wrong number

noun

: an incorrect telephone number
I think you have dialed the wrong number.

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Somebody entered the wrong number. — Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 15 June 2026 The man later claimed Gerodemos dialed a wrong number. — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026 Sometimes the import agent or the customs official jots down the wrong product code, the wrong tariff rate, or the wrong number of units. — Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2026 Finding Emily centers on a smitten musician who receives the wrong number for his perfect woman and teams up with an ambitious psychology student to locate her. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wrong number

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“Wrong number.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrong%20number. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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