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2 syllable words
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1 syllable words
2 syllable words

scullion

sultan

vulcan

gumption

cousin

dozen

hausen

mullen

sullen

thousand

dungeon

luncheon

belgian

suction

function

junction

bludgeon

dudgeon

gudgeon

prussian

russian

vision

baldwin

bulging

children

dustman

cauldron

delphian

vulcans

alban

alman

bellman

billion

billman

bullion

calvin

crimson

dalton

dolman

dolphin

falcon

faulcon

gilden

kansan

keelson

kelson

kelvin

london

m1

melton

milken

million

muslin

newsman

onion

pillion

runnion

scallion

selden

silken

stallion

stallman

stillion

sylvan

tillman

trillion

tubman

tuscan

undone

woolman

belgians

emption

tungsten

action

alan

align

auction

bastion

bellon

billon

bollen

button

caption

chosen

christian

cologne

crewman

crouton

cuban

cumin

diction

drunken

dutchman

engine

faction

fallen

faustian

felon

fiction

flexion

fortune

fraction

friction

frozen

gallon

gentian

georgian

gluten

guardsman

human

huntsman

landsman

loosen

lumen

malign

mansion

margin

martian

melon

mention

muffin

mutton

option

oven

pension

pollan

pollen

portion

prison

proven

pullen

question

resin

risen

rosen

rosin

rumen

sanction

section

shrunken

sudden

summon

sunken

talon

tension

torsion

toughen

traction

villain

wizen

woolen

grandson

hessian

fashion

lesion

doctrine

falcons

horseman

klansman

lampron

landman

kitchen

ashen

asian

lengthen

fission

cushion

oarsman

headsman

freshen

milkens

milkman

caution

marchman

markman

lotion

notion

suasion

trojan

ocean

bordman

version

motion

mahone

mission

potion

capstan

strengthen

portman

ration

persian

session

sexton

yachtsman

passion

salesman

pathan

caxton

scotsman

townsman

pigeon

ruin

gowan

cowan

penguin

plankton

henchman

airman

acton

aligned

austin

fountain

fulsome

garden

goodman

gorgon

hackman

jackman

stepson

gascon

stockman

talcum

wanton

warden

whitson

union

welcome

woodman

arson

aspen

atman

fibrin

fielden

fireman

flushing

footman

foreman

harden

harken

harten

headman

hearten

hempen

hetman

houseman

ibsen

tarpon

tartan

tendon

teston

bagman

balsam

banyan

barton

blushing

bolden

bargain

baston

bookman

boston

calkin

canton

canyon

captain

carbon

carman

carmine

carton

chairman

chaplain

chessman

chevron

citron

classman

chapman

claxon

corban

ensign

cordon

dampen

damson

desman

clinton

darken

dobson

golden

jargon

jasmine

jetson

jordan

jorden

kenyan

kremlin

lightman

linden

lineman

linemen

lisbon

lockman

lynden

maligned

malkin

marlin

marten

martin

mignon

minden

minion

molten

morgan

mormon

mountain

nekton

norman

olden

organ

orphan

outdone

outrun

oxen

packman

panton

pardon

parson

passman

pectin

penman

pinion

piston

pitman

plantain

pleasant

ponton

pressman

saffron

samson

santon

saxon

sequin

shipman

sharpen

shorten

shotgun

smarten

soldan

sovereign

sovran

spartan

spearman

squadron

sportsman

marksman

craftsman

draftsman

freshman

bushman

flashgun

brethren

hangman

mangan

othman

rincon

longan

watchman

amman

auden

baron

barren

bason

baton

batten

batton

beckon

begun

bison

bisson

bitten

blacken

breton

blowgun

bobbin

boughten

bowman

bracken

brazen

brighten

briton

broaden

broken

cabin

charon

brogan

cannon

canon

chicken

christen

common

deaden

deafen

elan

fasten

floren

flatten

foreign

frighten

gammon

glidden

glisten

garron

griffon

happen

hidden

hogan

hoten

hymen

jetton

kalan

lessen

lesson

colon

cotton

devon

dragon

driven

dromon

famine

fatten

gibbon

given

gladden

gotten

heaven

heighten

heron

hoven

hyphen

hyson

kitten

lagan

latin

leaden

ledden

lemon

leaven

lichen

locken

marron

logan

lighten

liken

listen

liman

linen

liven

loren

lyden

madden

mitten

often

open

platten

ninon

odin

omen

patten

pavon

perron

platen

poison

quicken

reason

reckon

redden

ribbon

ridden

riden

ripen

riven

robin

roman

rotten

sadden

salmon

seven

showman

siren

slogan

smitten

siphon

sicken

sodden

soften

shogun

solon

season

satin

slacken

spoken

stricken

striven

swollen

syphon

threaten

tighten

token

treason

triton

trodden

vegan

wagon

warren

weapon

whiten

women

stiffen

titan

toman

wiccan

tappen

thicken

stolen

widen

wooden

woman

woven

written

yaupon

yeoman

calkins

pleasants

welcomes

seedsman

statesman

grecian

plugging

clucking

closing

region

haitian

cajun

heathen

legion

station

sturgeon

surgeon

earthen

burgeon

nation

urchin

rowan

rowen

scion

zion

dian

owen

lion

mayan

ion

lopeman

aligns

apron

patron

slogans

kirkman

copeman

matron

slackens

flagman

well-known

blowguns

boatman

brakeman

freedman

wholesome

workman

blackens

chieftain

shearman

churchman

closings

coachman

bacon

basin

bayman

beacon

beaten

blossom

bourbon

burden

burdon

burman

burton

caisson

canaan

cayman

certain

chasten

cheapen

craven

cretin

curtain

dagan

dagon

daman

deacon

deepen

demon

eaten

eden

ermine

firman

freeman

german

graven

hasten

haven

homespun

jason

laden

layman

leman

leven

maiden

mason

moisten

pagan

person

placement

plasma

postman

raven

rerun

satan

seaman

semen

sermon

seton

shaken

shaman

spokesman

steven

straighten

sweeten

taken

turban

urban

urson

waken

weaken

wheaten

worsen

zaman

zircon

blazing

blessing

cloaking

clogging

clocking

blocking

flagging

flogging

walking

glazing

pleasing

caulking

talking

blossoms

flashing

plaisance

slouching

placements

peon

urine

paean

rayon

blessings

alkanes

classmates

bleaching

classmate

blacksmith

blackmail

3 syllable words

acumen

exclusion

confucian

implosion

infusion

intrusion

bitumen

abrasion

ablation

allegiance

aspersion

collection

collegians

conversion

equation

selection

submersion

subversion

hawaiian

samoan

malayan

addition

caucasian

assertion

commission

decision

deletion

devotion

dilation

diversion

division

edition

elation

emotion

evasion

immersion

negation

petition

phoenician

physician

position

possession

predation

procession

profession

recision

religion

rescission

reversion

sedation

summation

tradition

venetian

explosion

extrusion

albumin

transfusion

communion

corrosion

magician

nonhuman

perfusion

policeman

completion

conflation

declension

unbutton

affliction

alaskan

forewoman

unwritten

bedizen

eleven

elison

halcyon

nevadan

aggression

toboggan

abortion

alsatian

silicon

cartesian

pelican

skeleton

confession

dispersion

persuasion

albion

assassin

connexion

bulletin

reduction

diligent

awaken

determine

depletion

progression

secretion

incision

fustian

crustacean

diligence

propulsion

protection

connection

proportion

jamaican

regression

suburban

revulsion

salvation

uneven

adoption

affection

accession

accretion

addiction

apportion

attention

concession

artesian

ascension

asuncion

attrition

compassion

concussion

condition

contagion

dalmatian

deflation

election

emulsion

excision

incursion

invasion

inversion

norwegian

obsession

oppression

patrician

production

submission

succession

suppression

suspicion

adhesion

alaskans

aligning

alignment

ambrosian

bedouin

cessation

cetacean

chilean

citation

complexion

corruption

desertion

digestion

disunion

duration

emblazon

emission

galleon

ghanaian

gillian

gyration

heroin

heroine

imagine

ligation

malignant

musician

narration

nonunion

oration

perversion

plebeian

privation

projection

recession

relation

saleswoman

secession

sedition

suggestion

truncation

unbroken

volition

convention

elegant

convection

enlighten

contrition

conviction

lumberman

convulsion

enliven

guncotton

dominion

medallion

contortion

filtration

laotian

excursion

inhuman

lutheran

inflation

frustration

fruition

nobleman

deflection

derision

misprision

opinion

parisian

brazilian

rifleman

assumption

attraction

alderman

conception

compression

compulsion

civilian

presumption

uncommon

combustion

cohesion

unburden

reflection

uncertain

resumption

battalion

bedridden

pavilion

chairwoman

suspension

abdomen

translation

pelicans

tuition

abandon

contention

concoction

conduction

confection

talisman

carnation

dimension

dissection

dissension

hydration

ignition

impassion

libration

alignments

inaction

laurentian

balcony

anyone

reception

seduction

rendition

sensation

religions

taxation

andean

technician

temptation

beethoven

cyprian

dulcimer

falconer

gordian

cistercian

damnation

objection

deception

calcium

gravamen

guardian

javelin

jettison

indian

lesbian

kantian

congestion

reunion

zambian

polygon

scorpion

wesleyan

waterman

deduction

depiction

ferryman

depression

dentition

detection

detention

catalan

champion

defection

helicon

dictation

fluxional

lanolin

exertion

formation

eruption

fixation

insertion

campion

erection

gestation

thespian

eviction

lactation

stagnation

citizen

migration

optation

plantation

mandarin

preemption

starvation

denizen

vibration

hammerman

inflection

infliction

subtraction

adsorption

abstention

absorption

expulsion

prescription

consumption

contraction

contraption

arkansan

bandwagon

companion

councilman

countryman

eloquence

egyptian

ejection

eloquent

gradation

percussion

revision

halogen

lecithin

origin

reaction

munition

mutation

precision

gentleman

handwoven

harlequin

vacation

imprison

audition

nebraskan

causation

rejection

octillion

correction

direction

intestine

cremation

flirtation

fisherman

aryan

arian

dorian

alien

compunction

appian

carrion

biotin

englishman

cation

freudian

gaussian

clarion

bologna

glaucoma

julian

irian

horizon

korean

libyan

niacin

nubian

marian

myosin

realign

reopen

saccharin

simian

syrian

uterine

tamarin

veteran

distortion

magdalen

logician

balconies

balkanize

rebellion

abduction

moleskin

cambrian

capsaicin

disruption

singleton

castration

discretion

discipline

diffraction

redemption

midshipman

misfortune

mistaken

exaction

genuine

prostration

artisan

everyone

italian

exception

exhaustion

invention

vermilion

timberman

induction

transaction

porcelain

falconers

in-person

backgammon

partisan

austrian

falconry

inception

infection

intention

chairperson

polishing

impression

falconet

ingestion

injection

croatian

creation

conscription

aegean

construction

constriction

coercion

heartbroken

subscription

backwoodsman

horatian

obstruction

phrygian

scythian

stygian

oxygen

partition

cognition

perception

optician

prediction

perfection

prevention

foundation

pretension

admission

ambition

anchorman

beholden

benjamin

digression

discussion

hydrogen

irishman

menhaden

misshapen

nitrogen

nutrition

resection

retention

tactician

transition

cinnamon

peterman

superman

adrian

venison

expression

infraction

unison

alchemy

expansion

extension

extortion

infarction

excretion

inspection

exemption

collagen

vatican

destruction

distraction

bosnian

description

melanin

solomon

medicine

ottoman

ramadan

bouillon

freemason

garrison

jacobin

keratin

keynesian

puritan

realism

specimen

encryption

vitamin

reptilian

distinction

badminton

snapdragon

embolden

muskmelon

falconets

masculine

etruscan

franciscan

clergyman

notation

permission

donation

margarine

probation

flotation

precession

precaution

omission

dulciana

ovation

quotation

location

parthian

regimen

remission

rotation

vocation

alchemist

transmission

abstraction

conjunction

retraction

pentathlon

extraction

transcription

inscription

instruction

grobian

fenian

extinction

mexican

forbidden

jovian

sumatran

foramen

fabian

avian

australian

malcontent

african

median

charwoman

charlatan

cardigan

predestine

nemean

corsican

moroccan

pleasantry

pleasantly

odeon

orion

permian

protean

congressman

fijian

proscription

repression

restriction

transgression

forgotten

housebroken

downtrodden

feminine

malcontents

volcano

pleasantries

crestfallen

outspoken

overdone

overman

overrun

anglican

injunction

blossoming

clarendon

rhodopsin

volcanic

chamberlain

volcanoes

volcanos

pliocene

blackmailing

coelacanth

glockenspiel

glassmaker

phlegmatic

helicons

4 syllable words

hallucinate

absolution

illusionist

collodion

fallopian

convolution

theologians

diminution

valuation

hallucinates

noblewoman

coalition

coloration

polygyny

violation

fluctuation

illusionists

destitution

elocution

situation

lilliputian

prosecution

persecution

graduation

prostitution

locomotion

abolition

manumission

melanesian

gentlewoman

oscillation

dualism

missourian

desolation

correlation

ulceration

revelation

appalachian

intuition

isolation

mutilation

polynesian

supposition

appellation

inhalation

jubilation

vacillation

demolition

nihilism

valerian

immolation

adulation

attribution

constitution

dietitian

execution

hemoglobin

leviathan

malnutrition

modulation

pelagian

phylogeny

prohibition

punctuation

realizing

reassertion

retribution

substitution

surrogation

toleration

cotyledon

paraguayan

pagurian

copernican

ovulation

culmination

cultivation

dislocation

dominican

dualisms

dereliction

distillation

emulation

granulation

indonesian

custodian

obsidian

insulation

oblivion

minnesotan

maturation

circulation

regulation

population

speculation

publication

agrarian

restitution

ventilation

aldebaran

coalescence

compilation

american

colloquium

polygonal

cancellation

samaritan

circumcision

predilection

refutation

simulation

subdivision

tribulation

pavlovian

recollection

stipulation

stimulation

consolation

tabulation

saturation

distribution

legislation

contribution

arabian

arizonan

bavarian

canadian

dulcinea

elysium

himalayan

allegation

dilatation

medication

meditation

recitation

mammalian

reelection

reawaken

hesitation

animation

annotation

emanation

litigation

sanitation

simonian

imitation

elevation

suffocation

allocation

alteration

divination

domination

fascination

hungarian

machination

realization

relocation

renovation

repetition

reposition

repossession

revocation

termination

titillation

comedian

habitation

validation

decimation

coloradan

collocation

declaration

nomination

avocation

dedication

defamation

chameleon

connotation

coronation

definition

assyrian

erudition

germination

gravitation

irrigation

opposition

pelagians

politician

preelection

delegation

deposition

algerian

detonation

derivation

desiccation

innovation

motivation

proposition

propagation

devonian

provocation

fluoridation

galilean

preignition

navigation

premonition

gregorian

profanation

planarian

polygamy

napoleon

protozoan

gastrulation

institution

subluxation

agitation

formulation

vegetation

installation

malignancy

calculation

republican

macedonian

comparison

constellation

consultation

disputation

cogitation

menstruation

education

aberration

adoration

athenian

decoration

federation

strangulation

foliation

incubation

ideation

peruvian

generation

moderation

nigerian

operation

reparation

rhetorician

miseration

separation

laceration

liberation

iteration

variation

veneration

exhalation

preparation

ammunition

annexation

affectation

aggravation

aggregation

altercation

alternation

application

approbation

backwardation

benediction

calibration

celebration

combination

degradation

convocation

depravation

depredation

deprivation

commendation

commutation

competition

composition

consummation

desecration

designation

destination

devastation

diligently

disaffection

disposition

imposition

emigration

equitation

estimation

intimation

exhibition

duplication

inattention

indecision

indication

intonation

inundation

invocation

liquidation

obligation

occupation

ordination

oxidation

palpitation

penetration

permutation

polyhedron

precondition

presentation

proclamation

recantation

reclamation

recognition

replication

reputation

segregation

requisition

resignation

retrocession

statistician

superhuman

abnegation

acclamation

accusation

abdication

acquisition

activation

acclimation

adaptation

admonition

fabrication

fermentation

fibrillation

advocation

vindication

vaccination

immigration

abrogation

greco-roman

dandelion

ohioan

sectarian

herculean

accordion

columbian

glaciation

committeeman

albanian

centurion

estonian

contemplation

alabaman

gorgonian

admiration

mitigation

assemblyman

desperation

exhumation

figuration

affirmation

conjugation

reservation

restoration

resurrection

respiration

trepidation

evocation

malignancies

corporation

inhibition

bifurcation

englishwoman

arthurian

aspiration

corp.

dissertation

dissipation

hibernation

irritation

levitation

limitation

preservation

recreation

ibuprofen

reformation

supervision

equestrian

syncopation

smithsonian

visitation

amputation

compensation

arbitration

augmentation

circumvention

complication

computation

condemnation

condensation

constipation

condescension

confiscation

consecration

decompression

disconnection

disinflation

criterion

dispensation

electrician

excavation

expedition

exploration

exposition

fragmentation

illustration

implication

imputation

inclination

inflammation

inquisition

ostentation

pigmentation

preconception

integration

jurisdiction

liquefaction

malformation

ministration

mortification

obfuscation

reproduction

satisfaction

segmentation

bolivian

draconian

european

floridian

hyperion

iberian

iranian

jacobean

liberian

maccabean

siberian

sicilian

armageddon

apprehension

crocodilian

interwoven

alchemically

congregation

misbegotten

pedestrian

elegantly

aviation

bohemian

algonquian

radiation

confirmation

conservation

conversation

deformation

demarcation

deportation

excitation

expiration

gargantuan

hypertension

information

inspiration

insurrection

interaction

apparition

intercession

intermission

invitation

interruption

molestation

corinthian

masturbation

hegelian

observation

deviation

mediation

perforation

protestation

retardation

syndication

relaxation

religionist

contraception

contradiction

exclamation

moravian

infiltration

introduction

contravention

incrustation

obstetrician

meridian

orchestration

concentration

demonstration

confrontation

conflagration

misconception

explanation

explication

exploitation

extradition

implantation

self-deception

sequestration

circumspection

extrication

abyssinian

businesswoman

armenian

eritrean

guatemalan

dehydration

barbarian

darwinian

californian

elongation

eloquently

rhododendron

amphibian

cyclopean

historian

interurban

nicaraguan

penicillin

alexanders

victorian

hydrocarbon

nestorian

predetermine

wagnerian

watermelon

plasmodium

comprehension

librarian

jordanian

olympian

reexamine

embarkation

exhortation

disinfection

incantation

introspection

fumigation

importation

imperfection

incarnation

indentation

indexation

indignation

infestation

interception

tetrahedron

transformation

transportation

deconstruction

misperception

interdiction

intersection

usurpation

instigation

intervention

mongolian

transplantation

consternation

perspiration

readmission

repercussion

octahedron

perturbation

reinspection

rumination

reconstruction

adrenaline

alleghany

contrarian

diocesan

indigestion

interjection

newtonian

plasmodia

plutonian

praetorian

registration

utopian

lubrication

nonprescription

expectation

impregnation

indiscretion

carcinogen

superstition

crucifixion

nonpartisan

eustachian

kindergarten

tasmanian

lancastrian

procreation

pagination

tamoxifen

alexander

shakespearean

volcanically

coliseum

colosseum

bolognese

overburden

alexandrine

alexandrines

copenhagen

5 syllable words

illusionary

theologian

hallucination

hallucinations

attenuation

brutalization

civilization

evaluation

fertilization

hallucinating

illumination

legalization

localization

mobilization

revaluation

sterilization

utilization

vulgarization

babylonian

affiliation

specialization

alleviation

adjudication

annihilation

collaboration

enumeration

ionization

recuperation

alliteration

association

communication

continuation

neutralization

normalization

decomposition

equalization

immunization

peloponnesian

remuneration

repudiation

interpolation

mechanization

nullification

obliteration

presupposition

solicitation

adulteration

acceleration

assimilation

coagulation

conciliation

canonization

colonization

amelioration

agglomeration

assemblywoman

discoloration

dramatization

facilitation

elizabethan

caledonian

amazonian

centralization

neapolitan

nickelodeon

oregonian

patagonian

rejuvenation

capitulation

infatuation

cauterization

insinuation

alienation

inoculation

commemoration

amalgamation

deliberation

deceleration

deification

harmonization

dissociation

depopulation

delineation

organization

elaboration

polarization

appropriation

conglomeration

consolidation

hybridization

hyperinflation

vaporization

magnetization

manipulation

humiliation

maximization

retaliation

augustinian

authorization

delicatessen

epicurean

negotiation

philadelphian

electrocution

academician

abbreviation

abomination

accommodation

amortization

assassination

certification

clarification

classification

triangulation

codification

confederation

consideration

coordination

denomination

denunciation

determination

dissemination

elimination

eradication

edification

exhilaration

gasification

glorification

gratification

modernization

modification

mummification

notification

orientation

ossification

pacification

premeditation

pronunciation

preoccupation

prevarication

purification

ejaculation

reiteration

corroboration

resuscitation

renunciation

russification

unification

verification

ethiopian

qualification

ramification

ratification

stratification

vilification

articulation

carolinian

jeffersonian

accumulation

libertarian

multiplication

mississippian

confabulation

proletarian

panamanian

unitarian

juxtaposition

appreciation

nonsectarian

pasteurization

congratulation

metropolitan

washingtonian

synchronization

cohabitation

mathematician

perpetuation

domestication

miscalculation

emancipation

equivocation

sophistication

evacuation

reintegration

sedimentation

subordination

magnification

justification

misapplication

manifestation

evaporation

contamination

anticipation

reaffirmation

proliferation

accreditation

configuration

concatenation

desegregation

examination

exfoliation

insemination

falsification

fortification

interrogation

invalidation

participation

irradiation

predestination

quantification

recombination

recommendation

reforestation

predisposition

rectification

initiation

inhabitation

authentication

scandinavian

maximilian

degeneration

presbyterian

pomeranian

regeneration

amplification

approximation

decapitation

desalination

discrimination

disinclination

disintegration

exoneration

extermination

improvisation

inauguration

incineration

incrimination

interconnection

intoxication

investigation

nonintervention

ornamentation

overproduction

precipitation

procrastination

prognostication

representation

simplification

specification

beethovenian

depreciation

hanoverian

brobdingnagian

exaggeration

imagination

substantiation

pennsylvanian

nitroglycerine

refrigeration

hyperborean

sanctification

argumentation

administration

indoctrination

exacerbation

excoriation

exasperation

inactivation

expropriation

incarceration

incorporation

intimidation

reverberation

misinformation

recrimination

hydrogenation

yugoslavian

exoskeleton

defenestration

instrumentation

disembarkation

dissatisfaction

expatriation

interpretation

repatriation

misapprehension

cooperation

carthaginian

lithuanian

pythagorean

argentinian

vegetarian

origination

centenarian

veterinarian

christianization

dionysian

allegiances

8 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word allusion

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

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