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involuntary mistake made while writing or speaking, something long studied in philology
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lapsus

Summary

lapsus ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (272 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • lapsus is a type of error[2].
  • lapsus is a type of language error[3].
  • lapsus is part of psychological terminology[4].
  • lapsus's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[5].
  • lapsus's studied by is recorded as lapsology[6].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include error[2] and language error[3].

Use and Application

lapsus is part of psychological terminology[4].

Why It Matters

lapsus ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (272 views/month).[1] lapsus has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] lapsus is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Described by source → Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
    Subclass of → error, language error
    Part of → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 27448, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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