Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

faux ami

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables: faux a-mi
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A false friend; one of a pair of words in different languages or dialects that look similar and may be related but that differ significantly in meaning.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French faux-ami, from faux (“false”) + ami (“friend”).

Inflected Forms

faux amis (plural)

Questions

What does faux ami mean?: A false friend; one of a pair of words in different languages or dialects that look similar and may be related but that differ significantly in meaning.
Where does faux ami come from?: Unadapted borrowing from French faux-ami, from faux (“false”) + ami (“friend”).

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