equivocar

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin aequus (“equal”) + vocāre (“call”). Cognate to English equivocal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ə.ki.βuˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.ki.voˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [e.ki.voˈkaɾ]

Verb

equivocar (first-person singular present equivoco, first-person singular preterite equivoquí, past participle equivocat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

1. to mistake, be wrong about, make a mistake
2. (pronominal) to make a mistake, to be mistaken, to be wrong

Conjugation

    Conjugation of equivocar (first conjugation, c-qu alternation)

infinitive			equivocar
gerund			equivocant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		equivocat		equivocada
		plural		equivocats		equivocades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	equivoco	equivoques	equivoca	equivoquem	equivoqueu	equivoquen
	imperfect	equivocava	equivocaves	equivocava	equivocàvem	equivocàveu	equivocaven
	future	equivocaré	equivocaràs	equivocarà	equivocarem	equivocareu	equivocaran
	preterite	equivoquí	equivocares	equivocà	equivocàrem	equivocàreu	equivocaren
	conditional	equivocaria	equivocaries	equivocaria	equivocaríem	equivocaríeu	equivocarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	equivoqui	equivoquis	equivoqui	equivoquem	equivoqueu	equivoquin
	imperfect	equivoqués	equivoquessis	equivoqués	equivoquéssim	equivoquéssiu	equivoquessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	equivoca	equivoqui	equivoquem	equivoqueu	equivoquin
	negative (no)	—	no equivoquis	no equivoqui	no equivoquem	no equivoqueu	no equivoquin

Derived terms

• equivocar-se

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin aequivocāre. Cognate with English equivocate.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.ki.voˈka(ʁ)/ [e.ki.voˈka(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.ki.voˈka(ʁ)/ [e.ki.voˈka(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /e.ki.voˈka(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /e.ki.voˈka(ʁ)/ [e.ki.voˈka(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.ki.voˈka(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /e.ki.vuˈkaɾ/, /i.ki.vuˈkaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /e.ki.vuˈkaɾ/, /i.ki.vuˈkaɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /e.ki.buˈkaɾ/ [e.ki.βuˈkaɾ], /i.ki.buˈkaɾ/ [i.ki.βuˈkaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /e.ki.vuˈka.ɾi/, /i.ki.vuˈka.ɾi/

Verb

equivocar (first-person singular present equivoco, first-person singular preterite equivoquei, past participle equivocado)

1. to confuse (two items)
2. to mislead, to cause to be wrong
3. (reflexive) to be mistaken, to make a mistake

   Synonyms: errar, enganar-se

Conjugation

    Conjugation of equivocar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	equivocar
Personal	equivocar	equivocares	equivocar	equivocarmos	equivocardes	equivocarem
Gerund
	equivocando
Past participle
Masculine	equivocado			equivocados
Feminine	equivocada			equivocadas
Indicative
Present	equivoco	equivocas	equivoca	equivocamos	equivocais	equivocam
Imperfect	equivocava	equivocavas	equivocava	equivocávamos	equivocáveis	equivocavam
Preterite	equivoquei	equivocaste	equivocou	equivocamos1, equivocámos2	equivocastes	equivocaram
Pluperfect	equivocara	equivocaras	equivocara	equivocáramos	equivocáreis	equivocaram
Future	equivocarei	equivocarás	equivocará	equivocaremos	equivocareis	equivocarão
Conditional	equivocaria	equivocarias	equivocaria	equivocaríamos	equivocaríeis	equivocariam
Subjunctive
Present	equivoque	equivoques	equivoque	equivoquemos	equivoqueis	equivoquem
Imperfect	equivocasse	equivocasses	equivocasse	equivocássemos	equivocásseis	equivocassem
Future	equivocar	equivocares	equivocar	equivocarmos	equivocardes	equivocarem
Imperative
Affirmative		equivoca	equivoque	equivoquemos	equivocai	equivoquem
Negative (não)		não equivoques	não equivoque	não equivoquemos	não equivoqueis	não equivoquem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• equivocacão
• equivocadamente
• equivocado
• equivocável

 

Further reading

• “equivocar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “equivocar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin aequivocāre. Cognate with English equivocate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ekiboˈkaɾ/ [e.ki.β̞oˈkaɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: e‧qui‧vo‧car

Verb

equivocar (first-person singular present equivoco, first-person singular preterite equivoqué, past participle equivocado)

1. to mistake, mix up
2. (pronominal) to make a mistake
   • 2007, El sueño de Morfeo, Nada es suficiente:

     Vengo del mundo de imposibles, y allí los sueños son posibles, y yo he soñado alguna vez que tú y yo éramos felices y nada se podía interponer. Creo que me equivoqué.

     I come from the world of impossibles, and there dreams are possible. And I once dreamed that you and I were happy and that nothing could come between us. [Now] I believe I was mistaken.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of equivocar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			equivocar
gerund			equivocando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		equivocado		equivocada
		plural		equivocados		equivocadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	equivoco	equivocastú equivocásvos	equivoca	equivocamos	equivocáis	equivocan
	imperfect	equivocaba	equivocabas	equivocaba	equivocábamos	equivocabais	equivocaban
	preterite	equivoqué	equivocaste	equivocó	equivocamos	equivocasteis	equivocaron
	future	equivocaré	equivocarás	equivocará	equivocaremos	equivocaréis	equivocarán
	conditional	equivocaría	equivocarías	equivocaría	equivocaríamos	equivocaríais	equivocarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	equivoque	equivoquestú equivoquésvos2	equivoque	equivoquemos	equivoquéis	equivoquen
	imperfect (ra)	equivocara	equivocaras	equivocara	equivocáramos	equivocarais	equivocaran
	imperfect (se)	equivocase	equivocases	equivocase	equivocásemos	equivocaseis	equivocasen
	future1	equivocare	equivocares	equivocare	equivocáremos	equivocareis	equivocaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		equivocatú equivocávos	equivoque	equivoquemos	equivocad	equivoquen
	negative		no equivoques	no equivoque	no equivoquemos	no equivoquéis	no equivoquen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of equivocar (c-qu alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive equivocar	dative	equivocarme	equivocarte	equivocarle, equivocarse	equivocarnos	equivocaros	equivocarles, equivocarse
	accusative	equivocarme	equivocarte	equivocarlo, equivocarla, equivocarse	equivocarnos	equivocaros	equivocarlos, equivocarlas, equivocarse
with gerund equivocando	dative	equivocándome	equivocándote	equivocándole, equivocándose	equivocándonos	equivocándoos	equivocándoles, equivocándose
	accusative	equivocándome	equivocándote	equivocándolo, equivocándola, equivocándose	equivocándonos	equivocándoos	equivocándolos, equivocándolas, equivocándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative equivoca	dative	equivócame	equivócate	equivócale	equivócanos	not used	equivócales
	accusative	equivócame	equivócate	equivócalo, equivócala	equivócanos	not used	equivócalos, equivócalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative equivocá	dative	equivocame	equivocate	equivocale	equivocanos	not used	equivocales
	accusative	equivocame	equivocate	equivocalo, equivocala	equivocanos	not used	equivocalos, equivocalas
with formal second-person singular imperative equivoque	dative	equivóqueme	not used	equivóquele, equivóquese	equivóquenos	not used	equivóqueles
	accusative	equivóqueme	not used	equivóquelo, equivóquela, equivóquese	equivóquenos	not used	equivóquelos, equivóquelas
with first-person plural imperative equivoquemos	dative	not used	equivoquémoste	equivoquémosle	equivoquémonos	equivoquémoos	equivoquémosles
	accusative	not used	equivoquémoste	equivoquémoslo, equivoquémosla	equivoquémonos	equivoquémoos	equivoquémoslos, equivoquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative equivocad	dative	equivocadme	not used	equivocadle	equivocadnos	equivocaos	equivocadles
	accusative	equivocadme	not used	equivocadlo, equivocadla	equivocadnos	equivocaos	equivocadlos, equivocadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative equivoquen	dative	equivóquenme	not used	equivóquenle	equivóquennos	not used	equivóquenles, equivóquense
	accusative	equivóquenme	not used	equivóquenlo, equivóquenla	equivóquennos	not used	equivóquenlos, equivóquenlas, equivóquense

Derived terms

• quien tiene boca, se equivoca

 

Related terms

• equivocación
• equivocadamente
• equivocado
• equívoco

 

Further reading

• “equivocar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10