If you already speak Polish, or you're coming from Dutch and eyeing Polish next, you'll notice something helpful right away: plenty of everyday words look almost the same in both languages. Words like plan, agent, hotel, bank, bar and partner are spelled identically in Dutch and Polish, and many more differ by only a letter or two, such as Dutch nummer vs Polish numer, or Dutch paar vs Polish para. This isn't because the two languages are closely related - it's because both borrowed from the same international stock of Latin, French and English vocabulary.
This page puts such pairs side by side so you can see the patterns for yourself and start recognizing words on sight rather than memorizing them one by one. Along with the list you'll find practical tips on the spelling shifts to expect, a false-friend trap worth knowing, and how to drill the set with spaced repetition in Vocab Voyage - you type the Dutch word for each English prompt, and accents are forgiven.
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| # | English | Dutch | Polish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not | niet | nie |
| 2 | problem | probleem | problem |
| 3 | mom | mama | mama |
| 4 | car | auto | auto |
| 5 | doctor | dokter | doktor |
| 6 | plan | plan | plan |
| 7 | idea | idee | idea |
| 8 | moment | moment | moment |
| 9 | pair | paar | para |
| 10 | agent | agent | agent |
| 11 | number | nummer | numer |
| 12 | order | orde | order |
| 13 | point | punt | punkt |
| 14 | sex | seks | seks |
| 15 | president | president | prezydent |
| 16 | dad | papa | papa |
| 17 | hotel | hotel | hotel |
| 18 | system | systeem | system |
| 19 | interest | interesse | interes |
| 20 | bank | bank | bank |
| 21 | club | club | klub |
| 22 | murder | moord | mord |
| 23 | hard | hard | hard |
| 24 | partner | partner | partner |
| 25 | bar | bar | bar |
| 26 | program | programma | program |
| 27 | computer | computer | komputer |
| 28 | test | test | test |
| 29 | success | succes | sukces |
| 30 | address | adres | adres |
| 31 | ball | bal | bal |
| 32 | park | park | park |
| 33 | class | klas | klasa |
| 34 | report | rapport | raport |
| 35 | drink | drank | drink |
| 36 | weekend | weekend | weekend |
| 37 | professor | professor | profesor |
| 38 | process | proces | proces |
| 39 | lunch | lunch | lunch |
| 40 | wall | muur | mur |
| 41 | dna | dna | dna |
| 42 | cost | kost | koszt |
| 43 | show | show | show |
| 44 | center | centrum | centrum |
| 45 | band | band | band |
| 46 | project | project | projekt |
| 47 | energy | energie | energia |
| 48 | cell | cel | cela |
| 49 | radio | radio | radio |
| 50 | kilometer | kilometer | kilometr |
| 51 | material | materiaal | materiał |
| 52 | role | rol | rola |
| 53 | pilot | piloot | pilot |
| 54 | cool | cool | cool |
| 55 | fan | fan | fan |
| 56 | monster | monster | monster |
| 57 | extra | extra | extra |
| 58 | alarm | alarm | alarm |
| 59 | apartment | appartement | apartament |
| 60 | talent | talent | talent |
| 61 | ring | ring | ring |
| 62 | leader | leider | lider |
| 63 | magic | magie | magia |
| 64 | laboratory | laboratorium | laboratorium |
| 65 | motor | motor | motor |
| 66 | internet | internet | internet |
| 67 | start | start | start |
| 68 | respect | respect | respekt |
| 69 | virus | virus | wirus |
| 70 | percent | procent | procent |
| 71 | ocean | oceaan | ocean |
| 72 | tunnel | tunnel | tunel |
| 73 | alcohol | alcohol | alkohol |
| 74 | issue | kwestie | kwestia |
| 75 | video | video | wideo |
| 76 | minister | minister | minister |
| 77 | text | tekst | tekst |
| 78 | taste | smaak | smak |
| 79 | federal | federale | federalny |
| 80 | senator | senator | senator |
| 81 | bus | bus | bus |
| 82 | model | model | model |
| 83 | date | date | data |
| 84 | top | top | top |
| 85 | scene | scène | scena |
| 86 | sms | sms | sms |
| 87 | demon | demoon | demon |
| 88 | concert | concert | koncert |
| 89 | humor | humor | humor |
| 90 | steel | staal | stal |
| 91 | assistant | assistent | asystent |
| 92 | taxi | taxi | taxi |
| 93 | machine | machine | machina |
| 94 | staff | personeel | personel |
| 95 | party | partij | partia |
| 96 | trade | handel | handel |
| 97 | helicopter | helikopter | helikopter |
| 98 | hall | hal | hall |
| 99 | alibi | alibi | alibi |
| 100 | media | media | media |
| 101 | kilo | kilo | kilo |
| 102 | temperature | temperatuur | temperatura |
| 103 | sport | sport | sport |
| 104 | symbol | symbool | symbol |
| 105 | copy | kopie | kopię |
| 106 | pizza | pizza | pizza |
| 107 | character | karakter | charakter |
| 108 | museum | museum | muzeum |
| 109 | surgeon | chirurg | chirurg |
| 110 | technology | technologie | technologia |
| 111 | metal | metaal | metal |
| 112 | whisky | whisky | whisky |
| 113 | block | blok | blok |
| 114 | transport | transport | transport |
| 115 | bad luck | pech | pech |
| 116 | stress | stress | stres |
| 117 | product | product | produkt |
| 118 | immunity | immuniteit | immunitet |
| 119 | jury | jury | jury |
| 120 | mass | massa | masa |
| 121 | central | centrale | centralny |
| 122 | chaos | chaos | chaos |
| 123 | incident | incident | incydent |
| 124 | manager | manager | manager |
| 125 | storm | storm | sztorm |
| 126 | salon | salon | salon |
| 127 | ambulance | ambulance | ambulans |
| 128 | term | termijn | termin |
| 129 | rat | rat | rat |
| 130 | chip | chip | chip |
| 131 | atmosphere | atmosfeer | atmosfera |
| 132 | procedure | procedure | procedura |
| 133 | race | ras | rasa |
| 134 | zombie | zombie | zombie |
| 135 | motel | motel | motel |
| 136 | studio | studio | studio |
| 137 | penis | penis | penis |
| 138 | front | front | front |
| 139 | profile | profiel | profil |
| 140 | uniform | uniform | uniform |
| 141 | fort | fort | fort |
| 142 | robot | robot | robot |
| 143 | market | markt | market |
| 144 | throne | troon | tron |
| 145 | parking | parking | parking |
| 146 | record | record | rekord |
| 147 | compliment | compliment | komplement |
| 148 | laptop | laptop | laptop |
| 149 | toast | toast | toast |
| 150 | series | serie | seria |
| 151 | priority | prioriteit | priorytet |
| 152 | |||
| 153 | accent | accent | akcent |
| 154 | status | status | status |
| 155 | department | department | departament |
| 156 | will | testament | testament |
| 157 | psychiatrist | psychiater | psychiatra |
| 158 | fashion | mode | moda |
| 159 | tip | tip | tip |
| 160 | cable | kabel | kabel |
| 161 | producer | producent | producent |
| 162 | album | album | album |
| 163 | sector | sector | sektor |
| 164 | radar | radar | radar |
| 165 | steak | steak | stek |
| 166 | port | port | port |
| 167 | scheme | schema | schemat |
| 168 | heroin | heroïne | heroina |
| 169 | gangster | gangster | gangster |
| 170 | guitar | gitaar | gitara |
| 171 | euro | euro | euro |
| 172 | congress | congres | kongres |
| 173 | hamburger | hamburger | hamburger |
| 174 | drama | drama | dramat |
| 175 | mafia | maffia | mafia |
| 176 | vodka | wodka | wódka |
| 177 | menu | menu | menu |
| 178 | organism | organisme | organizm |
| 179 | balloon | ballon | balon |
| 180 | villa | villa | willa |
| 181 | microphone | microfoon | mikrofon |
| 182 | echo | echo | echo |
| 183 | genes | gen | gen |
| 184 | prime minister | premier | premier |
| 185 | hobby | hobby | hobby |
| 186 | colony | kolonie | kolonia |
| 187 | budget | budget | budżet |
| 188 | empire | imperium | imperium |
| 189 | pulse | puls | puls |
| 190 | opera | opera | opera |
| 191 | strategy | strategie | strategia |
| 192 | religion | religie | religia |
| 193 | tragedy | tragedie | tragedia |
| 194 | specialist | specialist | specjalista |
| 195 | plastic | plastic | plastik |
| 196 | banana | banaan | banan |
| 197 | festival | festival | festiwal |
| 198 | generator | generator | generator |
| 199 | photographer | fotograaf | fotograf |
| 200 | poker | poker | poker |
| 201 | stadium | stadion | stadion |
| 202 | territory | territorium | terytorium |
| 203 | campus | campus | kampus |
| 204 | therapist | therapeut | terapeuta |
| 205 | helmet | helm | hełm |
| 206 | dealer | dealer | dealer |
| 207 | clan | clan | klan |
| 208 | server | server | serwer |
| 209 | link | link | link |
| 210 | dvd | dvd | dvd |
| 211 | wreck | wrak | wrak |
| 212 | hook | haak | hak |
| 213 | delta | delta | delta |
| 214 | protest | protest | protest |
| 215 | reporter | reporter | reporter |
| 216 | barman | barman | barman |
| 217 | cartel | kartel | kartel |
| 218 | caliber | kaliber | kaliber |
| 219 | gallery | galerie | galeria |
| 220 | institute | instituut | instytut |
| 221 | pub | pub | pub |
| 222 | chemistry | chemie | chemia |
| 223 | senate | senaat | senat |
| 224 | republic | republiek | republika |
| 225 | parade | parade | parada |
| 226 | trauma | trauma | trauma |
| 227 | sponsor | sponsor | sponsor |
| 228 | medium | medium | medium |
| 229 | morphine | morfine | morfina |
| 230 | impulse | impuls | impuls |
| 231 | supermarket | supermarkt | supermarket |
| 232 | matter | materie | materia |
| 233 | region | regio | region |
| 234 | semester | semester | semestr |
| 235 | sweater | sweater | sweter |
| 236 | psychologist | psycholoog | psycholog |
| 237 | calendar | kalender | kalendarz |
| 238 | hacker | hacker | haker |
| 239 | suggestion | suggestie | sugestia |
| 240 | bunker | bunker | bunkier |
| 241 | lottery | loterij | loteria |
| 242 | surgery | chirurgie | chirurgia |
| 243 | laser | laser | laser |
| 244 | debate | debat | debata |
| 245 | popcorn | popcorn | popcorn |
| 246 | philosophy | filosofie | filozofia |
| 247 | balcony | balkon | balkon |
| 248 | premiere | première | premiera |
| 249 | tequila | tequila | tequila |
| 250 | portrait | portret | portret |
| 251 | grill | grill | grill |
| 252 | waiter | kelner | kelner |
| 253 | psychopath | psychopaat | psychopata |
| 254 | marijuana | marihuana | marihuana |
| 255 | ninja | ninja | ninja |
| 256 | jazz | jazz | jazz |
| 257 | paranoia | paranoia | paranoja |
| 258 | plague | plaag | plaga |
| 259 | probe | sonde | sonda |
| 260 | portal | portaal | portal |
| 261 | climate | klimaat | klimat |
| 262 | literature | literatuur | literatura |
| 263 | yoga | yoga | joga |
| 264 | banker | bankier | bankier |
| 265 | adrenaline | adrenaline | adrenalina |
| 266 | union | unie | unia |
| 267 | perfume | parfum | perfum |
| 268 | alpha | alfa | alfa |
| 269 | puzzle | puzzel | puzzle |
| 270 | chili | chili | chili |
| 271 | dock | dok | dok |
| 272 | telegram | telegram | telegram |
| 273 | monitor | monitor | monitor |
| 274 | sushi | sushi | sushi |
| 275 | continent | continent | kontynent |
| 276 | mentor | mentor | mentor |
| 277 | architect | architect | architekt |
| 278 | sperm | sperma | sperma |
| 279 | brandy | brandy | brandy |
| 280 | cheerleader | cheerleader | cheerleaderka |
| 281 | artifact | artefact | artefakt |
| 282 | category | categorie | kategoria |
| 283 | compromise | compromis | kompromis |
| 284 | vagina | vagina | wagina |
| 285 | ufo | ufo | ufo |
| 286 | boxer | bokser | bokser |
| 287 | cv | cv | CV |
| 288 | psychology | psychologie | psychologia |
| 289 | ranch | ranch | rancho |
| 290 | jam | jam | jam |
| 291 | logic | logica | logika |
| 292 | spaghetti | spaghetti | spaghetti |
| 293 | horror | horror | horror |
| 294 | melody | melodie | melodia |
| 295 | ballet | ballet | balet |
| 296 | tennis | tennis | tenis |
| 297 | pump | pomp | pompa |
| 298 | rum | rum | rum |
| 299 | reactor | reactor | reaktor |
| 300 | ruins | ruïne | ruina |
Not closely - Dutch is a Germanic language and Polish is a Slavic one. The look-alike words here come from shared borrowings, largely from Latin, French and English, rather than from a recent common ancestor.
Usually, but not always. Most pairs here, like doctor (dokter/doktor) or moment (moment/moment), line up neatly, while a pair such as interesse/interes can pull apart in everyday use, so check the translation instead of assuming.
Add the words as flashcards and let spaced repetition bring each one back just before you'd forget it. You type the Dutch word for each English prompt, accents are forgiven, and the near-identical pairs should give you quick early wins before you move on to less obvious vocabulary.
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