mistake

How many syllables in mistake?

  2 syllables

Divide mistake into syllables:   mis-take
Stressed syllable in mistake:   mis-take
How to pronounce mistake:   mi-steyk
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Synonyms for mistake


1 syllable
  • boob
  • fault
  • lapse
  • slip
  • bug
  • gaffe
  • mix
2 syllables
  • blooper
  • confound
  • error
  • fumble
  • misstep
  • slip-up
  • typo
  • blunder
  • confuse
  • faux pas
  • misjudge
  • muddle
  • take for
3 syllables
  • accident
  • confusion
  • mix up with
  • oversight
  • confuse with
  • misconstrue
  • muddle up
  • solecism
4 syllables
5 syllables
6 syllables
  • fail to appreciate
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    What rhymes with mistake

    1 syllable
    • ache
    • bake
    • brake
    • cake
    • fake
    • haik
    • Jake
    • make
    • quake
    • sake
    • shaikh
    • snake
    • stake
    • take
    • yak
    • ake
    • Blake
    • break
    • drake
    • flake
    • hake
    • lake
    • paik
    • rake
    • shaik
    • shake
    • spake
    • steak
    • wake
    2 syllables
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