errata
/ɛˈɹɑtə/noun, verb
errata is spelled E-R-R-A-T-A: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, errata means “An added page in a printed work where errors which are discovered after printing and their corrections (corrigenda) are listed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in errata?
| Letters | 6: E-R-R-A-T-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,954th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 errata?
Errata appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th 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 errata?
- UK /ɛˈɹɑːtə/
- US /ɛˈɹɑtə/
- US [ɛˈɹɑɾə]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-errata.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-errata.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with errata?
10 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as errata from its last stressed vowel (/ɑtə/):
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 errata
- erratas present, singular, he/she/it
- errataing participle, present
- errataed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does errata mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An added page in a printed work where errors which are discovered after printing and their corrections (corrigenda) are listed.
- 2
plural of erratum
verb
- 1
rareTo provide (a published work) with errata.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Errata in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense added page listing the errors which were discovered after printing:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | errata |
| German | Errata |
| Portuguese | errata, lista de erratas, corrigenda |
| Spanish | fe de erratas, errata |
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.
Where does errata come from?
Borrowed from Latin errāta (“mistaken things, mistakes”), neuter plural of errātus (“mistaken”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).