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Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word incubation.This is ordered by best match. Changing color means the start of the next best set of words.
5 syllable words
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1 syllable words
2 syllable words

function

junction

sanction

diction

fiction

friction

rincon

minion

pinion

penguin

ibsen

flexion

sunken

section

suction

linkup

drunken

gentian

mention

pension

tension

shrunken

haitian

grecian

lengthen

kingship

station

strengthen

fission

nation

mission

emption

kingbirds

linkups

plankton

tungsten

gumption

mignon

onion

sequin

silken

kenyan

milken

million

stillion

whitson

clinton

ensign

lisbon

lynden

runnion

pillion

trillion

union

huntsman

billion

linden

action

auction

christian

dungeon

faction

kingbird

engine

fraction

kinship

mansion

traction

luncheon

chicken

cuban

jason

glisten

hasten

mason

children

grandson

sexton

basin

ninon

stricken

thicken

seedsman

wiccan

loosen

quicken

linen

ping-pong

christen

begun

caisson

delphian

bisson

listen

chasten

gibbon

ribbon

sicken

russian

hessian

linchpin

vision

lotion

henchman

heathen

motion

region

fusion

notion

cajun

freshen

ration

prussian

ocean

cushion

ashen

asian

fashion

legion

passion

pigeon

lesion

kitchen

thankful

potion

suasion

session

banyan

billman

bookman

bullion

canyon

chieftain

citron

claxon

crimson

dobson

fibrin

fielden

gilden

jetson

freedman

keelson

kelson

landsman

london

m1

marksman

nekton

newsman

oxen

pectin

penman

piston

pitman

shearman

saxon

scullion

shipman

spearman

stepson

sylvan

tendon

tillman

tubman

tuscan

undone

vulcan

flashgun

longan

question

bastion

bushman

freshman

mangan

torsion

belgian

caption

hangman

martian

option

portion

baldwin

doctrine

dustman

bacon

postman

bason

beckon

bayman

beacon

beaten

billon

klansman

bison

brazen

landman

bitten

briton

cheapen

cayman

canaan

spokesman

crewman

crouton

statesman

craven

cretin

cumin

dagan

dagon

daman

deacon

deepen

demon

driven

eaten

eden

elan

fasten

freeman

given

glidden

gluten

graven

griffon

haven

hidden

human

hyson

kalan

kitten

laden

layman

leman

lessen

lesson

leven

lumen

maiden

mitten

moisten

pagan

person

prison

proven

raven

reason

reckon

rerun

ridden

risen

townsman

riven

rumen

satan

seaman

seton

shaken

shaman

straighten

striven

season

semen

smitten

steven

stiffen

sweeten

taken

treason

villain

waken

headsman

urson

vegan

caxton

women

worsen

written

homespun

wheaten

lungfish

markman

weaken

zaman

marchman

vengeful

trojan

sportsman

dudgeon

craftsman

guardsman

inspires

gudgeon

draftsman

bludgeon

caution

acton

airman

alban

apron

arson

aspen

bagman

baston

bellman

boatman

bolden

brakeman

canton

carbon

chairman

chessman

chevron

classman

concave

copeman

corban

damson

darken

desman

falcon

faulcon

fireman

footman

fountain

gascon

golden

goodman

hackman

harken

headman

hempen

hetman

houseman

jackman

kansan

kelvin

linemen

lockman

lopeman

kirkman

kremlin

lightman

lineman

matron

melton

minden

molten

mountain

muslin

olden

outdone

outrun

packman

panton

parson

passman

patron

plantain

ponton

pressman

samson

santon

scallion

selden

soldan

stallion

stockman

sultan

teston

woodman

workman

woolman

wanton

ruin

margin

faustian

paean

peon

fortune

georgian

rayon

brethren

dutchman

township

inspects

bordman

oarsman

cauldron

inspire

salesman

scotsman

horseman

capstan

lampron

portman

yachtsman

bellon

blacken

blowgun

bobbin

bourbon

bowman

bracken

breton

brighten

button

cabin

brogan

broken

cannon

canon

charon

chosen

colon

cousin

deaden

dozen

dragon

dromon

felon

frighten

deafen

devon

frozen

hausen

heaven

heighten

heron

hogan

hoten

hoven

hymen

hyphen

jetton

lagan

leaden

leaven

ledden

lemon

lichen

lighten

liken

liman

liven

locken

logan

lyden

marron

melon

muffin

mullen

mutton

odin

omen

open

oven

perron

poison

pullen

redden

resin

riden

ripen

robin

roman

rosen

seven

shogun

showman

siphon

siren

slacken

slogan

solon

spoken

stolen

sudden

sullen

summon

swollen

syphon

thousand

threaten

tighten

titan

toman

toughen

triton

turban

token

urban

woven

townships

woolen

wagon

weapon

whiten

widen

wizen

woman

wooden

yeoman

zircon

longspurs

earthen

mahone

pathan

surgeon

version

burgeon

persian

sturgeon

urchin

henceforth

thenceforth

alman

atman

austin

bargain

barton

boston

captain

calvin

carman

carmine

carton

chaplain

chapman

cordon

dalton

dampen

dolman

dolphin

foreman

garden

gorgon

harden

harten

hearten

jargon

jasmine

marten

martin

mormon

jordan

jorden

kneecaps

marlin

morgan

norman

organ

orphan

pardon

saffron

sharpen

shorten

shotgun

smarten

sovereign

sovran

spartan

squadron

stallman

tarpon

warden

tartan

rowan

lion

mayan

urine

coachman

zion

dian

churchman

gowan

watchman

cowan

ion

owen

longspur

othman

rowen

scion

gemsbok

amman

barren

baton

alan

auden

baron

batten

batton

bollen

boughten

broaden

burden

burdon

burman

burton

certain

common

cotton

curtain

ermine

fallen

famine

fatten

firman

flatten

floren

foreign

gallon

gammon

garron

german

gladden

gotten

happen

latin

loren

madden

often

patten

pavon

platen

platten

sadden

warren

salmon

rotten

satin

sermon

sodden

soften

talon

tappen

inspect

camshaft

pollen

trodden

yaupon

pollan

rosin

camshafts

longbow

knockoffs

kneecap

concepts

knockoff

conceive

townsfolk

hunchback

pensive

concept

3 syllable words

truncation

inclusion

infusion

confucian

inflation

dictation

equation

fixation

disunion

expression

intrusion

confusion

discretion

conflation

filtration

conclusion

inhuman

deflation

preclusion

diffusion

sensation

seclusion

incubates

insertion

invasion

exertion

cetacean

inscription

elation

cremation

negation

mutation

relation

probation

exclusion

excretion

communion

expansion

expulsion

extension

incubate

description

nonunion

creation

impression

inception

invention

in-person

englishman

acumen

translation

concoction

frustration

exception

ablation

ablution

accession

accretion

aggression

cistercian

concession

concussion

confession

contagion

contusion

crustacean

depletion

depression

discussion

extraction

foundation

freemason

gestation

hydration

ignition

impassion

inaction

incursion

ingestion

inversion

lactation

libration

migration

occlusion

plantation

profusion

progression

regression

repression

reunion

secretion

succession

taxation

temptation

vibration

duration

exemption

donation

dilation

extortion

devotion

extrusion

desertion

delusion

deletion

emotion

evasion

consumption

contraption

flotation

gradation

gyration

illusion

cessation

citation

narration

location

notation

occasion

ligation

ovation

phoenician

pollution

precession

predation

privation

quotation

recession

intestine

transfusion

aleutian

rotation

secession

sedation

solution

summation

vacation

venetian

vocation

contortion

contrition

distinction

convention

exaction

castration

conception

convulsion

unburden

compression

completion

timberman

infection

contention

disruption

distortion

exhaustion

implosion

induction

intention

resumption

mistaken

croatian

presumption

prostration

singleton

nonhuman

congestion

injection

injunction

abrasion

carnation

alsatian

compassion

anyone

condition

conversion

menhaden

election

eviction

dispersion

excision

misshapen

revulsion

suppression

technician

syncopate

dissension

salvation

starvation

emulsion

erection

seduction

stagnation

damnation

detection

depiction

dentition

bitumen

persuasion

extinction

deception

defection

obsession

oppression

optation

indian

dalmatian

deduction

formation

connection

awaken

connexion

detention

digression

dimension

reception

rendition

inflection

infliction

collusion

assertion

dilution

rejection

caucasian

explosion

allusion

causation

commotion

transgression

muskmelon

emission

erosion

flirtation

immersion

malaysian

munition

musician

oration

infraction

possession

infarction

inspection

precaution

conceptions

profession

promotion

reaction

reversion

albumin

adsorption

concubine

ejection

procession

egyptian

emblazon

sedition

nubian

assumption

conduction

combustion

compulsion

confection

convection

deflection

misfortune

misprision

libyan

compunction

diffraction

excursion

redemption

reflection

capsaicin

enlighten

enliven

everyone

genuine

chairperson

chamberlain

guncotton

perfusion

innkeepers

unbutton

uncertain

uncommon

lumberman

conjunction

rebellion

inspections

instruction

anchorman

aspersion

incision

coercion

laotian

addiction

adoption

affection

ambition

apportion

collection

resection

retention

selection

horatian

submersion

submission

tactician

concubines

subversion

tuition

production

backwoodsman

abortion

proportion

propulsion

protection

objection

nutrition

bankable

reduction

fruition

prevention

prediction

preemption

beholden

pretension

jamaican

bedizen

cinnamon

eleven

innkeeper

lesbian

peterman

suburban

superman

venison

congressman

contraction

subtraction

destruction

distraction

cyprian

uneven

assassin

unison

rescission

percussion

correction

diversion

bandwagon

direction

nebraskan

collegian

handwoven

kingfishers

decision

unbroken

gentleman

aversion

division

projection

religion

countryman

imprison

suggestion

imagine

recision

masculine

fisherman

thanksgiving

pentathlon

chilean

fabian

fenian

gillian

grobian

hawaiian

affliction

retraction

ghanaian

conviction

freudian

julian

nemean

reopen

syrian

uterine

attraction

construction

simian

median

plebeian

transaction

malayan

policeman

mexican

italian

kingfisher

chairwoman

opinion

australian

abandon

discipline

insipid

dominion

forewoman

lutheran

scythian

asuncion

aegean

ascension

stygian

restriction

attention

phrygian

oxygen

laurentian

dissection

eruption

complexion

perfection

absorption

andean

digestion

overdone

downtrodden

albion

ferryman

citizen

denizen

determine

fustian

gravamen

jacobin

mandarin

kantian

medicine

arkansan

crestfallen

overman

overrun

silicon

syncopal

syncope

embolden

toboggan

thespian

wesleyan

zambian

abduction

abstraction

addition

audition

commission

constriction

corruption

declension

edition

lecithin

midshipman

obstruction

omission

permission

perversion

petition

physician

position

remission

suspension

tradition

volition

bedouin

heroin

heroine

marian

battalion

clarion

saccharin

civilian

logician

foramen

gaussian

orion

samoan

alderman

cambrian

cohesion

gamekeepers

magician

heartbroken

backgammon

brazilian

nobleman

rhodopsin

carrion

irian

jovian

pavilion

medallion

vermilion

odeon

protean

sumatran

veteran

derision

prescription

parisian

fijian

proscription

optician

perception

benjamin

patrician

partition

encryption

suspicion

corrosion

cognition

irishman

admission

attrition

transition

badminton

elison

ambrosian

companion

etruscan

bosnian

franciscan

forgotten

garrison

pelican

adhesion

jettison

keratin

puritan

skeleton

specimen

uncover

harlequin

reptilian

townspeople

hammerman

nevadan

vatican

housebroken

octillion

waterman

transcription

anglican

subscription

precision

provision

revision

conscription

hangovers

collision

transmission

clergyman

inspectors

sensible

abstention

sensibly

alien

inspired

cardigan

cation

alaskan

horizon

talisman

moroccan

tamarin

niacin

uncouple

uncovers

avian

myosin

predestine

abdomen

norwegian

artesian

hangover

cartesian

inspector

collagen

adrian

halcyon

gamekeeper

minesweepers

saleswoman

beethoven

bouillon

bulletin

keynesian

parthian

regimen

halogen

origin

margarine

african

bedridden

corsican

forbidden

minesweeper

rifleman

unwritten

tangible

hydrogen

changeable

angevine

nitrogen

outspoken

appian

arian

aryan

dorian

biotin

galleon

korean

councilman

permian

tangibles

ottoman

vitamin

ramadan

feminine

campion

catalan

gordian

guardian

javelin

lanolin

scorpion

champion

melanin

solomon

artisan

austrian

charlatan

charwoman

clarendon

fanciful

hemisphere

magdalen

partisan

porcelain

uncivil

reinspect

snapdragon

anchovy

changeover

anchovies

changeovers

inspiring

unsparing

conspire

4 syllable words

incrustation

fluctuation

situation

imputation

indentation

infestation

installation

menstruation

ministration

pigmentation

inflammation

exhumation

strangulation

information

inspiration

insulation

intimation

intonation

inundation

invitation

liquidation

permutation

regulation

simulation

speculation

stimulation

tribulation

stipulation

inhalation

intuition

innovation

valuation

infiltration

calculation

exhortation

illustration

importation

indexation

inquisition

inspirations

accusation

circulation

degradation

congregation

elocution

distillation

equitation

emulation

excitation

fibrillation

incubator

indigestion

expiration

granulation

indication

invocation

lilliputian

occupation

penetration

reclamation

reputation

segregation

syndication

ventilation

vindication

imitation

dilatation

dissolution

immolation

recreation

titillation

declaration

dissipation

bifurcation

dissertation

irritation

limitation

renovation

visitation

dehydration

misconception

inhibition

consternation

integration

transformation

exploration

disinflation

execution

disconnection

deviation

computation

amputation

decoration

formulation

generation

liberation

variation

mediation

concubinage

excavation

miseration

indignation

institution

iteration

veneration

transportation

acclamation

acclimation

activation

annexation

backwardation

celebration

commutation

confirmation

conservation

conversation

depravation

depredation

deprivation

exhibition

immigration

ovulation

devastation

desecration

estimation

herculean

dislocation

masturbation

oxidation

persecution

population

pagurian

proclamation

prosecution

relaxation

retrocession

exhalation

graduation

tabulation

decimation

dedication

defamation

demonstration

derivation

desiccation

desolation

desperation

devolution

diminution

disillusion

distribution

divination

elevation

elongation

evocation

evolution

exclamation

expectation

explication

exploitation

extrication

fluoridation

fumigation

hesitation

indiscretion

irrigation

jubilation

legislation

litigation

manumission

medication

meditation

mitigation

orchestration

perturbation

preservation

procreation

recitation

reformation

relocation

reservation

resolution

respiration

restoration

revelation

revocation

revolution

rumination

sequestration

suffocation

ulceration

education

attribution

federation

consecration

ideation

dispensation

decompression

electrician

aviation

radiation

implication

interwoven

preparation

retribution

malformation

reparation

instigation

vegetation

surrogation

insufficient

subluxation

coloration

separation

transplantation

registration

insubstantial

commendation

disposition

fabrication

intermission

interruption

affectation

deformation

demarcation

deportation

designation

destitution

emigration

fermentation

glaciation

abdication

intercession

lubrication

publication

recognition

recollection

recantation

presentation

replication

requisition

centurion

resignation

retardation

inattention

interurban

minnesotan

imposition

concentration

implantation

admiration

affirmation

allegation

allocation

aspiration

collocation

self-deception

alteration

avocation

coronation

corporation

corp.

delegation

detonation

domination

impregnation

emanation

germination

equestrian

fascination

gravitation

levitation

machination

mongolian

mutilation

navigation

nomination

perspiration

profanation

propagation

provocation

realization

smithsonian

termination

trepidation

usurpation

confiscation

segmentation

malnutrition

arbitration

expedition

simonian

condensation

compensation

embarkation

englishwoman

reawaken

exposition

augmentation

intervention

obfuscation

fragmentation

interception

mortification

ostentation

preconception

devonian

himalayan

foliation

operation

moderation

violation

incapable

pagination

reassertion

hemoglobin

republican

laceration

toleration

perforation

pelagian

modulation

adulation

aberration

agitation

adoration

cogitation

abnegation

aggregation

approbation

advocation

application

abrogation

calibration

indecision

destination

ordination

protestation

vaccination

convocation

indonesian

obligation

custodian

molestation

acquisition

insurrection

interaction

greco-roman

adaptation

altercation

combination

estonian

saturation

cultivation

culmination

restitution

duplication

maturation

precondition

businesswoman

ibuprofen

assemblyman

contemplation

circumspection

conflagration

confrontation

extradition

conjugation

contribution

habitation

condemnation

repercussion

sanitation

chameleon

animation

complication

correlation

collodion

comedian

consultation

intersection

interdiction

repossession

jacobean

lancastrian

hungarian

locomotion

appellation

annotation

maccabean

connotation

hibernation

isolation

substitution

fallopian

motivation

reelection

validation

vacillation

disinfection

oscillation

napoleon

draconian

polynesian

missourian

reinspection

preelection

canadian

misperception

interjection

absolution

cancellation

compilation

consummation

convolution

disaffection

palpitation

consolation

athenian

prostitution

corinthian

prohibition

aggravation

crucifixion

alternation

observation

superstition

leviathan

peruvian

hegelian

inspectorate

albanian

eustachian

overburden

paraguayan

pavlovian

introduction

reinspections

agrarian

sectarian

reexamine

explanation

kindergarten

gentlewoman

premonition

appalachian

liquefaction

melanesian

resurrection

reproduction

constellation

gastrulation

imperfection

definition

constipation

constitution

misbegotten

apprehension

inexpensive

arabian

arizonan

incipient

introspection

gregorian

comparison

reconstruction

iranian

deconstruction

mammalian

planarian

sicilian

praetorian

admonition

dereliction

carcinogen

predilection

bohemian

conceptual

ammunition

benediction

superhuman

algonquian

alabaman

amphibian

abyssinian

barbarian

columbian

committeeman

darwinian

dominican

eritrean

historian

hydrocarbon

jordanian

librarian

meridian

nicaraguan

olympian

predetermine

tasmanian

victorian

ohioan

jurisdiction

satisfaction

tetrahedron

abolition

punishable

noblewoman

bolivian

bavarian

plutonian

european

floridian

pedestrian

valerian

liberian

hyperion

iberian

criterion

conceptualize

contraception

conceivable

siberian

contradiction

assyrian

utopian

newtonian

tamoxifen

apparition

dietitian

coalition

polyhedron

rhetorician

gargantuan

comprehension

nigerian

subdivision

hypertension

aldebaran

accordion

armenian

concavity

oblivion

cotyledon

moravian

nestorian

immiscible

californian

copernican

obsidian

algerian

arthurian

demolition

deposition

enjoyable

erudition

opposition

politician

preignition

proposition

readmission

repetition

reposition

condescension

octahedron

supposition

armageddon

adrenaline

crocodilian

macedonian

shakespearean

obstetrician

galilean

coloradan

protozoan

competition

composition

statistician

rhododendron

gorgonian

nonprescription

american

cyclopean

supervision

circumvention

dandelion

guatemalan

wagnerian

municipals

contravention

contrarian

diocesan

whomsoever

circumcision

unspeakable

amicable

amicably

municipal

penicillin

samaritan

manageable

longevity

watermelon

conspiracy

conspirator

conspiracies

conspirators

nonpartisan

copenhagen

uncivilized

ionosphere

unexpected

5 syllable words

enumeration

recuperation

triangulation

infatuation

inactivation

discoloration

exhilaration

exoneration

revaluation

attenuation

incorporation

denomination

preoccupation

continuation

incineration

immunization

incarceration

inauguration

synchronization

evacuation

exacerbation

annihilation

irradiation

exaggeration

accumulation

depreciation

incrimination

intoxication

disinclination

communication

intimidation

concatenation

depopulation

insemination

invalidation

examination

initiation

negotiation

conglomeration

civilization

interpolation

confederation

resuscitation

abbreviation

renunciation

precipitation

agglomeration

denunciation

decapitation

illumination

inhabitation

miscalculation

indoctrination

deceleration

deliberation

delineation

evaporation

defenestration

confabulation

alleviation

dissociation

appreciation

elaboration

refrigeration

rejuvenation

articulation

discrimination

interpretation

contamination

desegregation

congratulation

misinformation

configuration

consolidation

exfoliation

sanctification

inspirational

manipulation

emancipation

coagulation

accommodation

adulteration

amelioration

pronunciation

sterilization

hallucination

administration

adjudication

affiliation

approximation

association

collaboration

commemoration

deification

expatriation

extermination

humiliation

improvisation

interconnection

ionization

reverberation

specialization

exasperation

hyperinflation

degeneration

epicurean

rectification

regeneration

reintegration

reiteration

appropriation

accreditation

instrumentation

canonization

expropriation

acceleration

electrocution

assimilation

conciliation

eradication

legalization

localization

mummification

orientation

premeditation

solicitation

facilitation

mechanization

specification

vilification

christianization

nickelodeon

alliteration

washingtonian

reaffirmation

capitulation

alienation

proliferation

retaliation

disintegration

perpetuation

anticipation

manifestation

maximization

insufficiency

equivocation

misapplication

misapprehension

excoriation

amalgamation

sophistication

quantification

substantiation

delicatessen

authorization

participation

decomposition

origination

organization

interrogation

consideration

ethiopian

certification

clarification

classification

codification

desalination

determination

dissemination

dramatization

elizabethan

exoskeleton

edification

elimination

gasification

glorification

gratification

modification

notification

nullification

obliteration

ossification

pacification

repatriation

prevarication

purification

ratification

authentication

qualification

ramification

russification

verification

corroboration

stratification

disembarkation

simplification

insufficiently

jeffersonian

investigation

cauterization

cohabitation

pasteurization

imagination

hybridization

justification

magnetization

magnification

sedimentation

domestication

falsification

predisposition

predestination

fortification

recombination

reforestation

recommendation

recrimination

insubordinate

academician

assassination

cooperation

abomination

amortization

brutalization

theologian

coordination

assemblywoman

fertilization

unification

colonization

mobilization

utilization

vulgarization

juxtaposition

oregonian

patagonian

amplification

representation

ornamentation

multiplication

caledonian

nonintervention

metropolitan

polarization

vaporization

inexplicably

inescapable

philadelphian

argumentation

scandinavian

equalization

harmonization

normalization

subordination

neutralization

hydrogenation

modernization

procrastination

mississippian

neapolitan

amazonian

centralization

prognostication

libertarian

pennsylvanian

nonsectarian

incapacitate

inexperience

unacceptable

inseparable

peloponnesian

dissatisfaction

pomeranian

inseparably

brobdingnagian

inexperienced

unequivocal

unitarian

panamanian

carolinian

hyperborean

inhospitable

augustinian

overproduction

maximilian

presbyterian

yugoslavian

conceptualizes

proletarian

hanoverian

incapacity

presupposition

insufferable

incivility

nitroglycerine

mathematician

municipally

babylonian

pythagorean

insupportable

lithuanian

centenarian

sensibility

ungovernable

beethovenian

vegetarian

unsupportable

veterinarian

carthaginian

argentinian

inexplicable

sensibilities

dionysian

8 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word incubation

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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