How to Say "mishaps" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “mishaps” is “accidentes” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
Hubo tres accidentes de tráfico en la carretera esta mañana.
There were three traffic accidents on the highway this morning.
La empresa quiere reducir los accidentes laborales a cero.
The company wants to reduce workplace accidents to zero.
Tuvimos unos pequeños accidentes en la cocina, pero nadie salió herido.
We had a few little mishaps in the kitchen, but no one got hurt.
Masculine Plural
Even though this word ends in '-es', it is masculine. Remember the singular is 'el accidente', so the plural is 'los accidentes'.
Using the wrong gender
Mistake: “La accidentes”
Correction: Los accidentes. The word is masculine, even though it ends in '-e'.
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