Rhyme index

Words that rhyme with protection

Words that share the ending of protection — election, collection, connection and more. 3 syllables, a nasal ending, pronounced P R AH0 T EH1 K SH AH0 N.

Sound structure

protection has 3 syllables and is pronounced P R AH0 T EH1 K SH AH0 N. Its ending, N, is a nasal ending.

An n, m or ng ending hums, so it carries to the end of a bar and leaves room before the next line starts.

The closest matches are election, collection, connection, direction.

Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese

Pronunciation
P R AH0 T EH1 K SH AH0 N
Syllable breakdown
P · R · AH0 · T · EH1 · K · SH · AH0 · N
Syllable count
3 syllables
Ending sound
N
Ending type
a nasal ending

Perfect rhymes

The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.

  • election IH0 L EH1 K SH AH0 N · 3 syllables · common
  • collection K AH0 L EH1 K SH AH0 N · 3 syllables · standard
  • connection K AH0 N EH1 K SH AH0 N · 3 syllables · standard
  • direction D ER0 EH1 K SH AH0 N · 3 syllables · standard
  • by-election B AY1 AH0 L EH2 K SH AH0 N · 4 syllables · standard
  • section S EH1 K SH AH0 N · 2 syllables · standard
  • interconnection IH2 N T ER0 K AH0 N EH1 K SH AH0 N · 5 syllables · standard
  • radioprotection R EY2 D IH0 OW0 P R AH0 T EH1 K SH AH0 N · 6 syllables · rare
  • selection S AH0 L EH1 K SH AH0 N · 3 syllables · standard
  • re-election R IY2 AH0 L EH1 K SH AH0 N · 4 syllables · standard
  • flexion F L EH1 K SH AH0 N · 2 syllables · standard
  • microinjection M AY2 K R OW0 AH0 N JH EH1 K SH AH0 N · 5 syllables · rare
  • antivivisection AE2 N T IY0 V IH2 V AH0 S EH1 K SH AH0 N · 6 syllables · rare
  • c-section S IY1 S EH2 K SH AH0 N · 3 syllables · standard
  • pre-election P R IY2 AH0 L EH1 K SH AH0 N · 4 syllables · standard
  • lection L EH1 K SH AH0 N · 2 syllables · rare
  • superinfection S UW2 P AH0 R AH0 N F EH1 K SH AH0 N · 5 syllables · rare
  • cardioprotection K AA2 R D IY0 OW0 P R AH0 T EH1 K SH AH0 N · 6 syllables · rare
  • affection AH0 F EH1 K SH AH0 N · 3 syllables · standard
  • self-protection S EH2 L F P R AH0 T EH1 K SH AH0 N · 4 syllables · standard

Near rhymes

The ending is close enough to carry a line without sounding forced.

  • action AE1 K SH AH0 N · 2 syllables · common
  • attention AH0 T EH1 N SH AH0 N · 3 syllables · common
  • single-action S IH2 NG G AH0 L AE1 K SH AH0 N · 4 syllables · standard
  • production P R AH0 D AH1 K SH AH0 N · 3 syllables · common
  • question K W EH1 S CH AH0 N · 2 syllables · common
  • one W AH1 N · 1 syllable · common
  • education EH2 JH AH0 K EY1 SH AH0 N · 4 syllables · common
  • self-education S EH2 L F EH2 JH AH0 K EY1 SH AH0 N · 5 syllables · standard
  • self-organization S EH1 L F AO2 R G AH0 N AH0 Z EY1 SH AH0 N · 6 syllables · standard
  • de-identification D IY2 AY0 D EH2 N T AH0 F AH0 K EY1 SH AH0 N · 7 syllables · standard
  • pump-action P AH1 M P AE2 K SH AH0 N · 3 syllables · standard
  • taken T EY1 K AH0 N · 2 syllables · common
  • from F R AH1 M · 1 syllable · common
  • information IH2 N F ER0 M EY1 SH AH0 N · 4 syllables · common
  • re-education R IY0 EH2 JH AH0 K EY1 SH AH0 N · 5 syllables · standard
  • re-examination R IY2 AH0 G Z AE2 M AH0 N EY1 SH AH0 N · 6 syllables · standard
  • self-identification S EH2 L F AY0 D EH2 N T AH0 F AH0 K EY1 SH AH0 N · 7 syllables · standard
  • reaction R IY0 AE1 K SH AH0 N · 3 syllables · standard
  • seven S EH1 V AH0 N · 2 syllables · common
  • done D AH1 N · 1 syllable · common

Cross-language rhymes

A different language, but the sound still lines up.

How this was worked out

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