Erratum
[ɛˈʁaːtʊm]
The verdict
“Erratum” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Druckfehler, Irrtum, Versehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-erratum · Erratum · German
Erratum · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Erratum |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛˈʁaːtʊm] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Erratum“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Erratum is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛˈʁaːtʊm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Erratum, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Erratum, spelled E-R-R-A-T-U-M.
Definition
- 1Druckfehler, Irrtum, Versehen
- 2nur Plural: Liste von Druckfehlern und Irrtümern, in einer folgenden Ausgabe derselben Zeitschrift, im Anhang eines Buches oder als Ergänzungsheft
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Erratum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Menschen und Bücher müssen in mehr als eine Korrektur gelangen, um die Errata zu verlieren.“ – Jean Paul: PalingenesienWortschatz-Lexikon'
Die Errata stehen auf Seite 102.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.