error vs mistake

mistake vs error

error and mistake both are nouns.

error is not a verb while mistake is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
error	Yes	No	No	No
mistake	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, error and mistake are synonyms defined as:

error and mistake: a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

Other synonyms of error include fault.

As nouns, error and mistake are synonyms defined as:

error and mistake: part of a statement that is not correct

error (noun)	mistake (noun)
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention	a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
(baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed	an understanding of something that is not correct
inadvertent incorrectness	part of a statement that is not correct
departure from what is ethically acceptable
a misconception resulting from incorrect information
part of a statement that is not correct
(computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer

error (verb)	mistake (verb)
	to make a mistake or be incorrect
	identify incorrectly

Difference between error and mistake

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