wrong'un
noun
wrong'un is spelled W-R-O-N-G-U-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wrong'un means “Alternative form of wrong 'un” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wrong'un is wrong 'uns or wrong'uns.
How many letters and syllables are in wrong'un?
| Letters | 7: W-R-O-N-G-U-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is wrong'un?
Wrong'un appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th 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 wrong'un?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-wrong_'un.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of wrong'un
- wrong 'uns plural
- wrongen
- wrong'uns plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wrong'un mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of wrong 'un.
noun
- 1
UKderogatoryslangA dishonest or disreputable person; a crook or rogue.
- 2
A googly.
- 3
A horse deliberately held back in order to lose a race.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wrong'un come from?
From wrong + one. Compare young'un.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).