mistake vs spot

spot vs mistake

mistake and spot both are nouns.

mistake and spot both are verbs.

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

As nouns, spot is a hyponym of mistake; that is, spot is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mistake:

mistake: a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
spot: an act that brings discredit to the person who does it

Other hyponyms of mistake include blot, smear, smirch, stain, confusion, mix-up, incursion, miscalculation, misestimation, misreckoning, distortion, miscue, parapraxis, slip-up, slip, offside, lapse, oversight, omission, skip, bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall, balls-up, ballup, cockup, mess-up, betise, folly, foolishness, imbecility, stupidity, renege, revoke.

mistake (noun)	spot (noun)
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention	an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
an understanding of something that is not correct	a business establishment for entertainment
part of a statement that is not correct	a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
	a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value
	a blemish made by dirt
	a small contrasting part of something
	an outstanding characteristic
	a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance
	a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising
	a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)
	a point located with respect to surface features of some region
	a small piece or quantity of something
	a slight attack of illness

mistake (verb)	spot (verb)
to make a mistake or be incorrect	mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition
identify incorrectly	become spotted
	make a spot or mark onto
	mar or impair with a flaw
	catch sight of
	detect with the senses

Difference between mistake and spot

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