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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 called. In French, we call them "Vrais Amis".
English | French | French (gender) |
---|---|---|
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 | |
Admirable | Admirable | |
Admiration | Admiration | |
Admission | Admission | |
adolescent | adolescent | |
Adoption | Adoption | |
adorable | adorable | |
affluent | affluent | |
Agent | Agent | |
Agile | Agile | |
Agriculture | Agriculture | |
Air | Air | |
alliance | alliance | |
alphabetical | alphabetique | |
ambiance | ambiance | |
ambition | ambition | |
ambulance | ambulance | |
amendment | amendement | |
Amusement | Amusement | |
Anaconda | Anaconda | |
analytical | analytique | |
Animal | Animal | |
animal | animal | |
anniversary | anniversaire | |
apartment | appartement | |
appearance | appearance | |
applicable | applicable | |
arbitrary | arbitraire | |
ardent | ardent | |
arrogance | arrogance | |
Arrogant | Arrogant | |
artist | artiste | |
assistance | assistance | |
Association | Association | |
assurance | assurance | |
Attention | Attention | |
Automobile | Automobile | |
Banjo | Banjo | |
Blouse | Blouse | |
Boots | Boots | |
brilliance | brilliance | |
brilliant | brilliant(e) | |
Brutal | Brutal | |
cable | cable | |
Cafe | Café | |
Camera | Caméra | |
Canyon | Canyon | |
capable | capable | |
Catastrophe | Catastrophe | |
Catholic | Catholique | |
Cause | Cause | |
celebration | celebration | |
central | central | |
champion | champion | |
chemical | chemique | |
circumstance | circumstance | |
client | client | |
coast | côte | |
communication | communication | |
compliment | compliment | |
Concert | Concert | |
Condition | Condition | |
Confetti | Confetti | |
Confusion | Confusion | |
conscience | conscience | |
Constellation | Constellation | |
Construction | Construction | |
Continent | Continent | |
contract | contracter | |
contrary | contraire | |
Contribution | Contribution | |
convergence | convergence | |
conversation | conversation | |
Correct | Correct | |
correctly | correctement | |
Cousin | Cousin | |
Coyote | Coyote | |
critical | critique | |
Crocodile | Crocodile | |
Crocodile | Crocodile | |
cubical | cubique | |
cyclist | cycliste | |
Danger | Danger | |
decent | décent | |
Decoration | Décoration | |
deficient | déficient | |
deliverance | deliverance | |
dentist | dentiste | |
diction | diction | |
dictionary | dictionnaire | |
dictionary | dictionnaire | |
different | différent(e) | |
Digital | Digital | |
diligent | diligent | |
direct | direct | |
Direction | Direction | |
directly | directement | |
Distance | Distance | |
distinct | distinct | |
document | document | |
Dollar | Dollar | |
dominance | dominance | |
Donation | Donation | |
Double | Double | |
Dragon | Dragon | |
dramatic | dramatique | |
Duel | Duel | |
durable | durable | |
Dynamite | Dynamite | |
edition | édition | |
Effective | Effective | |
election | election | |
electrical | electrique | |
elegance | elegance | |
element | élément | |
Elephant | Éléphant | |
emotion | emotion | |
Empire | Empire | |
encouragement | encouragement | |
endurance | endurance | |
equation | equation | |
erosion | érosion | |
especially | spécialement | |
ethical | èthique | |
evident | évident | |
evidently | évidemment | |
exact | exact | |
exactly | exactement | |
excellent | excellent | |
Exclamation | Exclamation | |
Exemption | Exemption | |
Exhibition | Exhibition | |
Experience | Expérience | |
Expiration | Expiration | |
Explosion | Explosion | |
Extra | Extra | |
extraordinary | extraordinaire | |
extravagant- extravagant | ||
Favorable | Favorable | |
Festive | Festive | |
fiance | fiancé | |
fiction | fiction | |
final | final | |
finally | finalement | |
finance | finance | |
flexible | flexible | |
forest | forêt | |
Fragile | Fragile | |
fragrance | fragrance | |
Fruit | Fruit | |
function | function | |
Gallon | Gallon | |
generation | génération | |
Ghetto | Ghetto | |
Golf | Golf | |
Guide | Guide | |
habitable | habitable | |
historical | historique | |
horrible | horrible | |
hospital | hôpital | |
Hotel | Hôtel | |
hotel | hôtel | |
identical | identique | |
identifiable | identifiable | |
Identification | Identification | |
ignorant | ignorant(e) | |
imaginary | imaginaire | |
immediately | immédiatement | |
Immigrant | Immigrant | |
Immigration | Immigration | |
Impact | Impact | |
impatience | impatience | |
importance | importance | |
important | important(e | |
Impossible | Impossible | |
Impression | Impression | |
improbable | improbable | |
inaccessible | inaccessible | |
incident | incident | |
incredible | incrédible | |
increment | incrément | |
incurable | incurable | |
Independence | indépendance | |
Indicative | Indicative | |
indulgence | indulgence | |
infection | infection | |
Influence | Influence | |
Information | Information | |
Infrastructure | Infrastructure | |
injection | injection | |
innocence | innocence | |
innocent | innocent | |
insect | insecte | |
inseparable | inséparable | |
Inspection | Inspection | |
instinct | instinct | |
Instruction | Instruction | |
Intelligence | Intelligence | |
intelligent | intelligent | |
Intention | Intention | |
Interlude | Interlude | |
international | international | |
Interview | Interview | |
Intimidation | Intimidation | |
intolerance | intolerance | |
Introduction | Introduction | |
invasion | invasion | |
Invitation | Invitation | |
Jeans | Jeans | |
Journal | Journal | |
Jungle | Jungle | |
justifiable | justifiable | |
Juvenile | Juvénile | |
latent | latent | |
Leader | Leader | |
legion | legion | |
Leopard | Léopard | |
Lion | Lion | |
logical | logique | |
Long | Long | |
lyrical | lyrique | |
Machine | Machine | |
Maintenance | Maintenance | |
Manifestation | Manifestation | |
Marina | Marina | |
Maximum | Maximum | |
mental | mental | |
Mention | Mention | |
Metal | Métal | |
Microscope | Microscope | |
Migration | Migration | |
military | militaire | |
Million | Million | |
Miniature | Miniature | |
Minute | Minute | |
Mobile | Mobile | |
Moment | Moment | |
Monument | Monument | |
Moral | Moral | |
motion | motion | |
music | musique | |
nation | nation | |
national | national | |
naturally | naturellement | |
necessary | néccessaire | |
Nectar | Néctar | |
nonchalant nonchalant | ||
Normal | Normal | |
normally | normalement | |
Notable | Notable | |
Notable | Notable | |
notable | notable | |
Notice | Notice | |
notion | notion | |
nuance | nuance | |
nuisance | nuisance | |
obedience | obédience | |
object | objet | |
Obligation | Obligation | |
Obsession | Obsession | |
Occasion | Occasion | |
Ocean | Océan | |
Office | Office | |
omission | omission | |
Operation | Opération | |
Opinion | Opinion | |
option | option | |
ordinary | ordinaire | |
Original | Original | |
parent | parent | |
Part | Part | |
Passion | Passion | |
passion | passion | |
Patience | Patience | |
perceptible | perceptible | |
perfect | parfait | |
permanent | permanent(e) | |
perseverance | perseverance | |
Persuasion | Persuasion | |
pertinent | pertinent | |
Piano | Piano | |
Pirate | Pirate | |
Plan | Plan | |
Police | Police | |
population | population | |
Possible | Possible | |
Potion | Potion | |
practical | pratique | |
presentation | présentation | |
president | président | |
Profit | Profit | |
pronunciation- prononciation | ||
prudent | prudent(e) | |
Question | Question | |
Racial | Racial | |
Ratio | Ratio | |
ration | ration | |
recent | récent | |
recyclable | recyclable | |
reflection | reflection | |
region | région | |
Religion | Religion | |
renaissance | renaissance | |
Reptile | Reptile | |
resemblance | resemblance | |
reservation | réservation | |
resonance | resonance | |
respect | respect | |
respectable | respectable | |
Restaurant | Restaurant | |
Reunion | Réunion | |
Robot | Robot | |
romantic | romantique | |
rotation | rotation | |
Route | Route | |
salary | salaire | |
Satellite | Satellite | |
science | science | |
Secret | Secret | |
segment | segment | |
Serpent | Serpent | |
session | session | |
silence | silence | |
Silhouette | Silhouette | |
Simple | Simple | |
Situation | Situation | |
Ski | Ski | |
sociable | sociable | |
Social | Social | |
Sofa | Sofa | |
Solo | Solo | |
solution | solution | |
station | station | |
statistical | statistique | |
substance | substance | |
Support | Support | |
Surprise | Surprise | |
suspect | suspect | |
symmetrical | symetrique | |
table | table | |
talent | talent | |
Taxi | Taxi | |
Telephone | Téléphone | |
Telescope | Télescope | |
Television | Télévision | |
Terrible | Terrible | |
theatre | théâtre | |
tolerance | tolerance | |
totally | totalement | |
Train | Train | |
Trampoline | Trampoline | |
transaction | transaction | |
transparent | transparent | |
Transport | Transport | |
Trillion | Trillion | |
Triple | Triple | |
triumphant | triumphant(e) | |
Tube | Tube | |
typical | typique | |
urgent | urgent | |
Vacant | Vacant | |
Valve | Valve | |
Version | Version | |
vertical | vertical | |
vibrance | vibrance | |
vibrant | vibrant | |
violence | violence | |
Visible | Visible | |
visible | visible | |
vocabulary | vocabulaire | |
Vocal | Vocal | |
vulnerable | vulnérable | |
Yacht | Yacht | |
Zoo | Zoo | |
Zoom | Zoom |