If you already know Dutch, a lot of Danish vocabulary looks oddly familiar the first time you see it written down. Pairs like Danish tid and Dutch tijd, or Danish hus and Dutch huis, are the same word wearing slightly different spelling, and once you notice the pattern it starts working for you across many everyday words.
This page lines up such pairs so you can see the small, repeatable differences at a glance: a dropped letter, a swapped vowel, an -e where Dutch has -en. Study them as pairs rather than as isolated words, and you will often predict the Danish form before you look it up.
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| # | English | Danish | Dutch |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | to make | make | maken |
| 2 | man | mand | man |
| 3 | day | dag | dag |
| 4 | time | tid | tijd |
| 5 | always | altid | altijd |
| 6 | house | hus | huis |
| 7 | whole | hel | heel |
| 8 | to stop | stoppe | stoppen |
| 9 | long | lang | lang |
| 10 | father | fader | vader |
| 11 | together | sammen | samen |
| 12 | problem | problem | probleem |
| 13 | mother | moder | moeder |
| 14 | to lie | ligge | liggen |
| 15 | pair | par | paar |
| 16 | afraid | bange | bang |
| 17 | small | klein | klein |
| 18 | family | familie | familie |
| 19 | best | bedste | beste |
| 20 | fine | fin | fijn |
| 21 | car | auto | auto |
| 22 | own | egen | eigen |
| 23 | to pay | betale | betalen |
| 24 | to save | redde | redden |
| 25 | to mean | mene | menen |
| 26 | to miss | misse | missen |
| 27 | order | orden | orde |
| 28 | brother | bror | broer |
| 29 | agent | agent | agent |
| 30 | plan | plan | plan |
| 31 | country | land | land |
| 32 | doctor | doktor | dokter |
| 33 | blood | blod | bloed |
| 34 | part | del | deel |
| 35 | baby | baby | baby |
| 36 | most | mest | meest |
| 37 | telephone | telefon | telefoon |
| 38 | number | nummer | nummer |
| 39 | bed | bed | bed |
| 40 | hot | heit | heet |
| 41 | photo | foto | foto |
| 42 | dog | hund | hond |
| 43 | murder | mord | moord |
| 44 | strong | stærk | sterk |
| 45 | perfect | perfekt | perfect |
| 46 | end | ende | einde |
| 47 | person | person | persoon |
| 48 | to clear | klare | klaren |
| 49 | mouth | mund | mond |
| 50 | round | rund | rond |
| 51 | hard | hårde | hard |
| 52 | half | halv | half |
| 53 | team | team | team |
| 54 | less | mindre | minder |
| 55 | fantastic | fantastisk | fantastisch |
| 56 | game | spil | spel |
| 57 | normal | normal | normaal |
| 58 | president | præsident | president |
| 59 | short | kort | kort |
| 60 | everywhere | overalt | overal |
| 61 | information | information | informatie |
| 62 | to pull | trekke | trekken |
| 63 | track | spor | spoor |
| 64 | point | punkt | punt |
| 65 | party | fest | feest |
| 66 | to share | dele | delen |
| 67 | pistol | pistol | pistool |
| 68 | to survive | overleve | overleven |
| 69 | to dance | danse | dansen |
| 70 | bank | bank | bank |
| 71 | known | bekendt | bekend |
| 72 | ring | ring | ring |
| 73 | price | pris | prijs |
| 74 | hotel | hotel | hotel |
| 75 | special | special | speciaal |
| 76 | camera | kamera | camera |
| 77 | partner | partner | partner |
| 78 | warm | varm | warm |
| 79 | chair | stol | stoel |
| 80 | step | step | stap |
| 81 | to treat | behandle | behandelen |
| 82 | interesting | interessant | interessant |
| 83 | situation | situation | situatie |
| 84 | control | control | controle |
| 85 | absolute | absolut | absoluut |
| 86 | meter | meter | meter |
| 87 | cold | kold | koud |
| 88 | to jump | springe | springen |
| 89 | enormous | enorm | enorm |
| 90 | success | succes | succes |
| 91 | wild | vild | wild |
| 92 | ball | ball | bal |
| 93 | to start | starte | starten |
| 94 | to fit | passe | passen |
| 95 | computer | computer | computer |
| 96 | planet | planet | planeet |
| 97 | operation | operation | operatie |
| 98 | to report | melde | melden |
| 99 | show | show | show |
| 100 | list | list | lijst |
| 101 | glass | glas | glas |
| 102 | mass | masse | massa |
| 103 | respect | respekt | respect |
| 104 | monster | monster | monster |
| 105 | cat | kat | kat |
| 106 | stone | sten | steen |
| 107 | cool | cool | cool |
| 108 | master | mester | meester |
| 109 | fire | brand | brand |
| 110 | deal | deal | deal |
| 111 | risk | risiko | risico |
| 112 | to bury | begrave | begraven |
| 113 | sheriff | sherif | sheriff |
| 114 | park | park | park |
| 115 | weekend | weekend | weekend |
| 116 | explanation | forklaring | verklaring |
| 117 | holy | hellig | heilig |
| 118 | sergeant | sergent | sergeant |
| 119 | broken | kaput | kapot |
| 120 | simple | simpel | simpel |
| 121 | aunt | tante | tante |
| 122 | english | engelsk | engels |
| 123 | code | kode | code |
| 124 | to hunt | jage | jagen |
| 125 | to react | reagere | reageren |
| 126 | kilometer | kilometer | kilometer |
| 127 | professor | professor | professor |
| 128 | to accept | acceptere | accepteren |
| 129 | test | test | test |
| 130 | to order | bestille | bestellen |
| 131 | colleague | kollega | collega |
| 132 | drink | drink | drank |
| 133 | to deliver | levere | leveren |
| 134 | restaurant | restaurant | restaurant |
| 135 | date | date | date |
| 136 | desire | lyst | lust |
| 137 | experience | erfaring | ervaring |
| 138 | report | rapport | rapport |
| 139 | total | total | totaal |
| 140 | form | form | vorm |
| 141 | officer | officer | officier |
| 142 | energy | energi | energie |
| 143 | signal | signal | signaal |
| 144 | french | fransk | frans |
| 145 | to decide | beslutte | besluiten |
| 146 | distance | afstand | afstand |
| 147 | to study | studere | studeren |
| 148 | top | top | top |
| 149 | program | program | programma |
| 150 | video | video | video |
| 151 | to arrest | arrestere | arresteren |
| 152 | percent | procent | procent |
| 153 | politics | politik | politiek |
| 154 | dna | dna | dna |
| 155 | idiot | idiot | idioot |
| 156 | to test | teste | testen |
| 157 | beast | bæst | beest |
| 158 | witch | heks | heks |
| 159 | department | afdeling | afdeling |
| 160 | wonder | wonder | wonder |
| 161 | gang | bande | bende |
| 162 | skin | hud | huid |
| 163 | package | pakke | pakje |
| 164 | magic | magi | magie |
| 165 | blind | blind | blind |
| 166 | train | train | trein |
| 167 | angel | engel | engel |
| 168 | basis | basis | basis |
| 169 | process | proces | proces |
| 170 | project | projekt | project |
| 171 | beach | strand | strand |
| 172 | taxi | taxa | taxi |
| 173 | super | super | super |
| 174 | official | officiel | officieel |
| 175 | detective | detektiv | detective |
| 176 | punishment | straf | straf |
| 177 | prince | prins | prins |
| 178 | style | stil | stijl |
| 179 | quality | kvalitet | kwaliteit |
| 180 | fan | fan | fan |
| 181 | to dig | grave | graven |
| 182 | princess | prinsesse | prinses |
| 183 | means | middel | middel |
| 184 | break | pause | pauze |
| 185 | post | post | |
| 186 | interest | interesse | interesse |
| 187 | senator | senator | senator |
| 188 | art | kunst | kunst |
| 189 | lab | lab | lab |
| 190 | panic | panik | paniek |
| 191 | pilot | pilot | piloot |
| 192 | to identify | identificere | identificeren |
| 193 | fresh | frisk | fris |
| 194 | double | dobbel | dubbel |
| 195 | majesty | majestæt | majesteit |
| 196 | to realize | realiserer | realiseren |
| 197 | alarm | alarm | alarm |
| 198 | degrees | grad | graad |
| 199 | west | vest | west |
| 200 | button | knap | knop |
| 201 | milk | mælk | melk |
| 202 | talent | talent | talent |
| 203 | cigarette | cigaret | sigaret |
| 204 | sad | trist | triest |
| 205 | national | national | nationaal |
| 206 | to film | filme | filmen |
| 207 | ambulance | ambulance | ambulance |
| 208 | level | niveau | niveau |
| 209 | grave | grav | graf |
| 210 | snake | slange | slang |
| 211 | virus | virus | virus |
| 212 | article | artikel | artikel |
| 213 | hall | hal | hal |
| 214 | minister | minister | minister |
| 215 | american | amerikansk | amerikaans |
| 216 | nature | natur | natuur |
| 217 | to concentrate | koncentrere | concentreren |
| 218 | sexy | sexy | sexy |
| 219 | romantic | romantisk | romantisch |
| 220 | camp | camp | kamp |
| 221 | kilo | kilo | kilo |
| 222 | storm | storm | storm |
| 223 | spy | spion | spion |
| 224 | treatment | behandling | behandeling |
| 225 | pizza | pizza | pizza |
| 226 | to stink | stinke | stinken |
| 227 | model | model | model |
| 228 | tent | telt | tent |
| 229 | song | sang | zang |
| 230 | cent | cent | cent |
| 231 | to respect | respektere | respecteren |
| 232 | uniform | uniform | uniform |
| 233 | driver | chauffør | chauffeur |
| 234 | monday | mandag | maandag |
| 235 | medicine | medicin | medicijn |
| 236 | sexual | seksuel | seksueel |
| 237 | trade | handel | handel |
| 238 | assistant | assistent | assistent |
| 239 | to punish | straffe | straffen |
| 240 | illegal | illegal | illegaal |
| 241 | social | social | sociaal |
| 242 | truck | truck | truck |
| 243 | local | lokal | lokaal |
| 244 | uncle | onkel | nonkel |
| 245 | prosecutor | anklager | aanklager |
| 246 | tunnel | tunnel | tunnel |
| 247 | to drop | droppe | droppen |
| 248 | copy | kopi | kopie |
| 249 | center | centrum | centrum |
| 250 | material | materiale | materiaal |
| 251 | class | klasse | klasse |
| 252 | professional | professionel | professioneel |
| 253 | coach | coach | coach |
| 254 | whisky | whisky | whisky |
| 255 | to interest | interessere | interesseren |
| 256 | helicopter | helikopter | helikopter |
| 257 | champagne | champagne | champagne |
| 258 | |||
| 259 | manager | manager | manager |
| 260 | staff | personale | personeel |
| 261 | internet | internet | internet |
| 262 | steel | stål | staal |
| 263 | leaf | blad | blad |
| 264 | training | træning | training |
| 265 | data | data | data |
| 266 | journalist | journalist | journalist |
| 267 | to bind | binde | binden |
| 268 | oil | olie | olie |
| 269 | identity | identitet | identiteit |
| 270 | chip | chip | chip |
| 271 | sugar | sukker | suiker |
| 272 | ocean | ocean | oceaan |
| 273 | pension | pension | pensioen |
| 274 | tip | tip | tip |
| 275 | to repair | reparere | repareren |
| 276 | physical | fysisk | fysiek |
| 277 | brave | modig | moedig |
| 278 | original | original | origineel |
| 279 | interview | interview | interview |
| 280 | generation | generation | generatie |
| 281 | constant | konstant | constant |
| 282 | race | race | race |
| 283 | international | international | internationaal |
| 284 | tank | tank | tank |
| 285 | favor | gunst | gunst |
| 286 | brown | brun | bruin |
| 287 | route | rute | route |
| 288 | robot | robot | robot |
| 289 | alibi | alibi | alibi |
| 290 | tight | stram | strak |
| 291 | online | online | online |
| 292 | experiment | eksperiment | experiment |
| 293 | ex | ex | ex |
| 294 | popular | populær | populair |
| 295 | rocket | raket | raket |
| 296 | series | serie | serie |
| 297 | market | market | markt |
| 298 | alcohol | alkohol | alcohol |
| 299 | mask | maske | masker |
| 300 | candidate | kandidat | kandidaat |
No. They are related but separate languages with their own grammar and pronunciation. The pairs on this page share historical roots, which is why so many look alike, but sentence structure and sound systems differ.
Be cautious. A pair like bange/bang or fin/fijn may match closely in spelling and meaning, yet Danish adjective endings, plural forms and pronunciation rules are not the same as the Dutch ones, so check usage even when the word looks familiar.
Use the visible patterns as a starting point, not a guarantee: look for the -en to -e shift in stoppen/stoppe, the ui to u shift in huis/hus and the ij to i shift in tijd/tid. Then confirm each word by listening and practising, so pronunciation sticks alongside the spelling.
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