I misspoke
"Said it wrong"
I misspoke is a self-correction acknowledging that what you just said was wrong, unclear, or not what you meant: Wait, I misspoke—the meeting is Thursday, not Wednesday.
It can serve as a genuine correction or as a diplomatic way to walk back a statement without fully admitting error—politicians often claim they "misspoke" when caught saying something controversial.
- slippedLost traction momentarily
- slip of the tongueUnintended verbal error
- stumbledLost balance while walking
- correctedFixed what was wrong
- retractWithdraw something said
apologize · public apology · press conference · tongue-tied · foot in mouth · fumbled · blurted · off the cuff · bungled · gaffe · blooper · flub · oops · clarify · meant · actually · sorry · backpedal
- correctionscorrection, corrections, fix, fixing, rectification
- filler wordsum, uh, er, hmm, ah