wrongly
/ˈɹɔŋ.li/adverb
wrongly is spelled W-R-O-N-G-L-Y: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.9 times per million words in written English, the 15,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, wrongly means “In violation of a moral or other standard, code, or convention; in an unfair, unjust, dishonest, or immoral manner; wrongly convicted is synonymous…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in wrongly?
| Letters | 7: W-R-O-N-G-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.9 times per million words; the 15,798th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 wrongly?
Wrongly appears 2.9 times per million words in written English, the 15,798th 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 wrongly?
- UK /ˈɹɒŋ.li/
- US /ˈɹɔŋ.li/
- /ˈɹɑŋ.li/
Wrongly has 2 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-wrongly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with wrongly?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as wrongly from its last stressed vowel (/ɔŋli/):
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 wrongly
- more wrongly comparative
- most wrongly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wrongly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In violation of a moral or other standard, code, or convention; in an unfair, unjust, dishonest, or immoral manner; wrongly convicted is synonymous with wrongful conviction and miscarriage of justice.
- 2
Incorrectly, mistakenly; by error.
I wrongly assumed that it would be an easy job.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Wrongly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | à tort , erronément |
| German | fälschlicherweise |
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 wrongly come from?
From Middle English wrongly, wrongliche, equivalent to wrong + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).