incorrect
/ˌɪn.kəˈɹɛkt/
"incorrect" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“incorrect” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #7,804 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #7,804
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Not correct; erroneous or wrong.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | incorrect |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌɪn.kəˈɹɛkt/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #7,804 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “incorrect” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for incorrect is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌɪn.kəˈɹɛkt/. Corpus data places it at rank #7,804 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for incorrect, with forms such as "icnorrect", "inccorrect", and "incorect". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "incorrectly", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French incorrect. By surface analysis, in- + correct. The correct English form is incorrect, spelled I-N-C-O-R-R-E-C-T.
Definition
- 1Not correct; erroneous or wrong.
- 2Faulty or defective.
- 3Inappropriate or improper.
Etymology
From Middle French incorrect. By surface analysis, in- + correct.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: icnorrect,inccorrect,incorect,incorerct,incorrcet,incorrecct,incorrectt,incorretc,incrorect,inncorrect,inocrrect,nicorrect
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of incorrect - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “incorrect”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is I-N-C-O-R-R-E-C-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌɪn.kəˈɹɛkt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “incorrectly” - see the side-by-side comparison. incorrect vs incorrectly
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.