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Explore Wrongfoot through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Wrongfoot meaning

Alternative form of wrong-foot.

Using Wrongfoot

  • The main meaning on this page is: Alternative form of wrong-foot.
  • In the example corpus, wrongfoot often appears in combinations such as: to wrongfoot, wrongfoot the.

Context around Wrongfoot

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 16.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Wrongfoot

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

ball to wrongfoot the defender 1× continues to wrongfoot the young 1× enough to wrongfoot her readers 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

djokovic continues to 1× here too adichie 1× the midfielder does 1×

Common sentence endings:

of her feet 1× smarter and smarter 1× wrongfoot her readers 1×

Words around Wrongfoot

Just before it in the word index:

wronged 94 wrongdoings 56 wrongdoing 710 wrongdoers 22 wrongdoer 12 wrong 8.961

Just after it in the word index:

wrongful 239 wrongfully 134 wrongfulness 4 wrongheaded 10 wronging 2 wrongly 423

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Wrongfoot

  • In this selection, "wrongfoot" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 16.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include ball to wrongfoot the defender and continues to wrongfoot the young. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "wrongfoot" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with wrongfoot

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Here, too, Adichie does just enough to wrongfoot her readers. (10 words)

Djokovic continues to wrongfoot the young Spaniard as he plays smarter and smarter. (13 words)

The midfielder does well to use her body and the pace of the ball to wrongfoot the defender and get the ball out of her feet. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

The midfielder does well to use her body and the pace of the ball to wrongfoot the defender and get the ball out of her feet. (26 words)

Djokovic continues to wrongfoot the young Spaniard as he plays smarter and smarter. (13 words)

Here, too, Adichie does just enough to wrongfoot her readers. (10 words)

Example sentences (3)

Djokovic continues to wrongfoot the young Spaniard as he plays smarter and smarter.

The midfielder does well to use her body and the pace of the ball to wrongfoot the defender and get the ball out of her feet.

Here, too, Adichie does just enough to wrongfoot her readers.

Common combinations with wrongfoot

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "wrongfoot" in a sentence?
An example: "Djokovic continues to wrongfoot the young Spaniard as he plays smarter and smarter." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "wrongfoot" from authentic English texts.
What does "wrongfoot" mean?
Wrongfoot means: Alternative form of wrong-foot.
How many example sentences with "wrongfoot" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "wrongfoot", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.