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List of Common False Cognates

This is a list of some common false cognates.

Spanish	Incorrect Meaning	Correct Meaning	Spanish for Incorrect Meaning
actual	in reality, actual	current	en realidad, realmente
asistir	to assist	to attend	atender or ayudar
atender	to attend	to assist	asistir
bizarro (Spanish s. XIX)	bizzare	brave	extraño
boda	body	wedding	cuerpo
campo	camp	field or countryside	campamento
cara	car	face	carro or coche
carpeta	carpet	folder	alfombra
complexión	skin complexion	physical build	tez or cutis
embarazada	embarrassed	pregnant	avergonzada
librería	library	bookshop	biblioteca
mano	man	hand	hombre