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

airman

alban

apron

bargain

arson

ashen

asian

asthma

astound

auction

astounds

auctions

auden

baldwin

basin

basting

bastion

bastions

bayman

beacon

beaten

bellman

bellon

belgian

billion

begun

bison

bitten

bordman

bisson

bookman

bobbin

bollen

bludgeon

boatman

bolden

bookstand

blowgun

boasting

bookstands

billman

bourbon

billon

bowman

brazen

brethren

briton

broaden

broken

brogan

burden

bullion

burdon

burman

burgeon

bushman

caisson

canaan

cajun

caption

carbon

carman

carmine

casting

castings

chairman

cauldron

caution

cayman

chessman

charon

chasten

chastened

chestnut

cheapen

chestnuts

chevron

chicken

chieftain

churchman

chosen

christen

christian

children

citron

clinton

coachman

coasting

common

colon

lasting

earthen

corban

cordon

copeman

craftsman

cousin

craven

cowan

costume

costumes

custom

cretin

crewman

crouton

cuban

customs

cumin

crimson

cushion

dagan

darken

dagon

daman

deacon

deaden

deafen

deepen

eaten

costing

demon

delphian

desman

destin

devon

dian

dictum

diction

disdain

distance

draftsman

distant

distend

dobson

dolman

dolphin

dozen

distinct

dustman

drunken

dungeon

dudgeon

dukedom

driven

dromon

hetman

disdained

disdains

dutchman

eighteen

eighteens

eighteenth

elan

engine

emption

ensign

eden

ermine

esteem

fashion

extant

extend

extends

extent

eyestone

extinct

fallen

fastened

faulcon

felon

faustian

festoon

fibrin

fiction

fictions

fielden

fighting

fireman

firman

foreign

fission

flashgun

flexion

floren

footman

fightings

foreman

fortune

freedman

freeman

friction

freshen

function

fusion

freshman

garden

frozen

heron

gentian

german

georgian

gilden

gibbon

given

gorgon

golden

goodman

glidden

gluten

grandson

graven

gowan

glisten

grecian

hangman

gudgeon

gumption

haitian

harden

harken

griffon

headman

hasten

hastens

hausen

haven

headsman

guardsman

heightens

heaven

heathen

hempen

henchman

hessian

houseman

hoten

hogan

horseman

hosting

hoven

human

homespun

markman

hidden

huntsman

matron

hyson

hyphen

ibsen

hymen

ion

jargon

jason

jetson

jordan

jorden

junction

keelson

kelson

kenyan

kalan

kelvin

klansman

kremlin

kitten

kitchen

keystones

lampron

keystone

laden

landman

landsman

lengthen

layman

leaden

leaven

legion

leman

ledden

lemon

lessen

lesson

leven

lesion

lightens

lighting

lightman

lightning

lightnings

liman

lineman

linemen

lion

linden

lisbon

linen

listen

listens

listing

listings

liven

logan

london

loren

longan

lopeman

loosen

lotion

luncheon

lumen

m1

marlin

lyden

lynden

maiden

marksman

mahone

mangan

mansion

marchman

margin

marron

mason

martian

mayan

melon

mention

mignon

minden

milken

million

open

minion

mission

mitten

morgan

mormon

molten

moisten

motion

muslin

muffin

mullen

mustang

mustangs

nation

newsman

often

nighttime

ninon

nighttimes

nightmare

nightmares

octane

norman

notion

onion

oarsman

ocean

olden

odin

omen

organ

option

orphan

othman

ousting

outdone

outrun

oven

pagan

owen

paean

pardon

parson

passion

pastime

pastimes

patron

pavon

peacetime

penguin

penman

person

pension

persian

peon

perron

piston

pistons

pillion

pinion

pitman

pigeon

pollan

pollen

poison

portman

portion

postman

posting

postings

potion

postmark

pressman

sighting

prison

proven

prussian

question

pullen

ration

ragtime

quicken

raven

rayon

questions

reason

redden

rerun

region

sightings

resin

resting

riden

ribbon

ridden

ripen

robin

rosin

rincon

risen

riven

roasting

roman

rosen

rowan

rowen

ruin

rumen

sanction

runnion

russian

salesman

scullion

scion

scotsman

seaman

season

section

sections

selden

semen

seedsman

sequin

shakedown

sermon

seton

seven

session

shakedowns

shaman

sharpen

shotgun

shrunken

shearman

shipman

shogun

showman

sicken

siphon

right-hand

silken

siren

slogan

sixteen

sistine

sixteens

sixteenth

sixteenths

smitten

sovereign

sovran

sodden

soften

soldan

solon

spearman

spoken

sportsman

squadron

stallman

spokesman

statesman

station

stricken

stepson

stillion

steven

stiffen

stolen

strengthen

sturgeon

striven

suasion

suction

sudden

sullen

summon

sunken

surgeon

sustain

sweeten

sylvan

swollen

system

tarpon

sustains

syphon

systems

tendon

tasting

tastings

sustained

tension

testing

thicken

thousand

token

toasting

tightens

tillman

torsion

tubman

toman

toughen

townsman

touchdowns

treason

touchdown

trillion

tungsten

tuscan

trodden

trojan

turban

twisting

urson

urban

urchin

urine

union

undone

vegan

vision

vesting

version

vestment

vestments

victim

victims

villain

vulcan

warden

warren

weaken

wasting

watchman

weapon

wheaten

wiccan

whitson

widen

wizen

woodman

woman

women

wooden

woolen

woolman

worsen

wisdom

written

yaupon

zaman

yachting

yachtsman

woven

yeoman

zion

3 syllable words

abdomen

abduction

academe

abstraction

ablation

ablution

abortion

abrasion

absorption

abstention

accretion

accident

accession

accidents

acetone

acumen

addiction

ambition

addition

adhesion

admission

adrian

adoption

adsorption

affection

african

affliction

aegean

aggression

albion

alaskan

albumin

alderman

aleutian

alien

alsatian

allusion

ambrosian

anchorman

andean

anglican

appian

anyone

apportion

arian

arkansan

artesian

artisan

aryan

ascension

aspersion

assassin

assertion

asthmatic

astonish

astounded

asuncion

asthmatics

astounding

attraction

attention

attrition

auctioneer

auctioneers

avian

australian

backgammon

awaken

backwoodsman

austrian

aversion

badminton

bandwagon

audition

assumption

bedouin

bedridden

bedizen

beethoven

biotin

begotten

beholden

benjamin

besetting

bitumen

bosnian

bouillon

brazilian

bulletin

bystander

bystanders

campion

cambrian

capsaicin

cardigan

carrion

carnation

cartesian

cation

catalan

caucasian

castration

causation

cessation

cetacean

champion

chairperson

chairwoman

chamberlain

charlatan

charwoman

abandon

chilean

cinnamon

cistercian

citation

citizen

civilian

clarion

collection

clergyman

clarendon

collagen

coercion

cognition

cohesion

collegian

collision

complexion

collusion

commission

commotion

combustion

companion

compassion

communion

completion

compression

compulsion

compunction

battalion

conception

concussion

confection

conclusion

concoction

condition

confession

conduction

conflation

confucian

confusion

connection

connexion

congestion

conscription

congressman

conjunction

constriction

construction

conviction

contraption

consumption

contagion

contention

contraction

contortion

convection

contusion

contrition

convention

conversion

convulsion

correction

corrosion

corruption

corsican

countryman

councilman

crestfallen

costumer

costumers

creation

cremation

croatian

crustacean

customer

deduction

defection

customers

customize

dalmatian

damnation

decadent

declension

decadents

concession

decedent

decedents

decision

deception

deflection

cyprian

deletion

deflation

delusion

discretion

dentition

depiction

denizen

depletion

discussion

depression

derision

desertion

description

destiny

destinies

detection

determine

destruction

detention

dictation

devotion

diffraction

digestion

direction

digression

dilation

dilution

dimension

diffusion

discipline

disdainful

distinction

dispersion

distinctive

dissection

dissension

dissidence

dissident

dissidents

distinctions

distances

distemper

disruption

distinguish

distinctly

distraction

diversion

division

disunion

dorian

downtrodden

dominion

distortion

donation

distinguished

duration

edition

ejection

egyptian

elation

election

elison

eleven

emblazon

embolden

emission

emotion

emulsion

encryption

enlighten

englishman

enliven

equating

erection

equation

eruption

equations

erosion

estimate

estimates

everyone

etruscan

evasion

eviction

exaction

excitement

excision

exciting

exception

exceeding

exclusion

excretion

excursion

expansion

exemption

exhaustion

exertion

explosion

extender

extenders

extension

extensions

expulsion

extensive

fabian

extrusion

extinction

extinctions

extortion

extinguish

extinguished

extraction

expression

fastener

fasteners

fastening

fastenings

ferryman

fenian

feminine

fictional

fijian

filtration

fisherman

fixation

flirtation

flotation

foramen

forbidden

forgotten

franciscan

formation

foundation

freemason

fustian

frustration

forewoman

galleon

freudian

garrison

gaussian

fruition

ghanaian

gestation

genuine

gillian

gordian

gradation

gravamen

guncotton

grobian

halcyon

guardian

guesstimate

guesstimates

hammerman

gyration

halogen

handwoven

harlequin

hawaiian

heartbroken

heroin

heroine

gentleman

hesitant

marian

echidna

horatian

horizon

housebroken

hydration

hydrogen

imagine

illusion

immersion

ignition

julian

inaction

in-person

imprison

implosion

impression

incursion

inception

inclusion

incision

infraction

induction

infection

indian

infarction

injection

inflection

ingestion

infliction

inflation

infusion

inhuman

injunction

inscription

inspection

instruction

intention

intestine

intrusion

insertion

invention

invasion

inversion

irian

italian

irishman

istanbul

jamaican

javelin

jettison

lactation

impassion

keratin

keynesian

korean

lanolin

laotian

lastingly

lecithin

lesbian

libration

libyan

laurentian

ligation

lightening

liechtenstein

jovian

listener

listeners

listening

locating

location

locations

lumberman

logician

macadam

magdalen

magician

lutheran

malaysian

malayan

mandarin

margarine

masculine

medallion

median

medicine

melanin

mexican

menhaden

migration

midshipman

mistaken

misshapen

misfortune

misprision

moroccan

myosin

muskmelon

munition

musician

mutation

narration

niacin

nevadan

octillion

nebraskan

negation

nicotine

nobleman

nitrogen

nightingale

nightmarish

occlusion

nonhuman

nubian

norwegian

nonunion

notation

occasion

objection

obsession

nutrition

obstruction

occident

nemean

odeon

omission

optician

optation

opinion

oppression

oration

origin

orion

ottoman

overdone

overman

outspoken

ovation

overrun

oxygen

parisian

predation

parthian

partisan

partition

patrician

pelican

pavilion

percussion

permian

pentathlon

perception

perfection

permission

perfusion

persuasion

perversion

peterman

petition

phoenician

physician

phrygian

plantation

plebeian

pollution

policeman

precision

position

possession

porcelain

positions

post-mortem

precaution

postnatal

postmasters

postmaster

precession

preclusion

predestine

silicon

preemption

simian

prediction

singleton

prescription

presumption

production

privation

procession

profession

prevention

profusion

probation

progression

protection

projection

proportion

promotion

prostration

protean

propulsion

proscription

provision

puritan

pseudonym

pseudonyms

questioner

reaction

questioners

ramadan

questionnaires

quotation

reactions

questionnaire

rebellion

reception

recession

recision

rectangle

reduction

reflection

rectangles

redemption

regimen

residence

pretension

rejection

regression

relation

religion

remission

rendition

reopen

reptilian

repression

rescission

resection

resident

residents

resumption

restriction

retention

retraction

reunion

reversion

revision

rhodopsin

revulsion

rifleman

rotation

scythian

samoan

salvation

saleswoman

right-handed

scorpion

secession

seclusion

secretion

selection

seduction

sectional

sedation

sensation

sedition

skeleton

snapdragon

solomon

solution

specimen

stagnation

starvation

stygian

submersion

submission

suburban

succession

subtraction

subversion

succeeding

suggestion

summation

suppression

superman

suspension

sumatran

sustenance

suspicion

tamarin

taxation

talisman

tactician

syrian

systemic

tectonic

technician

tectonics

temptation

testament

testaments

thespian

toboggan

ticketing

timberman

toastmaster

transcription

subscription

tradition

transaction

transfusion

transition

transmission

transgression

translation

truncation

tuition

unbutton

unbroken

unburden

uncertain

uncommon

unwritten

uneven

unison

uterine

vacation

vacations

vatican

venetian

venison

vermilion

veteran

vibration

victimize

visiting

vitamin

vocation

vocations

volition

waterman

wesleyan

zambian

4 syllable words

aberration

abdication

abrogation

absolution

abnegation

abolition

abyssinian

academic

acclamation

acclimation

accordion

accidental

acquisition

accusation

activation

academics

actionable

adaptation

academies

academy

adoration

admiration

adrenaline

admonition

adulation

advocation

affectation

affirmation

aggravation

agitation

aggregation

agrarian

alabaman

albanian

aldebaran

algerian

algonquian

allocation

allegation

alteration

altercation

alternation

american

amphibian

amputation

animation

annotation

apparition

annexation

appalachian

appellation

application

approbation

apprehension

arabian

arizonan

armenian

armageddon

arthurian

aspiration

arbitration

assemblyman

astonishing

astonishment

athenian

attribution

augmentation

assyrian

backwardation

aviation

avocation

barbarian

ammunition

bavarian

benediction

bifurcation

bolivian

bohemian

businesswoman

canadian

calibration

californian

cancellation

calculation

carcinogen

centurion

celebration

chameleon

circulation

circumcision

circumspection

circumvention

coalition

cogitation

collocation

collodion

coloradan

coloration

comedian

columbian

combination

commendation

committeeman

comparison

commutation

competition

compilation

compensation

complication

composition

comprehension

computation

confirmation

condescension

condemnation

condensation

confiscation

conflagration

confrontation

connotation

conjugation

congregation

conservation

consecration

constellation

consternation

copernican

consolation

constipation

consultation

consummation

contemplation

contraception

contrarian

convocation

contradiction

conversation

contravention

contribution

convolution

copenhagen

corinthian

constitution

corp.

corporation

coronation

correlation

cotyledon

criterion

crocodilian

cultivation

crucifixion

culmination

custodian

customary

customizes

cyclopean

dandelion

darwinian

declaration

decompression

deconstruction

decoration

dedication

defamation

definition

deformation

degradation

delegation

dehydration

demarcation

demolition

deportation

deposition

depravation

demonstration

desolation

depredation

derivation

desperation

deprivation

dereliction

desiccation

desecration

designation

destination

devastation

destitution

destinations

detonation

deviation

dichotomy

devonian

dictionary

dietitian

dictionaries

dilatation

disaffection

diocesan

diminution

disconnection

devolution

draconian

disinfection

disillusion

disposition

disinflation

disputation

dislocation

dissertation

dissolution

dissipation

dispensation

distillation

distinctively

distinguishes

distribution

divination

dominican

domination

distinguishing

duplication

education

electrician

elocution

elongation

emanation

embarkation

elevation

emigration

emulation

englishwoman

estimated

equitation

equestrian

erudition

estimable

eritrean

estimation

estonian

eustachian

estimations

estonians

estimator

estimators

european

evocation

evolution

excitation

exclamation

exceedingly

execution

exhibition

decimation

exhortation

exhalation

exhumation

expectation

expiration

expedition

exploitation

explanation

explication

exploration

excavation

exposition

extendible

extenuate

extensively

fabrication

extrication

extradition

extinguisher

extinguishers

extinguishment

fallopian

fascination

federation

fibrillation

fermentation

floridian

fluctuation

fluoridation

foliation

figuration

fragmentation

formulation

fumigation

galilean

gargantuan

gastrulation

generation

germination

glaciation

gorgonian

graduation

granulation

gravitation

habitation

greco-roman

gregorian

guatemalan

hemoglobin

hegelian

herculean

hesitancy

gentlewoman

hesitantly

hesitation

historian

himalayan

concentration

masturbation

hibernation

hungarian

hyperion

iberian

hypertension

jordanian

hydrocarbon

illustration

imitation

immigration

immolation

implantation

imperfection

implication

importation

imposition

imputation

impregnation

incantation

inattention

incrustation

incarnation

inclination

incubation

indecision

indentation

indication

indexation

indigestion

indiscretion

indonesian

indignation

infestation

infiltration

inflammation

inhalation

information

inhibition

innovation

inquisition

insurrection

inspiration

insulation

installation

instigation

institution

integration

interaction

interdiction

interurban

interjection

intersection

intermission

interruption

intercession

interception

intervention

interwoven

introspection

intimation

intonation

introduction

intuition

invocation

invitation

iranian

irrigation

isotonic

irritation

isolation

iteration

jacobean

inundation

ideation

jubilation

jurisdiction

laceration

kindergarten

lancastrian

legislation

legitimate

leviathan

librarian

levitation

liberian

liberation

legitimize

lilliputian

limitation

liquefaction

liquidation

locomotion

lubrication

litigation

maccabean

macedonian

mammalian

malnutrition

malformation

manumission

machination

maturation

ibuprofen

medication

meditation

mediation

melanesian

meridian

menstruation

minnesotan

misbegotten

ministration

misconception

misdemeanor

misdemeanors

missourian

miseration

misperception

mitigation

moderation

molestation

moravian

mongolian

mortification

modulation

motivation

mutilation

napoleon

navigation

nestorian

newtonian

nicaraguan

nigerian

noblewoman

nomination

observation

oblivion

obsidian

nonpartisan

obfuscation

obligation

obstetrician

occidental

occupation

octahedron

ohioan

olympian

nonprescription

operation

opposition

orchestration

oscillation

ostentation

ordination

ostensible

ostensibly

overburden

oxidation

ovulation

pagurian

pagination

palpitation

paraguayan

pedestrian

pavlovian

pelagian

penetration

perforation

permutation

persecution

peruvian

perspiration

perturbation

penicillin

planarian

pigmentation

politician

plutonian

polyhedron

polynesian

population

posthumously

praetorian

preconception

precondition

predilection

predetermine

preelection

preparation

preignition

preservation

proclamation

procreation

profanation

prohibition

prosecution

prostitution

proposition

propagation

protestation

protozoan

provocation

publication

punctuation

questionable

radiation

readmission

realization

reassertion

reawaken

reclamation

recognition

recollection

recitation

recantation

recreation

reelection

rectangular

reconstruction

reexamine

refutation

reformation

reinspection

requisition

registration

relaxation

relocation

regulation

renovation

repetition

replication

reposition

repossession

repercussion

reparation

reproduction

reservation

republican

restoration

resurrection

premonition

restitution

residency

resolution

resignation

respiration

revelation

retrocession

retribution

revocation

rhetorician

rhododendron

revolution

samaritan

residences

residencies

sanitation

sectarian

saturation

satisfaction

reputation

residential

segregation

self-deception

segmentation

separation

retardation

shakespearean

siberian

sequestration

sicilian

rumination

simonian

situation

smithsonian

statistician

speculation

stimulation

stipulation

strangulation

subdivision

subluxation

presentation

suffocation

substitution

superstition

supervision

supposition

superhuman

surrogation

syncopation

syndication

tamoxifen

tabulation

tasmanian

sustainable

testimonies

testimony

tetrahedron

titillation

toleration

termination

transportation

transplantation

trepidation

transformation

ulceration

simulation

tribulation

usurpation

violation

vaccination

vacillation

valuation

valerian

variation

utopian

validation

veneration

vegetation

ventilation

victorian

vindication

visitation

wagnerian

watermelon

5 syllable words

abbreviation

abomination

academician

acceleration

accidentally

accreditation

academicians

accommodation

academically

accumulation

adulteration

agglomeration

affiliation

alliteration

alienation

alleviation

amalgamation

amazonian

adjudication

amelioration

administration

amortization

amplification

anticipation

annihilation

appreciation

appropriation

approximation

argumentation

articulation

argentinian

assassination

assemblywoman

attenuation

augustinian

authentication

authorization

babylonian

assimilation

association

beethovenian

brobdingnagian

brutalization

caledonian

canonization

capitulation

carolinian

carthaginian

cauterization

centenarian

centralization

certification

christianization

classification

clarification

coagulation

cohabitation

collaboration

codification

civilization

colonization

commemoration

communication

confederation

confabulation

conciliation

configuration

conglomeration

congratulation

consideration

consolidation

continuation

contamination

cooperation

coordination

corroboration

customarily

decapitation

deceleration

decomposition

defenestration

degeneration

deification

deliberation

delicatessen

delineation

depopulation

denomination

desalination

desegregation

determination

dionysian

discoloration

discrimination

denunciation

depreciation

distinguishable

disembarkation

disinclination

disintegration

dissatisfaction

dissociation

dissemination

domestication

dramatization

elaboration

ejaculation

edification

elizabethan

electrocution

emancipation

elimination

epicurean

enumeration

eradication

equivocation

evacuation

evaporation

evaluation

ethiopian

equalization

exacerbation

excoriation

exoneration

exhilaration

expatriation

exfoliation

expropriation

extenuating

extermination

facilitation

falsification

exasperation

exaggeration

examination

fertilization

fortification

gasification

glorification

gratification

hallucination

hanoverian

harmonization

concatenation

humiliation

hyperborean

exoskeleton

hyperinflation

inauguration

inactivation

improvisation

incineration

incarceration

incrimination

infatuation

indoctrination

inhabitation

initiation

inoculation

insemination

instrumentation

interrogation

interconnection

interpretation

interpolation

intoxication

intimidation

investigation

ionization

invalidation

irradiation

jeffersonian

insinuation

imagination

juxtaposition

justification

legalization

illumination

legitimately

libertarian

hybridization

legitimacy

immunization

localization

legitimizes

magnetization

manifestation

manipulation

lusitanias

magnification

macedonians

lithuanian

maximilian

mathematician

mechanization

metropolitan

hydrogenation

misapplication

miscalculation

misapprehension

misinformation

mississippian

modernization

modification

mobilization

mummification

multiplication

neapolitan

neutralization

nickelodeon

nitroglycerine

nonsectarian

normalization

notification

nullification

obliteration

nonintervention

negotiation

origination

orientation

ornamentation

ossification

oregonian

maximization

overproduction

pacification

panamanian

organization

pasteurization

patagonian

participation

peloponnesian

pennsylvanian

perpetuation

philadelphian

polarization

pomeranian

precipitation

predestination

incorporation

predisposition

presbyterian

prevarication

procrastination

prognostication

proletarian

proliferation

pronunciation

purification

qualification

quantification

pythagorean

ramification

reactionaries

ratification

reactionary

reaffirmation

recommendation

recombination

rectification

recuperation

recrimination

reforestation

regeneration

refrigeration

preoccupation

remuneration

reiteration

representation

repatriation

reintegration

rejuvenation

renunciation

premeditation

resuscitation

retaliation

revaluation

reverberation

presupposition

russification

sanctification

scandinavian

repudiation

sedimentation

solicitation

sophistication

specification

specialization

stratification

sterilization

substantiation

systematically

synchronization

testamentary

testimonial

testimonials

simplification

theologian

triangulation

unification

unitarian

subordination

vaporization

vegetarian

vilification

veterinarian

verification

vulgarization

washingtonian

yugoslavian

utilization

8 syllable words

Help Us Improve this Tool

We would LOVE to hear your FEEDBACK on this tool!

Words that rhyme with the word acton

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


Cite This Article

Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

WORD SCRAMBLE. THE WORD FINDER located on the website https://www.thewordfinder.com/