取り違える

Meaning

1. v1vt
   to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to take by mistake
2. v1vt
   to misunderstand; to misapprehend

Example sentences

• 彼は私と弟を取り違えた。

  He mistook me for my younger brother.

• 自由と放任を取り違えてはならない。

  You must not confuse liberty with license.

• 私は彼を彼の兄と取り違えた。

  I took him for his brother.