false cognate
words that look or sound alike, but are not related
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false cognate
Summary
false cognate ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (246 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- false cognate's subclass of is recorded as word[2].
- false cognate's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/032_5[3].
- false cognate's different from is recorded as false friend[4].
- false cognate's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2779599150[5].
- false cognate's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 가짜동족어[6].
Why It Matters
false cognate ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (246 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7]