# mistakenly

> English word · Adverb · IPA /mɪˈsteɪ.kən.li/ · frequency rank #16,077

## Definitions
1. Wrongly; erroneously.
2. By accident; by mistake; in error (without intention to do so).

## Etymology
From mistaken + -ly.

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

## Common misspellings (16)
`imstakenly`, `misatkenly`, `misstakenly`, `mistaeknly`, `mistakelny`, `mistakenlly`, `mistakenlyy`, `mistakennly`, `mistakenyl`, `mistakkenly`, `mistaknely`, `mistkaenly`, `misttakenly`, `mitsakenly`, `mmistakenly`, `msitakenly`

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