versehentlich
German, adjective[fɛɐ̯ˈzeːəntlɪç]
versehentlich is spelled V-E-R-S-E-H-E-N-T-L-I-C-H (13 letters) and appears 6.3 times per million words in written German, the 10,247th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Versehentlich is a German adjective meaning “due to a mistake, mistaken, accidental, unintentional” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “aus Versehen, ohne Absicht; auf einem Versehen beruhend”.
What does versehentlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
due to a mistake, mistaken, accidental, unintentional
adverb
- 1
by mistake
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. aus Versehen, ohne Absicht; auf einem Versehen beruhend
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of versehentlich
- versehentlicher masculine nominative singular
- am versehentlichsten superlative
- vers. abbreviation
- vsl. abbreviation
- versehentliche positive nominative strong
- versehentliches positive nominative strong
- versehentlichen positive genitive strong
- versehentlichem positive dative strong
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce versehentlich?
- [fɛɐ̯ˈzeːəntlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to versehentlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is versehentlich in German?
versehentlich appears 6.3 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).