Interlingual homograph

An interlingual homograph is a fancy way of saying that two words from different languages look exactly the same. Let's imagine two families, one from America and one from France, who both have a pet cat. Now, the word for "cat" in English is written as "cat", but in French, it is written as "chat". Both words look the same, right? That is what an interlingual homograph is - it is a word in one language that is spelled the exact same way as a word in another language, but they don't mean the same thing. These words can be a bit tricky to understand because they look so similar, so it's important to pay close attention to the context in which they are used to make sure you understand their meaning.