Sports Vocabulary Comparison: Asturian, Aragonese, Mirandese, Galician, Catalan, Aranese, Spanish and Portuguese

Iberian sports vocabulary comparison

Sports Vocabulary Comparison: Asturian, Aragonese, Mirandese, Galician, Catalan, Aranese, Spanish and Portuguese

Compare how to say common sports across English, Portuguese, Galician, Mirandese, Asturian, Spanish, Aragonese, Catalan and Aranese. Use the language pills, filter, table/cards view and 2-column mode to explore similarities across Iberian and Pyrenean Romance languages.

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Use the search box to find a sport or a form in any language. Then use the language chips or the 2-column tool to focus on one pair, such as Portuguese and Galician, Catalan and Aranese, or Spanish and Aragonese.

⚽ What this page compares

This page compares sports vocabulary in Portuguese, Galician, Mirandese, Asturian, Spanish, Aragonese, Catalan and Aranese, with English as the reference column.

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⚽ Sports vocabulary across Iberian languages

English Portuguese Galician Mirandese Asturian Spanish Aragonese Catalan Aranese
football ⚽futebolfútbolfutebolfútbolfútbolfútbolfutbolfotbòl
basketball 🏀basquetebolbaloncestobasquetebolbaloncestubaloncestobalonzestobasquetbolbasquetbòl
baseball ⚾beisebolbéisbolbeisebolbéisbolbéisbolbeisbolbeisbolbeisbol
tennis 🎾ténistenisténistenistenistenistennistennis
golf ⛳golfegolfgolfgolfgolfgolfgolfgòlf
cricket 🏏críquetecrícketcríquetecríquetcríquetcríquetcriquetcriquet
rugby 🏉râguebirugbyráguebirugbirugbyrugbyrugbirugbi
volleyball 🏐voleibolvoleibolboleibolvoleibolvoleibolvoleibolvoleibolvoleibol
hockey 🏑hóqueihóckeyhoqueiḥoqueihockeyhockeyhoqueioquèi
swimming 🏊nataçãonataciónnataçonnataciónnataciónnataziónnataciónatacion
boxing 🥊boxeboxeoboxeboxéuboxeoboseyoboxaboxa
gymnastics 🤸ginásticaximnasiaginásticaximnasiagimnasiachimnasticagimnàsticagimnastica
athletics 🏃atletismoatletismoatletismoatletismuatletismoatletismoatletismeatletisme
cycling 🚴ciclismociclismociclismociclismuciclismoziclismociclismeciclisme
skiing ⛷️esquiesquísquiesquíesquíesquíesquíesquí
surfing 🏄surfesurfsurfsurfsurfsurfsurfsurf

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✧ Patterns to notice

International sports terms Many modern sports words are international or near-international: golf, tennis, rugby, surf and hockey.
Portuguese–Mirandese closeness Portuguese and Mirandese often align closely: futebol/futebol, basquetebol/basquetebol, críquete/críquete and boxe/boxe.
Catalan–Aranese patterns Catalan and Aranese are often close but not identical: futbol/fotbòl, golf/gòlf, natació/natacion and gimnàstica/gimnastica.
Aragonese spellings Aragonese shows useful distinctive spellings in forms such as balonzesto, natazión, boseyo, chimnastica and ziclismo.

◎ Quick facts

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15 sports rowsCommon sports are compared side by side.
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8 regional languagesPortuguese, Galician, Mirandese, Asturian, Spanish, Aragonese, Catalan and Aranese.
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? Iberian sports vocabulary FAQ

What does this page compare?

It compares sports vocabulary in English, Portuguese, Galician, Mirandese, Asturian, Spanish, Aragonese, Catalan and Aranese.

Why compare sports vocabulary across Iberian languages?

Sports vocabulary is useful because many words are international, but each language adapts spelling, accents and endings in its own way.

How should I use this comparison?

Start with the full table, then use the language chips or 2-column comparison tool to focus on pairs such as Portuguese–Galician, Asturian–Spanish, or Catalan–Aranese.