French and Turkish belong to different language families, so it can be surprising how many everyday words look almost the same in both. Much of that overlap comes from shared borrowings — Latin, French, and international vocabulary that entered Turkish as it modernized — which is why pairs like programme/program and problème/problem barely change as they cross over. This page lines those pairs up side by side so you can see the pattern for yourself.
If you already know some French and are curious about Turkish, or you're coming from Turkish and want a shortcut into French, these near-identical pairs are a fast way to build a working vocabulary. They won't teach you grammar or pronunciation, but they get familiar words on the page quickly, and Vocab Voyage's free flashcards (you type the French word for an English prompt, and accents are forgiven) are built to drill exactly this kind of list with spaced repetition.
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| # | English | French | Turkish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | party | parti | parti |
| 2 | baby | bébé | bebek |
| 3 | list | liste | liste |
| 4 | normal | normale | normal |
| 5 | bar | bar | bar |
| 6 | bomb | bombe | bomba |
| 7 | park | parc | park |
| 8 | cool | cool | cool |
| 9 | role | rôle | rol |
| 10 | university | université | üniversite |
| 11 | operation | opération | operasyon |
| 12 | staff | personnel | personel |
| 13 | american | américain | amerikan |
| 14 | hotel | hôtel | otel |
| 15 | sheriff | shérif | şerif |
| 16 | project | projet | proje |
| 17 | program | programme | program |
| 18 | camera | caméra | kamera |
| 19 | rich | riche | rich |
| 20 | ticket | billet | bilet |
| 21 | problem | problème | problem |
| 22 | pants | pantalon | pantolon |
| 23 | gas | gaz | gaz |
| 24 | vampire | vampire | vampir |
| 25 | gay | gay | gay |
| 26 | television | télévision | televizyon |
| 27 | fashion | mode | moda |
| 28 | model | modèle | model |
| 29 | meter | mètre | metre |
| 30 | contract | contrat | kontrat |
| 31 | alarm | alarme | alarm |
| 32 | virus | virus | virüs |
| 33 | rock | rock | rock |
| 34 | pizza | pizza | pizza |
| 35 | real | réel | real |
| 36 | robot | robot | robot |
| 37 | uniform | uniforme | üniforma |
| 38 | helicopter | hélicoptère | helikopter |
| 39 | video | vidéo | video |
| 40 | traffic | trafic | trafik |
| 41 | majesty | majesté | majeste |
| 42 | federal | fédérale | federal |
| 43 | block | bloc | blok |
| 44 | kilo | kilo | kilo |
| 45 | balloon | ballon | balon |
| 46 | golf | golf | golf |
| 47 | medical | médical | medikal |
| 48 | modern | moderne | modern |
| 49 | negative | négatif | negatif |
| 50 | clear | net | net |
| 51 | piano | piano | piyano |
| 52 | screen | écran | ekran |
| 53 | committee | comité | komite |
| 54 | positive | positif | pozitif |
| 55 | ambulance | ambulance | ambulans |
| 56 | ideal | idéal | ideal |
| 57 | battery | pile | pil |
| 58 | passport | passeport | pasaport |
| 59 | organ | organe | organ |
| 60 | kilometer | kilomètre | kilometre |
| 61 | tunnel | tunnel | tünel |
| 62 | album | album | albüm |
| 63 | zombie | zombie | zombi |
| 64 | transfer | transfert | transfer |
| 65 | gray | gris | gri |
| 66 | post | posta | |
| 67 | artist | artiste | artist |
| 68 | profile | profil | profil |
| 69 | object | objet | obje |
| 70 | perfume | parfum | parfüm |
| 71 | stage | étape | etap |
| 72 | procedure | procédure | prosedür |
| 73 | admiral | amiral | amiral |
| 74 | active | actif | aktif |
| 75 | pope | pape | papa |
| 76 | favorite | favori | favori |
| 77 | activity | activité | aktivite |
| 78 | protocol | protocole | protokol |
| 79 | poker | poker | poker |
| 80 | strategy | stratégie | strateji |
| 81 | toast | toast | tost |
| 82 | crystal | cristal | kristal |
| 83 | original | originale | orijinal |
| 84 | industry | industrie | endüstri |
| 85 | tennis | tennis | tenis |
| 86 | trauma | trauma | travma |
| 87 | clan | clan | klan |
| 88 | coma | coma | koma |
| 89 | vodka | vodka | votka |
| 90 | jet | jet | jet |
| 91 | menu | menu | menü |
| 92 | drama | drame | drama |
| 93 | soda | soda | soda |
| 94 | media | média | medya |
| 95 | t-shirt | t-shirt | t-shirt |
| 96 | mafia | mafia | mafya |
| 97 | hamburger | hamburger | hamburger |
| 98 | motel | motel | motel |
| 99 | strike | grève | grev |
| 100 | laser | laser | lazer |
| 101 | baron | baron | baron |
| 102 | bowl | bol | bowl |
| 103 | cd | CD | cd |
| 104 | flash | flash | flaş |
| 105 | discipline | discipline | disiplin |
| 106 | siren | sirène | siren |
| 107 | file | file | file |
| 108 | hockey | hockey | hokey |
| 109 | depression | dépression | depresyon |
| 110 | opera | opéra | opera |
| 111 | isolated | isolé | izole |
| 112 | gangster | gangster | gangster |
| 113 | faculty | faculté | fakülte |
| 114 | web | web | web |
| 115 | ninja | ninja | ninja |
| 116 | flirt | flirt | flört |
| 117 | campus | campus | kampüs |
| 118 | gallery | galerie | galeri |
| 119 | federation | fédération | federasyon |
| 120 | formula | formule | formül |
| 121 | element | élément | element |
| 122 | pipe | pipe | pipo |
| 123 | delta | delta | delta |
| 124 | ritual | rituel | ritüel |
| 125 | bowling | bowling | bowling |
| 126 | pajamas | pyjama | pijama |
| 127 | sink | lavabo | lavabo |
| 128 | karma | karma | karma |
| 129 | |||
| 130 | yoga | yoga | yoga |
| 131 | data | data | data |
| 132 | senate | sénat | senato |
| 133 | kit | kit | kit |
| 134 | to manipulate | manipuler | manipüle |
| 135 | burger | burger | burger |
| 136 | aggressive | agressif | agresif |
| 137 | serum | sérum | serum |
| 138 | wagon | wagon | vagon |
| 139 | to adapt | adapter | adapte |
| 140 | jazz | jazz | jazz |
| 141 | melody | mélodie | melodi |
| 142 | concrete | béton | beton |
| 143 | ham | jambon | jambon |
| 144 | abnormal | anormal | anormal |
| 145 | bond | bond | bono |
| 146 | avatar | avatar | avatar |
| 147 | vitamin | vitamine | vitamin |
| 148 | decor | décor | dekor |
| 149 | misery | misère | misery |
| 150 | organism | organisme | organizma |
| 151 | aspirin | aspirine | aspirin |
| 152 | oral | oral | oral |
| 153 | anomaly | anomalie | anomali |
| 154 | hippie | hippie | hippi |
| 155 | cartel | cartel | kartel |
| 156 | probe | sonde | sonda |
| 157 | adrenaline | adrénaline | adrenalin |
| 158 | parallel | parallèle | paralel |
| 159 | motivation | motivation | motivasyon |
| 160 | sultan | sultan | sultan |
| 161 | cultural | culturel | kültürel |
| 162 | plasma | plasma | plazma |
| 163 | category | catégorie | kategori |
| 164 | lava | lave | lav |
| 165 | sushi | sushi | suşi |
| 166 | valet | valet | vale |
| 167 | marijuana | marijuana | marihuana |
| 168 | spaghetti | spaghetti | spagetti |
| 169 | artery | artère | arter |
| 170 | pedal | pédale | pedal |
| 171 | intellectual | intellectuel | entellektüel |
| 172 | karate | karaté | karate |
| 173 | tango | tango | tango |
| 174 | bonus | bonus | bonus |
| 175 | rehabilitation | réhabilitation | rehabilitasyon |
| 176 | to sabotage | saboter | sabote |
| 177 | rap | rap | rap |
| 178 | pudding | pudding | puding |
| 179 | irony | ironie | ironi |
| 180 | canyon | canyon | kanyon |
| 181 | vegetarian | végétarien | vejetaryen |
| 182 | flute | flûte | flüt |
| 183 | rate | tarif | tarife |
| 184 | soy | soja | soya |
| 185 | hangar | hangar | hangar |
| 186 | donut | donut | donut |
| 187 | spray | spray | sprey |
| 188 | pawn | pion | piyon |
| 189 | gala | gala | gala |
| 190 | blog | blog | blog |
| 191 | prototype | prototype | prototip |
| 192 | cord | cordon | kordon |
| 193 | parliament | parlement | parlamento |
| 194 | operator | opérateur | operatör |
| 195 | idol | idole | idol |
| 196 | ramp | rampe | rampa |
| 197 | troll | troll | trol |
| 198 | homosexual | homosexuel | homoseksüel |
| 199 | illegal | illégale | illegal |
| 200 | meditation | méditation | meditasyon |
| 201 | sponsor | sponsor | sponsor |
| 202 | industrial | industriel | endüstriyel |
| 203 | disco | disco | disko |
| 204 | joker | joker | joker |
| 205 | cobra | cobra | kobra |
| 206 | panda | panda | panda |
| 207 | filter | filtre | filtre |
| 208 | punk | punk | punk |
| 209 | module | module | modül |
| 210 | simulation | simulation | simülasyon |
| 211 | bikini | bikini | bikini |
| 212 | karaoke | karaoké | karaoke |
| 213 | barrel | baril | varil |
| 214 | ego | ego | ego |
| 215 | carnival | carnaval | karnaval |
| 216 | romanticism | romantisme | romantizm |
| 217 | jeep | jeep | jeep |
| 218 | cafeteria | cafétéria | kafeterya |
| 219 | propaganda | propagande | propaganda |
| 220 | navigation | navigation | navigasyon |
| 221 | cement | ciment | çimento |
| 222 | dutch | hollandais | hollandalı |
| 223 | platform | plateforme | platform |
| 224 | paranoia | paranoïa | paranoya |
| 225 | showcase | vitrine | vitrin |
| 226 | radioactive | radioactif | radyoaktif |
| 227 | spot | spot | spot |
| 228 | guaranteed | garanti | garantili |
| 229 | scooter | scooter | scooter |
| 230 | bug | bug | bug |
| 231 | divan | divan | divan |
| 232 | sterile | stérile | steril |
| 233 | clip | clip | klip |
| 234 | pineapple | ananas | ananas |
| 235 | ghetto | ghetto | getto |
| 236 | passive | passif | pasif |
| 237 | caramel | caramel | karamel |
| 238 | arena | arène | arena |
| 239 | sodium | sodium | sodyum |
| 240 | port | porto | port |
| 241 | tolerance | tolérance | tolerans |
| 242 | animation | animation | animasyon |
| 243 | waltz | valse | vals |
| 244 | leopard | léopard | leopar |
| 245 | aluminum | aluminium | alüminyum |
| 246 | trumpet | trompette | trompet |
| 247 | uranium | uranium | uranyum |
| 248 | diplomat | diplomate | diplomat |
| 249 | liberal | libéral | liberal |
| 250 | telescope | télescope | teleskop |
| 251 | lotus | lotus | lotus |
| 252 | potassium | potassium | potasyum |
| 253 | brunch | brunch | brunch |
| 254 | tonic | tonic | tonik |
| 255 | algorithm | algorithme | algoritma |
| 256 | anatomy | anatomie | anatomi |
| 257 | spiral | spirale | spiral |
| 258 | aneurysm | anévrisme | anevrizma |
| 259 | hologram | hologramme | hologram |
| 260 | tropical | tropical | tropikal |
| 261 | sauna | sauna | sauna |
| 262 | charlatan | charlatan | şarlatan |
| 263 | band | band | bando |
| 264 | platinum | platine | platin |
| 265 | turbo | turbo | turbo |
| 266 | demo | démo | demo |
| 267 | bamboo | bambou | bambu |
| 268 | reform | réforme | reform |
| 269 | hamster | hamster | hamster |
| 270 | ruby | rubis | rubin |
| 271 | hepatitis | hépatite | hepatit |
| 272 | soprano | soprano | soprano |
| 273 | insulin | insuline | insülin |
| 274 | tofu | tofu | tofu |
| 275 | hare | hare | hare |
| 276 | magnum | magnum | magnum |
| 277 | oval | ovale | oval |
| 278 | prostate | prostate | prostat |
| 279 | panel | panel | panel |
| 280 | nostalgia | nostalgie | nostalji |
| 281 | cholesterol | cholestérol | kolesterol |
| 282 | diva | diva | diva |
| 283 | asteroid | astéroïde | asteroit |
| 284 | cameraman | cameraman | kameraman |
| 285 | wi-fi | wi-fi | wi-fi |
| 286 | veranda | véranda | veranda |
| 287 | volt | volt | volt |
| 288 | kangaroo | kangourou | kanguru |
| 289 | burrito | burrito | burrito |
| 290 | saturation | saturation | satürasyon |
| 291 | guitarist | guitariste | gitarist |
| 292 | pancreas | pancréas | pankreas |
| 293 | coral | corail | coral |
| 294 | jockey | jockey | jokey |
| 295 | viking | viking | viking |
| 296 | bison | bison | bizon |
| 297 | suv | SUV | SUV |
| 298 | telepathy | télépathie | telepati |
| 299 | ultimatum | ultimatum | ültimatom |
| 300 | plutonium | plutonium | plütonyum |
Many international and technical terms reached Turkish through French, and both languages also draw on shared Latin and English-origin vocabulary for modern concepts. That's why pairs like opération/operasyon or programme/program end up looking so close.
Usually not. Even when the spelling is identical or nearly so, the two languages have different sound systems, so words like bar and parc/park follow each language's own rules. Treat the spelling similarity as a memory aid, not a pronunciation guide.
They can. A shared or near-identical spelling doesn't guarantee the same meaning, register, or usage in both languages, so check a word in context before assuming a one-to-one match.
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