Near Perfect Cognates The following near perfect cognates follow the rule for nouns ending ‘tion’ in English can be converted to Spanish by replacing with a ‘ción’. SPANISH Abstracción Acción Acusación ENGLISH Admiration Aplicación Application Apreciación Appreciation Asociación Association Aspiración Aspiration Celebración Circulación Civilización Clasificación Collection Combinación Combination Compensación Compensation Composición Composition Concentración Concentration Concepción Conception Condición Condition Conservación Conservation Consideración Consideration Constitución Constitution Construcción Construction Exposición Exposition Ficción Fiction Formación Formation Nación Nation Simplificación Simplification Accusation Admiración Autorización Colección Action Adaptation Atracción Collaboration Abstraction Adaptación Atención Colaboración Attention Attraction Authorization Celebration Circulation Civilization Classification The following near perfect cognates follow the rule for English nouns ending ‘ary’ can be converted to Spanish by replacing with a ‘ario’. SPANISH ENGLISH Adversario Adversary Aniversario Estuario Estuary Primario Primary Rosario Rosary Salario Salary Secretario Secretary Solitario Solitary Vocabulario Vocabulary Temporario Temporary Arbitrary Comentario Commentary Complementario Diario Glossary Anniversary Arbitrario Contrario Glossario Complementary Contrary Diary The following near perfect cognates follow the rule for English adjectives ending ‘ic’ can be converted to Spanish by replacing with a ‘ico’. SPANISH Académico Alcohólico Artístico Auténtico Automático ENGLISH Básico Basic Característico Characteristic Clásico Classic Cómico Comic Democrático Democratic Dinámico Dynamic Diplomático Diplomatic Academic Alcoholic Artistic Authentic Automatic Doméstico Domestic Mágico Magic Dramático Dramatic Médico Medic Económico Economic Mosaico Mosaic Electrónico Electronic Orgánico Organic Erótico Erotic Pánico Panic Exótico Exotic Plástico Plastic Fantástico Fantastic Poético Poetic Genérico Generic Público Public Genético Genetic Romántico Romantic Geométrico Geometric Sistemático Systematic Heroico Heroic Trágico Tragic Irónico Ironic The following near perfect cognates follow the rule for English adjectives ending ‘ous’ can be converted to Spanish by replacing with a ‘oso’. SPANISH Curioso Delicioso Glorioso ENGLISH Misterioso Mysterious Numeroso Numerous Precioso Precious Religioso Religious Tedioso Tedious Curious Delicious Glorious The following near perfect cognates follow the rule for nouns ending ‘ct’ in English can be converted to Spanish by replacing with a ‘cto’. SPANISH Abstracto Acto Artefacto ENGLISH Contacto Contact Correcto Correct Exacto Exact Excepto Except Insecto Insect Perfecto Perfect Producto Product Abstract Act Artefact Compacto Compact Conflicto Conflict