# errand

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɛɹənd/ · frequency rank #27,137

## Definitions
1. A journey undertaken to accomplish some task.
2. A journey undertaken to accomplish some task.
3. The purpose of such a journey.
4. An oral message trusted to a person for delivery.

## Etymology
From Middle English erande, erende, from Old English ǣrende, from Proto-West Germanic *ārundī (“message, errand”).

## Easily confused with
- **erred** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/errand-vs-erred)
- **expand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/errand-vs-expand)
- **errant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/errand-vs-errant)

## Common misspellings (7)
`erand`, `erarnd`, `erradn`, `errandd`, `errannd`, `errnad`, `rerand`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/errand