bogus vs false

bogus

adj
  • Based on false or misleading information or unjustified assumptions. 

  • Of a totally fictitious issue printed for collectors, often issued on behalf of a non-existent territory or country (not to be confused with forgery, which is an illegitimate copy of a genuine stamp). 

  • Undesirable or harmful. 

  • Counterfeit or fake; not genuine. 

  • Incorrect, useless, or broken. 

noun
  • A liquor made of rum and molasses. 

false

adj
  • Based on factually incorrect premises. 

  • Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental. 

  • Out of tune. 

  • Used in the vernacular name of a species (or group of species) together with the name of another species to which it is similar in appearance. 

  • Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect. 

  • Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful. 

  • Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous. 

  • Spurious, artificial. 

  • Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous. 

noun
  • One of two options on a true-or-false test. 

verb
  • To incorrectly decode noise as if it were a valid signal. 

adv
  • In a dishonest and disloyal way; falsely. 

How often have the words bogus and false occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )