Polyglot Dictionary

error

/eˈroɾ/

el noun A2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los errores

Meaning

  1. mistake

    • Cometí un error.

      I made a mistake.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

desacierto

error is the general, everyday word for "mistake, error"; desacierto is more formal, implying a poor decision or misjudgment.

equivocación

equivocación and error are close synonyms for "mistake," interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

engano

engano is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "mistake."

Portuguese

erro

erro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "mistake."

Practice

1 What does error mean?

2 Fill the gap: Cometí un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches error?

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