Falschheit

[ˈfalʃhaɪ̯t]

/[ˈfalʃhaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Falschheit” is uncommon German (frequency #70,244 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,244
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Unrichtigkeit, das Falschsein

Corpus desk

Index DE-falschheit · Falschheit · German

Falschheit · rank #70,244 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,244
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fallbeispiele

Nearest frequency peer: Fallbeispiele (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Falschheit“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Falschheit“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Falschheit
PropertyValue
HeadwordFalschheit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfalʃhaɪ̯t]
Letters10
Frequency rank#70,244
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Falschheit“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Falschheitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Fallbeispiele“ (#70,243), „Fahrstunde“ (#70,242), „Familienbild“ (#70,246). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Falschheit“ bei #70,244. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Falschheit is uncommon German at frequency #70,244 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfalʃhaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Falschheit has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Falschheit, spelled F-A-L-S-C-H-H-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Unrichtigkeit, das Falschsein
  2. 2
    die Unaufrichtigkeit, die Verlogenheit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Falschheit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Es ist nicht immer ganz leicht, die Falschheit mancher Vorschläge deutlich zu machen.
  2. Seine Falschheit ist nicht auf den ersten Blick zu durchschauen.

Synonyms

UnwahrheitVerkehrtheitIrrigkeitFalscheFehlerFalschDoppelzüngigkeitHeucheleiHinterlistUnehrlichkeit

Antonyms

WahrheitRichtigkeitAufrichtigkeitEhrlichkeitRedlichkeitWahrhaftigkeit

This word in other languages

falsehood(English)falsedad(Español)fausseté(Français)falsidade(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Falschheit"?
"Falschheit" is spelled F-A-L-S-C-H-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfalʃhaɪ̯t].
What does "Falschheit" mean?
As a noun, "Falschheit" means: die Unrichtigkeit, das Falschsein
How do you pronounce "Falschheit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Falschheit" is [ˈfalʃhaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Falschheit" come from?
"Falschheit" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Falschheit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Fahrstunde#70,242exponierte#70,236fiktionale#70,257erworbenes#70,224

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list