mistakable

English

Alternative forms

• mistakeable

Etymology

From mistake +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

mistakable (comparative more mistakable, superlative most mistakable)

1. Possible to be mistaken or misunderstood.
   • 2017, “If Wishes Were Rainbows”, in The ZhuZhus:

     Frankie "Its okay Chunk. Any of us could've made that mistake, right guys?"
     Pipsqueak/Num Nuns "uh huh" / "of course"
     Mr. Squiggles "Absolutely mistakable."

Synonyms

• confusing

Antonyms

• distinct
• clear

Derived terms

• mistakably

Translations

possible to be mistaken or misunderstood

German: missverständlich (de), verwirrend (de) Hungarian: félreérthető (hu) Japanese: 紛らわしい (ja) (まぎらわしい, magirawashii)