mistakenly

adverb/mɪˈsteɪkənli/

Frequency rank: #8,133 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

In a way that is wrong or based on a misunderstanding; erroneously.

Illustration for the English word “mistakenly”

Example sentence

He mistakenly believed that the meeting was scheduled for Monday.

Synonyms & related words

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