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See [[false cognate]], [[false friend]], [[list of words]], [[list of reference tables]], [[List of English-French Faux Amis]]


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<caption>Examples of false friends between [[English language|English]] and other languages</caption>
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<th>Non-English word
<th>Which resembles English
(contracted; show full)<td>weapon

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<td>ask ([[Swedish (language)|Swedish]])
<td>ask
<td>small box; [[Ash tree|ash]] ([[tree]])


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<td>aß ([[German language|German]])
<td>ass
<td>ate⏎
⏎
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<td>assortie ([[French language|French]])
<td>assorted
<td>matched, matching

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<td>assister ([[French language|French]])
<td>assist
(contracted; show full)<td>fort ([[French language|French]])<br>
forte ([[Italian language|Italian]])
<td>[[Fortification|fort]]
<td>strong (but can also mean fort)

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<td>Gift ([[German language|German]])<br>
Gif (
[[Dutch language|Dutch]])<br>
<td>[[gift]]
<td>[[poison]]

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<td>gift ([[Swedish language|Swedish]])
<td>gift
<td>married, poison
(contracted; show full)
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<td>step ([[Chumash]])
<td>step
<td>flea

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<td>stor (
[[Swedish language|Swedish]])
<td>store
<td>big, large

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<td>stout ([[Dutch language|Dutch]])
<td>stout
<td>naughty

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<td>strafen ([[German language|German]])
<td>strafe
<td>punish
(contracted; show full)<td>[[ankle]]

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<td>you (&#26377;) ([[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]])
<td>you
<td>to have

</table>