Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

be wrong

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.37 in modern English

Syllables
be wrong
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To have an incorrect belief, to be mistaken about one's judgment or statement concerning something. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Inflected Forms

is wrong (present, singular) being wrong (participle, present) was wrong (past) been wrong (participle, past)

Synonyms

be mistaken err

Antonyms

be right

Questions

What does be wrong mean?
To have an incorrect belief, to be mistaken about one's judgment or statement concerning something. (This entry is a translation hub.)

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