Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get wrong

/ɡɛt ɹæŋ/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.34 in modern English

Syllables: get wrong
IPA: /ɡɛt ɹæŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, wrong.

Transitive verb

verb

To be told off or reprimanded; to get into trouble.

Example Sentences

"You've got it all wrong: I'm innocent of this crime!"
"Emily got three of the sums wrong in her maths test."
"[…] she couldn't tell her mother and father, because she would have got wrong off her mother and father […]"
"When the silence had gone on a long time, Kath said, ‘I got wrong for saying nowt.’"
"‘I got wrong off my mum for showing her up and she told my dad when he got home and he gave me a great big wallop.’"
"‘She's right. You'll get wrong off the War Ag, Muriel, man,’ Eileen said, gaping at her audacity."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

gets wrong (present, singular) getting wrong (participle, present) got wrong (past) got wrong (UK, participle) gotten wrong (US, participle)

Phrases

don't get me wrong

Frequently Paired Words

don't get me wrong

Questions

How do you pronounce get wrong?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɛt ɹæŋ/.
What does get wrong mean?: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, wrong.

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