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* FOREWARD → FARROWED
 
* FOREWARD → FARROWED
 
* GAIDLESS → GLISSADE
 
* GAIDLESS → GLISSADE

Revision as of 20:10, 4 February 2013

A falseagram is a mnemonic in which a plausible but invalid word (e.g. SLUTTIER) is associated with a valid anagram (e.g. SURTITLE). A good falseagram should map an easily-spotted phoney like POTTABLE to a difficult word like TABLETOP. This page is not a comprehensive list and you are encouraged to add your own.

Contents

9s

  • ADROITING → GRANITOID
  • ADROITEST → STORIATED
  • ADULTNESS → DAUNTLESS
  • AGONISERS → ORGANISES
  • AGONIZERS → ORGANIZES
  • ALCHEMIES → ALCHEMISE
  • ALIENATOR → RATIONALE
  • ALIGHTERS → GHASTLIER
  • AMORETTOS → STATEROOM
  • AMOUNTERS → NEUROMAST
  • ANGRINESS → RANGINESS
  • ANTIPOLES → SEALPOINT
  • ANTIQUERS → QUANTISER
  • APPETISED → PEPTIDASE
  • ASPERGERS → PRESAGERS
  • AUCTIONER → AUTOCRINE
  • BAILERMAN → LAMEBRAIN
  • BRAIDIEST → DIATRIBES
  • BREAKTIME → REMBETIKA
  • BERATIONS → BARITONES, OBTAINERS
  • BOARDINGS → ADSORBING, SIGNBOARD
  • BOOMINGLY → MYOGLOBIN
  • BOORINESS → BIOSENSOR
  • BOOSINESS → OBSESSION
  • BRENDIEST → INTERBEDS
  • BUTTONERS → OBSTRUENT, TONEBURST
  • CAPONISER → CAPONIERS, PROSCENIA
  • CAPTIONER → RECAPTION
  • CARTESIAN → ASCERTAIN, CRANIATES, SECTARIAN
  • CENTARIAN → INCARNATE
  • CLEANOUTS → CONSULATE
  • COMSPARED → COMPADRES
  • CORONATED → CARTOONED
  • CRANIATED → CARINATED, ERADICANT
  • CROONIEST → CORTISONE
  • CURTAILER → RETICULAR
  • DANGLIEST → DESALTING
  • DEMENTIAS → AMNESTIED
  • DEMONISER → DOMINEERS, MODERNISE
  • DISTANCER → DICENTRAS
  • DOSSELING → GODLINESS
  • DRAINAGES → GARDENIAS
  • DRAFTABLE → FLATBREAD
  • DRIPLINES → SPINDLIER
  • EASTERNLY → EARNESTLY
  • EMITTABLE → TIMETABLE
  • ENTROPIES → INTERPOSE
  • ERUDITING → INTRIGUED, NIGRITUDE
  • ESPERANTO → PERSONATE
  • FACTIONER → FORNICATE
  • FRONDIEST → FRONTSIDE
  • GANDISEEG → DISENGAGE
  • GELATIONS → LEGATIONS
  • GERANIOLS → REGIONALS
  • GRATINEES → RESEATING, STINGAREE
  • HARBORING → ABHORRING
  • HARMONIED → RHODAMINE
  • HEARTINGS → INGATHERS
  • HELATIONS → HAILSTONE
  • HOARNIEST → HORTENSIA
  • IDEATIONS → IODINATES
  • IMPACTERS → SPERMATIC
  • INACTIONS → ONANISTIC
  • INCREASER → ERRANCIES
  • INERTIALS → SAINTLIER
  • INSOURCER → RECURSION
  • INVESTERS → REINVESTS
  • LARDINESS → ISLANDERS
  • LAUGHTERS → SLAUGHTER
  • LEMONIEST → LIMESTONE, MILESTONE
  • LIGATIONS → INTAGLIOS, ISOLATING
  • LORICATES → SCLEROTIA, SECTORIAL
  • MALADYING → AMYGDALIN
  • MATHERING → NIGHTMARE
  • MURICATES → CERASTIUM
  • NOTARISER → SERRATION
  • OUTCRYING → CONGRUITY
  • OUTRAGERS → SURROGATE
  • OUTSPARER → PTEROSAUR
  • OUTSTANDS → STANDOUTS
  • OVERSLIDE → EVILDOERS
  • PASTORIAL → PASTORALI
  • PASTURIZE → TRAPEZIUS
  • PEDIATRIC → PATRICIDE
  • PELATIONS → SEALPOINT
  • PERSONAES → PRESEASON
  • POLINATED → PLANETOID
  • POORLIEST → PISTOLERO
  • PRAWNIEST → RAINSWEPT
  • PRECIDENT → PRENTICED
  • PRUDENESS → RESUSPEND, SUSPENDER, UNPRESSED
  • RATIONERS → SERRATION
  • RECOPYING → PYROGENIC
  • REQUOTING → ROQUETING
  • RESHAKING → SHRINKAGE
  • RESOALING → REGIONALS
  • RESILIANT → SAINTLIER
  • SAILORING → ORIGINALS
  • SCARISHLY → CHRYSALIS
  • SCREAMIER → CAREERISM
  • SHORTAGED → GOATHERDS
  • SILICATED → DEISTICAL
  • SIPHONERS → NEPHROSIS
  • SPOTTABLE → TABLETOPS
  • SUBLINEAR → INSURABLE
  • TANGELOES → ELONGATES
  • TREADINGS → GRADIENTS
  • TRIANGLED → TREADLING
  • TROCADERO → DECORATOR
  • UNDERDOES → RESOUNDED
  • UNDEREATS → DENATURES, SAUNTERED
  • UNDERHEAT → UNEARTHED
  • UNSAILING → ANILINGUS
  • UNTRAILED → UITLANDER
  • VERBERATE → VERTEBRAE
  • YITTERING → INTEGRITY

8s

  • ACETONES → NOTECASE
  • ACTORIAL → CORALITA
  • ADEPTION → ANTIPODE
  • ALBUMENS → BLUESMAN
  • AUDIBLED → BUDDLEIA
  • AVIDNESS → VANESSID
  • BANKIEST → BEATNIKS
  • BARNIEST → BANISTER
  • BARTIEST → BIRETTAS
  • BERATION → BARITONE, OBTAINER
  • BLUETITS → SUBTITLE
  • BONDAGES → DOGBANES
  • BONKIEST → STEINBOK
  • BOOPIEST → BIOTOPES
  • BOORIEST → ROBOTISE
  • CANDIEST → DISTANCE
  • CAUSATED → CAUDATES
  • COALIEST → SOCIETAL
  • CORBIEST → BISECTOR
  • COTERING → GERONTIC
  • COUNTIER → NEUROTIC
  • CRANKIES → SKINCARE
  • CREAMIES → RACEMISE
  • DEANSHIP → PINHEADS
  • DECANTOR → NOTECARD
  • DEMENTOR → MENTORED
  • DENATION → ANTINODE, ANOINTED
  • DISHINGS → SHINDIGS
  • DOAPIEST → DIOPTASE
  • DONKIEST → KENDOIST
  • DORATION → TANDOORI
  • DOURIEST → OUTRIDES, OUTSIDER
  • ELATIONS → TOENAILS
  • ENTAILER → TREENAIL
  • EPISODAL → ELASIPOD
  • EXEMTION → XENOTIME
  • FAUNTERS → AFTERSUN
  • FIGURAES → ARGUFIES
  • FISHBONE → BONEFISH
  • FLORIATE → FLOATIER
  • FOREWARD → FARROWED
  • GAIDLESS → GLISSADE
  • GAULTIER → LIGATURE
  • GLOARIES → SERAGLIO
  • GOADIEST → GODETIAS
  • GOLDIEST → GODLIEST
  • GORMIEST → ERGOTISM
  • GORSIEST → STRIGOSE
  • GREEDING → GINGERED
  • GROUPEES → SUPEREGO
  • HEDARIMS → MISHEARD
  • HEARLING → NARGHILE
  • HOPMAKER → HAMERKOP
  • INERTIAS → RAINIEST
  • INFLAMER → RIFLEMAN
  • INFORCES → CONIFERS, FORENSIC, FORNICES
  • INTROING → IGNITRON
  • INVENTER → REINVENT
  • JEREBOAM → JAMBOREE
  • LABRADOR → LARBOARD
  • LAMPPOST → PALMTOPS, SPOTLAMP
  • LANDIEST → DEINSTAL
  • LEASINGS → GLASSINE
  • LICENCER → ENCIRCLE
  • LOADIEST → ISOLATED, DIASTOLE, SODALITE
  • LOANIEST → TOENAILS
  • LOOMIEST → TOILSOME
  • LOUDIEST → SOLITUDE
  • HOOPIEST → ISOPHOTE
  • MARTIALS → ALARMIST
  • MARNIEST → MINARETS
  • MARKIEST → SITKAMER
  • MEDALING → MALIGNED
  • MEDALION → MELANOID
  • MEDALIST → MISDEALT
  • MEERCATS → CREMATES
  • METALING → LIGAMENT
  • MINATURE → RUMINATE
  • MINORIES → ERMINOIS
  • MOANIEST → AMNIOTES
  • MOLDIEST → MELODIST
  • MONDIALS → SALMONID
  • NATIONED → ANTINODE, ANOINTED
  • NATIONER → ANOINTER
  • OCTARINE → ACTIONER, CREATION, REACTION
  • OPERATER → PERORATE
  • OUTCHASE → CATHOUSE, SOUTACHE
  • OUTHEARD → AUTHORED
  • OUTPLACE → COPULATE
  • OUTLYERS → UROSTYLE
  • OUTMAILS → SOLATIUM
  • OUTSPARE → APTEROUS
  • OUTSTEER → ROUSETTE
  • OVERSUIT → VITREOUS
  • PALATISE → STAPELIA
  • PANTIEST → PATIENTS
  • PASSOVER → OVERPASS
  • PLAYTION → PONYTAIL
  • PLUCTION → PLUTONIC
  • PORCINES → CONSPIRE
  • POTTABLE → TABLETOP
  • PRENAMES → SPEARMEN
  • RATIONER → ANTERIOR
  • RELOANED → OLEANDER
  • REOILING → RELIGION
  • REPATION → ATROPINE
  • RETONING → NITROGEN
  • RETUTION → RITENUTO
  • ROADIEST → ASTEROID
  • RONDABLE → BANDEROL
  • ROOLIEST → OESTRIOL
  • SEEDINGS → EDGINESS
  • SLUTTIER → SURTITLE
  • SOARABLE → BRESAOLA
  • SOMATICS → MASSICOT
  • SPOTTAGE → GATEPOST
  • STOLLING → LONGLIST
  • STOWABLE → BESTOWAL
  • TALCIEST → LATTICES
  • TALARIAS → SALARIAT
  • TONALISE → TOENAILS
  • TORPEDOS → DOORSTEP
  • TOWNIEST → TOWNSITE
  • TURDIEST → DETRITUS
  • UNDEREAT → DENATURE
  • UNDERLAP → PENDULAR
  • UNDERSAT → TRANSUDE
  • UNPOSTED → OUTSPEND
  • UNRAISED → DENARIUS
  • UNRAISES → SENARIUS
  • UPCOILED → CLUPEOID
  • VOURIEST → VITREOUS
  • VIGORATE → RAVIGOTE
  • YELPIEST → EPISTYLE
  • ZINCIEST → CITIZENS

7s

  • BADIEST → BASTIDE
  • CALTIER → ARTICLE
  • CANTIER → CERTAIN
  • CATELOG → GELCOAT
  • CEETING → GENETIC
  • CLOANED → CELADON
  • CLOUTER → COULTER
  • COALIER → CALORIE
  • CONDAGE → DECAGON
  • COPABLE → PLACEBO
  • COPIEST → POETICS
  • CROANED → DRACONE
  • DAMMIER → MERMAID
  • DIPABLE → BIPEDAL
  • DOITAGE → GODETIA
  • FAULIER → FAILURE
  • FOLTIER → TREFOIL
  • GOATERS → STORAGE
  • HORNIES → INSHORE
  • KEETING → KITENGE
  • LANDIES → DENIALS
  • LOADIER → DARIOLE
  • LOSSIER → LORISES, RISSOLE
  • MANTIER → MINARET
  • MOANIER → MORAINE
  • MOISTED → MODISTE
  • OUTBANG → GUNBOAT
  • OUTTAKE → TAKEOUT
  • PEAPING → GENIPAP
  • PECTIER → RECEIPT
  • PELTIER → REPTILE
  • PLAICES → SPECIAL
  • PROANED → PADRONE
  • PROITED → DIOPTRE
  • QUOTERS → ROQUETS
  • RESPAWN → SPAWNER
  • SOODIER → ODORISE
  • STOUTED → TESTUDO
  • TROUTED → TUTORED
  • TUBIEST → BUTTIES

6s

  • ADONIS → DANIOS
  • ARCSIN → CAIRNS
  • BEARDY → BRAYED
  • BEARED → BARDEE
  • BINDED → BIDDEN
  • BOWLEG → WEBLOG
  • CASTED → CADETS
  • ESKIMO → SMOKIE
  • HALFED → FLEADH
  • HARDON → HADRON
  • ICECAP → IPECAC
  • ITCHER → THRICE
  • MADIER → ADMIRE
  • MATIES → SAMITE
  • MOGIES → EGOISM
  • MONDAY → DYNAMO
  • OUTLIM → ULTIMO
  • REDUBS → DEBURS
  • RESHOE → HEROES
  • SANDEL → SENDAL
  • SEADOG → DAGOES
  • SUPLEX → PLEXUS
  • TOADIE → IODATE
  • TOFFER → EFFORT
  • VAINED → INVADE