fallacy

Other forms of fallacy

plural

fallacies·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about fallacy

What does fallacy mean?

fallacy means "a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning".

How many syllables are in fallacy?

fallacy has 3 syllables: fal-la-cy. The stress falls on "fal". In IPA it is /ˈfæləsi/.

What is another word for fallacy?

Close synonyms include false belief. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fallacy a common word?

fallacy is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.