Plural of misstep
regular plural
The plural of misstep is missteps.
Forms of misstep
| Singular | misstep /ˈmɪs.stɛp/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | missteps |
| Countable | countable |
Missteps in a sentence
- But as Siri’s many noted missteps attest, a computer really has no idea what you’re talking about.2016 October 8, Sally Adee, “It’s just common sense”, in New Scientist, number 3094, page 22. From the entry glom on
- There are two kinds of linguistic missteps, the typos and the thinkos.2009, Geoff Nunberg, Going Nucular: Language, Politics, and Culture in Confrontational Times, page 59. From the entry thinko
- From the beginning her mini-campaign, with its many missteps and fumblings, seem mired in confusion.2009 January 25, Sam Tanenhaus, “A Fumbled Handoff of the Torch”, in New York Times. From the entry fumbling
- It takes time, dedication, curiosity, and a hint of stubbornness to get past the missteps and misclicks.2005, Katrin Eismann, Wayne Palmer, Photoshop restoration and retouching. From the entry misclick
- We observed occasional expressions of negative self-image, though these were mild and typically arose in response to task failures or perceived missteps rather than arising unprompted.2026 February, Anthropic, System Card: Claude Opus 4.6. From the entry unprompted
Meaning of misstep
- noun A step that is wrong, a false step.
- noun An error or mistake.
- verb To step badly or incorrectly.
Questions about the plural of misstep
- What is the plural of misstep?
- The plural of misstep is missteps.
- Is misstep countable?
- Misstep is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: misstep (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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