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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 |
| 3% | DELUDES Misleads | (7) | Wall Street Journal | Jul 27, 2026 |
| 2% | PROTEM Short-term | (6) | The Times Concise | Aug 22, 2026 |
| 2% | CUSSWORD Bleeped term | (8) | Eugene Sheffer | Aug 20, 2026 |
| 2% | ITES End of term? | (4) | LA Times Daily | Aug 16, 2026 |
| 2% | ITSLOVE Term of endearment? | (7) | LA Times Daily | Aug 16, 2026 |
| 2% | STINT Term of employment | (5) | Universal | Aug 15, 2026 |
| 2% | SIR Term of respect (3) | (3) | Mirror Quick | Aug 15, 2026 |
| 2% | RED ____ herring, device to mislead * | (3) | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | Aug 11, 2026 |
| 2% | GRIMM German linguist dour in broadcast | (5) | The Times Cryptic | Aug 10, 2026 |
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