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French/English True Cognates List

There are around 1,700 French cognates, many of which are identical to their English counterparts.

We have put together a list of the most common true French Cognates. In French, we call them "Vrais Amis".

Legend: types for French

• m: masculine noun
• f: feminine noun
• adj: adjective
• adv: adverb
• v: verb

True Cognates English/French list

English	French	French (type)
abandon	abandon	m
abdomen	abdomen	m
abolition	abolition	f
abominable	abominable	adj
absence	absence	f
absent	absent	adj
absolutely	absolument	adv
absorption	absorption	f
abstinence	abstinence	f
abstraction	abstraction	f
acceleration	accélération	f
accent	accent	m
accessible	accessible	adj
accident	accident	m
action	action	f
active	active	adj
actuary	actuaire	adj
adaptation	adaptation	f
addiction	addiction	f
addition	addition	f
adjacent	adjacent	adj
administration	administration	f
admirable	admirable	adj
admiration	admiration	f
admission	admission	f
adolescent	adolescent	adj
adoption	adoption	f
adorable	adorable	adj
affluent	affluent	adj
agent	agent	m
agile	agile	adj
agriculture	agriculture	f
air	air	m
alliance	alliance	f
alphabetical	alphabetique	adj
ambiance	ambiance	f
ambition	ambition	f
ambulance	ambulance	f
amendment	amendement	m
amusement	amusement	m
anaconda	anaconda	m
analytical	analytique	adj
animal	animal	m
anniversary	anniversaire	m
apartment	appartement	m
appearance	appearance	f
applicable	applicable	adj
arbitrary	arbitraire	adj
ardent	ardent	adj
arrogance	arrogance	f
arrogant	arrogant	adj
artist	artiste	m
assistance	assistance	f
association	association	f
assurance	assurance	f
attention	attention	f
automobile (US)	automobile	f
ballet	ballet	m
banjo	banjo	m
blank	blanque	adj
blond(e)	blond(e)	adj
blouse	blouse	f
brilliance	brilliance	f
brilliant	brilliant(e)	adj
brutal	brutal	adj
cable	cable	m
cafe	café	m
camera	caméra	f
canyon	canyon	m
capable	capable	adj
catastrophe	catastrophe	f
catholic	catholique	m
cause	cause	f
celebration	célébration	f
central	central	adj
champion	champion	m
chauffeur	chauffeur	m
circumstance	circumstance	f
client	client	m
coast	côte	f
communication	communication	f
compliment	compliment	m
concert	concert	m
condition	condition	f
confetti	confetti	m
confusion	confusion	f
conscience	conscience	f
constellation	constellation	f
construction	construction	f
continent	continent	m
contract	contracter	v
contrary	contraire	m
contribution	contribution	f
convergence	convergence	f
conversation	conversation	f
correct	correct	adj
correctly	correctement	adv
cousin	cousin	m
coyote	coyote	m
critical	critique	m
crocodile	crocodile	m
cubical	cubique	adj
cyclist	cycliste	m
danger	danger	m
decent	décent	adj
decoration	décoration	f
deficient	déficient	adj
deliverance	deliverance	f
dentist	dentiste	m
diction	diction	f
dictionary	dictionnaire	m
dictionary	dictionnaire	m
different	différent(e)	adj
digital	digital	adj
diligent	diligent	adj
direct	direct	adj
direction	direction	f
directly	directement	adv
distance	distance	f
distinct	distinct	adj
document	document	m
dollar	dollar	m
dominance	dominance	f
donation	donation	f
dossier	dossier	m
double	double	m
dragon	dragon	m
dramatic	dramatique	adj
duel	duel	m
durable	durable	adj
dynamite	dynamite	f
edition	édition	f
effective	effective	adj
election	election	f
electrical	electrique	adj
elegance	elegance	f
element	élément	m
elephant	éléphant	m
elite	élite	f
emotion	émotion	f
empire	empire	m
encouragement	encouragement	m
endurance	endurance	f
energy	énergie	f
equation	equation	f
erosion	érosion	f
especially	spécialement	adv
ethical	éthique	adj
evident	évident(e)	adj
evidently	évidemment	adv
exact	exact(e)	adj
exactly	exactement	adv
excellent	excellent(e)	adj
exclamation	exclamation	f
exemption	exemption	f
exhibition	exhibition	f
experience	expérience	f
expiration	expiration	f
explosion	explosion	f
extra	extra	m
extraordinary	extraordinaire	adj
extravagant- extravagant(e)		adj & nom
favorable	favorable	adj
festive	festive	adj
fiance	fiancé	nom
fiction	fiction	f
final	final	adj
finally	finalement	adv
finance	finance	f
flexible	flexible	adj
forest	forêt	f
fragile	fragile	adj
fragrance	fragrance	f
fruit	fruit	m
function	function	f
gallery	gallerie	f
gallon	gallon	m
generation	génération	f
ghetto	ghetto	m
golf	golf	m
gram	gramme	m
guide	guide	nom
habitable	habitable	adj
historical	historique	adj
horrible	horrible	adj
hospital	hôpital	m
hotel	hôtel	m
identical	identique	adj
identifiable	identifiable	adj
identification	identification	f
ignorant	ignorant(e)	adj
imaginary	imaginaire	adj
immediately	immédiatement	adv
immigrant	immigrant	adj & nom
immigration	immigration	f
impact	impact	m
impatience	impatience	f
importance	importance	f
important	important(e)	adj
impossible	impossible	adj
impression	impression	f
improbable	improbable	adj
inaccessible	inaccessible	adj
incident	incident	m
incredible	incrédible	adj
increment	incrément	m
incurable	incurable	adj
independence	indépendance	f
indicative	indicative	adj
indulgence	indulgence	f
infection	infection	f
influence	influence	f
information	information	f
infrastructure	infrastructure	f
injection	injection	f
innocence	innocence	f
innocent	innocent	adj
insect	insecte	m
inseparable	inséparable	adj
inspection	inspection	f
instinct	instinct	m
instruction	instruction	f
intelligence	intelligence	f
intelligent	intelligent	adj
intention	intention	f
interlude	interlude	m
international	international	adj
interview	interview	nom f ou m
intimidation	intimidation	f
intolerance	intolerance	f
introduction	introduction	f
invasion	invasion	f
invitation	invitation	f
jeans	jeans	m
journal	journal	m
jungle	jungle	f
justifiable	justifiable	adj
juvenile	juvénile	adj
kilogram	kilogramme	m
metre (UK) meter (US)	kilomètre	m
latent	latent	adj
leader	leader	m
legion	légion	f
leopard	léopard	m
lion	lion	m
literature	littérature	f
logical	logique	adj
long	long	adj
lyrical	lyrique	adj
machine	machine	f
maintenance	maintenance	f
manifestation	manifestation	f
marina	marina	f
massage	massage	m
maximum	maximum	m
mental	mental	adj
mention	mention	f
menu	menu	m
metal	métal	m
metre (UK) meter (US)	mètre	m
microscope	microscope	m
migration	migration	f
military	militaire	adj
million	million	m
miniature	miniature	f
minute	minute	f
mobile	mobile	adj
model	modèle	m
moment	moment	m
monument	monument	m
moral	moral	m
motion	motion	f
music	musique	f
nation	nation	f
national	national	adj
naturally	naturellement	adv
necessary	nécessaire	adj
nectar	nectar	m
nonchalant nonchalant		adj & nom
normal	normal	adj
normally	normalement	adv
notable	notable	adj
notable	notable	adj
notice	notice	f
notion	notion	f
nuance	nuance	f
nuisance	nuisance	f
obedience	obédience	f
object	objet	m
obligation	obligation	f
obsession	obsession	f
occasion	occasion	f
ocean	océan	m
office	office	m
omission	omission	f
operation	opération	f
opinion	opinion	f
option	option	f
ordinary	ordinaire	adj
original	original	adj
parent	parent	m
part	part	f
passion	passion	f
patience	patience	f
perceptible	perceptible	adj
perfect	parfait	adj
permanent	permanent(e)	adj
perseverance	perseverance	f
persuasion	persuasion	f
pertinent	pertinent	adj
physique	physique	m, but 'la physique' = 'physics'
piano	piano	m
pirate	pirate	m
plan	plan	m
police	police	f
population	population	f
possible	possible	adj
potion	potion	f
practical	pratique	f
presentation	présentation	f
president	président	m
profit	profit	m
pronunciation- prononciation		f
prudent	prudent(e)	adj & nom
question	question	f
racial	racial	adj
ratio	ratio	m
ration	ration	f
recent	récent	adj
recyclable	recyclable	adj
reflection	reflection	f
region	région	f
religion	religion	f
renaissance	renaissance	f
reptile	reptile	m
resemblance	ressemblance	f
reservation	réservation	f
resonance	resonance	f
respect	respect	m
respectable	respectable	adj
restaurant	restaurant	m
reunion	réunion	f
robot	robot	m
romantic	romantique	adj
rotation	rotation	f
route	route	f
salary	salaire	m
satellite	satellite	m
science	science	f
secret	secret	adj
segment	segment	m
serpent	serpent	m
session	session	f
silence	silence	m
silhouette	silhouette	f
simple	simple	adj
situation	situation	f
ski	ski	m
sociable	sociable	adj
social	social	adj
sofa	sofa	m
solo	solo	m
soup	soupe	f
solution	solution	f
station	station	f
statistical	statistique	f
substance	substance	f
support	support	m
surprise	surprise	f
suspect	suspect	adj
symmetrical	symetrique	adj
table	table	f
talent	talent	m
taxi	taxi	m
telephone	téléphone	m
telescope	télescope	m
television	télévision	f
terrible	terrible	adj
theatre	théâtre	m
tolerance	tolerance	f
totally	totalement	adv
train	train	m
trampoline	trampoline	m
transaction	transaction	f
transparent	transparent	adj
transport	transport	m
trillion	trillion	m
triple	triple	adj
triumphant	triumphant(e)	adj
tube	tube	m
typical	typique	adj
urgent	urgent	adj
vacant	vacant	adj
valve	valve	f
version	version	f
vertical	vertical	adj
vibrance	vibrance	adj
vibrant	vibrant	adj
violence	violence	f
visible	visible	adj
vocabulary	vocabulaire	m
vocal	vocal	adj
vulnerable	vulnérable	adj
yacht	yacht	m
zoo	zoo	m
zoom	zoom	m