Languages › French Vrais amis - French English Cognates - R Words with identical spelling and (sometimes) meaning Print Reed Kaestner/Corbis/Getty Images French Vocabulary Pronunciation & Conversation Grammar Resources For Teachers By ThoughtCo Team Updated on April 08, 2017 One of the great things about learning French or English is that many words have the same roots in the Romance languages and English. The 1,700 words are spelled (although not pronounced) identically in French and English and are true or semi-true cognates. Before you start memorizing them, please read some important notes about these cognates. Read More Vrais amis - French English Cognates - P By ThoughtCo Team The (parentheses) indicate the word's part of speech in both languages, and, in the case of nouns, the gender of the noun in French. racial (adjective)radar (masculine noun)radial (adjective)radian (masculine noun)radiant (adjective)radiation (feminine noun)radical (adjective + masculine noun)radio (feminine noun)radium (masculine noun)radius (masculine noun)radon (masculine noun)raid (masculine noun)ramification (feminine noun)ranch (masculine noun)rat (masculine noun)ratification (feminine noun)ratio (masculine noun)ration (feminine noun)ravine (feminine noun)rechargeable (adjective)recognition (feminine noun)resconstitution (feminine noun)reconstruction (feminine noun)rectangle (masculine noun)rectifiable (adjective)rectitude (feminine noun)recyclable (adjective)referendum (masculine noun)refuge (masculine noun)regret (masculine noun)relaxation (feminine noun)religion (feminine noun)repentant (adjective)reproduction (feminine noun)reptile (masculine noun)respect (masculine noun)respectable (adjective)respiration (feminine noun)restaurant (masculine noun)restitution (feminine noun)restriction (feminine noun)retriever (masculine noun)revolver (masculine noun)rhododendron (masculine noun)ricochet (masculine noun)rictus (masculine noun)ridicule (masculine noun)riposte (feminine noun)rival (adjective + masculine noun)robot (masculine noun)rose (adjective + noun)rotation (feminine noun)rotor (masculine noun)routine (feminine noun)royal (adjective)royalties (feminine noun)rugby (masculine noun)rumba (feminine noun)rumination (feminine noun)rupture (feminine noun)rural (adjective)ruse (feminine noun)rutabaga (masculine noun) Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Team, ThoughtCo. "Vrais amis - French English Cognates - R." ThoughtCo, Dec. 6, 2021, thoughtco.com/vrais-amis-french-english-cognates-r-p2-1371455. Team, ThoughtCo. (2021, December 6). Vrais amis - French English Cognates - R. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/vrais-amis-french-english-cognates-r-p2-1371455 Team, ThoughtCo. "Vrais amis - French English Cognates - R." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/vrais-amis-french-english-cognates-r-p2-1371455 (accessed May 11, 2024). copy citation