Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Mistaken"

A: It means you’ve made a big mistake or you’re way off

A: thanks a lot for all the clarification 😊

A: If I'm not mistaken, English is a hard language.
If I'm not mistaken, cake is unhealthy for you.
Breakfast is the most important meal, if I'm not mistaken.


The phrase is basically used before or after you state a fact you are not sure about.

A: "You must be mistaken."
"He thought he was right, but he was mistaken"

A: I'm sorry, it seems I was mistaken.

A: Maybe "if I'm not mistaken" sounds a bit more formal. When writing an essay or anything of the sort, I would use that one. "If I'm not wrong" is more of an everyday thing.

A: ‘By mistaken’ is incorrect. By mistake is correct. To use ‘mistaken’ you might say, ‘You are mistaken.’

A: "Mistaken" is very formal and polite. They both mean essentially the same thing. "You're wrong" is very strong and offensive, whereas "You're mistaken" is somewhat less offensive.

I was wrong about that. (informal/what you usually hear)

I was mistaken about that. (formal/polite)

A: "you must have mistaken me for someone else" "you misunderstand the question"

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A: If I am not a mistaken

A: yes very natural

A: I'm in my 30's, but I'm often mistaken for being in my 20's.

or

I'm in my 30's, but people often mistake me for being in my 20's.

A: You should say "I'm often mistaken for a Chinese man"or even, "I'm often mistaken as being Chinese" which is a little bit more natural :)