sound-alike
Identical when spoken
A sound-alike is something that sounds like something else—typically a word that sounds like another word, or a song or recording designed to imitate a famous original without violating copyright: The commercial used a sound-alike of the Beatles hit.
As an adjective, it describes this resemblance: sound-alike words like "their" and "there".
Identically pronounced, differently spelled word
- rhymeMatching terminal sounds
- punWordplay using double meanings
- wordplayVerbal wit techniques
- assonanceVowel sound repetition
consonance · paronym · mondegreen · malapropism · spoonerism · tongue-twister · alliteration · pronunciation
One who copies others
- impressionistPerformer copying famous voices
- copycatOne who mimics another
- imitatorOne who copies others
- doppelgangerSupernatural duplicate of oneself
lookalike · parody · caricature · impersonator · stand-in · karaoke · satirist · send-up
Unauthorized replica product
- derivativeFunction's rate of change
- pasticheImitative artistic tribute
- ersatzArtificial and inferior substitute
- royalty-freeNo per-use payments
interpolation · sampling · homage · rip-off
homophone
Identically pronounced, differently spelled word
assonance · consonance · paronym · mondegreen · malapropism · spoonerism · tongue-twister · alliteration · pronunciation · mishearing
mimic
One who copies others
- impressionistPerformer copying famous voices
- copycatOne who mimics another
- imitatorOne who copies others
doppelganger · lookalike · parody · caricature · impersonator · stand-in · karaoke · satirist · send-up · mockingbird
knockoff
Unauthorized replica product
- derivativeFunction's rate of change
- pasticheImitative artistic tribute
- ersatzArtificial and inferior substitute
royalty-free · interpolation · sampling · homage · rip-off
- impersonationscelebrity impressions, voice mimicry, caricature, character work, Elvis impersonator
- Word Mix-upshomophone, homonym, malapropism, spoonerism, eggcorn
sound-alikeoriginal
First or inventive
authentic · genuine article · the real thing · prototype · source
sound-alikeoriginal
First or inventive
unique · distinctive · one-of-a-kind · inimitable · sui generis
sound, like, likely, alike, sounds, likeness, sounding, sounded, resound