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Ryhme or rhyme?

Did you mean rhyme? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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ryhme

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rhyme

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Correct spelling: rhyme. Misspelling: ryhme.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

The H comes right after the R, as in rhythm: RH-yme.

Why people write “ryhme”

The misspelling “ryhme” is only one letter off: it swaps the order of H and Y.

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make rhyme automatic.

What does “rhyme” mean?

rhyme noun

  1. correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)

    Synonyms:rime

  2. a piece of poetry

    Synonyms:verse

rhyme verb

  1. compose rhymes

    Synonyms:rime

  2. be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable

    “hat and cat rhyme”

    Synonyms:rime

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Rhyme” in a sentence

  • Can you think of a word that rhymes with orange?
  • Hat and cat rhyme.

Is “rhyme” a playable word?

r 1h 4y 4m 3e 1

13 points in Scrabble · 12 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“ryhme” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from RHYME.

Rhyme: quick answers

Is it ryhme or rhyme?
The correct spelling is rhyme. “ryhme” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell rhyme?
The H comes right after the R, as in rhythm: RH-yme.
What does rhyme mean?
Rhyme means: correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds).