soundalike

sound·a·like

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sound-uh-lahyk]
- /ˈsaʊnd əˌlaɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sound-uh-lahyk]
- /ˈsaʊnd əˌlaɪk/

Definitions of soundalike word

noun soundalike a person or thing that sounds like another, especially a better known or more famous prototype: a whole spate of Elvis Presley soundalikes. 1
countable noun soundalike A soundalike is someone, especially a singer, whose voice resembles that of a famous person. 0
noun soundalike a person or thing that sounds like another, often well-known, person or thing 0
noun soundalike (as modifier) 0

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Origin of soundalike

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

1965-70; noun use of verb phrase sound alike, on the model of lookalike

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Parts of speech for Soundalike

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Soundalike

soundalike popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

soundalike usage trend in Literature

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