diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_translate.py b/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_translate.py
index 7c009a23dab..81584fc5239 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_translate.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_translate.py
@@ -1157,6 +1157,30 @@ class TestXMLTranslation(TransactionCase):
         self.assertEqual(view.with_env(env_fr).arch_db, archf % terms_fr)
         self.assertEqual(view.with_env(env_nl).arch_db, archf % terms_nl)
 
+    def test_sync_xml_close_terms(self):
+        """ Check translations of 'arch' after xml tags changes in source terms. """
+        archf = '<form string="X">%s<div>%s</div>%s</form>'
+        terms_en = ('RandomRandom1', 'RandomRandom2', 'RandomRandom3')
+        terms_fr = ('RandomRandom1', 'AléatoireAléatoire2', 'AléatoireAléatoire3')
+        view = self.create_view(archf, terms_en, en_US=terms_en, fr_FR=terms_fr)
+
+        env_nolang = self.env(context={})
+        env_en = self.env(context={'lang': 'en_US'})
+        env_fr = self.env(context={'lang': 'fr_FR'})
+
+        self.assertEqual(view.with_env(env_nolang).arch_db, archf % terms_en)
+        self.assertEqual(view.with_env(env_en).arch_db, archf % terms_en)
+        self.assertEqual(view.with_env(env_fr).arch_db, archf % terms_fr)
+
+        # modify source term in view
+        terms_en = ('RandomRandom1', 'SomethingElse', 'RandomRandom3')
+        view.with_env(env_en).write({'arch_db': archf % terms_en})
+
+        # check whether close terms have correct translations
+        self.assertEqual(view.with_env(env_nolang).arch_db, archf % terms_en)
+        self.assertEqual(view.with_env(env_en).arch_db, archf % terms_en)
+        self.assertEqual(view.with_env(env_fr).arch_db, archf % ('RandomRandom1', 'SomethingElse', 'AléatoireAléatoire3'))
+
     def test_cache_consistency(self):
         view = self.env["ir.ui.view"].create({
             "name": "test_translate_xml_cache_invalidation",
diff --git a/odoo/fields.py b/odoo/fields.py
index 50aaf1af37c..5b3f2f42434 100644
--- a/odoo/fields.py
+++ b/odoo/fields.py
@@ -1861,6 +1861,8 @@ class _String(Field):
                     matches = get_close_matches(old_term_text, text2terms, 1, 0.9)
                     if matches:
                         closest_term = get_close_matches(old_term, text2terms[matches[0]], 1, 0)[0]
+                        if closest_term in translation_dictionary:
+                            continue
                         old_is_text = is_text(old_term)
                         closest_is_text = is_text(closest_term)
                         if old_is_text or not closest_is_text: