Ingles

A false cognate is a Spanish word that looks or sounds similar to an English word but has a totally different meaning. Some examples are shown below.
Spanish Word English Translation Confused WithSpanish Translation
abandonar to quit to remove quitar
absoluto absolute absolutely absolutamente, completamente
en absoluto not at all absolutely totalmente
actual current actual verdaderoacuartelamiento billet ticket billete
advertencia a warning advertisement anuncio
agonía dying moments agony dolor fuerte
aguacate avocado lawyer abogado
alcalde mayor bigger mayor
alfombra carpetfolder carpeta
anunciar to advertise to warn advertir
apoyar to support to put up with soportar
árbitro umpire empire imperio
asistencia attendance attention atención
avergonzado embarrassed pregnantembarazada
ayudar to assist to attend asistir a un lugar
banco bank bench banco de plaza
basamento base of a column basement el sótano
base militar camp field campo en general
biblioteca librarybookshop librería
bizarro brave bizarre extraño or estrafalario
brazo arm gun arma
cacerola pan bread pan
calumniar to traduce to translate traduce
carpeta file folder carpet alfombra
ceder tocompromise commitment compromiso
cena dinner money dinero
chocar to crash choke ahogar, sofocar
compasión sympathy affection simpatía
complexión physiological build skin complexion tez or cutiscomprensivo sympathetic likeable simpático
común ordinary ordinary vulgar
conocido familiar relative pariente
concurso contest to answer contestar
conferencia lecture reading lectura
consejocouncil to reconcile conciliar
consejos advice warning, notice aviso
conservante preservative condom preservativo
cortés gracious funny gracioso
cuerda rope clothes ropa
cuerdo sane healthy sanocuerno horn oven horno
cuerpo body wedding boda
darse cuenta to realize to make realizar
decepción disappointment to deceive someone engañar a alguien
delito crime delight deleite
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