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Rhyming Words
Find perfect rhymes for common classroom words, filter by syllable count, and copy or print the list.
A perfect rhyme keeps the same sounds from the last stressed vowel to the end. Near rhyme is looser and is not listed. This is a classroom list, not every English word.
Examples
Type one word to see the other words in its rhyme family.
Rhyming Words is a curated classroom list of perfect rhymes, not a complete rhyming dictionary. A perfect rhyme keeps the same sounds from the last stressed vowel to the end, so cat rhymes with hat, while a near rhyme is looser and is not listed. Type a word from the list, or one whose ending has a single stored sound, and filter the family to one syllable, two syllables, or any length. Families such as -ation are grouped by the full ending sound, because the letters -tion are not a rhyme by themselves.
How a perfect rhyme is chosen
A perfect rhyme repeats the sounds from the last stressed vowel to the end of the word, and the sound before that vowel is different. Cat and hat rhyme that way, and so do light and night. Homophones such as know and no share the whole sound, so they are not listed as rhymes of each other. A near rhyme, also called a slant rhyme, is looser because only part of the ending matches. This tool does not list near rhymes.
The word list is a curated classroom set, not a rhyming dictionary of the whole language. Type one word to see the other words in its family. A missing word can still open a family when its ending has one stored sound. Spellings with more than one sound, such as bow or read, are left unmatched. The letters tion are not a rhyme, so station stays with nation, and motion stays with ocean.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a perfect rhyme?
A perfect rhyme uses the same sounds from the last stressed vowel through the end, with a different sound just before that vowel. Cat and hat are a perfect rhyme. Light and night are too. Homophones such as know and no are not perfect rhymes of each other, because nothing before the shared vowel is different; each still rhymes with go.
Why is my word missing?
Many real words are absent because this is a classroom list, not the whole language. If the ending has one sound stored here, that family still opens. If the spelling has more than one sound, as with bow, read, or wind, the tool will not guess.
Why don't all tion words rhyme?
Tion is a spelling, not a rhyme. Station and nation share the full -ation sound. Motion shares a different sound with ocean. Action has a short a and does not rhyme with station or motion.
What is a near rhyme?
A near rhyme, or slant rhyme, is looser than a perfect rhyme. The ending is similar but not the same, as with heart and star. This list keeps perfect-rhyme families only.