Dutch and Turkish are unrelated languages, yet both have borrowed heavily from the same pool of international vocabulary, so a surprising number of words look almost the same in each. This page lines up those pairs side by side — Dutch dokter next to Turkish doktor, Dutch park next to Turkish park — so you can see at a glance how much vocabulary you already half-know.
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| # | English | Dutch | Turkish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | good | goed | good |
| 2 | time | keer | kere |
| 3 | doctor | dokter | doktor |
| 4 | problem | probleem | problem |
| 5 | telephone | telefoon | telefon |
| 6 | name | naam | nam |
| 7 | dollar | dollar | dolar |
| 8 | normal | normaal | normal |
| 9 | party | partij | parti |
| 10 | sex | seks | seks |
| 11 | music | muziek | müzik |
| 12 | card | kaart | kart |
| 13 | dance | dans | dans |
| 14 | hotel | hotel | otel |
| 15 | camera | camera | kamera |
| 16 | test | test | test |
| 17 | bank | bank | banka |
| 18 | park | park | park |
| 19 | rest | rest | rest |
| 20 | meter | meter | metre |
| 21 | program | programma | program |
| 22 | train | trein | tren |
| 23 | address | adres | adres |
| 24 | bar | bar | bar |
| 25 | university | universiteit | üniversite |
| 26 | ball | bal | balo |
| 27 | role | rol | rol |
| 28 | professor | professor | profesör |
| 29 | leader | leider | lider |
| 30 | partner | partner | partner |
| 31 | band | band | bando |
| 32 | camp | kamp | kamp |
| 33 | video | video | video |
| 34 | dna | dna | dna |
| 35 | kilometer | kilometer | kilometre |
| 36 | princess | prinses | prenses |
| 37 | american | amerikaans | amerikan |
| 38 | prince | prins | prens |
| 39 | radio | radio | radyo |
| 40 | sport | sport | spor |
| 41 | cool | cool | cool |
| 42 | kilo | kilo | kilo |
| 43 | vampire | vampier | vampir |
| 44 | alarm | alarm | alarm |
| 45 | pilot | piloot | pilot |
| 46 | jury | jury | jüri |
| 47 | model | model | model |
| 48 | ring | ring | ring |
| 49 | form | vorm | form |
| 50 | post | posta | |
| 51 | panic | paniek | panik |
| 52 | pizza | pizza | pizza |
| 53 | virus | virus | virüs |
| 54 | federal | federale | federal |
| 55 | mile | mijl | mil |
| 56 | character | karakter | karakter |
| 57 | robot | robot | robot |
| 58 | mask | masker | maske |
| 59 | package | pakket | paket |
| 60 | staff | personeel | personel |
| 61 | class | klas | klas |
| 62 | internet | internet | internet |
| 63 | uniform | uniform | üniforma |
| 64 | gasoline | benzine | benzin |
| 65 | helicopter | helikopter | helikopter |
| 66 | metal | metaal | metal |
| 67 | tunnel | tunnel | tünel |
| 68 | super | super | süper |
| 69 | modern | modern | modern |
| 70 | guarantee | garantie | garanti |
| 71 | ton | ton | ton |
| 72 | tank | tank | tank |
| 73 | fan | fan | fan |
| 74 | rocket | raket | roket |
| 75 | block | blok | blok |
| 76 | stress | stress | stres |
| 77 | senator | senator | senatör |
| 78 | fashion | mode | moda |
| 79 | market | markt | market |
| 80 | media | media | medya |
| 81 | ambulance | ambulance | ambulans |
| 82 | illegal | illegaal | illegal |
| 83 | studio | studio | stüdyo |
| 84 | clinic | kliniek | klinik |
| 85 | cent | cent | cent |
| 86 | majesty | majesteit | majeste |
| 87 | negative | negatief | negatif |
| 88 | sexual | seksueel | seksüel |
| 89 | zombie | zombie | zombi |
| 90 | piano | piano | piyano |
| 91 | |||
| 92 | site | site | site |
| 93 | local | lokaal | lokal |
| 94 | data | data | data |
| 95 | trauma | trauma | travma |
| 96 | standard | standaard | standart |
| 97 | style | stijl | stil |
| 98 | material | materiaal | materyal |
| 99 | wild | wild | wild |
| 100 | catholic | katholiek | katolik |
| 101 | final | finale | final |
| 102 | chip | chip | çip |
| 103 | moral | moraal | moral |
| 104 | procedure | procedure | prosedür |
| 105 | ideal | ideaal | ideal |
| 106 | profile | profiel | profil |
| 107 | tumor | tumor | tümör |
| 108 | album | album | albüm |
| 109 | crystal | kristal | kristal |
| 110 | guitar | gitaar | gitar |
| 111 | balloon | ballon | balon |
| 112 | protocol | protocol | protokol |
| 113 | coma | coma | koma |
| 114 | alpha | alfa | alfa |
| 115 | cinema | cinema | sinema |
| 116 | amber | amber | amber |
| 117 | atmosphere | atmosfeer | atmosfer |
| 118 | jeans | jeans | jean |
| 119 | sector | sector | sektör |
| 120 | euro | euro | euro |
| 121 | hamburger | hamburger | hamburger |
| 122 | motel | motel | motel |
| 123 | committee | comité | komite |
| 124 | strategy | strategie | strateji |
| 125 | cola | cola | kola |
| 126 | basketball | basketbal | basketbol |
| 127 | gps | gps | gps |
| 128 | microphone | microfoon | mikrofon |
| 129 | stable | stabiel | stabil |
| 130 | drama | drama | drama |
| 131 | anonymous | anoniem | anonim |
| 132 | norm | norm | norm |
| 133 | flirt | flirt | flört |
| 134 | poker | poker | poker |
| 135 | specific | specifiek | spesifik |
| 136 | network | netwerk | network |
| 137 | transfer | transfer | transfer |
| 138 | gangster | gangster | gangster |
| 139 | toast | toast | tost |
| 140 | aggressive | agressief | agresif |
| 141 | radar | radar | radar |
| 142 | perfume | parfum | parfüm |
| 143 | department | department | departman |
| 144 | figure | figuur | figür |
| 145 | diet | dieet | diyet |
| 146 | discipline | discipline | disiplin |
| 147 | tennis | tennis | tenis |
| 148 | menu | menu | menü |
| 149 | colony | kolonie | koloni |
| 150 | dvd | dvd | dvd |
| 151 | liter | liter | litre |
| 152 | delta | delta | delta |
| 153 | term | term | terim |
| 154 | sperm | sperma | sperm |
| 155 | flu | griep | grip |
| 156 | laptop | laptop | laptop |
| 157 | protest | protest | protesto |
| 158 | theme | thema | tema |
| 159 | link | link | link |
| 160 | jet | jet | jet |
| 161 | gram | gram | gram |
| 162 | lice | luis | lis |
| 163 | caravan | caravan | karavan |
| 164 | artist | artiest | artist |
| 165 | opera | opera | opera |
| 166 | mafia | maffia | mafia |
| 167 | laser | laser | lazer |
| 168 | ninja | ninja | ninja |
| 169 | t-shirt | t-shirt | t-shirt |
| 170 | karma | karma | karma |
| 171 | heroin | heroïne | eroine |
| 172 | ego | ego | ego |
| 173 | campus | campus | kampüs |
| 174 | web | web | web |
| 175 | flash | flash | flaş |
| 176 | morphine | morfine | morfin |
| 177 | bond | bond | bono |
| 178 | industry | industrie | endüstri |
| 179 | astronaut | astronaut | astronot |
| 180 | generator | generator | jeneratör |
| 181 | ritual | ritueel | ritüel |
| 182 | tempo | tempo | tempo |
| 183 | hockey | hockey | hokey |
| 184 | yoga | yoga | yoga |
| 185 | diploma | diploma | diploma |
| 186 | serum | serum | serum |
| 187 | formula | formule | formül |
| 188 | café | café | kafe |
| 189 | comedy | komedie | komedi |
| 190 | vodka | wodka | vodka |
| 191 | vagina | vagina | vajina |
| 192 | cartel | kartel | kartel |
| 193 | abnormal | abnormaal | anormal |
| 194 | rusty | rusty | rusty |
| 195 | label | etiket | etiket |
| 196 | villa | villa | villa |
| 197 | poster | poster | poster |
| 198 | oral | oraal | oral |
| 199 | supermarket | supermarkt | süpermarket |
| 200 | volcano | vulkaan | vulkan |
| 201 | melody | melodie | melodi |
| 202 | diplomatic | diplomatiek | diplomatik |
| 203 | bluff | bluf | blöf |
| 204 | vitamin | vitamine | vitamin |
| 205 | avatar | avatar | avatar |
| 206 | soda | soda | soda |
| 207 | hacker | hacker | hacker |
| 208 | pajamas | pyjama | pijama |
| 209 | pudding | pudding | puding |
| 210 | adrenaline | adrenaline | adrenalin |
| 211 | torpedo | torpedo | torpido |
| 212 | choir | koor | koro |
| 213 | boxer | bokser | boksör |
| 214 | cultural | cultureel | kültürel |
| 215 | musical | muzikaal | müzikal |
| 216 | global | globaal | global |
| 217 | concrete | beton | beton |
| 218 | factor | factor | faktör |
| 219 | pump | pomp | pompa |
| 220 | sultan | sultan | sultan |
| 221 | sushi | sushi | suşi |
| 222 | marijuana | marihuana | marihuana |
| 223 | sponsor | sponsor | sponsor |
| 224 | bonus | bonus | bonus |
| 225 | ufo | ufo | ufo |
| 226 | aspirin | aspirine | aspirin |
| 227 | spaghetti | spaghetti | spagetti |
| 228 | fit | fit | fit |
| 229 | parallel | parallel | paralel |
| 230 | karate | karate | karate |
| 231 | probe | sonde | sonda |
| 232 | clan | clan | klan |
| 233 | mutant | mutant | mutant |
| 234 | jazz | jazz | jazz |
| 235 | mat | mat | mat |
| 236 | tango | tango | tango |
| 237 | samurai | samurai | samuray |
| 238 | reactor | reactor | reaktör |
| 239 | plasma | plasma | plazma |
| 240 | caliber | kaliber | kalibre |
| 241 | yogurt | yoghurt | yoğurt |
| 242 | x-ray | röntgen | röntgen |
| 243 | spot | spot | spot |
| 244 | skeleton | skelet | iskelet |
| 245 | canyon | canyon | kanyon |
| 246 | bunker | bunker | bunker |
| 247 | drone | drone | drone |
| 248 | prototype | prototype | prototip |
| 249 | gallery | galerie | galeri |
| 250 | donor | donor | donör |
| 251 | cabinet | kabinet | kabine |
| 252 | bowling | bowling | bowling |
| 253 | double | double | duble |
| 254 | portrait | portret | portre |
| 255 | magazine | magazine | magazin |
| 256 | lens | lens | lens |
| 257 | jeep | jeep | jeep |
| 258 | spray | spray | sprey |
| 259 | dam | dam | dam |
| 260 | pin | pin | pin |
| 261 | meteor | meteoor | meteor |
| 262 | hippie | hippie | hippi |
| 263 | organism | organisme | organizma |
| 264 | disco | disco | disko |
| 265 | tablet | tablet | tablet |
| 266 | parliament | parlement | parlamento |
| 267 | cobra | cobra | kobra |
| 268 | panda | panda | panda |
| 269 | platform | platform | platform |
| 270 | blog | blog | blog |
| 271 | bikini | bikini | bikini |
| 272 | milligram | milligram | miligram |
| 273 | athlete | atleet | atlet |
| 274 | banker | bankier | banker |
| 275 | protein | proteïne | protein |
| 276 | blues | blues | blues |
| 277 | joker | joker | joker |
| 278 | suv | suv | SUV |
| 279 | vegan | vega | vegan |
| 280 | monitor | monitor | monitör |
| 281 | flora | flora | flora |
| 282 | siren | sirene | siren |
| 283 | veranda | veranda | veranda |
| 284 | panel | paneel | panel |
| 285 | plaza | plaza | plaza |
| 286 | marathon | marathon | maraton |
| 287 | clone | kloon | klon |
| 288 | asteroid | asteroïde | asteroit |
| 289 | lava | lava | lav |
| 290 | yo-yo | jojo | jojo |
| 291 | industrial | industriëel | endüstriyel |
| 292 | terrace | terras | teras |
| 293 | cramp | kramp | kramp |
| 294 | arena | arena | arena |
| 295 | paranoia | paranoia | paranoya |
| 296 | diplomat | diplomaat | diplomat |
| 297 | propaganda | propaganda | propaganda |
| 298 | millimeter | millimeter | milimetre |
| 299 | karaoke | karaoke | karaoke |
| 300 | pyramid | piramide | piramid |
No. Most pairs differ by a letter or two, such as Dutch kaart versus Turkish kart, or Dutch dollar versus Turkish dolar. A few, like seks in both languages, are identical, but small spelling shifts are the norm.
For the pairs on this list, yes — they were chosen because they share the same English meaning, like Dutch hotel and Turkish otel. Elsewhere, similar-looking words in two languages can drift apart in meaning or usage, so it is worth checking new lookalikes you meet outside this page.
You still type the Dutch answer to an English prompt, so recognising the Turkish relative simply gives you a head start. Spaced repetition then stretches out the intervals for words you answer easily and brings back the trickier ones, such as keer for "time", more often.
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