Swedish and Turkish belong to completely different language families, yet international vocabulary has settled into both languages in strikingly similar forms. This list pairs English meanings whose Swedish and Turkish words are identical or differ by only a letter or two, so you can lean on pattern recognition instead of memorising every item from scratch.
The pairs are shown side by side, and the practical value is real: once you notice how Swedish double consonants often correspond to a single consonant in Turkish, or how final vowels shift, you start predicting new words instead of guessing blind. Use the list as a warm-up before drilling in the app, where you type the Swedish word for an English prompt with spaced repetition and accents forgiven.
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| # | English | Swedish | Turkish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | doctor | doktor | doktor |
| 2 | telephone | telefon | telefon |
| 3 | control | kontroll | kontrol |
| 4 | dollar | dollar | dolar |
| 5 | film | film | film |
| 6 | problem | problem | problem |
| 7 | party | parti | parti |
| 8 | good | god | good |
| 9 | captain | kapten | kaptan |
| 10 | music | musik | müzik |
| 11 | group | grupp | grup |
| 12 | normal | normal | normal |
| 13 | camera | kamera | kamera |
| 14 | test | test | test |
| 15 | park | park | park |
| 16 | role | roll | rol |
| 17 | bomb | bomb | bomba |
| 18 | program | program | program |
| 19 | list | lista | liste |
| 20 | risk | risk | risk |
| 21 | american | amerikansk | amerikan |
| 22 | ring | ring | ring |
| 23 | address | adress | adres |
| 24 | meter | meter | metre |
| 25 | professor | professor | profesör |
| 26 | energy | energi | enerji |
| 27 | operation | operation | operasyon |
| 28 | full | full | full |
| 29 | rest | rest | rest |
| 30 | code | kod | kod |
| 31 | dna | dna | dna |
| 32 | prince | prins | prens |
| 33 | sport | sport | spor |
| 34 | crisis | kris | kriz |
| 35 | package | paket | paket |
| 36 | technical | teknisk | teknik |
| 37 | kilo | kilo | kilo |
| 38 | vampire | vampyr | vampir |
| 39 | television | television | televizyon |
| 40 | theory | teori | teori |
| 41 | contact | kontakt | kontak |
| 42 | mile | mil | mil |
| 43 | alarm | larm | alarm |
| 44 | federal | federal | federal |
| 45 | model | modell | model |
| 46 | romantic | romantisk | romantik |
| 47 | kilometer | kilometer | kilometre |
| 48 | channel | kanal | kanal |
| 49 | fantastic | fantastisk | fantastik |
| 50 | credit | kredit | kredi |
| 51 | copy | kopia | kopya |
| 52 | pilot | pilot | pilot |
| 53 | character | karaktär | karakter |
| 54 | pizza | pizza | pizza |
| 55 | band | band | bando |
| 56 | form | form | form |
| 57 | post | posta | |
| 58 | robot | robot | robot |
| 59 | technology | teknologi | teknoloji |
| 60 | panic | panik | panik |
| 61 | partner | partner | partner |
| 62 | terrorist | terrorist | terörist |
| 63 | guarantee | garanti | garanti |
| 64 | helicopter | helikopter | helikopter |
| 65 | gasoline | bensin | benzin |
| 66 | cool | cool | cool |
| 67 | advertisement | reklam | reklam |
| 68 | staff | personal | personel |
| 69 | civil | civil | sivil |
| 70 | modern | modern | modern |
| 71 | metal | metall | metal |
| 72 | popular | populär | popüler |
| 73 | uniform | uniform | üniforma |
| 74 | fashion | mode | moda |
| 75 | golf | golf | golf |
| 76 | cocaine | kokain | kokain |
| 77 | politics | politik | politika |
| 78 | ball | bal | balo |
| 79 | concert | konsert | konser |
| 80 | political | politisk | politik |
| 81 | symbol | symbol | sembol |
| 82 | gay | gay | gay |
| 83 | stress | stress | stres |
| 84 | internet | internet | internet |
| 85 | media | media | medya |
| 86 | contract | kontrakt | kontrat |
| 87 | organ | organ | organ |
| 88 | class | klass | klas |
| 89 | invoice | faktura | fatura |
| 90 | style | stil | stil |
| 91 | piano | piano | piyano |
| 92 | course | kurs | kurs |
| 93 | active | aktiv | aktif |
| 94 | zombie | zombie | zombi |
| 95 | mathematics | matematik | matematik |
| 96 | pound | pund | pound |
| 97 | jeans | jeans | jean |
| 98 | ambulance | ambulans | ambulans |
| 99 | genetic | genetisk | genetik |
| 100 | block | block | blok |
| 101 | culture | kultur | kültür |
| 102 | rocket | raket | roket |
| 103 | therapy | terapi | terapi |
| 104 | data | data | data |
| 105 | standard | standard | standart |
| 106 | guitar | gitarr | gitar |
| 107 | album | album | albüm |
| 108 | wild | vild | wild |
| 109 | chaos | kaos | kaos |
| 110 | version | version | versiyon |
| 111 | heroin | heroin | eroin |
| 112 | psychopath | psykopat | psikopat |
| 113 | profile | profil | profil |
| 114 | negative | negativ | negatif |
| 115 | conference | konferens | konferans |
| 116 | admiral | amiral | amiral |
| 117 | e-post | e-posta | |
| 118 | economy | ekonomi | ekonomi |
| 119 | activity | aktivitet | aktivite |
| 120 | alpha | alfa | alfa |
| 121 | communist | kommunist | komünist |
| 122 | catholic | katolsk | katolik |
| 123 | poker | poker | poker |
| 124 | tumor | tumör | tümör |
| 125 | critical | kritisk | kritik |
| 126 | sector | sektor | sektör |
| 127 | cola | cola | kola |
| 128 | vodka | vodka | votka |
| 129 | tennis | tennis | tenis |
| 130 | economic | ekonomisk | ekonomik |
| 131 | detective | detektiv | detektif |
| 132 | record | rekord | rekor |
| 133 | minibus | minibuss | minibüs |
| 134 | local | lokal | lokal |
| 135 | flirt | flört | flört |
| 136 | actor | aktör | aktör |
| 137 | electronic | elektronisk | elektronik |
| 138 | tragedy | tragedi | trajedi |
| 139 | gene | gen | gen |
| 140 | gps | gps | gps |
| 141 | microphone | mikrofon | mikrofon |
| 142 | ancient | antika | antik |
| 143 | coma | koma | koma |
| 144 | hamburger | hamburgare | hamburger |
| 145 | strategy | strategi | strateji |
| 146 | reaction | reaktion | reaksiyon |
| 147 | perfume | parfym | parfüm |
| 148 | discipline | disciplin | disiplin |
| 149 | protest | protest | protesto |
| 150 | gangster | gangster | gangster |
| 151 | basketball | basketboll | basketbol |
| 152 | tone | ton | tone |
| 153 | cd | cd | cd |
| 154 | café | kafé | kafe |
| 155 | theme | tema | tema |
| 156 | director | direktör | direktör |
| 157 | super | super | süper |
| 158 | karma | karma | karma |
| 159 | label | etikett | etiket |
| 160 | atom | atom | atom |
| 161 | gram | gram | gram |
| 162 | scandal | skandal | skandal |
| 163 | dvd | dvd | dvd |
| 164 | hockey | hockey | hokey |
| 165 | metro | metro | metro |
| 166 | liter | liter | litre |
| 167 | jet | jet | jet |
| 168 | material | material | materyal |
| 169 | parasite | parasit | parazit |
| 170 | baron | baron | baron |
| 171 | fund | fond | fon |
| 172 | digital | digital | dijital |
| 173 | radar | radar | radar |
| 174 | mini | mini | mini |
| 175 | ninja | ninja | ninja |
| 176 | terror | terror | terör |
| 177 | sperm | sperma | sperm |
| 178 | organic | organisk | organik |
| 179 | diet | diet | diyet |
| 180 | cent | cent | cent |
| 181 | euro | euro | euro |
| 182 | chip | chip | çip |
| 183 | criminal | kriminell | kriminal |
| 184 | norm | norm | norm |
| 185 | photographer | fotograf | fotoğrafçı |
| 186 | drama | drama | drama |
| 187 | comedy | komedi | komedi |
| 188 | dramatic | dramatisk | dramatik |
| 189 | colony | koloni | koloni |
| 190 | motel | motell | motel |
| 191 | quarantine | karantän | karantina |
| 192 | global | global | global |
| 193 | effect | effekt | efekt |
| 194 | pop | pop | pop |
| 195 | web | webb | web |
| 196 | depression | depression | depresyon |
| 197 | democracy | demokrati | demokrasi |
| 198 | formula | formel | formül |
| 199 | wig | peruk | peruk |
| 200 | acute | akut | akut |
| 201 | disk | disk | disk |
| 202 | ironic | ironisk | ironik |
| 203 | yoga | yoga | yoga |
| 204 | soda | soda | soda |
| 205 | morphine | morfin | morfin |
| 206 | x-ray | röntgen | röntgen |
| 207 | magazine | magasin | magazin |
| 208 | villa | villa | villa |
| 209 | astronaut | astronaut | astronot |
| 210 | stable | stabil | stabil |
| 211 | psychologist | psykolog | psikolog |
| 212 | psychology | psykologi | psikoloji |
| 213 | syndrome | syndrom | sendrom |
| 214 | lemon | limon | limon |
| 215 | opera | opera | opera |
| 216 | cardinal | kardinal | kardinal |
| 217 | samurai | samuraj | samuray |
| 218 | figure | figur | figür |
| 219 | to manipulate | manipulera | manipüle |
| 220 | veterinarian | veterinär | veteriner |
| 221 | combination | kombination | kombinasyon |
| 222 | troll | troll | trol |
| 223 | melody | melodi | melodi |
| 224 | vagina | vagina | vajina |
| 225 | radical | radikal | radikal |
| 226 | specific | specifik | spesifik |
| 227 | bacteria | bakterie | bakteri |
| 228 | diplomatic | diplomatisk | diplomatik |
| 229 | ethical | etisk | etik |
| 230 | condom | kondom | kondom |
| 231 | mechanical | mekanisk | mekanik |
| 232 | clan | klan | klan |
| 233 | link | länk | link |
| 234 | bowling | bowling | bowling |
| 235 | mutant | mutant | mutant |
| 236 | adrenaline | adrenalin | adrenalin |
| 237 | karate | karate | karate |
| 238 | duel | duell | düello |
| 239 | burger | burger | burger |
| 240 | manual | manuell | manuel |
| 241 | artist | artist | artist |
| 242 | archive | arkiv | arşiv |
| 243 | marijuana | marijuana | marihuana |
| 244 | protein | protein | protein |
| 245 | cognac | konjak | konyak |
| 246 | dynamite | dynamit | dinamit |
| 247 | campus | campus | kampüs |
| 248 | pudding | pudding | puding |
| 249 | meteor | meteor | meteor |
| 250 | concrete | betong | beton |
| 251 | hippie | hippie | hippi |
| 252 | radioactive | radioaktiv | radyoaktif |
| 253 | erotic | erotisk | erotik |
| 254 | gesture | gest | jest |
| 255 | ritual | ritual | ritüel |
| 256 | plasma | plasma | plazma |
| 257 | aspirin | aspirin | aspirin |
| 258 | tango | tango | tango |
| 259 | ufo | ufo | ufo |
| 260 | cultural | kulturell | kültürel |
| 261 | rap | rap | rap |
| 262 | yogurt | yoghurt | yoğurt |
| 263 | element | element | element |
| 264 | strategic | strategisk | stratejik |
| 265 | sushi | sushi | suşi |
| 266 | parallel | parallell | paralel |
| 267 | sympathy | sympati | sempati |
| 268 | suite | svit | süit |
| 269 | clip | klipp | klip |
| 270 | blues | blues | blues |
| 271 | escort | eskort | eskort |
| 272 | actress | aktris | aktris |
| 273 | academic | akademisk | akademik |
| 274 | prototype | prototyp | prototip |
| 275 | stadium | stadium | stadyum |
| 276 | bonus | bonus | bonus |
| 277 | cardboard | kartong | karton |
| 278 | tuxedo | smoking | smokin |
| 279 | volcano | vulkan | vulkan |
| 280 | clone | klon | klon |
| 281 | democratic | demokratisk | demokratik |
| 282 | flora | flora | flora |
| 283 | meditation | meditation | meditasyon |
| 284 | spaghetti | spaghetti | spagetti |
| 285 | t-shirt | t-shirt | t-shirt |
| 286 | sponsor | sponsor | sponsor |
| 287 | cramp | kramp | kramp |
| 288 | panda | panda | panda |
| 289 | terrorism | terrorism | terörizm |
| 290 | canyon | canyon | kanyon |
| 291 | synthetic | syntetisk | sentetik |
| 292 | lime | lime | lime |
| 293 | jazz | jazz | jazz |
| 294 | milligram | milligram | miligram |
| 295 | capacity | kapacitet | kapasite |
| 296 | illegal | illegal | illegal |
| 297 | organism | organism | organizma |
| 298 | poster | poster | poster |
| 299 | blog | blogg | blog |
| 300 | disco | disco | disko |
No, they belong to entirely different language families. The similarities in this list come from shared international loanwords that both languages borrowed, not from a common ancestor.
For this set of international words, yes, since many pairs are identical or differ by only a letter or two, such as film, park and test. Beyond these loanwords, Swedish grammar and core vocabulary are unrelated to Turkish, so most everyday words still have to be learned separately.
No. The app forgives accents, so a missing diacritic will not be counted wrong. The rest of the spelling still matters, so it is worth learning each word letter by letter.
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