different between incorrect vs heterography

English

Etymology

From Middle French incorrect.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??nk????kt/
• Rhymes: -?kt
• Hyphenation: in?cor?rect

Adjective

incorrect (comparative more incorrect, superlative most incorrect)

1. Not correct; erroneous or wrong.

   He gave an incorrect answer to a simple question.

2. Faulty or defective.

   The computer crashed due to incorrect programming.

3. Inappropriate or improper.

   He was sacked because of his incorrect behaviour towards his secretary.

Antonyms

• correct
• right
• proper

Derived terms

• incorrectly
• incorrectness

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French incorrect, from Latin incorr?ctus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???.k??r?kt/
• Hyphenation: in?cor?rect
• Rhymes: -?kt

Adjective

incorrect (comparative incorrecter, superlative incorrectst)

1. incorrect

Inflection

Synonyms

• fout

Derived terms

• incorrectheid

French

Etymology

From in- +? correct.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.k?.??kt/

Adjective

incorrect (feminine singular incorrecte, masculine plural incorrects, feminine plural incorrectes)

1. incorrect (not correct)
2. incorrect (socially unacceptable)

Derived terms

• incorrectement

See also

• faux

Further reading

• “incorrect” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From hetero- +? -graphy.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /h?t.?????.??.fi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /h?t.????.???.fi/
• Rhymes: -????fi

Noun

heterography (countable and uncountable, plural heterographies)

1. (countable) An incorrect spelling; a spelling different from accepted spelling.
2. (uncountable) Spelling in which a particular letter represents more than one possible sound.

   Heterography in English makes it difficult for foreigners to learn pronunciation.

Synonyms

• (incorrect spelling): misspelling

Derived terms

• heterographic

Related terms

• orthography

Translations

Anagrams

• erythrophage