in error

phrase

1

: not correct : mistaken

I believe your conclusion is in error.

The judge was in error when she allowed the evidence to be admitted.

2

: in a way that is not correct

My earlier statement was made in error.

The evidence was admitted in error.

Examples of in error in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This response was followed by headlines that suggested the FDA may have blamed Taylor Farms in error. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026

The group figured Smith’s admission date had to have been entered in error; a clerk must have substituted his birth date by mistake. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026

One student, in particular, was sent a pornographic deepfake of his upper school classmate on the communications app Discord, apparently in error. — Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026

Unleaded gasoline and diesel fuels were mixed in error at a Meijer Express fuel station in Macomb County, Michigan, the supermarket chain said Saturday. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for in error

• cupbearer
• declarer
• preparer
• repairer
• seafarer
• wayfarer
• bearer
• carer
• fairer
• ferrer
• rarer
• sharer