soundalike
noun
soundalike is spelled S-O-U-N-D-A-L-I-K-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, soundalike means “A music recording with this trait. (Often distinguished from plagiarism by themes of covering, pastiche (tribute), or parody, but sometimes inviting…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of soundalike is soundalikes.
How many letters and syllables are in soundalike?
| Letters | 10: S-O-U-N-D-A-L-I-K-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is soundalike?
Soundalike appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of soundalike
- soundalikes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does soundalike mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A music recording with this trait. (Often distinguished from plagiarism by themes of covering, pastiche (tribute), or parody, but sometimes inviting copyright disputes).
- 2
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].
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does soundalike come from?
From sound + alike, perhaps modelled on lookalike.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).