mistaken

/mɪˈsteɪkən/

Syllables mis·tak·en

Stress mis-TAK-en

Phonics Breakdown

mis

/mɪs/

short i

take

/teɪk/

long a-e

n

/ən/

schwa

Meaning

wrong; incorrect; based on an error

Sound Reference

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mis=/mɪs/(miss) + take=/teɪk/(take) + n=/ən/(button)

Example

I was mistaken about the meeting time.