Home

Errato

Errato is an Italian adjective and the past participle of the verb errare, meaning to err. It denotes something that is wrong, mistaken, or erroneous, and is used to describe statements, judgments, calculations, or conclusions. As a participle, errato agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies: errato (masculine singular), errata (feminine singular), errati (masculine plural), errate (feminine plural). In practice, errato appears in formal or written language; the synonym sbagliato is more common in everyday speech. Both can be translated as "wrong" or "mistaken" in English. The noun form for a mistake is errore, not errato.

Errato often appears in phrases such as un ragionamento errato (an incorrect argument), un risultato errato

There are no widely recognized places or organizations known by the name Errato in standard reference works;

See also: errare; errore.

(an
incorrect
result),
or
un’ipotesi
errata
(an
erroneous
hypothesis).
In
legal,
scientific,
or
academic
contexts,
errato
can
convey
a
precise
sense
of
factual
inaccuracy
or
methodological
flaw,
whereas
sbagliato
can
imply
carelessness
or
subjective
fault.
The
word
derives
from
Latin
errare,
meaning
to
wander
or
to
err,
sharing
semantic
roots
with
related
terms
in
several
Romance
languages.
if
used
as
a
toponym
or
surname,
it
would
be
rare
and
context-specific.