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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| mistake | x/ | Noun, Noun |
| erroneous | x/xx | Adjective |
| miscalculated | x/xxx | Verb |
| err | / | Verb |
| incorrectly | xx/x | Adverb |
| miscalculation | x/x/x | Noun |
| typographical error | xx/xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| misread | x/ | Verb |
| errors | /x | Noun |
| misjudged | x/ | Verb |
| by mistake | /x/ | Phrase |
| blunder | /x | Noun |
| accidentally | xx/xx | Adverb |
| wrongly | /x | Adverb |
| misspelled | x/ | Adjective |
| erratum | x/x | Noun |
| misinterpret | xx/x | Verb |
| amiss | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| misidentified | xx/xx | Verb |
| oversight | /xx | Noun |
| misstatement | x/x | Noun |
| mess up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| misdirected | xx/x | Adjective |
| mix up | /x | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| whoops | / | Noun |
| wrongfully | /xx | Adverb |
| screw up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| correction | x/x | Noun |
| misunderstand | xxx/ | Verb |
| inadvertently | xx/xx | Adverb |
| improper | x/x | Adjective |
| mishap | /x | Noun |
| misconstrued | xx/ | Verb |
| misplaced | x/ | Verb |
| misstep | x/ | Noun |
| aberration | xx/x | Noun |
| accident | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| accuracy | /xxx | Noun |
| astray | x/ | Adverb |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| beam | / | Noun, Verb |
| bias | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| blot | / | Noun, Verb |
| boner | /x | Noun |
| breach | / | Noun, Verb |
| bug | / | Noun, Verb |
| burst | / | Verb, Noun |
| computer | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| confounding | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| confusion | x/x | Noun |
| continue | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| correct | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| correlation | xx/x | Noun |
| corruption | x/x | Noun |
| crash | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| crime | / | Noun, Verb |
| data | /x | Noun |
| defect | /x | Noun, Verb |
| deficiency | x/xx | Noun |
| deficient | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| detecting | x/x | Noun |
| deviation | xx/x | Noun |
| difference | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| discrepancy | x/xx | Noun |
| distortion | x/x | Noun |
| document | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| edit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| embarrassments | x/xx | Noun |
| eraser | x/x | Noun |
| event | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| factor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fail | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| failure | /x | Noun |
| fallacy | /xx | Noun |
| falsehood | /x | Noun |
| fault | / | Noun, Verb |
| faulty | /x | Adjective |
| file | / | Noun, Verb |
| flaw | / | Noun, Verb |
| folly | /x | Noun, Verb |
| foolishness | /xx | Noun |
| format | /x | Noun, Verb |
| glitch | / | Noun, Verb |
| hindrance | /x | Noun |
| imbecility | /x/xx | Noun |
| impediment | x/xx | Noun |
| imperfection | xx/x | Noun |
| impropriety | xx/xx | Noun |
| inaccuracies | x/xxx | Noun, Verb |
| inaccurate | x/xx | Adjective |
| inadvertence | xx/x | Noun |
| incident | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| inconsistency | xx/xx | Noun |
| inconvenience | xx/x | Noun, Verb |
| interrupt | xx/ | Verb, Noun |
| inventory | xx/x | Noun, Verb |
| irregularity | xxx/xx | Noun |
| lapse | / | Noun, Verb |
| literal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| malfunction | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| mess | / | Noun, Verb |
| milady | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| miscarriage | x/x | Noun |
| misclassification | xxxx/x | Noun |
| misconception | xx/x | Noun |
| misdirection | xx/x | Noun |
| mislead | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| mismatch | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| misnomer | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| misperception | xx/x | Noun |
| offense | x/ | Noun |
| omission | x/x | Noun |
| overflow | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| perform | x/ | Verb |
/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective | |
| problem | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| prone | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| renege | x/ | Verb |
| reset | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| residual | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| revoke | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| satisfactory | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| shortcoming | /xx | Noun |
| skip | / | Verb, Noun |
| slip | / | Noun, Verb |
| smear | / | Noun, Verb |
| spot | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| stain | / | Noun, Verb |
| strut | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| stupidity | x/xx | Noun |
| tolerance | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| tolerant | /xx | Adjective |
| trap | / | Noun, Verb |
| travesty | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| typo | /x | Noun, Verb |
| vice | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| warning | /x | Noun |
| wrongdoing | /xx | Noun |
