falsification
/ˌfɔːl.sɪf.ɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/noun
falsification is spelled F-A-L-S-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, falsification means “The act of falsifying, or making false; a counterfeiting; the giving to a thing an appearance of something which it is not” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of falsification is falsifications.
How many letters and syllables are in falsification?
| Letters | 13: F-A-L-S-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,337th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is falsification?
Falsification appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce falsification?
- /ˌfɔːl.sɪf.ɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
Falsification has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-falsification.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of falsification
- falsifications plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does falsification mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of falsifying, or making false; a counterfeiting; the giving to a thing an appearance of something which it is not.
- 2
A knowingly false statement or wilful misrepresentation.
- 3
The act of showing an item of charge in an account to be wrong.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Falsification in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | falsification |
| German | Fälschung, Falsifikation |
| Portuguese | falsificação , falsidade |
| Spanish | falsificación |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does falsification come from?
From false + -ification.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).