wrong number

noun

: an incorrect telephone number

I think you have dialed the wrong number.

Examples of wrong number in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The broad strokes have been well-known — the ticking of a woman’s biological clock increases risk of miscarriage and infertility, often caused by eggs with the wrong number of chromosomes, the structures that carry DNA. —Carolyn Y. Johnson, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026

No more accidentally calling the wrong number. —Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026

Wanda Dench and Jamal Hinton met at the intersection of a wrong number and a bold invitation. —Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025

Collectors can usually spot fakes by telltale signs like overly bright colors, missing holographic Pop Mart stickers, or the wrong number of teeth. —Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025

The Labubu has the wrong number of teeth. —Julia Gomez, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025

Fakes often have overly bright colors or the wrong number of teeth (authentic dolls have nine). —Devonne Goode, Parents, 21 Aug. 2025

Fakes often have the wrong number. —Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 21 Aug. 2025

The end result could be financial scam such as a crypto investment, or a romance scam where the by-chance encounter with a wrong number seems to lead to more, or that could escalate into a sextortion scam, if the exchange includes sharing images. —Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for wrong number

• encumber
• outnumber
• renumber
• cumber
• lumber
• slumber
• umber