If you already know some Norwegian, a surprising number of Dutch words sit only a letter or two away from forms you already use — and the reverse is just as true. This page lines up such pairs side by side, each sharing the same English meaning, so you can see exactly where the two languages overlap and where they quietly diverge.
Use the list to spot patterns before you drill: once you notice that Dutch -en infinitives often correspond to Norwegian -e, or that Dutch ij can show up as Norwegian i, whole clusters of vocabulary stop looking new. Then open the flashcards below — type the Dutch word for the English prompt, accents are forgiven, and spaced repetition brings back the ones you're shakiest on. It's free; sign up with an email, no card and no password.
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| # | English | Dutch | Norwegian |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | to be able | kunnen | kunne |
| 2 | here | hier | her |
| 3 | good | goed | god |
| 4 | man | man | mann |
| 5 | day | dag | dag |
| 6 | time | tijd | tid |
| 7 | always | altijd | altid |
| 8 | long | lang | lang |
| 9 | to stop | stoppen | stoppe |
| 10 | whole | heel | hel |
| 11 | to understand | begrijpen | begripe |
| 12 | mother | moeder | moder |
| 13 | problem | probleem | problem |
| 14 | work | werk | verk |
| 15 | together | samen | sammen |
| 16 | to lie | liggen | ligge |
| 17 | to eat | eten | ete |
| 18 | idea | idee | idé |
| 19 | pair | paar | par |
| 20 | car | auto | auto |
| 21 | best | beste | beste |
| 22 | own | eigen | egen |
| 23 | to miss | missen | misse |
| 24 | afraid | bang | bange |
| 25 | to pay | betalen | betale |
| 26 | to save | redden | redde |
| 27 | order | orde | orden |
| 28 | police | politie | politi |
| 29 | agent | agent | agent |
| 30 | to mean | menen | mene |
| 31 | dad | papa | pappa |
| 32 | plan | plan | plan |
| 33 | brother | broer | broder |
| 34 | open | open | åpen |
| 35 | mom | mama | mamma |
| 36 | doctor | dokter | doktor |
| 37 | hot | heet | het |
| 38 | dollar | dollar | dollar |
| 39 | to like | liken | like |
| 40 | baby | baby | baby |
| 41 | blood | bloed | blod |
| 42 | photo | foto | foto |
| 43 | number | nummer | nummer |
| 44 | part | deel | del |
| 45 | most | meest | mest |
| 46 | strong | sterk | sterk |
| 47 | bed | bed | bed |
| 48 | dog | hond | hund |
| 49 | murder | moord | mord |
| 50 | hard | hard | hard |
| 51 | perfect | perfect | perfekt |
| 52 | to pull | trekken | trekke |
| 53 | team | team | team |
| 54 | round | rond | rund |
| 55 | person | persoon | person |
| 56 | captain | kapitein | kaptein |
| 57 | strange | raar | rar |
| 58 | half | half | halv |
| 59 | everywhere | overal | overalt |
| 60 | normal | normaal | normal |
| 61 | point | punt | punkt |
| 62 | president | president | president |
| 63 | fantastic | fantastisch | fantastisk |
| 64 | to share | delen | dele |
| 65 | short | kort | kort |
| 66 | to survive | overleven | overleve |
| 67 | track | spoor | spor |
| 68 | to be called | heten | hete |
| 69 | to vote | stemmen | stemme |
| 70 | party | feest | fest |
| 71 | bank | bank | bank |
| 72 | rich | rijk | rik |
| 73 | price | prijs | pris |
| 74 | absolute | absoluut | absolutt |
| 75 | to dance | dansen | danse |
| 76 | partner | partner | partner |
| 77 | to treat | behandelen | behandle |
| 78 | enormous | enorm | enorm |
| 79 | interesting | interessant | interessant |
| 80 | ring | ring | ring |
| 81 | meter | meter | meter |
| 82 | deep | diep | deep |
| 83 | warm | warm | varm |
| 84 | to count | tellen | telle |
| 85 | list | lijst | list |
| 86 | gold | goud | gold |
| 87 | to run | rennen | renne |
| 88 | monster | monster | monster |
| 89 | show | show | show |
| 90 | to report | melden | melde |
| 91 | deal | deal | deal |
| 92 | glass | glas | glass |
| 93 | to jump | springen | springe |
| 94 | respect | respect | respekt |
| 95 | leader | leider | leder |
| 96 | stone | steen | stein |
| 97 | computer | computer | computer |
| 98 | fire | brand | brann |
| 99 | cat | kat | katt |
| 100 | blow | slag | slag |
| 101 | bar | bar | bar |
| 102 | hunger | honger | hunger |
| 103 | master | meester | mester |
| 104 | explanation | verklaring | forklaring |
| 105 | risk | risico | risiko |
| 106 | holy | heilig | hellig |
| 107 | park | park | park |
| 108 | to deliver | leveren | levere |
| 109 | aunt | tante | tante |
| 110 | to hate | haten | hate |
| 111 | to bury | begraven | begrave |
| 112 | english | engels | engelsk |
| 113 | border | grens | grense |
| 114 | to react | reageren | reagere |
| 115 | simple | simpel | simpel |
| 116 | code | code | kode |
| 117 | professor | professor | professor |
| 118 | kilometer | kilometer | kilometer |
| 119 | to study | studeren | studere |
| 120 | test | test | test |
| 121 | to start | starten | starte |
| 122 | colleague | collega | kollega |
| 123 | experience | ervaring | erfaring |
| 124 | total | totaal | total |
| 125 | to order | bestellen | bestille |
| 126 | sergeant | sergeant | sergeant |
| 127 | to arrest | arresteren | arrestere |
| 128 | mountain | berg | berg |
| 129 | report | rapport | rapport |
| 130 | energy | energie | energi |
| 131 | french | frans | fransk |
| 132 | distance | afstand | avstand |
| 133 | form | vorm | form |
| 134 | politics | politiek | politikk |
| 135 | to test | testen | teste |
| 136 | signal | signaal | signal |
| 137 | beast | beest | beist |
| 138 | officer | officier | officer |
| 139 | major | majoor | major |
| 140 | official | officieel | offisiell |
| 141 | start | start | start |
| 142 | percent | procent | prosent |
| 143 | basis | basis | basis |
| 144 | drink | drank | drink |
| 145 | commander | commandant | kommandant |
| 146 | sexy | sexy | sexy |
| 147 | detective | detective | detektiv |
| 148 | department | afdeling | avdeling |
| 149 | quality | kwaliteit | kvalitet |
| 150 | blind | blind | blind |
| 151 | taxi | taxi | taxi |
| 152 | witch | heks | heks |
| 153 | date | date | dato |
| 154 | double | dubbel | dobbel |
| 155 | angel | engel | engel |
| 156 | prince | prins | prins |
| 157 | post | post | |
| 158 | desire | lust | lyst |
| 159 | to dig | graven | grave |
| 160 | means | middel | middel |
| 161 | punishment | straf | straff |
| 162 | princess | prinses | prinsesse |
| 163 | top | top | top |
| 164 | to realize | realiseren | realisere |
| 165 | magic | magie | magi |
| 166 | super | super | super |
| 167 | art | kunst | kunst |
| 168 | panic | paniek | panikk |
| 169 | taste | smaak | smak |
| 170 | degrees | graad | grad |
| 171 | interest | interesse | interesse |
| 172 | pilot | piloot | pilot |
| 173 | senator | senator | senator |
| 174 | gang | bende | bande |
| 175 | break | pauze | pause |
| 176 | package | pakje | pakke |
| 177 | fresh | fris | frisk |
| 178 | to identify | identificeren | identifisere |
| 179 | milk | melk | melk |
| 180 | to cover | dekken | dekke |
| 181 | camp | kamp | camp |
| 182 | west | west | vest |
| 183 | majesty | majesteit | majestet |
| 184 | exciting | spannend | spennende |
| 185 | sad | triest | trist |
| 186 | minister | minister | minister |
| 187 | hall | hal | hall |
| 188 | tent | tent | telt |
| 189 | snake | slang | slange |
| 190 | cent | cent | cent |
| 191 | storm | storm | storm |
| 192 | to film | filmen | filme |
| 193 | grave | graf | grav |
| 194 | to punish | straffen | straffe |
| 195 | alarm | alarm | alarm |
| 196 | kilo | kilo | kilo |
| 197 | romantic | romantisch | romantisk |
| 198 | talent | talent | talent |
| 199 | ambulance | ambulance | ambulanse |
| 200 | text | tekst | tekst |
| 201 | sexual | seksueel | seksuell |
| 202 | to decide | besluiten | beslutte |
| 203 | treatment | behandeling | behandling |
| 204 | truck | truck | truck |
| 205 | pizza | pizza | pizza |
| 206 | spy | spion | spion |
| 207 | center | centrum | sentrum |
| 208 | internet | internet | internett |
| 209 | illegal | illegaal | illegal |
| 210 | nature | natuur | natur |
| 211 | to respect | respecteren | respektere |
| 212 | uniform | uniform | uniform |
| 213 | sms | sms | sms |
| 214 | monday | maandag | mandag |
| 215 | coach | coach | coach |
| 216 | to taste | smaken | smake |
| 217 | model | model | modell |
| 218 | assistant | assistent | assistent |
| 219 | to stink | stinken | stinke |
| 220 | plus | plus | pluss |
| 221 | to interest | interesseren | interessere |
| 222 | local | lokaal | lokal |
| 223 | chest | kist | kiste |
| 224 | manager | manager | manager |
| 225 | gas | gas | gass |
| 226 | whisky | whisky | whisky |
| 227 | material | materiaal | materiale |
| 228 | steel | staal | stål |
| 229 | champagne | champagne | champagne |
| 230 | data | data | data |
| 231 | favor | gunst | gunst |
| 232 | oil | olie | olje |
| 233 | race | race | rase |
| 234 | style | stijl | stil |
| 235 | helicopter | helikopter | helikopter |
| 236 | copy | kopie | kopi |
| 237 | brilliant | briljant | briljant |
| 238 | to repair | repareren | reparere |
| 239 | brave | moedig | modig |
| 240 | route | route | rute |
| 241 | to dump | dumpen | dumpe |
| 242 | tank | tank | tank |
| 243 | property | eigendom | eiendom |
| 244 | american | amerikaans | amerikansk |
| 245 | trade | handel | handel |
| 246 | identity | identiteit | identitet |
| 247 | alibi | alibi | alibi |
| 248 | journalist | journalist | journalist |
| 249 | sugar | suiker | sukker |
| 250 | alcohol | alcohol | alkohol |
| 251 | leaf | blad | blad |
| 252 | wild | wild | wild |
| 253 | physical | fysiek | fysisk |
| 254 | mile | mijl | mil |
| 255 | fantasy | fantasie | fantasi |
| 256 | toilet | wc | wc |
| 257 | effect | effect | effekt |
| 258 | coverage | dekking | dekning |
| 259 | original | origineel | original |
| 260 | unique | uniek | unik |
| 261 | brown | bruin | brun |
| 262 | candidate | kandidaat | kandidat |
| 263 | experiment | experiment | eksperiment |
| 264 | hunter | jager | jeger |
| 265 | class | klasse | klasse |
| 266 | pen | pen | penn |
| 267 | popular | populair | populær |
| 268 | media | media | media |
| 269 | robot | robot | robot |
| 270 | chip | chip | chip |
| 271 | sand | zand | sand |
| 272 | to load | laden | lade |
| 273 | online | online | on-line |
| 274 | agreement | overeenkomst | overenskomst |
| 275 | modern | modern | moderne |
| 276 | useful | nuttig | nyttig |
| 277 | tight | strak | stram |
| 278 | college | college | college |
| 279 | legend | legende | legende |
| 280 | uncle | nonkel | onkel |
| 281 | warrior | krijger | kriger |
| 282 | patient | patiënt | pasient |
| 283 | block | blok | blokk |
| 284 | metal | metaal | metall |
| 285 | library | bibliotheek | bibliotek |
| 286 | tiger | tijger | tiger |
| 287 | policeman | politieman | politimann |
| 288 | symbol | symbool | symbol |
| 289 | sport | sport | sport |
| 290 | to date | daten | date |
| 291 | museum | museum | museum |
| 292 | constant | constant | konstant |
| 293 | nest | nest | nest |
| 294 | reward | beloning | belønning |
| 295 | financial | financieel | finansiell |
| 296 | to lure | lokken | lokke |
| 297 | bride | bruid | brud |
| 298 | mystery | mysterie | mysterium |
| 299 | to park | parkeren | parkere |
| 300 | to persuade | overhalen | overtale |
A dictionary gives you one word at a time, while this page groups Dutch-Norwegian pairs together so you can see recurring spelling shifts across many words at once, which makes the patterns easier to internalise than isolated lookups.
You should know at least one of the two at roughly A2 level or above, since the point is transferring vocabulary you already have into the other language. The flashcards then help you lock in the Dutch forms specifically.
You see an English prompt and type the matching Dutch word; missing accents are forgiven, and a spaced repetition schedule brings words back for review before you are likely to forget them. It is free, and signing up takes only an email — no card and no password.
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