any mistake vs any mistakes

Both "any mistake" and "any mistakes" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Any mistake" is singular and refers to a single error, while "any mistakes" is plural and refers to multiple errors.

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any mistake

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use "any mistake" when referring to a single error or error in a general sense.

Examples:

Please let me know if you find any mistake in the report.
I don't think I made any mistake in my calculations.

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Any mistake in this job can rob the patient of their previous life.
Any mistake you make in this job can result in catastrophe.
Given the huge EUR 1000 billion turnover of these funds, any mistake in their application could have an extremely negative effect on European financial stability.
Any mistake should be clearly initialled.
Any mistake, any flaw gets put under the mean-girl microscope.
What you did wasn't any mistake, though, son.
If you've made any mistake, no matter how small, she will make you burn for it.
I thank the Member for his comments and, just in case there is any mistake, I will also check the matter.
I figure that he must have got you mixed up... but he goes in and out of Auriol all the time... so he can check and clear up any mistake.
These plants are, of course, perennials, and any mistake in choosing varieties appears at least two years after the planting of an orchard: the financial consequences for growers are easy to imagine.
There can't be any mistake?
I'm just racking my brain trying to remember if I made any mistake, left any back door.
l enunciate that clearly because l don't want there to be any mistake.
We have a report which admittedly covers only one aspect of the whole dispute over bananas, but in the present delicate situation we should be careful not to make any mistake here, perhaps as a result of having too few Members present in the House.
If you make any mistake, I'll have to queue again.
As for me, Ihave to repeat: "Angkar never makes any mistake, Angkar is everything"
if necessary in order to prevent any mistake in mounting the reversing lamp on the vehicle, bear the word TOP marked horizontally on the uppermost part of the illuminating surface;
If necessary, in order to prevent any mistake in mounting the reversing lamp on the vehicle, bear the word 'TOP' marked horizontally on the uppermost part of the illuminating surface;
Any mistake can cost our lives.
Any mistake and the mast may slip and go through the bottom of the ship.

Alternatives:

a mistake
one mistake
some mistake
a potential mistake
an error

any mistakes

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use "any mistakes" when referring to multiple errors or errors in a general sense.