# Is there a word for this?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 26, 2010, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-for-this/526550 "2010-01-26T19:58:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jormungandr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@Jormungandr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jormungandr)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2010, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-for-this/526550/1 "2010-01-26T19:58:41Z")

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Based on a response post I made, is there a word for thinking of a word, but writing a different or even opposite word? For example, you mean to type “automobile” but type “car.” Would “Freudian slip” cover this or is there another word?

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2010, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-for-this/526550/2 "2010-01-26T20:14:55Z")

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Around here, it’s called “Penis ensued.”

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**Author:** ![figure9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f0a364/32.png) [@figure9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/figure9)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2010, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-for-this/526550/3 "2010-01-26T20:35:57Z")

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A mistake?

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**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2010, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-for-this/526550/4 "2010-01-26T20:37:37Z")

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Slip of the tongue/keyboard ?

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**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2010, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-for-this/526550/5 "2010-01-26T20:40:29Z")

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I have homonym-type mistakes all the time. I think ‘there’ and type ‘their’ or think ‘five’ and type ‘5ive’. Drives me nuts.