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As a noun eggcorn is

(linguistics) 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.

As nouns the difference between eggcorn and pun

is that eggcorn is (linguistics) 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 while pun is a joke or type of wordplay in which similar senses or sounds of two words or phrases, or different senses of the same word, are deliberately confused.

As a verb pun is

to beat; strike with force; ram; pound, as in a mortar; reduce to powder or pun can be to make or tell a pun; make a play on words.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and eggcorn

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while eggcorn is (linguistics) 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.

As nouns the difference between eggcorn and vaguery

is that eggcorn is (linguistics) 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 while vaguery is (uncountable) vagueness, the condition of being vague.

As an adverb semantically

is in the manner of or referring to semantics.

As a noun eggcorn is

(linguistics) 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.

Malapropism is a see also of eggcorn.

Eggcorn is a see also of malapropism.

As nouns the difference between eggcorn and malapropism

is that eggcorn is (linguistics) 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 while malapropism is (uncountable) the blundering use of an absurdly inappropriate word or expression in place of a similar sounding one.

Eggcorn is a derived term of acorn.

As nouns the difference between eggcorn and acorn

is that eggcorn is (linguistics) 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 while acorn is the fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule.

Eggcorn is a derived term of disease.

As nouns the difference between eggcorn and disease

is that eggcorn is (linguistics) 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 while disease is (pathology) an abnormal condition of the body or mind that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired.

As a verb disease is

(obsolete) to cause unease; to annoy, irritate.

Mondegreen is a see also of eggcorn.

Eggcorn is a see also of mondegreen.

As nouns the difference between eggcorn and mondegreen

is that eggcorn is (linguistics) 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 while mondegreen is a form of error arising from mishearing a spoken or sung phrase.