Polyglot Dictionary

equivocación

/ekiβokaˈsjon/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
equivocaciones

Meaning

  1. mistake

    • Fue una equivocación.

      It was a mistake.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

desacierto

equivocación is the everyday word for "mistake," a mix-up; desacierto is more formal, a poor judgment or decision.

error

equivocación and error are close synonyms for "mistake," interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

engano

engano is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "mistake."

Portuguese

equívoco

equívoco is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "mistake."

Practice

1 What does equivocación mean?

2 Fill the gap: Fue una ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches equivocación?

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