Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

errata

/ɛˈɹɑtə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables: er-ra-ta
IPA: /ɛˈɹɑtə/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of erratum

noun

An added page in a printed work where errors which are discovered after printing and their corrections (corrigenda) are listed.

verb

To provide (a published work) with errata.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Thus the present Volume has been printed line for line in correspondence with the celebrated Edition of Mr. Edwards, with its errors, as errataed by Mr. Perceval, and its original imprint."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin errāta (“mistaken things, mistakes”), neuter plural of errātus (“mistaken”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɛˈɹɑtə/
British English: /ɛˈɹɑːtə/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

erratas (present, singular) errataing (participle, present) errataed (participle, past) errataed (past)

Synonyms

corrigenda corrigendum

Rhymes With

data strata sonata regatta cantata stigmata oblongata burrata via ferrata cassata inamorata fermata

Questions

How do you pronounce errata?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɛˈɹɑtə/.
What does errata mean?: plural of erratum
Where does errata come from?: Borrowed from Latin errāta (“mistaken things, mistakes”), neuter plural of errātus (“mistaken”).

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