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

minion

pinion

banyan

billion

canyon

clinton

kenyan

mignon

onion

spearman

linden

lynden

million

pillion

ponton

runnion

stillion

trillion

linen

ninon

longan

delphian

dobson

dolman

plantain

dolphin

piston

pitman

kansan

ensign

gilden

citron

ibsen

panton

milken

oxen

minden

crimson

mountain

fountain

lineman

linemen

lisbon

london

penman

lockman

silken

union

scullion

undone

boston

santon

stockman

sylvan

airman

alban

bullion

squadron

shearman

shipman

shotgun

tendon

tillman

canton

whitson

billman

sovran

chairman

sovereign

wanton

dungeon

mangan

mention

morning

rincon

mansion

auction

diction

marksman

luncheon

mourning

fiction

friction

guardsman

gentian

pension

hangman

christian

warning

horning

watchman

engine

sportsman

option

othman

tension

begun

bisson

billon

bobbin

bitten

bollen

briton

cannon

chicken

common

driven

fallen

griffon

listen

mitten

prison

pavon

perron

pollan

pollen

quicken

canon

charon

christen

cotton

gibbon

given

glidden

glisten

gotten

heron

hidden

kitten

locken

marron

rerun

ribbon

ridden

risen

robin

rosin

rotten

riven

sicken

stiffen

stricken

written

sodden

soften

striven

trodden

villain

wiccan

women

smitten

thicken

children

dustman

grandson

oarsman

yachtsman

headsman

cauldron

portman

townsman

horseman

marchman

doctrine

scotsman

sexton

bordman

klansman

landman

markman

browning

brimming

fission

caution

greening

mission

pigeon

screening

trimming

turning

burning

kitchen

earning

churning

learning

yearning

vision

warnings

tungsten

mayan

plankton

zion

scion

ion

mornings

emption

gumption

paean

lion

henchman

penguin

dian

peon

arson

bargain

barton

bellman

bookman

carbon

carman

carmine

carton

chessman

chevron

corban

cordon

darken

desman

fireman

footman

foreman

garden

goodman

gorgon

harden

harken

harten

headman

hearten

hempen

hetman

jargon

jetson

jordan

jorden

keelson

kelson

kelvin

kirkman

kremlin

m1

marlin

marten

martin

melton

morgan

mormon

muslin

nekton

norman

organ

pardon

parson

pectin

orphan

pressman

sharpen

tarpon

tartan

teston

tubman

tuscan

vulcan

warden

scallion

shorten

selden

smarten

spartan

stallion

stepson

sultan

woodman

woolman

workman

craftsman

draftsman

function

huntsman

junction

landsman

sanction

sunken

burnings

bushman

torsion

belgian

brethren

dutchman

earnings

drunken

suction

trimmings

georgian

martian

margin

fortune

section

freshman

portion

shrunken

yearnings

flexion

screenings

question

baldwin

baron

beacon

beaten

canaan

deafen

deepen

demon

devon

felon

foreign

german

lemon

heaven

firman

floren

garron

barren

beckon

bellon

bourbon

breton

burden

burdon

burman

burton

button

certain

cheapen

cousin

cretin

curtain

deacon

deaden

dozen

eaten

eden

elan

ermine

freeman

caxton

jetton

leaden

leaven

ledden

leman

lessen

season

capstan

oven

mormons

sermon

salesman

mutton

person

reason

reckon

resin

semen

loren

melon

redden

seaman

lesson

leven

mullen

muffin

pullen

seton

postman

seven

sudden

sullen

threaten

treason

summon

sweeten

toughen

steven

homespun

turban

vegan

lengthen

weaken

garment

warren

weapon

wheaten

dormant

spokesman

strengthen

siren

urban

urson

statesman

woman

wooden

zircon

woolen

worsen

freshen

grecian

gudgeon

heathen

hessian

persian

region

pruning

prussian

urchin

version

bludgeon

crooning

dudgeon

earthen

cushion

draining

legion

lesion

surgeon

russian

sturgeon

burgeon

training

session

acton

alman

apron

aspen

atman

austin

bagman

baston

boatman

bolden

brakeman

burmans

calvin

captain

chaplain

chapman

chieftain

classman

claxon

copeman

cowan

dalton

dampen

damson

falcon

faulcon

fibrin

fielden

firmans

freedman

freemans

garments

gascon

germans

golden

gowan

hackman

houseman

jackman

jasmine

lightman

lopeman

matron

molten

newsman

olden

outdone

outrun

packman

passman

patron

rayon

saffron

samson

saxon

sequin

sermons

soldan

stallman

surnames

urine

flashgun

coachman

churchman

trainings

alan

amman

auden

basin

batton

bayman

bason

baton

batten

seedsman

bacon

bison

blacken

blowgun

boughten

bowman

bracken

brazen

brighten

broaden

brogan

broken

bromine

cabin

caisson

cayman

chasten

chosen

colon

craven

crewman

crouton

cuban

cumin

dagan

dagon

daman

dragon

dromon

famine

fasten

fatten

flatten

frighten

frozen

gallon

gammon

gladden

gluten

graven

happen

hasten

hausen

haven

heighten

hogan

hoten

hoven

human

hymen

hyphen

hyson

jason

kalan

laden

lagan

latin

layman

lichen

liken

loosen

lampron

lighten

liman

liven

logan

lumen

raven

mason

moisten

omen

open

pagan

proven

odin

patten

pronoun

lyden

madden

maiden

often

platen

platten

poison

riden

ripen

roman

rosen

sadden

salmon

satan

satin

rumen

shaken

shaman

shogun

showman

siphon

slogan

solon

slacken

spoken

stolen

straighten

surname

swollen

syphon

taken

talon

tappen

thousand

tighten

titan

token

toman

triton

wagon

waken

whiten

widen

wizen

woven

yaupon

yeoman

zaman

ashen

asian

cajun

fashion

fusion

haitian

lotion

mahone

motion

nation

notion

ocean

passion

pathan

potion

ration

station

suasion

trojan

torments

doorman

pronouns

surmount

faction

rowen

bastion

faustian

owen

rowan

fraction

traction

ruin

caption

action

ferments

hormones

torment

merman

ferment

hormone

brahmin

ermin

germain

germane

termine

vermin

framing

drumming

grooming

priming

screaming

pronounce

arming

charming

farming

forming

warming

pronounced

3 syllable words

clarendon

italian

bosnian

cyprian

indian

aryan

carrion

chilean

clarion

fenian

gillian

libyan

marian

simian

companion

disunion

etruscan

aegean

phrygian

scythian

stygian

battalion

diffraction

disruption

abandon

discipline

medallion

rebellion

bedizen

kantian

ferryman

detention

keratin

dimension

thespian

depletion

puritan

dissension

emulsion

scorpion

uneven

wesleyan

erection

fermium

fustian

ignition

gordian

seduction

lesbian

silicon

inaction

cinnamon

citizen

reunion

andean

guardian

adoption

deduction

eruption

anyone

toboggan

revulsion

communion

nebraskan

deletion

nemean

median

moroccan

erosion

orion

imagine

phoenician

permian

parthian

destruction

hawaiian

arkansan

infarction

infraction

arian

venetian

dorian

distraction

ghanaian

plebeian

expansion

irian

korean

alaskan

attraction

chairperson

chairwoman

completion

concoction

dominion

everyone

exaction

exhaustion

fijian

guncotton

harmonic

induction

intention

invention

journeying

mistaken

opinion

presumption

resumption

retraction

rhodopsin

singleton

sumatran

uncommon

instruction

detection

dictation

diffusion

eleven

discussion

fixation

halcyon

cognition

depression

defection

deflation

journeyman

election

deception

equation

excision

keynesian

gravamen

impassion

incision

invasion

misshapen

norwegian

laurentian

preclusion

medicine

nevadan

pelican

forgotten

production

adrian

attention

reception

reduction

albion

campion

skeleton

technician

carnation

cartesian

secretion

seclusion

bitumen

beholden

specimen

artesian

zambian

ascension

propulsion

accretion

assassin

champion

contraction

contraption

extension

expulsion

subtraction

excretion

description

downtrodden

cranium

malayan

rejection

corruption

rescission

devotion

religion

countryman

delusion

avian

decision

duration

lecithin

narration

reversion

sedition

harmonics

desertion

division

secession

freudian

clergyman

cation

imprison

cetacean

collegian

galleon

gaussian

fisherman

julian

illusion

ejection

emblazon

harlequin

reaction

recession

recision

grobian

heroin

heroine

horizon

immersion

precaution

premium

protean

alien

emission

evasion

origin

jovian

nubian

regimen

appian

emotion

fabian

odeon

nonunion

elation

tournament

assumption

discretion

filtration

inflation

infusion

suspension

intrusion

exception

implosion

impression

inhuman

nonhuman

reflection

distinction

englishman

redemption

declension

midshipman

combustion

deflection

compulsion

misprision

construction

obstruction

artisan

inscription

extraction

acumen

cambrian

austrian

african

ironing

brazilian

charlatan

civilian

charwoman

corsican

enlighten

enliven

forewoman

genuine

mexican

partisan

porcelain

timberman

vermilion

harmonies

in-person

pavilion

policeman

australian

venison

premiums

abrasion

determine

extinction

denizen

accession

peterman

collagen

affection

aggression

cistercian

collection

damnation

compassion

depiction

formation

foundation

gestation

hydrogen

incursion

menhaden

persuasion

germanic

protection

retention

profusion

plantation

pretension

progression

mandarin

preemption

ablation

ablution

suburban

contagion

inversion

obsession

occlusion

ottoman

crustacean

eviction

exertion

nitrogen

oppression

optation

regression

starvation

harmony

stagnation

lanolin

repression

prevention

succession

suppression

jamaican

dispersion

insertion

sensation

awaken

solomon

selection

temptation

armament

badminton

crestfallen

egyptian

embolden

intestine

infliction

muskmelon

octillion

ornament

abstention

congressman

projection

reptilian

truncation

unbroken

exclusion

exemption

extrusion

explosion

snapdragon

expression

suggestion

aversion

cessation

allusion

assertion

collusion

aleutian

commotion

donation

flirtation

gyration

malaysian

margarine

munition

negation

occasion

oration

perversion

pollution

possession

predation

procession

profession

promotion

sedation

solution

summation

bedouin

compression

conflation

samoan

confucian

confusion

abstraction

chromium

distortion

misfortune

foramen

veteran

inclusion

excursion

inception

frustration

infection

translation

armaments

heartbroken

ingestion

injection

abdomen

lumberman

ornaments

cohesion

predestine

objection

backgammon

hormonal

paramount

perfusion

unbutton

capsaicin

talisman

unburden

uncertain

coercion

derision

corrosion

parisian

horatian

fruition

lutheran

tuition

abortion

addiction

conversion

apportion

aspersion

benjamin

concession

concussion

confession

connection

connexion

contusion

digression

hydration

adsorption

proportion

libration

oxygen

prediction

resection

inflection

irishman

migration

submersion

absorption

complexion

inspection

transfusion

subversion

vibration

warmonger

warningly

unison

hammerman

promenade

waterman

adhesion

franciscan

gentleman

garrison

overdone

overman

handwoven

housebroken

outspoken

vatican

superman

ambrosian

councilman

masculine

bulletin

bouillon

beethoven

criminal

elison

jettison

digestion

bandwagon

albumin

tournaments

addition

affliction

audition

castration

chairmanship

collision

commission

conception

conclusion

conduction

confection

contention

contortion

convection

convention

conviction

convulsion

correction

direction

diversion

edition

frowningly

injunction

musician

omission

pentathlon

permission

petition

physician

position

precession

precision

prostration

provision

remission

revision

tradition

transaction

volition

forbidden

prominent

promenades

congestion

alderman

dormancy

backwoodsman

chamberlain

unwritten

pronouncement

harmonize

magician

biotin

saccharin

bedridden

criminals

logician

cardigan

myosin

tamarin

niacin

nobleman

uterine

normandy

terminates

rifleman

reopen

ambition

anchorman

optician

submission

attrition

condition

partition

patrician

restriction

dentition

dissection

nutrition

perception

admission

perfection

rendition

consumption

suspicion

prescription

transition

chairmanships

extortion

proscription

transgression

encryption

tactician

pronouncements

creation

constriction

melanin

catalan

mormonism

conscription

javelin

conjunction

transcription

freemason

germinate

feminine

jacobin

tormentors

subscription

overrun

ramadan

terminal

terminate

vitamin

abduction

contrition

transmission

percussion

cremation

halogen

relation

magdalen

terminals

permanent

tormentor

asuncion

compunction

croatian

laotian

saleswoman

anglican

ligation

location

privation

probation

rotation

vacation

caucasian

causation

mutation

notation

quotation

vocation

citation

dilation

dilution

flotation

gradation

ovation

alsatian

lactation

dalmatian

salvation

taxation

birmingham

pronounces

pronouncing

tormenting

surmounted

4 syllable words

historian

nicaraguan

victorian

arabian

gregorian

himalayan

sicilian

melanesian

smithsonian

irrigation

athenian

pelagian

incarnation

armenian

eritrean

estonian

gorgonian

jordanian

iranians

darwinian

nestorian

algonquian

indonesian

collodion

imitation

assyrian

comedian

draconian

derivation

californian

liberian

newtonian

fluoridation

mammalian

immolation

dilatation

litigation

plutonian

siberian

irritation

criterion

fallopian

napoleon

chameleon

valerian

innovation

hyperion

kindergarten

canadian

iberian

erudition

inhalation

corinthian

republican

nigerian

geranium

incantation

moravian

hegelian

peruvian

meridian

uranium

armenians

tetrahedron

abyssinian

accordion

albanian

custodian

degradation

demarcation

depravation

depredation

deprivation

dereliction

designation

disposition

distillation

fibrillation

harmonica

harmonium

imposition

inattention

indication

insulation

interaction

interruption

intimation

invocation

lilliputian

minnesotan

olympian

paraguayan

recognition

resignation

retardation

segregation

tasmanian

vindication

implantation

impregnation

inhibition

elongation

syncopation

distribution

introduction

incrustation

coloradan

algerian

floridian

geraniums

harmonia

missourian

planarian

praetorian

bifurcation

correlation

delegation

bavarian

utopian

decimation

dedication

defamation

desiccation

desolation

meditation

arizonan

dissertation

hesitation

medication

dissolution

elevation

polynesian

mongolian

recitation

revelation

bolivian

revocation

suffocation

contrarian

installation

intervention

reproduction

interwoven

embarkation

disinflation

indentation

inquisition

adrenaline

macedonian

implication

vegetation

inflammation

misbegotten

indignation

jurisdiction

liquefaction

education

shakespearean

retribution

liberation

bohemian

miseration

germania

iteration

variation

surrogation

herculean

wagnerian

abrogation

approbation

guatemalan

dominican

agrarian

american

barbarian

librarian

sectarian

aggravation

interurban

amphibian

eustachian

situation

aggregation

devastation

disaffection

dislocation

information

insurrection

intercession

intermission

liquidation

oblivion

obsidian

reclamation

copernican

pagurian

reexamine

pavlovian

elocution

equitation

estimation

excitation

gargantuan

invitation

relaxation

replication

centurion

ceremonies

columbian

syndication

committeeman

businesswoman

equestrian

extradition

extrication

hydrocarbon

legislation

assemblyman

intuition

evolution

limitation

devolution

figuration

recreation

titillation

resolution

reservation

resurrection

connotation

mitigation

reelection

corp.

corporation

hungarian

preelection

manumission

revolution

visitation

arthurian

hibernation

preservation

dissipation

rumination

reformation

execution

excavation

importation

ceremony

gastrulation

disputation

galilean

maccabean

disinfection

imperfection

instigation

misperception

interception

interdiction

intersection

jacobean

mortification

subluxation

diocesan

apprehension

coloration

congregation

decoration

deviation

exhalation

federation

generation

incubation

indigestion

interjection

leviathan

hemoglobin

mediation

moderation

operation

perforation

introspection

tamoxifen

pedestrian

armageddon

comparison

reparation

toleration

veneration

preparation

separation

fluctuation

conversation

convocation

deformation

alternation

carcinogen

conservation

consolation

consummation

deportation

indecision

recollection

refutation

retrocession

destitution

inspiration

immigration

polyhedron

confirmation

hypertension

predilection

rhododendron

alabaman

explication

exclamation

cotyledon

cyclopean

dandelion

dehydration

conjugation

overburden

orchestration

greco-roman

predetermine

maturation

samaritan

saturation

affirmation

animation

annotation

collocation

declaration

desperation

disillusion

fumigation

gravitation

levitation

oscillation

perspiration

propagation

restoration

renovation

provocation

perturbation

realization

respiration

procreation

repossession

sanitation

ulceration

usurpation

englishwoman

trepidation

constellation

consternation

consecration

constipation

confiscation

punctuation

circumvention

condemnation

consultation

decompression

indexation

octahedron

satisfaction

menstruation

ministration

infestation

arbitration

illustration

electrician

imputation

augmentation

exhortation

attribution

integration

institution

adulation

modulation

noblewoman

cogitation

registration

thermometer

crocodilian

agitation

gerrymanders

contradiction

foliation

contemplation

indiscretion

infiltration

affectation

conflagration

abdication

aberration

abnegation

adaptation

annexation

ideation

radiation

adoration

altercation

contribution

backwardation

laceration

cancellation

commutation

celebration

calibration

expectation

compilation

self-deception

cultivation

desecration

emigration

convolution

crucifixion

expiration

granulation

masturbation

molestation

obligation

aviation

fabrication

intonation

lubrication

observation

oxidation

penetration

permutation

persecution

population

proclamation

prosecution

exploitation

occupation

protestation

publication

restitution

simulation

stimulation

stipulation

subdivision

tribulation

ventilation

comprehension

exhumation

gerrymander

glaciation

graduation

nonpartisan

thermometers

condensation

condescension

alteration

isolation

constitution

locomotion

admiration

allocation

aspiration

exploration

vacillation

formulation

substitution

allegation

jubilation

lancastrian

ohioan

appalachian

appellation

avocation

habitation

transformation

motivation

mutilation

reinspection

navigation

transportation

obfuscation

validation

computation

malformation

inclination

complication

ostentation

criminally

protozoan

strangulation

absolution

acclamation

acclimation

activation

advocation

application

sequestration

benediction

circulation

combination

duplication

emulation

inundation

explanation

contravention

regulation

contraception

palpitation

prostitution

nonprescription

reputation

confrontation

concentration

circumspection

speculation

superhuman

gentlewoman

ibuprofen

apparition

ornamental

rhetorician

coalition

prohibition

aldebaran

criminalize

penicillin

preeminence

preeminent

tramontana

transplantation

amputation

compensation

pigmentation

abolition

demolition

deposition

domination

nomination

opposition

politician

readmission

diminution

divination

proposition

repercussion

supervision

supposition

disconnection

repetition

calculation

dispensation

reposition

criminalist

harmonizes

prominently

culmination

terminator

exhibition

ovulation

statistician

ammunition

accusation

acquisition

circumcision

commendation

composition

reawaken

competition

requisition

tabulation

destination

ordination

superstition

misconception

criminalists

dietitian

reassertion

violation

malnutrition

expedition

exposition

segmentation

watermelon

terminable

detonation

emanation

evocation

preignition

definition

germination

premonition

obstetrician

coronation

relocation

termination

permanently

fermentation

premonitions

terminations

admonition

precondition

presentation

vaccination

recantation

fragmentation

preconception

demonstration

fascination

machination

profanation

valuation

reconstruction

pagination

deconstruction

copenhagen

5 syllable words

lithuanian

pythagorean

veterinarian

caledonian

carolinian

ceremonial

jeffersonian

eradication

exoneration

peloponnesian

libertarian

oregonian

pomeranian

delineation

irradiation

improvisation

philadelphian

ethiopian

theologian

amazonian

babylonian

civilization

clarification

decapitation

elizabethan

interpolation

mississippian

nickelodeon

panamanian

patagonian

purification

resuscitation

sterilization

verification

vilification

dissociation

carthaginian

pennsylvanian

brobdingnagian

washingtonian

retaliation

argentinian

depopulation

authorization

desegregation

incarceration

interrogation

emancipation

inactivation

negotiation

invalidation

inoculation

misapplication

recombination

degeneration

recrimination

maximilian

yugoslavian

scandinavian

inhabitation

accommodation

assimilation

abbreviation

agglomeration

edification

evaluation

facilitation

glorification

incineration

legalization

russification

hanoverian

prevarication

remuneration

nullification

repudiation

premeditation

instrumentation

appreciation

interpretation

polarization

vaporization

centralization

intoxication

specialization

capitulation

infatuation

refrigeration

approximation

pasteurization

metropolitan

disembarkation

representation

association

reverberation

simplification

congratulation

conglomeration

misinformation

reforestation

rectification

insinuation

dionysian

amalgamation

fortification

participation

incorporation

substantiation

evacuation

consolidation

accreditation

appropriation

anticipation

equivocation

hybridization

neutralization

predisposition

sophistication

immunization

justification

delicatessen

augustinian

initiation

presbyterian

electrocution

regeneration

attenuation

brutalization

certification

classification

dramatization

gasification

gratification

localization

mobilization

reiteration

notification

orientation

pacification

preoccupation

cooperation

corroboration

ramification

ratification

revaluation

utilization

multiplication

ornamentation

beethovenian

investigation

unitarian

disintegration

dissatisfaction

proletarian

proliferation

nonsectarian

humiliation

deceleration

enumeration

criminology

elaboration

evaporation

terminology

perpetuation

alliteration

misapprehension

depreciation

affiliation

cohabitation

deliberation

reaffirmation

vegetarian

adjudication

recuperation

miscalculation

domestication

exacerbation

exfoliation

intimidation

expropriation

indoctrination

communication

falsification

quantification

centenarian

assemblywoman

ejaculation

epicurean

consideration

exhilaration

modernization

mummification

obliteration

overproduction

inauguration

amplification

conciliation

disinclination

abomination

denomination

desalination

discoloration

repatriation

solicitation

precipitation

specification

procrastination

prognostication

imagination

exaggeration

sanctification

hyperborean

administration

alleviation

annihilation

cauterization

collaboration

commemoration

configuration

continuation

examination

excoriation

hyperinflation

manipulation

maximization

reintegration

triangulation

authentication

hydrogenation

amortization

elimination

defenestration

nonintervention

determination

assassination

discrimination

dissemination

coagulation

stratification

acceleration

illumination

modification

fertilization

accumulation

vulgarization

adulteration

confederation

expatriation

incrimination

codification

ossification

qualification

amelioration

rejuvenation

alienation

recommendation

insemination

exasperation

equalization

magnification

normalization

magnetization

manifestation

sedimentation

exoskeleton

confabulation

extermination

interconnection

articulation

denunciation

hallucination

renunciation

unification

criminality

nitroglycerine

argumentation

ornamentally

concatenation

subordination

christianization

predestination

contamination

origination

academician

colonization

presupposition

canonization

coordination

synchronization

premonitory

mathematician

organization

decomposition

harmonization

deification

ionization

neapolitan

juxtaposition

mechanization

pronunciation

pronunciations

8 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word iranian

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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.


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  • 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

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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
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  • Eye rhymes: look like they rhyme but sound different

Different Types of Rhymes
  • Mascline rhymes: have a stressed syllable
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