Cognates Similar Spanish – English Words

Cognates Similar Spanish ? English Words

Cognates are words in two languages that share a similar meaning, spelling, and pronunciation. Almost 40 percent of all words in English have a related word in Spanish. For Spanish-speaking English language learners, cognates are an obvious bridge to the English language.

The following is an alphabetical list of English and Spanish cognates. Please see for suggestions on how to use cognates to help students learn English.

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A accident

accidental accompany (to) acrobatic active activities admire (to) admit (to) adult adventure adopt (to) adoption African agent air alarm allergic anaconda animal announce (to) appear (to) appetite area arithmetic artist association astronomer atmosphere attention August autograph automobile

accidente accidental acompa?ar acrob?tico(a) activo (a) actividades admirar admitir adulto aventura adoptar adopci?n africano agente aire alarma al?rgico (a) anaconda animal anunciar aparecer apetito ?rea aritm?tica artista asociaci?n astr?nomo atm?sfera atenci?n agosto aut?grafo autom?vil

B banana

banjo bicycle biography blouse brilliant

banana, pl?tano banjo bicicleta biograf?a blusa brillante

C cabin

cable cafeteria camera camouflage canyon captain capture (to) catastrophe cause celebrate (to) cement center ceramic cereal ceremony chimney chimpanzee cholera circle circular class coast colony color committee common complete completely company concert confetti confusing confusion constellation construction contagious continent

cabina (de tel?fono, avi?n, etc.) cable cafeter?a c?mara camuflaje ca??n capit?n capturar cat?strofe causa celebrar cemento centro cer?mica cereal ceremonia chimenea chimpanc? c?lera c?rculo circular clase costa colonia color comit? com?n completo(a) completamente compa??a concierto confeti confuso confusi?n constelaci?n construcci?n contagioso(a) continente

continue (to) contract contribution coyote crocodile curious curiosity

D December

decide (to) decoration delicate depend (to) deport (to) describe (to) desert destroy (to) detain determine (to) diamond dictator different dinosaur direction directions directly director disappear (to) disaster discrimination discuss (to) disgrace distance distribute (to) dollar double dragon dynamite dinosaur

continuar contrato contribuci?n coyote cocodrilo curioso(a) curiosidad

diciembre decidir decoraci?n, adorno delicado(a) depender deportar describir desierto destruir detener determinar diamante dictador diferente dinosaurio direcci?n direcciones directamente director desaparecer desastre discriminaci?n discutir desgracia distancia distribuir d?lar doble drag?n dinamita dinosaurio

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Information, activities, and advice for educators of English language learners

Adapted from: Calder?n, M., August, D., Dur?n, D., Madden, N., R. Slavin & M. Gil (2003). Spanish to English Transitional Reading: Teacher's Manual. Baltimore, MD: The Success for All Foundation.

Cognates Similar Spanish ? English Words

English

E electric

elephant enormous energy enter (to) escape (to) especially examine (to) exclaim (to) explosion exotic extra extraordinary

F family

famous fascinate (to) favorite ferocious finally firm flexible flower fortunately fruit funeral furious

G galaxy

gallon garden gas giraffe golf glorious gorilla group guide

H helicopter

hippopotamus history honor hospital hotel hour human

Spanish

el?ctrico(a) elefante enorme energ?a entrar escapar especialmente examinar exclamar explosi?n ex?tico(a) extra extraordinario(a)

familia famoso(a) fascinar favorito(a) feroz finalmente firme flexible flor afortunadamente fruta funeral furioso(a)

galaxia gal?n jard?n gas jirafa golf glorioso(a) gorila grupo gu?a

helic?ptero hipop?tamo historia honor hospital hotel hora humano(a)

English

I idea

identification imagine (to) immediately immigrants importance important impressed impression incredible incurable independence information insects inseparable insist (to) inspection intelligence interesting interrupt (to) introduce (to) introduction invent (to) investigate (to) invitation invite (to) island

L leader

lemon lens leopard lesson lessons line lion list locate (to)

M machine

magic magician magnificent manner map March march (to) marionettes

Spanish

idea identificaci?n imaginar inmediatamente inmigrantes importancia importante impresionando(a) impresi?n incre?ble incurable independencia informaci?n insectos inseparable insistir inspecci?n inteligencia interesante interrumpir introducir introducci?n inventar investigar invitaci?n invitar isla

l?der lim?n lente leopardo lecci?n lecciones l?nea le?n lista localizar

m?quina magia mago magn?fico(a) manera mapa marzo marchar, caminar marionetas, t?teres

English

Spanish

medal memory metal microscope million miniature minute minutes moment monument much music

N natural

necessity nectar nervous

O obedience

object observatory occasion ocean October office operation ordinary

P palace

panic paper park part patience penguin perfect perfume permanent photo photograph photographer piano pioneer pirate planet planetarium plans plants

medalla memoria metal microscopio mill?n miniatura minuto minutos momento monumento mucho m?sica

natural necesidad n?ctar nervioso(a)

obediencia objeto observatorio ocasi?n oc?ano octubre oficina operaci?n ordinario

palacio p?nico papel parque parte paciencia ping?ino perfecto (a) perfume permanente foto fotograf?a fot?grafo(a) piano pionero pirata planeta planetario planes plantas

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Information, activities, and advice for educators of English language learners

Adapted from: Calder?n, M., August, D., Dur?n, D., Madden, N., R. Slavin & M. Gil (2003). Spanish to English Transitional Reading: Teacher's Manual. Baltimore, MD: The Success for All Foundation.

English

plates police practice practice (to) prepare (to) present (to) problem professional

R radio

ranch really restaurant retire (to) reunion rich rock route

Spanish

platos polic?a pr?ctica practicar preparar presentar problema profesional

radio rancho realmente restaurante retirar reuni?n rico(a) roca ruta

Cognates Similar Spanish ? English Words

English

S secret

September series sofa special splendid statistics stomach study (to) surprise

T telephone

telescope television terrible tomato totally tourist traffic trap (to) triple trumpet tube

Spanish

secreto septiembre serie sof? especial espl?ndido(a) estad?stica est?mago estudiar sorpresa

tel?fono telescopio televisi?n terrible tomate totalmente turista tr?fico atrapar triple trompeta tubo

English

U uniform

V vegetables

version visit (to) volleyball vote (to)

Spanish\

uniforme

vegetales versi?n visitar voleibol votar

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Information, activities, and advice for educators of English language learners

Adapted from: Calder?n, M., August, D., Dur?n, D., Madden, N., R. Slavin & M. Gil (2003). Spanish to English Transitional Reading: Teacher's Manual. Baltimore, MD: The Success for All Foundation.

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