The stressed vowel decides
Everything from the stressed vowel to the end of the word has to match. That is why the noun record and the verb record rhyme with completely different things, though they are spelled the same.
Rhyming dictionary
Matched by sound, not spelling: love rhymes with above and glove, but never with move. Built on a phonetic dictionary of 126,000 words.
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Words songwriters look up most
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How it works
Rhyme is about sound, not letters
Spelling lies
Love, move and stove all end in the same four letters and none of them rhyme. You, through and shoe look nothing alike and rhyme perfectly.
Some words are said two ways
Fire is pronounced both as one syllable and as two, so it rhymes with choir and with higher alike. Both readings are in the index.
Words are where a release starts, not where it ends. Once the track is written it still needs cover art — that is the first thing anyone sees.
Pronunciations come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, released under a BSD licence; how common a word is comes from the open FrequencyWords lists, released under MIT. Ordering follows how often a word turns up in everyday speech.
Common questions
How do I find a rhyme for a word?
Type it into the field above. Matching happens by pronunciation: everything audible from the stressed vowel to the end of the word has to line up. That is how eight finds weight and straight, which share no ending letters at all.
What is the difference between a perfect and a near rhyme?
A perfect rhyme repeats every sound from the stressed vowel: time and crime. A near rhyme keeps the vowel and the shape of the consonants but lets voicing slip: bed and bet. In a song near rhymes carry a line just as well, and often sound less predictable.
Why do some words have no rhymes at all?
Because English genuinely has none for them. Nothing rhymes with music, orange or month, and no dictionary can invent one. For those words the page shows slant rhymes instead, or you move the word off the end of the line.
Where do the words come from?
From the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, an open phonetic dictionary of American English. Results are limited to words common enough to be understood in a lyric: proper names and rarities are filtered out, because a rhyme nobody recognises is no use.
Is it free?
Yes. Use it as much as you like, with no account and no limit on the number of lookups.