聞(き)き違(ちが)い

ききちがい
noun
mishearing
communication
1. mishearing; hearing wrong
Hearing a word, number, or name as something other than what was said.
私(わたし)の聞(き)き違(ちが)いでした。
I misheard.
聞(き)き違(ちが)いかと思(おも)って、もう一度(いちど)確認(かくにん)した。
I thought I might have misheard, so I checked again.
電話(でんわ)での聞(き)き違(ちが)いを防(ふせ)ぐため、数字(すうじ)は必(かなら)ず復唱(ふくしょう)する。
To avoid mishearing on the phone, always repeat numbers back.

The noun form of 聞(き)き違(ちが)える.

Common collocations

  • 聞(き)き違(ちが)いをする: to mishear
  • 私(わたし)の聞(き)き違(ちが)い: my mishearing (a polite way to take the blame)
  • 聞(き)き違(ちが)いではないか: couldn't it be a mishearing?

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Related Words

Compare: 聞(き)き間違(まちが)い (the same meaning, more common…)
Compare: 勘違(かんちが)い (a misunderstanding or wrong assumption…)
Related: 人違(ひとちが)い (mistaken identity, wrong person)
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Added 2026.9.28 2:25 · Revised 2026.10.19 21:31
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