# lapsus digitorum

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlæpsəs.dɪdʒɪˈtɔːɹəm/

## Definitions
1. A spelling error in signing.

## Etymology
Coined as an analogue of lapsus linguae for users of sign language from the Latin lāpsus (“a slipping or falling”) (lāpsūs in the plural) + digitōrum (“of fingers”), genitive plural form of digitus (“finger”) = “a slipping of fingers”; compare lapsus digiti.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lapsus-digitorum