All false cognates are paired with the correct translation of the word to which they appear similar.
la advertencia – warning
advertisement – el anuncio
asistir – to attend
to assist – ayudar
la boda – wedding
body – el cuerpo
el campo – field or country
camp - el campamento
to camp - acampar
la carpeta – folder
carpet – la alfombra
el colegio – school or high school
college – la universidad
colorado(a) – red
colored – de color
contestar – to answer
contest (competition) – el concurso, la competencia or la competición
contest (to speak out against) – refutar or protestar contra
la desgracia – misfortune
disgrace (dishonor) – la deshonra
embarazada – pregnant
to be embarrassed – tener vergüenza / darse vergüenza
emocionante – exciting or thrilling
emotional – emocional or afectivo
el éxito – success
exit – la salida
la fábrica – factory
fabric – la tela
el fútbol – soccer
football – el fútbol americano
el idioma – language
idiom – el modismo
largo(a) – long
large – grande
la lectura – reading
lecture – la conferencia (formal presentation), la charla (informal talk), or la clase (class period)
la librería – bookstore
library – la biblioteca
mayor – main, major, older, larger (la mayor parte de/the majority of)
mayor (government official) – el alcalde/la alcaldesa
el nombre – name or noun
number – el número
once – eleven
once (a single time) – una vez
el pan – bread
pan – la cacerola, la olla, el cazo or la sartén
los parientes – relatives
parents –los padres
el pie – foot
pie – el pastel
presente – present (in a place or current time)
present (gift) – el regalo
la receta – recipe
receipt – el recibo
recordar – to remember
to record – grabar
la ropa – clothing
rope – la cuerda
sano(a) – safe
sane – cuerdo(a)
la sopa – soup
soap – el jabón
suceder – to happen or to occur
to succeed - tener éxito (to have success) or lograr (to achieve)
el vaso – drinking glass
vase – el florero or el jarrón
