Fälschung

/[ˈfɛlʃʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,887

in German word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

Fälschung is aGermannoun. It means: das Fälschen, die Imitation eines Produktes unter Vortäuschung von dessen Authentizität Pronounced [ˈfɛlʃʊŋ]. Often confused with Fasching and Forschung.

Key facts for Fälschung
PropertyValue
HeadwordFälschung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɛlʃʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#15,887
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Fälschung in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Fälschung is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfɛlʃʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,887 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Fälschung, with forms such as "ffälschung", "fläschung", and "fälcshung". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Fasching", "Forschung", "Fälschungen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Fälschung, spelled F-Ä-L-S-C-H-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Fälschen, die Imitation eines Produktes unter Vortäuschung von dessen Authentizität
  2. 2
    das gefälschte Produkt

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ffälschung,fläschung,fälcshung,fällschung,fälscchung,fälschhung,fälschnug,fälschugn,fälschungg,fälschunng,fälscuhng,fälshcung,fälsschung,fäslchung,äflschung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Fälschung

Misspelling Variants of "Fälschung"

ffälschung10fläschung9fälcshung9fällschung10fälscchung10fälschhung10fälschnug9fälschugn9
Misspelling Variants of "Fälschung"

Frequency rank: #15,887 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Fälschung"?
"Fälschung" is spelled F-Ä-L-S-C-H-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛlʃʊŋ].
What does "Fälschung" mean?
As a noun, "Fälschung" means: das Fälschen, die Imitation eines Produktes unter Vortäuschung von dessen Authentizität
What words are commonly confused with "Fälschung"?
"Fälschung" is commonly confused with "Fasching", "Forschung", "Fälschungen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Fälschung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fälschung" is [ˈfɛlʃʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fälschung" come from?
"Fälschung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.