# RhymeZone API: Get rhymes

> Finds perfect rhymes, near rhymes or similar-sounding words on RhymeZone, with syllable counts. Some matches may have no relevance score.

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- Page: https://fous.com/methods/rhymezone.com/get-rhymes
- Method: `rhymezone.com/get_rhymes`, version 1
- Website: rhymezone.com
- Returns: word, syllables, relevance score, page URL
- Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing)
- Sign-in: none needed
- Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free
- Verified: Nov 2, 2026

## Inputs

| Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `kind` | string | no |  | Type of match: perfect, near or sounds_like. One of "perfect", "near", "sounds_like". Default "perfect". |
| `word` | string | yes | `"love"` | Word to rhyme, for example love. |
| `max_results` | integer | no |  | Maximum matches to return, for example 50. Default 50. |

## Output

From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input:

```json
{
  "word": "love"
}
```

Its output:

```json
{
  "rhymes": [
    {
      "word": "of",
      "page_url": "https://www.rhymezone.com/r/d=of",
      "syllables": 1,
      "relevance_score": 100
    },
    {
      "word": "above",
      "page_url": "https://www.rhymezone.com/r/d=above",
      "syllables": 2,
      "relevance_score": 100
    },
    {
      "word": "thereof",
      "page_url": "https://www.rhymezone.com/r/d=thereof",
      "syllables": 2,
      "relevance_score": 100
    }
  ]
}
```

## Run it

From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output:

```bash
curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"method":"rhymezone.com/get_rhymes","input":{"word":"love"}}'
```

From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`.

## Ask your agent

- Find perfect rhymes for the word heart, up to 20 results
- I need near rhymes for orange with syllable counts
- What words sound like cathedral? Show me similar-sounding options
- Give me perfect rhymes for bright on RhymeZone, limit 75
- Look up near rhymes for silver and include relevance scores

## Input schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "word"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "kind": {
      "enum": [
        "perfect",
        "near",
        "sounds_like"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "default": "perfect",
      "description": "Type of match: perfect, near or sounds_like."
    },
    "word": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Word to rhyme, for example love."
    },
    "max_results": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 50,
      "maximum": 300,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Maximum matches to return, for example 50."
    }
  }
}
```

## Output schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "rhymes"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "rhymes": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "word": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Matching word or phrase."
          },
          "page_url": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "RhymeZone page for this word."
          },
          "syllables": {
            "type": [
              "integer",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Number of syllables, when available."
          },
          "relevance_score": {
            "type": [
              "integer",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "RhymeZone relevance score, when available."
          }
        }
      },
      "description": "Matching words in RhymeZone relevance order."
    }
  }
}
```

## See more

- [RhymeZone API: Get related words](https://fous.com/methods/rhymezone.com/get-related-words.md): Finds words with similar meanings, opposite meanings, adjectives describing a word, or strongly associated words, ordered by relevance.
- [Dictionary.com API: Get synonyms](https://fous.com/methods/dictionary.com/get-synonyms.md): Gets a word's Thesaurus.com meanings in site order, with part of speech, short meaning, synonyms and antonyms ranked strongest, strong or weak.
- [Merriam-Webster API: Get synonyms](https://fous.com/methods/merriam-webster.com/get-synonyms.md): Looks up a word on its public Merriam-Webster thesaurus page and returns each meaning with its example, synonyms, antonyms and related words.
- [Dictionary.com API: Define word](https://fous.com/methods/dictionary.com/define-word.md): Looks up an English word on Dictionary.com and returns its pronunciation, audio link, numbered definitions per dialect with examples, word origin and first recorded use.
- [Poetry Foundation API: Search poems](https://fous.com/methods/poetryfoundation.org/search-poems.md): Finds poems matching a topic or occasion, or poems by a named poet, in Poetry Foundation search order. Older magazine poems without public text have no first two lines; untagged poems have no themes or occasions.
- [Merriam-Webster API: Define word](https://fous.com/methods/merriam-webster.com/define-word.md): Looks up a word or phrase in Merriam-Webster's dictionary and returns its pronunciation, definitions, examples and word history.
- [Urban Dictionary API: Define slang term](https://fous.com/methods/urbandictionary.com/define-slang.md): Gets Urban Dictionary definitions for a slang word or phrase in the site's order, with examples, votes, author and date. Returns an empty list when the term has no definitions.
- [Spotify API: Search music](https://fous.com/methods/spotify.com/search-music.md): Searches Spotify for songs, artists, albums, playlists or podcasts by keywords and returns them in Spotify's result order. Songs and albums include a release date when Spotify gives a full date.
- [All RhymeZone methods](https://fous.com/methods/rhymezone.com.md)