3-syllable rhymes for “protection”
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| connection | kanekshan | /kəˈnɛkʃən/ | 3 |
| direction | derekshan | /dɝˈɛkʃən/ | 3 |
| objection | abjekshan | /əbˈdʒɛkʃən/ | 3 |
| collection | kalekshan | /kəˈlɛkʃən/ | 3 |
| election | ilekshan | /ɪˈlɛkʃən/ | 3 |
| infection | infekshan | /ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən/ | 3 |
| affection | afekshan | /əˈfɛkʃən/ | 3 |
| inspection | inspekshan | /ˌɪnˈspɛkʃən/ | 3 |
| perfection | perfekshan | /pɝˈfɛkʃən/ | 3 |
| reflection | riflekshan | /ɹɪˈflɛkʃən/ | 3 |
| selection | salekshan | /səˈlɛkʃən/ | 3 |
| injection | injekshan | /ˌɪnˈdʒɛkʃən/ | 3 |
| rejection | rijekshan | /ɹɪˈdʒɛkʃən/ | 3 |
| correction | kerekshan | /kɝˈɛkʃən/ | 3 |
| erection | eerekshan | /ɪˈɹɛkʃən/ | 3 |
| projection | prajekshan | /pɹəˈdʒɛkʃən/ | 3 |
| complexion | kamplekshan | /kəmˈplɛkʃən/ | 3 |
| detection | ditekshan | /dɪˈtɛkʃən/ | 3 |
| dissection | daisekshan | /daɪˈsɛkʃən/ | 3 |
| ejection | ijekshan | /ɪˈdʒɛkʃən/ | 3 |
| resection | reesekshan | /ˌɹiˈsɛkʃən/ | 3 |
| defection | difekshan | /dɪˈfɛkʃən/ | 3 |
| deflection | diflekshan | /dɪˈflɛkʃən/ | 3 |
| confection | kanfekshan | /kənˈfɛkʃən/ | 3 |
| inflection | inflekshan | /ˌɪnˈflɛkʃən/ | 3 |
| convection | kanvekshan | /kənˈvɛkʃən/ | 3 |
2-syllable rhymes for “protection”
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| section | sekshan | /ˈsɛkʃən/ | 2 |
4-syllable rhymes for “protection”
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| resurrection | rezerekshan | /ˌɹɛzɝˈɛkʃən/ | 4 |
| intersection | intersekshan | /ˌɪntɝˈsɛkʃən/ | 4 |
| recollection | rekalekshan | /ˌɹɛkəˈlɛkʃən/ | 4 |
| reelection | reeilekshan | /ɹiɪˈlɛkʃən/ | 4 |
| insurrection | inserekshan | /ˌɪnsɝˈɛkʃən/ | 4 |
| imperfection | imperfekshan | /ˌɪmpɝˈfɛkʃən/ | 4 |
| predilection | predalekshan | /ˌpɹɛdəˈlɛkʃən/ | 4 |
| introspection | intraspekshan | /ˌɪntɹəˈspɛkʃən/ | 4 |
| disconnection | diskanekshan | /ˌdɪskəˈnɛkʃən/ | 4 |
| disinfection | disinfekshan | /dɪsɪnˈfɛkʃən/ | 4 |
| interjection | interjekshan | /ˌɪntɝˈdʒɛkʃən/ | 4 |
| circumspection | serkamspekshan | /ˌsɝkəmˈspɛkʃən/ | 4 |
5-syllable rhymes for “protection”
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| interconnection | interkanekshan | /ˌɪntɝkəˈnɛkʃən/ | 5 |
Why these rhyme
A perfect rhyme shares everything from the stressed vowel onward. “protection” is /pɹəˈtɛkʃən/, and its rime is /ɛkʃən/ — spelled “ekshan” in Ingglish, where that spelling always makes that sound. Every word above ends on the same /ɛkʃən/, however English chooses to spell it.