Wrong

"Wrong" in German

danebenliegen

(asserting something incorrect — see also be wrong)

falsch

(incorrect)

falsch

(immoral)

falsch

(improper)

falsch

(designed to be worn or placed inward)

falschliegen

(asserting something incorrect — see also be wrong)

irren

(asserting something incorrect — see also be wrong)

nicht in Ordnung

(not working)

unfair

(immoral)

ungerecht

(immoral)

unrecht

(immoral)

verkehrt

(incorrect)

verkehrt

(designed to be worn or placed inward)

falsch

(wrongly, incorrectly)

verkehrt

(wrongly, incorrectly)

Falsche

(opposite of right)

Fehler

(instance of wronging someone)

Fehltritt

(instance of wronging someone)

Unrecht

(something immoral)

Unrecht

(incorrect opinion or position)

Unrecht

(opposite of right)

Verfehlung

(something immoral)

Verfehlung

(instance of wronging someone)

Vergehen

(something immoral)

ins schlechte Licht setzen

(to slander or impute evil)

jmd. Unrecht antun

(to deprive of a right)

jmdn. ungerecht behandeln

(to treat unjustly)

ungerecht handeln

(to treat unjustly)

verleumden

(to slander or impute evil)

verunglimpfen

(to slander or impute evil)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.