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82 of the 2,000 commonest words in each are the same — 4% of either list.

A shared word is not proof of a shared root. Two languages can land on the same spelling by borrowing from a third — that is all tren and bomba are — and a word that looks the same can still be said quite differently. What this list is good for is the head start.

Words identical in Catalan and Galician
WordIn EnglishCatalanGalician
deca [ˈde]gl /de/of; from#3#5
aquíca [əˈki]gl /aˈki/here#31#29
vidaca [ˈbi.ðə]gl /ˈbida/life#121#89
sempreca [ˈsem.pɾə]gl /ˈsɛmpɾe/always#125#110
ohca /ˈɔ/gl [ˈɔː]oh#173#195
tresca [ˈtɾɛs]gl /ˈtɾes/three#212#179
matarca [məˈta]gl /maˈtaɾ/to kill#220#345
cadaca [ˈka.ðə]gl /ˈkada/each#224#155
reica [ˈrej]gl /ˈrej/king#228#256
horaca [ˈɔ.ɾə]gl [ˈɔɾɐ]hour#244#278
solca [ˈsɔl]gl /ˈsol/sun#249#468
amorca [əˈmor]gl /aˈmoɾ/love#253#223
problemaca [pɾuˈβlɛ.mə]gl /pɾoˈblema/problem#269#251
guerraca [ˈɡɛ.rə]gl /ˈɡɛra/war#276#175
boca [ˈbɔ]gl /ˈbo/good#280#134
pensarca [pənˈsa]gl /penˈsaɾ/to think#284#339
contraca [ˈkɔn.tɾə]gl /ˈkontɾa/against#292#191
novaca [ˈnɔ.βə]gl /ˈnɔβɐ/new#305#207
fillaca [ˈfi.ʎə]gl /ˈfiʎɐ/daughter#311#382
ahca /ˈa/gl [ˈaː]ah#324#387
pensoca [ˈpɛn.su]gl /ˈpenso/to think#341#227
entrarca [ənˈtɾa]gl /enˈtɾaɾ/to enter#354#501
viuca [ˈbiw]gl /bju/to see#375#733
mansca [ˈmans]gl /mans/hand#386#307
servirca [sərˈbi]gl /seɾˈbiɾ/to serve#417#1,228
pensaca [ˈpɛn.sə]gl /ˈpensa/to think#481#483
difícilca [diˈfi.sil]gl /diˈfiθil/difficult#503#407
preguntaca [pɾəˈɣun.tə]gl /pɾeˈɡunta/to ask#506#536
escolaca [əsˈkɔ.lə]gl /esˈkɔla/school#573#445
númeroca [ˈnu.mə.ɾu]gl /ˈnumeɾo/digit, numeral, number#600#384
explicarca [əks.pliˈka]gl /ekspliˈkaɾ/to explain#635#1,505
enviarca [əm.biˈa]gl [em.ˈbjaɾ]to send#667#1,704
hospitalca [us.piˈtal]gl /ɔspiˈtal/hospital#673#627
pagarca [pəˈɣa]gl /paˈɡaɾ/to pay#683#621
oficinaca [u.fiˈsi.nə]gl /ʊfiˈθinɐ/office#685#707
calmaca [ˈkal.mə]gl /ˈkalma/calm#706#953
sistemaca [sisˈte.mə]gl /sisˈtɛma/system#707#563
bocaca [ˈbo.kə]gl /ˈboka/mouth#720#547
marca [ˈmar]gl /ˈmaɾ/sea#722#519
illaca [ˈi.ʎə]gl /ˈiɟa/island#730#782
respostaca /rəsˈpɔstə/gl /resˈposta/answer, response#731#761
mestreca [ˈmɛs.tɾə]gl /ˈmɛstɾe/master#790#1,068
estaca [ˈes.tə]gl /ˈɛstɐ/this#823#59
amigaca [əˈmi.ɣə]gl /aˈmiɡa/friend#832#964
preguntarca [pɾə.ɣunˈta]gl /pɾeɡunˈtaɾ/to ask#842#967
baixaca [ˈba.ʃə]gl /ˈbajʃa/low#846#842
músicaca [ˈmu.zi.kə]gl [ˈmusikɐ]music#870#554
entraca [ˈen.tɾə]gl /ˈentɾa/to enter#884#792
pobreca [ˈpɔ.βɾə]gl /ˈpɔbɾe/poor#888#551
aireca [ˈaj.ɾə]gl /ˈajɾe/air#898#736
batallaca [bəˈta.ʎə]gl /baˈtaɟa/battle#907#688
tocarca [tuˈka]gl /toˈkaɾ/to touch#914#1,191
correca [ˈko.rə]gl /ˈkore̝/to run#919#1,168
hotelca [uˈtɛl]gl /ɔˈtɛl/hotel#924#666
planetaca [pləˈnɛ.tə]gl /plaˈneta/planet#931#1,297
curaca [ˈku.ɾə]gl /ˈkuɾa/care#953#1,968
caixaca [ˈka.ʃə]gl /ˈkajʃa/box#963#1,218
causaca [ˈkaw.zə]gl /ˈkawsa/cause#976#821
horribleca [uˈrib.blə]gl /oˈrible/horrible#1,098#1,384
vellaca [ˈbe.ʎə]gl /ˈbɛɟa/old#1,129#607
tocaca [ˈtɔ.kə]gl /ˈtoka/to touch#1,130#1,803
coronelca [ku.ɾuˈnɛl]gl /koɾoˈnɛl/colonel#1,135#1,379
visitaca [biˈzi.tə]gl /biˈsita/to visit#1,153#991
pedraca [ˈpe.ðɾə]gl /ˈpɛdɾa/stone#1,157#1,089
ferroca [ˈfɛ.ru]gl /ˈfɛro/iron#1,198#1,094
continuarca [kun.ti.nuˈa]gl /kontiˈnwaɾ/to continue#1,246#1,249
crearca [kɾeˈa]gl /kɾeˈaɾ/to create#1,250#1,416
baixarca [bəˈʃa]gl /bajˈʃaɾ/to lower#1,288#1,236
recuperarca [rə.ku.pəˈɾa]gl /rekupeˈɾaɾ/to recover, recuperate#1,290#1,593
danca /ˈdan/gl /dan/to give#1,326#1,176
nacionalca [nə.si.uˈnal]gl /naθjoˈnal/national#1,519#566
gasca [ˈɡas]gl /ɡas/gas#1,563#1,554
calorca [kəˈlo]gl /kaˈloɾ/heat#1,624#705
alcaldeca [əlˈkal.də]gl /alˈkalde/mayor#1,629#1,440
militarca [mi.liˈtar]gl /miliˈtaɾ/military#1,644#811
cantarca [kənˈta]gl /kanˈtaɾ/to sing#1,671#1,058
animalca [ə.niˈmal]gl /aniˈmal/animal#1,714#1,216
desastreca [dəˈzas.tɾə]gl /deˈsastɾe/disaster#1,767#1,753
presaca [ˈpɾɛ.zə]gl /ˈpɾesa/prisoner#1,784#1,414
vermellaca [bərˈmɛ.ʎə]gl /beɾˈmeɟa/red, vermilion#1,815#1,106
naturalca [nə.tuˈɾal]gl /natuˈɾal/native, natural#1,845#1,437
salca [ˈsal]gl [s̺al]salt#1,914#1,565

The speaker plays the voice the LangX app uses for that language — synthesised, not a native speaker, so treat it as a guide. Voices for Catalan (upc_ona (ca_ES), CC BY-SA 4.0).

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