eggcorn

Meanings

Plural: eggcorns

Noun

A word or phrase that sounds like and is mistakenly used in a seemingly logical or plausible way for another word or phrase either on its own or as part of a set expression

Origin / Etymology

Suggested by by British-American linguist Geoffrey K. Pullum following a discussion on the Language Log website on September 23, 2003, by American linguist Mark Liberman, about a woman who had long believed the word acorn to be egg corn.

Scrabble Score: 0

eggcorn is not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
eggcorn is not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
eggcorn is not valid in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

eggcorn is a valid Words With Friends word