25 common false friends in Spanish

...in my opinion!

We've all heard about them, right? It's so easy to get confused!

But not anymore :)

Diversión - fun

Desviación - diversion

Actualmente - currently

De hecho - actually

Largo - long

Grande - large

Colegio - school

Bachillerato - college

Constipado - that has a cold

Estreñido - constipated

Mermelada - jam

Jamón - ham

Embarazada - pregnant

Embarazoso - embarrassing

Aviso - warning

Consejo - advice

Fábrica - factory

Tejido- fabric

Carpeta - folder

Alfombra - carpet

Ropa - clothes

Cuerda - rope

Librería - bookshop

Biblioteca - library

Casualidad - coincidence

Víctima - casualty

Argumento - plot

Discusión - argument

Carta - letter that you send

Letra - letter of the alphabet

Suceder - to happen

Tener exito - to succeed

Sano - healthy

Cuerdo - sano

Jarrón - flower's vase

Vaso - glass

Sensato - sensible

Sensible - sensitive

Teclear - to type

Tipo - type / kind

Mesa - table

Tabla - wooden board

Éxito - success

Salida - exit

Lectura - reading

Conferencia- lecture

Presentar - to introduce someone

Introducir - to introduce something

Desgracia - tragedy

Verguenza - embarrassement

Hope you found this helpful :)

¡Hasta luego!