# falsify

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈfɒlsɪfaɪ/ · frequency rank #49,913

## Definitions
1. To alter so as to make false; especially when done with intent to deceive.
2. To misrepresent.
3. To counterfeit; to forge.
4. To prove to be false.
5. To show (an item of charge inserted in an account) to be wrong.
6. To baffle or escape.
7. To violate; to break by falsehood.

## Etymology
From French falsifier, from Late Latin falsificāre (“make false, corrupt, counterfeit, falsify”), from Latin falsificus, from falsus (“false”), corresponding to false + -ify.

## Easily confused with
- **falsely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/falsely-vs-falsify)

## Common misspellings (11)
`aflsify`, `falisfy`, `fallsify`, `falsfiy`, `falsiffy`, `falsifyy`, `falsiyf`, `falssify`, `faslify`, `ffalsify`, `flasify`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/falsify