wrongness
/ˈɹɒŋ.nəs/noun
wrongness is spelled W-R-O-N-G-N-E-S-S: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wrongness means “The quality of being wrong; error or fault” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wrongness is wrongnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in wrongness?
| Letters | 9: W-R-O-N-G-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 80,453rd 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 wrongness?
Wrongness appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd 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 wrongness?
- UK /ˈɹɒŋ.nəs/
Wrongness has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of wrongness
- wrongnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wrongness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of being wrong; error or fault.
- 2
Wrong or reprehensible things or actions.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Wrongness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the quality of being wrong:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | erroneidade |
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 wrongness come from?
From Middle English wrongnesse, equivalent to wrong + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).