reparandum means an error in speech that is subsequently corrected ("repaired") by the speaker. It carries an Arena rating of 1300, earned across 3 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, reparandum ranks #2,579 of 17,056 for Most Whimsical Words, #2,579 of 17,056 for Most Incisive Words, #2,659 of 17,061 for Most Satisfying to Say, #2,776 of 17,055 for The Improbable.
Why “reparandum” is a great word
The erroneous or disfluent segment of speech that is explicitly corrected or replaced by the speaker during self-repair. From Latin reparandum, the gerundive of reparare ("to repair, restore"), meaning "that which must be repaired." Unlike "repair" (which denotes the entire corrective act) or "edit term" (which names the replacement words), the reparandum is the original flaw itself—the linguistic miscue now under indictment. It is the ghost syllable left hanging in the air, the wrong name reeled back before the right one rushes in, the verbal stumble we all hear but only the speaker can officially disown: a tiny monument to our relentless, hopeful pursuit of a perfect, unsaid thought.
noun
- An error in speech that is subsequently corrected ("repaired") by the speaker.
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