言(い)い間違(まちが)い

いいまちがい
noun
slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
1. slip of the tongue; saying something incorrectly by mistake
accidentally saying the wrong word or mispronouncing something
言(い)い間違(まちが)いをした。
I made a slip of the tongue.
それは言(い)い間違(まちが)いです。
That was a verbal mistake.
緊張(きんちょう)して言(い)い間違(まちが)いが多(おお)くなった。
I got nervous and made many slips of the tongue.

COMPOUND STRUCTURE:
言(い)い間違(まちが)い combines 言(い)う (to say) + 間違(まちが)い (mistake).

COMMON CAUSES:

  • 緊張(きんちょう) - nervousness
  • 疲(つか)れ - fatigue
  • 急(いそ)いでいる - being in a hurry
  • 似(に)た言葉(ことば) - similar-sounding words

COMMON TYPES:

  • 名前(なまえ)の言(い)い間違(まちが)い - mixing up names
  • 数字(すうじ)の言(い)い間違(まちが)い - saying wrong numbers
  • 敬語(けいご)の言(い)い間違(まちが)い - keigo mistakes

RELATED ～間違(まちが)い WORDS:

  • 聞(き)き間違(まちga)い - mishearing
  • 書(か)き間違(まちが)い - writing mistake
  • 読(よ)み間違(まちが)い - misreading

SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS:

  • 言(い)い損(そこ)ない - saying something wrong
  • 舌(した)がもつれる - tongue getting tangled
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Added 2026.1.27 20:45
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