# Similarity in Sound

The similarity in sound option lights up whenever the intelligent rhyme is chosen from the rhyme type menu. It allows you to **influence the closeness of a rhyme** by tapping/clicking on the '≈' and '=' buttons. The gap in the circular line around the center button indicates the degree of similarity in sound.

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Decrease the similarity in sound by tapping/clicking on the '≈' button. 
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Each change in the similarity in sound will give you more phonetically related near rhymes **without repeating prior rhyme mates**.

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Entering a new search word will reset the prior similarity in sound setting and present rhymes with the **strongest similarity in sound** while **exluding** [phonetic repetitions](https://rhyme-genie-user-guide.idolumic.com/intelligent-rhyme/phonetic-repetitions).
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Please note that the similarity in sound function is most effective when the [multi-syllabic option](https://rhyme-genie-user-guide.idolumic.com/intelligent-rhyme/stress-pattern-recognition) is on and the search word is [feminine](https://rhyme-genie-user-guide.idolumic.com/intelligent-rhyme/stress-pattern-recognition).
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