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errata

Spanish, noun/eˈrata/

errata is spelled E-R-R-A-T-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 53,393rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Errata is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “erratum, typographical mistake” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Error menor involuntario de tipo tipográfico, cometido en la elaboración de un impreso”.

What does errata mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineerratum, typographical mistake

  2. 2

    feminineerrata (added page listing the errors which were discovered after printing)

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Error menor involuntario de tipo tipográfico, cometido en la elaboración de un impreso. 2. Hoja o pliego que acompaña a una publicación impresa a modo de correctivo para las erratas₁ que contiene.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of errata

  • erratas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce errata?

  • /eˈrata/
  • [eˈra.t̪a]
  • [eˈrat̪a]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to errata

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is errata in Spanish?

errata appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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