Also means
inadvertent
Usage Note
Inadvertido most commonly appears in the phrase pasar inadvertido — to go unnoticed — which is the idiomatic way to express that someone or something slipped by without being noticed. Using ser vs estar matters: es inadvertido would imply a permanent oblivious quality, while pasó inadvertido (situational) is overwhelmingly more natural.
Examples
"El error pasó inadvertido durante semanas."
Natural Translation
The error went unnoticed for weeks.

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