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Synonyms for solecism

  • noun

Most common

mistake slip faux pas blunder barbarism incongruity

All synonyms

Noun

1. Mistake — an error or improper usage

mistake, slip, faux pas, blunder, gaffe, fault, error, boo-boo informal, lapse, fluff, impropriety, blooper, flub US AU NZ, gaucherie, mis-step, stumble, goof, indiscretion, howler, bungle, botch, clanger

Other

barbarism, incongruity

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An error or improper usage.

Related words

Word family
solecistic
Other spellings
soloecism

Forms

Plural
solecisms → mistakes, slips, blunders, gaffes…

Example sentences

  • mistake If that man makes one more mistake, I'll fire him.
  • slip She was walking slowly, so that she wouldn't slip.
  • blunder Don't worry about your blunder: it wasn't serious.
  • barbarism This is a fight between civilization and barbarism.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
solecismsteady
mistakerising
slipsteady
blundersteady
barbarismsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
slip1, goof1, flub
5 letters
fault1, error2, lapse1, fluff1, gaffe1, botch1
6 letters
howler2, bungle2
7 letters
mistake2, stumble2, blunder2, blooper2, clanger
9 letters
barbarism4, gaucherie
11 letters
impropriety5, incongruity5
12 letters
indiscretion4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (error2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
solœcisme