lapsus linguae
French, noun\lap.sys lɛ̃.ɡɥe\
lapsus linguae is spelled L-A-P-S-U-S-L-I-N-G-U-A-E (13 letters). Lapsus linguae is a French masculine noun meaning “a lapsus linguae; an inadvertent remark, a slip of the tongue” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Erreur faite en parlant. → voir lapsus et → voir lapsus révélateur”.
What does lapsus linguae mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea lapsus linguae; an inadvertent remark, a slip of the tongue
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Erreur faite en parlant. → voir lapsus et → voir lapsus révélateur
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of lapsus linguae
- lapsus linguæ
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lapsus linguae?
- \lap.sys lɛ̃.ɡɥe\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.