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

action

acton

adorn

adorns

airman

alan

alban

apron

alman

amman

batton

ashen

aspen

asian

atman

baron

austin

auden

auction

barren

bagman

banyan

bacon

bargain

barton

baldwin

basin

bason

arson

baton

batten

baston

bastion

beacon

beaten

beckon

bellman

belgian

begun

bedroom

bedrooms

bellon

bisson

bitten

billion

billman

boatman

billon

blacken

bludgeon

brighten

bison

blowgun

bobbin

bolden

briton

bookman

brakeman

boughten

bourbon

bracken

brazen

boston

bollen

bowman

bordman

burton

bayman

burden

burdon

burman

burgeon

bullion

broaden

brogan

broken

bushman

button

caisson

cajun

calvin

canton

canaan

cannon

canon

canyon

captain

capstan

carbon

caption

carman

carton

carmine

cauldron

caution

cayman

chairman

certain

caxton

chessman

chaplain

chapman

chasten

cheapen

citrin

children

chicken

christen

christian

chieftain

chosen

curtain

churchman

citrine

deaden

cabin

classman

claxon

clinton

coachman

colon

deafen

common

copeman

corban

cordon

cotton

cousin

craftsman

craven

cowan

cretin

crimson

crouton

crewman

cuban

cumin

cutworms

cushion

cutworm

darken

dampen

damson

dagan

dagon

daman

dalton

daydream

daydreams

deacon

zircon

deepen

delphian

desman

demon

dethrone

devon

dian

diction

dobson

draftsman

doctrine

dozen

dragon

drunken

driven

ermine

dolman

dolphin

dudgeon

dungeon

dustman

engine

ensign

earthen

dutchman

eaten

dromon

eden

emption

elan

firman

flatten

falcon

famine

faction

fallen

fasten

flexion

fashion

faulcon

fatten

felon

fibrin

fiction

fielden

faustian

fireman

fission

flashgun

floren

footman

garron

freshman

foreign

foreman

fortune

freshen

fountain

freedman

freeman

friction

fraction

frighten

gentian

frozen

gallon

gammon

function

fusion

garden

gascon

german

happen

haven

georgian

gilden

gibbon

given

gladden

glidden

glisten

goodman

gorgon

gluten

gotten

gowan

grandson

golden

graven

griffon

gumption

grecian

hackman

hadron

gudgeon

haitian

guardsman

hangman

harden

harken

headman

harten

hasten

hausen

hawthorn

hawthorns

headsman

heaven

hearten

heathen

kitten

heighten

headroom

hempen

henchman

hessian

hidden

hogan

homespun

horseman

houseman

hoven

human

huntsman

hydrant

hydrants

hymen

hyphen

hyson

hoten

ibsen

klansman

kitchen

jackman

ion

jasmine

jason

jargon

jorden

junction

kalan

keelson

kelson

kelvin

kenyan

kansan

jordan

nation

kirkman

latin

leaden

leaven

lampron

latrine

laden

lagan

latrines

landsman

landman

layman

ledden

legion

lemon

lessen

lesson

lengthen

leman

lesion

m1

leven

lichen

lightman

lighten

linden

liken

liman

lynden

lineman

lisbon

linen

listen

linemen

lockman

liven

locken

lion

logan

london

loren

luncheon

lopeman

longan

loosen

lumen

lyden

lotion

maiden

madden

mahone

mangan

kremlin

mansion

marchman

markman

margin

marksman

marlin

marten

mason

martin

martian

melton

melon

mayan

mention

midterm

midterms

mignon

milken

million

minden

minion

mission

mitten

moisten

modern

moderns

molten

morgan

mormon

muffin

mullen

mountain

motion

mutton

muslin

ribbon

nekton

ninon

newsman

norman

notion

outrun

oarsman

ocean

odin

olden

often

omen

open

organ

option

outruns

onion

outdone

orphan

othman

oven

packman

passion

owen

paean

oxen

passman

pagan

panton

pardon

parson

pathan

pattern

patten

patterned

pectin

patterns

pavon

penman

penguin

pension

pinion

pitman

pillion

peon

person

persian

pigeon

piston

prison

platen

platten

plantain

plankton

poison

pollan

pollen

ponton

portman

postman

potion

portion

pressman

ridden

prussian

proven

pullen

squadrons

quicken

quadrant

question

raven

ration

rayon

reason

reckon

redden

region

return

resin

rerun

retrench

returns

steering

rincon

risen

riden

riven

ripen

robin

roman

rosen

rosin

rotten

rumen

runnion

rowan

rowen

ruin

russian

saffron

sadden

salmon

salesman

samson

santon

sanction

striven

satin

saturn

saturns

saxon

scallion

sauterne

sauternes

section

scion

scullion

scotsman

seaman

season

seedsman

selden

seton

seven

session

sexton

shipman

shotgun

sermon

shaken

shaman

semen

sequin

sharpen

shearman

shrunken

silken

shorten

shogun

showman

sicken

siren

smitten

siphon

slacken

smarten

soldan

straighten

slogan

sodden

soften

solon

sovran

southern

sovereign

spearman

spartan

spoken

spokesman

sportsman

stepson

statesman

squadron

stallion

station

stallman

stiffen

stillion

stirring

stockman

stolen

stirrings

sterner

steven

sternly

sternpost

sternposts

storming

stormy

straining

satan

strangle

strangers

streamers

stranger

streaming

streamer

strangler

strangely

streamline

strengthen

strengthens

surgeon

sullen

sultan

stricken

stringent

stringers

stringer

stroma

strongholds

stringy

strongly

stronghold

sturgeon

suasion

suction

sudden

summon

sunken

sylvan

sweeten

swollen

syphon

taken

talon

tappen

tarpon

tartan

tendon

teston

tension

thicken

thousand

tighten

tillman

titan

toughen

token

toman

torsion

townsman

traction

whitson

trillion

triton

trodden

vegan

tubman

tuscan

turban

tungsten

trojan

undone

urine

urban

urson

urchin

union

weapon

version

villain

vulcan

vision

wagon

waken

warren

wanton

warden

watchman

weaken

written

wheaten

whiten

woodman

treason

wiccan

woman

women

wooden

woolen

widen

wizen

woolman

worsen

yachtsman

workman

woven

yaupon

yeoman

zaman

zion

3 syllable words

ablation

abortion

abrasion

abduction

abdomen

ablution

absorption

abstention

accretion

abstraction

accession

addition

adherence

adherent

addiction

adherents

adhesion

adrian

aegean

admission

adrenal

adoring

adoption

adsorption

adornment

african

affection

affliction

buttermilk

acumen

alaskan

alderman

albion

aleutian

albumin

alien

alsatian

allusion

anchorman

aggression

arian

ambrosian

ambition

andean

anglican

appian

anyone

apportion

arkansan

artesian

ascension

aryan

aspersion

assassin

assertion

assumption

asuncion

atrium

attention

attorney

atriums

attraction

attorneys

attrition

austrian

australian

audition

aversion

avian

awaken

backgammon

badminton

bandwagon

backwoodsman

artisan

battalion

bedouin

bedizen

bedridden

beethoven

beholden

benjamin

bitumen

biotin

brazilian

bosnian

bouillon

bulletin

abandon

cambrian

campion

capsaicin

carrion

catalan

carnation

cardigan

cation

castration

caucasian

causation

cartesian

chairperson

cessation

cetacean

chamberlain

chairwoman

champion

charlatan

charwoman

citizen

chilean

cistercian

citation

cinnamon

complexion

clarendon

collusion

civilian

clergyman

coercion

clarion

collection

collegian

collision

cohesion

collagen

cognition

commission

combustion

commotion

compassion

companion

communion

completion

deception

compression

compulsion

conception

concession

concussion

condition

conclusion

concoction

conduction

confection

conflation

congestion

confession

confucian

confusion

contrition

congressman

conjunction

connection

compunction

connexion

constriction

conscription

construction

contagion

contention

contortion

contraction

contraption

consumption

contusion

convection

convention

conversion

conviction

convulsion

correction

corrosion

corruption

corsican

countryman

councilman

cremation

creation

crestfallen

croatian

crustacean

cyprian

dalmatian

damnation

decision

declension

deduction

defection

deletion

deflection

delusion

harlequin

denizen

depiction

depletion

dentition

desertion

determent

destruction

description

detection

depression

detention

derision

determined

determines

deterrent

deterrents

detriment

devotion

dictation

digestion

dilation

diffraction

diffusion

digression

discretion

dilution

dimension

direction

discipline

discussion

dispersion

dithyramb

dissension

diversion

dissection

disruption

distortion

distraction

distinction

eternal

division

disunion

doddering

downtrodden

donation

dorian

dominion

duration

emblazon

edition

egyptian

elation

election

embolden

ejection

elison

eleven

emission

emotion

enlighten

encryption

emulsion

englishman

enliven

equation

erection

erosion

eruption

etruscan

fisherman

evasion

everyone

exaction

excursion

eviction

exception

excision

exclusion

excretion

exertion

exhaustion

exemption

expansion

flirtation

extortion

extraction

extension

extinction

expulsion

fabian

extrusion

filtration

fijian

feathering

ferryman

feminine

fenian

explosion

fixation

expression

flotation

foramen

gentleman

hammerman

forgotten

freemason

formation

foundation

forewoman

franciscan

freudian

fruition

fustian

galleon

frustration

gathering

gatherings

garrison

gaussian

genuine

handwoven

gestation

ghanaian

gillian

gordian

gradation

gravamen

halogen

grobian

halcyon

gyration

guncotton

guardian

hawaiian

forbidden

narration

deflation

heartbroken

heroin

heroine

horatian

horizon

housebroken

hydration

hydrogen

immersion

imprison

illusion

imagine

ignition

impassion

incursion

implosion

impression

in-person

inaction

incision

indian

inception

inclusion

infarction

induction

infection

inflation

inflection

ingestion

infraction

injection

injunction

inscription

insertion

inspection

infusion

instruction

intention

intestine

inhuman

jettison

intrusion

inversion

invasion

invention

italian

irian

irishman

jamaican

jacobin

javelin

jovian

julian

kantian

keratin

keynesian

infliction

lactation

laotian

laurentian

lanolin

lecithin

lesbian

libration

ligation

libyan

location

lutherans

lumberman

logician

mandarin

malayan

malaysian

magdalen

magician

marian

margarine

maternal

masculine

matronly

medallion

median

maturing

melanin

medicine

menhaden

mexican

midshipman

migration

misfortune

misprision

misshapen

mistaken

modernize

modernist

modernists

moroccan

mothering

motoring

korean

munition

mutation

myosin

muskmelon

musician

revision

neutering

nevadan

negation

nemean

niacin

nitrogen

nobleman

nonhuman

nonunion

notation

nutrient

nutrition

nutrients

nubian

odorant

norwegian

objection

occasion

obstruction

obsession

occlusion

octillion

odeon

omission

paternal

opinion

optation

oration

optician

origin

orion

ottoman

outermost

outspoken

ovation

overdone

overman

overrun

oppression

oxygen

parisian

partisan

partition

parthian

patrician

patronize

patronage

pavilion

pelican

pentathlon

perception

perfection

percussion

permission

permian

peterman

perversion

persuasion

petition

phrygian

phoenician

physician

perfusion

plantation

plebeian

prevention

pollution

preclusion

policeman

predation

powdering

position

possession

precession

precision

porcelain

predestine

prediction

precaution

preemption

pretension

prescription

presumption

projection

privation

probation

procession

profession

production

profusion

progression

promotion

proportion

propulsion

proscription

prostration

protection

protean

provision

quotation

ramadan

nebraskan

reaction

regimen

rebellion

reception

recession

recision

redemption

reflection

reduction

rejection

regression

relation

religion

rendition

reopen

remission

reptilian

resection

rescission

retiring

retention

retirements

restriction

resumption

retraction

repression

retrenchment

retrenchments

reunion

reversion

revulsion

rhodopsin

rifleman

rotation

samoan

salvation

saleswoman

scythian

sedation

secretion

secession

seclusion

sedition

scorpion

seduction

sensation

simian

selection

silicon

singleton

skeleton

snapdragon

puritan

solomon

solution

specimen

southerner

southerners

southernmost

stagnation

starvation

succession

transaction

strangulate

transcription

strengthening

strontium

stygian

suburban

subversion

stringency

submersion

subtraction

submission

summation

sumatran

subscription

suggestion

superman

suppression

suspension

syrian

tactician

talisman

suspicion

taxation

temptation

thespian

toboggan

waterman

timberman

technician

unburden

translation

transmission

uncertain

transfusion

truncation

unbroken

unbutton

tuition

uncommon

transgression

uneven

unwritten

unison

vacation

tradition

vatican

venison

wesleyan

vermilion

venetian

withering

vibration

vitamin

vocation

volition

weathering

watering

watermark

watermarks

transition

yttrium

zambian

4 syllable words

aberration

abdication

abnegation

abolition

abrogation

absolution

abyssinian

acclamation

acclimation

accordion

accusation

acquisition

activation

adaptation

adoration

affectation

admiration

adrenaline

adrenalin

admonition

adrenergic

adulation

advocation

affirmation

arizonan

aldebaran

agitation

alabaman

agrarian

albanian

algerian

american

aggregation

allegation

allocation

alteration

altercation

arabian

alternation

amphibian

ammunition

amputation

animation

apparition

annotation

appellation

annexation

appalachian

application

approbation

apprehension

arbitration

algonquian

aggravation

armageddon

arthurian

armenian

aspiration

assemblyman

assyrian

athenian

attribution

augmentation

aviation

avocation

backwardation

barbarian

benediction

bavarian

bifurcation

bohemian

bolivian

businesswoman

californian

canadian

cancellation

carcinogen

centurion

celebration

chameleon

circulation

circumcision

circumvention

circumspection

coalition

cogitation

collocation

collodion

coloradan

coloration

comedian

columbian

combination

commendation

committeeman

commutation

comparison

competition

compilation

compensation

computation

conservation

complication

condemnation

condescension

condensation

confirmation

confiscation

conflagration

congregation

confrontation

conjugation

connotation

consternation

consolation

consecration

constellation

constipation

constitution

consultation

contrarian

consummation

contemplation

contraception

contradiction

contravention

contribution

conversation

convocation

copernican

convolution

copenhagen

corinthian

corp.

cotyledon

coronation

correlation

corporation

criterion

cultivation

crocodilian

crucifixion

culmination

decoration

concentration

custodian

dandelion

cyclopean

darwinian

declaration

composition

comprehension

decimation

dedication

calculation

deconstruction

decompression

defamation

calibration

delegation

degradation

dehydration

definition

deodorant

deodorants

depredation

demolition

demonstration

deportation

deposition

depravation

desperation

desiccation

desolation

deprivation

desecration

designation

derivation

dereliction

destination

destitution

determinate

determinant

determinants

determinist

detonation

devastation

detrimental

deviation

devolution

devonian

dietitian

dilatation

disinflation

diocesan

diminution

disaffection

disconnection

disillusion

disinfection

dispensation

eritrean

dissipation

dissertation

distillation

distribution

dissolution

divination

draconian

dominican

domination

duplication

education

electrician

embarkation

elocution

emanation

elongation

emigration

elevation

emulation

englishwoman

equitation

equestrian

dislocation

disposition

estimation

disputation

erudition

estonian

eternally

eternity

eustachian

evolution

evocation

excitation

excavation

exclamation

exhalation

exhibition

exhortation

exhumation

expiration

expectation

expedition

explanation

explication

execution

exploitation

exploration

extradition

extrication

fabrication

fallopian

fascination

father-in-law

federation

figuration

fibrillation

fermentation

exposition

floridian

foliation

fluoridation

formulation

fragmentation

generation

galilean

gastrulation

gargantuan

gentlewoman

fumigation

fluctuation

glaciation

gravitation

gorgonian

graduation

granulation

gregorian

greco-roman

habitation

guatemalan

germination

european

hegelian

hesitation

historian

himalayan

hibernation

imitation

hemoglobin

hungarian

hydrocarbon

hydrometer

hypertension

hyperion

iberian

herculean

immolation

illustration

ideation

ibuprofen

immigration

impregnation

imperfection

imposition

imputation

indentation

implantation

incantation

infestation

inattention

incarnation

inclination

indexation

incubation

incrustation

indecision

implication

indication

indignation

indigestion

indonesian

indiscretion

importation

infiltration

inflammation

information

inhalation

integration

innovation

inquisition

inspiration

installation

instigation

institution

deformation

insulation

intuition

insurrection

interaction

intercession

interception

interdiction

interjection

intermission

interruption

inhibition

intersection

interurban

intervention

intimation

interwoven

introduction

intonation

introspection

iteration

invitation

iranian

invocation

irrigation

irritation

isolation

jacobean

jubilation

jurisdiction

jordanian

kindergarten

inundation

laceration

lancastrian

legislation

levitation

liberation

librarian

liberian

leviathan

limitation

lilliputian

litigation

liquidation

liquefaction

locomotion

lubrication

maccabean

malnutrition

macedonian

machination

mammalian

malformation

manumission

masturbation

maternity

matrimony

meditation

maturation

mediation

melanesian

medication

menstruation

meridian

miseration

ministration

minnesotan

misbegotten

misconception

misperception

molestation

missourian

mitigation

moderation

modernity

modernism

modernizes

modulation

mongolian

moravian

mortification

mother-in-law

motivation

mutilation

napoleon

navigation

demarcation

nestorian

nicaraguan

newtonian

nigerian

noblewoman

nonpartisan

nonprescription

nomination

obfuscation

observation

obstetrician

oblivion

obsidian

occupation

obligation

octahedron

ohioan

olympian

operation

overburden

orchestration

ordination

oscillation

ostentation

palpitation

ovulation

oxidation

pagination

pagurian

paraguayan

paternity

opposition

patrimony

patronizes

patronymic

patrimonial

patronizing

pavlovian

pedestrian

penetration

pelagian

penicillin

perforation

permutation

perturbation

perspiration

persecution

peruvian

pigmentation

planarian

plutonian

politician

polyhedron

population

polynesian

praetorian

predetermine

predilection

preelection

preignition

preparation

preservation

premonition

presentation

precondition

preconception

prohibition

proclamation

procreation

profanation

proposition

prostitution

provocation

protozoan

protestation

publication

punctuation

quaternary

quadrennial

radiation

readmission

reassertion

realization

reawaken

refutation

recantation

recitation

recreation

reclamation

recognition

reformation

recollection

reconstruction

reexamine

reelection

registration

reinspection

renovation

reparation

reservation

relaxation

repetition

relocation

repercussion

replication

reposition

respiration

repossession

resurrection

reputation

resignation

resolution

restitution

requisition

republican

reproduction

restoration

retirement

retardation

retrocession

retribution

regulation

returnable

propagation

revocation

revolution

rhododendron

prosecution

rumination

samaritan

sanitation

saturation

satisfaction

sectarian

segmentation

separation

sequestration

self-deception

shakespearean

segregation

siberian

sicilian

simonian

simulation

situation

smithsonian

speculation

statistician

stimulation

stipulation

revelation

strangulation

strangulations

transportation

suffocation

subluxation

substitution

subdivision

supervision

superhuman

superstition

supposition

surrogation

syndication

syncopation

tabulation

tamoxifen

tasmanian

tetrahedron

termination

titillation

toleration

ulceration

transformation

tribulation

transplantation

utopian

usurpation

victorian

variation

valerian

validation

valuation

vegetation

veneration

utterances

veterinary

ventilation

visitation

violation

vindication

wagnerian

vacillation

watermelon

watermelons

vaccination

trepidation

5 syllable words

abbreviation

abomination

acceleration

accreditation

academician

accommodation

accumulation

adjudication

administration

adulteration

affiliation

agglomeration

alliteration

alleviation

alienation

amelioration

amortization

amazonian

amalgamation

amplification

annihilation

anticipation

appreciation

appropriation

approximation

argentinian

argumentation

association

assassination

assimilation

assemblywoman

attenuation

augustinian

authentication

authorization

babylonian

beethovenian

brutalization

brobdingnagian

articulation

canonization

capitulation

carolinian

carthaginian

cauterization

certification

centralization

centenarian

christianization

classification

coagulation

civilization

clarification

cohabitation

collaboration

codification

commemoration

deceleration

communication

colonization

conciliation

confabulation

confederation

configuration

conglomeration

congratulation

consideration

consolidation

contamination

continuation

cooperation

coordination

corroboration

concatenation

decapitation

decomposition

caledonian

degeneration

delicatessen

defenestration

deliberation

deification

delineation

depopulation

denomination

denunciation

depreciation

desalination

desegregation

determinable

determination

determinations

determinative

determinedly

determinism

deterministic

discoloration

dionysian

discrimination

disembarkation

disinclination

disintegration

dissatisfaction

dissemination

dissociation

domestication

dramatization

edification

ejaculation

elaboration

electrocution

elizabethan

emancipation

elimination

enumeration

epicurean

equalization

eradication

equivocation

ethiopian

excoriation

evaporation

exacerbation

evaluation

evacuation

exaggeration

exasperation

examination

exhilaration

exfoliation

exoneration

expatriation

exoskeleton

extermination

expropriation

facilitation

falsification

fertilization

fortification

gasification

glorification

gratification

hallucination

hanoverian

harmonization

humiliation

hybridization

hyperborean

hyperinflation

hydrogenation

imagination

illumination

immunization

improvisation

inauguration

inactivation

incarceration

incineration

incorporation

incrimination

indoctrination

infatuation

inhabitation

initiation

inoculation

insinuation

instrumentation

interconnection

interpolation

interrogation

interpretation

intimidation

intoxication

investigation

irradiation

ionization

invalidation

jeffersonian

justification

juxtaposition

legalization

libertarian

lithuanian

localization

magnetization

magnification

manifestation

mathematician

matrimonial

maximization

maximilian

mechanization

metropolitan

misapplication

misapprehension

miscalculation

misinformation

manipulation

mobilization

mississippian

modernization

modification

multiplication

mummification

negotiation

neutralization

nickelodeon

nonsectarian

nonintervention

nitroglycerine

normalization

nullification

obliteration

notification

orientation

oregonian

organization

origination

ornamentation

ossification

pacification

overproduction

insemination

panamanian

participation

pasteurization

paternalism

patagonian

paternalistic

peloponnesian

pennsylvanian

perpetuation

philadelphian

polarization

pomeranian

precipitation

predisposition

premeditation

presbyterian

preoccupation

presupposition

prevarication

predestination

proletarian

prognostication

procrastination

proliferation

neapolitan

pythagorean

qualification

quantification

reaffirmation

ramification

ratification

recuperation

recombination

recommendation

rectification

reforestation

refrigeration

recrimination

regeneration

reiteration

reintegration

rejuvenation

remuneration

renunciation

repatriation

repudiation

representation

resuscitation

retaliation

pronunciation

revaluation

reverberation

russification

sanctification

purification

scandinavian

sedimentation

simplification

solicitation

specification

specialization

sophistication

sterilization

stratification

substantiation

subordination

synchronization

theologian

unitarian

unification

utilization

vaporization

vegetarian

veterinarian

veterinarians

verification

vilification

vulgarization

washingtonian

yugoslavian

triangulation

8 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word veteran

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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
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  • Bulb
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