wronged

/ɹɒŋd/

//ɹɒŋd// verb

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"wronged" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“wronged” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #25,980. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,980
frequency rank, English
1,759
“W” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of wrong

Corpus desk

Index EN-wronged · wronged · English

wronged · rank #25,980 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,980
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,759
  • PHOTO-FINISH wren

Nearest frequency peer: wren (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “wronged”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “wronged” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

wronged vs wrongs
71% similar
wronged vs wrongly
71% similar
wronged vs wrong
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for wronged
PropertyValue
Headwordwronged
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɹɒŋd/
Letters7
Frequency rank#25,980
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “wronged”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).wrongedlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “wren” (#25,979), “wrecks” (#25,978), “yoke” (#25,982). Among 1,759 “W” headwords, “wronged” is #25,980. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around wronged (IPA /ɹɒŋd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #25,980 among 1,759 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of wrong".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for wronged, with forms such as "rwonged", "wornged", and "wrnoged". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "wrongs", "wrongly", "wrong", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is wronged, spelled W-R-O-N-G-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of wrong

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rwonged
  • wornged
  • wrnoged
  • wrogned
  • wronegd
  • wrongde
  • wrongedd
  • wrongged
  • wronnged
  • wrronged
  • wwronged

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of wronged - 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.

rwonged2wornged2wrnoged2wrogned2wronegd2wrongde2wrongedd1wrongged1
Edit distance from "wronged"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wronged"?
"wronged" is spelled W-R-O-N-G-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹɒŋd/.
What does "wronged" mean?
As a verb, "wronged" means: simple past and past participle of wrong
What words are commonly confused with "wronged"?
"wronged" is commonly confused with "wrongs", "wrongly", "wrong". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wronged"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wronged" is /ɹɒŋd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wronged" come from?
"wronged" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "wronged", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list