from the 100% free Hear Dutch Here Website — more shorts
Short   Identical and Similar Dutch and English Words
English and Dutch have many similar and identical words with about the same meaning, but some identical words have rather different meanings: the 'False Friends.' However, the words are unfortunately not often pronounced the same way: on the webpages you'll see and hear the differences in Dutch and English pronunciation to help you quickly understand the (mostly phonetic) Dutch spelling. Identical absurd accent 2 3 April atlas 2 3 bed 2 bitter cafeine 2 chaos crisis 2 3 decibel diameter 2 dogma 2 duel 2 echo 2 3 ego 2 3 experiment folklore 2 fruit gorilla 2 gram half hand hard horizon 2 kilometer ladder Identical liter 2 marathon 2 me 2 mild mist modern 2 monument parade 2 piano plan privilege 2 psalm 2 rebel 2 rib 2 salamander school sinister 2 spelling 2 tent thermometer uniform urgent 2 violet warm water 2 wolf worm Similar alfabet 2 arrogantie 2 complicaties 2 creatie 2 democratie dieet 2 electriciteit 2 energie 2 euthanasie 2 3 4 5 hygiëne 2 3 initiatief 2 katastrofe 2 legende 2 neutraal 2 olifant orangoetang orgineel 2 paspoort probleem 2 3 psycholoog 2 revolutie 2 ringvinger serieus situatie 2 telefoon 2 tragedie 2 3 xylofoon False Friends bang afraid been leg boom 2 tree brave 2 obedient breed wide brood 2 bread door through // by gang corridor glad slippery kind 2 child long lung map folder mop 2 joke ramp disaster rest 2 remainder roof 2 robbery, theft room cream rust 2 rest slim intelligent steel 2 stem stem voice strand beach teen toe trap stairs wet law worst sausage Full Page: Lookalike Words Shorts 'Recognizable' Words, Familiar from English: Easy Dutch - 2 - 3 False Friends - 'Basic' False Friends Spelling and Pronunciation - Short email - Copyright © Marco Schuffelen 2025. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, redistributed, or hotlinked to. Gij zult niet stelen 'Thou shalt not steal'