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• /feɪ̯k/
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• fāk
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• rhymes with -eɪk
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• homophone: PHEIC
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• CMU ARPABET: F EY1 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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The origin is not known with certainty, although first attested in 1775 C.E. in British criminals' slang. It is probably from feak, feague (“to give a better appearance through artificial means, spruce up, embellish”), itself from German Low German fegen, from Middle Low German vēgen, from Old Saxon fegōn, from Proto-West Germanic *fegōn (“to clean up, polish”). Akin to Dutch veeg (“a swipe”), Dutch vegen (“to sweep, wipe”); German fegen (“to sweep, to polish”). Compare also Old English fācn (“deceit, fraud”). Perhaps related also to Old Norse fjúka (“to fade, vanquish, disappear”), Old Norse feikn (“strange, scary, unnatural”).

Inherited from Middle English faken (“to coil a rope”).

237 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: fallco — not real
• Arabic: مُزَيَّف (muzayyaf) — not real
• Arabic: تَقْلِيد (taglīd) — not real
• Arabic: تَقْلِيدِي (taglīdi) — not real
• Arabic: فَالْصُو (fālṣu) — not real
• Armenian: կեղծ (keġc) — not real
• Azerbaijani: qəlp — not real
• Bashkir: ялған (yalğan) — not real
• Belarusian: фальшы́вы (falʹšývy) — not real
• Belarusian: падро́блены (padróbljeny) — not real
• Belarusian: фэ́йкавы (féjkavy) — not real
• Bulgarian: подпра́вен (podpráven) — not real
• Bulgarian: фалшифици́ран (falšificíran) — not real
• Bulgarian: фалши́в (falšív) — not real
• Catalan: ful — not real
• Catalan: fals — not real
• Chinese Cantonese: 假 (gaa2) — not real
• Chinese: 假 (zh-min-nan) — not real
• Chinese Mandarin: 假 (jiǎ) — not real
• Chinese Mandarin: 僞 /伪 (wěi) — not real
• Chinese Mandarin: 贗 /赝 (yàn) — not real
• Czech: falešný — not real
• Dutch: nep — not real
• Dutch: vals — not real
• Esperanto: falsa — not real
• Finnish: väärennetty — not real
• Finnish: väärä — not real
• Finnish: vale- — not real
• Finnish: feikki — not real
• French: faux — not real
• French: factice — not real
• French: artificiel — not real
• French: contrefait — not real
• French: falsifié — not real
• French: feint — not real
• Georgian: ყალბი (q̇albi) — not real
• Georgian: სიაფანდი (siapandi) — not real
• German: gefälscht — not real
• German: unecht — not real
• Greek: ψεύτικος (pséftikos) — not real
• Ancient Greek: πλαστός (plastós) — not real
• Ancient Greek: κίβδηλος (kíbdēlos) — not real
• Indonesian: gadungan — not real
• Indonesian: palsu — not real
• Italian: falso — not real
• Italian: finto — not real
• Italian: fasullo — not real
• Japanese: 偽 (nise) — not real
• Japanese: 紛い (magai) — not real
• Khmer: ក្លែងក្លាយ (klaeng klaay) — not real
• Korean: 가짜 (gajja) — not real
• Kyrgyz: жасалма (jasalma) — not real
• Kyrgyz: митаамдык (mitaamdık) — not real
• Kyrgyz: алдамчылык (aldamcılık) — not real
• Macedonian: лажен (lažen) — not real
• Macedonian: невистинит (nevistinit) — not real
• Malay: palsu — not real
• Malay: bedek — not real
• Malayalam: കപട (kapaṭa) — not real
• Mongolian: хуурамч (xuuramč) — not real
• Persian: جعلی (ja'li) — not real
• Polish: sztuczny — not real
• Polish: fałszywy — not real
• Polish: nieprawdziwy — not real
• Portuguese: falso — not real
• Portuguese: de mentira — not real
• Russian: фальши́вый (falʹšívyj) — not real
• Russian: ненастоя́щий (nenastojáščij) — not real
• Russian: подде́льный (poddélʹnyj) — not real
• Russian: фе́йковый (féjkovyj) — not real
• Sanskrit: असत् (ásat) — not real
• Sanskrit: आसत् (ā́sat) — not real
• Slovene: lažen — not real
• Spanish: falso — not real
• Spanish: sacha — not real
• Spanish: espurio — not real
• Swahili: bandia — not real
• Swedish: falsk — not real
• Swedish: fejk — not real
• Swedish: oäkta — not real
• Thai: ปลอม (bplɔɔm) — not real
• Turkish: düzmece — not real
• Turkish: sahte — not real
• Turkish: gastan — not real
• Turkish: uyduruk — not real
• Turkish: uydurma — not real
• Ottoman Turkish: یالان (yalan) — not real
• Ottoman Turkish: یالانجی (yalancı) — not real
• Ottoman Turkish: ساخته (sahte) — not real
• Ukrainian: фальши́вий (falʹšývyj) — not real
• Ukrainian: підро́блений (pidróblenyj) — not real
• Ukrainian: фе́йковий (féjkovyj) — not real
• Uyghur: ساختا (saxta) — not real
• Vietnamese: giả — not real
• Vietnamese: nhái — not real
• Welsh: ffug — not real
• Finnish: epärehellinen — insincere
• Macedonian: неискрен (neiskren) — insincere
• Polish: nieszczery — insincere
• Spanish: kalé — insincere
• Spanish: impostado — insincere
• Turkish: içtensiz — insincere
• Turkish: samimiyetsiz — insincere
• Azerbaijani: geydirmə — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Belarusian: падро́бка (padróbka) — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Belarusian: фальшы́ўка (falʹšýwka) — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Belarusian: фэйк (fejk) — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Belarusian: лі́па (lípa) — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Bulgarian: фалшифика́т (falšifikát) — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Chinese Mandarin: 贗品 /赝品 (yànpǐn) — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Finnish: väärennös — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• French: faux — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• French: contrefaçon — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• German: Fälschung — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• German: Illusion — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• German: Imitat — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• German: Schwindel — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• German: Trug — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• German: Irreführung — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Hindi: नक़ल (naqal) — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Indonesian: gadungan — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Indonesian: tiruan — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Italian: imitazione — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Italian: contraffazione — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Italian: falsificazione — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Italian: falso — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Japanese: 偽物 (nisemono) — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Japanese: ぱちもん (pachimon) — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Japanese: 偽 (nise) — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Khmer: របស់ក្លែង (rɔbɑh klaeng) — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Korean: 가짜 (gajja) — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Malayalam: കപടം (kapaṭaṁ) — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Persian: جعل (ja'l) — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Persian: ماخ (mâx) — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Polish: fejk — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Portuguese: falsificação — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Portuguese: falso — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Russian: подде́лка (poddélka) — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Russian: фальши́вка (falʹšívka) — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Russian: фейк (fejk) — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Russian: фэйк (fɛjk) — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Russian: ли́па (lípa) — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Spanish: falsificación — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Spanish: doblete — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Swahili: bandia — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Swahili: feki — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Swedish: förfalskning — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Thai: ของปลอม — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Thai: ของเถื่อน — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Tibetan: རྫུས་མ (rdzus ma) — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Turkish: gastan — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Ottoman Turkish: یالان (yalan) — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Ukrainian: підро́бка (pidróbka) — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Ukrainian: фальши́вка (falʹšývka) — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Ukrainian: фейк (fejk) — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Ukrainian: ли́па (lýpa) — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Vietnamese: hàng giả — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Vietnamese: hàng nhái — something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
• Turkish: feyk — a deceptive move
• Finnish: kieppi — winding
• Italian: duglia — winding
• Spanish: aduja — winding
• Finnish: huijata — cheat, swindle
• Japanese: 欺く (azamuku) — cheat, swindle
• Japanese: 騙す (damasu) — cheat, swindle
• Japanese: 騙る (kataru) — cheat, swindle
• Vietnamese: gian lận — cheat, swindle
• Belarusian: падрабля́ць (padrabljácʹ) — modify fraudulently to make sth. look better
• Belarusian: падрабі́ць (padrabícʹ) — modify fraudulently to make sth. look better
• Bulgarian: подпра́вям (podprávjam) — modify fraudulently to make sth. look better
• Bulgarian: подпра́вя (podprávja) — modify fraudulently to make sth. look better
• Finnish: parannella — modify fraudulently to make sth. look better
• French: fausser — modify fraudulently to make sth. look better
• German: fälschen — modify fraudulently to make sth. look better
• German: fingieren — modify fraudulently to make sth. look better
• German: türken — modify fraudulently to make sth. look better
• German: vortäuschen — modify fraudulently to make sth. look better
• Japanese: 改竄する (kaizan suru) — modify fraudulently to make sth. look better
• Portuguese: falsificar — modify fraudulently to make sth. look better
• Russian: подде́лывать (poddélyvatʹ) — modify fraudulently to make sth. look better
• Russian: подде́лать (poddélatʹ) — modify fraudulently to make sth. look better
• Spanish: falsear — modify fraudulently to make sth. look better
• Spanish: falsificar — modify fraudulently to make sth. look better
• Ukrainian: підробля́ти (pidrobljáty) — modify fraudulently to make sth. look better
• Ukrainian: підроби́ти (pidrobýty) — modify fraudulently to make sth. look better
• Vietnamese: làm giả — modify fraudulently to make sth. look better
• Bulgarian: фалшифици́рам (falšificíram) — counterfeit, falsify
• Catalan: falsejar — counterfeit, falsify
• Finnish: väärentää — counterfeit, falsify
• French: fausser — counterfeit, falsify
• German: fälschen — counterfeit, falsify
• German: imitieren — counterfeit, falsify
• Japanese: 偽造する (gizō suru) — counterfeit, falsify
• Korean: 위조하다 (wijohada) — counterfeit, falsify
• Portuguese: falsear — counterfeit, falsify
• Russian: подде́лывать (poddélyvatʹ) — counterfeit, falsify
• Russian: подде́лать (poddélatʹ) — counterfeit, falsify
• Slovene: ponarediti — counterfeit, falsify
• Spanish: falsear — counterfeit, falsify
• Spanish: falsificar — counterfeit, falsify
• Thai: ปลอม (bplɔɔm) — counterfeit, falsify
• Thai: ปลอมแปลง — counterfeit, falsify
• Vietnamese: làm giả — counterfeit, falsify
• Vietnamese: nhái — counterfeit, falsify
• Chinese Mandarin: 偽裝 /伪装 (wěizhuāng) — make a false display of
• Chinese Mandarin: 偽造 /伪造 (wěizào) — make a false display of
• Dutch: voorwenden — make a false display of
• Finnish: teeskennellä — make a false display of
• Finnish: tekeytyä — make a false display of
• Finnish: olla olevinaan — make a false display of
• Finnish: filmata — make a false display of
• Finnish: feikata — make a false display of
• German: vortäuschen — make a false display of
• German: fingieren — make a false display of
• German: simulieren — make a false display of
• Japanese: 偽装する (gisō suru) — make a false display of
• Old English: līċettan — make a false display of
• Polish: upozorowywać — make a false display of
• Polish: upozorować — make a false display of
• Russian: притворя́ться (pritvorjátʹsja) — make a false display of
• Russian: притвори́ться (pritvorítʹsja) — make a false display of
• Russian: прики́дываться (prikídyvatʹsja) — make a false display of
• Russian: прики́нуться (prikínutʹsja) — make a false display of
• Slovene: hliniti — make a false display of
• Slovene: pretvarjati se — make a false display of
• Spanish: fingir — make a false display of
• Spanish: fintear — make a false display of
• Spanish: fintar — make a false display of
• Swedish: fejka — make a false display of
• Vietnamese: ngụy trang — make a false display of
• Vietnamese: ngụy tạo — make a false display of
• Bulgarian: нави́вам въже́ (navívam vǎžé) — wind
• Finnish: kieputtaa — wind
• Finnish: kiepittää — wind
• French: lover — wind
• Italian: dugliare — wind
• Spanish: adujar — wind