Polish and Romanian belong to different branches of the Indo-European family — one Slavic, one Romance — yet centuries of shared Latin and international vocabulary have left them with a surprising number of near-twins. Words like plan, program, moment, test, and demon are written the same in both languages, and many more differ by only a letter or two, such as fakt versus fapt or punkt versus punct. This page lines up such pairs side by side so you can see the patterns at a glance instead of memorising each word in isolation.
If you already speak some Romanian, or you are building Polish vocabulary and want to lean on cognates, these pairs are a fast way to expand your working vocabulary with less rote effort. The list below shows each English word with its Polish and Romanian form so you can study the correspondence directly, then drill the Polish side with Vocab Voyage's flashcards, which use spaced repetition and forgive accents so you can focus on the word itself.
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| # | English | Polish | Romanian |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | problem | problem | problemă |
| 2 | state | stan | stat |
| 3 | doctor | doktor | doctor |
| 4 | plan | plan | plan |
| 5 | fact | fakt | fapt |
| 6 | program | program | program |
| 7 | moment | moment | moment |
| 8 | system | system | sistem |
| 9 | point | punkt | punct |
| 10 | partner | partner | partener |
| 11 | chance | szansa | șansă |
| 12 | season | sezon | sezon |
| 13 | test | test | test |
| 14 | match | mecz | meci |
| 15 | base | baza | bază |
| 16 | energy | energia | energie |
| 17 | demon | demon | demon |
| 18 | planet | planeta | planetă |
| 19 | park | park | parc |
| 20 | ball | bal | bal |
| 21 | weekend | weekend | week-end |
| 22 | date | data | dată |
| 23 | rich | bogaty | bogat |
| 24 | officer | oficer | ofiţer |
| 25 | natural | naturalny | natural |
| 26 | toilet | toaleta | toaletă |
| 27 | idea | idea | idee |
| 28 | virus | wirus | virus |
| 29 | bus | autobus | autobus |
| 30 | term | termin | termen |
| 31 | object | obiekt | obiect |
| 32 | series | seria | serie |
| 33 | effect | efekt | efect |
| 34 | inspector | inspektor | inspector |
| 35 | sum | suma | sumă |
| 36 | radio | radio | radio |
| 37 | scenario | scenariusz | scenariu |
| 38 | sex | sex | sex |
| 39 | pilot | pilot | pilot |
| 40 | copy | kopię | copie |
| 41 | fan | fan | fană |
| 42 | alibi | alibi | alibi |
| 43 | analysis | analiza | analiză |
| 44 | concert | koncert | concert |
| 45 | taste | gust | gust |
| 46 | motel | motel | motel |
| 47 | minister | minister | minister |
| 48 | whisky | whisky | whisky |
| 49 | kilometer | kilometr | kilometru |
| 50 | beach | plaża | plajă |
| 51 | wallet | portfel | portofel |
| 52 | safe | sejf | seif |
| 53 | symbol | symbol | simbol |
| 54 | |||
| 55 | leader | lider | lider |
| 56 | magic | magia | magie |
| 57 | commander | komandor | comandor |
| 58 | tattoo | tatuaż | tatuaj |
| 59 | actor | aktor | actor |
| 60 | governor | gubernator | guvernator |
| 61 | atmosphere | atmosfera | atmosferă |
| 62 | garage | garaż | garaj |
| 63 | toast | toast | toast |
| 64 | organism | organizm | organism |
| 65 | informant | informator | informator |
| 66 | rock | rock | rocă |
| 67 | mason | mason | mason |
| 68 | penis | penis | penis |
| 69 | mess | bałagan | balagan |
| 70 | culture | kultura | cultură |
| 71 | temperature | temperatura | temperatură |
| 72 | transport | transport | transport |
| 73 | farm | farma | fermă |
| 74 | beast | bestia | bestie |
| 75 | bible | biblia | biblie |
| 76 | baseball | baseball | baseball |
| 77 | zombie | zombie | zombi |
| 78 | torture | tortura | tortură |
| 79 | mathematics | matematyka | matematică |
| 80 | ambassador | ambasador | ambasador |
| 81 | sms | sms | sms |
| 82 | poker | poker | poker |
| 83 | lord | lord | lord |
| 84 | queen | regina | regină |
| 85 | passport | paszport | pașaport |
| 86 | senator | senator | senator |
| 87 | fashion | moda | modă |
| 88 | hall | hall | hal |
| 89 | gangster | gangster | gangster |
| 90 | journal | journal | jurnal |
| 91 | theory | teoria | teorie |
| 92 | creature | kreatura | creatură |
| 93 | religion | religia | religie |
| 94 | fleet | flota | flotă |
| 95 | therapy | terapia | terapie |
| 96 | euro | euro | euro |
| 97 | study | studium | studiu |
| 98 | jeans | jeans | jean |
| 99 | stage | etap | etapă |
| 100 | amateur | amator | amator |
| 101 | fragment | fragment | fragment |
| 102 | theater | teatr | teatru |
| 103 | museum | muzeum | muzeu |
| 104 | chip | chip | cip |
| 105 | blond | blond | blond |
| 106 | ruins | ruina | ruină |
| 107 | incident | incydent | incident |
| 108 | stress | stres | stress |
| 109 | barman | barman | barman |
| 110 | burger | burger | burger |
| 111 | laser | laser | laser |
| 112 | autograph | autograf | autograf |
| 113 | zoo | zoo | zoo |
| 114 | festival | festiwal | festival |
| 115 | apartment | apartament | apartament |
| 116 | gum | guma | gumă |
| 117 | clan | klan | clan |
| 118 | race | rasa | rasă |
| 119 | satellite | satelita | satelit |
| 120 | disk | dysk | disk |
| 121 | chaos | chaos | haos |
| 122 | secretary | sekretarz | secretar |
| 123 | marijuana | marihuana | marijuana |
| 124 | hamburger | hamburger | hamburger |
| 125 | orbit | orbita | orbită |
| 126 | gallery | galeria | galerie |
| 127 | album | album | album |
| 128 | category | kategoria | categorie |
| 129 | ninja | ninja | ninja |
| 130 | dvd | dvd | dvd |
| 131 | surgery | chirurgia | chirurgie |
| 132 | crown | korona | coronă |
| 133 | video | wideo | video |
| 134 | mafia | mafia | mafie |
| 135 | yoga | joga | yoga |
| 136 | siren | syrena | sirena |
| 137 | intruder | intruz | intrus |
| 138 | massage | masaż | masaj |
| 139 | specialist | specjalista | specialist |
| 140 | monitor | monitor | monitor |
| 141 | parade | parada | paradă |
| 142 | |||
| 143 | studio | studio | studiou |
| 144 | tequila | tequila | tequila |
| 145 | epidemic | epidemia | epidemie |
| 146 | perfume | perfum | parfum |
| 147 | portrait | portret | portret |
| 148 | kit | kit | kit |
| 149 | territory | terytorium | teritoriu |
| 150 | orgasm | orgazm | orgasm |
| 151 | favor | favor | favor |
| 152 | maniac | maniak | maniac |
| 153 | portal | portal | portal |
| 154 | antenna | antena | antena |
| 155 | kilo | kilo | kilo |
| 156 | paranoia | paranoja | paranoia |
| 157 | coordinates | koordynata | coordonată |
| 158 | nonsense | nonsens | nonsens |
| 159 | jewelry | biżuteria | bijuterie |
| 160 | platoon | pluton | pluton |
| 161 | dealer | dealer | dealer |
| 162 | robot | robot | robot |
| 163 | semester | semestr | semestru |
| 164 | hurricane | huragan | uragan |
| 165 | sushi | sushi | sushi |
| 166 | baron | baron | baron |
| 167 | blouse | bluzka | bluză |
| 168 | brandy | brandy | brandy |
| 169 | menu | menu | meniu |
| 170 | canyon | kanion | canion |
| 171 | samurai | samuraj | samurai |
| 172 | lobster | homar | homar |
| 173 | karate | karate | karate |
| 174 | atom | atom | atom |
| 175 | pajamas | piżama | pijama |
| 176 | reactor | reaktor | reactor |
| 177 | spa | spa | spa |
| 178 | instructor | instruktor | instructor |
| 179 | wig | peruka | perucă |
| 180 | popcorn | popcorn | popcorn |
| 181 | cartel | kartel | cartel |
| 182 | premiere | premiera | premieră |
| 183 | ground floor | parter | parter |
| 184 | waist | talia | talie |
| 185 | hangar | hangar | hangar |
| 186 | routine | rutyna | rutină |
| 187 | flu | grypa | gripă |
| 188 | horror | horror | horror |
| 189 | institute | instytut | institut |
| 190 | philosophy | filozofia | filozofie |
| 191 | telegram | telegram | telegramă |
| 192 | gin | gin | gin |
| 193 | era | era | eră |
| 194 | cola | kola | cola |
| 195 | medium | medium | medium |
| 196 | bikini | bikini | bikini |
| 197 | enthusiasm | entuzjazm | entuziasm |
| 198 | hairstyle | fryzura | frizură |
| 199 | tour | tour | tur |
| 200 | taco | taco | taco |
| 201 | therapist | terapeuta | terapeut |
| 202 | orchestra | orkiestra | orchestră |
| 203 | poet | poeta | poet |
| 204 | spaghetti | spaghetti | spaghete |
| 205 | irony | ironia | ironie |
| 206 | temperament | temperament | temperament |
| 207 | spray | spray | spray |
| 208 | beta | beta | beta |
| 209 | billiards | bilard | biliard |
| 210 | marathon | maraton | maraton |
| 211 | aspect | aspekt | aspect |
| 212 | morphine | morfina | morfină |
| 213 | detonator | detonator | detonator |
| 214 | allergy | alergia | alergie |
| 215 | buffet | bufet | bufet |
| 216 | climate | klimat | climat |
| 217 | decade | dekada | decadă |
| 218 | filter | filtr | filtru |
| 219 | prototype | prototyp | prototip |
| 220 | tomography | tomografia | tomografie |
| 221 | pharaoh | faraon | faraon |
| 222 | rank | ranga | rang |
| 223 | admiral | admirał | admiral |
| 224 | telescope | teleskop | telescop |
| 225 | paste | pasta | pastă |
| 226 | lilac | lila | lila |
| 227 | dew | rosa | rouă |
| 228 | sperm | sperma | spermă |
| 229 | party | party | party |
| 230 | republic | republika | republică |
| 231 | battalion | batalion | batalion |
| 232 | jazz | jazz | jazz |
| 233 | mat | mata | mat |
| 234 | band | band | bandă |
| 235 | pseudonym | pseudonim | pseudonim |
| 236 | karaoke | karaoke | karaoke |
| 237 | coupon | kupon | cupon |
| 238 | scorpion | skorpion | scorpion |
| 239 | female student | studentka | studentă |
| 240 | discipline | dyscyplina | disciplină |
| 241 | cement | cement | ciment |
| 242 | fury | furia | furie |
| 243 | bunker | bunkier | bunker |
| 244 | literature | literatura | literatură |
| 245 | essay | esej | eseu |
| 246 | poodle | pudel | pudel |
| 247 | jacuzzi | jacuzzi | jacuzzi |
| 248 | avatar | avatar | avatar |
| 249 | sultan | sułtan | sultan |
| 250 | rodeo | rodeo | rodeo |
| 251 | protein | protein | proteină |
| 252 | opium | opium | opiu |
| 253 | tornado | tornado | tornadă |
| 254 | syndrome | syndrom | sindrom |
| 255 | parliament | parlament | parlament |
| 256 | aspirin | aspiryna | aspirină |
| 257 | reindeer | ren | ren |
| 258 | uranium | uran | uran |
| 259 | artillery | artyleria | artilerie |
| 260 | guru | guru | guru |
| 261 | rabbi | rabina | rabin |
| 262 | lemonade | lemoniada | limonadă |
| 263 | verse | wers | vers |
| 264 | laurel | laur | laur |
| 265 | magnet | magnes | magnet |
| 266 | foreman | forman | foreman |
| 267 | cobra | kobra | cobra |
| 268 | crater | krater | crater |
| 269 | to melt | topić | topi |
| 270 | asteroid | asteroid | asteroid |
| 271 | billionaire | miliarder | miliardar |
| 272 | sect | sekta | sectă |
| 273 | blog | blog | blog |
| 274 | talisman | talizman | talisman |
| 275 | gong | gong | gong |
| 276 | jam | jam | jam |
| 277 | logo | logo | logo |
| 278 | regulations | regulamin | regulament |
| 279 | meteorite | meteoryt | meteorit |
| 280 | boom | boom | boom |
| 281 | ketchup | ketchup | ketchup |
| 282 | salami | salami | salam |
| 283 | compass | kompas | compas |
| 284 | pedophile | pedofil | pedofil |
| 285 | catalog | katalog | catalog |
| 286 | yacht | jacht | yacht |
| 287 | tiny | tiny | tiny |
| 288 | ark | arka | arcă |
| 289 | brigade | brygada | brigadă |
| 290 | mango | mango | mango |
| 291 | cult | kult | cult |
| 292 | grail | graal | graal |
| 293 | chili | chili | chili |
| 294 | trip | trip | trip |
| 295 | comet | kometa | cometă |
| 296 | scooter | skuter | scuter |
| 297 | mummy | mumie | mumie |
| 298 | rat | rat | rat |
| 299 | mustang | mustang | mustang |
| 300 | microscope | mikroskop | microscop |
Not across the board, but a meaningful slice of everyday and international vocabulary lines up closely because both languages drew on Latin and other shared sources — and that slice is exactly what this list focuses on.
Either direction works: each pair shows the Polish and Romanian forms side by side, so you can use whichever language you already know as your anchor while Vocab Voyage drills you on typing the Polish word.
No — this list is a themed starting point that highlights clear Polish–Romanian patterns, while the flashcards cover Polish vocabulary more broadly. You can sign up free with an email and start practising with spaced repetition.
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