oronym

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noun

A sequence of words or a phrase that sounds phonetically identical or very similar to another sequence of words, but which has a different meaning and spelling.

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A common cause of mondegreens, in particular, is the oronym: word strings in which the sounds can be logically divided multiple ways.

From The New Yorker ● Dec. 10, 2014

The classic example of an oronym is the pair 'ice cream' and 'I scream'.

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Possible Synonyms

auditory pun
sound-alike phrase
homophonic phrase
verbal doppelgänger
Mondegreen

Possible Antonyms

clear statement
phonetically distinct phrase
unambiguous phrase

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