mistakingly

mis·take

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Definitions of mistakingly word

noun mistakingly an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc. 1
noun mistakingly a misunderstanding or misconception. 1
verb with object mistakingly to regard or identify wrongly as something or someone else: I mistook him for the mayor. 1
verb with object mistakingly to understand, interpret, or evaluate wrongly; misunderstand; misinterpret. 1
verb without object mistakingly to be in error. 1
idioms mistakingly and no mistake, for certain; surely: He's an honorable person, and no mistake. 1

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

1300-30; Middle English mistaken (v.) < Old Norse mistaka to take in error. See mis-1, take

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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