mistakenly

1. 1.

   in a mistaken or erroneous manner

   “he mistakenly believed it”

   Synonymserroneously

Questions about mistakenly

What does mistakenly mean?

mistakenly means "in a mistaken or erroneous manner".

How many syllables are in mistakenly?

mistakenly has 4 syllables: mi-sta-ken-ly. The stress falls on "sta". In IPA it is /mɪˈsteɪkənli/.

What is another word for mistakenly?

Close synonyms include erroneously. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is mistakenly a common word?

mistakenly is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.