空そら似に言こと葉ば

noun

false friend

Linguistics term for a word that looks or sounds similar to a word in another language but has a different meaning.

• 英えい語ごの「actually」と日本にほん語ごの「アクチュアリー」は空そら似に言こと葉ばの例れいだ。

  English 'actually' and Japanese 'akuchuarī' are an example of false friends.