incorrect
in·cor·rect/ˌɪn.kəˈɹɛkt/adjective, noun
incorrect is spelled I-N-C-O-R-R-E-C-T: 9 letters and 3 syllables (in·cor·rect). It appears 8.7 times per million words in written English, the 7,797th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, incorrect means “Not correct; erroneous or wrong” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in incorrect?
| Letters | 9: I-N-C-O-R-R-E-C-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: in·cor·rect |
| In writing | 8.7 times per million words; the 7,797th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is incorrect?
Incorrect appears 8.7 times per million words in written English, the 7,797th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce incorrect?
- US /ˌɪn.kəˈɹɛkt/
- Australia /ˌɪn.kəˈɹekt/
Incorrect has 3 syllables, split in·cor·rect in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-incorrect.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Ajshul-incorrect.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with incorrect?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as incorrect from its last stressed vowel (/ɛkt/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of incorrect
- more incorrect comparative
- most incorrect superlative
- incorrects plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does incorrect mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not correct; erroneous or wrong.
He gave an incorrect answer to a simple question.
- 2
Faulty or defective.
The computer crashed due to incorrect programming.
- 3
Inappropriate or improper.
noun
- 1
An item or response that is incorrect.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Incorrect in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense erroneous:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | inkorrekt |
| Portuguese | incorreto |
| Spanish | incorrecto |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does incorrect come from?
From Middle French incorrect. By surface analysis, in- + correct.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).