This is a list of some common false cognates.
| Spanish | Incorrect Meaning | Correct Meaning | Spanish for Incorrect Meaning |
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| 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 |
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