過誤|かごkago[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounmistake; fault

• Synonym過ちあやまちNeutralA fault or misstep, as in 「過ちを犯す」, often carrying a moral or personal-responsibility shade; 「過誤」 is more written, for errors in judgment or handling.
• Synonym間違いまちがいNeutralThe most general word for a mistake, at home in speech and writing alike; 「過誤」 is the written counterpart, seen in set phrases like 「医療過誤」 and 「判断の過誤」.
• Synonym過失かしつWrittenCenters on lapses caused by carelessness, and in law is the opposite of 「故意」; 「過誤」 covers errors generally without stressing negligence.
• Synonym失態しったいWrittenA written word for a blunder that embarrasses you publicly or costs you face, as in 「失態を演じる」; 「過誤」 simply means doing wrong, with no concern for face.
• Synonym失策しっさくWrittenA blunder in planning or strategy, as in 「重大な失策」, also a baseball fielding error; 「過誤」 covers errors generally, not just strategic ones.
• Synonym錯誤さくごWrittenA perception that fails to match the facts, as in 「時代錯誤」 and 「試行錯誤」; in law, a gap between intent and declaration. 「過誤」 leans to errors of conduct.
• SynonymミスNeutralThe everyday loanword of choice for a slip, also in business compounds like 「投薬ミス」 and 「操作ミス」; lighter than 「過誤」, which suits legal or formal documents.
• SynonymエラーNeutralA loanword for errors, including program error messages and baseball fielding errors; mostly for machines, systems or games, while 「過誤」 points to human mistakes.
• Synonym失敗しっぱいNeutralThe everyday all-purpose word for failing or messing up, centered on the outcome; 「過誤」 names the error committed and is the more written choice.
• Synonym手違いてちがいNeutralA mix-up in procedures or arrangements, as in 「手違いで届かない」, often used when apologizing; 「過誤」 covers errors generally and is more written.
• Synonym非ひWrittenWritten, for fault or wrongdoing, mostly in fixed phrases like 「非を認める」 and 「非の打ち所がない」; 「過誤」 can stand alone as a noun.
• Synonym落ち度おちどNeutralA blameworthy lapse, as in 「こちらに落ち度はない」, centered on who bears responsibility; 「過誤」 centers on the error itself.
• Synonym間違えまちがえCasualA colloquial variant of 「間違い」 for getting something wrong, often in compounds like 「読み間違え」; for a plain error in writing, 「過誤」 or 「誤り」 is usual.
• Synonym過怠かたいWrittenArchaic written word for negligence or laxity, also a medieval penalty paid in money or labor; almost never used today — say 「過失」 for carelessness.
• Synonym誤謬ごびゅうWrittenWritten language for a fallacy, especially a logical error in argument or reasoning, as in 「論理的誤謬」; 「過誤」 mostly covers mistakes in action or handling.
• SynonymしくじりCasualColloquial for botching or flubbing something, with a casual tone; 「過誤」 is written and seldom used alone in casual chat about one's own slip-ups.
• Synonym誤ごWrittenWritten, mostly a morpheme or prefix in words like 「誤字」 and 「正誤表」; rarely stands alone — use 「誤り」 or 「過誤」 when speaking of an error by itself.
• SynonymミステイクCasualA loanword for a mistake, usually shortened to 「ミス」 in speech and seldom used on its own; in formal documents, 「過誤」 is the word for an error.
• SynonymポカCasualColloquial for a silly, careless mistake you would not normally make, originally a go and shogi term; its casual tone is far removed from written 「過誤」.
• Related不成功ふせいこうWrittenWritten, meaning lack of success, as in 「不成功に終わる」, and focused on the outcome; 「過誤」 denotes a wrong act that need not end in failure.
• RelatedやりそこないCasualColloquial for botching a task or fumbling it, stressing that it did not get done well; 「過誤」 is the written term, focused on the error itself.
• Related緩怠かんたいWrittenAn archaic written word for slackness or neglect — failing to do what one should; virtually unused today, and 「過失」 is the usual word for careless errors.
• Related遣り損じやりそんじCasualColloquial for a fumble or botched job, synonymous with 「やり損ない」 but less common; in writing, 「過誤」 is the term for an error.
• RelatedつまずきNeutralLiterally stumbling, figuratively a setback partway along, as in 「人生のつまずき」; it stresses the setback rather than naming a specific error like 「過誤」.
• Antonym正確せいかくNeutralThe antonym: accurate and free of error, as in 「正確な判断」 and 「正確な数字」; it stands at the opposite pole from the errors 「過誤」 names.

Everyday talk calls a mistake 「間違い」 or 「ミス」; 「過誤」 is the written, formal term for an error, as in 「医療過誤」 and 「判断の過誤」. When negligence is the point, use 「過失」. The opposite of such errors is 「正確」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 仕し損そんじ。過あやまち。誤あやまり。