incorrect

\ɛ̃.kɔ.ʁɛkt\

/\ɛ̃.kɔ.ʁɛkt\/ adj

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The verdict

“incorrect” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #26,406. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,406
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui n’est pas correct.

Corpus desk

Index FR-incorrect · incorrect · French

incorrect · rank #26,406 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #26,406
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH implémentation

Nearest frequency peer: implémentation (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « incorrect »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « incorrect » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

incorrect vs incorrecte
90% similar

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

Key facts for incorrect
PropertyValue
Headwordincorrect
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.kɔ.ʁɛkt\
Letters9
Frequency rank#26,406
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « incorrect »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).incorrectse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « implémentation » (#26,405), « indirectes » (#26,407), « imbattable » (#26,404). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « incorrect » est au #26,406. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around incorrect (IPA \ɛ̃.kɔ.ʁɛkt\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #26,406 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for incorrect, with forms such as "icnorrect", "inccorrect", and "incorect". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "incorrecte", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is incorrect, spelled I-N-C-O-R-R-E-C-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui n’est pas correct.
  2. 2
    Immoral, inadéquat.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how incorrect appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Cette édition est fort incorrecte.
  2. Style incorrect.

Antonyms

correct

This word in other languages

incorrect(English)incorrecto(Español)unrecht(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • icnorrect
  • inccorrect
  • incorect
  • incorerct
  • incorrcet
  • incorrecct
  • incorrectt
  • incorretc
  • incrorect
  • inncorrect
  • inocrrect
  • nicorrect

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of incorrect - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

icnorrect2inccorrect1incorect1incorerct2incorrcet2incorrecct1incorrectt1incorretc2
Edit distance from "incorrect"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "incorrect"?
"incorrect" is spelled I-N-C-O-R-R-E-C-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.kɔ.ʁɛkt\.
What does "incorrect" mean?
As an adjective, "incorrect" means: Qui n’est pas correct.
What words are commonly confused with "incorrect"?
"incorrect" is commonly confused with "incorrecte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "incorrect"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incorrect" is \ɛ̃.kɔ.ʁɛkt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "incorrect" come from?
"incorrect" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

horoscope#26,397glossaire#26,382Martineau#26,433maximales#26,435

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

invitons12 variantsgerminal12 variantsminables12 variantsmortiers12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list