Mistake, error - Erreur (The 612th Most Common French Word)

The French word for Mistake, error is Erreur. It can be used as noun. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 612th most commonly used word in French. You can listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Download our app to practice this and the other 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

en English: mistake, error

fr French: erreur

Examples

en fr
It was the biggest mistake of my life. C'était la plus grosse erreur de ma vie.
It would be a mistake. Ce serait une erreur.
It must be a mistake. Ça doit être une erreur.
That was a mistake. C'était une erreur.
There must be a mistake. Il doit y avoir une erreur.
This has all been a mistake. Tout ça était une erreur.
Had it not been for this error, our team could have won the match. Sans cette erreur, notre équipe aurait pu gagner le match.
It's a common mistake. C'est une erreur commune.

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Mistake, error - Erreur (The 612th Most Common French Word)
I could not convince him of his mistake. Je n'ai pas pu le convaincre de son erreur.
I can't help but think you're making a mistake. Je ne peux pas m'empêcher de penser que vous faites une erreur.
That move was a big mistake. Ce déménagement était une grosse erreur.
Someone has taken my shoes by mistake. Quelqu'un a pris mes chaussures par erreur.
Please forgive me for opening your letter by mistake. Pardonne-moi d'avoir ouvert ta lettre par erreur.
It may, indeed, be a mistake. En effet, il semble que ce soit une erreur.
That's a trivial error. C'est une erreur banale.
I think there's been some mistake. Je pense qu'il y a eu une erreur.
I think there's been a mistake. Je pense qu'il y a eu erreur.
I apologize. It was my mistake. Je m'excuse. C'etait mon erreur.
The accident arose from a simple mistake. L'accident est la conséquence d'une simple erreur.
He made a mistake and drank poison. Il a pris du poison par erreur.
Everybody laughed at his error. Ils se sont tous moqués de son erreur.

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Mistake, error - Erreur (The 612th Most Common French Word)

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