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3 syllable words
5 syllable words
Near RhymesHere is a list of the words that nearly rhyme with the word composition.
2 syllable words

action

acton

alan

airman

alman

ambush

amman

alban

apron

arson

ashen

asian

aspen

baldwin

auction

atman

austin

auden

bacon

bagman

bargain

banyan

barton

bastion

bason

baston

baron

barren

basin

baton

batten

batton

bayman

beaten

belgian

begun

beckon

bellon

bellman

beacon

bisson

billon

bison

bitten

billion

billman

blacken

bludgeon

bobbin

bombshell

bollen

boatman

bolden

bombast

bombshells

bookman

bordman

boston

boughten

bowman

brethren

bracken

brazen

brakeman

bourbon

breton

briton

broaden

brogan

broken

bullion

bumpkin

brighten

burman

burgeon

burden

burdon

burton

bushman

button

cabin

caisson

cajun

blowgun

calvin

campaign

canton

canvass

cannon

canon

canaan

canyon

caption

capstan

captain

carbon

carman

carmine

cauldron

carton

caution

caxton

cayman

certain

champagne

champagnes

champaign

chaplain

chairman

chapman

charon

chicken

chessman

clinton

chasten

christian

cheapen

citron

claxon

classman

coachman

churchman

christen

colon

combust

chosen

chevron

common

chieftain

compact

compacts

children

compose

composed

compost

composts

confect

confuse

confused

conveys

convex

convict

convicts

campaigns

convoys

convoke

copeman

cotton

corban

cousin

cordon

cowan

craftsman

craven

cretin

crimson

crewman

cushion

cumin

curtain

dalton

dagon

daman

dampen

damson

dagan

darken

deaden

deafen

deacon

deepen

delphian

demon

desman

devon

dian

diction

dobson

doctrine

dolman

dolphin

dozen

dragon

draftsman

driven

dromon

drunken

dudgeon

dungeon

dutchman

earthen

eaten

eden

elan

dustman

embossed

emption

engine

ensign

ermine

envoys

faction

fallen

falcon

famine

fashion

faustian

faulcon

fatten

felon

fiction

fibrin

fielden

fission

fasten

fireman

flashgun

foreman

firman

flexion

flatten

floren

foreign

footman

fraction

friction

freshen

fountain

freeman

frighten

frozen

freedman

function

freshman

fusion

garden

gallon

gascon

garron

gammon

gentian

georgian

german

grandson

glisten

gibbon

glidden

gladden

given

gotten

gorgon

golden

goodman

gowan

gombos

gumption

guardsman

grecian

gudgeon

griffon

gluten

graven

haitian

hackman

gilden

hangman

happen

harden

harken

harten

fortune

hasten

hausen

hearten

hempen

heaven

heighten

heron

heathen

hessian

headman

headsman

hidden

homespun

hetman

humpback

houseman

humbug

horseman

human

hoten

hoven

huntsman

ibsen

henchman

hymen

hyson

hogan

impact

impacts

hyphen

impasse

impish

haven

impeach

impugn

impugns

crouton

infect

infects

infest

infuse

infests

imposed

invest

invests

invoice

invoke

invokes

ion

jackman

jargon

jasmine

impose

jason

junction

jordan

jorden

jetton

jumpsuits

jumpsuit

jumbos

cuban

keelson

kelson

kelvin

kenyan

morgan

klansman

kitchen

jetson

kitten

knapsack

motion

kalan

kansan

lambaste

kremlin

lagan

lambastes

mullen

landsman

lengthen

landman

latin

layman

leaden

leaven

ledden

leman

lemon

legion

lessen

lesion

lesson

mangan

kirkman

liman

lightman

lighten

liken

linden

lichen

lineman

linemen

listen

lisbon

lineups

lion

liven

lockman

london

longan

linen

locken

logan

loosen

lopeman

loren

lotion

luncheon

lynden

lyden

m1

madden

mahone

maiden

mansion

lumen

marksman

margin

marlin

marchman

markman

muffin

martian

martin

mason

matron

melon

laden

mayan

melton

leven

marten

mention

mignon

milken

million

minden

minion

marron

mitten

mission

mormon

moisten

molten

mountain

lampron

muslin

mutton

nekton

nation

ninon

newsman

norman

notion

orphan

oarsman

ocean

onion

often

open

olden

odin

omen

option

organ

othman

outdone

oven

outrun

oxen

owen

packman

paean

pagan

pampas

parson

pardon

panton

passion

passman

pathan

pavon

penguin

pectin

patten

patron

penman

pension

peon

persian

perron

person

pigeon

piston

plankton

pillion

pinion

pitman

plantain

platen

platten

poison

ponton

portion

pollan

pollen

potion

pressman

prison

shorten

portman

prussian

pumpkin

pumpkins

pullen

postman

question

quicken

queenfish

rampage

ration

soften

proven

reason

rayon

reckon

region

redden

rerun

resin

ribbon

ridden

riden

risen

silken

rincon

ripen

rotten

rosen

russian

rosin

runnion

salesman

salmon

saffron

rumen

sadden

samson

sanction

santon

satin

satan

saxon

rowan

scotsman

scullion

scion

season

section

seedsman

selden

ruin

scallion

semen

seaman

rowen

session

seven

sexton

shipman

sequin

sharpen

shampoos

sermon

seton

shaman

shotgun

shearman

shaken

shrunken

sicken

showman

rainbows

shogun

riven

smarten

robin

smitten

siphon

siren

slacken

slogan

snobbish

sovereign

sovran

sodden

soldan

solon

spartan

roman

spearman

sportsman

squadron

spokesman

spoken

stallion

stallman

stepson

stiffen

station

statesman

steven

stillion

stockman

strengthen

stricken

striven

suasion

stolen

straighten

suction

sturgeon

sudden

sultan

sunfish

sunken

sullen

summon

sylvan

surgeon

sweeten

swollen

talon

taken

tappen

syphon

tarpon

tartan

tempest

thousand

tendon

tempos

tension

timepiece

thicken

teston

tillman

threaten

tighten

titan

token

torsion

townsman

toman

tombstone

tombstones

toughen

traction

treason

tungsten

tubman

tuscan

trodden

trillion

triton

trojan

turban

undone

union

urson

urchin

urban

urine

unpack

unbox

vegan

villain

version

vision

vulcan

wagon

watchman

wanton

warden

warren

raven

weaken

weapon

whitson

wiccan

wizen

women

whiten

widen

woman

wooden

yachtsman

woolen

woodman

woolman

wheaten

workman

worsen

woven

written

waken

yaupon

yeoman

zaman

zion

zircon

3 syllable words

abduction

ablation

ablution

abdomen

abstraction

abortion

absorption

abstention

abrasion

admission

accession

accretion

addition

addiction

adhesion

acumen

adoption

adsorption

adrian

affection

affliction

african

alaskan

alderman

albumin

aggression

aleutian

ambition

alsatian

aegean

alien

allusion

ambushes

ambrosian

amoebas

anglican

andean

anyone

appian

apportion

arian

anchorman

arkansan

artesian

artisan

albion

ascension

aryan

aspersion

assassin

asuncion

assumption

assertion

audition

attrition

attraction

bandwagon

attention

aversion

awaken

australian

backwoodsman

austrian

badminton

avian

backgammon

battalion

bedridden

bedouin

beholden

bedizen

beethoven

biotin

benjamin

bitumen

bouillon

bosnian

bonobos

brazilian

bulletin

cambrian

campaigner

campaigners

campaigning

campuses

campion

canapes

canvassers

canvasses

capsaicin

cardigan

carnation

cartesian

causation

carrion

castration

catalan

cation

caucasian

charlatan

champion

cessation

cetacean

chamberlain

chairwoman

chairperson

charwoman

compassion

chilean

citizen

cistercian

citation

civilian

cinnamon

clarion

clarendon

clergyman

cognition

cohesion

coercion

collagen

collection

collegian

collusion

collision

combustion

commission

commotion

communion

companion

compacted

completion

complexion

abandon

composite

composing

composites

composes

composers

composure

compression

concession

conception

concoction

conclusion

concussion

conduction

condition

confections

confession

confection

confessions

confesses

configure

confiscate

congestion

conflation

confucian

confusion

confusions

confusing

confuses

congressman

conjunction

connection

connexion

conscription

construction

consumption

constriction

contagion

contrition

contention

convection

contortion

contraction

contraption

contusion

convective

convention

conversion

conviction

convictions

convulsion

correction

councilman

corruption

corrosion

corsican

countryman

creation

cremation

crestfallen

composer

croatian

crustacean

dalmatian

damnation

deduction

cyprian

decision

declension

deception

defection

deletion

deflation

delusion

dentition

denizen

depiction

depletion

desertion

depression

derision

description

deflection

destruction

detention

devotion

determine

dictation

diffraction

digestion

diffusion

digression

dimension

discussion

dilation

dilution

direction

discipline

discretion

disruption

detection

dispersion

dissension

distortion

distraction

distinction

disunion

diversion

division

dominion

donation

dorian

downtrodden

dissection

duration

egyptian

edition

ejection

election

elation

elison

eleven

emblazon

embolden

embezzled

embezzles

embezzle

emission

emotion

emulsion

encryption

emphasize

embassy

emphasized

englishman

embassies

enlighten

envisage

enliven

eruption

erection

equation

erosion

etruscan

exertion

everyone

eviction

excision

exaction

excretion

exception

excursion

exclusion

exemption

evasion

expression

exhaustion

expulsion

explosion

expansion

extortion

extraction

extinction

fabian

extrusion

extension

fenian

feminine

ferryman

fijian

filtration

fixation

fisherman

forbidden

flirtation

flotation

foramen

forewoman

forgotten

formation

implosion

franciscan

fruition

freemason

frustration

fustian

freudian

galleon

garrison

gaussian

gentleman

genuine

genovese

gestation

halogen

ghanaian

gordian

gradation

gravamen

guardian

grobian

guncotton

gyration

gillian

halcyon

hammerman

handwoven

foundation

harlequin

hawaiian

heartbroken

heroin

heroine

horizon

housebroken

hydration

hydrogen

ignition

horatian

impassion

illusion

imbecile

imagine

imbeciles

immersion

impacted

impassioned

impassive

honeybees

impeaches

impeachment

impeachments

imposing

imposes

impostor

impostors

impression

imprison

inaction

in-person

incision

inception

inclusion

incursion

indian

induction

infection

infections

infective

injunction

infarction

infliction

infraction

inflection

inflation

infighting

ingestion

infusion

inhuman

infusions

injection

inscription

insertion

inspection

instruction

intention

intestine

irishman

invention

inversion

invasions

intrusion

investment

investments

investing

investor

investors

invoices

invasion

irian

italian

invasive

jacobin

invective

jamaican

javelin

jettison

jovian

julian

kantian

keratin

keynesian

lactation

laurentian

lanolin

laotian

lecithin

lesbian

libration

korean

ligation

libyan

logician

location

lumbago

margarine

lumberman

magdalen

lutheran

magician

malayan

malaysian

manifests

mandarin

manifest

marian

masculine

medicine

medallion

median

menhaden

migration

mexican

midshipman

misprision

misfortune

mistaken

melanin

moroccan

menopause

misshapen

musician

munition

muskmelon

mutation

myosin

negation

narration

nebraskan

nemean

nitrogen

niacin

nobleman

nonhuman

nonunion

nevadan

norwegian

notation

nubian

obsession

objection

obstruction

occasion

occlusion

octillion

omission

odeon

opinion

oppression

optation

origin

oration

orion

oxygen

ottoman

outspoken

ovation

overdone

overrun

overman

parthian

partition

parisian

partisan

patrician

nutrition

pavilion

pelican

pentathlon

perception

percussion

permission

persuasion

perversion

perfusion

permian

peterman

petition

perfection

phoenician

phrygian

plantation

plebeian

policeman

pollution

porcelain

possession

precaution

precession

precision

preclusion

predation

prediction

preemption

predestine

prescription

presumption

procession

pretension

prevention

privation

probation

production

profession

progression

projection

promotion

profusion

propulsion

proportion

proscription

prostration

protean

protection

ramadan

puritan

quotation

rampages

provision

reaction

rebellion

regression

recession

recision

reception

reduction

religion

reflection

regimen

rejection

reimpose

reinvest

reinvests

relation

rifleman

redemption

rendition

remission

repression

rescission

reptilian

resection

restriction

resumption

retraction

retention

reunion

reopen

revulsion

revision

rhodopsin

simian

reversion

solomon

rotation

seclusion

salvation

saleswoman

saccharin

samoan

scorpion

scythian

secession

secretion

sedition

seduction

sedation

selection

sensation

silicon

singleton

skeleton

snapdragon

solution

specimen

stagnation

starvation

subtraction

submission

submersion

succession

subscription

stygian

suburban

subversion

suggestion

summation

superman

sumatran

suppression

suspension

suspicion

tactician

talisman

tamarin

technician

syrian

taxation

temptation

thespian

timberman

toboggan

tradition

transition

transcription

transmission

transgression

transaction

translation

transfusion

tuition

truncation

unbeknown

unbutton

uneven

unburden

uncertain

uncommon

unison

unbiased

unwritten

unbroken

uterine

vacation

vatican

venetian

venison

vermilion

vibration

vitamin

volition

vocation

veteran

wannabes

waterman

wesleyan

zambian

4 syllable words

abnegation

abdication

aberration

abrogation

absolution

abyssinian

acclamation

acclimation

accusation

activation

adaptation

admiration

adulation

accordion

adoration

adrenaline

advocation

affirmation

aggravation

aggregation

agitation

alabaman

agrarian

amputation

apparition

appellation

algerian

allegation

altercation

allocation

alteration

alternation

algonquian

american

affectation

amphibian

armageddon

application

animation

annotation

annexation

appalachian

approbation

arbitration

apprehension

arabian

armenian

arizonan

albanian

arthurian

aldebaran

aspiration

assemblyman

backwardation

assyrian

athenian

augmentation

attribution

avocation

beneficence

aviation

benediction

barbarian

beneficent

bavarian

beneficial

calculation

bifurcation

benefactor

bolivian

bohemian

businesswoman

calibration

benefactors

californian

canadian

cancellation

carcinogen

celebration

centurion

chameleon

commendation

circulation

circumcision

circumspection

circumvention

coalition

cogitation

collocation

coloradan

coloration

columbian

collodion

comedian

committeeman

comparison

compassionate

comprehension

concentration

condemnation

condescension

condensation

confiscation

confiscated

confessional

conjugation

confessionals

connotation

confirmation

congregation

conflagration

confrontation

confectioner

confectioners

consecration

consolation

consummation

constellation

constipation

constitution

consultation

conservation

consternation

contemplation

contradiction

contraception

contravention

contribution

contrarian

conversation

convocation

convolution

coronation

copernican

correlation

cotyledon

corp.

corinthian

corporation

copenhagen

crocodilian

criterion

inclination

crucifixion

cyclopean

dedication

cultivation

custodian

dandelion

darwinian

decompression

decimation

deconstruction

decoration

declaration

defamation

definition

culmination

degradation

delegation

dehydration

demarcation

demonstration

dereliction

depravation

depredation

deprivation

deportation

derivation

desiccation

desecration

desolation

deformation

designation

desperation

destination

destitution

detonation

devastation

deviation

devolution

devonian

dilatation

diminution

disaffection

diocesan

disconnection

disillusion

disinfection

disinflation

dislocation

dispensation

disputation

distribution

distillation

dissolution

dissipation

dissertation

divination

dominican

draconian

duplication

education

emanation

elevation

elocution

elongation

electrician

embarkation

embezzlement

embezzler

embezzlers

emigration

emulation

emphasizing

emphysema

emphasizes

englishwoman

envisages

erudition

equitation

eritrean

estimation

execution

equestrian

european

eustachian

estonian

evolution

evocation

excavation

excitation

exclamation

exhalation

exhibition

exhortation

expedition

explanation

explication

expectation

exploration

expiration

exploitation

extradition

fascination

fabrication

extrication

exhumation

fallopian

federation

fermentation

fibrillation

figuration

fluoridation

fluctuation

floridian

foliation

formulation

fragmentation

fumigation

galilean

germination

gastrulation

gargantuan

generation

gentlewoman

granulation

graduation

habitation

gorgonian

guatemalan

gravitation

gregorian

greco-roman

glaciation

importation

hesitation

hemoglobin

herculean

hegelian

himalayan

historian

iberian

hungarian

hypertension

hibernation

ideation

ibuprofen

imitation

immolation

illustration

hyperion

immigration

impassable

hydrocarbon

implication

implantation

imperfection

impeachable

impeccable

impossible

impossibly

impregnation

imputation

indication

inattention

incantation

incarnation

incrustation

indecision

indentation

incubation

indexation

indignation

indigestion

indiscretion

inquisition

ineffective

indonesian

inefficient

infeasible

infestation

inhalation

inhibition

inflammation

infiltration

information

infestations

innovation

insulation

integration

installation

inspiration

instigation

institution

insurrection

interaction

interception

intimation

intercession

interruption

intermission

intersection

interdiction

intervention

interjection

interurban

interwoven

intonation

introduction

introspection

inundation

isolation

intuition

investigates

investigate

invocation

invigorate

investiture

invitation

invisible

invisibles

irrigation

irritation

iranian

jacobean

iteration

jordanian

jurisdiction

jubilation

moderation

laceration

kindergarten

lancastrian

legislation

levitation

leviathan

limitation

librarian

lilliputian

liberian

liberation

liquefaction

liquidation

litigation

locomotion

lubrication

machination

lumpectomies

lumpectomy

macedonian

maccabean

manumission

malnutrition

manifesto

motivation

mammalian

malformation

manifestly

manufacture

manufactured

manufactures

masturbation

maturation

melanesian

medication

meditation

mediation

meridian

minibuses

menstruation

misconception

ministration

misbegotten

miseration

misperception

minnesotan

missourian

mitigation

modulation

mongolian

molestation

moravian

mortification

mutilation

napoleon

navigation

nestorian

newtonian

nonprescription

nigerian

noblewoman

nicaraguan

nonpartisan

obfuscation

obstetrician

obligation

observation

oblivion

obsidian

occupation

octahedron

operation

olympian

ohioan

omnibuses

oscillation

oxidation

ordination

orchestration

ostentation

ovulation

overburden

pagination

pagurian

palpitation

paraguayan

penicillin

penetration

pavlovian

pedestrian

pelagian

permutation

persecution

perspiration

perforation

perturbation

peruvian

pigmentation

planarian

plutonian

population

pomposity

polyhedron

polynesian

shakespearean

praetorian

precondition

preignition

predilection

preconception

preelection

presentation

predetermine

preparation

preservation

prohibition

proclamation

profanation

procreation

prostitution

prosecution

protozoan

protestation

provocation

publication

punctuation

radiation

realization

readmission

reassertion

reawaken

recantation

reclamation

recognition

recollection

recitation

regulation

reconstruction

recreation

reemphasize

reelection

registration

reexamine

reformation

refutation

reinspection

reinvestment

relaxation

renovation

resolution

relocation

replication

repercussion

reparation

reproduction

republican

reputation

revelation

resignation

retribution

respiration

resurrection

restitution

retardation

reservation

retrocession

restoration

revocation

revolution

rhetorician

rhododendron

simulation

rumination

separation

samaritan

sanitation

satisfaction

saturation

segregation

segmentation

self-deception

sectarian

sequestration

sicilian

siberian

simonian

situation

smithsonian

speculation

statistician

stimulation

stipulation

substitution

subluxation

suffocation

strangulation

subdivision

superstition

superhuman

supervision

surrogation

symposium

symposiums

syncopation

tabulation

syndication

tamoxifen

toleration

tasmanian

titillation

termination

tetrahedron

transplantation

transformation

transportation

trepidation

tribulation

vaccination

ulceration

unaffected

unbecoming

vacillation

usurpation

utopian

validation

valerian

valuation

vegetation

variation

veneration

ventilation

victorian

vindication

violation

visitation

wagnerian

watermelon

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abbreviation

abomination

academician

acceleration

accommodation

accumulation

adjudication

accreditation

administration

adulteration

affiliation

agglomeration

amplification

amalgamation

alienation

alliteration

alleviation

amazonian

ambassadorships

ambassadorship

ambiguities

ambiguity

amelioration

amortization

annihilation

anticipation

argumentation

approximation

appreciation

appropriation

argentinian

articulation

assassination

assimilation

association

assemblywoman

augustinian

attenuation

authorization

authentication

babylonian

beethovenian

beneficially

caledonian

brutalization

brobdingnagian

canonization

capitulation

carolinian

carthaginian

cauterization

centralization

centenarian

certification

christianization

civilization

classification

clarification

coagulation

codification

cohabitation

collaboration

colonization

commemoration

communication

compassionately

concatenation

conciliation

confabulation

confederation

confectionery

confectionaries

configuration

configurations

confectionary

congratulation

confiscatory

conglomeration

confucianism

consolidation

consideration

contamination

continuation

coordination

cooperation

corroboration

decomposition

decapitation

deceleration

defenestration

delicatessen

deliberation

delineation

degeneration

deification

denomination

denunciation

depopulation

depreciation

desalination

desegregation

determination

dionysian

discoloration

discrimination

disinclination

disembarkation

disintegration

dissatisfaction

dissemination

dissociation

dramatization

domestication

edification

elaboration

ejaculation

elimination

elizabethan

electrocution

emancipation

enumeration

evacuation

equalization

epicurean

eradication

equivocation

ethiopian

evaluation

evaporation

examination

excoriation

exasperation

exaggeration

exacerbation

exfoliation

exhilaration

expatriation

facilitation

expropriation

extermination

falsification

exoskeleton

fertilization

fortification

exoneration

hallucination

gasification

glorification

gratification

hanoverian

harmonization

hydrogenation

humiliation

hybridization

illumination

hyperinflation

imagination

hyperborean

immunization

improvisation

inactivation

inauguration

incarceration

incineration

incorporation

incrimination

indoctrination

ineffectual

inefficiencies

inefficiency

inefficiently

infatuation

initiation

inoculation

inhabitation

insemination

interpolation

instrumentation

insinuation

interconnection

interrogation

interpretation

intimidation

intoxication

ionization

invalidation

investigating

investigation

investigations

investigative

investigator

investigators

irradiation

juxtaposition

justification

jeffersonian

legalization

libertarian

lithuanian

localization

magnification

magnetization

manipulation

manifestation

manifestations

manufacturer

manufacturers

manufacturing

mathematician

maximilian

maximization

mechanization

metropolitan

misapplication

miscalculation

misapprehension

misinformation

mobilization

mississippian

modernization

modification

mummification

normalization

multiplication

neapolitan

negotiation

nullification

neutralization

nickelodeon

nitroglycerine

nonintervention

nonsectarian

notification

obliteration

organization

ornamentation

origination

oregonian

ossification

orientation

overproduction

pacification

participation

panamanian

pasteurization

patagonian

peloponnesian

pennsylvanian

perpetuation

philadelphian

polarization

pomeranian

precipitation

predisposition

preoccupation

predestination

premeditation

presbyterian

prevarication

procrastination

proletarian

proliferation

pronunciation

prognostication

purification

qualification

quantification

pythagorean

ramification

ramifications

ratification

reaffirmation

recombination

recommendation

rectification

recrimination

recuperation

reforestation

refrigeration

regeneration

rejuvenation

reintegration

reiteration

reinvigorate

renunciation

remuneration

repatriation

representation

repudiation

resuscitation

retaliation

revaluation

reverberation

simplification

russification

sanctification

sedimentation

scandinavian

sophistication

solicitation

specification

specialization

sterilization

stratification

subordination

substantiation

synchronization

theologian

triangulation

unitarian

unification

utilization

vaporization

verification

vegetarian

vilification

veterinarian

vulgarization

washingtonian

yugoslavian

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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

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