Mistake

"Mistake" in German

Fehler

(an error)

fehlen

(''(obsolete in English)'' to commit an unintentional error; to do or think something wrong)

sich versehen

(''(obsolete in English)'' to commit an unintentional error; to do or think something wrong)

verwechseln

(to take one thing for another)

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