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4 syllable words
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1 syllable words
2 syllable words

banyan

runnion

gumption

canyon

onion

lampron

sampans

kansan

canton

hempen

kenyan

london

undone

scallion

minion

sampan

santon

emption

ponton

panton

scullion

stallion

plantain

pinion

dampen

cannon

canon

compounds

dumbfounds

dungeon

hangman

impounds

jumping

longan

lumping

luncheon

mangan

mansion

pumping

summon

thumping

compound

combined

combines

delphian

dumbfound

convent

grandson

impend

impound

tampons

landman

klansman

pompons

rampant

capstan

crimson

ensign

fountain

gascon

hackman

falcon

saffron

samson

saxon

trillion

sharpen

shipman

tubman

tungsten

vulcan

tuscan

damson

lineman

linemen

lynden

m1

mignon

million

minden

tampon

impinge

plankton

tarpon

stepson

linden

muslin

packman

passman

pillion

pompon

penman

kremlin

union

jackman

jasmine

mountain

stillion

tendon

sultan

alman

atman

acton

bullion

aspen

chapman

wampum

calvin

wanton

baston

clinton

billion

bagman

captain

chaplain

classman

claxon

action

convents

bastion

function

huntsman

drunken

junction

dutchman

faction

mention

romping

tamping

landsman

shrunken

sanction

watchman

traction

tension

caption

camping

flashgun

fraction

gentian

engine

lamping

option

othman

pension

pimping

suction

sunken

women

toughen

woman

cabin

flatten

gladden

happen

lagan

bracken

button

canaan

blacken

dozen

fasten

fatten

dragon

famine

gallon

gammon

garron

hymen

weapon

latin

amman

muffin

mullen

common

mutton

ninon

sullen

wagon

yaupon

patten

ripen

sadden

salmon

slacken

sudden

bason

batton

liman

oven

baton

cousin

platen

batten

linen

satin

alan

baron

barren

lemon

madden

talon

tappen

platten

children

cauldron

caxton

pompoms

homespun

baldwin

confound

infant

doctrine

sexton

dustman

townsman

bludgeon

ashen

dudgeon

fashion

gudgeon

mahone

passion

pathan

prussian

ration

russian

ion

penguin

lion

dian

mayan

rayon

scion

zion

apron

arson

bellman

austin

bookman

boston

citron

darken

desman

dolphin

houseman

jargon

nekton

organ

oxen

teston

milken

orphan

outdone

bargain

billman

combine

dobson

dolman

ibsen

jetson

jordan

jorden

keelson

mormon

kelson

kelvin

morgan

norman

outrun

pardon

parson

pectin

selden

sylvan

warden

woodman

woolman

tillman

copeman

airman

alban

carton

cordon

garden

corban

lampoon

lightman

lopeman

shorten

stallman

shotgun

squadron

faulcon

fibrin

fireman

footman

lockman

spartan

spearman

foreman

lisbon

sovereign

sovran

gilden

barton

chevron

harden

harken

harten

headman

hearten

melton

pompom

chairman

hetman

piston

pitman

smarten

tartan

dalton

marten

silken

carman

carmine

chessman

goodman

gorgon

marlin

pressman

whitson

martin

carbon

stockman

draftsman

craftsman

infants

christian

fiction

flexion

freshman

friction

question

bushman

churchman

coachman

brethren

belgian

diction

rincon

section

bobbin

bollen

boughten

bowman

breton

brighten

briton

broaden

burman

cayman

charon

cheapen

chicken

christen

cotton

crewman

cumin

deafen

deepen

demon

ermine

felon

firman

floren

freeman

daman

deaden

fallen

foreign

frighten

oarsman

german

gibbon

given

glidden

glisten

yachtsman

gotten

griffon

heaven

heighten

hausen

bordman

heron

hidden

human

hyson

scotsman

loren

hyphen

lumen

often

open

pavon

perron

omen

pollan

pollen

prison

redden

soften

stricken

resin

seaman

semen

showman

siphon

stiffen

pullen

quicken

reckon

sermon

seven

shaman

sicken

siren

sodden

striven

tighten

toman

confines

triton

trodden

vegan

villain

wiccan

horseman

whiten

titan

warren

widen

yeoman

headsman

strengthen

woolen

portman

wooden

zaman

wizen

auden

bayman

beckon

bellon

begun

billon

bison

bisson

bitten

devon

dromon

jetton

kitten

lessen

lesson

lichen

lighten

liken

listen

marron

mitten

ribbon

riden

roman

rosin

ridden

robin

rotten

smitten

syphon

invent

marchman

markman

leaven

leman

melon

thicken

lengthen

layman

liven

rumen

driven

leaden

ledden

locken

lyden

risen

riven

thousand

threaten

written

cushion

freshen

henchman

hessian

caution

fission

kitchen

mission

pigeon

session

snapping

vision

marksman

sportsman

bolden

boatman

brakeman

chieftain

freedman

golden

fielden

urine

henbane

molten

invents

newsman

patron

cowan

paean

olden

gowan

peon

kirkman

matron

guardsman

sequin

soldan

workman

shearman

auction

faustian

martian

margin

georgian

fortune

torsion

portion

seedsman

salesman

statesman

spokesman

postman

bacon

basin

beacon

beaten

blowgun

bourbon

brazen

brogan

broken

burden

burdon

burton

caisson

certain

chasten

chosen

colon

craven

cretin

crouton

cuban

curtain

dagan

dagon

deacon

eaten

eden

elan

frozen

gluten

graven

hasten

haven

hogan

hoten

hoven

jason

kalan

laden

leven

logan

loosen

maiden

mason

moisten

odin

pagan

person

poison

proven

raven

reason

rerun

rosen

satan

season

seton

shaken

shogun

slogan

solon

spoken

steven

stolen

straighten

sweeten

swollen

taken

token

treason

turban

urban

urson

waken

weaken

wheaten

worsen

woven

zircon

asian

cajun

burgeon

earthen

combing

fusion

grecian

haitian

heathen

lesion

nation

legion

lotion

motion

ocean

persian

notion

potion

surgeon

trojan

urchin

version

sturgeon

station

sniffing

suasion

region

owen

rowan

rowen

ruin

moonbeam

confine

convene

sunbeam

convenes

convince

confined

gunpoint

unbend

unbound

confounds

moonbeams

3 syllable words

arkansan

component

nebraskan

expansion

alaskan

complexion

companies

italian

lumberman

tympanic

tympanum

compression

assassin

impending

champion

campion

combustion

completion

declension

company

attraction

contention

nevadan

convention

dumbfounding

apportion

ascension

aspersion

attention

dampening

dimension

proportion

propulsion

components

ghanaian

confinement

convenient

hawaiian

malayan

embankment

imagine

chimpanzees

disunion

dumbfounded

imprison

nonunion

abstention

contraction

contraption

conventions

subtraction

cambrian

in-person

brazilian

guncotton

timberman

conduction

convulsion

chimpanzee

concoction

contortion

diffraction

exaction

unbutton

pavilion

backgammon

champions

implosion

chairperson

civilian

uncommon

impression

pentathlon

embankments

jamaican

ablation

bosnian

thespian

toboggan

uneven

kantian

scorpion

abortion

australian

compensates

suppression

detention

concussion

dispersion

obsession

oppression

succession

subversion

fustian

dissension

andean

objection

abrasion

aggression

damnation

inaction

reduction

accession

cyprian

crustacean

progression

production

regression

suspicion

zambian

temptation

ambrosian

appian

arian

badminton

cation

commission

commotion

compensate

distraction

embayment

emblazon

embolden

expulsion

extension

galleon

infraction

inspection

nonpayment

phoenician

plebeian

promotion

reptilian

samoan

simian

snapdragon

summation

tamarin

truncation

venetian

chamberlain

deflection

distortion

exhaustion

ambient

austrian

capsaicin

comeuppance

connivance

mistaken

symphonic

assumption

frustration

affliction

rebellion

misfortune

misprision

conveyance

vermilion

presumption

reflection

resumption

retraction

obstruction

abstraction

construction

extraction

guardian

halcyon

affection

carnation

hammerman

adoption

gordian

addiction

reunion

accretion

ablution

cistercian

keynesian

suburban

lanolin

lesbian

collection

attrition

mandarin

indian

pompano

superman

ambition

tenpenny

contagion

depiction

dictation

deflation

depletion

depression

emulsion

fixation

wesleyan

gestation

anyone

equation

exertion

occlusion

optation

patrician

plantation

preemption

albion

optician

protection

submission

awaken

stagnation

submersion

selection

secretion

crestfallen

countryman

housebroken

muskmelon

outspoken

projection

consumption

suggestion

excretion

explosion

expression

extortion

addition

aversion

clarion

collusion

dorian

assertion

collegian

corruption

distinction

edition

emission

immersion

negation

solution

occasion

allusion

emotion

pollution

position

possession

profession

predation

fenian

irian

libyan

marian

nemean

aleutian

procession

korean

sedation

physician

saccharin

syrian

malaysian

reaction

collision

petition

provision

tradition

aryan

carrion

chilean

gaussian

gillian

orion

permian

veteran

excursion

filtration

impinges

translation

confucian

conception

conflation

confusion

nonhuman

redemption

discretion

acumen

stygian

phrygian

bedridden

discipline

aegean

everyone

scythian

genuine

lymphomas

magician

unwritten

uncertain

enlighten

enliven

sumatran

unburden

admission

beholden

heartbroken

anchorman

alsatian

cognition

concession

condition

confession

connection

connexion

contusion

conversion

dalmatian

deception

defection

detection

election

erection

eruption

eviction

excision

extinction

foundation

ignition

invasion

lactation

formation

laurentian

menhaden

preclusion

repression

profusion

reception

salvation

technician

sensation

seclusion

taxation

transition

absorption

adsorption

exemption

extrusion

bulletin

elison

bedizen

eleven

jettison

lymphoma

cinnamon

vatican

prescription

freemason

vitamin

exclusion

symphony

adrian

forgotten

garrison

ottoman

solomon

specimen

transfusion

determine

ejection

octillion

egyptian

adhesion

unbundle

bandwagon

franciscan

rejection

digestion

handwoven

unbroken

albumin

masculine

cetacean

disruption

cessation

desertion

midshipman

cremation

decision

deletion

delusion

devotion

division

donation

duration

elation

erosion

evasion

illusion

margarine

narration

omission

parthian

precaution

castration

conclusion

permission

anglican

secession

confection

contrition

recession

conviction

religion

convection

remission

sedition

inception

infusion

exception

inflation

inhuman

rescission

regimen

reversion

transaction

recision

transmission

alien

bedouin

fabian

freudian

grobian

heroin

heroine

horizon

reopen

median

protean

uterine

conscription

avian

subscription

jovian

julian

moroccan

nubian

odeon

symphonies

bambinos

nobleman

congestion

rhodopsin

talisman

policeman

rifleman

abdomen

charwoman

infinite

infancy

incursion

incision

seduction

dentition

insertion

retention

deduction

prevention

fijian

perception

encryption

transgression

rendition

pretension

inversion

description

benjamin

revulsion

misshapen

irishman

diffusion

dissection

lutheran

tactician

bitumen

councilman

denizen

gravamen

bambino

beethoven

catalan

citizen

collagen

downtrodden

etruscan

feminine

ferryman

gentleman

harlequin

infantile

infantry

intestine

jacobin

javelin

keratin

medicine

overdone

overrun

pelican

puritan

ramadan

silicon

skeleton

unison

venison

waterman

fisherman

conjunction

correction

direction

constriction

abduction

audition

transcription

percussion

infection

invention

intrusion

lecithin

munition

origin

induction

inclusion

clergyman

inscription

intention

halogen

singleton

injection

infante

logician

magdalen

ingestion

alderman

cardigan

chairwoman

corsican

perfusion

predestine

cohesion

mexican

porcelain

african

charlatan

forbidden

forewoman

inventor

backwoodsman

artisan

partisan

congressman

biotin

foramen

destruction

myosin

inventions

niacin

proscription

infarction

inflection

infliction

asuncion

digression

hydrogen

discussion

derision

nitrogen

fruition

resection

perfection

partition

parisian

oxygen

prediction

tuition

inventive

inventors

saleswoman

injunction

bouillon

instruction

melanin

overman

peterman

dilation

dilution

oration

volition

musician

ligation

caucasian

diversion

causation

privation

citation

precession

revision

precision

gyration

homophones

clarendon

restriction

artesian

cartesian

englishman

migration

starvation

vibration

nutrition

hydration

libration

norwegian

horatian

creation

coercion

corrosion

croatian

laotian

homophone

prostration

infamy

vacation

vocation

flirtation

flotation

gradation

location

mutation

notation

ovation

perversion

probation

quotation

relation

rotation

persuasion

conveying

confounded

convinces

unbounded

unfounded

confounding

convincing

unbending

unfinished

4 syllable words

implantation

compensation

agrarian

jordanian

tasmanian

copernican

chameleon

comedian

gregorian

iranian

mammalian

napoleon

simonian

compensable

compensated

hungarian

athenian

compensations

impregnation

adrenaline

circumvention

comparison

incantation

accordion

imposition

american

committeeman

amphibian

armenian

custodian

dominican

composition

estonian

historian

alternation

gorgonian

competition

nestorian

obsidian

compilation

oblivion

pagurian

victorian

gargantuan

samaritan

sectarian

transplantation

circumspection

californian

desperation

hibernation

arabian

bavarian

collodion

aspiration

corp.

devonian

valerian

corporation

hyperion

missourian

himalayan

fallopian

ulceration

assyrian

smithsonian

respiration

supposition

apparition

augmentation

coloration

combinable

complication

comprehension

conventional

decompression

imperfection

implication

importation

lancastrian

macedonian

operation

pedestrian

preparation

reparation

satisfaction

separation

expiration

hypertension

disposition

inattention

conveniently

inspiration

interaction

palpitation

eritrean

eustachian

columbian

alabaman

nicaraguan

olympian

paraguayan

reexamine

admiration

contemplation

nonpartisan

expectation

assemblyman

rhododendron

appalachian

appellation

declaration

opposition

limitation

perspiration

propagation

proposition

repetition

restoration

suffocation

resurrection

rumination

demolition

equestrian

infanticide

deposition

dissipation

imitation

immolation

canadian

coloradan

draconian

european

newtonian

praetorian

planarian

plutonian

sicilian

subluxation

crocodilian

decoration

leviathan

iteration

liberation

embarkation

liquefaction

expedition

cogitation

misperception

federation

miseration

nigerian

pelagian

exposition

variation

condescension

exploration

condemnation

reinspection

fluctuation

republican

shakespearean

infanticides

devastation

adaptation

celebration

circumcision

desecration

championship

designation

immigration

lilliputian

introspection

apprehension

calibration

cultivation

excitation

emigration

penetration

publication

relaxation

resignation

subdivision

superhuman

guatemalan

herculean

abyssinian

contravention

albanian

cyclopean

dandelion

situation

wagnerian

darwinian

syncopation

legislation

elongation

hydrocarbon

ibuprofen

animation

annotation

arbitration

arizonan

arthurian

bifurcation

fumigation

irritation

levitation

locomotion

mitigation

polynesian

preservation

recreation

mongolian

reposition

sanitation

trepidation

repossession

titillation

supervision

amputation

reservation

championships

computation

confiscation

consecration

constipation

consultation

criterion

disinflation

disputation

defamation

exhortation

floridian

galilean

iberian

illustration

imputation

integration

jacobean

jurisdiction

liberian

maccabean

ministration

mortification

dissertation

obfuscation

decimation

punctuation

reproduction

siberian

usurpation

utopian

visitation

disillusion

substitution

hemoglobin

misbegotten

impunity

contrarian

bohemian

benediction

deportation

dereliction

retrocession

superstition

aberration

rhetorician

permutation

laceration

surrogation

abnegation

annexation

demarcation

acclimation

veneration

conservation

acclamation

molestation

restitution

disaffection

intimation

predilection

granulation

estimation

corinthian

prohibition

generation

dislocation

consummation

fibrillation

algonquian

conversation

liquidation

cancellation

proclamation

protestation

adoration

coalition

reclamation

recognition

hegelian

statistician

recollection

barbarian

conflagration

exploitation

introduction

librarian

minnesotan

maturation

incrustation

meridian

moravian

orchestration

centurion

sequestration

cotyledon

penicillin

graduation

pavlovian

peruvian

overburden

saturation

watermelon

dehydration

abolition

affirmation

algerian

avocation

allocation

allegation

octahedron

collocation

correlation

connotation

one-upmanship

dedication

delegation

desiccation

desolation

elevation

erudition

derivation

devolution

dilatation

dissolution

evolution

fluoridation

innovation

jubilation

gravitation

habitation

inhalation

ostentation

hesitation

irrigation

isolation

litigation

provocation

manumission

politician

preelection

transportation

motivation

readmission

realization

recitation

renovation

medication

meditation

navigation

mutilation

oscillation

reelection

tetrahedron

reformation

resolution

revelation

inflammation

transformation

disinfection

electrician

revocation

validation

revolution

vacillation

consternation

valuation

education

bolivian

armageddon

vegetation

agitation

protozoan

adulation

registration

modulation

strangulation

abdication

absolution

accusation

aggregation

ammunition

backwardation

commutation

confirmation

convocation

convolution

crucifixion

deformation

depravation

depredation

deprivation

elocution

emulation

abrogation

acquisition

activation

advocation

affectation

aggravation

application

approbation

consolation

contraception

contradiction

degradation

destitution

distillation

duplication

equitation

exclamation

exhibition

fabrication

indication

indonesian

information

insulation

intermission

interruption

invitation

invocation

masturbation

obligation

obstetrician

oxidation

persecution

polyhedron

population

prosecution

prostitution

replication

reputation

requisition

retardation

segregation

self-deception

simulation

stimulation

stipulation

syndication

tabulation

ventilation

vindication

glaciation

conjugation

aldebaran

monophonic

interurban

inhibition

attribution

ohioan

calculation

figuration

condensation

constellation

constitution

excavation

execution

formulation

gastrulation

incarnation

indentation

indexation

indignation

infestation

inquisition

installation

instigation

interception

malformation

malnutrition

menstruation

retribution

intuition

congregation

exhalation

incubation

indigestion

interwoven

inventory

noblewoman

infinitely

combination

indecision

occupation

infiltration

admonition

diocesan

confrontation

lubrication

refutation

distribution

insurrection

culmination

intercession

intonation

regulation

extrication

speculation

extradition

tribulation

nonprescription

concentration

contribution

explanation

explication

vaccination

exhumation

gentlewoman

inventories

kindergarten

greco-roman

predetermine

infinity

dispensation

diminution

combinations

fragmentation

inclination

institution

interdiction

machination

nomination

intersection

intervention

fascination

domination

emanation

premonition

repercussion

infinitive

inoffensive

pagination

interjection

tamoxifen

indiscretion

carcinogen

circulation

commendation

destination

inundation

ordination

ovulation

businesswoman

invincible

ideation

toleration

disconnection

segmentation

dietitian

moderation

pigmentation

violation

demonstration

divination

coronation

detonation

alteration

definition

termination

misconception

melanesian

profanation

germination

altercation

copenhagen

fermentation

presentation

observation

recantation

englishwoman

reawaken

aviation

deviation

foliation

mediation

perforation

radiation

reassertion

evocation

perturbation

preignition

procreation

relocation

precondition

preconception

deconstruction

reconstruction

convincingly

5 syllable words

pomeranian

panamanian

brobdingnagian

collaboration

lithuanian

commemoration

compensatory

amalgamation

augustinian

communication

emancipation

recommendation

sedimentation

substantiation

hyperborean

remuneration

amazonian

babylonian

carolinian

exoneration

attenuation

vulgarization

jeffersonian

libertarian

oregonian

patagonian

exaggeration

pythagorean

confabulation

alliteration

imponderable

recuperation

ornamentation

infatuation

elaboration

evaporation

washingtonian

hyperinflation

domestication

conventionally

exacerbation

continuation

decomposition

exasperation

immunization

congratulation

invalidation

recombination

argentinian

epicurean

philadelphian

maximilian

degeneration

theologian

cooperation

mummification

beethovenian

assimilation

imponderables

inhabitation

nickelodeon

accommodation

facilitation

interpolation

unitarian

prevarication

adulteration

agglomeration

amelioration

decapitation

eradication

evaluation

presupposition

obliteration

proletarian

amplification

capitulation

carthaginian

expatriation

mathematician

improvisation

adjudication

metropolitan

multiplication

representation

juxtaposition

simplification

procrastination

alleviation

deceleration

enumeration

instrumentation

affiliation

association

deliberation

delineation

retaliation

vegetarian

accreditation

sophistication

recrimination

inactivation

incorporation

justification

insinuation

maximization

misapplication

appropriation

predisposition

evacuation

contamination

miscalculation

concatenation

presbyterian

regeneration

conglomeration

consolidation

depopulation

yugoslavian

ethiopian

impenetrable

triangulation

reiteration

assemblywoman

abbreviation

amortization

certification

caledonian

assassination

brutalization

clarification

codification

mississippian

civilization

classification

discoloration

ossification

mobilization

gasification

modification

fertilization

nullification

pacification

localization

notification

purification

disembarkation

vilification

russification

ratification

resuscitation

ramification

qualification

utilization

hanoverian

dramatization

exhilaration

glorification

edification

gratification

unification

precipitation

repatriation

sterilization

verification

legalization

revaluation

solicitation

stratification

appreciation

cohabitation

misapprehension

imagination

specialization

refrigeration

equalization

examination

excoriation

falsification

fortification

dissociation

intimidation

magnification

manipulation

proliferation

reintegration

reaffirmation

rectification

reforestation

magnetization

irradiation

annihilation

administration

hybridization

inoculation

humiliation

neutralization

normalization

participation

subordination

negotiation

veterinarian

ejaculation

scandinavian

centenarian

academician

overproduction

consideration

orientation

abomination

corroboration

confederation

centralization

conciliation

coagulation

canonization

specification

dissatisfaction

disintegration

interpretation

repudiation

depreciation

nonsectarian

manifestation

expropriation

cauterization

exfoliation

vaporization

anticipation

polarization

configuration

authorization

delicatessen

initiation

hydrogenation

accumulation

acceleration

desalination

elizabethan

hallucination

inauguration

incineration

disinclination

modernization

approximation

premeditation

preoccupation

sanctification

nitroglycerine

perpetuation

pasteurization

pennsylvanian

desegregation

equivocation

incarceration

interrogation

misinformation

quantification

authentication

intoxication

investigation

nonintervention

defenestration

prognostication

articulation

denomination

coordination

peloponnesian

electrocution

argumentation

nymphomaniacs

rejuvenation

alienation

interconnection

nymphomaniac

denunciation

determination

renunciation

synchronization

elimination

illumination

dissemination

dionysian

indoctrination

organization

predestination

harmonization

insemination

christianization

exoskeleton

discrimination

incrimination

ionization

extermination

origination

mechanization

pronunciation

colonization

neapolitan

reverberation

deification

8 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word companion

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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