incorrect vs on the wrong track

incorrect

adj
  • Faulty or defective. 

  • Not correct; erroneous or wrong. 

  • Inappropriate or improper. 

noun
  • An item or response that is incorrect. 

on the wrong track

prep
  • using the wrong general approach to a particular task or problem; pursuing something in an unpromising way 

How often have the words incorrect and on the wrong track occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )