What it means
- (adjective) Containing an error; inaccurate. “His answer to the sum was erroneous.”
- (adjective) Derived from an error. “His conclusion was erroneous, since it was based on a false assumption.”
- (adjective) Mistaken. “Her choice at the line-up proved to be erroneous, as she had only seen the mugger for an instant.”
- (adjective) Wandering; erratic.
- (adjective) Deviating from the requirements of the law, but without a lack of legal authority, thus not illegal.
Letter analysis
- Erroneous contains 9 letters: 5 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
- It uses 6 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 9.
Sub-words
- onerous
- ensure
- enures
- reruns
- snorer
- sooner
- sourer
- ensue
- enure
- euros
- noose
- nurse
- rerun
- reuse
- rouse
- runes
- serer
- sneer
- snore
- sorer
- surer
- eons
- errs
- euro
- noes
- nose
- nous
- ones
- onus
- ores
- ours
- roes
- rose
- rues
- rune
- runs
- ruse
- seen
- seer
- sere
- soon
- sore
- sour
- sure
- urns
- user
- eon
- ere
- err
- nor
- nos
- one
- ore
- our
- roe
- rue
- run
- see
- son
Related words
Other 9-letter words
- aardvarks
- abandoned
- abasement
- abatement
- abattoirs
- abdicated
- abdicates
- abdominal
- abductees
- abducting
- abduction
- abductors
- abhorrent
- abhorring
- abilities
- ablatives
- ablutions
- abnegated
Words starting with ERR
- err
- errand
- errands
- errant
- errata
- erratas
- erratic
- erratically
- erratum
- erred
- erring
- erroneously
- error
- errors
- errs
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Words ending with OUS
Common questions
What does Erroneous mean?
Containing an error; inaccurate.
How many letters are in Erroneous?
Erroneous has 9 letters.
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