French and Catalan Shared Vocabulary

French and Catalan vocabulary comparison

French and Catalan Shared Vocabulary

Compare shared and very similar words in English, French and Catalan. Use the search box, column chips, table/cards view and 2-column comparison mode to explore how close many French and Catalan words can be.

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Use the search box to find an English word, French word or Catalan word. Then use the column chips or 2-column mode to focus on the comparison you want.

CA What this page compares

This page compares words that are identical or very close in French and Catalan, with English as the reference column for meaning.

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Aa Shared vocabulary in French and Catalan

English French Catalan
bloodsangsang
boneosos
come, tovenirvenir
defend, todéfendredefendre
drysecsec
elevenonzeonze
feel, tosentirsentir
fourquatrequatre
fruitfruitfruit
go out, tosortirsortir
hundredcentcent
instantinstantinstant
litrelitrelitre
lose, toperdreperdre
momentmomentmoment
namenomnom
Novembernovembrenovembre
obtain, toobtenirobtenir
serve, toservirservir
sleep, todormirdormir
smallpetitpetit
soldiersoldatsoldat
sugarsucresucre
take, toprendreprendre
timetempstemps
toothdentdent
treearbrearbre
whiteblancblanc
whoquiqui
windventvent

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✧ Patterns to notice

Identical forms Many words are exactly the same in both languages: sang, os, venir, sec, onze, sentir, fruit and sortir.
Shared Romance roots French and Catalan often preserve recognisable Latin-based forms, especially in verbs such as dormir, servir, prendre and perdre.
Useful spelling differences Some forms are almost identical but differ in accents or spelling, such as défendre and defendre.
High-value beginner words Words such as nom, dent, arbre, blanc, qui and vent are useful because they are short, frequent and easy to compare.

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30 vocabulary rowsShared or near-identical words are compared side by side.
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2 Romance languagesFrench and Catalan are compared with English as the reference.
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? French and Catalan shared vocabulary FAQ

What does this page compare?

It compares shared and very similar vocabulary in English, French and Catalan.

Why compare French and Catalan?

French and Catalan are both Romance languages, so comparing them side by side helps learners notice shared roots, identical forms and useful vocabulary patterns.

How should I use this comparison?

Start with the full table, then use the search box or card view to focus on individual words. Use the column chips to hide or show English, French and Catalan.