False Spanish Cognates

Hello Spanish learners! It's been a while, but I am back! Let's talk about false Spanish-English cognates. They can be such a pain in the arse, especially if you are not aware that it's a false cognate. Be careful and be smart!

Spanish	English	English	Spanish
Actual	Present day	Actual	Real/efectivo
La agonía	Death struggle	Agony	Angustia
Antiguo, -a	Former, old, ancient	Antique	Pasado de moda
La apología	Eulogy, defense	Apology	Excusa
La arena	Sand	Arena	Estadio
Asistir a	Attend	Assist	Ayudar
El auditorio	Audience	Auditorium	Sala de conferencias
El bagaje	Beast of burden	Baggage	Equipaje
La bala	Bullet, shot	Ball	Pelota
Bizarro, -a	Brave, generous	Bizarre	Raro
El campo	Field	Camp	Campamento
El carbón	Coal, charcoal	Carbon	Carbono
El cargo	Duty, responsibility	Cargo	Carga
La carta	Letter (to mail)	Card	Tarjeta
El colegio	High school	College	Universidad
El collar	Necklace	Collar	Cuello
La complexión	Temperament	Complexion	Tez
La confección	Handiwork	Confectionary, pastry	Pastel
La conferencia	Lecture	Conference	Consulta
La confidencia	Secret, trust	Confidence	Confianza
Constipado, -o	Sick with a cold	Constipated	Estrenido
La consulta	Conference	Consult	Deliberar
Convenir	To agree, to suit	Convene	Convocar
La chanza	Joke, fun	Chance	Azar
La decepción	Disappointment	Deception	Angaño
El delito	Crime	Delight	Deleite
La desgracia	Misfortune	Disgrace	Deshonra
El desmayo	Fainting	Dismay	Consternación
Disgusto	Unpleasantness	Disgust	Asco
Divisar	To perceive	Devise	Planear
El editor	Publisher	Editor	Redactor
Embarazada	Pregnant	Embarrassed	Avergonzado
Emocionante	Touching	Emotional	Emocional
El éxito	Success	Exit	Salida
La fábrica	Factory	Fabric	Tejido
Faltar	To be lacking	Fault	Culpa
La firma	Signature	Firm	Compañía
Gracioso, -a	Funny	Gracious	Cortés
Hay	There is/are	Hay	Paje
El idioma	Language	Idiom	Modismo
Ignorar	To be unaware	Ignore	No hacer caso de
La injuria	Harm, damage	Injury	Daño, herida
Intoxicar	To poison	Intoxicate	Embrigar
Introducir	Bring up a topic	Introduce	Presenter
La jubilación	Retirement	Jubilation	Jubilo
El labrador	Farmer	Laborer	Trabajador
Largo, -a	Long	Large	Grande
La lectura	Reading	Lecture	Conferencia
La librería	Bookstore	Library	Biblioteca
La maleta	Suitcase	Mallet	Mallo
El mantel	Tablecloth	Mantel	Manto
La marca	Brand	Mark	Señal
Mayor	Older, greater	Mayor	Alcalde
Molestar	To bother	Molest	Violar
El oficio	Occupation	Office	Despacho, oficina
Once	Eleven	Once	Una vez
La pala	Shovel	Pail	Cubo
El palo	Stick	-	-
El pan	Bread	Pan	Sartén
El pariente	Relative	Parent (s)	Padre (s)
El partido	Game	Party	Fiesta
Pasar	To happen	Pass	Ocurrir
El pastel	Pastry	Pastel	Matiz suave
Pinchar	To puncture	Pinch	Pellizcar
Pretender	To attempt	Pretend	Fingir
Quitar	To take away, remove	Quit	Dejar
Realizar	To achieve a goal	Realize	Darse cuenta de
Recordar (ue)	To remember	Record (verb)	Grabar
La red	Net	Red	Rojo
Restar	To subtract	Rest	Descansar
La ropa	Clothing	Rope	Cordel, cuerda
Sano, -a	Healthy	Sane	Cuerdo
Sensible	Sensitive	Sensible	Razonable
La sentencia	Verdict	Sentence	Frase
Simpatico	Pleasant	Sympathetic	Compasivo
Soportar	To tolerate	Support	Sostener
Suceder	To happen	Succeed	Tener éxito
El suceso	Event, happening	Success	Éxito
El sujeto	Subject (grammatical)	Subject	Asignatura
La tabla	Board, plank	Table	Mesa
La tinta	Ink, tint	Tint	Tinte, matiz
La trampa	Cheat	Tramp	Vagabundo
El vaso	Drinking glass	Vase	Florero

Have a wonderful day!

Lots of love, lots of respect!

Igor

Reference: Research & Education Association. (2000). Spanish Grammar, Style, and Writing. NJ: REA