

direction

edition

echidna

elation

excursion

eleven

elison

emblazon

embolden

emotion

enlighten

enliven

emulsion

encryption

englishman

equating

equation

equations

erection

eruption

erosion

estimate

etruscan

evasion

estimates

everyone

eviction

excitement

exciting

exaction

exceeding

excision

exception

exclusion

excretion

fijian

ejection

exhaustion

exertion

expulsion

extender

expansion

extension

extenders

expression

extensions

extensive

explosion

extinction

extinctions

extinguish

extinguished

fabian

extrusion

extraction

extortion

fastener

fenian

fasteners

fastening

ferryman

fastenings

feminine

fictional

exemption

filtration

egyptian

fisherman

fixation

flirtation

foramen

election

flotation

forbidden

forewoman

forgotten

formation

foundation

franciscan

fustian

galleon

freemason

freudian

frustration

fruition

gaussian

garrison

genuine

gentleman

gestation

gordian

gillian

gravamen

guardian

gradation

grobian

hesitant

deception

gyration

guncotton

halcyon

housebroken

hammerman

handwoven

harlequin

halogen

hawaiian

heroin

heroine

heartbroken

horizon

horatian

incision

guesstimates

hydration

hydrogen

ignition

imagine

impassion

inaction

immersion

implosion

illusion

in-person

imprison

impression

inception

inclusion

guesstimate

incursion

indian

induction

infarction

infection

inflation

infusion

infraction

inflection

infliction

ingestion

inhuman

injection

injunction

inscription

insertion

instruction

intention

inspection

intrusion

invasion

intestine

inversion

invention

irian

irishman

jacobin

jamaican

italian

istanbul

javelin

jettison

jovian

julian

kantian

keratin

korean

keynesian

lactation

lanolin

laotian

lecithin

lastingly

laurentian

lesbian

libration

ligation

lightening

listener

listeners

listening

locating

libyan

location

locations

liechtenstein

logician

lutheran

lumberman

macadam

magdalen

magician

malayan

malaysian

mandarin

margarine

marian

masculine

median

medicine

medallion

melanin

menhaden

mexican

midshipman

migration

misfortune

mistaken

misshapen

misprision

moroccan

mutation

munition

musician

myosin

muskmelon

narration

nitrogen

negation

nemean

nebraskan

nevadan

niacin

nightingale

nightmarish

nicotine

occasion

nonhuman

nonunion

nobleman

norwegian

notation

nubian

nutrition

obsession

occident

objection

occlusion

obstruction

octillion

opinion

omission

oppression

optation

oration

optician

origin

ottoman

outspoken

ovation

odeon

parthian

oxygen

overman

overrun

parisian

orion

overdone

partisan

partition

patrician

pelican

pavilion

permian

pentathlon

perfection

perfusion

permission

perception

percussion

petition

persuasion

peterman

phoenician

physician

phrygian

perversion

plebeian

plantation

policeman

pollution

porcelain

position

possession

post-mortem

postmaster

postmasters

privation

postnatal

precaution

positions

precession

predation

predestine

prediction

preclusion

preemption

pretension

precision

presumption

prescription

prevention

protean

profusion

probation

procession

profession

prostration

production

progression

projection

promotion

proportion

propulsion

proscription

protection

puritan

provision

pseudonym

pseudonyms

questioner

questioners

questionnaires

questionnaire

ramadan

quotation

reaction

reactions

rebellion

recession

reception

recision

rectangle

rectangles

reopen

remission

reduction

regimen

reflection

regression

relation

redemption

rejection

religion

rendition

repression

reptilian

rescission

resection

residence

restriction

resumption

residents

retention

retraction

reunion

rifleman

revision

rhodopsin

revulsion

right-handed

reversion

rotation

samoan

salvation

saleswoman

saccharin

sedition

scorpion

scythian

secretion

secession

seclusion

sectional

sedation

seduction

selection

suggestion

sensation

resident

silicon

solomon

simian

singleton

skeleton

snapdragon

solution

specimen

stagnation

starvation

stygian

submersion

submission

subscription

subtraction

suburban

subversion

succession

summation

sumatran

suspicion

superman

suspension

suppression

sustenance

syrian

systemic

tactician

tamarin

talisman

taxation

temptation

technician

tectonic

tectonics

tuition

testament

testaments

thespian

ticketing

toboggan

transaction

timberman

toastmaster

truncation

translation

transfusion

transition

transmission

transgression

uneven

unbutton

uncertain

unburden

uncommon

unbroken

unwritten

tradition

transcription

unison

vatican

uterine

vacation

vacations

venetian

venison

veteran

vibration

vermilion

victimize

vitamin

vocation

vocations

visiting

volition

waterman

wesleyan

zambian

succeeding

4 syllable words

aberration

abdication

abnegation

abrogation

abyssinian

abolition

absolution

acclamation

academic

academics

accordion

academy

academies

acclimation

accusation

acquisition

actionable

activation

adoration

admiration

adaptation

admonition

adrenaline

adulation

accidental

advocation

affectation

affirmation

agitation

aggravation

albanian

aggregation

altercation

agrarian

allegation

allocation

alteration

alabaman

algerian

alternation

aldebaran

american

algonquian

animation

annotation

amputation

annexation

amphibian

ammunition

arabian

appalachian

appellation

apparition

application

approbation

arbitration

apprehension

armenian

arthurian

armageddon

aspiration

assyrian

assemblyman

astonishing

astonishment

attribution

augmentation

avocation

aviation

backwardation

athenian

barbarian

bavarian

bifurcation

benediction

bohemian

arizonan

bolivian

calculation

canadian

cancellation

californian

carcinogen

businesswoman

calibration

celebration

centurion

chameleon

cogitation

circumvention

circumspection

circumcision

circulation

coalition

coloration

collocation

collodion

coloradan

columbian

combination

comedian

commutation

committeeman

commendation

comparison

competition

compensation

compilation

complication

composition

computation

condemnation

condensation

concentration

condescension

confirmation

confiscation

conjugation

connotation

conservation

consolation

conflagration

confrontation

consecration

congregation

consternation

constellation

constipation

constitution

consummation

contrarian

contraception

contradiction

contravention

contribution

corinthian

copernican

copenhagen

coronation

corp.

corporation

correlation

contemplation

cotyledon

consultation

criterion

cultivation

culmination

crucifixion

custodian

crocodilian

cyclopean

customary

customizes

conversation

convocation

dandelion

convolution

darwinian

comprehension

decimation

declaration

dedication

defamation

decoration

deconstruction

definition

degradation

delegation

dehydration

deformation

derivation

dietitian

deprivation

demarcation

demolition

demonstration

deportation

depravation

depredation

deposition

dereliction

desiccation

desolation

designation

desperation

destination

destinations

desecration

destitution

devastation

deviation

detonation

devolution

devonian

dichotomy

dictionaries

dictionary

dilatation

diocesan

disaffection

disconnection

dislocation

disputation

disposition

disinflation

disillusion

dispensation

dissertation

disinfection

dissipation

dissolution

diminution

distillation

distinguishes

distinguishing

distribution

distinctively

divination

domination

draconian

dominican

duplication

education

elevation

elocution

emigration

elongation

emanation

decompression

englishwoman

equitation

equestrian

eritrean

erudition

estimated

european

eustachian

estimation

estimations

estimator

estimators

estonian

estonians

evocation

evolution

excitation

excavation

exclamation

exceedingly

estimable

execution

exhalation

exhortation

exhibition

expedition

expectation

expiration

exhumation

exploitation

explication

exposition

exploration

extendible

extensively

explanation

extenuate

extinguisher

extrication

extradition

fabrication

fallopian

fascination

federation

fibrillation

fermentation

extinguishment

extinguishers

figuration

fluoridation

floridian

fluctuation

foliation

electrician

formulation

fragmentation

galilean

embarkation

fumigation

gargantuan

emulation

generation

gastrulation

gentlewoman

germination

glaciation

gorgonian

graduation

gravitation

gregorian

granulation

guatemalan

habitation

greco-roman

hegelian

hemoglobin

hesitation

hibernation

himalayan

herculean

hesitancy

historian

hesitantly

hydrocarbon

hungarian

ideation

hyperion

iberian

hypertension

ibuprofen

imitation

immolation

immigration

illustration

implantation

imperfection

implication

inattention

importation

imputation

impregnation

incantation

incarnation

imposition

intimation

incrustation

indentation

indexation

incubation

indecision

indication

indigestion

indonesian

indignation

indiscretion

inflammation

infestation

infiltration

information

inhalation

innovation

inquisition

inspiration

insulation

inhibition

institution

integration

insurrection

interaction

intercession

installation

interception

interjection

interurban

instigation

intermission

interruption

interdiction

intersection

interwoven

intuition

invocation

intonation

introduction

inundation

introspection

invitation

intervention

isolation

iranian

isotonic

jacobean

iteration

irrigation

jordanian

irritation

jubilation

jurisdiction

kindergarten

laceration

inclination

lancastrian

legislation

legitimate

leviathan

legitimize

levitation

liberian

liberation

lilliputian

librarian

liquidation

liquefaction

limitation

litigation

locomotion

lubrication

maccabean

macedonian

machination

mammalian

malformation

malnutrition

manumission

masturbation

maturation

mediation

medication

meditation

melanesian

menstruation

meridian

minnesotan

misbegotten

miseration

ministration

misdemeanor

misdemeanors

misconception

modulation

missourian

moderation

mitigation

misperception

moravian

mongolian

molestation

mortification

motivation

mutilation

napoleon

navigation

nestorian

nigerian

newtonian

nicaraguan

nonpartisan

nomination

noblewoman

nonprescription

obligation

observation

oblivion

obfuscation

obsidian

occupation

octahedron

obstetrician

ohioan

operation

opposition

occidental

orchestration

ordination

pagination

oscillation

ostentation

ostensible

ostensibly

olympian

pagurian

ovulation

oxidation

palpitation

paraguayan

pavlovian

pedestrian

pelagian

overburden

penetration

perforation

penicillin

permutation

persecution

peruvian

perturbation

pigmentation

planarian

plutonian

politician

polynesian

polyhedron

population

posthumously

praetorian

predetermine

preelection

precondition

predilection

preconception

preignition

preparation

preservation

premonition

presentation

proclamation

procreation

profanation

prohibition

propagation

prosecution

prostitution

proposition

protestation

protozoan

provocation

publication

punctuation

questionable

radiation

readmission

realization

reassertion

reawaken

recantation

recitation

reclamation

recognition

recollection

perspiration

recreation

rectangular

refutation

reelection

reexamine

reformation

regulation

reinspection

registration

renovation

relocation

relaxation

repetition

repercussion

replication

reposition

repossession

reproduction

reputation

reconstruction

republican

requisition

reservation

residences

suffocation

reparation

resignation

retardation

resolution

respiration

restoration

restitution

resurrection

retribution

revelation

revocation

retrocession

rhetorician

revolution

rhododendron

rumination

samaritan

saturation

sanitation

satisfaction

sectarian

segmentation

segregation

self-deception

residencies

separation

shakespearean

siberian

sicilian

residency

situation

simonian

smithsonian

simulation

residential

speculation

statistician

strangulation

subluxation

stipulation

subdivision

substitution

stimulation

termination

surrogation

superhuman

superstition

supervision

supposition

sustainable

syncopation

syndication

tabulation

tasmanian

tamoxifen

testimonies

sequestration

testimony

tetrahedron

toleration

titillation

transformation

transportation

trepidation

tribulation

transplantation

ulceration

usurpation

vacillation

valuation

valerian

variation

vaccination

validation

vegetation

veneration

ventilation

violation

vindication

visitation

wagnerian

watermelon

victorian

utopian

5 syllable words

abbreviation

abomination

acceleration

accommodation

accreditation

academicians

accumulation

academically

academician

adjudication

administration

adulteration

accidentally

affiliation

alleviation

alliteration

agglomeration

alienation

amazonian

amalgamation

amelioration

annihilation

amortization

amplification

anticipation

appreciation

appropriation

approximation

argentinian

argumentation

articulation

association

assimilation

assemblywoman

assassination

augustinian

authorization

babylonian

authentication

attenuation

beethovenian

brobdingnagian

brutalization

capitulation

canonization

carolinian

cauterization

caledonian

carthaginian

centenarian

certification

centralization

clarification

civilization

classification

coagulation

codification

cohabitation

collaboration

colonization

communication

commemoration

christianization

conciliation

concatenation

confederation

configuration

confabulation

conglomeration

congratulation

consideration

consolidation

continuation

cooperation

coordination

corroboration

contamination

customarily

deceleration

defenestration

deification

deliberation

degeneration

delicatessen

delineation

depopulation

denomination

denunciation

depreciation

desalination

desegregation

determination

dionysian

discoloration

discrimination

disembarkation

dissatisfaction

disintegration

dissemination

disinclination

dissociation

distinguishable

domestication

dramatization

edification

electrocution

elimination

elizabethan

enumeration

epicurean

equivocation

equalization

eradication

ethiopian

evacuation

evaluation

evaporation

exaggeration

exacerbation

exasperation

examination

excoriation

exfoliation

exhilaration

expatriation

exoneration

exoskeleton

expropriation

extenuating

extermination

facilitation

falsification

fertilization

ejaculation

elaboration

fortification

emancipation

gasification

decomposition

glorification

decapitation

gratification

hanoverian

harmonization

humiliation

hybridization

hydrogenation

hyperborean

hyperinflation

hallucination

imagination

immunization

inauguration

inactivation

improvisation

incarceration

illumination

incineration

incrimination

infatuation

indoctrination

inhabitation

inoculation

initiation

insemination

interpolation

insinuation

instrumentation

interconnection

interpretation

interrogation

intoxication

intimidation

invalidation

investigation

ionization

irradiation

jeffersonian

justification

juxtaposition

legalization

legitimacy

legitimately

legitimizes

libertarian

lithuanian

localization

lusitanias

magnetization

magnification

macedonians

manifestation

manipulation

mathematician

incorporation

maximization

maximilian

mechanization

metropolitan

misapplication

misapprehension

miscalculation

misinformation

mobilization

modernization

mississippian

modification

mummification

multiplication

neutralization

negotiation

nickelodeon

nonsectarian

nonintervention

normalization

nitroglycerine

nullification

obliteration

notification

neapolitan

oregonian

orientation

ossification

ornamentation

organization

pacification

panamanian

patagonian

origination

pasteurization

participation

overproduction

pennsylvanian

perpetuation

peloponnesian

philadelphian

polarization

pomeranian

predestination

predisposition

premeditation

presbyterian

preoccupation

presupposition

prevarication

precipitation

procrastination

prognostication

proletarian

proliferation

pronunciation

purification

qualification

quantification

pythagorean

ramification

ratification

reactionary

reactionaries

reaffirmation

recuperation

recrimination

rectification

refrigeration

recommendation

reforestation

regeneration

reiteration

reintegration

rejuvenation

recombination

remuneration

renunciation

repatriation

representation

repudiation

retaliation

resuscitation

revaluation

reverberation

russification

sanctification

scandinavian

sedimentation

simplification

solicitation

specialization

specification

sterilization

stratification

substantiation

subordination

sophistication

systematically

testamentary

testimonial

testimonials

theologian

triangulation

unification

unitarian

vaporization

vegetarian

verification

veterinarian

vulgarization

vilification

washingtonian

yugoslavian

utilization

synchronization

8 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word tighten

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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