Catalan vs Dutch: 300 Words That Are Nearly Identical

If you already speak Catalan and want a fast, low-stress way into Dutch (or the other way around), start with the words that barely change shape. This list pairs everyday Catalan and Dutch terms - things like idea, moment, and contact - where the two languages land on the same spelling, or on spellings that differ by only a letter or two. Because the English meaning is the same on both sides, each pair does double duty: one card, one sound pattern, two languages at once.

The point isn't just recognition, it's active recall. In Vocab Voyage you type the Catalan word for an English prompt, spaced repetition brings it back right before you'd forget it, and accents are forgiven so you can focus on the word itself. Sign up with an email address - no card needed - and start noticing how often Catalan and Dutch reach for the same Latin or international roots for family, agent, or control.

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Catalan vs Dutch: 300 Words That Are Nearly Identical: the list

#EnglishCatalanDutch
1other ander andere
2idea idea idee
3car auto auto
4family família familie
5moment moment moment
6agent agent agent
7order ordre orde
8step pas pas
9photo foto foto
10baby babe baby
11mom mama mama
12point punt punt
13perfect perfecte perfect
14normal normal normaal
15information informació informatie
16lawyer advocat advocaat
17contact contacte contact
18serious sèrius serieus
19president president president
20control control controle
21fantastic fantàstic fantastisch
22ball baló bal
23band banda band
24enormous enorme enorm
25bank banc bank
26absolute absolut absoluut
27success succés succes
28hotel hotel hotel
29interesting interessant interessant
30camera càmara camera
31wall mur muur
32deal deal deal
33monster monstre monster
34blue blau blauw
35show show show
36cost cost kost
37mission missió missie
38club club club
39bomb bomb bom
40file dossier dossier
41extra extra extra
42respect respecte respect
43bar bar bar
44simple simple simpel
45forest bosc bos
46sergeant sergent sergeant
47park parc park
48inspector inspector inspecteur
49favorite favorit favoriet
50test test test
51bus bus bus
52apartment apartament appartement
53code codi code
54train tren trein
55colleague colega collega
56energy energia energie
57restaurant restaurant restaurant
58commander comandant commandant
59role rol rol
60detective detectiu detective
61military militar militair
62director director directeur
63program programa programma
64complete complet compleet
65university universitat universiteit
66radio ràdio radio
67taxi taxi taxi
68date data date
69top top top
70sexy sexy sexy
71project projecte project
72super super super
73magic màgia magie
74contract contracte contract
75pilot pilot piloot
76minister ministre minister
77national nacional nationaal
78truck truck truck
79hall hall hal
80illegal illegal illegaal
81cent cent cent
82senator senador senator
83rat rata rat
84pure pur puur
85majesty majestat majesteit
86internet internet internet
87sms sms sms
88ambulance ambulància ambulance
89talent talent talent
90alarm alarma alarm
91romantic romàntic romantisch
92west oest west
93manager manager manager
94pizza pizza pizza
95virus virus virus
96social social sociaal
97garage garatge garage
98uniform uniforme uniform
99false fals vals
100model model model
101brilliant brillant briljant
102dance dansa dans
103assistant assistenta assistent
104commissioner comissari commissaris
105gas gas gas
106tank tanc tank
107email email e-mail
108champagne champagne champagne
109universe univers universum
110reputation reputació reputatie
111explosion explosió explosie
112whisky whisky whisky
113race raça race
114tip tip tip
115professional professional professioneel
116oil oli olie
117identity identitat identiteit
118technology tecnologia technologie
119sad trist triest
120trick truc truc
121edge rand rand
122original original origineel
123international internacional internationaal
124brown brun bruin
125candidate candidat kandidaat
126experiment experiment experiment
127helicopter helicòpter helikopter
128alcohol alcohol alcohol
129generation generació generatie
130robot robot robot
131version versió versie
132fort fortí fort
133block bloc blok
134metal metall metaal
135fantasy fantasia fantasie
136popular popular populair
137plate plat plaat
138exact exacte exact
139constant constant constant
140modern modern modern
141recent recent recent
142museum museu museum
143sport esport sport
144series sèrie serie
145extreme extrem extreem
146reality realitat realiteit
147incident incident incident
148ideal ideal ideaal
149federal federal federale
150gasoline benzina benzine
151central central centrale
152class classe klasse
153zone zona zone
154instructions instrucció instructie
155title títol titel
156brave bravo brave
157anonymous anònim anoniem
158gray gris grijs
159discussion discussió discussie
160temple temple tempel
161internal intern intern
162temperature temperatura temperatuur
163ton ton ton
164phase fase fase
165chaos caos chaos
166principle principi principe
167humor humor humor
168concert concert concert
169zombie zombi zombie
170period període periode
171intelligent inteŀligent intelligent
172compliment compliment compliment
173division divisió divisie
174casino casino casino
175biological biològic biologisch
176passion passió passie
177mass missa massa
178informant informant informant
179plague pesta pest
180ministry ministeri ministerie
181television televisor televisie
182status estatus status
183cowboy cowboy cowboy
184crisis crisi crisis
185priority prioritat prioriteit
186method mètode methode
187september setembre september
188agenda agenda agenda
189paradise paradís paradijs
190plastic plàstic plastic
191motel motel motel
192exam examen examen
193alternative alternativa alternatief
194will testament testament
195legal legal legaal
196penis penis penis
197conclusion conclusió conclusie
198revolution revolució revolutie
199instinct instint instinct
200drama drama drama
201genetic genètic genetisch
202fruit fruita fruit
203front front front
204protocol protocol protocol
205subway metro metro
206combination combinació combinatie
207nuclear nuclear nucleair
208north nord noord
209aggressive agressiu agressief
210complex complex complex
211strategy estratègia strategie
212automatic automàtic automatisch
213piano piano piano
214thin magre mager
215mafia màfia maffia
216session sessió sessie
217accent accent accent
218throne tron troon
219comfortable confortable comfortabel
220cocaine cocaïna cocaïne
221congress congrés congres
222jungle jungla jungle
223bond bond bond
224district districte district
225trauma trauma trauma
226arrest arrest arrest
227tumor tumor tumor
228term terme term
229radar radar radar
230salary salari salaris
231mexican mexicana mexicaans
232echo eco echo
233margin marge marge
234microphone micròfon microfoon
235gangster gàngster gangster
236donuts donut donut
237medication medicació medicatie
238therapist terapeuta therapeut
239ceremony cerimònia ceremonie
240amber amber amber
241crystal cristal kristal
242paranoid paranoic paranoïde
243laboratory laboratori laboratorium
244tempo tempo tempo
245shock shock shock
246luxury luxe luxe
247patient pacient patiënt
248vest vest vest
249sector sector sector
250conflict conflicte conflict
251vodka vodka wodka
252atmosphere atmosfera atmosfeer
253character personatge personage
254hobby hobby hobby
255direct directe directe
256tragedy tragèdia tragedie
257irritating irritant irritant
258intimate íntim intiem
259gps gps gps
260mental mental mentaal
261noble noble nobel
262permanent permanent permanent
263fashion moda mode
264menu menú menu
265balance balanç balans
266diploma diploma diploma
267economy economia economie
268vision visió visie
269dose dosi dosis
270academy acadèmia academie
271relevant rellevant relevant
272ego ego ego
273religion religió religie
274revolver revòlver revolver
275campus campus campus
276photographer fotògraf fotograaf
277invasion invasió invasie
278dramatic dramàtic dramatisch
279intense intens intens
280flash flash flash
281absurd absurd absurd
282act acte act
283banana banana banaan
284vague vag vaag
285alpha alfa alfa
286copy exemplar exemplaar
287perfume perfum parfum
288protest protesta protest
289institute institut instituut
290glory glòria glorie
291union unió unie
292continuous continu continu
293identification identificació identificatie
294delta delta delta
295obsession obsessió obsessie
296ham ham ham
297generator generador generator
298region regió regio
299definitive definitiu definitief
300specialist especialista specialist

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Are these words true cognates or just coincidentally similar?

They are pairs that share the same English meaning and a spelling that is identical or very close, such as moment (Catalan moment, Dutch moment) or photo (Catalan foto, Dutch foto). Many go back to shared Latin or international roots, which is why the shapes line up so neatly.

Will learning these help if I already speak one of the two languages?

Yes. If you know Catalan, words like família, banc and normal give you an almost-free head start on Dutch familie, bank and normaal, and the reverse works just as well for Dutch speakers approaching Catalan.

Does the app penalise me for missing accents on Catalan words?

No. Accents are forgiven when you type your answer, so you can concentrate on the word and its spelling pattern - for example, that Catalan família carries an accent while Dutch familie does not.

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