Similar Word Endings:
Words which look or sound and mean the same (or nearly the same) in English and Spanish

 

_cion / _sion (in Spanish) becomes _tion / _sion (in English)

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recepción > reception

situación > situation

función > function

posición > position

posesión > possession

educación > education

 

_ar (in Spanish) becomes _ate (in English) verbs

 

investigar > to investigate

meditar > to meditate

crear > to create

donar > to donate

negar > to negate

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_dad / _tad (in Spanish) becomes _ty (in English)

 

dificultad > difficulty

universidad > university

igualdad > equality

dignidad > dignity

libertad > liberty

mentalidad > mentality

ciudad > city

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_ante / _ente (in Spanish) becomes  _ant / _ent (in English)

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permanente > permanent

importante > important

restaurante > restaurant

instante > instant

diferente > diferent

 

_mente (in Spanish) becomes _ly (in English) adverbs

 

realmente > really

probablemente > probably

posiblemente > possibly

normalmente > normally

actualmente > actually

deliberademente > deliberately

 

_ible / _able (in Spanish) becomes _ible / _able (in English)

 

increible > incredible

preferible > preferable

posible > possible

probable > probable

imposible > impossible

invisible > invisible

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_encia / _ancia  (in Spanish) becomes _ence / _ance (in English)

 

​impermanencia > ​impermanence

permanencia > permanence

preferencia > preference

distancia > distance

consecuencia > consequence

arrogancia > arrogance

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_ista (in Spanish) becomes _ist (in English) mostly people/professions

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dentista > dentist

artista > artist

economista > economist

feminista > feminist

tourista > tourist

receptionista > receptionist

lista > list

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_ia (in Spanish) becomes _y (in English)

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economia > economy

frequencia > frequency

farmacia > pharmacy

academia > academy