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“Are You Sure About The Meaning Of This Word?”: Prove Your Smarts With These 26 Words
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“Are You Sure About The Meaning Of This Word?”: Prove Your Smarts With These 26 Words

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If you love a language challenge, this trivia is for you! Probably you’ve never heard of false friends, but we are sure you’ve fallen for a few 🫨🙀

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A false friend is a word regularly confused with a word in another language, but it means something completely different. In this trivia, we’ve gathered 26 questions, with 26 foreign words that either look or sound similar. But even though that might be the case at first glance, don’t be too quick to trust them.

Your mission? To find the real meaning of the foreign word from the given answer options and get at least 20/26 for a good score. However, if you aim for language genius, score at least 22/26. Let’s start!

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    Raquel Teixeira
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    Raquel studied Public Relations and Business Communication in Lisbon, where she developed a strong interest in communication, storytelling, and the way people connect with content. Her professional journey has taken her through community management, social media content creation, and writing, giving her a well-rounded perspective on both the creative and people-focused sides of digital communication.Since 2025, Raquel has been part of Bored Panda, where she started as a writer and has since grown into her current role as a Content Creator. She enjoys turning ideas into engaging stories and content that catches people’s attention, sparks curiosity, and feels genuinely relatable. With a mix of creativity, communication skills, and a natural curiosity about people and the world around her, she is always looking for new ways to tell stories and connect with an audience.

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    Raquel studied Public Relations and Business Communication in Lisbon, where she developed a strong interest in communication, storytelling, and the way people connect with content. Her professional journey has taken her through community management, social media content creation, and writing, giving her a well-rounded perspective on both the creative and people-focused sides of digital communication.Since 2025, Raquel has been part of Bored Panda, where she started as a writer and has since grown into her current role as a Content Creator. She enjoys turning ideas into engaging stories and content that catches people’s attention, sparks curiosity, and feels genuinely relatable. With a mix of creativity, communication skills, and a natural curiosity about people and the world around her, she is always looking for new ways to tell stories and connect with an audience.

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    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    So retirement in Spanish is jubilación, they're not wrong! 😍

    Mike Beck
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Since another word for a lawyer is an advocate, 12 (advogado) is misleading.

    Petra brown
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Enkelkind means grandchild . . Enkel means grandson in german

    Petra brown
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Fir compketeness ... Enjelin means granddaughter

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    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    So retirement in Spanish is jubilación, they're not wrong! 😍

    Mike Beck
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Since another word for a lawyer is an advocate, 12 (advogado) is misleading.

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    Petra brown
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Enkelkind means grandchild . . Enkel means grandson in german

    Petra brown
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    1 year ago

    Fir compketeness ... Enjelin means granddaughter

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