Title: Same keyphrase for different languages
Last modified: January 13, 2022

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# Same keyphrase for different languages

 *  Resolved [Anthyx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anthyx/)
 * (@anthyx)
 * [4 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/same-keyphrase-for-different-languages/)
 * Hello,
 * all the articles in my site, webfoodculture.com, are in two languages, italian
   and english.
 * If I use the same keyword / keyphrase in both language versions, I get a warning
   from Yoast SEO plugin.
 * Fact is that some names have not a translation: it’s often a problem to find 
   the right alternative.
 * Can I ignore the warning message^ If I do, could this deeply affect my seo?
 * Many thanks in advance.
 * A.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fsame-keyphrase-for-different-languages%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Support [Michael Tiña](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikes41720/)
 * (@mikes41720)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/same-keyphrase-for-different-languages/#post-15251005)
 * Hi [@anthyx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anthyx/)
 * We aren’t familiar with what solution you’re using to handle the different languages
   of your website. Are you using WPML or a different plugin?
 * If possible, we recommend using the focus keyphrase that is appropriate for each
   language (English and Italian) if possible, because it will help you optimize
   your SEO and Readability some more. However, please note that the focus keyphrase
   itself won’t directly affect your SEO. It just helps for the content analysis
   so you can improve further on your content, which can then help with improving
   on the SEO. So you’ll still need to actually work on the content and optimize
   it further if you want to see some more improvements.
 *  Thread Starter [Anthyx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anthyx/)
 * (@anthyx)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/same-keyphrase-for-different-languages/#post-15251559)
 * Hello Michael,
 * I’m using Polylang.
 * As I told you, the keywords / phrases is almost always use are names (such as,
   for example, “pizza”), and there are not always translations for it. Yes I could
   add other words, but again it’s not always possible.
 * Anyway, from your words, it seems to me that even if I get a warning from Yoast
   plugin, it’s not so important, since the keyword / phrase is used in the same
   article, but with different language. Right?
 * Again, many thanks.
 * A.
 *  [Suwash Kunwar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/suascat_wp/)
 * (@suascat_wp)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/same-keyphrase-for-different-languages/#post-15257213)
 * Indeed, we suggest ignoring the analysis for those keyphrases which you think
   are must-use however untranslatable.
 * We understand that sometimes it’s tempting to attempt to get all green lights
   on the SEO analysis. However, these are general guidelines, not strict rules 
   that will hurt your ranking. If you feel your page is properly formatted and 
   has a good user experience, then these warnings can be safely ignored and you
   should not sacrifice user experience to get the green bullet.
 * You can read more about this on this article on our website: [https://yoast.com/want-green-bullet-wp-seo/](https://yoast.com/want-green-bullet-wp-seo/)
 *  Thread Starter [Anthyx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anthyx/)
 * (@anthyx)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/same-keyphrase-for-different-languages/#post-15257897)
 * Perfect Suwash,
 * thanks a lot!
 * A.

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