Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mistaken

/mɪˈsteɪkn̩/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables: mis-tak-en
IPA: /mɪˈsteɪkn̩/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

past participle of mistake

adj

adj

Having an incorrect belief.

Example Sentences

"I'm frequently mistaken for my brother."
"A mistaken sense of loyalty."
"The statement also recognised that Eta’s “mistakes or mistaken decisions” had led to the deaths of people who had nothing to do with the conflict, both in the Basque country and beyond."
"I think you must be (very) much mistaken."
"He admitted he was mistaken about the budget numbers."

Etymology

Morphologically mistake + -n.

Inflected Forms

more mistaken (comparative) most mistaken (superlative)

Derived Forms

mistakenly

Phrases

mistaken identity

Synonyms

false misguided

Rhymes With

taken bacon shaken jamaican awaken forsaken macon retaken waken reawaken aken unshaken

Questions

How do you pronounce mistaken?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪˈsteɪkn̩/.
What does mistaken mean?: past participle of mistake
Where does mistaken come from?: Morphologically mistake + -n.

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