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128 Czech words you already know: -tion → -ce

Czech turns English -tion into -ce: information is informace, situation is situace, tradition is tradice, function is funkce. They are all feminine and all said with ts where English has sh: informace is IN-for-ma-tse.

-tion-ce

information → informace · situation → situace · tradition → tradice

All feminine, the c says ts, and the stress is on the first syllable as in every Czech word: SI-tu-a-tse.

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The 126 that match exactly, most common first

Czech words that turn -tion into -ce
Czech	English	What it means
informace	information	information
situace	situation	situation
operace	operation	surgery, operation
pozice	position	position
akce	action	an action
korekce	correction	correction
reakce	reaction	reaction
organizace	organization	organization
generace	generation	generation
emoce	emotion	emotion
funkce	function	function
tradice	tradition	tradition
konverzace	conversation	conversation
komunikace	communication	communication
revoluce	revolution	revolution
civilizace	civilization	civilization
infekce	infection	infection
kombinace	combination	combination
sekce	section	section, department, division
injekce	injection	injection
instrukce	instruction	instruction
munice	ammunition	ammunition, ammo
recepce	reception	reception
radiace	radiation	radiation
identifikace	identification	identification
inspirace	inspiration	inspiration
reputace	reputation	reputation
halucinace	hallucination	hallucination
gravitace	gravitation	gravitation
federace	federation	federation
produkce	production	production
populace	population	population
aukce	auction	auction
transplantace	transplantation	transplantation, transplant
aplikace	application	application
komplikace	complication	complication
porce	portion	serving, portion
ambice	ambition	ambition
korporace	corporation	corporation
korupce	corruption	bribery, corruption
evoluce	evolution	evolution
motivace	motivation	motivation
rekonstrukce	reconstruction	reconstruction
instituce	institution	institution
definice	definition	definition
konzultace	consultation	a consultation — talking something over with an expert
vibrace	vibration	vibration
expedice	expedition	expedition
manipulace	manipulation	manipulation
demonstrace	demonstration	demonstration
asociace	association	association
konstrukce	construction	construction
inspekce	inspection	inspection, visit
transakce	transaction	transaction
senzace	sensation	sensation
intuice	intuition	intuition
kondice	condition	condition, shape, fitness
koncentrace	concentration	concentration
navigace	navigation	navigation
prostituce	prostitution	prostitution
lokace	location	location
evakuace	evacuation	evacuation
prezentace	presentation	presentation
registrace	registration	registration
gratulace	congratulation	congratulation
mutace	mutation	mutation
petice	petition	petition
distribuce	distribution	distribution
ventilace	ventilation	ventilation
simulace	simulation	simulation
nominace	nomination	nomination
meditace	meditation	meditation
spekulace	speculation	speculation
frustrace	frustration	frustration
atrakce	attraction	attraction
dokumentace	documentation	documentation
orientace	orientation	orientation
opozice	opposition	opposition
fikce	fiction	fiction, invention, make-believe
korunovace	coronation	coronation, crowning
dekorace	decoration	decoration
specializace	specialization	specialization
konfrontace	confrontation	confrontation
prevence	prevention	prevention
intervence	intervention	intervention
demolice	demolition	demolition
delegace	delegation	delegation
imitace	imitation	imitation
projekce	projection	projection
instalace	installation	installation
okupace	occupation	occupation
edice	edition	edition
konfederace	confederation	confederation
kvalifikace	qualification	qualification
improvizace	improvisation	improvisation
menstruace	menstruation	menstruation
rehabilitace	rehabilitation	rehabilitation
kapitulace	capitulation	surrender, capitulation
diskriminace	discrimination	discrimination
provokace	provocation	provocation
koalice	coalition	coalition
citace	citation	citation
rezignace	resignation	resignation
specifikace	specification	specification
inflace	inflation	inflation
inkvizice	inquisition	Inquisition
interakce	interaction	interaction
interpretace	interpretation	interpretation
synchronizace	synchronization	synchronization
kontaminace	contamination	contamination, pollution
deformace	deformation	deformation
rotace	rotation	rotation
transformace	transformation	transformation
inovace	innovation	innovation
dedukce	deduction	deduction
konvence	convention	convention
reprodukce	reproduction	reproduction
kremace	cremation	cremation
sankce	sanction	penalty, sanction
dezinfekce	disinfection	disinfection
prohibice	prohibition	prohibition
regulace	regulation	regulation
amputace	amputation	amputation
vegetace	vegetation	vegetation
dehydratace	dehydration	dehydration
koordinace	coordination	coordination

2 more, through another meaning

The trick works, but the English word is not the first thing these mean.

Words the trick reaches through a second meaning
Czech	English	What it means
izolace	isolation	insulation
likvidace	liquidation	elimination, removal, disposal

The ones that bite

They look like the trick and mean something else.

evidence looks like evidence — it means records, a register: evidence obyvatel, the population register
konkurence looks like concurrence — it means competition, the rival firms
konstituce looks like constitution — it means a person's build, or an order's charter; a country's constitution is ústava
propagace looks like propagation — it means promotion, publicity
promoce looks like promotion — it means a graduation ceremony; a promotion at work is povýšení
ordinace looks like ordination — it means a doctor's surgery, the consulting room

Where it comes from

Both endings are the Latin -tio, -tionis. English took it through French and came to say it sh; Czech took the Latin words and kept the ts that ti had in Latin as Central Europe read it, ending the noun the Czech way, in -ce. That is why one trick covers -ation (informace), -ition (tradice), -ution (revoluce) and -ction (funkce) at once.

More tricks

-tion → -cjaPolish144 words · information → informacja · situation → sytuacja

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Sources

Word meanings from Wiktionary, via kaikki.org, under CC BY-SA 3.0; word frequencies from FrequencyWords (MIT). This list is shared under the same CC BY-SA 3.0 licence. Built 2026-10-12.