Polyglot Dictionary

irrtümlich

/ˈɪʁtyːmlɪç/

adjective B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. mistaken

    Built from Irrtum (error) + -lich (-ly).

    • Er wurde irrtümlich verhaftet.

      He was arrested by mistake.

Made of

  • Irrtum error
  • -lich -ly

Similar words

Similar in other languages

English

wrong

wrong is the English word for the same thing — both mean "mistaken, wrong."

Practice

1 What does irrtümlich mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er wurde ___ verhaftet.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches irrtümlich?

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