Malapropism

//ˈmæləpɹɒpˌɪzəm//

Translations of "malapropism" (15 languages)

Language	Translation	Romanization
Dutch	verhaspeling(the blundering use of a similar-sounding expression)	—
Finnish	malapropismi(the blundering use of a similar-sounding expression)	—
French	abus de langage(the blundering use of a similar-sounding expression), impropriété(the blundering use of a similar-sounding expression), malapropisme(the blundering use of a similar-sounding expression)	—
German	Malapropismus(the blundering use of a similar-sounding expression), Verballhornung(the blundering use of a similar-sounding expression), Wortverwechslung(the blundering use of a similar-sounding expression), Wörtervertauschung(the blundering use of a similar-sounding expression)	—
Hungarian	paronimák felcserélése(the blundering use of a similar-sounding expression), paronimák összekeverése(the blundering use of a similar-sounding expression)	—
Irish	mífheilteachas(the blundering use of a similar-sounding expression)	—
Japanese	マラプロピズム(the blundering use of a similar-sounding expression), 言い間違い(the blundering use of a similar-sounding expression)	marapuropizumu, iimachigai
Korean	말라프로피즘(the blundering use of a similar-sounding expression)	mallapeuropijeum
Manx	neuchooieid focklagh(the blundering use of a similar-sounding expression)	—
Northern Kurdish	malapropîzm(the blundering use of a similar-sounding expression), xeletbêjî(the blundering use of a similar-sounding expression)	—
Polish	malapropizm(the blundering use of a similar-sounding expression)	—
Russian	малапропи́зм(the blundering use of a similar-sounding expression)	malapropízm
Scottish Gaelic	ain-eirmseachd(the blundering use of a similar-sounding expression)	—
Spanish	gazapo(the blundering use of a similar-sounding expression), malapropismo(the blundering use of a similar-sounding expression), yerro(the blundering use of a similar-sounding expression)	—
Tibetan	ཚིག་བེད་སྤྱོད་བྱེད་སྟངས་ནོར་བ(the blundering use of a similar-sounding expression)	tshig bed spyod byed stangs nor ba