erratum
/ɛˈɹɑːtəm/
"erratum" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“erratum” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A published notice reporting an error belatedly discovered in a previous publication.
Corpus desk
Index EN-erratum · erratum · English
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
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | erratum |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɛˈɹɑːtəm/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “erratum” in English
Rare enough to double-check
erratum is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɛˈɹɑːtəm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
erratum doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin errātum, neuter of errātus (“mistaken”). The correct English form is erratum, spelled E-R-R-A-T-U-M.
Definition
- 1A published notice reporting an error belatedly discovered in a previous publication.
- 2An error, especially one in a printed work.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how erratum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
When the journal's editors found out about the misreported details, they issued an erratum.
Erratum / The correct ISBN for this book is […]
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin errātum, neuter of errātus (“mistaken”).
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.