falsch

/falʃ/

adjective, adverb A1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Meaning

wrong, false, incorrect
- Das ist die falsche Antwort.
  
  That's the wrong answer.

Falsch is the everyday word for wrong/false; irrig is more formal, "erroneous," used for a mistaken belief or assumption.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

Close — wrong, false relates to incorrect.

Spanish

Close — improper relates to wrong, false, incorrect (falsch).

English

falsch and false both mean incorrect or untrue; German falsch also covers 'wrong' more broadly, in a way false doesn't always.

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