falsify
/ˈfɒlsɪfaɪ/verb
falsify is spelled F-A-L-S-I-F-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, falsify means “To alter so as to make false; especially when done with intent to deceive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in falsify?
| Letters | 7: F-A-L-S-I-F-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,949th 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 falsify?
Falsify appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th 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 falsify?
- /ˈfɒlsɪfaɪ/
- /ˈfɔːlsɪfaɪ/
Falsify has 3 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: En-us-falsify.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of falsify
- falsifies present, singular, he/she/it
- falsifying participle, present
- falsified participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does falsify mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To alter so as to make false; especially when done with intent to deceive.
to falsify a record or document
- 2
To misrepresent.
- 3
To counterfeit; to forge.
to falsify money
- 4
To prove to be false.
- 5
To show (an item of charge inserted in an account) to be wrong.
- 6
obsoleteTo baffle or escape.
- 7
obsoleteTo violate; to break by falsehood.
to falsify one's faith or word
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Falsify in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | falsifier |
| Portuguese | falsificar |
| Spanish | falsificar, falsear , falsar |
| German | falsifizieren, widerlegen |
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 falsify come from?
From French falsifier, from Late Latin falsificāre (“make false, corrupt, counterfeit, falsify”), from Latin falsificus, from falsus (“false”), corresponding to false + -ify.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).