B1adjectiveeducationlanguage
US/ˌɪn.kəˈrekt/
UK/ˌɪn.kəˈrekt/
not right or true; containing a mistake
In context
Your answer to the third question is incorrect.
The information on the website was incorrect, so we missed the train.
It is incorrect to say that all birds can fly.
Words that go with incorrect
adjective + noun
- incorrect answerEach incorrect answer loses you a point.
- incorrect informationThe brochure contained incorrect information about prices.
- incorrect spellingIncorrect spelling can confuse the reader.
adverb + adjective
- factually incorrectThe article was factually incorrect.
- politically incorrectHis jokes are politically incorrect.
- technically incorrectYour sentence is technically incorrect but people will understand it.
verb + adjective
- prove incorrectTheir predictions proved incorrect.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
Your sentence is incorrectly.Correct: Your sentence is incorrect.