3-syllable rhymes for “vacation”
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| location | lohkayshan | /loʊˈkeɪʃən/ | 3 |
| foundation | foundayshan | /faʊnˈdeɪʃən/ | 3 |
| creation | kreeayshan | /kɹiˈeɪʃən/ | 3 |
| probation | prohbayshan | /pɹoʊˈbeɪʃən/ | 3 |
| salvation | salvayshan | /sælˈveɪʃən/ | 3 |
| sensation | sensayshan | /sɛnˈseɪʃən/ | 3 |
| translation | tranzlayshan | /tɹænzˈleɪʃən/ | 3 |
| temptation | temptayshan | /tɛmpˈteɪʃən/ | 3 |
| relation | reelayshan | /ɹiˈleɪʃən/ | 3 |
| formation | formayshan | /fɔɹˈmeɪʃən/ | 3 |
| donation | dohnayshan | /doʊˈneɪʃən/ | 3 |
| plantation | plantayshan | /ˌplænˈteɪʃən/ | 3 |
| frustration | frastrayshan | /fɹəˈstɹeɪʃən/ | 3 |
| rotation | rohtayshan | /ɹoʊˈteɪʃən/ | 3 |
| mutation | myootayshan | /mjuˈteɪʃən/ | 3 |
| citation | saitayshan | /saɪˈteɪʃən/ | 3 |
| vibration | vaibrayshan | /vaɪˈbɹeɪʃən/ | 3 |
| starvation | starvayshan | /stɑɹˈveɪʃən/ | 3 |
| damnation | damnayshan | /dæmˈneɪʃən/ | 3 |
| sedation | sadayshan | /səˈdeɪʃən/ | 3 |
| inflation | inflayshan | /ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən/ | 3 |
| dictation | diktayshan | /dɪkˈteɪʃən/ | 3 |
| ovation | ohvayshan | /oʊˈveɪʃən/ | 3 |
| carnation | karnayshan | /kɑɹˈneɪʃən/ | 3 |
| vocation | vohkayshan | /voʊˈkeɪʃən/ | 3 |
| cremation | kreemayshan | /kɹiˈmeɪʃən/ | 3 |
| dalmatian | dalmayshan | /dælˈmeɪʃən/ | 3 |
| flirtation | flertayshan | /flɝˈteɪʃən/ | 3 |
| fixation | fiksayshan | /fɪkˈseɪʃən/ | 3 |
| migration | maigrayshan | /maɪˈɡɹeɪʃən/ | 3 |
| summation | samayshan | /səˈmeɪʃən/ | 3 |
| dilation | dailayshan | /ˌdaɪˈleɪʃən/ | 3 |
| castration | kastrayshan | /ˌkæˈstɹeɪʃən/ | 3 |
| filtration | filtrayshan | /fɪlˈtɹeɪʃən/ | 3 |
| flotation | flohtayshan | /floʊˈteɪʃən/ | 3 |
| elation | ilayshan | /ɪˈleɪʃən/ | 3 |
| quotation | kwohtayshan | /kwoʊˈteɪʃən/ | 3 |
| taxation | taksayshan | /tækˈseɪʃən/ | 3 |
| gestation | jestayshan | /dʒɛˈsteɪʃən/ | 3 |
| narration | nairayshan | /nɛˈɹeɪʃən/ | 3 |
| crustacean | krastayshan | /kɹəˈsteɪʃən/ | 3 |
| notation | nohtayshan | /noʊˈteɪʃən/ | 3 |
| cessation | sesayshan | /ˌsɛˈseɪʃən/ | 3 |
| croatian | krohayshan | /kɹoʊˈeɪʃən/ | 3 |
| causation | kawzayshan | /ˌkɔˈzeɪʃən/ | 3 |
| alsatian | alsayshan | /ælˈseɪʃən/ | 3 |
| hydration | haidrayshan | /haɪˈdɹeɪʃən/ | 3 |
| predation | pradayshan | /pɹəˈdeɪʃən/ | 3 |
| sarmatian | sarmayshan | /sɑɹˈmeɪʃən/ | 3 |
| cetacean | sitayshan | /sɪˈteɪʃən/ | 3 |
| ligation | laigayshan | /laɪˈɡeɪʃən/ | 3 |
| negation | nagayshan | /nəˈɡeɪʃən/ | 3 |
| privation | praivayshan | /pɹaɪˈveɪʃən/ | 3 |
| stagnation | stagnayshan | /stæɡˈneɪʃən/ | 3 |
| oration | orayshan | /ɔˈɹeɪʃən/ | 3 |
| prostration | prostrayshan | /pɹɑˈstɹeɪʃən/ | 3 |
| deflation | diflayshan | /dɪˈfleɪʃən/ | 3 |
| lactation | laktayshan | /lækˈteɪʃən/ | 3 |
| ablation | uhblayshan | /ˌʌˈbleɪʃən/ | 3 |
| gradation | graydayshan | /ɡɹeɪˈdeɪʃən/ | 3 |
Why these rhyme
A perfect rhyme shares everything from the stressed vowel onward. “vacation” is /veɪˈkeɪʃən/, and its rime is /eɪʃən/ — spelled “ayshan” in Ingglish, where that spelling always makes that sound. Every word above ends on the same /eɪʃən/, however English chooses to spell it.