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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% | NOAM Linguist Chomsky | (4) | Eugene Sheffer | Jan 7, 2026 |
| 2% | MISNOMER Incorrect term | (8) | Eugene Sheffer | Jan 6, 2026 |
| 2% | TEMPORARY Short-term | (9) | Thomas Joseph | Jan 3, 2026 |
| 2% | PERMANENT Long-term | (9) | Thomas Joseph | Jan 3, 2026 |
| 2% | CONDITION Term of a contract (9) | (9) | Puzzler | Jan 1, 2026 |
| 2% | ADAMS First single-term president | (5) | Wall Street Journal | Dec 31, 2025 |
| 2% | REDHERRINGS Misleading clues | (11) | Thomas Joseph | Dec 30, 2025 |
| 2% | HOMERUN Baseball term (4,3) | (7) | Mirror Classic | Dec 28, 2025 |
| 2% | SCHWA Upside-down e, in linguistics; C Shaw (anag.) | (5) | The Telegraph Plusword | Dec 28, 2025 |
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