English pronunciation
How to pronounce “error”
Phonetic spelling
AIR-uhr
IPA /ˈɛɹɝ/
Syllable stress
air·uhr
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
How do you spell “error”?
e r r o r
“error” is spelled E-R-R-O-R. It is pronounced AIR-uhr, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.
Hear it in a sentence
I made a terrible error in my calculations.
There is an error in this program that needs to be fixed.