soundalike
A sound that audibly resembles anotherA sound that audibly resembles another.: A music recording with this trait. (Often distinguished from plagiarism by themes of covering, pastiche (tribute), or parody, but sometimes inviting copyright disputes).
Meaning
2 sensesA sound that audibly resembles another.
A music recording with this trait. (Often distinguished from plagiarism by themes of covering, pastiche (tribute), or parody, but sometimes inviting copyright disputes).
A word that is either homophonous or sounds similar enough to another that confusion of the two is known to happen.
Tall-man lettering is sometimes used to reduce risk around soundalikes and lookalikes [medication names].
Origin
From sound + alike, perhaps modelled on lookalike.From sound + alike, perhaps modelled on lookalike.
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Forms
plural: soundalikes| Singular | soundalike |
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