Falschinformation
[ˈfalʃʔɪnfɔʁmaˌt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Falschinformation” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Information, die die Tatsachen nicht korrekt wiedergibt
Corpus desk
Index DE-falschinformation · Falschinformation · German
Falschinformation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Falschinformation |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfalʃʔɪnfɔʁmaˌt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Falschinformation“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Falschinformation is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfalʃʔɪnfɔʁmaˌt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Information, die die Tatsachen nicht korrekt wiedergibt".
No misspelling variants are generated for Falschinformation in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Falschinformation, spelled F-A-L-S-C-H-I-N-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Information, die die Tatsachen nicht korrekt wiedergibt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Falschinformation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Im Vorfeld der Wahlen von 2020 und angesichts der Flut an Falschinformationen über die Pandemie musste sich Twitter eines Besseren besinnen und bediente sich des !, um sich und seine Plattform zu rehabilitieren.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.