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mistake vs literal error

literal error vs mistake

mistake and literal error both are nouns.

mistake is a verb but literal error is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mistake Yes No Yes No
literal error Yes No No No
As nouns, literal error is a hyponym of mistake; that is, literal error is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mistake:
  • mistake: part of a statement that is not correct
  • literal error: a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
Other hyponyms of mistake include corrigendum, erratum, literal, misprint, typo, typographical error.
mistake (noun) literal error (noun)
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
an understanding of something that is not correct
part of a statement that is not correct
mistake (verb) literal error (verb)
to make a mistake or be incorrect
identify incorrectly
Difference between mistake and literal error

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