lapsus
Spanish, noun/ˈlabsus/
lapsus is spelled L-A-P-S-U-S (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 41,234th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lapsus is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “slip of the tongue” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Fallo involuntario producido por la falta de atención o habilidad”.
What does lapsus mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineslip of the tongue
- 2
masculinelapsus, lapse
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Fallo involuntario producido por la falta de atención o habilidad
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce lapsus?
- /ˈlabsus/
- [ˈlaβ̞.sus]
- [ˈlapsus]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lapsus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lapsus in Spanish?
lapsus appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).