wrong number
"wrong-number" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“wrong number” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A telephone number dialled by mistake, for example, by transposing digits.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | wrong number |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “wrong number” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for wrong number is 12 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for wrong number in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is wrong number, spelled W-R-O-N-G- -N-U-M-B-E-R.
Definition
- 1A telephone number dialled by mistake, for example, by transposing digits.
- 2A telephone call received from an unfamiliar caller, due to a mistake in the number dialled.
- 3An incorrect notion or understanding concerning a person or situation.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “wrong number”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is W-R-O-N-G- -N-U-M-B-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- 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.