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Paranomasia vs Malapropism - What's the difference?

paranomasia | malapropism |

As nouns the difference between paranomasia and malapropism

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

paranomasia

English

Noun

(head)

    • malapropism

    English

    (wikipedia malapropism)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (uncountable) The blundering use of an absurdly inappropriate word or expression in place of a similar sounding one.
    • The script employed malapropism to great effect.
  • (countable) An instance of this; malaprop.
    • The translator matched every malapropism in the original with one from his own language.
    The humor comes from all the malapropisms .

    Synonyms

    * (instance of malapropism) malaprop

    See also

    * * eggcorn * folk etymology * mondegreen * spoonerism English eponyms English words suffixed with -ism