Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

incorrect

/ˌɪn.kəˈɹɛkt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables: in-cor-rect
IPA: /ˌɪn.kəˈɹɛkt/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not correct; erroneous or wrong.

adj

Faulty or defective.

adj

Inappropriate or improper.

noun

An item or response that is incorrect.

Example Sentences

"He gave an incorrect answer to a simple question."
"The computer crashed due to incorrect programming."
"Having each day's rates of corrects and incorrects written next to the graph also makes it easier for you to check the ... If you also have students count problems incorrect, calling them “not yets,” or “learning opportunities,” or ..."

Etymology

From Middle French incorrect. By surface analysis, in- + correct.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: incorrect

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɪn.kəˈɹɛkt/
British English: /ˌɪn.kəˈɹɛkt/

Inflected Forms

more incorrect (comparative) most incorrect (superlative) incorrects (plural)

Derived Forms

incorrection incorrectly incorrectness

Phrases

politically incorrect

Synonyms

faulty wrong

Antonyms

correct right proper

Rhymes With

perfect respect effect expect subject protect direct self-respect correct affect checked suspect

Questions

How do you pronounce incorrect?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪn.kəˈɹɛkt/.
What does incorrect mean?: Not correct; erroneous or wrong.
Where does incorrect come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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