falsch
wrong; false; incorrect
English translations
- 01
wrong
- 02
false
- 03
incorrect
Word details
- German meaning
- Nicht richtig, nicht korrekt; eine Aussage oder Information, die nicht der Wahrheit entspricht.
- English meaning
- false
- Synonym
- unrichtig, inkorrekt
- German example
- Die Antwort auf die Frage war falsch.
- English example
- The answer to the question was false.
- Comparative
- falscherSuperlative: am falschesten
- Opposite of
- false, unfactual, untruewahr / wahrhaftigOpposite of: wrong (incorrect)richtig / korrektOpposite of: wrong (disadvantageous)richtig / günstigOpposite of: fake, forgedecht
Related words
- Falschdarstellung
Misrepresentation, distortion, false statement.
- falschliegen
To be wrong, to be incorrect
- Falschspieler
Cheater
- Falschheit
Falsehood
- Falschgeld
Counterfeit money
- falscher Freund
False friend
- Falschschreibung
misspelling
- Falschaussage
False statement
- Falschmeldung
Fake news
- Falschinformation
Misinformation
- Falschbehauptung
A false statement is a statement that is not true and is presented as a statement of fact.
- Falschfahrer
wrong-way driver
- in den falschen Hals kriegen
To get the wrong end of the stick
- grundfalsch
Fundamentally wrong means that something is wrong from the ground up or in essence.
- an der falschen Adresse sein
To be barking up the wrong tree
- bestreiten
to deny
- zurücknehmen
To take back means to retract or withdraw something that one has said or done.
- einwenden
to object, to raise an objection
- mißverstehen
To misunderstand
- verdrucken
to misprint
- kehrtmachen
to turn around
- verblenden
To deceive, to mask, to facade
- verbilden
To corrupt, to deprave
- missinterpretieren
to misinterpret
- verdächtig
Suspicious
- heuchlerisch
Hypocritical
- demagogisch
Demagogic means that someone tries to influence public opinion and gain power through manipulative speeches and false promises.
- moralisch
Moral
- unecht
fake, false, artificial
- aufrichtig
sincere
- faktisch
factual
- falsifiziert
Falsified
- faltsch
false
- unaufrichtig
Insincere
- uneigentlich
Figurative
- ungestraft
Unpunished
- Illusion
Illusion
- Wahnvorstellung
Delusion
- Entscheidungsproblem
Decision problem
- Wahn
Delusion
- Krokodilstränen
Crocodile tears
- Missverständnis
Misunderstanding
- Lügnerin
A "liar" is a female person who does not tell the truth; she deceives or makes up stories.
- Lügner
Liar
- Wendung
Turn of phrase, idiom
- Unrecht
Injustice
- Versprecher
A slip of the tongue is an unintentional error in speech where words or sounds are transposed or mispronounced.
- Berichtigung
correction
- Fehlinterpretation
Misinterpretation
Example sentences with “falsch”
Das ist leider falsch. (That is unfortunately wrong.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the opposite of 'falsch'?
The opposite is 'richtig' (correct) or 'wahr' (true).