| Spanish noun |
Meaning |
False friend of |
| advertencia | warning | advertisement (anuncio) |
| América | The Americas | America (United States) |
| amígdala | tonsil | amygdala (cuerpo amigdalino) |
| babel | chaos | babble (balbuceo, galimatías) |
| bafle | loudspeaker | baffle (deflector, pantalla acústica) |
| balón | ball | balloon (globo) |
| bando | edict, side | band (banda, grupo) |
| barro | mud | bar (bar, barra, pastilla, palanca) |
| batata | sweet potato | potato (papa, patata) |
| bruma | mist | broom (escoba) |
| cacerola | saucepan | casserole (cazuela) |
| camarera | waitress, maid | camera (cámara) |
| campo | country, field | camp (campamento) |
| cardo | thistle, ugly or harsh person | card (carta, tarjeta) |
| cargo | post, charge, responsibility | cargo (carga, cargamento, flete) |
| carpeta | folder | carpet (alfombra) |
| cáscara | shell, peel | cask (barril, barrica) |
| casualidad | chance, coincidence | casualty (víctima) |
| cata | tasting | cat (gato) |
| celibato | celibacy | celibatarian (célibe) |
| chacra | farm | chakra |
| cigarra | cicada | cigar (cigarro) |
| cola | tail, queue, end | cola (bebida de cola) |
| colonia | cologne | colony |
| colono | colonist, tenant farmer | colon |
| comentario | comment | commentary |
| compromiso | commitment | compromise |
| concha | shell | conch, concha |
| conducto | conduit, pipe, channel | conduct |
| conmoción | shock | commotion |
| costumbre | habit, custom, tradition | costume (traje, disfraz) |
| cova | wine cellar | cove (cala) |
| cuesta | slope | quest (búsqueda) |
| curso | course | curse (maldición) |
| dato | fact, datum | date (fecha) |
| demanda | request, lawsuit | demand |
| demencia | insanity, madness | dementia, Alzheimer's disease |
| deportista | sportsman, sportswoman | one who deports or is deported |
| desgracia | misfortune, disaster | disgrace |
| destreza | skill | distress |
| ducha | shower | douche |
| editorial | publisher, publishing house | editorial |
| encuesta | survey, opinion poll | inquest |
| envío | dispatch, shipment, parcel | envy (envidia) |
| equivocación | error, mistake, slip | equivocation |
| factura | bill, invoice | fact (hecho) |
| faro | lighthouse, headlamp | farro |
| fastidio | annoyance, irritation | fastidious person, neatnik |
| fatalidad | fate, destiny, misfortune | fatality |
| finalidad | aim, purpose | finality |
| fleco | fringe | fleck |
| ganga | bargain | ganja |
| hipo | hiccup, hiccough | hippo (hipopótamo) |
| incremento | increase, rise | increment |
| insolación | sunstroke | insulation, insolence (insolencia) |
| intento | attempt | intent |
| internar | to hospitalize | to intern |
| juicio | judgment, sense | juice (zumo,jugo) |
| Labrador | farmer, husbandman | Labrador retriever |
| librería | bookstore | library (biblioteca) |
| molesto | annoyed, vexed, annoying, uncomfortable | molested |
| negocio | business, deal, shop | negociation (negociación) |
| nudo | knot, link, junction | nude (desnudo) |
| olivo | olive tree | olive (aceituna) |
| panti | tights, panty hose | panty |
| papa | potato (cf. papá) | |
| parada | stop (such as for vehicles) | parade |
| peregrino | pilgrim | Peregrine falcon (halcón peregrino) |
| plumero | feather duster | plumber (plomero) |
| preservativo | condom | preservative (conservante) |
| pulpo | octopus | pulp (pulpa) |
| pupa | cold sore | pupa (crisálida) |
| quid | nub, crux | quid (libra; mascada) |
| recipiente | container, receptable | recipient (beneficiario, recibidor) |
| recuerdo | memory | record (disco), recording (registro, grabación) |
| red | network | red (rojo) |
| refrán | proverb, saying | refrain |
| reinserción | reintegration | reinsertion |
| repartición | distribution, sharing out (cf. repartir and partir) | repartition |
| resorte | spring | resort (recurso) |
| resortes | connections | resorts |
| robo | theft, robbery | robot (robot, autómata) |
| ropa | clothes | rope (cuerda, soga) |
| ruin | nasty, vicious, mean, nasty, stingy | ruin (ruina; arruinamiento) |
| sauce | willow | sauce (salsa) |
| sauco | elderberry | sauce (salsa) |
| según | according to, depending on | second (segundo) |
| sensible | sensitive | sensible (sensato) |
| soberbia | haughtiness, arrogance | suburbia (suburbios) |
| submarinista | scuba diver | submarine officer |
| tímpano | eardrum | timpani (tímpanos, atabales) |
| tobogan | slide, chute | toboggan |
| tope | end, top, limit, stop, catch, snag, collision, quarrel, reinforcement, et al. | tope shark; blacktip tope (cazón, tiburón vitamínico; Hypogaleus hyugaensis) |
| trampa | trap, snare, trapdoor | tramp; homeless person; prostitute; slut |
| vaso | glass | vase (florero) |