# lộn meaning in Vietnamese: to get wrong (A2)

> lộn means “to get wrong, to mix up” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/lon-wrong/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**lộn**: wrong

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: lon

## 1. wrong (verb)

to get wrong, to mix up, by mistake

After the verb: *gọi lộn số*, to call the wrong number; *đi lộn đường*, to take the wrong road. Hà Nội says *nhầm*.

- Saigon: Xin lỗi, em gọi lộn số. | Hà Nội: Xin lỗi, em gọi nhầm số. — Sorry, wrong number.
- Saigon: Ủa, mình đi lộn đường rồi. | Hà Nội: Ơ, mình đi nhầm đường rồi. — Oh, we've taken the wrong road.

In Hà Nội you say [nhầm](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/nham-mistake/#s_nham_mistake).

Saigon only

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