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UK/ɛˈɹɑːtə/US/ɛˈɹɑtə/US[ɛˈɹɑɾə]

noun

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

Less commonScrabble 6

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of erratum
nounerrata pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlymediaAn added page in a printed work where errors which are discovered after printing and their corrections (corrigenda) are listed.

    Synonyms: corrigenda, corrigendum

verberrata (third-person singular simple present erratas, present participle errataing, simple past and past participle errataed)

present singular third person erratas · participle present errataing · participle past errataed · past errataed

  1. raretransitiveTo provide (a published work) with errata.

    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.

    1813, Spencer Perceval, The Genuine Book, page 1

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Origin

  1. Latinerrāta“mistaken things, mistakes”
  2. Englisherrata

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

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Translations

Catalan fe d'errates
  • fe d'erratesadded page listing the errors which were discovered after printing
Chinese Mandarin 勘誤表 /勘误表, 正誤表 /正误表
  • 勘誤表 /勘误表 (kānwùbiǎo)added page listing the errors which were discovered after printing
  • 正誤表 /正误表 (zhèngwùbiǎo)added page listing the errors which were discovered after printing
Czech errata
  • errataadded page listing the errors which were discovered after printing
Dutch errata
  • errataadded page listing the errors which were discovered after printing
Esperanto preseraroj
  • preserarojadded page listing the errors which were discovered after printing
Estonian veaparandus
  • veaparandusadded page listing the errors which were discovered after printing
Finnish korjaukset
  • korjauksetadded page listing the errors which were discovered after printing
French errata
  • errataadded page listing the errors which were discovered after printing
German Errata
  • Errataadded page listing the errors which were discovered after printing
Greek σφαλματολόγιο
  • σφαλματολόγιο (sfalmatológio)added page listing the errors which were discovered after printing
Hebrew אֶרָאטָה
  • אֶרָאטָה (eráta)added page listing the errors which were discovered after printing
Hindi शुद्धिपत्र, ग़लतनामा
  • शुद्धिपत्र (śuddhipatra)added page listing the errors which were discovered after printing
  • ग़लतनामा (ġalatnāmā)added page listing the errors which were discovered after printing
Hungarian hibajegyzék, sajtóhibák jegyzéke
  • hibajegyzékadded page listing the errors which were discovered after printing
  • sajtóhibák jegyzékeadded page listing the errors which were discovered after printing
Indonesian ralat
  • ralatadded page listing the errors which were discovered after printing
Italian errata corrige
  • errata corrigeadded page listing the errors which were discovered after printing
Japanese 正誤表
  • 正誤表 (seigohyō)added page listing the errors which were discovered after printing
Polish errata
  • errataadded page listing the errors which were discovered after printing
Portuguese errata, lista de erratas
  • errataadded page listing the errors which were discovered after printing
  • lista de erratasadded page listing the errors which were discovered after printing
  • corrigendaadded page listing the errors which were discovered after printing
Russian спи́сок опеча́ток
  • спи́сок опеча́ток (spísok opečátok)added page listing the errors which were discovered after printing
Slovak erráta
  • errátaadded page listing the errors which were discovered after printing
Spanish fe de erratas, errata
  • fe de erratasadded page listing the errors which were discovered after printing
  • errataadded page listing the errors which were discovered after printing
Swedish errata, erratalista
  • errataadded page listing the errors which were discovered after printing
  • erratalistaadded page listing the errors which were discovered after printing
  • corrigendaadded page listing the errors which were discovered after printing
  • rättelseradded page listing the errors which were discovered after printing
Tagalog talamalian
  • talamalianadded page listing the errors which were discovered after printing
Tamil பிழை திருத்தம்
  • பிழை திருத்தம் (piḻai tiruttam)added page listing the errors which were discovered after printing
Ukrainian ерра́та
  • ерра́та (erráta)added page listing the errors which were discovered after printing

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Cite this entry
APA

errata. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/errata

MLA

“errata.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/errata. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “errata,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/errata.

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