errant
er·rant/ˈɛɹənt/adjective, noun
errant is spelled E-R-R-A-N-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables (er·rant). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,393rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, errant means “Straying from the proper course or standard, or outside established limits” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in errant?
| Letters | 6: E-R-R-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: er·rant |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,393rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is errant?
Errant appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,393rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce errant?
- UK /ˈɛɹ(ə)nt/
- US /ˈɛɹənt/
Errant has 2 syllables, split er·rant in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-errant.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with errant?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as errant from its last stressed vowel (/ɛɹənt/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: terran, ranter.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of errant
- more errant comparative
- most errant superlative
- arrant
- erraunt
- errants plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does errant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Straying from the proper course or standard, or outside established limits.
- 2
Roving around; wandering.
- 3
Prone to erring or making errors; misbehaving.
We ran down the street in pursuit of the errant dog.
- 4
obsoleteObsolete form of arrant (“complete; downright, utter”).
noun
- 1
A knight-errant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Errant in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | errant |
| German | errant, fehlgeleitet , fahrender Ritter |
| Portuguese | errante |
| Spanish | errante |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.