errata
/ɛˈɹɑːtə/
"errata" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“errata” is uncommon English (frequency #52,932 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,932
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of erratum
Corpus desk
Index EN-errata · errata · English
errata · rank #52,932 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,932
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH enthroned
Nearest frequency peer: enthroned (-2 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “errata”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- endearment
endearment
47,074 corpus weight
- enthroned
enthroned
47,071 corpus weight
- errata
errata
47,069 corpus weight
- Estrella
Estrella
47,067 corpus weight
- Evander
Evander
47,066 corpus weight
- ewes
ewes
47,065 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “errata” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | errata |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɛˈɹɑːtə/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #52,932 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “errata” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
errata is uncommon English at frequency #52,932 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɛˈɹɑːtə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural of erratum".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for errata, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin errāta (“mistaken things, mistakes”), neuter plural of errātus (“mistaken”). The correct English form is errata, spelled E-R-R-A-T-A.
Definition
- 1plural of erratum
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin errāta (“mistaken things, mistakes”), neuter plural of errātus (“mistaken”).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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