# mistake vs mistakes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mistake
*verb · IPA /mɪˈsteɪk/ · frequency rank #2,166*
To understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another.

### mistakes
*noun · IPA /mɪˈsteɪks/ · frequency rank #3,316*
plural of mistake

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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