Logomacy
Between logomachy and logomancy . . .

Sometimes whether something’s an eggcorn or just a mistake is a bit harder to tell (at least for me).
For instance, in free reign (Google ratio: 1.16!) the folk-etymology seems clear. On the other hand, rein of terror (Google ratio: 217) may just be a dropped letter typo, along the lines of let lose (GR: 75).

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