Rime-Rhyme | Commonly Confused Words

Rime

/raɪm/

A thin layer of ice formed on cold objects from water vapor in the air

/rʌɪm/

A similarity of sounds in words or endings, especially used in poetry.

Rime often refers to frost or a coating, while rhyme relates to poetry and sound.
Rhyme has an h as in harmonic, hinting at its connection to sound.
Think of rime with no h as in white, which helps remember its association with frost.
In rhyme, the y can remind you of lyric, connecting it to music and verses.
Rime is the term used in meteorology for frost formation on surfaces.