by mistake

in error; accidentally. I'm sorry. I came into the wrong room by mistake. I chose the wrong road by mistake. Now we are lost.

without intending to I'm sorry – I dialed your number by mistake.

Erroneously, as in He took my coat by mistake. [c. 1700]

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Teresa	te-RE-sah (Spanish, Polish), te-RE-zah (Italian, German), TE-re-sah (Finnish), tə-REE-sə (English), tə-REE-zə (English)	Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Finnish, Polish, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English
Alvira	[æl'vairə]
Jezebel	JEZ-ə-bel (English)	Biblical
Martti	MAHRT-tee	Finnish
Klahan	-	Thai
Marita (1)	mah-REE-tah (German), MAH-ree-tah (Finnish)	German, Spanish, Dutch, Finnish