homorelaps

/hɒməˈræpls/

Definitions

1. noun

A homophone that sounds the same as another word when its last letter is changed.

“The word ‘homorelaps’ is an example of a homorelaps, as it sounds the same as ‘homophone’ when the ‘e’ at the end is changed to ‘s’.”

Synonyms

  • alliteration
  • homophone

Antonyms

  • dissimile
  • heteronym