error in German

error in German is Fehler, Irrtum, abbrechen — error means a mistake, especially one made unintentionally.

Fehler

noun

(countable) A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.

Irrtum

noun

(countable) A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.

Fehler

noun

(statistics, countable) The difference between a measured or calculated value and a true one.

Irrtum

noun

(appellate, _, legal, uncountable) One or more mistakes in a trial that could be grounds for review of the judgement.

abbrechen

verb

(computing) To function improperly due to an error, especially accompanied by error message.

aussteigen

verb

(computing) To function improperly due to an error, especially accompanied by error message.

fehlschlagen

verb

(telecommunications) To show or contain an error or fault.

misslingen

verb

(telecommunications) To show or contain an error or fault.

What does "error" mean?

noun A mistake, especially one made unintentionally.
"The invoice had an error in the total amount."
noun A malfunction or fault reported by a machine or computer program.
"The app crashed and displayed an error message."
noun The difference between a measured or calculated value and the true or correct value.
"The experiment had a margin of error of about two percent."

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What is "error" in German?

"error" in German is Fehler, Irrtum, abbrechen. error means: A mistake, especially one made unintentionally.

How do you use "error" in a sentence?

Example: "The invoice had an error in the total amount." In German, "error" is Fehler, Irrtum, abbrechen.

Are there other ways to say "error" in German?

Yes — German has 6 translations listed for "error": Fehler, Irrtum, abbrechen, aussteigen, fehlschlagen, misslingen.

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