Which to use
“fälschen” is a verb and “falsches” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,539
- “fälschen” frequency rank
- #8,361
- “falsches” frequency rank
- 40900
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fälschen | falsches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in betrügerischer Absicht etwas herstellen, das wirken soll, als hätte es einen anderen Urheber | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs falsch |
Where the eye mixes fälschen and falsches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: fälschen vs falsches
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fälschen is [ˈfɛlʃn̩] while falsches is [ˈfalʃəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40900, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fälschen is recorded at frequency rank #32,539, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfɛlʃn̩]. falsches is at rank #8,361, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfalʃəs].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 40900, this pair ranks #1,495,096 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fälschen vs falsches
Shared letters: cefhls. Private to "fälschen": nä. Private to "falsches": a.
"fälschen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCCVC · "falsches" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- falsches ← aflsches · falcshes · fallsches · falscches · falscehs · falschess · falschhes · falschse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fälschen" and "falsches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fälschen" or "falsches"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fälschen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "falsches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,495,096 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fälschen" and "falsches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fälschen vs Fröschen". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,495,096 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.