noun · #462
mistake
Example: Fue un error mío.
It was my mistake.
Spanish → English
el error
el error is Spanish for mistake.
What el error means
How common is it?
el error is ranked #462 of the 500 most common Spanish words. It sits in the second half of the list: still everyday vocabulary, but you will meet it less often than the first two hundred.
Nearby on the frequency list
Words with a similar frequency to el error — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- la mitad — half
- el nivel — level
- el paso — step
- la suerte de — the luck of
- la manera — way, manner
- el tipo — type, kind
See all 500 most common Spanish words
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