# untrue

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ʌnˈtɹuː/ · frequency rank #17,053

## Definitions
1. False; not true.
2. Not faithful or loyal.

## Etymology
From Middle English untrewe, from Old English untrīewe, from Proto-West Germanic *untriuwī, from Proto-Germanic *untriwwiz. Equivalent to un- + true.

## Easily confused with
- **undue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/undue-vs-untrue)
- **unique** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unique-vs-untrue)

## Common misspellings (8)
`nutrue`, `unntrue`, `unrtue`, `untreu`, `untrrue`, `unttrue`, `unture`, `utnrue`

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