Related Words for accidental error

Compiled automatically from published text to show words that appear in related contexts. Read More Results may indicate historical usage, and do not reflect the views of Merriam-Webster. Send us feedback.
WordSyllablesCategories
accidentally
xx/xx
Adverb, Adverb
inadvertently
xx/xx
Adverb
unintentionally
xx/xxx
Adverb
inadvertence
xx/x
Noun
accident
/xx
Noun
unintentional
xx/xx
Adjective
by accident
//xx
Phrase, Adverb, Adjective
mistake
x/
Noun
typographical error
xx/xx/x
Phrase, Noun
miscalculation
x/x/x
Noun
unintended
xx/x
Adjective
miscalculated
x/xxx
Verb
by mistake
/x/
Phrase
malfunction
x/x
Noun
incidental
xx/x
Adjective
oversight
/xx
Noun
mishap
/x
Noun
incorrectly
xx/x
Adverb
misinterpretation
xxxx/x
Noun
miscommunication
xxxx/x
Noun
misunderstanding
xxx/x
Noun
absentmindedly
x//xx
Adverb
unwittingly
x/xx
Adverb
intentional
x/xx
Adjective
indiscretion
xx/x
Noun
incompetence
x/xx
Noun
carelessness
/xx
Noun
involuntary
x/xxx
Adjective
blunder
/x
Noun
happenstance
/xx
Noun
inaccuracy
x/xxx
Noun
unknowingly
x/xx
Adverb
misidentification
xxxxx/x
Noun
misjudged
x/
Verb
negligence
/xx
Noun
misidentified
xx/xx
Verb
erroneously
x/xxx
Adverb
misstep
x/
Noun
misreading
x/x
Noun
misfortune
x/x
Noun
aberration
xx/x
Noun
accessory
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
accuracy
/xxx
Noun
advanced
x/
Adjective
adventitious
/x/x
Adjective
aggravating
/xxx
Adjective
alter
/x
Verb, Noun
ancient
/x
Adjective, Noun
arbitrary
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
artifactual
/xxxx
Adjective
astray
x/
Adverb
bad
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
basic
/x
Adjective, Noun
beam
/
Noun, Verb
bias
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
blot
/
Noun, Verb
boner
/x
Noun
breach
/
Noun, Verb
bug
/
Noun, Verb
burst
/
Verb, Noun
bycatch
/x
Noun, Verb
captures
/x
Verb, Noun
casual
/xx
Adjective, Noun
catastrophic
xx/x
Adjective
causal
/x
Adjective, Noun
chance
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
coincidence
x/xx
Noun
coincidental
xxx/x
Adjective
collateral
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
computer
x/x
Noun, Verb
concomitant
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
confounding
x/x
Adjective, Noun
confusion
x/x
Noun
contingent
x/x
Adjective, Noun
continue
x/x
Verb, Noun
correct
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
correction
x/x
Noun
correlation
xx/x
Noun
corruption
x/x
Noun
crash
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
crime
/
Noun, Verb
data
/x
Noun
defect
/x
Noun, Verb
deficiency
x/xx
Noun
deficient
x/x
Adjective, Noun
describable
x/xx
Adjective
detecting
x/x
Noun
deviation
xx/x
Noun
difference
/xx
Noun, Verb
discrepancy
x/xx
Noun
distinguishing
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
distortion
x/x
Noun
document
/xx
Noun, Verb
edit
/x
Noun, Verb
embarrassments
x/xx
Noun
episodic
xx/x
Adjective
eraser
x/x
Noun
err
/
Verb
erratum
x/x
Noun
event
x/
Noun, Verb
ex
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
explicable
x/xx
Adjective
extrinsic
x/x
Adjective, Noun
factor
/x
Noun, Verb
fail
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
failure
/x
Noun
fallacy
/xx
Noun
falsehood
/x
Noun
fault
/
Noun, Verb
faulty
/x
Adjective
file
/
Noun, Verb
flaw
/
Noun, Verb
folly
/x
Noun, Verb
foolishness
/xx
Noun
foreign
/x
Adjective, Name
format
/x
Noun, Verb
fortuitous
x/xx
Adjective
glitch
/
Noun, Verb
goof
/
Noun, Verb
haphazard
x/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
hindrance
/x
Noun
hostile
/x
Adjective, Noun
iatrogenic
xxx/x
Adjective
imbecility
/x/xx
Noun
impediment
x/xx
Noun
imperfect
x/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
imperfection
xx/x
Noun
impropriety
xx/xx
Noun
inaccurate
x/xx
Adjective
incident
/xx
Noun, Adjective
incoming
/xx
Adjective, Noun
inconsistency
xx/xx
Noun
inconvenience
xx/x
Noun, Verb
inopportune
xxx/
Adjective
interrupt
xx/
Verb, Noun
intoxicated
x/xxx
Adjective
inventory
xx/x
Noun, Verb
irregularity
xxx/xx
Noun
kinds
/
Noun
lapse
/
Noun, Verb
lets
/
Verb, Noun
literal
/xx
Adjective, Noun
mess
/
Noun, Verb
milady
x/x
Noun, Verb
miscarriage
x/x
Noun
misclassification
xxxx/x
Noun
misconception
xx/x
Noun
misdirected
xx/x
Verb, Adjective
misdirection
xx/x
Noun
mislead
x/
Verb, Noun
mismatch
x/
Noun, Verb
misnomer
x/x
Noun, Verb
misperception
xx/x
Noun
misstatement
x/x
Noun
natural
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
occasional
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
offense
x/
Noun
omission
x/x
Noun
opportunistic
xxx/x
Adjective
overflow
/xx
Noun, Verb
perform
x/
Verb
print
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
problem
/x
Noun, Adjective
prone
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
random
/x
Adjective, Noun
refrigerant
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
renege
x/
Verb
reset
x/
Verb, Noun
residual
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
revoke
x/
Verb, Noun
satisfactory
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
serendipitous
xx/xx
Adjective
shortcoming
/xx
Noun
simple
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb