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1 syllable words
2 syllable words

ensign

mansion

friction

flexion

fiction

engine

section

diction

fission

freshen

grecian

hessian

mission

session

lengthen

pretends

strengthen

clinton

keelson

ibsen

kelson

kenyan

penman

pretend

whitson

pinion

tendon

linden

lynden

minion

stepson

henchman

emption

beaten

bisson

christen

cretin

eaten

glisten

lessen

lesson

linen

listen

ninon

seton

sweeten

wheaten

junction

christian

dungeon

freshman

function

luncheon

question

belgian

suction

sanction

rincon

ashen

cushion

fashion

grandson

haitian

heathen

kitchen

legion

lesion

nation

passion

pigeon

prussian

ration

region

russian

seedsman

sexton

statesman

station

treatment

vision

desman

fielden

tungsten

kansan

hempen

jetson

gilden

headman

freedman

kelvin

penguin

lightman

lineman

linemen

kremlin

lisbon

london

m1

matron

melton

mignon

milken

million

nekton

onion

patron

pectin

pillion

minden

panton

pitman

plantain

pressman

runnion

santon

selden

sequin

shearman

shipman

silken

spearman

stillion

sylvan

teston

gumption

tillman

trillion

undone

airman

banyan

bellman

billion

canyon

chevron

credence

canton

chessman

chieftain

billman

chairman

citron

crimson

caption

action

auction

flashgun

torsion

fraction

mangan

sunken

huntsman

faction

martian

bastion

greetings

hangman

drunken

brethren

bushman

treatments

option

portion

othman

shrunken

traction

basin

beacon

billon

brighten

bason

beckon

begun

bellon

bison

bitten

breton

briton

caisson

cannon

canon

canaan

charon

chicken

elan

demon

devon

eden

deacon

deaden

deafen

fasten

chasten

cheapen

deepen

felon

driven

griffon

frighten

given

glidden

gibbon

heaven

heighten

hidden

heron

hasten

freeman

hyson

jason

jetton

leaden

leaven

ledden

leman

lemon

perron

person

prison

reckon

rerun

resin

satan

seaman

season

semen

seven

sicken

smitten

thicken

threaten

tighten

titan

villain

weaken

weapon

whiten

wiccan

women

worsen

written

kitten

leven

lighten

marron

moisten

mason

melon

mitten

quicken

reason

redden

ribbon

ridden

risen

riven

steven

stiffen

straighten

stricken

striven

treason

triton

urson

vegan

klansman

salesman

children

landman

scotsman

headsman

delphian

yachtsman

earthen

suasion

greeting

ocean

lotion

notion

dudgeon

potion

mahone

asian

motion

cajun

pathan

gudgeon

bludgeon

caution

paean

peon

martians

portions

apron

arson

aspen

atman

boatman

bookman

brakeman

britons

bullion

classman

claxon

damson

dobson

fibrin

fireman

footman

fountain

gascon

goodman

hetman

mountain

muslin

outdone

outrun

oxen

parson

passman

scullion

threatens

shotgun

saxon

piston

ponton

samson

union

woodman

wanton

woolman

tubman

tuscan

vulcan

portends

craftsman

draftsman

portents

guardsman

sportsman

landsman

marksman

georgian

churchman

watchman

margin

writings

coachman

dutchman

fortune

longan

faustian

prudhomme

baton

portent

portman

postman

batton

bayman

boughten

bordman

portend

burton

certain

baldwin

spokesman

townsman

crouton

curtain

dagan

dagon

dozen

flatten

freedom

hymen

hyphen

kalan

laden

latin

layman

maiden

bacon

batten

button

cayman

cotton

cousin

craven

brazen

daman

gluten

gotten

haven

lichen

fatten

freetown

graven

hoten

liken

liman

liven

loosen

lyden

muffin

oven

platen

syphon

raven

sudden

doctrine

sullen

summon

cauldron

dustman

platten

poison

mullen

mutton

toughen

taken

markman

satin

marchman

homespun

horseman

pullen

lampron

oarsman

pagan

riden

ripen

rotten

shaken

patten

shaman

siphon

siren

waken

widen

woman

woolen

zaman

wizen

wooden

persian

urchin

fusion

sturgeon

grating

surgeon

version

breeding

burgeon

writing

trojan

shredding

fortunes

acton

alban

alman

austin

bagman

bargain

barton

baston

bolden

boston

breathing

calvin

captain

carbon

carman

carmine

carton

chaplain

chapman

copeman

corban

cordon

croutons

curtains

dalton

dampen

darken

dian

dolman

dolphin

falcon

faulcon

foreman

freedoms

garden

golden

gorgon

hackman

harden

harken

harten

hearten

houseman

ion

jackman

jargon

jasmine

jordan

jorden

kirkman

lion

lockman

lopeman

marlin

marten

martin

mayan

molten

morgan

mormon

newsman

norman

olden

organ

orphan

packman

pardon

pertains

prudence

rayon

saffron

scion

sharpen

shorten

smarten

soldan

sovereign

sovran

spartan

squadron

stallman

stockman

sultan

tarpon

tartan

trident

urine

warden

workman

zion

tradings

alan

amman

auden

cartons

bobbin

caxton

bowman

hardened

bracken

broaden

cabin

cumin

dromon

gammon

hardens

broken

dragon

gallon

ardent

burman

cuban

frozen

garron

german

gladden

hausen

lagan

omen

pertain

slacken

slogan

stolen

warren

madden

pollen

sodden

soften

tappen

capstan

logan

loren

lumen

odin

proven

solon

swollen

talon

wagon

happen

gardens

locken

spoken

jordans

martens

wardens

bourbon

blowgun

baron

treadmills

barren

blacken

bollen

brogan

burden

burdon

chosen

colon

common

crewman

ermine

fallen

foreign

hogan

hoven

human

often

open

pavon

pollan

famine

firman

floren

robin

roman

mordant

pardons

shortens

rosen

rosin

rumen

sadden

salmon

sermon

shogun

showman

thousand

token

toman

trodden

turban

urban

woven

yeoman

zircon

martins

yaupon

birthmark

plankton

thirteenths

braiding

bruting

grouting

fruiting

grading

hurting

shirting

skirting

trading

ordnance

birthing

fortin

burdened

scallion

boredom

dreadnought

treadmill

verdant

burdens

shorthand

broadens

prudent

stallion

gowan

owen

parting

rowen

ruin

rowan

thirteenth

cowan

cartoons

part-time

partners

fourteenth

birthmarks

birdman

partner

cartoon

proteins

fourteens

sardines

boardings

fortnights

protein

thirteen

verdin

brooding

girding

shrouding

wording

cardoon

fourteen

sardine

boarding

hoarding

farthing

ordain

fortnight

3 syllable words

restriction

predestine

convention

deflection

infection

peterman

declension

exception

inception

redemption

reflection

suspension

freemason

affection

asuncion

cistercian

collection

connection

connexion

depression

dictation

digression

perception

perfection

prudential

selection

distinction

correction

creations

desertion

gradation

ligation

mutation

precaution

precision

injection

direction

quotation

dilation

profession

flotation

flirtation

elation

notation

petition

possession

privation

procession

gyration

reaction

revision

vacation

rotation

digestion

intestine

projection

abstention

inspection

distraction

inflection

exemption

destruction

expansion

extinction

impression

italian

pretended

credentialed

credentials

confection

distortion

pretenders

attraction

conception

convection

discretion

filtration

rebellion

accession

ignition

inaction

incision

insertion

irishman

lactation

libration

migration

instruction

dentition

nitrogen

citizen

denizen

jettison

nutrition

patrician

ingestion

venison

oppression

partition

vitamin

objection

obsession

cinnamon

optation

optician

vibration

eleven

pretender

aggression

attrition

confession

crustacean

deflation

exertion

fixation

gestation

gyrations

progression

regression

rendition

sensation

succession

suppression

tactician

technician

concession

hydration

reunion

plantation

temptation

corruption

emission

emotion

expression

fenian

etruscan

duration

complexion

immersion

dilution

devotion

contraption

contraction

diversion

donation

summation

probation

venetian

subtraction

predation

cessation

phoenician

myosin

narration

negation

percussion

niacin

ovation

oration

sedation

sedition

reversion

causation

suggestion

vocation

assertion

location

abandon

abduction

battalion

burdensome

castration

coercion

compression

compunction

contortion

contrition

croatian

fijian

fruition

frustration

genuine

horatian

in-person

induction

inflation

laotian

logician

mexican

mistaken

prostration

rifleman

tuition

abstraction

constriction

construction

extraction

obstruction

discussion

durations

waterman

deduction

vatican

ablation

damnation

determine

skeleton

dalmatian

specimen

depiction

silicon

dispersion

alsatian

cognition

concussion

condition

hydrogen

pelican

impassion

ottoman

indian

medicine

carnation

lanolin

keratin

benjamin

eviction

excision

emulsion

elison

contagion

formation

foundation

incursion

orations

taxation

anyone

credenza

revulsion

catalan

starvation

invasion

stagnation

beethoven

inversion

congestion

misshapen

salvation

bitumen

menhaden

seduction

transition

infraction

infliction

infarction

encryption

extortion

extrusion

transgression

audition

aversion

edition

erosion

munition

musician

carrion

croatians

clarion

reopen

reptilian

addition

median

franciscan

freethinkers

aleutian

truncation

deletion

marian

uterine

gentleman

commission

commotion

decision

delusion

division

fisherman

halogen

omission

arkansan

illusion

imagine

lecithin

origin

permission

perversion

physician

ghanaian

position

pollution

promotion

religion

solution

egyptian

nemean

recision

volition

heroin

bedouin

biotin

disunion

octillion

heroine

tradition

rescission

companion

veteran

conduction

concoction

inclusion

resumption

inhuman

conflation

confucian

infusion

englishman

intrusion

singleton

transaction

midshipman

exaction

excursion

exhaustion

pentathlon

diffraction

disruption

presumption

conviction

convulsion

translation

transmission

pertinent

injunction

magician

inscription

parisian

partisan

lutheran

artisan

bedridden

chamberlain

chairperson

chairwoman

nobleman

rhodopsin

opinion

uncertain

timberman

unbutton

unwritten

derision

discipline

dominion

enlighten

enliven

freethinker

australian

uneven

ablution

mandarin

unison

abortion

accretion

addiction

ambition

aspersion

contusion

conversion

assassin

admission

adoption

apportion

compassion

lesbian

diffusion

keynesian

depletion

propulsion

oxygen

preclusion

proportion

production

reduction

thespian

secretion

submersion

andean

collagen

hammerman

seclusion

overrun

ramadan

solomon

overdone

overman

submission

superman

garrison

bosnian

jacobin

javelin

wesleyan

subversion

suspicion

suburban

badminton

bartenders

communion

councilman

crestfallen

downtrodden

harlequin

imprison

exclusion

court-martial

muskmelon

outspoken

saleswoman

consumption

description

explosion

expulsion

proscription

transfusion

provision

evasion

allusion

collegian

collision

collusion

regimen

conscription

tamarin

conjunction

completion

compulsion

conclusion

implosion

combustion

partnership

hawaiian

saccharin

samoan

affliction

confusion

transcription

protean

assumption

misfortune

misprision

cation

tritium

malayan

african

alaskan

austrian

backgammon

brazilian

civilian

cohesion

forewoman

guncotton

lumberman

pavilion

policeman

porcelain

unburden

backwoodsman

abdomen

bartender

charwoman

alderman

corsican

magdalen

heartbroken

talisman

uncommon

vermilion

corrosion

anchorman

beholden

artesian

adsorption

excretion

cartesian

norwegian

profusion

congressman

absorption

partnerships

equation

occlusion

prescription

masculine

adhesion

handwoven

bandwagon

cartoonist

aerodyne

emblazon

gardenias

embolden

baritone

countryman

bedizen

bouillon

snapdragon

unbroken

ambrosian

bulletin

feminine

fustian

nevadan

prudency

nebraskan

fortuna

kantian

toboggan

ferryman

melanin

anglican

caucasian

clergyman

malaysian

marathon

margarine

nonhuman

occasion

subscription

threatening

acumen

clarendon

cortinas

everyone

appian

medallion

sumatran

irritant

alien

arian

aryan

short-winded

avian

foramen

freudian

galleon

gaussian

baritones

chilean

cortina

dorian

fabian

gillian

grobian

horizon

irian

jovian

julian

libyan

moroccan

nubian

cartoonists

odeon

boardinghouse

korean

permian

capsaicin

scrutiny

simian

syrian

cardigan

plebeian

forbidden

perfusion

abrasion

earthenware

fortunate

marathons

parthenon

persuasion

aegean

stygian

scythian

phrygian

adrian

albion

awaken

nonunion

campion

certainly

certainty

champion

cyprian

forgotten

gardener

gordian

gradient

gravamen

albumin

irritants

halcyon

hardener

guardian

jamaican

maritime

puritan

scorpion

scrutinize

zambian

parthian

certainties

maritimes

charlatan

guardians

cardinal

gardeners

cambrian

gradients

hardeners

puritans

sardonic

orion

hardening

gardening

pardoning

shortening

ardently

cardinals

housebroken

ordinance

portmanteau

urethane

firedamp

farthingale

breadwinners

chardonnays

prudently

breadwinner

chardonnay

fortnightly

4 syllable words

intervention

interruption

inattention

intonation

precondition

hibernation

mitigation

preignition

litigation

repercussion

reposition

repossession

detonation

divination

titillation

diminution

deviation

dietitian

liberation

mediation

miseration

reassertion

rhetorician

intersection

ostentation

interdiction

interception

indentation

preconception

reinspection

comprehension

insurrection

apprehension

interjection

distillation

disaffection

interaction

intermission

destination

alternation

deportation

intercession

intimation

protestation

retardation

irritation

machination

imitation

dilatation

motivation

intuition

levitation

mutilation

limitation

nomination

visitation

bifurcation

alteration

criterion

coronation

dissertation

domination

evocation

fascination

praetorian

figuration

germination

gravitation

perturbation

profanation

readmission

realization

relocation

restoration

resurrection

termination

impregnation

generation

coloration

foliation

electrician

ideation

condescension

consternation

decompression

disconnection

disinfection

disinflation

dispensation

disputation

imperfection

imputation

cogitation

indexation

instigation

institution

integration

installation

apparition

aberration

adrenaline

adoration

misperception

moderation

laceration

pagination

aviation

operation

variation

perforation

radiation

toleration

veneration

reproduction

violation

augmentation

abnegation

activation

admonition

altercation

american

ammunition

annexation

combination

commendation

commutation

copernican

culmination

cultivation

deconstruction

deformation

demarcation

destitution

estimation

excitation

glaciation

indigestion

interurban

introspection

invitation

librarian

masturbation

maturation

ordination

penicillin

permutation

predetermine

predilection

prostitution

recollection

reconstruction

reexamine

refutation

relaxation

reputation

restitution

retrocession

samaritan

saturation

sectarian

simulation

situation

statistician

stimulation

stipulation

tribulation

vaccination

introduction

dehydration

contraception

misconception

elongation

distribution

contravention

ulceration

usurpation

variations

diocesan

valuation

smithsonian

dissipation

devonian

draconian

perspiration

immolation

opposition

inhalation

innovation

meditation

melanesian

politician

locomotion

irrigation

isolation

hesitation

sanitation

rumination

emanation

fumigation

repetition

premonition

bavarian

procreation

proposition

renovation

habitation

recitation

recreation

aspiration

definition

admiration

annotation

affirmation

abolition

corp.

corporation

reawaken

connotation

iranian

simonian

newtonian

planarian

plutonian

protozoan

vegetation

arbitration

circumvention

constellation

compensation

constipation

importation

ministration

amputation

computation

condensation

mortification

retribution

incantation

infestation

attribution

constitution

gastrulation

illustration

pigmentation

contrarian

satisfaction

substitution

comparison

agitation

hemoglobin

interwoven

federation

reparation

corinthian

surrogation

preparation

decoration

hegelian

separation

coalition

prohibition

accusation

adaptation

affectation

absolution

acquisition

backwardation

aldebaran

historian

abdication

benediction

jordanian

conversation

devastation

fabrication

agrarian

albanian

guatemalan

circulation

competition

circumcision

composition

designation

graduation

convolution

confirmation

dislocation

fermentation

tasmanian

conservation

equitation

fibrillation

eustachian

minnesotan

granulation

estonian

victorian

guardianship

barbarian

gargantuan

dominican

watermelon

wagnerian

nicaraguan

immigration

indecision

indication

information

observation

occupation

ovulation

palpitation

penetration

population

presentation

resignation

vindication

centurion

ventilation

inspiration

insulation

inundation

invocation

liquidation

lubrication

registration

molestation

publication

recantation

recognition

superstition

syndication

tabulation

businesswoman

inhibition

implantation

circumspection

indiscretion

rhododendron

infiltration

obstetrician

incrustation

equestrian

extradition

extrication

syncopation

self-deception

contemplation

contradiction

contribution

exploitation

allegation

animation

allocation

appellation

avocation

collocation

correlation

decimation

declaration

dedication

defamation

delegation

demolition

deposition

derivation

desiccation

desolation

desperation

devolution

dissolution

elevation

erudition

evolution

fluoridation

hungarian

irrational

jubilation

medication

navigation

oscillation

polynesian

preservation

propagation

resolution

provocation

reformation

reservation

respiration

revolution

revocation

suffocation

revelation

supervision

trepidation

vacillation

validation

fragmentation

coloradan

menstruation

formulation

exhortation

malnutrition

calculation

transformation

transportation

consultation

implication

incarnation

inclination

indignation

inquisition

inflammation

segmentation

utopian

athenian

incubation

leviathan

macedonian

fluctuation

adulation

crocodilian

strangulation

education

jordanians

modulation

pedestrian

noblewoman

abrogation

acclimation

aggravation

aggregation

advocation

acclamation

application

approbation

calibration

cancellation

carcinogen

celebration

compilation

consolation

consummation

convocation

crucifixion

degradation

depravation

deprivation

desecration

disposition

depredation

dereliction

duplication

elocution

emigration

emulation

exhibition

expiration

imposition

indonesian

lilliputian

obligation

oxidation

polyhedron

proclamation

reclamation

regulation

replication

requisition

segregation

speculation

conjugation

gentlewoman

dandelion

darwinian

custodian

gorgonian

concentration

explanation

paraguayan

confrontation

demonstration

expectation

overburden

alabaman

assemblyman

armenian

californian

legislation

orchestration

eritrean

nestorian

sequestration

abyssinian

englishwoman

disillusion

manumission

supposition

punctuation

transplantation

subluxation

confiscation

embarkation

liquefaction

malformation

obfuscation

consecration

exploration

exposition

expedition

execution

excavation

condemnation

complication

arizonan

canadian

congregation

comedian

chameleon

himalayan

armageddon

republican

exhalation

arithmetic

exclamation

conflagration

prosecution

nonprescription

bohemian

persecution

explication

exhumation

greco-roman

hydrocarbon

ibuprofen

kindergarten

nonpartisan

predominate

jurisdiction

tamoxifen

predominant

predominates

subdivision

ordinances

committeeman

coordinate

cotyledon

meridian

moravian

lancastrian

octahedron

tetrahedron

appalachian

peruvian

coordinates

predominance

ohioan

misbegotten

superhuman

arabian

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european

floridian

galilean

gregorian

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fortunately

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hyperion

iberian

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accordion

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olympian

obsidian

herculean

amphibian

scrutinizes

oblivion

algerian

arthurian

mongolian

ordinaries

shakespearean

iridium

algonquian

copenhagen

5 syllable words

reiteration

regeneration

desalination

determination

retaliation

degeneration

predestination

interpolation

attenuation

dissemination

orientation

reaffirmation

cauterization

alienation

alliteration

deceleration

reverberation

vaporization

interconnection

imagination

defenestration

extermination

nonintervention

examination

interrogation

hyperinflation

insemination

contamination

misapprehension

origination

authorization

recombination

amelioration

assassination

authentication

elimination

illumination

libertarian

obliteration

premeditation

presupposition

remuneration

repatriation

alleviation

commemoration

rejuvenation

deification

deliberation

elaboration

ionization

evaporation

interpretation

polarization

proliferation

recuperation

instrumentation

misinformation

delicatessen

continuation

desegregation

corroboration

predisposition

reforestation

recrimination

sophistication

decomposition

cooperation

inactivation

ethiopian

intimidation

concatenation

reintegration

theologian

christianization

argumentation

indoctrination

hydrogenation

beethovenian

revaluation

certification

resuscitation

gratification

confederation

stratification

adulteration

colonization

amortization

solicitation

hallucination

abomination

brutalization

abbreviation

acceleration

canonization

evaluation

decapitation

dramatization

discoloration

exhilaration

exoneration

modernization

notification

precipitation

preoccupation

ratification

utilization

vulgarization

prevarication

fertilization

neapolitan

patagonian

peritoneal

proletarian

legalization

coordination

unitarian

facilitation

discrimination

association

disembarkation

perpetuation

refrigeration

pasteurization

disinclination

disintegration

appreciation

irredentism

collaboration

ornamentation

dissatisfaction

investigation

procrastination

irradiation

intoxication

representation

dissociation

enumeration

exaggeration

creationism

depreciation

affiliation

delineation

humiliation

vegetarian

neutralization

subordination

evacuation

fortification

anticipation

domestication

justification

quantification

pomeranian

rectification

depopulation

immunization

exacerbation

participation

equalization

harmonization

magnetization

organization

negotiation

presbyterian

electrocution

augustinian

initiation

philadelphian

academician

agglomeration

assimilation

civilization

coagulation

conciliation

denomination

denunciation

eradication

glorification

inauguration

incineration

mechanization

mummification

peloponnesian

inhabitation

renunciation

repudiation

pronunciation

vilification

ejaculation

multiplication

overproduction

prognostication

amazonian

expatriation

juxtaposition

articulation

babylonian

caledonian

oregonian

annihilation

irrationally

capitulation

cohabitation

infatuation

sanctification

mathematician

nonsectarian

metropolitan

nitroglycerine

pennsylvanian

washingtonian

miscalculation

emancipation

exfoliation

inoculation

sedimentation

accreditation

appropriation

communication

excoriation

hybridization

insinuation

manifestation

maximization

normalization

equivocation

incarceration

incorporation

invalidation

misapplication

recommendation

administration

assemblywoman

triangulation

exoskeleton

improvisation

classification

codification

consideration

mobilization

modification

incrimination

nullification

centralization

specification

simplification

sterilization

clarification

ramification

purification

qualification

gasification

localization

russification

accommodation

edification

ossification

accumulation

pacification

unification

verification

adjudication

specialization

carolinian

substantiation

synchronization

hanoverian

jeffersonian

panamanian

amalgamation

configuration

conglomeration

consolidation

exasperation

expropriation

falsification

magnification

manipulation

scandinavian

centenarian

epicurean

approximation

amplification

elizabethan

confabulation

congratulation

brobdingnagian

pythagorean

lithuanian

periodontal

predominantly

coordinated

veterinarian

carthaginian

argentinian

mississippian

nickelodeon

hyperborean

maximilian

ordinarily

puritanical

puritanism

yugoslavian

puritanisms

dionysian

8 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word pretension

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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