error
[eˈroɾ]
The verdict
“error” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #913 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #913
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Desviación de lo exacto, lo verdadero o lo correcto.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | error |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [eˈroɾ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #913 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “error” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for error is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [eˈroɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #913 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for error, with forms such as "eror", "erorr", and "errorr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "euro", "euros", "errores", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is error, spelled E-R-R-O-R.
Definition
- 1Desviación de lo exacto, lo verdadero o lo correcto.
- 2Creencia en algo que no es cierto.
- 3Acción que va contra un conjunto de normas sociales, religiosas, etc.
- 4Diferencia entre un valor estimado y el valor real de una cantidad.
- 5Diferencia entre el valor calculado, estimado observado o medido y el valor teórico o especificado, o correcto de una cantidad.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eror,erorr,errorr,errro,reror
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of error - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “error”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-R-R-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [eˈroɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “euro” - see the side-by-side comparison. error vs euro
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.