Related Words for in error

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WordSyllablesCategories
mistake
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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
print
/
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