An idiosyncratic but semantically motivated substitution of a word or phrase for a word or words that sound identical, or nearly so, at least in the dialect the speaker uses.
EGGCORN is a
7
letter word starting with
E
and ending with
N
Definitions & Synonyms
noun -
An EGGCORN is a word or phrase that results from a mishearing or misinterpretation of another, an element of the original being substituted for one that sounds very similar or identical.