"mistaken call" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a telephone conversation that was interrupted, wrong, or didn't go as planned. For example: We had to end the call after the operator made a mistaken call.
Belichick was out of timeouts, however, and could not challenge the referee's mistaken call.
REBOUNDS The Herald-Leader of Lexington, Ky., reported Sunday that a referee from St . Johns season-opening victory over Kentucky telephoned Wildcats Coach TUBBY SMITH to apologize for a mistaken call in the closing seconds.
But there are a few subtexts to Dargis's essay that are worth teasing out, because they, even more than her overt practical (and, I think, mistaken) call for the distribution of fewer independent films, evoke significant new twists in the system of making and viewing movies.
The game was delayed after a mistaken call against J. P. Parise, (he was called for interference, but Parise admitted later he was guilty of cross-checking) and emotions boiled over.
Reacting to criticism, particularly of their mistaken calls in Florida on election night, several networks have pledged to review their election coverage procedures.
One NBC executive noted that the network had already apologized for the mistaken calls on election night and was now citing only some of the favorable reviews of the network's anchors and coverage.
O'Donoghue was also not ready for his ill-tempered coach, Jim Ringo, who, for this six weeks there mistaken called him Phil – Ringo was muddling his name up with that of the television personality Phil Donahue.
He's also increased his walk rate by 3.9% to a career-high 11.7%, so don't mistake calling him "lucky" for being a total fraud as the man's speed can buy good fortune here.
Jared Bernstein writes from Europe about the complete unwillingness of European policy makers to learn from their mistakes; call it Euroderp.
Rather than point the finger elsewhere, the president should admit his mistake, call for the repeal of Dodd-Frank and begin the process of actually fixing our financial system.
Ms. Rivera said the mistaken release called into question the prosecution of the case.
