Which to use
“wronged” is a verb and “wrongs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,980
- “wronged” frequency rank
- #19,258
- “wrongs” frequency rank
- 45238
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wronged | wrongs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of wrong | plural of wrong |
Where the eye mixes wronged and wrongs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between wronged and wrongs
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: wronged is /ɹɒŋd/ while wrongs is /ɹɒŋz/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45238, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wronged is recorded at frequency rank #25,980, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹɒŋd/. wrongs is at rank #19,258, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɹɒŋz/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 45238, this pair ranks #223,120 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wronged vs wrongs
Shared letters: gnorw. Private to "wronged": de. Private to "wrongs": s.
"wronged" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "wrongs" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wronged" for "wrongs" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "wronged" or "wrongs" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "wronged" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wrongs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #223,120 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wronged" and "wrongs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wring vs wrongs". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #223,120 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.