Equivoquéis

Equivoquéis is the second-person plural present subjunctive form of the Spanish verb equivocar, meaning to make a mistake or to err. It represents the mood and person used when the clause required is in the present subjunctive for vosotros.

This form is used in subordinate clauses that require the subjunctive, typically after expressions of doubt, possibility, desire, emotion, negation, or when the antecedent is indefinite. Examples include: Es posible que vosotros equivoquéis al calcular el presupuesto, and No quiero que vosotros equivoquéis el resultado. In contexts where the vosotros form is not used, speakers typically substitute the ustedes form, yielding equivoquen in the present subjunctive (que ustedes equivoquen).

Regionally, equivoquéis is most common in Spain, where the vosotros form is standard. In Latin America, where ustedes is ordinarily used instead of vosotros, equivoquéis is rarely heard; the corresponding form for ustedes would be equivoquen (present subjunctive). The use of equivoquéis thereby signals the second-person plural informal/colloquial address specific to dialects that maintain the vosotros paradigm.

Orthography and pronunciation notes: the form carries a written accent on the é (equivoquéis) to preserve the stress pattern typical of verbs ending in -car in the present subjunctive for vosotros. Etymologically, the verb equivocar derives from Latin roots related to error, and its related noun equilibrio/equívoco reflects the same family of meanings.

In summary, equivoquéis is a Spain-centric present-subjunctive form for vosotros used in doubtful, hypothetical, or desired contexts, with regional variation reflecting broader Spain–Latin America differences in second-person pronouns.