This is the 223rd most frequent Japanese word.
違う
To be different; to be wrong.
Used to indicate that something is different or not the same.
これは違います。
This is different.
Employed to highlight a discrepancy between two things.
先生がおっしゃったことは事実と違う。
What the teacher said is different from the facts.
Illustrates a variance within a specific context or comparison.