soundalike
Heard as identical
A soundalike is a person or recording that closely imitates the voice or musical style of a famous performer, often used in advertising or tribute acts when the original artist is unavailable or too expensive.
The term also applies more broadly to words that sound identical or nearly identical to other words, like "their" and "there." The commercial used a soundalike because they couldn't afford the real singer.
Wordplay using double meanings
- paronomasiaRhetorical use of puns
- double-entendreWords with suggestive second meaning
- malapropismSound-alike word confusion
- mondegreenMisperceived lyric or phrase
spoonerism · eggcorn · mishearing · play-on-words · joke · quip · wit · humor
Identically pronounced, differently spelled word
- homonymWord with twin sound
- rhymeMatching terminal sounds
- assonanceVowel sound repetition
- consonanceHarmonious sound combination
echo · paronym · cognate · alliteration · pronunciation · accent · syllable · phoneme
One who copies others
- impressionistPerformer copying famous voices
- doppelgangerSupernatural duplicate of oneself
- imitatorOne who copies others
- parodySatirical imitation
caricature · send-up · lookalike · stand-in · dubbing
Protect by overlaying
- knockoffUnauthorized replica product
- copycatOne who mimics another
- tributeOffering of respect
- pasticheImitative artistic tribute
imitation · clone · rip-off · sampling · interpolation · derivative · jingle · commercial
pun
Wordplay using double meanings
- paronomasiaRhetorical use of puns
- double-entendreWords with suggestive second meaning
- malapropismSound-alike word confusion
mondegreen · spoonerism · eggcorn · mishearing · play-on-words · joke · quip · wit · humor · clever
homophone
Identically pronounced, differently spelled word
consonance · echo · paronym · cognate · alliteration · pronunciation · accent · syllable · phoneme · diphthong
mimic
One who copies others
- impressionistPerformer copying famous voices
- doppelgangerSupernatural duplicate of oneself
- imitatorOne who copies others
parody · caricature · send-up · lookalike · stand-in · dubbing
cover
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pastiche · imitation · clone · rip-off · sampling · interpolation · derivative · jingle · commercial · royalty-free
- Imitatorsimitator, mimic, copycat, impersonator, clone
- impersonatorsElvis impersonator, lookalike, impressionist, mimic
- vocal imitationmimicry, impersonation, mockingbird, impression, echo
- crosswordsacross, cryptic, acrostic, clues, codeword
- imitationcopy, copycat, imitation, mimicking, replica
- coverscover, dust cover, book cover, dust jacket, book jacket
soundalikedistinctive
Readily identifiable, set apart
inimitable · dissimilar · one-of-a-kind · unmistakable · unique voice
soundalikeoriginal
First or inventive
authentic · the real thing · innovator · pioneer · trendsetter