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1 syllable words
2 syllable words

children

billion

billman

crimson

gilden

million

silken

stillion

milken

pillion

sylvan

tillman

trillion

billon

prison

risen

villain

belgian

christian

diction

fiction

friction

fission

kitchen

lesion

mission

pigeon

delphian

milkens

milkman

bellman

bullion

citron

clinton

fielden

ibsen

keelson

kelson

kelvin

linden

lisbon

lynden

m1

melton

mignon

minion

newsman

pinion

piston

pitman

scullion

selden

sequin

shipman

spearman

sultan

vulcan

whitson

woolman

belgians

gumption

emption

begun

bellon

bisson

bitten

briton

chicken

chosen

christen

cousin

crewman

crouton

cuban

cumin

dozen

driven

dungeon

elan

engine

felon

flexion

frozen

function

gentian

gibbon

given

glidden

glisten

gluten

griffon

hausen

hidden

human

junction

kitten

linen

listen

loosen

lumen

luncheon

melon

mention

mitten

mullen

ninon

pension

proven

pullen

question

quicken

reason

resin

ribbon

ridden

rincon

riven

rosen

rumen

season

section

sicken

smitten

stiffen

stricken

striven

suction

sullen

tension

thicken

thousand

treason

wiccan

women

woolen

written

lengthen

gudgeon

grecian

asian

bludgeon

freshen

dudgeon

cushion

heathen

strengthen

hessian

motion

legion

lotion

ocean

notion

persian

salesman

cauldron

baldwin

vulcans

bulging

seedsman

potion

prussian

sexton

dustman

suasion

headsman

version

russian

region

session

trojan

ruin

penguin

henchman

tungsten

airman

alban

alman

chairman

bolden

bookman

calvin

chessman

chieftain

dalton

desman

chevron

dolman

dolphin

ensign

falcon

faulcon

footman

freedman

fulsome

golden

goodman

headman

hempen

hetman

kenyan

kremlin

london

jetson

kansan

molten

muslin

nekton

olden

onion

pectin

penman

pleasant

pressman

runnion

stallion

stepson

scallion

shearman

soldan

stallman

tendon

teston

tubman

tuscan

undone

union

welcome

woodman

huntsman

guardsman

landsman

sanction

portion

action

brethren

bushman

faction

bastion

drunken

dutchman

fortune

fraction

freshman

georgian

mansion

margin

option

caption

faustian

auction

martian

shrunken

sunken

traction

torsion

beckon

blowgun

bollen

button

colon

charon

cheapen

heaven

bowman

cologne

brazen

breton

brogan

broken

heron

hogan

hoven

jetton

kalan

leaven

leman

lemon

lessen

lesson

ledden

hoten

leaden

leven

logan

reckon

seaman

semen

seton

redden

rerun

roman

rosin

seven

showman

stolen

spoken

woven

shogun

weaken

slogan

solon

steven

sudden

summon

weapon

wheaten

wizen

woman

wooden

yeoman

alan

beacon

cretin

deacon

deaden

deafen

deepen

demon

fallen

devon

dromon

eaten

eden

freeman

beaten

align

gallon

malign

odin

muffin

marron

mutton

omen

open

oven

perron

poison

pollan

pollen

sweeten

swollen

talon

threaten

token

toman

toughen

vegan

doctrine

bordman

oarsman

statesman

townsman

yachtsman

welcomes

scotsman

capstan

caxton

falcons

grandson

horseman

klansman

lampron

landman

marchman

markman

pleasants

portman

ration

sturgeon

surgeon

pathan

station

urchin

nation

passion

mahone

fashion

cajun

burgeon

earthen

haitian

ashen

caution

plankton

gowan

cowan

rowen

owen

paean

peon

rowan

aligned

arson

aspen

bagman

barton

baston

canton

boston

craftsman

canyon

chaplain

classman

chapman

corban

claxon

draftsman

acton

apron

atman

austin

bargain

boatman

brakeman

captain

carbon

carman

balsam

banyan

blowguns

carmine

sportsman

carton

copeman

cordon

dampen

damson

darken

fibrin

fireman

fountain

garden

gascon

gorgon

foreman

dobson

hackman

jackman

marksman

harden

harken

harten

hearten

houseman

jargon

jasmine

jordan

jorden

kirkman

lightman

lineman

lockman

lopeman

linemen

maligned

marlin

marten

martin

matron

minden

morgan

mormon

mountain

norman

organ

orphan

outdone

outrun

oxen

packman

panton

pardon

parson

passman

patron

plantain

ponton

samson

santon

saxon

sharpen

slogans

smarten

sovereign

saffron

shorten

shotgun

sovran

spartan

squadron

tartan

stockman

talcum

tarpon

wanton

wholesome

workman

warden

well-known

churchman

flashgun

coachman

hangman

longan

mangan

othman

watchman

amman

auden

bacon

baron

barren

basin

bason

baton

batten

batton

bayman

bison

blacken

bobbin

boughten

bourbon

bracken

brighten

broaden

burden

burdon

burman

burton

cabin

caisson

canaan

cannon

canon

cayman

certain

chasten

common

cotton

craven

curtain

dagan

dagon

daman

dragon

ermine

famine

fasten

fatten

firman

flatten

floren

foreign

frighten

gammon

garron

german

gladden

gotten

graven

happen

hasten

haven

heighten

homespun

hymen

hyphen

hyson

jason

laden

lagan

latin

layman

lichen

lighten

liken

liman

liven

locken

loren

lyden

madden

maiden

mason

moisten

often

pagan

patten

pavon

person

placement

platen

platten

postman

raven

riden

ripen

robin

rotten

sadden

salmon

satan

satin

sermon

shaken

shaman

siphon

siren

slacken

sodden

soften

spokesman

straighten

syphon

taken

tappen

tighten

titan

triton

trodden

turban

urban

urson

wagon

waken

warren

whiten

widen

worsen

yaupon

zaman

zircon

aligns

blackens

flagman

plaisance

slackens

placements

zion

urine

ion

lion

mayan

dian

rayon

scion

blossom

plasma

blossoms

blessings

closings

alkanes

classmates

calkins

blazing

blessing

blocking

caulking

cloaking

clocking

clogging

closing

clucking

flagging

flogging

glazing

pleasing

plugging

talking

walking

bleaching

blushing

calkin

classmate

flashing

flushing

malkin

slouching

blacksmith

blackmail

3 syllable words

explosion

extrusion

confusion

deflation

bedizen

citizen

eleven

silicon

collisions

depletion

diligence

diligent

dispersion

election

excision

incision

incursion

invasion

inversion

malaysians

chilean

gillian

aversion

cetacean

collegian

commotion

desertion

emission

imagine

occasion

promotion

recession

relation

secession

sedition

disunion

corrosion

derision

parisian

deflection

excursion

filtration

reflection

acumen

perfusion

misprision

inflation

inhuman

confucian

abrasion

ablation

depression

detection

detention

dictation

erection

fixation

inaction

bulletin

cinnamon

dimension

discussion

emulsion

eviction

cyprian

indian

allegiance

skeleton

aspersion

conversion

deception

deduction

defection

exertion

dissension

depiction

cistercian

pelican

collegians

elison

collection

impassion

reunion

denizen

ignition

insertion

persuasion

seduction

selection

subversion

preemption

reception

revulsion

submersion

albumin

assertion

bedouin

caucasian

cessation

communion

cremation

dilation

diversion

duration

egyptian

ejection

emblazon

etruscan

fisherman

halogen

hawaiian

heroin

heroine

imprison

inflection

infliction

intestine

lecithin

libyan

malayan

musician

narration

negation

perversion

phoenician

possession

precaution

precision

predation

procession

profession

provision

reaction

rejection

reopen

revision

saleswoman

samoan

sedation

simian

summation

syrian

transfusion

venetian

completion

timberman

conflation

cohesion

declension

midshipman

mistaken

forewoman

aegean

vermilion

creation

rebellion

fruition

mexican

lutheran

redemption

policeman

misfortune

alaskan

presumption

discretion

brazilian

enlighten

pavilion

disruption

enliven

in-person

italian

diffraction

inception

elegant

impression

englishman

tuition

invention

scythian

unbutton

stygian

distortion

laotian

phrygian

civilian

exaction

exception

exhaustion

resumption

pelicans

nonhuman

infection

chairwoman

induction

intention

eruption

albion

collagen

freemason

anyone

awaken

affection

aggression

beethoven

alsatian

crustacean

dalmatian

apportion

misshapen

obsession

norwegian

assassin

temptation

bouillon

determine

ferryman

oppression

prediction

fustian

compassion

suburban

toboggan

confession

helicon

keratin

peterman

concussion

connection

halcyon

concession

lesbian

attention

ingestion

thespian

injection

asuncion

addiction

accession

connexion

specimen

jamaican

ascension

beholden

solomon

nevadan

abortion

wesleyan

uneven

accretion

contagion

adoption

unison

pretension

production

proportion

protection

venison

progression

gestation

propulsion

prevention

reduction

puritan

regression

resection

medicine

retention

salvation

secretion

sensation

succession

suppression

distraction

excretion

exemption

description

complexion

destruction

expression

expulsion

extension

inspection

infarction

expansion

infraction

alignment

malignant

nonunion

addition

audition

adhesion

citation

edition

alaskans

corruption

direction

commission

aligning

correction

eloquence

eloquent

ligation

flirtation

gradation

omission

gyration

munition

mutation

oration

permission

truncation

petition

physician

privation

suggestion

position

precession

remission

reptilian

tradition

digestion

vacation

ambrosian

octillion

projection

unbroken

volition

nemean

carrion

clarion

galleon

horizon

plebeian

julian

freudian

ghanaian

marian

nubian

alien

fenian

median

realign

distinction

uterine

veteran

assumption

combustion

confection

conviction

lumberman

conduction

logician

convulsion

conception

concoction

contortion

battalion

convection

convention

compression

contention

compulsion

genuine

abdomen

abandon

chairperson

charlatan

rifleman

affliction

attraction

guncotton

uncertain

uncommon

alderman

everyone

talisman

predestine

discipline

opinion

dominion

nobleman

unburden

singleton

retraction

translation

magician

suspension

frustration

medallion

alignments

objection

inscription

instruction

congestion

coercion

croatian

fijian

horatian

cognition

artesian

benjamin

attrition

carnation

admission

ambition

cartesian

condition

dentition

damnation

extinction

dissection

formation

fluxional

hydration

irishman

libration

laurentian

lactation

menhaden

migration

optation

nutrition

optician

partition

patrician

perception

perfection

plantation

religions

rendition

repression

stagnation

starvation

submission

suspicion

tactician

taxation

technician

transition

vibration

absorption

consumption

contraction

contraption

dulcimer

encryption

superman

garrison

vatican

prescription

mandarin

falconer

forgotten

extortion

balcony

abstention

melanin

adsorption

proscription

restriction

gravamen

hammerman

jettison

keynesian

subtraction

calcium

waterman

javelin

lanolin

catalan

realism

compunction

arkansan

badminton

handwoven

franciscan

gentleman

embolden

councilman

harlequin

nebraskan

bandwagon

companion

countryman

quotation

dulciana

notation

clergyman

origin

ovation

probation

regimen

rotation

causation

donation

percussion

vocation

flotation

location

abduction

conscription

prostration

constriction

construction

extraction

contrition

castration

injunction

obstruction

anglican

transmission

subscription

transaction

transcription

gaussian

grobian

jovian

foramen

balkanize

cation

balconies

bologna

forbidden

glaucoma

backwoodsman

biotin

heartbroken

cardigan

sumatran

backgammon

capsaicin

artisan

partisan

orion

porcelain

polishing

saccharin

moroccan

pleasantly

pleasantry

falconry

odeon

unwritten

myosin

tamarin

bedridden

magdalen

niacin

protean

falconers

falconet

anchorman

coelacanth

digression

foundation

hydrogen

nitrogen

oxygen

falconets

jacobin

feminine

crestfallen

masculine

muskmelon

ottoman

overdone

overman

overrun

polygon

pleasantries

vitamin

bosnian

snapdragon

alchemy

ramadan

abstraction

conjunction

pentathlon

alchemist

margarine

parthian

african

charwoman

australian

malcontent

chamberlain

corsican

rhodopsin

clarendon

appian

congressman

fabian

irian

korean

permian

transgression

aryan

dorian

arian

avian

malcontents

downtrodden

housebroken

outspoken

adrian

kantian

andean

gordian

campion

champion

guardian

scorpion

volcano

zambian

blossoming

austrian

cambrian

helicons

volcanoes

volcanos

pliocene

glockenspiel

glassmaker

moleskin

blackmailing

phlegmatic

volcanic

4 syllable words

illusionists

situation

lilliputian

devolution

diminution

theologians

evolution

intuition

resolution

revolution

pelagian

hallucinate

absolution

convolution

dislocation

restitution

indonesian

elocution

devonian

inhalation

pelagians

dilatation

arizonan

immolation

melanesian

realization

preelection

polynesian

reelection

fallopian

collodion

relocation

elysium

simonian

titillation

valuation

attribution

coalition

coloration

disputation

fluctuation

hallucinates

hemoglobin

inquisition

institution

iteration

liberation

miseration

noblewoman

polygyny

realizing

reassertion

substitution

violation

incubation

graduation

fibrillation

prosecution

prostitution

liquidation

minnesotan

refutation

imposition

tribulation

diligently

subdivision

distillation

simulation

persecution

stimulation

destitution

disposition

indecision

insulation

stipulation

distribution

equestrian

gentlewoman

delegation

divination

appellation

demolition

correlation

figuration

ulceration

mitigation

mutilation

appalachian

declaration

desolation

evocation

oscillation

dissipation

nihilism

dissertation

elevation

trepidation

vacillation

valerian

missourian

gravitation

bifurcation

abolition

imitation

irrigation

irritation

isolation

innovation

jubilation

limitation

levitation

smithsonian

repossession

visitation

rumination

revelation

manumission

dualism

iranian

reawaken

fumigation

himalayan

litigation

locomotion

sicilian

englishwoman

interwoven

adulation

republican

constitution

misbegotten

disinflation

electrician

execution

illustration

implication

inclination

inflammation

installation

menstruation

liquefaction

malnutrition

cogitation

modulation

punctuation

retribution

foliation

mediation

generation

leviathan

variation

federation

hegelian

veneration

meridian

peruvian

decoration

reparation

preparation

separation

corinthian

deviation

phylogeny

surrogation

toleration

celebration

circulation

compilation

consolation

crucifixion

cultivation

granulation

fabrication

culmination

lubrication

recollection

regulation

relaxation

population

predilection

publication

replication

reclamation

retrocession

superhuman

tabulation

ventilation

vindication

syndication

carcinogen

emulation

equitation

immigration

information

inspiration

insurrection

disaffection

inattention

indication

cancellation

abdication

dereliction

interaction

intercession

intermission

interruption

intimation

inundation

ovulation

intonation

invitation

invocation

permutation

speculation

committeeman

copernican

dominican

infiltration

implantation

centurion

aldebaran

colloquium

agrarian

american

cotyledon

coalescence

custodian

dualisms

eritrean

estonian

greco-roman

ohioan

herculean

historian

interurban

olympian

saturation

nicaraguan

pagurian

paraguayan

sectarian

pavlovian

polygonal

predetermine

glaciation

contribution

victorian

maturation

reexamine

businesswoman

allegation

allocation

connotation

detonation

germination

desiccation

domination

fluoridation

dehydration

alteration

animation

derivation

emanation

desperation

nomination

propagation

provocation

sanitation

navigation

recreation

inhibition

machination

profanation

elongation

recitation

supervision

annotation

avocation

decimation

dedication

defamation

legislation

collocation

coronation

exhumation

fascination

habitation

hesitation

hungarian

medication

meditation

motivation

preservation

reformation

renovation

reservation

respiration

restoration

resurrection

revocation

suffocation

syncopation

termination

validation

instigation

pigmentation

reinspection

integration

interception

ministration

misperception

interdiction

intersection

intervention

preconception

bavarian

canadian

reproduction

arabian

assyrian

bolivian

chameleon

coloradan

comedian

subluxation

criterion

constellation

disconnection

disinfection

dispensation

exploration

imperfection

importation

calculation

imputation

consultation

decompression

gastrulation

draconian

dulcinea

european

floridian

gregorian

formulation

galilean

liberian

infestation

indentation

indexation

indignation

incarnation

hyperion

iberian

mammalian

arbitration

napoleon

incantation

planarian

polygamy

praetorian

protozoan

siberian

crocodilian

education

elegantly

macedonian

apprehension

comparison

exhalation

strangulation

agitation

malignancy

vegetation

indigestion

interjection

registration

acclimation

aberration

altercation

alternation

adoration

commendation

commutation

designation

destination

devastation

fermentation

palpitation

penetration

apparition

abnegation

abrogation

acclamation

accusation

annexation

application

approbation

backwardation

circumcision

combination

duplication

emigration

estimation

excitation

expiration

obligation

occupation

reputation

molestation

ordination

oxidation

resignation

retardation

aggravation

consummation

athenian

aviation

aggregation

activation

benediction

deformation

degradation

proclamation

recantation

bohemian

demarcation

deportation

protestation

ideation

adaptation

depravation

desecration

advocation

moderation

affectation

deprivation

presentation

polyhedron

prohibition

convocation

depredation

calibration

nigerian

operation

rhetorician

segregation

dietitian

laceration

perforation

radiation

vaccination

contemplation

self-deception

sequestration

exploitation

misconception

explication

explanation

incrustation

impregnation

introduction

exclamation

indiscretion

darwinian

malignancies

comprehension

eloquently

dandelion

assemblyman

accordion

californian

conjugation

alabaman

columbian

abyssinian

ibuprofen

kindergarten

cyclopean

gorgonian

nestorian

penicillin

obsidian

oblivion

albanian

amphibian

hibernation

admiration

amputation

consecration

constipation

exhortation

satisfaction

ostentation

segmentation

proposition

readmission

augmentation

circumvention

introspection

compensation

complication

arthurian

aspiration

computation

repercussion

repetition

reposition

supposition

condemnation

condensation

condescension

erudition

confiscation

excavation

obfuscation

tetrahedron

mortification

reconstruction

embarkation

jurisdiction

opposition

deconstruction

affirmation

algerian

corp.

corporation

fragmentation

definition

malformation

deposition

perspiration

perturbation

politician

usurpation

premonition

preignition

alchemically

armageddon

congregation

jacobean

maccabean

newtonian

pedestrian

plutonian

shakespearean

utopian

algonquian

ammunition

demonstration

competition

composition

masturbation

religionist

extrication

statistician

circumspection

expectation

requisition

observation

superstition

orchestration

exhibition

hypertension

recognition

conversation

admonition

conservation

gargantuan

confirmation

acquisition

confrontation

contraception

contradiction

contravention

concentration

conflagration

precondition

barbarian

armenian

alexanders

eustachian

hydrocarbon

samaritan

wagnerian

guatemalan

librarian

rhododendron

plasmodium

watermelon

consternation

expedition

exposition

octahedron

transplantation

transformation

transportation

mongolian

procreation

adrenaline

nonprescription

contrarian

extradition

obstetrician

plasmodia

diocesan

alleghany

nonpartisan

tasmanian

overburden

bolognese

moravian

tamoxifen

alexander

pagination

coliseum

colosseum

copenhagen

jordanian

alexandrine

alexandrines

lancastrian

volcanically

5 syllable words

illusionary

theologian

illumination

evaluation

enumeration

recuperation

immunization

civilization

hallucination

legalization

remuneration

repudiation

revaluation

nickelodeon

affiliation

infatuation

deceleration

deliberation

dissociation

rejuvenation

delineation

elaboration

humiliation

ethiopian

continuation

equalization

insinuation

negotiation

hallucinations

philadelphian

reiteration

ejaculation

electrocution

attenuation

elimination

assimilation

conciliation

exhilaration

discoloration

brutalization

elizabethan

facilitation

hallucinating

fertilization

interpolation

localization

mobilization

peloponnesian

sterilization

utilization

vilification

vulgarization

babylonian

libertarian

mississippian

caledonian

neapolitan

specialization

capitulation

adjudication

cauterization

evaporation

ionization

deification

equivocation

evacuation

hyperinflation

inoculation

invalidation

normalization

predisposition

alleviation

neutralization

alliteration

association

manipulation

annihilation

collaboration

irradiation

polarization

communication

proliferation

depopulation

retaliation

maximization

misapplication

regeneration

degeneration

delicatessen

authorization

initiation

adulteration

amelioration

assemblywoman

amortization

decapitation

dissemination

mummification

orientation

precipitation

stratification

denomination

exoneration

solicitation

denunciation

eradication

specification

desalination

dramatization

obliteration

agglomeration

determination

mechanization

nullification

glorification

coagulation

colonization

canonization

consideration

acceleration

inauguration

incineration

premeditation

preoccupation

resuscitation

renunciation

amazonian

jeffersonian

patagonian

oregonian

articulation

centralization

disinclination

proletarian

improvisation

simplification

pasteurization

depreciation

synchronization

refrigeration

pennsylvanian

perpetuation

washingtonian

imagination

exaggeration

configuration

hybridization

inactivation

incarceration

intimidation

recombination

alienation

conglomeration

consolidation

harmonization

incorporation

interrogation

magnetization

predestination

quantification

recrimination

reforestation

commemoration

reintegration

sophistication

miscalculation

amalgamation

anticipation

appropriation

emancipation

reaffirmation

desegregation

exacerbation

examination

exfoliation

misinformation

organization

participation

reverberation

vaporization

insemination

scandinavian

inhabitation

epicurean

presbyterian

maximilian

triangulation

abbreviation

abomination

accommodation

accumulation

assassination

certification

clarification

classification

codification

confabulation

confederation

coordination

corroboration

defenestration

discrimination

disembarkation

disintegration

dissatisfaction

edification

extermination

gasification

gratification

incrimination

interconnection

interpretation

intoxication

investigation

modernization

modification

multiplication

nonintervention

notification

ossification

pacification

prevarication

pronunciation

purification

qualification

ramification

ratification

repatriation

representation

russification

verification

cohabitation

beethovenian

carolinian

metropolitan

nonsectarian

appreciation

misapprehension

panamanian

unitarian

brobdingnagian

hanoverian

congratulation

justification

sedimentation

lithuanian

pythagorean

contamination

exasperation

subordination

administration

domestication

indoctrination

excoriation

concatenation

manifestation

magnification

recommendation

rectification

expropriation

accreditation

fortification

falsification

augustinian

authentication

christianization

origination

exoskeleton

yugoslavian

academician

amplification

approximation

expatriation

instrumentation

unification

ornamentation

procrastination

presupposition

overproduction

prognostication

cooperation

sanctification

substantiation

nitroglycerine

mathematician

argumentation

vegetarian

decomposition

centenarian

veterinarian

hydrogenation

juxtaposition

carthaginian

argentinian

pomeranian

hyperborean

dionysian

allegiances

8 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word illusion

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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