diff --git a/generate_espanso.py b/generate_espanso.py
index b8deebd..b68a942 100755
--- a/generate_espanso.py
+++ b/generate_espanso.py
@@ -43,6 +43,16 @@
     'ì': ['i', "i'", 'i1'], 'ò': ['o', "o'", 'o1'], 'ù': ['u', "u'", 'u1'],
 }
 
+# Common English words that would be generated as typo triggers for dev terms,
+# causing false positives. These are excluded from all generated trigger lists.
+FALSE_POSITIVE_BLOCKLIST: frozenset[str] = frozenset({
+    # High-risk: everyday words
+    "asset", "cost", "cone", "filer", "fronted", "gird", "mere", "neural",
+    "reactor", "sash", "sate", "sinner", "sting", "tale", "thee",
+    # Medium-risk: less common but real English words
+    "bade", "borer", "brach", "deign", "lading", "outlie", "sider", "sprit", "tost",
+})
+
 REPO_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 DICT_DIR = os.path.join(REPO_DIR, "dictionaries")
 
@@ -149,6 +159,7 @@ def generate_all_typos(word, include_accents=True):
     if len(word) >= 5:
         typos |= generate_missing_char(word)
     typos -= ALL_WORDS
+    typos -= FALSE_POSITIVE_BLOCKLIST
     typos.discard(word)
     return {t for t in typos if len(t) >= 2}
 
diff --git a/tests/test_typo_generators.py b/tests/test_typo_generators.py
index 6cd37b6..551dde8 100644
--- a/tests/test_typo_generators.py
+++ b/tests/test_typo_generators.py
@@ -221,3 +221,38 @@ def test_reutrn_for_return(self):
 )
 def test_blocklisted_word_not_generated_as_typo(trigger, source):
     assert trigger not in ge.generate_all_typos(source)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# FALSE_POSITIVE_BLOCKLIST — no blocked word must appear as a trigger
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class TestFalsePositiveBlocklist:
+    """No word in the blocklist must ever appear as a generated trigger."""
+
+    def test_blocklist_is_non_empty(self):
+        assert len(ge.FALSE_POSITIVE_BLOCKLIST) > 0
+
+    def test_no_blocklist_word_in_dev_triggers(self):
+        """All DEV words combined must not produce any blocked trigger."""
+        for word in ge.DEV_WORDS:
+            if len(word) < 3:
+                continue
+            typos = ge.generate_all_typos(word, include_accents=False)
+            blocked_hits = typos & ge.FALSE_POSITIVE_BLOCKLIST
+            assert not blocked_hits, (
+                f"Blocklisted triggers {blocked_hits!r} "
+                f"generated for dev word '{word}'"
+            )
+
+    def test_blocklist_words_are_excluded_regardless_of_all_words(self, monkeypatch):
+        """Blocklist takes effect even when ALL_WORDS is empty."""
+        monkeypatch.setattr(ge, "ALL_WORDS", set())
+        typos = ge.generate_all_typos("string", include_accents=False)
+        assert "sting" not in typos
+
+    def test_blocklist_does_not_affect_non_blocked_typos(self, monkeypatch):
+        """Legitimate typos that are not in the blocklist still appear."""
+        monkeypatch.setattr(ge, "ALL_WORDS", set())
+        typos = ge.generate_all_typos("string", include_accents=False)
+        assert len(typos) > 0
diff --git a/tests/test_yaml_generation.py b/tests/test_yaml_generation.py
index 0be7785..03addfc 100644
--- a/tests/test_yaml_generation.py
+++ b/tests/test_yaml_generation.py
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ def test_every_match_has_triggers_replace_word(self):
         doc = _parse(content)
         for match in doc["matches"]:
             assert "triggers" in match, f"Match missing triggers: {match}"
-            assert isinstance(match["triggers"], list), f"triggers should be a list: {match}"
+            assert isinstance(match["triggers"], list), f"triggers must be a list: {match}"
+            assert len(match["triggers"]) > 0, f"triggers list is empty: {match}"
             assert "replace" in match, f"Match missing replace: {match}"
             assert match.get("word") is True, f"Match missing word:true: {match}"