Which interjection is more common to express Oops! 仕舞った or おっと? Are there any
other exclamations for Oops that are commonly used?
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interjections
Oops! 仕舞った vs. おっと
**TL;DR** If I made a big mistake, I'd say しまった! If not so, I'd say おっと. If
it's hard to distinguish to you, say 'おっと'.

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We separate the words depending on a situation. Let's take 2 situations.

  1. If I'm fighting

I say しまった！ (We write it in Hiragana commonly) when a opponent caught me off
guard.  
I say おっと when a opponent did something unexpected, but I dodged.

  2. Talking with my friends 

> A: (After talked something) However, you left your umbrella at your house,
> don't you?  
>  B: **Oops**! I forgot.

If B made a big mistake, B will say, "しまった！". If not so, B will say, "おっと".

However, we don't use しまった in daily life, so if you want to say "oops!" in
Japanese, please say おっと.
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