wrongheaded
adjective
wrongheaded is spelled W-R-O-N-G-H-E-A-D-E-D: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, wrongheaded means “Having an obstinately (persistently, stubbornly) perverse/erroneous opinion or judgement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in wrongheaded?
| Letters | 11: W-R-O-N-G-H-E-A-D-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is wrongheaded?
Wrongheaded appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th 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 wrongheaded?
Wrongheaded has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of wrongheaded
- more wrongheaded comparative
- most wrongheaded superlative
- wrong-headed
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wrongheaded mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having an obstinately (persistently, stubbornly) perverse/erroneous opinion or judgement.
He's not just wrong, but wrongheaded, about raising the kids.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wrongheaded come from?
From wrong + headed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).