sound-alikes
Same pronunciation, different meaning
Sound-alikes are words or phrases that sound identical or nearly identical to others: The band's name is a sound-alike for "beetles".
In music and advertising, a sound-alike is a recording designed to imitate a famous song or artist without infringing copyright: They couldn't afford the original, so they used a sound-alike.
Matching terminal sounds
- alliterationMatching initial consonants
- assonanceVowel sound repetition
- consonanceHarmonious sound combination
- slant rhymeApproximate sound correspondence
half-rhyme · paronomasia · punning · wordplay · double entendre · malapropism · oronyms · mondegreen
Manner of speaking words
- accentRegional speech pattern
- dictionChoice of words
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- articulationClear vocal expression
inflection · prosody · intonation · stress · cadence · clarity · fluency · elocution
Two matching things
Minimal sound distinctions
- allophonesPositional sound variants
- phonologyScience of language sounds
- contrastiveShowing opposition or difference
- distinctive featuresIdentifying traits or qualities
phonemic · neutralization · assimilation · dissimilation · elision · metathesis · free variation · segmental
rhyme
Matching terminal sounds
- alliterationMatching initial consonants
- assonanceVowel sound repetition
- consonanceHarmonious sound combination
slant rhyme · half-rhyme · paronomasia · punning · wordplay · double entendre · malapropism · oronyms · mondegreen · spoonerism
pronunciation
Manner of speaking words
- accentRegional speech pattern
- dictionChoice of words
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
articulation · inflection · prosody · intonation · stress · cadence · clarity · fluency · elocution · vocalization
pair
Two matching things
flower · knight · night · sea · see · son · sun · mail · male · meat
phonemes
Minimal sound distinctions
- allophonesPositional sound variants
- phonologyScience of language sounds
- contrastiveShowing opposition or difference
distinctive features · phonemic · neutralization · assimilation · dissimilation · elision · metathesis · free variation · segmental
- cover performerstribute bands, cover bands, karaoke singers, impersonators
- doublesdouble, doubles, twin, twins, duplicate