wrong

[ɹɒŋ]

/[ɹɒŋ]/ adj

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The verdict

“wrong” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,254. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,254
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht richtig; falsch

Corpus desk

Index DE-wrong · wrong · German

wrong · rank #26,254 · 8 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,254
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wohlhabende

Nearest frequency peer: wohlhabende (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „wrong“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „wrong“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

wrong vs wog
60% similar
wrong vs won
60% similar
wrong vs wing
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for wrong
PropertyValue
Headwordwrong
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɹɒŋ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#26,254
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „wrong“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.wrongliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „wohlhabende“ (#26,253), „wunderte“ (#26,255), „witte“ (#26,252). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wrong“ bei #26,254. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around wrong (IPA [ɹɒŋ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #26,254 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "nicht richtig; falsch".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for wrong, with forms such as "rwong", "worng", and "wrnog". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "wog", "won", "wing", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is wrong, spelled W-R-O-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht richtig; falsch

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how wrong appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Some of your answers were correct, and some were wrong.
  2. Sorry. I must have dialed the wrong number.

Synonyms

incorrectfalse

Antonyms

correctrighttrue

This word in other languages

faux(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rwong
  • worng
  • wrnog
  • wrogn
  • wrongg
  • wronng
  • wrrong
  • wwrong

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of wrong - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

rwong2worng2wrnog2wrogn2wrongg1wronng1wrrong1wwrong1
Edit distance from "wrong"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wrong"?
"wrong" is spelled W-R-O-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɹɒŋ].
What does "wrong" mean?
As an adjective, "wrong" means: nicht richtig; falsch
What words are commonly confused with "wrong"?
"wrong" is commonly confused with "wog", "won", "wing". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wrong"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wrong" is [ɹɒŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wrong" come from?
"wrong" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "wrong", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

witte#26,252while#26,241abbas#26,277uralt#26,208

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Waisen8 variantsvolume8 variantsaddiert8 variantsakkurat8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list