Appendix:False friends between Romanian and Spanish
This is a list of false friends between Romanian and Spanish. These are word pairs similar in appearance but different in meaning, even though some of them come from the same root.
| Romanian word | Spanish translation | English translation | Spanish word | Romanian translation | English translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| amar | amargo | bitter | amar | iubi | love |
| aprinde | alumbrar, encender | light (verb) | aprender | învăța | learn |
| chema | llamar | call (verb) | quemar | arde | burn (verb) |
| coasă | halce | scythe | cosa | lucru | thing |
| larg | ancho, amplio | wide | largo | lung | long |
| lucru | cosa | thing | lucro | profit | profit |
| mal | riba | shore | mal | rău | evil (noun), badly |
| major | mayor | major | mayor | mai mare | bigger |
| mied | aguamiel, hidromiel | mead | miedo | teamă, frică | fear |
| miel | cordero | lamb | miel | miere | honey |
| mustra | reñir, reprender | reprimand | mostrar | arăta | show |
| părinte | padre | parent | pariente | rudă | relative |
| plată | pago | payment | plata | argint | silver |
| rană | herida, llaga | wound | rana | broască | frog |
| raton | mapache, oso lavador | raccoon | ratón | șoarece | mouse |
| vesti | proclamar | proclaim | vestir | îmbrăca | dress |