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1 syllable words
2 syllable words

emption

bellon

bisson

lessen

lesson

belgians

felon

glisten

christen

listen

melon

henchman

brethren

flexion

freshman

gentian

mention

pension

question

section

engine

tension

hessian

mission

fission

freshen

session

grandson

headsman

lengthen

strengthen

salesman

children

sexton

airman

alman

billion

billman

bullion

calvin

claxon

desman

falcon

chevron

gilden

headman

hempen

hetman

ibsen

kenyan

kremlin

m1

milken

million

pressman

scullion

silken

stallion

stillion

sultan

tendon

teston

tillman

trillion

vulcan

welcome

woolman

damson

penman

pillion

piston

samson

saxon

sylvan

chairman

fulsome

pectin

whitson

nekton

scallion

chessman

gumption

penguin

charon

chasten

action

deaden

deafen

christian

devon

faction

bason

beckon

begun

billon

bitten

caisson

chicken

driven

alan

basin

breton

briton

dungeon

fasten

diction

dutchman

suction

traction

gallon

gibbon

given

hidden

glidden

heaven

jason

jetton

hasten

fiction

griffon

heron

luncheon

kalan

kitten

leaden

leaven

ledden

lemon

linen

mullen

mansion

marron

mason

mitten

ninon

perron

person

prison

pullen

quicken

redden

caption

reckon

fraction

friction

resin

ribbon

ridden

risen

riven

seven

sicken

smitten

stiffen

stricken

striven

sullen

talon

thicken

threaten

urson

vegan

villain

weapon

wiccan

women

worsen

woolen

written

craftsman

sanction

function

huntsman

draftsman

junction

ashen

baldwin

blessing

bludgeon

capstan

cauldron

caxton

cushion

dudgeon

falcons

fashion

grecian

gudgeon

haitian

kitchen

klansman

lampron

landman

mahone

milkens

milkman

nation

passion

pigeon

prussian

ration

russian

statesman

station

vision

vulcans

welcomes

malkin

lynden

arson

chapman

apron

matron

chaplain

brakeman

clinton

lisbon

london

kansan

kirkman

saffron

runnion

bolden

bookman

citron

classman

jackman

jasmine

linden

mignon

atman

bagman

aspen

banyan

balsam

baston

calkin

canton

faulcon

hackman

canyon

captain

fielden

golden

goodman

gascon

plankton

footman

minion

packman

molten

muslin

oxen

panton

olden

onion

pitman

plaisance

parson

patron

pinion

passman

plantain

pleasant

dampen

dalton

shipman

undone

soldan

acton

alban

crimson

stallman

tubman

tungsten

spearman

tuscan

dobson

wholesome

workman

well-known

woodman

dolphin

santon

dolman

talcum

landsman

marksman

sportsman

auction

bastion

blessings

bushman

churchman

drunken

flashgun

mangan

martian

hangman

option

rincon

torsion

sunken

portion

shrunken

amman

bayman

blacken

burdon

burden

bison

burman

button

bacon

baron

align

barren

batten

batton

baton

bourbon

bollen

bracken

brazen

burton

cabin

cannon

canon

canaan

cayman

certain

colon

craven

curtain

dagan

dagon

ermine

daman

cousin

dozen

dragon

elan

fallen

famine

fatten

firman

flatten

gammon

garron

german

gladden

graven

lagan

layman

haven

latin

happen

hyson

laden

loosen

madden

malign

maiden

moisten

muffin

mutton

oven

pagan

patten

platen

platten

pollan

pollen

raven

shaman

straighten

sudden

toughen

zaman

urban

zircon

salmon

sermon

summon

wagon

wooden

sadden

satan

satin

shaken

slacken

solon

turban

waken

woman

stolen

swollen

taken

tappen

bulging

bordman

calkins

doctrine

dustman

homespun

horseman

marchman

markman

oarsman

placement

pleasants

portman

scotsman

seedsman

spokesman

townsman

yachtsman

asian

plugging

suasion

sturgeon

persian

surgeon

pathan

blazing

motion

notion

urchin

potion

lotion

ocean

version

cajun

glazing

burgeon

caution

clucking

earthen

flagging

paean

peon

rayon

urine

bargain

newsman

norman

sequin

sharpen

slackens

smarten

sovereign

sovran

spartan

barton

shotgun

shearman

shorten

squadron

carbon

carman

carmine

carton

fibrin

fireman

flagman

flashing

flushing

foreman

fountain

freedman

ponton

garden

austin

chieftain

gorgon

harden

harken

harten

hearten

houseman

organ

aligned

aligns

orphan

outdone

outrun

pardon

stockman

lineman

lockman

mountain

wanton

warden

lopeman

minden

union

maligned

tarpon

copeman

corban

tartan

blackens

cordon

darken

marlin

linemen

marten

martin

lightman

blushing

boatman

jordan

morgan

jargon

jorden

mormon

boston

guardsman

placements

watchman

othman

faustian

coachman

longan

brighten

broken

broaden

blossom

bobbin

brogan

common

cretin

demon

dromon

eden

floren

auden

beacon

beaten

blowgun

boughten

bowman

cheapen

chosen

cologne

cotton

crewman

crouton

deacon

cuban

cumin

deepen

eaten

foreign

gotten

lumen

frighten

frozen

gluten

hyphen

loren

freeman

heighten

hymen

liven

pavon

poison

locken

plasma

hausen

hogan

hoten

hoven

human

leman

leven

lichen

lighten

liken

liman

logan

lyden

odin

often

omen

open

proven

reason

seaman

semen

showman

siphon

siren

shogun

seton

season

ripen

robin

roman

rosen

rosin

rotten

rumen

sodden

riden

rerun

slogan

soften

thousand

tighten

titan

token

treason

triton

toman

syphon

sweeten

spoken

steven

trodden

weaken

wheaten

whiten

woven

yaupon

yeoman

warren

widen

wizen

alkanes

postman

blacksmith

blocking

caulking

cloaking

clocking

clogging

closing

flogging

fusion

heathen

legion

lesion

pleasing

region

talking

trojan

walking

blowguns

slogans

slouching

bleaching

blossoms

cowan

dian

gowan

mayan

zion

lion

rowan

rowen

ruin

ion

owen

scion

closings

fortune

georgian

margin

classmate

classmates

blackmail

3 syllable words

wesleyan

vatican

eleven

silicon

anyone

affliction

denizen

ferryman

keratin

addiction

admission

ambition

attrition

collection

collisions

condition

depiction

depletion

diligent

election

eviction

ignition

patrician

selection

submission

suspicion

tactician

transition

gillian

carrion

galleon

alien

chilean

clarion

marian

aleutian

audition

cessation

collegian

division

malignant

elation

percussion

halogen

munition

musician

narration

omission

phoenician

pollution

provision

remission

venetian

egyptian

eloquence

solution

eloquent

franciscan

derision

fruition

parisian

tuition

encryption

infliction

enlighten

enliven

everyone

alaskan

chairperson

chairwoman

dominion

genuine

logician

opinion

polishing

unwritten

englishman

completion

contrition

conviction

transmission

albion

assassin

bouillon

collagen

halcyon

lesbian

polygon

puritan

solomon

thespian

uneven

unison

accretion

alsatian

ablation

allegiance

ablution

benjamin

cognition

collegians

concussion

dalmatian

deflation

diligence

excision

nutrition

gestation

incision

irishman

optician

menhaden

partition

preemption

production

religions

salvation

prediction

reduction

secretion

temptation

veteran

fabian

appian

malayan

julian

arian

avian

niacin

permian

plebeian

myosin

bedouin

heroine

heroin

correction

corruption

negation

vacation

badminton

precision

flirtation

predation

delusion

dilation

alaskans

emblazon

prescription

dilution

malaysian

promotion

direction

duration

gradation

illusion

regimen

relation

summation

revision

sedation

imprison

commotion

saleswoman

allusion

collusion

anglican

capsaicin

cardigan

charlatan

combustion

conduction

conflation

filtration

forbidden

horatian

in-person

inflation

laotian

mexican

midshipman

pentathlon

rebellion

redemption

translation

unbutton

vermilion

apportion

connection

connexion

emulsion

dimension

dissection

champion

beethoven

inscription

abortion

erection

awaken

campion

andean

catalan

balcony

calcium

falconer

javelin

defection

adoption

jamaican

damnation

kantian

keynesian

lanolin

hammerman

affection

detection

detention

illusions

forgotten

ascension

mandarin

nevadan

allusions

attention

compassion

delusions

lactation

occlusion

pretension

subscription

resection

transcription

propulsion

retention

sensation

adrian

toboggan

plantation

stagnation

protection

determine

specimen

malaysians

zambian

laurentian

preclusion

suburban

perception

prevention

conscription

perfection

proportion

revulsion

seclusion

constriction

extinction

aversion

cetacean

clergyman

desertion

devotion

decision

emotion

fisherman

lecithin

occasion

harlequin

projection

proscription

gentleman

possession

secession

adhesion

albumin

reaction

rescission

restriction

alignment

countryman

ejection

digestion

embolden

precession

procession

profession

nebraskan

exemption

rejection

reptilian

suggestion

recision

truncation

precaution

recession

aryan

cation

dorian

ghanaian

freudian

foramen

fenian

gaussian

hawaiian

nubian

libyan

odeon

grobian

horizon

irian

jovian

nemean

tamarin

protean

saccharin

syrian

samoan

korean

simian

median

moroccan

abandon

acumen

convention

conception

balconies

alderman

battalion

invention

civilian

cohesion

convection

discipline

transaction

lumberman

magdalen

medallion

mistaken

compulsion

uncertain

contention

convulsion

inclusion

unburden

intention

inception

exception

nobleman

uncommon

implosion

infection

contortion

reflection

confucian

guncotton

rifleman

abduction

perfusion

declension

brazilian

confection

deflection

suspension

abdomen

attraction

conclusion

concoction

predestine

cambrian

rhodopsin

backgammon

falconers

falconet

pavilion

italian

falconry

aegean

construction

coercion

creation

croatian

fijian

phrygian

obstruction

scythian

stygian

progression

abrasion

artesian

taxation

beholden

profusion

backwoodsman

suppression

alignments

submersion

aggression

subversion

succession

anchorman

accession

regression

seduction

misshapen

repression

norwegian

objection

oppression

obsession

reception

ingestion

cartesian

concession

confession

congestion

contagion

cistercian

contusion

conversion

deception

deduction

depression

dictation

digression

discussion

dispersion

dissension

eruption

exertion

fixation

fluxional

impassion

inaction

injection

insertion

absorption

abstention

alchemy

cinnamon

bedizen

bitumen

bosnian

citizen

complexion

congressman

contraction

contraption

cyprian

dulcimer

exclusion

explosion

expulsion

extension

extortion

feminine

freemason

fustian

gordian

guardian

indian

inflection

inspection

jacobin

ramadan

realism

reunion

scorpion

subtraction

bandwagon

muskmelon

snapdragon

octillion

handwoven

ambrosian

etruscan

disunion

falconets

communion

companion

crestfallen

masculine

intestine

unbroken

cremation

dulciana

aligning

donation

assertion

evasion

erosion

flotation

citation

causation

gyration

imagine

immersion

ligation

location

notation

parthian

reversion

rotation

vocation

oration

origin

privation

mutation

ovation

probation

quotation

alchemist

compression

confusion

discretion

diffraction

extraction

disruption

distortion

exaction

excursion

exhaustion

impression

induction

misfortune

misprision

nonhuman

presumption

resumption

retraction

singleton

realign

pleasantly

pleasantry

pliocene

corsican

sumatran

biotin

reopen

forewoman

moleskin

timberman

porcelain

african

balkanize

chamberlain

orion

austrian

clarendon

australian

malcontent

aspersion

hydrogen

invasion

inversion

consumption

diffusion

formation

foundation

hydration

libration

lutheran

distraction

equation

description

corrosion

blackmailing

crustacean

adsorption

destruction

migration

infraction

asuncion

expansion

expression

extrusion

infarction

transfusion

transgression

carnation

incursion

excretion

oxygen

nitrogen

optation

persuasion

starvation

vibration

arkansan

councilman

distinction

downtrodden

gravamen

malcontents

nonunion

ottoman

outspoken

overdone

overman

overrun

peterman

pleasantries

superman

vitamin

waterman

margarine

abstraction

conjunction

instruction

intrusion

blossoming

castration

assumption

infusion

inhuman

perversion

frustration

caucasian

diversion

heartbroken

charwoman

phlegmatic

bologna

artisan

partisan

glaucoma

uterine

coelacanth

compunction

injunction

housebroken

volcano

prostration

volcanic

volcanoes

volcanos

glockenspiel

glassmaker

4 syllable words

dereliction

valerian

deposition

elevation

repetition

trepidation

definition

delegation

erudition

levitation

premonition

apparition

polygyny

prohibition

dietitian

variation

elegantly

celebration

cultivation

elocution

coalescence

eritrean

oblivion

penicillin

benediction

acquisition

replication

statistician

admonition

publication

reclamation

recognition

recollection

polygonal

ammunition

requisition

restitution

samaritan

predilection

algerian

allocation

evolution

allegation

appellation

bolivian

gravitation

assyrian

hesitation

renovation

intuition

resolution

revelation

irritation

revolution

reposition

resurrection

revocation

supposition

defamation

derivation

devolution

medication

meditation

melanesian

proposition

reelection

declaration

preignition

mitigation

preelection

validation

dualism

elysium

dedication

galilean

visitation

politician

nihilism

dilatation

readmission

polygamy

limitation

opposition

recreation

meridian

aviation

exposition

foliation

expedition

decoration

malignancy

electrician

republican

generation

coloration

malnutrition

federation

separation

comparison

pelagian

preparation

radiation

reparation

surrogation

adulation

veneration

violation

abdication

abyssinian

acclamation

acclimation

alabaman

american

amphibian

application

calibration

circulation

circumcision

committeeman

competition

composition

cotyledon

degradation

depravation

depredation

deprivation

designation

destitution

devastation

disposition

dominican

dualisms

emigration

emulation

equitation

estimation

fabrication

glaciation

graduation

granulation

hallucinate

imposition

indecision

intermission

invitation

lilliputian

liquidation

maturation

obsidian

olympian

palpitation

paraguayan

penetration

precondition

registration

regulation

reputation

resignation

retrocession

saturation

segregation

speculation

superstition

syndication

tabulation

ventilation

exclamation

explication

extradition

self-deception

appalachian

diocesan

malignancies

habitation

arizonan

inhalation

manumission

chameleon

dulcinea

inhibition

realization

coliseum

reformation

jubilation

rumination

eloquently

annotation

repercussion

animation

reservation

jacobean

respiration

legislation

restoration

californian

gentlewoman

avocation

pelagians

businesswoman

bavarian

collodion

fallopian

mutilation

navigation

immolation

preservation

floridian

criterion

iberian

fluoridation

hyperion

assemblyman

colosseum

fumigation

polynesian

comedian

suffocation

siberian

sicilian

ulceration

desperation

mammalian

napoleon

planarian

sanitation

collocation

titillation

correlation

supervision

valuation

maccabean

liberian

attribution

calculation

excavation

exploration

gastrulation

illustration

implication

inflammation

englishwoman

indignation

institution

inquisition

instigation

interdiction

jurisdiction

retribution

subluxation

substitution

toleration

deviation

moravian

perforation

peruvian

agitation

hallucinates

adrenaline

adoration

hegelian

corinthian

shakespearean

aberration

vegetation

athenian

education

leviathan

mediation

ideation

modulation

nigerian

cogitation

noblewoman

fluctuation

apprehension

aggregation

population

polyhedron

aggravation

exhalation

abnegation

abrogation

accusation

activation

adaptation

affectation

compilation

advocation

convolution

crucifixion

lubrication

tribulation

molestation

obligation

ovulation

duplication

fibrillation

diligently

strangulation

approbation

proclamation

refutation

protestation

religionist

subdivision

stipulation

simulation

stimulation

contradiction

albanian

expectation

indiscretion

copernican

estonian

sequestration

sectarian

barbarian

reexamine

columbian

nestorian

obstetrician

exploitation

agrarian

centurion

greco-roman

predetermine

darwinian

dandelion

librarian

cyclopean

extrication

herculean

wagnerian

pavlovian

alexanders

affirmation

alteration

admiration

locomotion

motivation

missourian

reawaken

perturbation

exhumation

relocation

propagation

arabian

procreation

provocation

theologians

canadian

hibernation

coloradan

connotation

delusional

draconian

european

gregorian

himalayan

hungarian

amputation

augmentation

complication

constellation

infestation

installation

malformation

ostentation

satisfaction

tetrahedron

embarkation

arbitration

exhortation

formulation

indentation

punctuation

contrarian

hemoglobin

pedestrian

tamoxifen

reproduction

operation

phylogeny

reassertion

bohemian

liberation

iteration

miseration

moderation

backwardation

convocation

relaxation

exhibition

confirmation

excitation

permutation

annexation

expiration

insurrection

prostitution

alternation

carcinogen

altercation

conflagration

contemplation

observation

algonquian

superhuman

illusionist

implantation

commutation

impregnation

occupation

infiltration

hypertension

inattention

elongation

accordion

colloquium

rhododendron

armenian

aldebaran

conjugation

equestrian

dehydration

eustachian

historian

jordanian

minnesotan

nonprescription

overburden

pagurian

situation

tasmanian

watermelon

ohioan

computation

execution

corp.

condescension

decimation

dissertation

desiccation

desolation

dissolution

recitation

condemnation

repossession

circumvention

constipation

corporation

disillusion

transplantation

constitution

dissipation

smithsonian

confiscation

reinspection

illusionists

obfuscation

octahedron

litigation

imitation

irrigation

interception

bifurcation

innovation

menstruation

intersection

indexation

intervention

mongolian

mortification

imperfection

arthurian

figuration

alleghany

devonian

iranian

congregation

crocodilian

interjection

misbegotten

indigestion

newtonian

simonian

plutonian

praetorian

protozoan

utopian

absolution

cancellation

circumspection

contraception

contravention

contribution

culmination

desecration

destination

disaffection

dislocation

distillation

explanation

immigration

indication

information

inspiration

insulation

interaction

intercession

interruption

intimation

invocation

laceration

orchestration

realizing

vaccination

vindication

comprehension

guatemalan

plasmodium

custodian

gorgonian

interurban

syncopation

nicaraguan

victorian

detonation

fascination

vacillation

decompression

evocation

introspection

disconnection

diminution

perspiration

aspiration

divination

emanation

disinfection

disinflation

dispensation

disputation

importation

imputation

incantation

incarnation

integration

lancastrian

liquefaction

ministration

misperception

segmentation

transformation

transportation

incubation

armageddon

distribution

macedonian

plasmodia

incrustation

interwoven

introduction

misconception

alexander

conservation

consolation

consummation

conversation

deformation

demarcation

deportation

gargantuan

indonesian

intonation

inundation

masturbation

oxidation

persecution

presentation

recantation

retardation

hydrocarbon

ibuprofen

kindergarten

consultation

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consternation

fragmentation

inclination

pigmentation

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alexandrine

isolation

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demonstration

pagination

alexandrines

combination

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prosecution

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nomination

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alchemically

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commendation

copenhagen

preconception

deconstruction

reconstruction

5 syllable words

delicatessen

carolinian

fertilization

alliteration

dionysian

delineation

deliberation

academician

caledonian

civilization

desalination

elizabethan

mississippian

obliteration

solicitation

specification

sterilization

stratification

vulgarization

mathematician

specialization

centralization

retaliation

proliferation

humiliation

affiliation

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exfoliation

normalization

initiation

presbyterian

equalization

theologian

acceleration

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consideration

brutalization

certification

clarification

decapitation

coagulation

conciliation

dramatization

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elimination

glorification

babylonian

hanoverian

facilitation

neapolitan

gratification

interpolation

nullification

incineration

legalization

localization

mummification

peloponnesian

ramification

verification

vilification

ratification

prevarication

mobilization

utilization

assemblywoman

premeditation

appreciation

simplification

metropolitan

nitroglycerine

refrigeration

pasteurization

elaboration

vaporization

cauterization

deification

annihilation

commemoration

collaboration

polarization

amalgamation

configuration

decomposition

domestication

interrogation

anticipation

inactivation

continuation

equivocation

insinuation

accreditation

excoriation

consolidation

invalidation

intimidation

magnetization

magnification

sophistication

neutralization

maximization

recrimination

rectification

administration

authorization

degeneration

maximilian

philadelphian

scandinavian

regeneration

authentication

corroboration

exoskeleton

reiteration

augustinian

abbreviation

accommodation

agglomeration

amelioration

adulteration

allegiances

assimilation

attenuation

codification

confederation

evaluation

exhilaration

hallucinating

hallucination

modification

modernization

notification

orientation

purification

qualification

unification

revaluation

repatriation

jeffersonian

expatriation

juxtaposition

patagonian

overproduction

amazonian

panamanian

proletarian

beethovenian

libertarian

unitarian

confabulation

carthaginian

amplification

investigation

representation

pennsylvanian

perpetuation

interpretation

capitulation

cohabitation

nickelodeon

dissatisfaction

improvisation

defenestration

multiplication

illusionary

alienation

reverberation

vegetarian

congratulation

reaffirmation

sanctification

appropriation

expropriation

communication

conglomeration

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fortification

hallucinations

participation

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hyperinflation

inoculation

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electrocution

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ejaculation

epicurean

triangulation

origination

pomeranian

articulation

accumulation

illumination

assassination

preoccupation

incrimination

cooperation

ornamentation

nonintervention

ethiopian

adjudication

brobdingnagian

hyperborean

nonsectarian

oregonian

substantiation

washingtonian

reforestation

evaporation

dissociation

enumeration

exasperation

irradiation

falsification

emancipation

argumentation

reintegration

recuperation

centenarian

negotiation

veterinarian

yugoslavian

abomination

approximation

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precipitation

remuneration

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resuscitation

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depreciation

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association

lithuanian

contamination

concatenation

pythagorean

desegregation

evacuation

immunization

misinformation

predestination

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exacerbation

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misapplication

christianization

inhabitation

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determination

discrimination

denomination

disembarkation

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extermination

classification

disintegration

coordination

gasification

mechanization

pacification

renunciation

presupposition

russification

imagination

miscalculation

rejuvenation

misapprehension

examination

insemination

justification

interconnection

synchronization

canonization

ossification

indoctrination

colonization

harmonization

organization

pronunciation

argentinian

hydrogenation

ionization

8 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word elison

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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