Ever heard of malapropisms? Thatโs the grammatical term for when we use a word that sounds similar to the one we want to use, but is actually completely wrong and has a totally different meaning.
The results of using malapropisms are often unintentionally hilarious and awkward, and weโve gathered up 35 of the funniest examples to share with you today.
1) Want Some Parma Jawn On Your Pea Za?
How can someone working in a restaurant not know the correct spelling of parmesan?
2) Right After 15
This one appears a lot, all over the internet. The correct spelling is Sistine Chapel. It would have been a bit boring if they just named them all after numbers.
3) A Very Different Subject
Wow. This is a wonderful example of the price you can pay for mishearing or misinterpreting a word. โYouth in Asiaโ and โEuthanasiaโ do sound rather similar, but theyโre very different!
4) What A Distinguished Fire
Distinguishing a fire isnโt going to help out too much. Extinguishing it, on the other handโฆ
5) Time To Break Up?
Sometimes, we can feel sorry for people mishearing or misspelling a word, but other times weโre just ashamed to even know them!
6) What Do You Mean?
The idea of a syntactic wig doesnโt make a whole lot of sense. Weโre hoping that they meant to write โsyntheticโ.
7) Yep, Thatโs What French People Say
Pro Tip: If you ever visit France and start saying โBone jawโ to people, they might look at you a little funny.
8) Hereโs A Common One
Whoa and woe sound identical, but theyโre used very differently!
9) Justโฆ Ew.
One of the most embarrassing malapropisms ever. You definitely donโt want to smell like somebodyโs colon! Their cologne would be a lot nicer, trust us.
10) Try It The Other Way
This one was so close, but they just got a couple of letters mixed up. The correct phrase is โpedal to the metalโ. Putting a petal on metal just seems way less hardcore.
11) Thatโs Deep
This one really makes us stop and think about life, the universe, and everything. What does it all mean?
12) If You Canโt Speak Frenchโฆ
If you donโt know a second language, thatโs fine, but please donโt try using words from it without doing a little research beforehand. The word is โVoilร โ, not โwha-laโ.
13) So Much Wrong With This One
Thereโs a lot to unpack here. First, she wrote โartisticโ instead of โautisticโ. As for the last sentence, we donโt even know what to do with that.
14) Nope
Latter. Itโs latter. Why would a ladder be involved in any of this?
15) Thatโs Permanent!
If youโre going to get a text tattoo, you really need to do your homework and make sure everything is spelled and written correctly before getting that message imprinted on your skin for life. Sadly, this person didnโt.
16) Just Add Water
Nope, itโs not โdeep seeded fearsโ, itโs โdeep seated fearsโ.
17) They Must Be Good!
Orgasmic blueberries certainly sound exciting, but weโre pretty sure the supermarket meant to write โorganicโ.
18) Hope They Donโt Melt
Chocolate bras might even exist, but weโre pretty sure this person meant to ask about chocolate bars.
19) Wonโt Someone Please Buy This Person A Dictionary
Seriously, this is why people should really look things up before saying them out loud.
20) Cease, Seize, Close Enough
Many malaproprims appear in popular phrases or expressions like โnever cease to make you laughโ.
21) Always Get Consent
We saw โparma jawnโ earlier on, and now weโve got โchicken permissionโ. Maybe people get so distracted when thinking about food they just forget how words work.
22) Food Again
Yep, hereโs another food-related malapropism. A baklava is a delicious sweet pastry. A balaclava is like a ski mask.
23) A Juicy Conversation
Apparently, this person thinks grapes are talking about them behind their back!
24) No, No, No
Nope. Just nope. Nobody should be in a wound for three days. A baby might be in a โwombโ, however.
25) Are They Connected To The Rhinobloods?
Weโve seen some bad spellings of โhypocritesโ over the years, but this might be the most hilarious one of all.
26) What An Odd Army
The Salivation Army just soundsโฆ gross. For reference, itโs Salvation Army.
27) That Doesnโt Seem Legal
One of the wost malaproprisms ever. This shop-owner clearly wanted to write โprosecutedโ but got all mixed up and wrote something much worse.
28) Sounds Fascinating
Rocket Scientology actually sounds like it could be quite an intriguing subject, but for the purposes of this expression, โrocket scienceโ is what the person was looking for.
29) Amazing
This is what happens when a malapropism goes way too far. A horse who was originally named potatoes ended up being called Potoooooooo due to a misinterpretation.
30) Must Be A Good Swimmer
Well, if underwater baseball ever takes off, this coach has got an all-star team all ready to go.
31) Stop Thinking About Food
Thereโs never a bad time for lemonade, but a print shop probably isnโt the best place to find it.
32) Saucy
We get it. Marijuana is a long word. It has a lot of letters. But this is why dictionaries and Google exist, so you donโt embarrass yourself talking about smoking marinara sauce.
33) If Only Babies Were Delivered By Mailโฆ
Many pregnant women would really prefer if babies just came in the mail instead. Sadly, thatโs now how it works, Pablo.
34) Food On The Brain
Again, a malapropism related to food. And a hilarious reply too!
35) Pigs Or It Didnโt Happen
The best part about this one is how the girl kept on replying with more and more pigs and the guy just doesnโt seem to get it.
And there you have it. 35 of the most ludicrous malapropisms you ever did see! Got any favorites of your own to share?
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