Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

false step

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.51 in modern English

Syllables: false step
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A misstep; a stumble.

noun

An erroneous action or decision.

Example Sentences

"A false step, and once in the water, that would be the end, with no possible chance of escape."
"There have been several false steps made on the campaign trail, none tragic."

Inflected Forms

false steps (plural)

Questions

What does false step mean?: A misstep; a stumble.

How to pronounce false step

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