If you already know Polish, a surprising number of Turkish words will look familiar on sight — and the reverse is just as true. Pairs like doctor (doktor / doktor), problem (problem / problem), and system (system / sistem) come from the same pool of international vocabulary that both languages borrowed and adapted, so you're not starting from zero in either direction.
This page lines up such word pairs side by side so you can see the patterns for yourself: where the spelling is identical, where one letter changes, and where a small, predictable shift is all that separates the Polish word for something from the Turkish one. Study the list, then drill the pairs as flashcards with spaced repetition so the small differences stick instead of blurring together.
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| # | English | Polish | Turkish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | doctor | doktor | doktor |
| 2 | problem | problem | problem |
| 3 | film | film | film |
| 4 | captain | kapitan | kaptan |
| 5 | king | król | kral |
| 6 | system | system | sistem |
| 7 | sex | seks | seks |
| 8 | party | partia | parti |
| 9 | group | grupa | grup |
| 10 | test | test | test |
| 11 | hotel | hotel | otel |
| 12 | program | program | program |
| 13 | office | biuro | büro |
| 14 | report | raport | rapor |
| 15 | park | park | park |
| 16 | bar | bar | bar |
| 17 | bank | bank | banka |
| 18 | address | adres | adres |
| 19 | company | firma | firma |
| 20 | professor | profesor | profesör |
| 21 | attack | atak | atak |
| 22 | dna | dna | dna |
| 23 | club | klub | klüp |
| 24 | role | rola | rol |
| 25 | contact | kontakt | kontak |
| 26 | code | kod | kod |
| 27 | style | styl | stil |
| 28 | gas | gaz | gaz |
| 29 | class | klasa | klas |
| 30 | partner | partner | partner |
| 31 | alarm | alarm | alarm |
| 32 | federal | federalny | federal |
| 33 | radio | radio | radyo |
| 34 | sport | sport | spor |
| 35 | pilot | pilot | pilot |
| 36 | bag | torba | torba |
| 37 | channel | kanał | kanal |
| 38 | season | sezon | sezon |
| 39 | service | serwis | servis |
| 40 | leader | lider | lider |
| 41 | cousin | kuzyn | kuzen |
| 42 | virus | wirus | virüs |
| 43 | video | wideo | video |
| 44 | kilometer | kilometr | kilometre |
| 45 | director | dyrektor | direktör |
| 46 | model | model | model |
| 47 | character | charakter | karakter |
| 48 | ball | bal | balo |
| 49 | normally | normalnie | normalde |
| 50 | mask | maska | maske |
| 51 | form | forma | form |
| 52 | rock | rock | rock |
| 53 | kilo | kilo | kilo |
| 54 | theory | teoria | teori |
| 55 | tunnel | tunel | tünel |
| 56 | magazine | magazyn | magazin |
| 57 | internet | internet | internet |
| 58 | advertisement | reklama | reklam |
| 59 | football | futbol | futbol |
| 60 | factory | fabryka | fabrika |
| 61 | helicopter | helikopter | helikopter |
| 62 | course | kurs | kurs |
| 63 | package | pakiet | paket |
| 64 | panic | panika | panik |
| 65 | costume | kostium | kostüm |
| 66 | fan | fan | fan |
| 67 | fashion | moda | moda |
| 68 | pizza | pizza | pizza |
| 69 | metal | metal | metal |
| 70 | shock | szok | şok |
| 71 | actor | aktor | aktör |
| 72 | analysis | analiza | analiz |
| 73 | stress | stres | stres |
| 74 | contract | kontrakt | kontrat |
| 75 | staff | personel | personel |
| 76 | symbol | symbol | sembol |
| 77 | politics | polityka | politika |
| 78 | golf | golf | golf |
| 79 | robot | robot | robot |
| 80 | media | media | medya |
| 81 | clinic | klinika | klinik |
| 82 | mathematics | matematyka | matematik |
| 83 | mile | mila | mil |
| 84 | extra | ekstra | ekstra |
| 85 | block | blok | blok |
| 86 | secretary | sekretarz | sekreter |
| 87 | copy | kopia | kopya |
| 88 | sauce | sos | sos |
| 89 | passport | paszport | pasaport |
| 90 | atmosphere | atmosfera | atmosfer |
| 91 | jury | jury | jüri |
| 92 | garage | garaż | garaj |
| 93 | brand | marka | marka |
| 94 | album | album | albüm |
| 95 | zombie | zombie | zombi |
| 96 | effect | efekt | efekt |
| 97 | luggage | bagaż | bagaj |
| 98 | culture | kultura | kültür |
| 99 | senator | senator | senatör |
| 100 | studio | studio | stüdyo |
| 101 | massage | masaż | masaj |
| 102 | campaign | kampania | kampanya |
| 103 | therapy | terapia | terapi |
| 104 | screen | ekran | ekran |
| 105 | profile | profil | profil |
| 106 | tie | krawat | kravat |
| 107 | protocol | protokół | protokol |
| 108 | guitar | gitara | gitar |
| 109 | record | rekord | rekor |
| 110 | academy | akademia | akademi |
| 111 | disk | dysk | disk |
| 112 | balloon | balon | balon |
| 113 | sector | sektor | sektör |
| 114 | congress | kongres | kongre |
| 115 | committee | komitet | komite |
| 116 | toast | toast | tost |
| 117 | cocaine | kokaina | kokain |
| 118 | poker | poker | poker |
| 119 | motel | motel | motel |
| 120 | procedure | procedura | prosedür |
| 121 | element | element | element |
| 122 | port | port | port |
| 123 | |||
| 124 | trauma | trauma | travma |
| 125 | transfer | transfer | transfer |
| 126 | metro | metro | metro |
| 127 | uniform | uniform | üniforma |
| 128 | moral | morał | moral |
| 129 | gangster | gangster | gangster |
| 130 | hamburger | hamburger | hamburger |
| 131 | cream | krem | krem |
| 132 | tennis | tenis | tenis |
| 133 | radar | radar | radar |
| 134 | jeans | jeans | jean |
| 135 | microphone | mikrofon | mikrofon |
| 136 | organism | organizm | organizma |
| 137 | mafia | mafia | mafya |
| 138 | menu | menu | menü |
| 139 | boxing | boks | boks |
| 140 | alpha | alfa | alfa |
| 141 | opera | opera | opera |
| 142 | scandal | skandal | skandal |
| 143 | dvd | dvd | dvd |
| 144 | villa | willa | villa |
| 145 | stage | etap | etap |
| 146 | catholic | katolicki | katolik |
| 147 | ninja | ninja | ninja |
| 148 | mini | mini | mini |
| 149 | flirt | flirt | flört |
| 150 | gallery | galeria | galeri |
| 151 | hockey | hokej | hokey |
| 152 | delta | delta | delta |
| 153 | colony | kolonia | koloni |
| 154 | laptop | laptop | laptop |
| 155 | generator | generator | jeneratör |
| 156 | strategy | strategia | strateji |
| 157 | atom | atom | atom |
| 158 | euro | euro | euro |
| 159 | drama | dramat | drama |
| 160 | laser | laser | lazer |
| 161 | photographer | fotograf | fotoğrafçı |
| 162 | protest | protest | protesto |
| 163 | picnic | piknik | piknik |
| 164 | clan | klan | klan |
| 165 | terror | terror | terör |
| 166 | cola | kola | kola |
| 167 | orchestra | orkiestra | orkestra |
| 168 | burger | burger | burger |
| 169 | yoga | joga | yoga |
| 170 | comedy | komedia | komedi |
| 171 | baron | baron | baron |
| 172 | pedal | pedał | pedal |
| 173 | hot | hot | hot |
| 174 | ring | ring | ring |
| 175 | myth | mit | mit |
| 176 | morphine | morfina | morfin |
| 177 | campus | kampus | kampüs |
| 178 | senate | senat | senato |
| 179 | antenna | antena | anten |
| 180 | serum | serum | serum |
| 181 | pop | pop | pop |
| 182 | vodka | wódka | vodka |
| 183 | helmet | kask | kask |
| 184 | wig | peruka | peruk |
| 185 | perfume | perfum | parfüm |
| 186 | probe | sonda | sonda |
| 187 | gesture | gest | jest |
| 188 | paranoia | paranoja | paranoya |
| 189 | bacteria | bakteria | bakteri |
| 190 | caliber | kaliber | kalibre |
| 191 | tomography | tomografia | tomografi |
| 192 | samurai | samuraj | samuray |
| 193 | portrait | portret | portre |
| 194 | cartel | kartel | kartel |
| 195 | sponsor | sponsor | sponsor |
| 196 | industry | industria | endüstri |
| 197 | chip | chip | çip |
| 198 | coordinates | koordynata | koordinat |
| 199 | terrorism | terroryzm | terörizm |
| 200 | adrenaline | adrenalina | adrenalin |
| 201 | syndrome | syndrom | sendrom |
| 202 | cool | cool | cool |
| 203 | portal | portal | portal |
| 204 | melody | melodia | melodi |
| 205 | march | marsz | marş |
| 206 | ballet | balet | bale |
| 207 | ufo | ufo | ufo |
| 208 | karate | karate | karate |
| 209 | marijuana | marihuana | marihuana |
| 210 | sushi | sushi | suşi |
| 211 | gorilla | goryl | goril |
| 212 | semester | semestr | sömestr |
| 213 | bluff | blef | blöf |
| 214 | market | market | market |
| 215 | panel | panel | panel |
| 216 | reactor | reaktor | reaktör |
| 217 | clone | klon | klon |
| 218 | sperm | sperma | sperm |
| 219 | x-ray | rentgen | röntgen |
| 220 | internship | staż | staj |
| 221 | hacker | haker | hacker |
| 222 | spaghetti | spaghetti | spagetti |
| 223 | monitor | monitor | monitör |
| 224 | boxer | bokser | boksör |
| 225 | pajamas | piżama | pijama |
| 226 | coupon | kupon | kupon |
| 227 | soda | soda | soda |
| 228 | pump | pompa | pompa |
| 229 | session | seans | seans |
| 230 | category | kategoria | kategori |
| 231 | chips | chips | cips |
| 232 | jazz | jazz | jazz |
| 233 | pudding | pudding | puding |
| 234 | millionaire | milioner | milyoner |
| 235 | dynamite | dynamit | dinamit |
| 236 | figure | figura | figür |
| 237 | kit | kit | kit |
| 238 | labyrinth | labirynt | labirent |
| 239 | plasma | plazma | plazma |
| 240 | yogurt | jogurt | yoğurt |
| 241 | operator | operator | operatör |
| 242 | mat | mata | mat |
| 243 | complex | kompleks | kompleks |
| 244 | ambulance | ambulans | ambulans |
| 245 | tango | tango | tango |
| 246 | spray | spray | sprey |
| 247 | lilac | lila | lila |
| 248 | bikini | bikini | bikini |
| 249 | note | notka | nota |
| 250 | volcano | wulkan | vulkan |
| 251 | emperor | imperator | imparator |
| 252 | concrete | beton | beton |
| 253 | blues | blues | blues |
| 254 | sultan | sułtan | sultan |
| 255 | billiards | bilard | bilardo |
| 256 | parliament | parlament | parlamento |
| 257 | blog | blog | blog |
| 258 | marathon | maraton | maraton |
| 259 | rap | rap | rap |
| 260 | karaoke | karaoke | karaoke |
| 261 | avatar | avatar | avatar |
| 262 | supermarket | supermarket | süpermarket |
| 263 | cognac | koniak | konyak |
| 264 | bunker | bunkier | bunker |
| 265 | latte | latte | latte |
| 266 | filter | filtr | filtre |
| 267 | banker | bankier | banker |
| 268 | prototype | prototyp | prototip |
| 269 | panda | panda | panda |
| 270 | arena | arena | arena |
| 271 | omelette | omlet | omlet |
| 272 | terrace | taras | teras |
| 273 | irony | ironia | ironi |
| 274 | disco | disco | disko |
| 275 | meteor | meteor | meteor |
| 276 | hangar | hangar | hangar |
| 277 | cardboard | karton | karton |
| 278 | anomaly | anomalia | anomali |
| 279 | frame | rama | rama |
| 280 | sabotage | sabotaż | sabotaj |
| 281 | canyon | kanion | kanyon |
| 282 | |||
| 283 | protein | protein | protein |
| 284 | romanticism | romantyzm | romantizm |
| 285 | mega | mega | mega |
| 286 | terminal | terminal | terminal |
| 287 | container | kontener | konteynır |
| 288 | buffet | bufet | büfe |
| 289 | mayonnaise | majonez | mayonez |
| 290 | cocoa | kakao | kakao |
| 291 | metaphor | metafora | metafor |
| 292 | cobra | kobra | kobra |
| 293 | tonic | tonik | tonik |
| 294 | guru | guru | guru |
| 295 | pattern | deseń | desen |
| 296 | panther | pantera | panter |
| 297 | billionaire | miliarder | milyarder |
| 298 | aura | aura | aura |
| 299 | flora | flora | flora |
| 300 | joker | joker | joker |
They're pairs with the same English meaning where the Polish and Turkish forms are either spelled identically (like park / park) or differ by only a letter or two (like król / kral for king). They're genuine translation equivalents, not just visual coincidences.
It can. Once you notice the recurring shifts — a Polish -a that Turkish drops (grupa / grup), or an initial h that Turkish lacks (hotel / otel) — you can often predict a Polish word's shape instead of memorizing it as something entirely new.
Use the flashcards with spaced repetition: you type the Polish word for an English prompt, and accents are forgiven, so you can concentrate on the core letters and the pattern rather than on diacritics.
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