人ひと違ちがい

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

mistaking one person for another; mistaken identity

Used when someone is confused with another person, often in situations like approaching a stranger or misidentifying someone in a photo.

• 後うしろ姿すがたを見みて、友とも達だちと人ひと違ちがいしてしまった。

  I mistook him for a friend when I saw him from behind.

• それは人ひと違ちがいです。