Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word pigeon.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 pigeon.
2 syllable words

billion

billman

citron

clinton

crimson

gilden

ibsen

linden

lisbon

lynden

mignon

milken

million

minion

pillion

pinion

piston

pitman

shipman

silken

spearman

stillion

sylvan

tillman

trillion

whitson

beacon

beaten

beckon

become

begin

bellon

bidden

breton

button

charon

cheapen

cousin

cretin

deacon

deaden

deafen

deepen

demon

devon

dozen

eaten

eden

elan

felon

freeman

griffin

heaven

herein

heron

ism

jetton

leaden

leaven

ledden

leman

lemon

lessen

lesson

leven

marron

melon

muffin

mullen

mutton

oven

perron

pippin

pullen

reason

reckon

redden

rerun

resin

schism

seaman

season

semen

seton

seven

steven

sudden

sullen

summon

sweeten

threaten

tiffin

toughen

treason

vegan

weaken

weapon

wheaten

woman

wooden

woolen

brethren

dutchman

bushman

flexion

freshman

gentian

georgian

luncheon

margin

mention

question

pension

rincon

section

suction

tension

ashen

asian

caution

earthen

fashion

fusion

haitian

jejune

lotion

mahone

motion

nation

notion

peon

ocean

passion

pathan

persian

potion

ration

paean

rejoin

station

suasion

urchin

version

virgin

children

lengthen

strengthen

airman

bellman

bookman

bullion

chairman

chessman

chevron

chieftain

citrin

crispin

desman

emption

ensign

fielden

footman

freedman

goodman

gumption

headman

hempen

henchman

hetman

jetson

keelson

kelson

kelvin

kenyan

kremlin

lignin

linchpin

london

m1

melton

muslin

nekton

onion

pectin

penman

pipkin

pressman

quintin

runnion

scullion

selden

sequin

shearman

siskin

stepson

sultan

tendon

teston

tubman

tuscan

undone

vixen

vulcan

woodman

woolman

junction

function

drunken

faction

faustian

flashgun

fortune

fraction

auden

watchman

alan

torsion

traction

amman

bacon

baron

bison

blacken

blowgun

bobbin

bollen

bosom

boughten

barren

basin

bourbon

option

bason

baton

batten

batton

bayman

othman

bowman

bracken

brazen

brighten

broaden

brogan

broken

burden

burton

cabin

caisson

shrunken

burdon

burman

canaan

cannon

cayman

certain

canon

chasten

chosen

colon

common

cotton

craven

crewman

crouton

cuban

cuisine

cumin

disown

dragon

ermine

curtain

dagan

dagon

daman

dromon

fallen

famine

fasten

flatten

portion

firman

fatten

floren

foreign

frighten

frozen

gallon

gammon

garron

german

gladden

gluten

gotten

graven

happen

hasten

hausen

haven

heighten

hoten

hoven

human

hymen

hyphen

hyson

jason

kalan

laden

lagan

latin

layman

lichen

lighten

liken

liman

liven

locken

logan

loosen

loren

lumen

lyden

madden

maiden

mason

moisten

odin

often

omen

open

pagan

patten

pavon

person

platen

platten

poison

pollan

pollen

proven

raven

regain

riden

ripen

robin

roman

rosen

rosin

rotten

rumen

sadden

salmon

satan

satin

sermon

shaken

shaman

shogun

showman

sigma

siphon

siren

slacken

slogan

sodden

soften

solon

spoken

stolen

straighten

swollen

syphon

taken

sunken

tighten

talon

martian

tappen

mansion

thousand

titan

token

toman

triton

trodden

turban

urban

urson

wagon

waken

warren

whiten

widen

wizen

worsen

woven

yaupon

yeoman

zaman

zircon

action

auction

bastion

caption

churchman

coachman

delphian

deerskin

hygiene

headsman

seedsman

sexton

dustman

vishnu

pigskin

gowan

ion

cowan

lion

penguin

mayan

ruin

rowan

rowen

scion

owen

rayon

dian

zion

urine

tungsten

acton

alban

alman

apron

arson

aspen

atman

austin

bagman

banyan

bargain

barton

baston

boatman

bolden

boston

brakeman

buxom

calvin

canton

canyon

captain

carbon

carman

carmine

carton

chaplain

chapman

classman

claxon

copeman

corban

cordon

dalton

dampen

damson

darken

dobson

dolman

dolphin

equine

exon

falcon

faulcon

fibrin

fireman

foreman

fountain

garden

gascon

golden

gorgon

hackman

harden

harken

harten

hearten

houseman

jackman

jargon

jasmine

jordan

jorden

kansan

kirkman

lightman

lineman

linemen

lockman

lopeman

marlin

marten

martin

matron

minden

molten

morgan

mormon

mountain

newsman

norman

olden

organ

orphan

outdone

outrun

oxen

packman

panton

pardon

parson

passman

patron

plantain

ponton

saffron

samson

santon

saxon

scallion

sharpen

shorten

shotgun

smarten

soldan

sovereign

sovran

spartan

squadron

stallion

stallman

stockman

tarpon

tartan

union

wanton

warden

wigwam

workman

sanction

huntsman

hangman

longan

mangan

statesman

cauldron

caxton

salesman

spokesman

yachtsman

scotsman

capstan

bordman

oarsman

became

baldwin

portman

postman

townsman

bygone

awesome

chasm

resume

markman

daikon

pygmy

grandson

marchman

homespun

horseman

hogan

newcome

icon

pigmy

possum

klansman

landman

dismay

doctrine

lampron

doggone

meson

plankton

landsman

guardsman

craftsman

sportsman

marksman

draftsman

hexane

bruin

doyen

maxim

going

again

akin

aubin

bassoon

berlin

brahmin

break-in

cocaine

buffin

cavin

cocoon

coffin

colin

coppin

dahlin

dauphin

flavin

florin

kevin

lagoon

lakin

laurin

levin

magma

merkin

ozone

paulin

pecan

perkin

puffin

termine

therein

even

covin

dobbin

dogma

ermin

collin

erin

merlin

raccoon

raisin

ronin

techno

turpin

tycoon

morin

ravin

robbin

rubin

ruffin

verdin

vermin

wherein

machine

cochin

shahin

smoothen

bodkin

calkin

caplin

carlin

chagrin

dublin

elfin

goblin

fortin

exhume

destin

legume

malkin

maslin

napkin

poplin

maudlin

threadfin

truncheon

punkin

aspirin

redskin

sheepskin

buckskin

bumpkin

dustbin

foreskin

pumpkin

franklin

sanguine

dextrin

acne

assume

casein

cockney

hackney

rhizome

ashame

regime

vaccine

vacuum

hakim

passim

acme

3 syllable words

derision

fijian

fruition

parisian

scythian

tuition

cinnamon

citizen

eleven

silicon

addition

audition

cetacean

chilean

decision

deletion

delusion

libyan

collegian

gillian

collision

commission

desertion

devotion

division

edition

elation

emission

emotion

erosion

evasion

fisherman

halogen

illusion

immersion

munition

musician

omission

origin

permission

petition

physician

position

precession

precision

provision

recession

recision

regimen

remission

rescission

reversion

revision

secession

sedition

simian

tradition

volition

syrian

egyptian

ejection

rejection

creation

logician

magician

vagina

discipline

rebellion

addiction

admission

ambition

attrition

bedizen

beholden

benjamin

bitumen

bouillon

bulletin

cistercian

cognition

condition

contagion

cyprian

deception

deduction

defection

deflation

denizen

dentition

depiction

depletion

depression

detection

detention

dictation

diffusion

dimension

discussion

dispersion

dissension

election

elison

emulsion

equation

erection

eruption

eviction

excision

exertion

fixation

garrison

hydrogen

ignition

impassion

inaction

incision

incursion

indian

ingestion

injection

insertion

invasion

inversion

irishman

jettison

keratin

medicine

misshapen

nitrogen

norwegian

nutrition

optician

oxygen

partition

patrician

pelican

preclusion

prediction

preemption

pretension

prevention

puritan

reception

rendition

repression

resection

retention

revulsion

seclusion

seduction

skeleton

specimen

submission

suspicion

tactician

technician

transition

vatican

venison

collusion

assertion

aversion

cessation

correction

suggestion

allusion

aleutian

intestine

clergyman

commotion

corruption

curmudgeon

imprison

duration

etruscan

direction

glycogen

cremation

lecithin

malaysian

narration

occasion

percussion

predation

procession

venetian

negation

pollution

projection

possession

relation

margarine

phoenician

precaution

profession

promotion

reaction

sedation

solution

summation

fenian

ghanaian

hawaiian

heroin

heroine

theism

veteran

taoism

nemean

niacin

myosin

reopen

plebeian

samoan

median

malayan

marian

bedouin

biotin

carrion

clarion

deism

affliction

contrition

conviction

deflection

diffraction

discretion

disruption

distortion

exaction

exception

excursion

exhaustion

filtration

implosion

impression

inception

inclusion

induction

infection

inflation

infusion

inhuman

intention

intrusion

invention

midshipman

misfortune

misprision

presumption

redemption

reflection

resumption

singleton

transmission

bedridden

brazilian

cardigan

chairwoman

civilian

cohesion

dominion

examine

forbidden

genuine

in-person

italian

mexican

mistaken

opinion

pavilion

predestine

talisman

timberman

unbutton

unwritten

vermilion

congestion

injunction

biogen

croatian

corrosion

horatian

laotian

coercion

lutheran

objection

ablation

ablution

abortion

abrasion

accession

accretion

adoption

affection

aggression

apportion

artesian

ascension

aspersion

asuncion

attention

cartesian

collection

compassion

concession

concussion

confession

connection

connexion

contusion

conversion

crustacean

digression

dissection

gestation

laurentian

menhaden

obsession

occlusion

oppression

perception

perfection

production

profusion

progression

proportion

propulsion

protection

reduction

regression

secretion

selection

sensation

submersion

subversion

succession

suppression

temptation

destruction

expression

assassin

freemason

fustian

expulsion

melanin

extension

sarasin

extrusion

explosion

infliction

jacobin

jamaican

javelin

jessamine

lesbian

encryption

infarction

lanolin

inflection

ottoman

infraction

distraction

inspection

peterman

myrmidon

description

reunion

exclusion

awaken

excretion

nevadan

exemption

ramadan

expansion

catalan

collagen

determine

prescription

restriction

proscription

anyone

feminine

ferryman

solomon

suburban

uneven

thespian

toboggan

unison

vitamin

wesleyan

zeppelin

adhesion

badminton

digestion

disunion

franciscan

gentleman

muskmelon

octillion

reptilian

truncation

caucasian

englishman

causation

citation

diversion

donation

gyration

ligation

gradation

location

notation

distinction

ovation

oration

parthian

perversion

rotation

vacation

vocation

dilation

flotation

dilution

flirtation

mutation

privation

probation

quotation

attraction

compulsion

conception

abduction

assumption

combustion

completion

compression

conclusion

concoction

conduction

confucian

confection

conflation

confusion

contortion

contention

convection

convention

convulsion

declension

frustration

pentathlon

retraction

suspension

agony

alien

appian

arian

aryan

avian

cation

cesium

conjunction

conscription

constriction

dorian

eocene

fabian

foramen

freudian

galleon

gaussian

grobian

horizon

inscription

instruction

irian

jovian

julian

korean

liaison

mackinaw

moroccan

nubian

odeon

orion

permian

protean

saccharin

sesame

subscription

tamarin

transcription

uterine

lumberman

charlatan

charwoman

chairperson

clarendon

magdalen

nobleman

medallion

african

alaskan

abandon

acumen

artisan

battalion

corsican

guncotton

policeman

porcelain

rifleman

unburden

uncertain

uncommon

partisan

enlighten

enliven

everyone

extinction

complexion

carnation

alsatian

dalmatian

damnation

formation

foundation

hydration

adsorption

plantation

stagnation

starvation

persuasion

lactation

optation

salvation

absorption

abstention

libration

taxation

vibration

consumption

subtraction

contraction

contraption

migration

extortion

transgression

adrian

albion

andean

beethoven

bosnian

campion

champion

communion

companion

compunction

councilman

countryman

crestfallen

eczema

emblazon

embolden

eskimo

forgotten

gordian

gravamen

guardian

halcyon

hammerman

harlequin

kantian

keynesian

mandarin

mannequin

masculine

moccasin

nebraskan

overdone

overman

overrun

paladin

picayune

requiem

saleswoman

saxony

scorpion

superman

unbroken

waterman

zambian

anglican

nonhuman

construction

obstruction

castration

prostration

transaction

extraction

translation

alderman

austrian

rhodopsin

backwoodsman

globulin

abdomen

backgammon

cambrian

capsaicin

chamberlain

forewoman

perfusion

sumatran

miocene

museum

miasma

reassume

violin

transfusion

congressman

anchorman

albumin

downtrodden

handwoven

housebroken

nonunion

bandwagon

snapdragon

outspoken

abstraction

ambrosian

arkansan

vaccina

axiom

heartbroken

australian

bufferin

casino

cassino

begotten

iguana

layperson

vanillin

eurasian

humulin

moleskin

underpin

clandestine

4 syllable words

pelagian

himalayan

sicilian

dietitian

iteration

liberation

hegelian

rhetorician

miseration

apparition

coalition

corinthian

prohibition

reassertion

meridian

dominican

carcinogen

minnesotan

situation

abolition

bifurcation

definition

demolition

deposition

divination

dilatation

diminution

fumigation

gravitation

disillusion

dissertation

dissipation

dissolution

erudition

figuration

imitation

immolation

inhalation

levitation

innovation

limitation

litigation

mitigation

opposition

preignition

premonition

readmission

realization

reelection

intuition

irrigation

irritation

manumission

politician

polynesian

preelection

proposition

repercussion

repetition

reposition

repossession

rumination

smithsonian

supervision

titillation

trepidation

visitation

supposition

arizonan

assyrian

bavarian

bolivian

criterion

devonian

european

floridian

hyperion

iberian

iranian

liberian

missourian

planarian

reawaken

siberian

simonian

valerian

education

cogitation

misbegotten

republican

vegetation

athenian

aviation

coloration

decoration

deviation

federation

foliation

generation

ideation

indigestion

interjection

leviathan

mediation

nigerian

preparation

radiation

reparation

separation

surrogation

variation

veneration

violation

abdication

ammunition

disaffection

indication

information

inspiration

insulation

insurrection

intimation

intonation

fibrillation

indonesian

interaction

intercession

intermission

interruption

indecision

circumcision

fabrication

immigration

distillation

composition

crucifixion

admonition

imposition

acquisition

benediction

competition

cultivation

dereliction

dislocation

disposition

exhibition

inattention

inundation

invitation

invocation

lilliputian

liquidation

lubrication

precondition

publication

recognition

requisition

restitution

simulation

statistician

stipulation

subdivision

superstition

syndication

tribulation

vindication

stimulation

abyssinian

agrarian

committeeman

american

amphibian

centurion

copernican

darwinian

eritrean

glaciation

graduation

historian

interurban

maturation

nicaraguan

oblivion

obsidian

olympian

pagurian

paraguayan

penicillin

predetermine

reexamine

samaritan

saturation

sectarian

victorian

businesswoman

dehydration

equestrian

inhibition

legislation

syncopation

animation

avocation

algerian

allegation

allocation

annotation

appalachian

appellation

arthurian

collocation

declaration

connotation

desolation

desperation

detonation

delegation

elevation

dedication

coronation

correlation

derivation

desiccation

decimation

defamation

devolution

domination

emanation

evocation

evolution

fascination

fluoridation

germination

habitation

hesitation

hungarian

locomotion

medication

meditation

melanesian

motivation

mutilation

navigation

propagation

recreation

reformation

provocation

recitation

relocation

renovation

reservation

suffocation

resolution

restoration

resurrection

revelation

revocation

revolution

sanitation

respiration

ohioan

isolation

jubilation

termination

machination

nomination

oscillation

preservation

procreation

ulceration

vacillation

validation

profanation

arbitration

attribution

misperception

preconception

reinspection

substitution

pigmentation

reproduction

expedition

decompression

exposition

disconnection

disinfection

disinflation

electrician

dispensation

disputation

illustration

imperfection

implication

importation

imputation

incantation

incarnation

inclination

indentation

indexation

indignation

infestation

inflammation

inquisition

installation

instigation

institution

integration

interception

interdiction

liquefaction

intersection

malnutrition

jurisdiction

intervention

ministration

comparison

diocesan

canadian

incubation

arabian

fallopian

galilean

gregorian

praetorian

adrenalin

adrenaline

jacobean

protozoan

adulation

apprehension

agitation

armageddon

registration

maccabean

modulation

pagination

pedestrian

shakespearean

chameleon

hemoglobin

collodion

comedian

crocodilian

fluctuation

mammalian

interwoven

napoleon

noblewoman

aberration

abnegation

abrogation

absolution

acclamation

acclimation

accusation

activation

adaptation

adoration

advocation

affectation

aggravation

aggregation

annexation

application

approbation

bohemian

calibration

cancellation

celebration

circulation

combination

commendation

commutation

compilation

consolation

consummation

contradiction

convocation

convolution

culmination

deformation

degradation

demarcation

deportation

depravation

depredation

deprivation

desecration

designation

destination

destitution

devastation

distribution

duplication

elocution

emigration

emulation

equitation

estimation

excitation

expiration

extradition

fermentation

granulation

hypertension

implantation

impregnation

incrustation

indiscretion

infiltration

introduction

laceration

misconception

moderation

molestation

obligation

obstetrician

occupation

operation

ordination

ovulation

oxidation

palpitation

penetration

perforation

persecution

polyhedron

population

predilection

presentation

proclamation

prosecution

prostitution

protestation

recantation

reclamation

recollection

refutation

regulation

relaxation

replication

reputation

resignation

retardation

retrocession

segregation

speculation

tabulation

toleration

vaccination

ventilation

comprehension

gentlewoman

barbarian

elongation

dandelion

kindergarten

peruvian

assemblyman

armenian

melatonin

rhododendron

accordion

aldebaran

moravian

alabaman

bradykinin

columbian

cotyledon

custodian

estonian

greco-roman

librarian

nestorian

guatemalan

englishwoman

cyclopean

watermelon

conjugation

wagnerian

californian

introspection

amputation

augmentation

compensation

computation

calculation

deconstruction

circumvention

complication

condemnation

condensation

condescension

constellation

constipation

constitution

consultation

embarkation

confiscation

consecration

formulation

execution

exhortation

exploration

reconstruction

excavation

fragmentation

gastrulation

menstruation

mortification

obfuscation

octahedron

ostentation

punctuation

retribution

satisfaction

segmentation

subluxation

tetrahedron

admiration

affirmation

alteration

aspiration

corp.

vaccinia

corporation

hibernation

perspiration

perturbation

valuation

usurpation

exhalation

strangulation

nonprescription

congregation

macedonian

contrarian

tamoxifen

circumspection

coloradan

concentration

conflagration

confrontation

contemplation

contraception

contravention

contribution

demonstration

draconian

exclamation

expectation

explanation

explication

exploitation

extrication

newtonian

okinawa

orchestration

plutonian

self-deception

sequestration

utopian

altercation

alternation

superhuman

conservation

exhumation

backwardation

permutation

conversation

gargantuan

confirmation

observation

masturbation

nonpartisan

malformation

eustachian

albanian

gorgonian

herculean

pavlovian

tasmanian

consternation

jordanian

transformation

transportation

overburden

mongolian

algonquian

copenhagen

transplantation

hydrocarbon

ibuprofen

lancastrian

oleandrin

5 syllable words

theologian

origination

degeneration

reiteration

libertarian

mississippian

neapolitan

nickelodeon

refrigeration

exaggeration

imagination

rejuvenation

affiliation

alienation

alliteration

cauterization

deceleration

deification

deliberation

delineation

dissociation

elaboration

enumeration

evaporation

humiliation

irradiation

lithuanian

proliferation

pythagorean

recuperation

vegetarian

negotiation

regeneration

presbyterian

philadelphian

delicatessen

initiation

maximilian

conciliation

illumination

premeditation

preoccupation

presupposition

legalization

incineration

precipitation

inauguration

interpolation

consideration

denunciation

determination

discoloration

academician

denomination

desalination

dissemination

elimination

vilification

vulgarization

assimilation

amortization

decapitation

elizabethan

eradication

evaluation

exhilaration

exoneration

facilitation

fertilization

glorification

orientation

remuneration

renunciation

repudiation

resuscitation

solicitation

specification

stratification

ethiopian

colonization

mummification

civilization

obliteration

adjudication

caledonian

capitulation

carolinian

carthaginian

depreciation

hanoverian

infatuation

mathematician

proletarian

unitarian

configuration

emancipation

misapplication

alleviation

manipulation

misinformation

recombination

association

desegregation

hyperinflation

recrimination

reintegration

reforestation

immunization

evacuation

participation

exacerbation

equivocation

examination

equalization

continuation

reaffirmation

reverberation

harmonization

retaliation

decomposition

inactivation

depopulation

incorporation

inoculation

collaboration

incarceration

commemoration

insemination

insinuation

maximization

intimidation

invalidation

predisposition

interrogation

quantification

annihilation

normalization

predestination

vaporization

anticipation

sophistication

ionization

polarization

authorization

inhabitation

augustinian

epicurean

ejaculation

christianization

scandinavian

disinclination

extermination

interconnection

interpretation

defenestration

discrimination

disembarkation

articulation

centralization

disintegration

dissatisfaction

improvisation

incrimination

intoxication

investigation

juxtaposition

nonintervention

simplification

abbreviation

abomination

amelioration

assassination

coagulation

gasification

mechanization

ossification

pacification

sterilization

misapprehension

classification

corroboration

edification

mobilization

ramification

ratification

modernization

modification

clarification

adulteration

canonization

certification

confederation

agglomeration

brutalization

codification

dramatization

notification

nullification

prevarication

pronunciation

purification

qualification

utilization

verification

unification

synchronization

acceleration

attenuation

coordination

gratification

cooperation

localization

accommodation

hallucination

peloponnesian

repatriation

revaluation

russification

appreciation

brobdingnagian

cohabitation

intrauterine

metropolitan

nitroglycerine

nonsectarian

pasteurization

pennsylvanian

perpetuation

specialization

washingtonian

administration

appropriation

argentinian

amalgamation

electrocution

miscalculation

amazonian

accreditation

delawarian

communication

conglomeration

contamination

domestication

exfoliation

fortification

exasperation

babylonian

excoriation

justification

sedimentation

neutralization

subordination

jeffersonian

manifestation

patagonian

consolidation

hybridization

magnetization

magnification

organization

recommendation

oregonian

concatenation

falsification

rectification

panamanian

indoctrination

beethovenian

assemblywoman

authentication

hydrogenation

exoskeleton

accumulation

ornamentation

veterinarian

confabulation

overproduction

procrastination

prognostication

instrumentation

centenarian

amplification

approximation

expatriation

representation

multiplication

congratulation

pomeranian

sanctification

substantiation

argumentation

expropriation

cephalosporin

hyperborean

triangulation

yugoslavian

dionysian

8 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word pigeon

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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:

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