error
/ˈɛɹəɹ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.55 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any alteration in the DNA chemical structure occurring during DNA replication, recombination or repairing.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- ""Am I in error in marking out the s in the word assistants used in the following manner?[…]""
- "There was a large error in the accounts."
- "Chris Brunt sliced the spot-kick well wide but his error was soon forgotten as Olsson headed home from a corner."
- ""Well over 400 trains and thousands of passengers from across the South were disrupted by this single error of judgement," said Network Rail's Route Director for Sussex, Katie Frost."
- "I've finally seen the error of my ways."
- "The web-page took a long time to load and errored out."
Etymology
From Middle English errour, from Anglo-Norman errour, borrowed from Old French error, from Latin error (“wandering about”, noun), derived from the verb errō (“to wander, to err”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌶𐌴𐌹 (airzei, “error”), Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌶𐌾𐌰𐌽 (airzjan, “to lead astray”). More at err. By surface analysis, err + -or (suffix forming nouns of quality, state, or condition). Displaced native Old English dwild (“error”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɛɹəɹ/
- British English: /ˈɛɹə/