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Linguistic term for a misleading cognate Crossword Clue
Here is the answer for the crossword clue Linguistic term for a misleading cognate last seen in Newsday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is FALSEFRIEND.
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| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | FALSEFRIEND Linguistic term for a misleading cognate | (11) | Newsday | Feb 20, 2022 |
| 2% | ELISION In linguistics, omission of a sound or syllable (7) | (7) | Mirror Quiz | Oct 18, 2025 |
| 2% | PAPA Affectionate term for father | (4) | Puzzler Backwords | Oct 15, 2025 |
| 2% | USAGE Linguist's concern | (5) | Wall Street Journal | Oct 14, 2025 |
| 2% | TRANSLATOR Job title for a linguist, perhaps (10) | (10) | The Guardian Quick | Oct 14, 2025 |
| 2% | GLOSSARY List of specialized terms | (8) | LA Times Daily | Oct 12, 2025 |
| 2% | SINE Trigonometry term | (4) | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | Oct 7, 2025 |
| 2% | ATPAR Term used by brokers | (5) | The Atlantic | Oct 5, 2025 |
| 2% | BHINDI Indian term for okra | (6) | Puzzler Backwords | Oct 3, 2025 |
| 2% | TENET Palindromic term for a belief | (5) | The Atlantic | Sep 30, 2025 |
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