wrong number

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wrong number

noun wrong numbers

A telephone number dialled by mistake, for example, by transposing digits. I am sorry. You have the wrong number. — Oh. Is this 555-8986? — No. This is 555-8689. — Oh. Excuse me! — Okay. Bye.
broadly A telephone call received from an unfamiliar caller, due to a mistake in the number dialled. - Who was that on the phone? - It was just a wrong number.
dated, idiomatic An incorrect notion or understanding concerning a person or situation. Codd said . . . when he had her fixed and tested her a few times he would take me up for a ride. "You got the wrong number," I says. "I don't feel flighty."
Similar: misapprehension, misinterpretation, misunderstanding

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noun A call with a mistake in the number dialled

Español	número equivocado
日本語	間違い電話 machigai denwa
हिन्दी	ग़लत नंबर ġalat nambar
Português	engano
Français	faux numéro
Deutsch	falsche Nummer
Русский	непра́вильный но́мер neprávilʹnyj nómer, оши́бочный но́мер ošíbočnyj nómer, не тот но́мер ne tot nómer
العربية	رَقْم غَيْر صَحِيح raqm ḡayr ṣaḥīḥ, رَقْم خَاطِئ raqm ḵāṭiʔ

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@misc{wrong_number_2026,
  title = {wrong number},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wrong%20number},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}