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
|
