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Showing words for MISTAKE using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Mistake

mistake

6 Letter Words for Mistake

akmite, kismat, kismet, maties, misate, miseat, samite, semita, tamise, teaism, temiak

5 Letter Words for Mistake

amies, emits, etiam, ikats, items, kaies, kaims, kames, kamet, kamis, katis, keats, keist, keita, ketas, kites, maiks, maise, maist, makes, mates, matie, matis, meats, metas, metis, mikes, mites, sakti, samek, satem, siket, skate, skeat, skime, skite, smaik, smite, stake, steak, steam, stema, stime, taise, takes, takis, tames, tamis, teaks, teams, tikas, times

4 Letter Words for Mistake

aims, aits, akes, amie, amis, amit, asem, ates, atis, east, eats, eiks, emit, etas, ikat, itas, item, kaes, kaie, kaim, kais, kame, kami, kasm, kati, kats, keas, keat, kest, keta, kets, kist, kite, kits, kmet, maes, maik, make, maki, maks, mase, mask, mast, mate, mats, meak, meas, meat, mesa, mest, meta, mets, miae, mias, mike, mist, mite, saek, saim, sake, same, sami, sate, sati, seak, seam, seat, seik, seit, sekt, semi, seta, siak, siam, sika, sike, sima, sime, sita, site, skat, sket, skim, skit, stam, stem, stie, stim, tais, take, taki, taks, tame, tams, task, teak, team, teas, tems, ties, tika, time, tsia

3 Letter Words for Mistake

aes, aik, aim, ais, ait, ake, ame, ami, amt, ase, ask, ast, ate, atm, eam, eas, eat, eik, ems, esm, est, eta, ike, ise, ism, ist, ita, its, kae, kai, kam, kas, kat, kea, ket, kie, kim, kit, ksi, mae, mak, mas, mat, mea, mei, mes, met, mia, mis, mit, mks, mkt, mst, mts, sai, sam, sat, sea, sei, sem, set, sie, sim, sit, ska, ski, sma, sta, stk, stm, tai, tak, tam, tas, tea, tem, tes, tie, tim, tis, tsi, tsk

Definitions for Mistake

[1] an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.
[2] a misunderstanding or misconception.
[3] to regard or identify wrongly as something or someone else: I mistook him for the mayor.
[4] to understand, interpret, or evaluate wrongly; misunderstand; misinterpret.
[5] to be in error.
[6] and no mistake , for certain; surely: He's an honorable person, and no mistake.
[7] an error or blunder in action, opinion, or judgment
[8] a misconception or misunderstanding
[9] (tr) to misunderstand; misinterpret she mistook his meaning
[10] (tr foll by for ) to take (for), interpret (as), or confuse (with) she mistook his direct manner for honesty
[11] (tr) to choose badly or incorrectly he mistook his path
[12] (intr) to make a mistake in action, opinion, judgment, etc

Words related to Mistake

omission, misstep, aberration, fault, lapse, miscalculation, blunder, inaccuracy, snafu, confusion, gaffe, misconception, oversight, misread, misinterpret, miscalculate, overlook, confuse, misjudge, underestimate

Words nearby Mistake

missus, missy, mist, mist., mistakable, mistake, mistake for, mistaken, mistal, mistassini, mistbow

Origin of Mistake

1300–30; Middle English mistaken (v.) < Old Norse mistaka to take in error. See mis-1, take

Words that may be confused with Mistake

misnomer, mistake, (see, confusables, note, at, misnomer)

Other words from Mistake

mis·tak·er , noun
mis·tak·ing·ly , adverb
un·mis·tak·ing , adjective
un·mis·tak·ing·ly , adverb

Word origin for Mistake

C13 (meaning: to do wrong, err): from Old Norse mistaka to take erroneously

Synonyms for Mistake

aberration, blunder, confusion, fault, gaffe, inaccuracy, lapse, miscalculation, misconception, misstep, omission, oversight, snafu, blooper, boo-boo, bungle, delusion, erratum, flub, fluff, illusion, inadvertence, misapplication, misapprehension, misinterpretation, misprint, misstatement, muddle, neglect, overestimation, slight, slip, solecism, trip, underestimation, false move, false step, faux pas, misjudgment, slip of tongue, slipup, typographical error