About SintGedicht

SintGedicht is made for everyone who still has to write a poem on 4 December. It is not a button that spits out a poem, but a writing desk with good help.

How it works

• Rhyme by sound. Our rhyme index knows the pronunciation of more than 250,000 Dutch words. Two words rhyme if they sound the same from the last stressed vowel onwards. That is why dag rhymes with lach, and tijd does not rhyme with vrij.
• A check on every line. While you type you see the syllables per line and whether your rhyming pairs work, in the rhyme scheme you choose: couplets, alternate rhyme, enclosed rhyme, chain rhyme, broken rhyme or limerick.
• A poet that checks. The poet is given rhyme words that are guaranteed to rhyme, writes several drafts and keeps the best. Then we check every rhyming pair and every word. Whatever does not rhyme or does not exist is rewritten before you see it.
• Our own server. The poet runs on our own server.
• Learning from writers. Poems that writers share anonymously steer the order of the rhyme suggestions and serve as style examples.

What it costs

Writing, the rhyme help, the rhyming dictionary, printing and the poet for ordinary poems are free to use. We pay for the server and the graphics card the poet runs on from ads and donations.

Who

SintGedicht is a small, independent project from the Netherlands. The illustrations, the rhyme index and the site are our own work.

Updated on 2026-11-14