Polyglot Dictionary

falsificar

/falsifiˈkaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
falsifico
preterite (yo)
falsifiqué
past participle
falsificado

Meaning

  1. to forge

    • Falsificó la firma.

      He forged the signature.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

forjar

forjar can mean literally to forge metal, or figuratively to forge or create something, like forging a friendship; falsificar specifically means to forge or counterfeit fraudulently, like fake documents or money.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

falsificar

falsificar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to forge."

Portuguese

forjar

forjar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to forge."

Practice

1 What does falsificar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches falsificar?

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