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500 Common French Cognates
Learn 500 high-utility French-English cognates: familiar-looking words that share a meaning. Each entry includes a clear English equivalent, part of speech, study level, and natural female French pronunciation. The first 100 entries are free.
Cognates can carry additional meanings in either language. The translation shown is a shared sense; always check the context.
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The first 100 high-utility cognates with their shared English meaning, part of speech, study level, search, and pronunciation.
How was the list selected?
This teaching selection cross-checks existing French Course translations against a graded French-English cognate reference and removes known false friends. Entries are ordered by study level and course priority, not by a single corpus-frequency ranking. CEFR labels are approximate guidance. See the cognate reference.
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Yes. The same €5 monthly membership unlocks every cognate plus all twenty other French vocabulary modules while you are signed in.
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