How to pronounce “error”
Say “error” in 2 beats
error
/ˈɛɹɚ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɛɹə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- erɛstress
- rorɹɚ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɛɹɚ/
- IPA (British)
- /ɛɹə/
- Respelling
- E-ruh
- Syllables
- 2 — ER-ror
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: ER-ror. “er” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈɛɹɚ/
/ɛɹə/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “error” means
- noun
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
“he made a bad mistake”
- noun
inadvertent incorrectness
- noun
a misconception resulting from incorrect information
Say it in a sentence
“One error in the address delayed the parcel by a fortnight.”“error”, answered
How do you pronounce “error”?
“error” is pronounced /ˈɛɹɚ/ (E-ruh) in American English and /ɛɹə/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “er”. Build it as ER-ror, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “error” have?
2: er · ror. The beat lands on the first, “er”.
Is “error” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɛɹɚ/ (E-ruh); British English says /ɛɹə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “error” mean?
As a noun: a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention For example: “he made a bad mistake” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “error”?
Stress the first syllable: ER-ror. “er” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “error” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.