According to the Wikipedia pages false cognates and false friends are different. "False cognates are pairs of words in the same or different languages that are similar in form and meaning but have different roots. That is, they appear to be, or are sometimes considered, cognates, when in fact they are not. This is different from a false friend, which is where the words in fact have similar roots but have diverged in meaning."
To be aware of false cognates is extremely important for students of the English language. I think you did an excellent in this blog, Evidelina.
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