The Dutch word for the verb "to measure" is "meten". The Dutch word for "meter" (in the sense of "measuring device") is "meter", which is nice and regular.

I wonder if this is by design.

I have a hard time translating "satisfying" into Dutch. "tevredenerend"?

The plural of "spel" (game) can be either "spellen" or "spelen", and the criterion is very complex. Apparently "spelen" is used more when you talk about unspecified games, whereas "spellen" very specific games, like "matches"

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Today I read a nice article about the Silent Disco (half a page of newspaper: 19 unknown words, 14 of which I couldn't infer from context.

Dutch word order can be *very* difficult sometimes:
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Daily Dose of Dutch

false cognate:
kont -> arse, although "aars" is a more etymologically faithful, if less common word.

non-offensive expression:
mierenneuken -> (lit.) ant-fucking; means quibbling, quarreling over unimportant details.