1.0Blog | Click For Translationhttps://clickfortranslation.com/blogrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="FkFkcaeAn8"><a href="https://clickfortranslation.com/blog/spanish-false-cognates-words-dont-mean/">25 Spanish False Cognates: Words That Don’t Mean What You Think</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://clickfortranslation.com/blog/spanish-false-cognates-words-dont-mean/embed/#?secret=FkFkcaeAn8" width="600" height="338" title="“25 Spanish False Cognates: Words That Don’t Mean What You Think” — Blog | Click For Translation" data-secret="FkFkcaeAn8" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://clickfortranslation.com/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://clickfortranslation.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/spanish-false-cognates-words-dont-mean-1791287519717.jpg1200800Spanish false cognates look like English words but carry completely different meanings—embarazada means pregnant, not embarrassed, and éxito means success, not exit. These sneaky word pairs can cause serious misunderstandings in everyday speech and official documents alike. Discover the 25 most common Spanish false cognates every English speaker should know.