mistake

/mɪˈsteɪk/

noun A2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
mistakes

Meaning

  1. error

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

error

Near-total synonyms; error sounds more formal or technical, mistake is the everyday word.

Similar in other languages

German

Irrtum

Irrtum is the German word for the same thing — both mean "mistake, error."

German

Schuld

Close — a mistake relates to fault, blame.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa mistake?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: Everyone makes a ___ sometimes.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a mistake?

noun

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