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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

make a mistake

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.65 in modern English

Syllables
make a mis-take
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To err, to be wrong. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Inflected Forms

makes a mistake (present, singular) making a mistake (participle, present) made a mistake (participle, past) made a mistake (past)

Frequently Paired Words

error

Synonyms

blow it bobble boob crap up miscue drop a bollock drop the ball err flub flub up foul up fuck up

Questions

What does make a mistake mean?
To err, to be wrong. (This entry is a translation hub.)

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