60 Spanish "False Friends" (Words that 90% of People Translate Incorrectly)

Avoid embarrassing mistakes with these 60 Spanish false cognates. Words that look like English but mean something completely different.

  • False Cognates (A-C)

  • actualmente

    currently (NOT actually)

  • asistir

    to attend (NOT to assist)

  • atender

    to pay attention / help (NOT to attend)

  • arena

    sand (NOT arena)

  • argumento

    plot / reasoning (NOT argument)

  • advertencia

    warning (NOT advertisement)

  • aviso

    notice / warning (NOT advice)

  • balón

    ball (NOT balloon)

  • blanco

    white (NOT blank)

  • bombero

    firefighter (NOT bomber)

  • campo

    countryside / field (NOT camp)

  • carpeta

    folder (NOT carpet)

  • carta

    letter / menu (NOT cart)

  • casualidad

    coincidence (NOT casualty)

  • colegio

    high school / elementary (NOT college)

  • collar

    necklace (NOT collar)

  • complejo

    complex (NOT complexion)

  • compromiso

    commitment (NOT compromise)

  • conductor

    driver (NOT conductor)

  • constipado

    having a cold (NOT constipated)

  • False Cognates (D-P)

  • decepción

    disappointment (NOT deception)

  • delito

    crime (NOT delight)

  • desgracia

    misfortune / tragedy (NOT disgrace)

  • destituido

    dismissed from office (NOT destitute)

  • discutir

    to argue (NOT to discuss calmly)

  • disgusto

    displeasure / annoyance (NOT disgust)

  • embarazada

    pregnant (NOT embarrassed)

  • enviar

    to send (NOT to envy)

  • éxito

    success (NOT exit)

  • fábrica

    factory (NOT fabric)

  • firma

    signature (NOT firm)

  • ganga

    bargain (NOT gang)

  • gracioso

    funny (NOT gracious)

  • grosería

    swear word / rudeness (NOT grocery)

  • idioma

    language (NOT idiom)

  • introducir

    to insert (NOT to introduce a person)

  • largo

    long (NOT large)

  • librería

    bookstore (NOT library)

  • mayor

    older / bigger (NOT mayor)

  • molestar

    to bother / annoy (NOT to molest)

  • False Cognates (R-Z)

  • pan

    bread (NOT pan)

  • parientes

    relatives (NOT parents)

  • preservativo

    condom (NOT preservative)

  • pretender

    to attempt / to woo (NOT to pretend)

  • realizar

    to make / to carry out (NOT to realize)

  • recordar

    to remember (NOT to record)

  • red

    net / network (NOT red)

  • restar

    to subtract (NOT to rest)

  • ropa

    clothes (NOT rope)

  • sano

    healthy (NOT sane)

  • sensible

    sensitive (NOT sensible)

  • simpático

    nice / friendly (NOT sympathetic)

  • soportar

    to tolerate / to put up with (NOT to support)

  • suceso

    event / happening (NOT success)

  • tapia

    wall (NOT tap)

  • tirar

    to throw (NOT to tire)

  • trampa

    trap / cheating (NOT tramp)

  • tratar

    to treat / to try (NOT to trade)

  • vaso

    glass for drinking (NOT vase)

  • último

    last / final (NOT ultimate)

Ці фрази допоможуть вам впевнено спілкуватися в реальних ситуаціях. Практикуйте їх з аудіо та додавайте до тренажера фраз для закріплення.

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