fals- root words — words with the fals- root

The root fals- comes from Latin falsus, meaning false. 11 words in Dendril are built from it, including falsehood, falsehoods, falsely, falser, falsetto, falsification, falsified, falsify, falsifying, falsities, falsity. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the fals- root

Explore words with fals- — words containing the fals- root and sharing its sense of "false". Examples include falsehood, falsehoods, falsely, falser, falsetto, falsification, falsified, falsify, falsifying, falsities, falsity. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The fals- root means false, from Latin falsus. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.