equivocación

Spanish

Etymology

Cognate with English equivocation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ekibokaˈθjon/ [e.ki.β̞o.kaˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ekibokaˈsjon/ [e.ki.β̞o.kaˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: e‧qui‧vo‧ca‧ción

Noun

equivocación f (plural equivocaciones)

1. error, mistake, slip

   Lo hizo por equivocación.

   He did it by mistake.

Related terms

• equivocar

 

Further reading

• “equivocación”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10