If you already know Catalan and are curious about Indonesian, or the other way around, you will notice something useful right away: many everyday words look almost the same in both languages. Catalan idea and Indonesian ide, Catalan festa and Indonesian pesta, Catalan hotel and Indonesian hotel — these are not coincidences, but international vocabulary that travelled into both languages and then settled into each one's own spelling habits. The list below puts such pairs side by side so you can see the patterns for yourself.
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| # | English | Catalan | Indonesian |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | idea | idea | ide |
| 2 | serious | seriós | serius |
| 3 | party | festa | pesta |
| 4 | agent | agent | agen |
| 5 | film | film | film |
| 6 | photo | foto | foto |
| 7 | information | informació | informasi |
| 8 | boss | boss | bos |
| 9 | ball | bola | bola |
| 10 | system | sistema | sistem |
| 11 | president | president | presiden |
| 12 | planet | planeta | planet |
| 13 | table | mesa | meja |
| 14 | bomb | bomb | bom |
| 15 | monster | monstre | monster |
| 16 | hotel | hotel | hotel |
| 17 | normal | normal | normal |
| 18 | bank | banc | bank |
| 19 | truck | truck | truk |
| 20 | mom | mama | mama |
| 21 | test | test | tes |
| 22 | bar | bar | bar |
| 23 | focus | focus | fokus |
| 24 | radio | ràdio | radio |
| 25 | club | club | klub |
| 26 | program | programa | program |
| 27 | christmas | nadal | natal |
| 28 | apartment | apartament | apartemen |
| 29 | signal | senyal | sinyal |
| 30 | energy | energia | energi |
| 31 | control | control | kontrol |
| 32 | moment | moment | momen |
| 33 | super | super | super |
| 34 | virus | virus | virus |
| 35 | commander | comandant | komandan |
| 36 | vampire | vampira | vampir |
| 37 | technology | tecnologia | teknologi |
| 38 | always | sempre | semper |
| 39 | department | departament | departemen |
| 40 | favorite | favorit | favorit |
| 41 | bus | bus | bus |
| 42 | gas | gas | gas |
| 43 | band | banda | band |
| 44 | free | gratis | gratis |
| 45 | master | màster | master |
| 46 | robot | robot | robot |
| 47 | national | nacional | nasional |
| 48 | identity | identitat | identitas |
| 49 | baby | babe | baby |
| 50 | professional | professional | profesional |
| 51 | legend | llegenda | legenda |
| 52 | model | model | model |
| 53 | post | post | pos |
| 54 | university | universitat | universitas |
| 55 | internet | internet | internet |
| 56 | local | local | lokal |
| 57 | manager | manager | manajer |
| 58 | unique | únic | unik |
| 59 | helicopter | helicòpter | helikopter |
| 60 | block | bloc | blok |
| 61 | problem | problema | problem |
| 62 | group | grup | grup |
| 63 | pilot | pilot | pilot |
| 64 | senator | senador | senator |
| 65 | romantic | romàntic | romantis |
| 66 | alcohol | alcohol | alkohol |
| 67 | costume | costum | kostum |
| 68 | social | social | sosial |
| 69 | part | part | part |
| 70 | alarm | alarma | alarm |
| 71 | mystery | misteri | misteri |
| 72 | campus | campus | kampus |
| 73 | person | persona | person |
| 74 | dance | dansa | dansa |
| 75 | generation | generació | generasi |
| 76 | pizza | pizza | pizza |
| 77 | illegal | illegal | ilegal |
| 78 | zombie | zombi | zombie |
| 79 | zone | zona | zona |
| 80 | federal | federal | federal |
| 81 | inspector | inspector | inspektur |
| 82 | drama | drama | drama |
| 83 | ultra | ultra | ultra |
| 84 | pipe | pipa | pipa |
| 85 | laboratory | laboratori | laboratorium |
| 86 | memory | memòria | memori |
| 87 | rumor | remor | rumor |
| 88 | secretary | secretari | sekretaris |
| 89 | symbol | símbol | simbol |
| 90 | international | internacional | internasional |
| 91 | facility | facilitat | fasilitas |
| 92 | penis | penis | penis |
| 93 | negative | negatiu | negatif |
| 94 | real | real | real |
| 95 | mysterious | misteriós | misterius |
| 96 | route | ruta | rute |
| 97 | investigation | investigació | investigasi |
| 98 | inspiration | inspiració | inspirasi |
| 99 | ritual | ritual | ritual |
| 100 | positive | positiu | positif |
| 101 | division | divisió | divisi |
| 102 | mathematics | matemàtica | matematika |
| 103 | actor | actor | aktor |
| 104 | status | estatus | status |
| 105 | case | cas | cas |
| 106 | flag | bandera | bendera |
| 107 | flash | flash | flash |
| 108 | reputation | reputació | reputasi |
| 109 | battery | bateria | baterai |
| 110 | doctor | doctor | doktor |
| 111 | modern | modern | modern |
| 112 | tank | tanc | tank |
| 113 | museum | museu | museum |
| 114 | jet | jet | jet |
| 115 | strategy | estratègia | strategi |
| 116 | mental | mental | mental |
| 117 | protocol | protocol | protokol |
| 118 | reporter | repòrter | reporter |
| 119 | version | versió | versi |
| 120 | piano | piano | piano |
| 121 | therapy | teràpia | terapi |
| 122 | original | original | original |
| 123 | order | ordre | order |
| 124 | method | mètode | metode |
| 125 | hot | hot | hot |
| 126 | community | comunitat | komunitas |
| 127 | aroma | aroma | aroma |
| 128 | popular | popular | populer |
| 129 | seal | segell | segel |
| 130 | emotional | emocional | emosional |
| 131 | sofa | sofà | sofa |
| 132 | iris | iris | iris |
| 133 | fantastic | fantàstic | fantastis |
| 134 | comment | comentari | komentar |
| 135 | television | televisor | televisi |
| 136 | golf | golf | golf |
| 137 | global | global | global |
| 138 | motive | motiu | motif |
| 139 | series | sèrie | seri |
| 140 | company | companyia | company |
| 141 | activity | activitat | aktivitas |
| 142 | |||
| 143 | reality | realitat | realitas |
| 144 | pop | pop | pop |
| 145 | secret | secret | secret |
| 146 | sex | sexe | sex |
| 147 | clan | clan | klan |
| 148 | plastic | plàstic | plastik |
| 149 | nice | nice | nice |
| 150 | favor | favor | favor |
| 151 | priority | prioritat | prioritas |
| 152 | vision | visió | visi |
| 153 | tent | tenda | tenda |
| 154 | crystal | cristal | kristal |
| 155 | motel | motel | motel |
| 156 | festival | festival | festival |
| 157 | central | central | central |
| 158 | sector | sector | sektor |
| 159 | guy | guy | guy |
| 160 | revolution | revolució | revolusi |
| 161 | theater | teatre | teater |
| 162 | tragedy | tragèdia | tragedi |
| 163 | rocket | rocket | roket |
| 164 | mafia | màfia | mafia |
| 165 | congress | congrés | kongres |
| 166 | trauma | trauma | trauma |
| 167 | casino | casino | kasino |
| 168 | sandwich | sandwich | sandwich |
| 169 | ton | ton | ton |
| 170 | menu | menú | menu |
| 171 | comma | coma | koma |
| 172 | music | música | music |
| 173 | terror | terror | teror |
| 174 | element | element | elemen |
| 175 | dimension | dimensió | dimensi |
| 176 | top | top | top |
| 177 | gong | gong | gong |
| 178 | portal | portal | portal |
| 179 | vagina | vagina | vagina |
| 180 | study | estudi | studi |
| 181 | psychopath | psicòpata | psikopat |
| 182 | fantasy | fantasia | fantasi |
| 183 | burger | burger | burger |
| 184 | album | àlbum | album |
| 185 | tragic | tràgic | tragis |
| 186 | depression | depressió | depresi |
| 187 | plate | plat | plat |
| 188 | atom | àtom | atom |
| 189 | base | base | base |
| 190 | dinosaur | dinosaure | dinosaurus |
| 191 | special | especial | special |
| 192 | future | futur | future |
| 193 | discipline | disciplina | disiplin |
| 194 | center | centre | center |
| 195 | transmission | transmissió | transmisi |
| 196 | permanent | permanent | permanen |
| 197 | informant | informant | informan |
| 198 | perfect | perfecte | perfect |
| 199 | legal | legal | legal |
| 200 | individual | individu | individu |
| 201 | brutal | brutal | brutal |
| 202 | radar | radar | radar |
| 203 | physics | física | fisika |
| 204 | electronic | electrònic | elektronik |
| 205 | dramatic | dramàtic | dramatis |
| 206 | candidate | candidat | kandidat |
| 207 | gene | gen | gen |
| 208 | soda | soda | soda |
| 209 | semester | semestre | semester |
| 210 | butter | mantega | mentega |
| 211 | theme | tema | tema |
| 212 | mass | missa | massa |
| 213 | hero | heroi | hero |
| 214 | generator | generador | generator |
| 215 | committee | comitè | komite |
| 216 | sultan | sultà | sultan |
| 217 | humor | humor | humor |
| 218 | ninja | ninja | ninja |
| 219 | period | període | periode |
| 220 | dose | dosi | dosis |
| 221 | tip | tip | tip |
| 222 | goal | gol | gol |
| 223 | operator | operador | operator |
| 224 | gangster | gàngster | gangster |
| 225 | serum | sèrum | serum |
| 226 | analysis | anàlisi | analisis |
| 227 | vodka | vodka | vodka |
| 228 | perfume | perfum | parfum |
| 229 | personal | personal | personal |
| 230 | diet | dieta | diet |
| 231 | biology | biologia | biologi |
| 232 | imam | imam | imam |
| 233 | traditional | tradicional | tradisional |
| 234 | cartel | càrtel | kartel |
| 235 | diary | diari | diary |
| 236 | formula | fórmula | formula |
| 237 | hook | hook | hook |
| 238 | web | web | web |
| 239 | cd | cd | cd |
| 240 | panel | panell | panel |
| 241 | member | membre | member |
| 242 | editor | editor | editor |
| 243 | ego | ego | ego |
| 244 | monitor | monitor | monitor |
| 245 | familiar | familiar | familiar |
| 246 | form | formulari | formulir |
| 247 | paranoid | paranoic | paranoid |
| 248 | perimeter | perímetre | perimeter |
| 249 | error | error | error |
| 250 | panda | panda | panda |
| 251 | fans | fan | fans |
| 252 | fatal | fatal | fatal |
| 253 | miss | senyoreta | senorita |
| 254 | ventilation | ventilació | ventilasi |
| 255 | senate | senat | senat |
| 256 | invasion | invasió | invasi |
| 257 | port | port | port |
| 258 | presentation | presentació | presentasi |
| 259 | psychology | psicologia | psikologi |
| 260 | private | privat | private |
| 261 | digital | digital | digital |
| 262 | rehabilitation | rehabilitació | rehabilitasi |
| 263 | gallery | galeria | galeri |
| 264 | sexy | sexy | sexy |
| 265 | organic | orgànic | organik |
| 266 | jazz | jazz | jazz |
| 267 | relevant | rellevant | relevan |
| 268 | ink | tinta | tinta |
| 269 | paper | paper | paper |
| 270 | minute | minut | minit |
| 271 | mini | mini | mini |
| 272 | hacker | hacker | hacker |
| 273 | ham | ham | ham |
| 274 | reactor | reactor | reaktor |
| 275 | tumor | tumor | tumor |
| 276 | detective | detectiu | detective |
| 277 | double | doble | double |
| 278 | ideal | ideal | ideal |
| 279 | royal | royal | royal |
| 280 | logical | lògic | logis |
| 281 | regular | regular | reguler |
| 282 | bunker | bunker | bunker |
| 283 | parasite | paràsit | parasit |
| 284 | argument | argument | argumen |
| 285 | athlete | atleta | atlet |
| 286 | salon | saló | salon |
| 287 | spiritual | espiritual | spiritual |
| 288 | yoga | ioga | yoga |
| 289 | opinion | opinió | opini |
| 290 | motivation | motivació | motivasi |
| 291 | superhero | superheroi | superhero |
| 292 | vital | vital | vital |
| 293 | amber | amber | amber |
| 294 | siren | sirena | sirene |
| 295 | dynasty | dinastia | dinasti |
| 296 | logic | lògica | logika |
| 297 | phase | fase | fase |
| 298 | bass | bass | bass |
| 299 | elegant | elegant | elegan |
| 300 | administration | administració | administrasi |
Both languages took in the same international vocabulary, much of it tied to modern life — technology, politics, institutions, entertainment — and each then adapted the spelling to its own rules, which is why forms like foto and foto, or agent and agen, end up so close.
Yes, it works in both directions: the pairs are the same whichever language you start from, and spotting the shared patterns helps you guess new words in the second language once you are confident in the first.
No, accents are forgiven when you type the Catalan word, so you can focus on learning the right word and spelling pattern instead of worrying about every accent mark.
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