Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schoolboy error

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables
school-boy er-ror
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fundamental, simple mistake.

British usage; Informal

Usage

Inflected Forms

schoolboy errors (plural)

Synonyms

rookie mistake

Questions

What does schoolboy error mean?
A fundamental, simple mistake.

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