ри́фма
rífmafeminine
To say "rhyme" in Russian, use ри́фма (rífma).
ри́фма is the noun for the matching of sounds at the ends of words or lines, as when a poem has rhyme. To say that words rhyme with each other, use the verb рифмова́ться.
Meaning: rhyming, sameness of letters or sounds of some parts of words, as ‘the poem exhibits rhyme’ (noun)
Which one should you use?
рифмова́ться is the usual verb for words that rhyme with each other. The transitive verb рифмовать is used when someone actively makes words rhyme. Созвучие refers to assonance or vowel rhymes.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
ри́фма is a feminine noun. Its plural is рифмы. When it is the direct object of a verb it changes to рифму.
How do you pronounce it?
It is romanized as rífma, with the stress on the first syllable.
Did you know?
- If you want to describe a poem that has no rhyme, you would use the word белый стих (white verse), rather than a word meaning 'unrhymed'.
- In Russian, the term глагольная ри́фма (verbal rhyme) is a specific way to tease amateur poets who lazily rhyme one verb with another.
- The verb рифмовать can be used to describe how two things 'match' or are similar in character, extending far beyond the literal meaning of poetry.
Examples in context
- Автор в поэзии использует рифму, чтобы создать мелодичность и гармонию.The author uses rhyme in poetry to create melody and harmony.
- Я люблю писать стихи и экспериментировать с различными способами рифмовки.I love writing poems and experimenting with various ways of rhyming.
- Эта ри́фма кажется мне слишком простой.Eta rífma kazhetsya mne slishkom prostoy.This rhyme seems too simple to me.
- У него очень точная ри́фма.U nego ochen' tochnaya rífma.He has a very precise rhyme.
Example conversation
Andrey and Olga are discussing a poem Olga wrote.
- Андрей AndreyОльга, у тебя отличная ри́фма!Ol'ga, u tebya otlichnaya rífma!Olga, you have excellent rhyme!
- Ольга OlgaСпасибо, Андрей, я долго работала над ней.Spasibo, Andrey, ya dolgo rabotala nad ney.Thank you, Andrey, I worked on it for a long time.
- Андрей AndreyЭто звучит очень красиво.Eto zvuchit ochen' krasivo.It sounds very beautiful.
- Ольга OlgaЯ рада, что тебе понравилось.Ya rada, chto tebe ponravilos'.I am glad that you liked it.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “rhyme” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
