Usage Note
Accidentalmente means by accident, without intention. It is the adverb form of accidental, following the standard Spanish -mente adverb pattern. For lighter accidents of speech or action, sin querer (without meaning to) is more colloquial and far more common in everyday speech.
Examples
"Accidentalmente borré el archivo importante."
Natural Translation
I accidentally deleted the important file.
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