False friends or falsche freunde are usually words which lead to misunderstanding of its meaning which they use to be in english and you are more familiar with it. Have you come across any such tricky words while learning the language? Let’s see some now!
1. der Chef / die Chefin – boss
the chef – der Koch / die Kochin
2. spenden – donate
to spend – ausgeben
3. die Rente – pension
the rent – die Miete
4. das Gift – poison
the gift – das Geschenk
5. die Fabrik – factory
the fabric – der Stoff
6. bekommen – to receive
to become – werden
If you know any other false friends in German language, leave your comments in comment section.