Dutch is a Germanic language and shares many common words with English. A number of Dutch words are identical to English in both spelling and meaning. However, the pronunciation is often quite different. Here are ten Dutch words that are identical to English in both spelling and meaning but are pronounced differently:
beginner
blind
fruit
hand
school
water
week
wild
wind
winter
The velar/uvular fricative is used in the word beginner and the labiodental approximant is used in water, week and wind. Final consonant devoicing is applied in the words blind and wind.
Dutch vocabulary is often similar to that of English. The words in the list are identical to the English counterparts. However, they are pronounced differently.
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