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quien tiene boca, se equivoca

Spanish, proverb/ˌkjen ˌtjene ˌboka | se ekiˈboka/

quien tiene boca, se equivoca is a Spanish proverb meaning “when speaking, it is normal to say something wrong; everything one says cannot always be right or true” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does quien tiene boca, se equivoca mean in English?

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    when speaking, it is normal to say something wrong; everything one says cannot always be right or true

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How do you pronounce quien tiene boca, se equivoca?

  • /ˌkjen ˌtjene ˌboka | se ekiˈboka/
  • [ˌkjẽn̪ ˌt̪je.ne ˌβ̞o.ka | se e.kiˈβ̞o.ka]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.