Appendix:False friends between Danish and English

This is a list of English-Danish false friends, that is, word pairs similar in appearance but different in meaning. Translations may be approximated; see linked entries for details.

Danish word	English translation	English word	Danish translation
aktuel	current, relevant	actual	egentlig, reel, faktisk
art	species	art	kunst, håndværk, evne
blanket	form	blanket	tæppe, dyne
brik	pawn, piece	brick	mursten
chef	boss	chef	kok
eventuel	possible, any	eventual	endelig, uundgåelig
delikat	delicious, tasty	delicate	skrøbelig
fabrik	factory	fabric	stof, klæde, tekstil
fyr	pine, fire, lighthouse	fir	ædelgran
gift	poison, married	gift	gave, foræring
skum	foam	scum	afskum
sky	cloud	sky	himmel
udenlandsk	foreign	outlandish	mærkelig, sær
branche	line of work	branch	gren, afdeling
hjemmeside	website	homepage	startside
mail	e-mail	mail	post
spotte	mock	spot	få øje på
advokat	lawyer	advocate	fortaler
grine	laugh	grin	smile
rente	interest	rent	husleje
barn	child	barn	lade
konkurrence	competition	concurrence	enighed, overenskomst, samtidighed
kommune	municipality	commune	kollektiv
patetisk	emotional, passionate	pathetic	ynkelig
prægnant	concise	pregnant	gravid
pensel	brush	pencil	blyant
pig	spike	pig	svin
realplan		real plane
novelle	short story	novel	roman
overbærende		overbearing	arrogant, nedladende
saltomortale	somersault	salto mortale	dødsspring
impuls	momentum	impulse	ændring i impuls
harmonika	accordion	harmonica	mundharmonika
klit	dune	clit	klitoris
dog	however	dog	hund
slut	end	slut	tøs
fart	speed	fart	prut
kasserolle	saucepan	casserole
puddersukker	brown sugar	powdered sugar	flormelis
spejder	scout	spider	edderkop
lever	liver	lever	løftestang
harme	to annoy	to harm	skade
teen	the tea	teen	teenager
gold	barren	gold	guld