# mistaken

> English word · Verb · IPA /mɪˈsteɪkn̩/ · frequency rank #7,363

## Definitions
1. past participle of mistake

## Etymology
Morphologically mistake + -n.

## Easily confused with
- **mistakes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mistaken-vs-mistakes)
- **mistaking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mistaken-vs-mistaking)
- **mistakenly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mistaken-vs-mistakenly)
- **mistake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mistake-vs-mistaken)

## Common misspellings (12)
`imstaken`, `misatken`, `misstaken`, `mistaekn`, `mistakenn`, `mistakken`, `mistakne`, `mistkaen`, `misttaken`, `mitsaken`, `mmistaken`, `msitaken`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mistaken