wrong

\ɹɒŋ\

/\ɹɒŋ\/ adj

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The verdict

“wrong” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #30,027. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,027
frequency rank, French
549
“W” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mauvais (dans le sens de à déconseiller ou dans le sens de erroné).

Corpus desk

Index FR-wrong · wrong · French

wrong · rank #30,027 · 8 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,027
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 549
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wilkinson

Nearest frequency peer: Wilkinson (-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 « wrong »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « wrong » 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).

wrong vs won
60% similar
wrong vs wang
60% similar
wrong vs Wong
60% similar

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

Key facts for wrong
PropertyValue
Headwordwrong
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɹɒŋ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#30,027
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « wrong »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).wrongse 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 « Wilkinson » (#30,026), « weekly » (#30,025), « za » (#30,029). Parmi 549 lemmes en « W », « wrong » est au #30,027. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around wrong (IPA \ɹɒŋ\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #30,027 among 549 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for wrong, with forms such as "rwong", "worng", and "wrnog". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "won", "wang", "Wong", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is wrong, spelled W-R-O-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mauvais (dans le sens de à déconseiller ou dans le sens de erroné).
  2. 2
    Qui a tort.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. I had three wrong answers on the test.
  2. Sorry. I must have dialed the wrong number.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rwong
  • worng
  • wrnog
  • wrogn
  • wrongg
  • wronng
  • wrrong
  • wwrong

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of wrong - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

rwong2worng2wrnog2wrogn2wrongg1wronng1wrrong1wwrong1
Edit distance from "wrong"

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 "wrong"?
"wrong" is spelled W-R-O-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is \ɹɒŋ\.
What does "wrong" mean?
As an adjective, "wrong" means: Mauvais (dans le sens de à déconseiller ou dans le sens de erroné).
What words are commonly confused with "wrong"?
"wrong" is commonly confused with "won", "wang", "Wong". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wrong"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wrong" is \ɹɒŋ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wrong" come from?
"wrong" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verdi#30,017Angie#30,053tends#30,000based#30,068

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Viagra8 variantsvecchio8 variantsagacer8 variantsaidons8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list