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sin querer queriendo

Spanish, adverb/ˌsin keˌɾeɾ keˈɾjendo/

sin querer queriendo is a Spanish adverb meaning “accidentally on purpose” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does sin querer queriendo mean in English?

adverb

  1. 1

    colloquialaccidentally on purpose

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

phrase: 1. Pareciendo sin intención pero verdaderamente aposta, no involuntariamente pero pareciéndolo. 2. Manera de decir sin querer.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce sin querer queriendo?

  • /ˌsin keˌɾeɾ keˈɾjendo/
  • [ˌsĩŋ keˌɾeɾ keˈɾjẽn̪.d̪o]
  • [sĩŋ keˈɾeɾ keˈɾjẽn̪d̪o]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.