聞きき間ま違ちがえる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

mishear; hear wrongly

Used when you hear something incorrectly, often leading to misunderstanding. The focus is on the auditory mistake.

• 彼かれの名な前まえを聞きき間ま違ちがえて、違ちがう人ひとに電でん話わしてしまった。

  I misheard his name and ended up calling the wrong person.

• 会かい議ぎの時じ間かんを聞きき間ま違ちがえたので、遅ち刻こくした。

  I misheard the meeting time, so I was late.