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

billon

chicken

quicken

stricken

sicken

thicken

villain

wiccan

belgian

christian

fiction

diction

friction

rincon

fission

mission

kitchen

pigeon

vision

delphian

milkman

vulcans

bellman

bullion

clinton

falcon

ibsen

citron

crimson

faulcon

keelson

kelson

fielden

kelvin

linden

lisbon

lynden

melton

minion

mignon

pinion

piston

pitman

scullion

selden

shipman

sultan

spearman

tuscan

welcome

whitson

woolman

belgians

henchman

bracken

briton

button

christen

gibbon

given

glidden

glisten

griffon

hidden

kitten

lichen

liken

linen

listen

locken

melon

ribbon

ridden

risen

riven

slacken

smitten

stiffen

striven

sudden

beacon

beckon

begun

bellon

bisson

bitten

blacken

cousin

deacon

dozen

driven

elan

felon

mitten

mullen

muffin

mutton

drunken

pullen

sullen

bushman

ninon

prison

summon

shrunken

reckon

pension

oven

toughen

women

woolen

brethren

weaken

engine

freshman

gentian

mention

question

suction

written

sunken

tension

baldwin

bludgeon

bulging

cauldron

clucking

cushion

dudgeon

falcons

freshen

gudgeon

headsman

hessian

lengthen

prussian

russian

salesman

seedsman

session

strengthen

welcomes

olden

onion

dolphin

dalton

darken

oxen

dolman

packman

undone

woodman

desman

penman

pressman

penguin

pectin

fulsome

gascon

golden

goodman

jackman

jetson

kenyan

hackman

harken

headman

hempen

hetman

kremlin

lockman

london

soldan

stallion

m1

saxon

scallion

slackens

runnion

stallman

stepson

stockman

tubman

teston

ensign

molten

shearman

talcum

tendon

emption

muslin

nekton

footman

freedman

sequin

acton

airman

alban

bolden

calvin

chairman

chessman

bookman

blackens

chevron

chieftain

claxon

alman

function

junction

action

fraction

faction

flexion

section

traction

luncheon

auction

dungeon

dutchman

alan

align

cretin

bacon

breton

broken

deaden

deafen

deepen

eaten

eden

demon

bollen

devon

beaten

charon

cheapen

colon

fallen

leaden

leaven

leman

lemon

kalan

ledden

marron

heaven

freeman

lessen

lesson

gallon

heron

jetton

leven

malign

perron

pollan

pollen

reason

redden

rerun

resin

seaman

season

semen

seton

seven

shaken

solon

spoken

steven

stolen

sweeten

swollen

taken

talon

threaten

token

treason

vegan

waken

weapon

wheaten

wooden

woman

zircon

grandson

yachtsman

horseman

sexton

townsman

doctrine

homespun

capstan

dustman

klansman

bordman

caxton

lampron

landman

marchman

markman

scotsman

postman

statesman

oarsman

portman

mahone

heathen

legion

lesion

grecian

region

gowan

cowan

gumption

dian

ion

lion

mayan

paean

peon

plankton

scion

zion

tungsten

atman

aspen

bargain

dobson

jasmine

jargon

jordan

jorden

kansan

marten

martin

matron

sovereign

marlin

plantain

samson

sovran

spartan

apron

barton

boston

brakeman

linemen

santon

lineman

lopeman

morgan

mormon

mountain

union

wanton

warden

arson

austin

baston

kirkman

lightman

maligned

minden

pleasant

smarten

squadron

newsman

patron

saffron

aligns

banyan

aligned

boatman

canton

canyon

bagman

captain

carbon

carman

carmine

carton

chaplain

chapman

classman

copeman

corban

cordon

dampen

damson

fibrin

fireman

fountain

gorgon

harden

houseman

organ

foreman

harten

norman

orphan

garden

hearten

outdone

outrun

panton

pardon

shotgun

parson

passman

ponton

sharpen

shorten

tarpon

tartan

well-known

workman

huntsman

sanction

guardsman

marksman

draftsman

sportsman

craftsman

landsman

churchman

coachman

hangman

longan

othman

watchman

mangan

flashgun

auden

bason

baton

bison

blowgun

barren

batten

batton

amman

basin

bayman

baron

bobbin

bourbon

bowman

brazen

brighten

broaden

brogan

burden

cayman

certain

chasten

chosen

cologne

cotton

craven

crouton

cuban

famine

floren

foreign

frighten

boughten

burdon

burman

burton

cabin

caisson

canaan

cannon

canon

common

crewman

cumin

curtain

dagan

dagon

daman

dragon

dromon

ermine

fasten

fatten

firman

flatten

frozen

german

gammon

gotten

graven

garron

gladden

gluten

happen

hasten

hausen

haven

heighten

hogan

hoten

hoven

human

hymen

hyphen

hyson

jason

laden

lagan

latin

layman

lighten

liman

liven

logan

loosen

loren

lumen

lyden

madden

maiden

mason

moisten

odin

patten

person

platten

salmon

poison

raven

rumen

sadden

satan

satin

shogun

showman

siren

slogan

sodden

soften

straighten

siphon

omen

pavon

pagan

open

often

platen

proven

riden

ripen

robin

roman

rosen

rotten

sermon

rosin

shaman

syphon

tappen

thousand

urban

urson

titan

wagon

tighten

toman

triton

trodden

turban

warren

wizen

whiten

widen

worsen

woven

yaupon

yeoman

zaman

placement

spokesman

pleasants

alkanes

ashen

asian

burgeon

cajun

caution

earthen

fashion

fusion

haitian

lotion

motion

nation

notion

ocean

passion

pathan

persian

potion

ration

station

sturgeon

suasion

surgeon

trojan

urchin

version

balsam

blossoms

plaisance

placements

blowguns

slogans

wholesome

urine

rowan

rowen

ruin

owen

rayon

bastion

caption

faustian

fortune

georgian

mansion

margin

martian

option

portion

torsion

blossom

blackmail

flagman

classmates

plasma

blazing

blessing

blocking

caulking

cloaking

clocking

clogging

closing

flagging

flogging

glazing

pleasing

plugging

talking

walking

bleaching

blushing

calkin

classmate

flashing

flushing

malkin

slouching

blessings

closings

calkins

blacksmith

3 syllable words

collagen

elison

reflection

denizen

bulletin

medicine

keratin

induction

helicon

puritan

solomon

venison

deflection

specimen

coelacanth

collection

defection

depiction

detection

diligent

erection

eviction

inaction

production

reduction

selection

chilean

gillian

ejection

imagine

lecithin

rescission

secession

harlequin

sedition

alaskans

collision

decision

delusion

emission

illusion

regimen

rejection

elation

deletion

division

halogen

recession

recision

inflection

phrygian

destruction

infliction

aegean

scythian

stygian

african

charlatan

enlighten

corsican

enliven

genuine

helicons

mistaken

unbutton

conduction

presumption

exaction

disruption

diffraction

infection

resumption

anglican

awaken

bedizen

bitumen

cyprian

indian

jamaican

ottoman

ramadan

unison

vitamin

benjamin

deception

deflation

dissension

dimension

collisions

instruction

depression

depletion

delusions

detention

injection

emulsion

eruption

excision

ignition

illusions

impassion

incision

misshapen

preclusion

reception

resection

revulsion

seclusion

biotin

libyan

niacin

myosin

simian

malayan

moroccan

syrian

imprison

aleutian

aligning

allusion

cetacean

collegian

collusion

desertion

devotion

emotion

infarction

erosion

evasion

infraction

alignment

fisherman

pollution

precaution

distraction

origin

malaysian

complexion

immersion

reaction

intestine

malignant

nebraskan

relation

reversion

solution

inspection

abduction

artisan

assumption

brazilian

chairwoman

civilian

combustion

derision

discretion

distinction

distortion

englishman

exception

excursion

exhaustion

filtration

fruition

implosion

impression

in-person

inception

inclusion

inflation

inhuman

intention

invention

italian

midshipman

misfortune

misprision

parisian

partisan

pavilion

policeman

rebellion

redemption

retraction

timberman

tuition

vermilion

obstruction

ablation

ablution

allegiance

wesleyan

dictation

diffusion

oxygen

discussion

dissection

dispersion

perfection

ingestion

peterman

vatican

nitrogen

invasion

collegians

malaysians

inversion

halcyon

allusions

irishman

menhaden

lesbian

cistercian

hydrogen

beholden

thespian

addiction

freemason

forgotten

equation

exertion

ferryman

reunion

incursion

falconer

fixation

insertion

balcony

alignments

construction

albion

bouillon

prediction

preemption

pretension

prevention

anyone

retention

propulsion

extinction

disunion

expression

extension

cessation

expulsion

commission

correction

egyptian

audition

emblazon

addition

reptilian

exclusion

excretion

exemption

blossoming

corruption

saleswoman

unbroken

consumption

expansion

explosion

dilation

precession

petition

provision

direction

munition

musician

narration

occasion

permission

position

franciscan

physician

octillion

dilution

duration

edition

precision

description

omission

remission

revision

tradition

volition

clarion

hawaiian

veteran

realign

saccharin

cation

carrion

fenian

galleon

ghanaian

heroin

heroine

horizon

julian

alien

bedouin

marian

median

orion

nemean

plebeian

reopen

samoan

battalion

affliction

infusion

intrusion

discipline

falconers

falconry

rhodopsin

falconet

singleton

uncommon

alderman

acumen

transaction

backgammon

chairperson

cohesion

guncotton

conviction

convulsion

balkanize

nobleman

rifleman

sumatran

opinion

predestine

talisman

conflation

conclusion

balconies

dominion

everyone

magician

compulsion

medallion

completion

logician

inscription

fijian

admission

affection

alsatian

ambition

attrition

laurentian

nutrition

patrician

submission

succession

technician

temptation

occlusion

optician

partition

perception

sensation

tactician

salvation

suspicion

secretion

accession

accretion

connection

connexion

dentition

cognition

concussion

condition

dalmatian

fluxional

transition

gestation

protection

rendition

repression

religions

alchemy

determine

encryption

gravamen

catalan

beethoven

congressman

extrusion

fustian

garrison

hammerman

assassin

jacobin

javelin

jettison

lanolin

mandarin

nevadan

overdone

overman

overrun

prescription

proscription

polygon

realism

restriction

suburban

superman

toboggan

uneven

waterman

albumin

arkansan

digestion

downtrodden

embolden

snapdragon

adhesion

projection

outspoken

badminton

bandwagon

councilman

gentleman

housebroken

truncation

falconets

promotion

aversion

clergyman

assertion

procession

profession

sedation

dulciana

commotion

caucasian

phoenician

predation

venetian

negation

possession

summation

constriction

alchemist

transcription

attraction

injunction

subscription

concoction

confection

abstraction

convection

declension

contrition

conscription

nonhuman

translation

transmission

cardigan

volcanic

perfusion

polishing

unburden

uncertain

porcelain

uterine

unwritten

abandon

foramen

pliocene

tamarin

bedridden

abdomen

capsaicin

forbidden

forewoman

lumberman

magdalen

malcontent

heartbroken

objection

backwoodsman

aggression

abortion

adoption

abrasion

creation

anchorman

apportion

digression

conversion

crustacean

contusion

contagion

contraction

ascension

asuncion

attention

confession

compassion

concession

aspersion

subtraction

lutheran

lactation

submersion

subversion

regression

obsession

oppression

profusion

progression

taxation

proportion

suppression

ambrosian

communion

companion

countryman

crestfallen

dulcimer

feminine

glockenspiel

handwoven

malcontents

masculine

muskmelon

nonunion

suggestion

volcano

vacation

vocation

suspension

frustration

location

margarine

parthian

percussion

pentathlon

compression

contention

contortion

convention

confusion

confucian

cremation

conception

australian

congestion

avian

charwoman

clarendon

appian

chamberlain

volcanoes

bologna

volcanos

arian

aryan

dorian

fabian

freudian

gaussian

grobian

irian

jovian

korean

nubian

permian

pleasantry

odeon

protean

pleasantly

abstention

absorption

adsorption

contraption

cartesian

extortion

artesian

transgression

norwegian

coercion

compunction

corrosion

croatian

horatian

laotian

conjunction

extraction

pleasantries

adrian

andean

bosnian

calcium

champion

gordian

guardian

kantian

keynesian

campion

scorpion

zambian

donation

flirtation

flotation

gradation

gyration

privation

notation

quotation

mutation

probation

oration

ligation

causation

diversion

citation

ovation

perversion

rotation

austrian

cambrian

foundation

carnation

migration

damnation

formation

hydration

libration

optation

persuasion

plantation

stagnation

starvation

vibration

castration

prostration

glassmaker

transfusion

glaucoma

moleskin

phlegmatic

blackmailing

4 syllable words

dominican

dilatation

preelection

reelection

pelagian

republican

implication

elocution

invocation

diligently

copernican

indication

minnesotan

disaffection

lilliputian

vindication

american

replication

elevation

eloquently

collocation

dedication

imitation

innovation

melanesian

medication

revocation

litigation

irrigation

realization

elysium

delegation

allocation

desiccation

pelagians

european

galilean

suffocation

iranian

reawaken

valerian

inclination

inflammation

illustration

corinthian

education

electrician

coalition

subluxation

reproduction

liquefaction

polygyny

leviathan

realizing

misbegotten

alabaman

application

benediction

carcinogen

celebration

coalescence

columbian

crucifixion

cyclopean

dereliction

desecration

dislocation

disposition

duplication

historian

immigration

imposition

inattention

insurrection

interaction

interruption

intimation

nicaraguan

paraguayan

polygonal

predilection

reclamation

reexamine

relaxation

syndication

victorian

explication

introduction

inhibition

dissipation

dissolution

erudition

decimation

devonian

deposition

immolation

intuition

arizonan

delusional

demolition

diocesan

dualism

derivation

inhalation

defamation

fluoridation

disillusion

hesitation

irritation

coliseum

limitation

himalayan

meditation

collodion

mitigation

politician

provocation

relocation

resurrection

recitation

renovation

reposition

repossession

nihilism

repetition

supposition

theologians

titillation

coloradan

visitation

colosseum

validation

fallopian

polygamy

abolition

bifurcation

allegation

praetorian

simonian

sicilian

avocation

protozoan

complication

imperfection

jurisdiction

ministration

execution

indexation

disinfection

imputation

inquisition

integration

interdiction

intersection

reinspection

comparison

miseration

iteration

elegantly

vegetation

liberation

phylogeny

reassertion

malignancy

violation

noblewoman

coloration

hegelian

meridian

hemoglobin

degradation

destitution

devastation

calibration

demarcation

designation

distillation

exhibition

indigestion

equitation

emigration

indecision

liquidation

advocation

deprivation

estimation

fibrillation

illusionist

acclamation

acclimation

convocation

algonquian

cultivation

depravation

depredation

insulation

intermission

palpitation

intercession

obligation

invitation

penetration

introspection

reputation

persecution

interjection

requisition

proclamation

prosecution

resignation

segregation

simulation

tribulation

stipulation

stimulation

subdivision

nestorian

explanation

situation

extrication

interurban

committeeman

cotyledon

hallucinate

olympian

predetermine

indiscretion

implantation

incrustation

centurion

self-deception

colloquium

eritrean

dandelion

dualisms

distribution

exclamation

aldebaran

businesswoman

californian

elongation

kindergarten

malignancies

gentlewoman

equestrian

legislation

annotation

alleghany

appalachian

assyrian

declaration

appellation

connotation

desolation

bolivian

mammalian

devolution

napoleon

evocation

siberian

dissertation

chameleon

hyperion

liberian

iberian

correlation

animation

evolution

figuration

mutilation

preignition

repercussion

resolution

propagation

navigation

smithsonian

ulceration

englishwoman

fumigation

gravitation

levitation

motivation

opposition

oscillation

proposition

rumination

revelation

criterion

sanitation

trepidation

dulcinea

habitation

jubilation

isolation

floridian

polynesian

revolution

vacillation

embarkation

incarnation

incantation

expedition

interwoven

exposition

importation

indentation

indignation

armageddon

infestation

hallucinates

interception

installation

instigation

institution

adulation

alexander

intervention

agitation

cogitation

obfuscation

satisfaction

consecration

disinflation

mortification

macedonian

modulation

retribution

misperception

tamoxifen

confiscation

illusionists

tetrahedron

bohemian

dietitian

veneration

nigerian

rhetorician

variation

preparation

prohibition

reparation

separation

federation

foliation

generation

toleration

apparition

surrogation

circulation

adaptation

competition

consummation

granulation

consolation

lubrication

retrocession

speculation

oxidation

tabulation

ovulation

restitution

retardation

extradition

abrogation

aggregation

altercation

approbation

composition

convolution

commutation

absolution

accusation

aggravation

cancellation

deportation

infiltration

compilation

fabrication

inspiration

population

polyhedron

information

publication

regulation

ventilation

indonesian

affectation

statistician

impregnation

deformation

contradiction

molestation

conflagration

occupation

sequestration

acquisition

emulation

activation

prostitution

abdication

annexation

abyssinian

dehydration

accordion

nonpartisan

albanian

amphibian

syncopation

rhododendron

conjugation

darwinian

estonian

assemblyman

eustachian

glaciation

graduation

maturation

oblivion

obsidian

pavlovian

penicillin

saturation

ohioan

alteration

preservation

arthurian

amputation

respiration

restoration

attribution

readmission

reservation

reformation

arbitration

valuation

calculation

computation

condescension

consultation

disputation

constipation

constitution

gastrulation

constellation

excavation

substitution

exhortation

exploration

malformation

supervision

condemnation

formulation

octahedron

manumission

desperation

algerian

disconnection

fluctuation

volcanically

congregation

arabian

apprehension

registration

bavarian

comedian

canadian

exhalation

gregorian

maccabean

missourian

planarian

alchemically

jacobean

alexandrine

incubation

shakespearean

strangulation

abnegation

alternation

athenian

contemplation

contraception

contravention

contribution

culmination

decoration

exploitation

hypertension

intonation

misconception

nonprescription

obstetrician

protestation

refutation

religionist

superhuman

superstition

agrarian

samaritan

wagnerian

watermelon

sectarian

alexandrines

librarian

custodian

greco-roman

guatemalan

herculean

hydrocarbon

comprehension

barbarian

overburden

pagurian

armenian

mongolian

recreation

augmentation

dispensation

machination

lancastrian

diminution

malnutrition

menstruation

ostentation

pigmentation

hungarian

punctuation

transplantation

divination

crocodilian

adrenaline

contrarian

draconian

pedestrian

backwardation

destination

excitation

expiration

inundation

precondition

recantation

recognition

recollection

vaccination

aviation

deviation

ideation

radiation

ibuprofen

mediation

decompression

preconception

segmentation

peruvian

definition

moravian

detonation

emanation

procreation

locomotion

premonition

confrontation

expectation

orchestration

exhumation

ammunition

combination

presentation

deconstruction

reconstruction

newtonian

ordination

circumcision

gargantuan

plutonian

admonition

utopian

alexanders

aberration

adoration

laceration

moderation

perforation

operation

bolognese

condensation

gorgonian

jordanian

circumvention

compensation

tasmanian

fragmentation

admiration

affirmation

aspiration

coronation

corp.

corporation

concentration

hibernation

circumspection

domination

fascination

nomination

perspiration

germination

perturbation

demonstration

profanation

usurpation

termination

pagination

commendation

confirmation

conservation

conversation

copenhagen

fermentation

masturbation

observation

permutation

consternation

transformation

transportation

plasmodium

plasmodia

5 syllable words

neapolitan

vilification

deification

theologian

misapplication

philadelphian

eradication

facilitation

legalization

nullification

simplification

elaboration

pythagorean

deliberation

delineation

lithuanian

equivocation

invalidation

delicatessen

quantification

epicurean

sophistication

electrocution

elizabethan

elimination

brutalization

gratification

libertarian

classification

nickelodeon

clarification

civilization

localization

ramification

ratification

mississippian

prevarication

sterilization

verification

certification

codification

gasification

premeditation

purification

russification

unification

qualification

proletarian

utilization

edification

mobilization

ossification

pacification

peloponnesian

mummification

notification

modification

resuscitation

specification

disinclination

multiplication

intoxication

infatuation

adjudication

exaggeration

specialization

dissatisfaction

metropolitan

affiliation

collaboration

deceleration

alliteration

evaporation

humiliation

vegetarian

illusionary

polarization

amalgamation

magnification

immunization

inactivation

interrogation

justification

predisposition

participation

neutralization

anticipation

communication

evacuation

emancipation

equalization

rectification

domestication

fortification

desegregation

falsification

reintegration

consolidation

exoskeleton

initiation

authentication

inhabitation

ethiopian

negotiation

presbyterian

reiteration

authorization

agglomeration

interpolation

dissemination

exhilaration

exoneration

colonization

assimilation

conciliation

denomination

glorification

incineration

evaluation

illumination

inauguration

fertilization

solicitation

stratification

precipitation

preoccupation

vulgarization

presupposition

disintegration

disembarkation

babylonian

overproduction

panamanian

patagonian

brobdingnagian

depreciation

caledonian

amazonian

capitulation

perpetuation

unitarian

pasteurization

imagination

oregonian

investigation

pennsylvanian

cohabitation

refrigeration

amplification

improvisation

alleviation

dissociation

recuperation

retaliation

annihilation

cauterization

enumeration

proliferation

vaporization

irradiation

misapprehension

sanctification

depopulation

indoctrination

conglomeration

exacerbation

examination

hyperinflation

incarceration

incorporation

inoculation

insemination

misinformation

reforestation

normalization

insinuation

intimidation

manipulation

maximization

recrimination

sedimentation

assemblywoman

scandinavian

regeneration

augustinian

ejaculation

degeneration

yugoslavian

maximilian

amelioration

defenestration

amortization

repudiation

prognostication

coagulation

remuneration

representation

determination

approximation

consideration

desalination

discoloration

discrimination

acceleration

dramatization

revaluation

articulation

centralization

incrimination

adulteration

instrumentation

interconnection

interpretation

hallucination

hallucinating

modernization

obliteration

nonintervention

orientation

carolinian

carthaginian

hanoverian

hyperborean

jeffersonian

mathematician

nonsectarian

rejuvenation

washingtonian

administration

exfoliation

configuration

hallucinations

continuation

miscalculation

hybridization

manifestation

recombination

magnetization

reaffirmation

christianization

origination

ornamentation

accommodation

confabulation

extermination

decapitation

cooperation

corroboration

synchronization

nitroglycerine

congratulation

argumentation

beethovenian

commemoration

predestination

association

accreditation

concatenation

alienation

centenarian

hydrogenation

veterinarian

triangulation

academician

confederation

accumulation

abomination

assassination

coordination

procrastination

mechanization

renunciation

denunciation

juxtaposition

abbreviation

attenuation

appreciation

appropriation

contamination

decomposition

exasperation

excoriation

recommendation

subordination

reverberation

expatriation

substantiation

dionysian

repatriation

pomeranian

expropriation

harmonization

organization

ionization

canonization

pronunciation

argentinian

allegiances

8 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word silicon

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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