Term for native Japanese speakers misspelling "R" and "L"


Are there any words or phrases in Japanese more specific than イングリッシュ, but
still used in normal Japanese conversation, to describe native speakers of
Japanese either mis-typing or mis-pronouncing an "R" for "L" or vice versa
when they are typing or speaking English?

A term that covers all consonant-related issues is fine.




I think that's what we call the Japanese accent. If you speak/write English as
you would do Japanese in some way or another, your English is 日本語訛りの英語 and
vice versa. It may not be as common to call it a foreign accent if it's
writing. But it is a quintessential example of foreign accent as a result of
influence from your native language.

I tend to doubt that L vs. R is so special in this regard it deserves its own
term in a colloquial everyday language. I never heard of such a specialized
term myself, although accent trainers, linguists specializing in L2
acquisition, and other professionals might have come up with one. But if they
did, I still highly doubt it became part of the Japanese vernacular.

FWIW, I'm a native Japanese speaker who is interested in human language and
language learning in general, and have never heard my fellow countrymen use
such a specialized term that only refers to one specific aspect of the typical
Japanese accent that only manifests when we speak one particular foreign
language called English. If anything, it's quite rare for your average
Japanese guy on the street to talk about a foreign language in the first
place.

Would the word "日本語訛り" be too general of a term for your purpose?

