Dutch is a Germanic language and Spanish a Romance one, yet centuries of shared Latin and international vocabulary mean plenty of words look almost the same in both. This page lines up such pairs side by side, from moment/momento to president/presidente, so you can see the patterns instead of memorising each word in isolation.
If you already know some Spanish, or you're building Dutch and Spanish at the same time, this list is a shortcut: once you notice how endings and spelling shift between the two languages, a lot of new words become guessable rather than something to drill from zero.
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| # | English | Dutch | Spanish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | moment | moment | momento |
| 2 | point | punt | punto |
| 3 | family | familie | familia |
| 4 | rest | rest | resto |
| 5 | earth | terra | tierra |
| 6 | president | president | presidente |
| 7 | order | orde | orden |
| 8 | dollar | dollar | dólar |
| 9 | program | programma | programa |
| 10 | train | trein | tren |
| 11 | mom | mama | mamá |
| 12 | salt | sal | sal |
| 13 | perfect | perfect | perfecto |
| 14 | contact | contact | contacto |
| 15 | zone | zone | zona |
| 16 | to present | presenteer | presentar |
| 17 | process | proces | proceso |
| 18 | national | nationaal | nacional |
| 19 | data | data | dato |
| 20 | pilot | piloot | piloto |
| 21 | colleague | collega | colega |
| 22 | senator | senator | senador |
| 23 | act | act | acto |
| 24 | leader | leider | líder |
| 25 | institute | instituut | instituto |
| 26 | kilometer | kilometer | kilómetro |
| 27 | concert | concert | concierto |
| 28 | rhythm | ritme | ritmo |
| 29 | fashion | mode | moda |
| 30 | internal | intern | interno |
| 31 | energy | energie | energía |
| 32 | international | internationaal | internacional |
| 33 | character | personage | personaje |
| 34 | transport | transport | transporte |
| 35 | subway | metro | metro |
| 36 | principle | principe | principio |
| 37 | territory | territorium | territorio |
| 38 | |||
| 39 | product | product | producto |
| 40 | strategy | strategie | estrategia |
| 41 | casino | casino | casino |
| 42 | modern | modern | moderno |
| 43 | champagne | champagne | champaña |
| 44 | ministry | ministerie | ministerio |
| 45 | theme | thema | tema |
| 46 | interest | interesse | interés |
| 47 | check | cheque | chequeo |
| 48 | period | periode | periodo |
| 49 | conflict | conflict | conflicto |
| 50 | assistant | assistent | asistenta |
| 51 | zombie | zombie | zombi |
| 52 | margin | marge | margen |
| 53 | region | regio | región |
| 54 | financial | financieel | financiero |
| 55 | gray | grijs | gris |
| 56 | informant | informant | informante |
| 57 | plague | pest | peste |
| 58 | jungle | jungle | jungla |
| 59 | technology | technologie | tecnología |
| 60 | violet | violet | violeta |
| 61 | exact | exact | exacto |
| 62 | experiment | experiment | experimento |
| 63 | pajamas | pyjama | pijama |
| 64 | flu | griep | gripe |
| 65 | temperature | temperatuur | temperatura |
| 66 | fantasy | fantasie | fantasía |
| 67 | sperm | sperma | esperma |
| 68 | brigade | brigade | brigada |
| 69 | brave | brave | bravo |
| 70 | record | record | récord |
| 71 | generator | generator | generador |
| 72 | volume | volume | volumen |
| 73 | laptop | laptop | laptop |
| 74 | ballet | ballet | ballet |
| 75 | nerd | nerd | nerd |
| 76 | phase | fase | fase |
| 77 | gorilla | gorilla | gorila |
| 78 | morphine | morfine | morfina |
| 79 | ninja | ninja | ninja |
| 80 | status | status | status |
| 81 | television | televisie | televisión |
| 82 | tequila | tequila | tequila |
| 83 | opera | opera | ópera |
| 84 | revolver | revolver | revólver |
| 85 | exam | examen | examen |
| 86 | hobby | hobby | hobby |
| 87 | jeep | jeep | jeep |
| 88 | pyramid | piramide | pirámide |
| 89 | irritating | irritant | irritante |
| 90 | mexican | mexicaans | mexicano |
| 91 | respectable | respectabel | respetable |
| 92 | agenda | agenda | agenda |
| 93 | regent | regent | regente |
| 94 | lemonade | limonade | limonada |
| 95 | probe | sonde | sonda |
| 96 | aspirin | aspirine | aspirina |
| 97 | ceremony | ceremonie | ceremonia |
| 98 | gangster | gangster | gángster |
| 99 | automatic | automatisch | automático |
| 100 | soda | soda | soda |
| 101 | horizon | horizon | horizonte |
| 102 | taco | taco | taco |
| 103 | asteroid | asteroïde | asteroide |
| 104 | hacker | hacker | hacker |
| 105 | protest | protest | protesta |
| 106 | regime | regime | régimen |
| 107 | province | provincie | provincia |
| 108 | panda | panda | panda |
| 109 | photographer | fotograaf | fotógrafo |
| 110 | precision | precisie | precisión |
| 111 | guarantee | garantie | garantía |
| 112 | drone | drone | drón |
| 113 | paranoid | paranoïde | paranoico |
| 114 | tango | tango | tango |
| 115 | cadet | cadet | cadete |
| 116 | abnormal | abnormaal | anormal |
| 117 | context | context | contexto |
| 118 | cocaine | cocaïne | cocaína |
| 119 | eminence | eminentie | eminencia |
| 120 | poker | poker | póker |
| 121 | infantry | infanterie | infantería |
| 122 | trumpet | trompet | trompeta |
| 123 | bunker | bunker | búnker |
| 124 | site | site | sito |
| 125 | atlantic | atlantisch | atlántico |
| 126 | amulet | amulet | amuleto |
| 127 | memo | memo | memo |
| 128 | mole | mol | mole |
| 129 | pony | pony | poni |
| 130 | cocktail | cocktail | cocktail |
| 131 | epidemic | epidemie | epidemia |
| 132 | bikini | bikini | bikini |
| 133 | chin | chin | chin |
| 134 | gram | gram | gramo |
| 135 | intact | intact | intacto |
| 136 | bourbon | bourbon | bourbon |
| 137 | curry | curry | curry |
| 138 | carnival | carnaval | carnaval |
| 139 | temperament | temperament | temperamento |
| 140 | anomaly | anomalie | anomalía |
| 141 | diarrhea | diarree | diarrea |
| 142 | module | module | módulo |
| 143 | cricket | cricket | cricket |
| 144 | arrogant | arrogant | arrogante |
| 145 | jacuzzi | jacuzzi | jacuzzi |
| 146 | tyrant | tiran | tirano |
| 147 | coyote | coyote | coyote |
| 148 | elite | elite | élite |
| 149 | medallion | medaillon | medallón |
| 150 | brownies | brownie | brownie |
| 151 | vice president | vice-president | vicepresidente |
| 152 | landing | landing | landing |
| 153 | magnetic | magnetisch | magnético |
| 154 | perverse | pervers | perverso |
| 155 | iris | iris | irisa |
| 156 | muffin | muffin | muffin |
| 157 | burrito | burrito | burrito |
| 158 | compass | kompas | compás |
| 159 | zebra | zebra | cebra |
| 160 | baseball | baseball | baseball |
| 161 | primitive | primitief | primitivo |
| 162 | manufacturer | fabrikant | fabricante |
| 163 | genitals | genitalie | genital |
| 164 | messiah | messias | mesías |
| 165 | sarcasm | sarcasme | sarcasmo |
| 166 | caffeine | cafeïne | cafeína |
| 167 | buffet | buffet | buffet |
| 168 | crew | crew | crew |
| 169 | deserter | deserteur | desertor |
| 170 | fatal | fataal | fatal |
| 171 | hectare | hectare | hectárea |
| 172 | meteorite | meteoriet | meteorito |
| 173 | baroness | barones | baronesa |
| 174 | pudding | pudding | pudding |
| 175 | fez | fez | fez |
| 176 | scanner | scanner | scanner |
| 177 | neutral | neutraal | neutral |
| 178 | demo | demo | demo |
| 179 | waltz | wals | vals |
| 180 | insulin | insuline | insulina |
| 181 | tornado | tornado | tornado |
| 182 | biopsy | biopsie | biopsia |
| 183 | marijuana | marihuana | mariguana |
| 184 | tablet | tablet | tableta |
| 185 | pathologist | patholoog | patólogo |
| 186 | manicure | manicure | manicura |
| 187 | cappuccino | cappuccino | capuchino |
| 188 | rum | rum | rum |
| 189 | meteor | meteoor | meteoro |
| 190 | dahlia | dahlia | dalia |
| 191 | herpes | herpes | herpes |
| 192 | mouse | mouse | mouse |
| 193 | aneurysm | aneurysma | aneurisma |
| 194 | souvenir | souvenir | souvenir |
| 195 | alphabet | alfabet | alfabeto |
| 196 | machete | machete | machete |
| 197 | sociopath | sociopaat | sociópata |
| 198 | radioactive | radioactief | radioactivo |
| 199 | protein | proteïne | proteína |
| 200 | limousine | limousine | limosina |
| 201 | cognac | cognac | cognac |
| 202 | bulldog | bulldog | bulldog |
| 203 | cutter | cutter | cutter |
| 204 | diva | diva | diva |
| 205 | syphilis | syfilis | sífilis |
| 206 | scalpel | scalpel | escalpelo |
| 207 | viagra | viagra | viagra |
| 208 | cactus | cactus | cactus |
| 209 | touchdown | touchdown | touchdown |
| 210 | lotion | lotion | loción |
| 211 | item | item | item |
| 212 | valium | valium | valium |
| 213 | transvestite | travestiet | travesti |
| 214 | external | extern | externo |
| 215 | gauze | gaas | gasa |
| 216 | lottery | loterij | lotería |
| 217 | hepatitis | hepatitis | hepatitis |
| 218 | horde | horde | horda |
| 219 | turbo | turbo | turbo |
| 220 | aorta | aorta | aorta |
| 221 | hyena | hyena | hiena |
| 222 | pharaoh | farao | faraón |
| 223 | deodorant | deodorant | desodorante |
| 224 | librarian | bibliothecaris | bibliotecario |
| 225 | plutonium | plutonium | plutonio |
| 226 | genocide | genocide | genocidio |
| 227 | karate | karate | karate |
| 228 | talisman | talisman | talismán |
| 229 | glamour | glamour | glamour |
| 230 | supernova | supernova | supernova |
| 231 | chimpanzee | chimpansee | chimpancé |
| 232 | wi-fi | wi-fi | wi-fi |
| 233 | sofa | sofa | sofá |
| 234 | jockey | jockey | jockey |
| 235 | shampoo | shampoo | shampoo |
| 236 | gallery | galerie | galería |
| 237 | broccoli | broccoli | brócoli |
| 238 | irrelevant | irrelevant | irrelevante |
| 239 | epinephrine | epinefrine | epinefrina |
| 240 | ether | ether | éter |
| 241 | sarcastic | sarcastisch | sarcástico |
| 242 | paparazzi | paparazzi | paparazzi |
| 243 | ski | ski | ski |
| 244 | nectar | nectar | néctar |
| 245 | projectile | projectiel | proyectil |
| 246 | graffiti | graffiti | graffiti |
| 247 | idol | idool | ídolo |
| 248 | subsidy | subsidie | subsidio |
| 249 | drastic | drastisch | drástico |
| 250 | hernia | hernia | hernia |
| 251 | radiology | radiologie | radiología |
| 252 | troll | trol | trol |
| 253 | omelet | omelet | omelet |
| 254 | voodoo | voodoo | voodoo |
| 255 | rodeo | rodeo | rodeo |
| 256 | espresso | espresso | espresso |
| 257 | puree | puree | puré |
| 258 | snob | snob | snob |
| 259 | literary | literair | literario |
| 260 | smiley | smiley | smiley |
| 261 | salami | salami | salami |
| 262 | clip | clip | clip |
| 263 | turbulence | turbulentie | turbulencia |
| 264 | sweater | sweater | sweater |
| 265 | acceptable | acceptabel | aceptable |
| 266 | to monitor | monitoren | monitorear |
| 267 | substance | substantie | substancia |
| 268 | placenta | placenta | placenta |
| 269 | incompetent | incompetent | incompetente |
| 270 | silo | silo | silo |
| 271 | globe | globe | globo |
| 272 | traumatic | traumatisch | traumático |
| 273 | marathon | marathon | maratón |
| 274 | ketamine | ketamine | ketamina |
| 275 | physics | fysica | física |
| 276 | panther | panter | pantera |
| 277 | magistrate | magistraat | magistrado |
| 278 | bowling | bowling | bowling |
| 279 | orca | orka | orca |
| 280 | sultan | sultan | sultán |
| 281 | operator | operator | operador |
| 282 | charming | charming | charming |
| 283 | tee | tee | tee |
| 284 | navigator | navigator | navegador |
| 285 | pakistani | pakistaans | pakistaní |
| 286 | banner | banner | banner |
| 287 | cassette | cassette | cassette |
| 288 | jihad | jihad | yihad |
| 289 | plankton | plankton | plancton |
| 290 | sedan | sedan | sedán |
| 291 | tube | tube | tubo |
| 292 | colombian | colombiaans | colombiano |
| 293 | video camera | videocamera | videocámara |
| 294 | nothing | nada | nada |
| 295 | watt | watt | watt |
| 296 | neurological | neurologisch | neurológico |
| 297 | melon | meloen | melón |
| 298 | eccentric | excentriek | excéntrico |
| 299 | informal | informeel | informal |
| 300 | productive | productief | productivo |
Read a pair like proces/proceso or nationaal/nacional together and say both forms out loud, then let the spaced repetition flashcards test you on typing just the Dutch word for the English prompt. Spotting the pattern first makes recall much faster later.
It helps with this slice of vocabulary, since pairs like presenteer/presentar and instituut/instituto share a Latin root and a visible spelling pattern. Expect less help with Dutch grammar and with the most common everyday words, which come from Dutch's Germanic side.
No — accents are forgiven, so a missing accent mark won't be counted wrong. You type the Dutch form for the English prompt, for example dollar or leider.
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